recent reports from a destroyed city. philippines in the us starts me 20 years on t w. this is t w news live from berlin germany says it's corona virus pandemic is now under control health minister yes shana says the infection curve is flattening but warns against overconfidence. also on the program new homes for migrant children forced to live in squalid conditions in camps in greece hundreds are being relocated around here.

i'm exposed or welcome to the program germany says it is getting on top of the corona virus outbreak health minister yes ban says it is thanks to emergency measures decided last month authorities here ordered shut schools restaurants and shops and impose social distancing each infection infected patient now is only passing the virus on it to 0.7 other people suggesting the virus is in retreat officials say early widespread testing has helped keep death rates low. germany streets are still empty its stores still closed a result of the country's strict physical distancing measures. after almost

a month the restrictions are proving successful germany's hospitals have i.c.u. space to spare at least 10000 intensive care beds are available this means the health care system has not yet been overwhelmed by the pandemic according to authorities this is because germany managed to flatten the curve and reach an important milestone a much awaited drop in the infection rate. a reproduction number we calculate is currently 0.7 on average in germany. of course there are regional differences here too. but it's clear that this reproduction number has continued to fall. which means that on average each person who is infected and no longer in fact another person. he's encouraging numbers are what the german government has been aiming for they show that the spread of the virus is finally slowing down although there's been

a recent rise in the death rate for weeks german chancellor angela merkel has been explaining the need for a drop in the infection rate leaning on her scientific background to clearly explain how virus transmission works and she said social distancing restrictions would remain in place authorities are aware of the risks of going back to normal life too quickly germany is doing relatively well managing the epidemic. that makes us humble not overconfident. the call for caution has been spelled out by the last 3 days which have seen a day to day increase in both cases and total deaths germany still faces months of struggle with the virus even with the gradual loosening of the lockdown people are being asked to accept restrictions as the new normal well efforts continue to expand testing and develop a vaccine and that is likely to take months of painstaking research in cooperation with scientists and governments around the world. good to shine of patients deputy

director of the institute of viral edgy at the shanty hospital here in berlin we asked him if the government was being too optimistic i don't think so so far we don't have the exact number as the case fatality rate so the best estimates out point 4.6 and it could be that no the virus is moving into retirement homes and then elderly people on fact it with this not the coronavirus and that much more susceptible to the virus and may see then more tests to tease them before. time now to take a look at some of the other stories making news around the world. the world health organization says many other countries would probably have to follow china in revising their death tolls upwards w.h.o.

experts say discrepancies arose because the rule hands health system was swapped and they warn that other nations may be facing the same challenge. u.n. chief antonio terrace has urged richer nations to grant debt to freezes to developing countries he told a virtual conference that africa needed more than $200000000000.00 to cope with the pandemic. hundreds of anti-government demonstrators in lebanon have staged protests in defiance of the official coronavirus lockdown in the city of tripoli protesters burned tires and clashed with police through alleys mark 6 months since protests 1st broke out over government corruption and economic hardship. construction crews have carried out a controlled explosion at the cathedral in the croatian capital the sag grab the gothic style church was badly damaged in an earthquake last month workers removed the top of a kitchen cathedrals northern spire using explosives the quake also damaged other

historic buildings. the 1st unaccompanied children to leave a greek migrant camps for new homes in germany or jews who arrived this weekend greece has faced criticism for failing to provide decent conditions for miners at his detention facility centers the plan is to relocate hundreds in a dozen the e.u. states but germany says the process has been held up by red tape. arrival in luxemburg these were the 1st children to be relocated this week from the refugee camps on the greek islands 1600 unaccompanied minors are being relocated around europe and initial 53 will travel to germany on saturday isn't asleep we are striving to provide help as part of the european solution we offered that early on already on march the 8th the german government decided to accept at least 350

children from the camps. 5 of the children will eventually travel here to potsdam just south of matt mike shubert has been demanding action from the german government for months because we could certainly take in more we've already said that in january it's wise to me it's a 1st step i'm quite a positive person so i see it as an initial step in getting people here but more have to follow quickly. before the german interior ministry says huge numbers of players and bureaucracy is slowing down the process do you see current virus restrictions to the children arriving in germany will complete a 2 week quarantine before moving on to other cities thousands of miles from the harsh conditions of the camps they left behind in south africa president cyril ramaphosa is promising to look after homeless people during a lockdown in cape town that means moving them into

