stay safe everybody. safe please stay safe. this is deja vu news live from berlin germany says its corona virus pandemic is now under control health minister against and says the infection curve is flattening it warns against overconfidence also on the program. growing protests against lock down restrictions in the us president donald trump says at least 3 demick current

crack controlled states need to be his words liberate. the civil defense volunteers aiming to cheer up residents confined by the lockdown in spain with a spot of song and dance. nick spicer welcome to the program germany says it is getting on top of the corona virus outbreak health minister yet spencer says it's thanks to emergency measures decided last month authorities here ordered shut schools restaurants and shops and imposed social distancing each infected patient is now passing the virus on to only 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 $10000.00 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. if you're rationing leaked 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. these 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. if 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 but 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 ish is deputy director of the institute of allergy at the shaadi to a hospital here in berlin we asked him if the government was maybe 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 are point 4.6 and it could be that no the virus is moving into retirement homes and then elderly people i'm sure wish this novel coronavirus and much more susceptible to the virus and may see more casualties gender for.

u.s. president donald trump has come under fire for encouraging protests against lock down restrictions in 3 swing states run by democrats in a series of tweets trump called for minnesota michigan and virginia to be in his words liberated for measures that are too tough. for the 2nd day in a row protesters lined the footpath outside the harm of minnesota's governor. there edging him to end this state strict lockdown president trump wants minnesota to be liberated as he puts it along with the geneal and michigan a notion he defended in his daily press briefings are you concerned those people coming out in protest are going to use british. police to other people congregating in ways that health experts are saying that they should not these are

people expressing their views i think i see where they are and i see the way they work and they seem to be very responsible people to me. trump says the restrictions in these states a too tough to be genies governor dismisses that so i really do i would just simply say that as the governor of the commonwealth of virginia along with his staff is fighting a biological war i do not have time to involve myself in twitter wars the governor of michigan has also defended her decisions. every one of them has weighed heavily on me but i've done what i thought the right thing to do and i would hope that if people are going to dissent that they do so and manner that doesn't compromise their safety or the safety of others. more demonstrations are expected in the next few days. time now to take a look at some of the other stories making news around the world. president trump's

former lawyer michael cohen is reportedly being released from prison early because of the coronavirus cases in his jail cohen has served less than a year of a 3 year sentence for directing hush money to women who claimed they had had affairs with the u.s. president. u.n. chief antonio terrace has urged richer nations to grant debt 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 the rallies marks 6 months since protests 1st broke out over government corruption and economic hardship. iran has marked its annual army day by parading disinfection vehicles and medical

equipment instead of tanks and missiles islamic republic is the middle eastern state hardest hit so far by the virus nearly 5000 iranians have died. and we turn to south africa now were president cyril ramaphosa is promising to look after homeless people during the lockdown in capetown that means moving them into a camp but the ngo doctors without borders says that decision could well infect more people. went to see for himself. cape town may have played to actually wanted to showcase how well the city is dealing with the homeless during the cruel enough virus 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 proudly point out a medical clinic but the upbeat mood quickly changes when we approach the 10s. behind

a fence and. they are. not. good at the plan you want. that they are dying there and have to sleep on the colts. the police move in. and be done that doesn't mean. but i think we all know what mean you know and when no one's being held against you well on the side of the judge you must think you know this i was thinking about you and i don't know let me go now i'm going through and i don't know the answer yet it's not enough not enough to be chosen i'm sorry i'm not saying it was all you. know that you're just a little i don't know i don't want to be. 7 really good i'm not very good that's. just that. south africa has introduced one of the toughest lockdowns of the worlds

that's why cape town is housing these so they live in tents and meals by workers in full protective gear. they would we get a good meal not something only those people who can prove they have a place to stay mainly for the heavenly god it's can. do most of them in them understand these people that will be in the midst of. some muslim youth. and use and that sort of thing the destroying some of them she says. because they want to continue their habits but they call them to unfortunately leave you allow these people to walk you need to know what do you think what will that mean. at the fence a man asked how many coronavirus cases they 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 yesterday is over. 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 anytime now we've tried for several days to get a permit from the city to get back in or we didn't get any response now we came here again and we were just turned away. the 1st unaccompanied children to leave the greek migrant camps for new homes in germany are due to arrive this weekend greece has faced criticism for failing to provide decent conditions for minors at its detention facility centers the plan is to relocate hundreds in a dozen you 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 greek islands 1600 unaccompanied minors being relocated around

europe