a camp but the n.g.o.s doctors without borders says that decision could well infect more people. went to see for himself. cape town mayor dennis played to actually wanted to showcase how well the city is dealing with the homeless during the cruel enough ira's crisis it has set up shelter for some 1500 people at a sports field on the outskirts of the city the mayor and his staff probably point out a mole by a bad tickle clinic but the upbeat mood quickly changes when we approach the tenants with the homeless and if behind the fence was that they are good really. good one there was some yell out that they are dying there and have to sleep out of the colts. the police move in. and we don't have the decided that this is what i think we all know might mean you know and when no one

is being hauled against the wall on its head and they tell you must think you know this i was sick little you and i don't let me let the little one i know nothing yet it's not enough not enough individuals oh i'm sorry i'm not playing at all here that's all the. old you're. going to i don't. 7 really get. that. south africa has introduced one of the toughest lockdowns of the world that's why cape town is housing these homeless they live in tents and meals by workers in full protective gear. 2 they would we get a good meal you might get only those people who can prove they have a place to stay mainly for the heavenly god it's can't. do much understand these people that will be living on the street.

and. that sort of thing. restoring some of them she says she. because they want to continue the habits they caught on to unfortunately leave you allow these people to walk what do you think. at the fence. how many coronavirus cases there are now in the country and how many have died he says that since his arrival he has received any information but we have to leave. the mayor said the situation only escalated because of the presence of so many cameras he said normally it would be very calm and journalists would be free to come back to have a look at any time with drs for several days to get a permit from the city to get back in but we didn't get any response now we came here again and we were just turned away. russia's orthodox christians are

gearing up to celebrate their easter this weekend most russian church is so far stayed open that authorities in the capital moscow have ordered churches to close their doors during holy week. make men has been very busy since the coronavirus pandemic hit the 23 year old student is in charge of public relations at the church of st tatiana in moscow since early april he's been streaming the services here online after the russian orthodox church called on people to stop praying at home near prevent. me from the church and said we have to go online. and the 1st thing i thought was. which i don't know anything about how to do this show better. but now the live streams have become crucial this palm sunday was the last easter service worshipers in moscow could attend in person

ringback. even though far fewer people were going to church than usual moscow authorities decided easter services were too risky during a pandemic and issued an order to the church to close their doors to worship as. to fart of vladimir and his congregation having to let go of easter traditions is a heavy burden to bear. they are scared of mourning the fact that people have been driven out of the church. it doesn't matter what the circumstances are because they've been driven away. a few days later and these empty spaces have become the new normal is in moscow. church after a while now but right now hundreds of people are watching live on you tube.

macare yeti amen thinks that people will come back to church after quarantine measures in moscow and that he also believes in his life streams. a lot of many churches have started streaming. and that means they're also telling more people about also drugs christianity. of course the ideal scenario is that people will come to our church later after watching our live streams. to have. the authorities in moscow say they may extend the measure after easter sunday but in most other regions of russia churches will stay open to worshippers for easter. a japanese photographer has won the prestigious world press photo of the year award yes or yoshi chiba of the press pictured a group of young people during sedans uprising last year. the competition focuses on the global political events especially crises wars and other catastrophes

one of the most compelling events last year was sudan's peaceful uprising that was violently suppressed by government security forces. the people 1st turned against a tator omar al bashir then against the ruling military council after his ouster resistance prevailed amid the chaos and that's was captured in the winning picture the photographer snapped his shutter as a young man shouted out peace poems. between his breath everyone shouted. the revolution. his facial expression and voice impressed me. i could not stop focusing on him to capture the moment. the jury had to choose among almost 75000 photographs by more than 4000 for talk of us. nearly all of them show images of protest and conflict. by contrast the

winning picture is free of violence. this image speaks to you more important to block meant in east africa knowledge but also. voicing a sense of hope. the winners were selected before the outbreak of the corona virus pandemic he was 79 stood out as being cancelled for health reasons. this is due to the news live from berlin on express or thanks for joining. combating the corona pandemic. where does research stand. what are scientists learning. background information and. our corona update. on the covert 19 special next on d w. hasn't virus spread. why do we have it

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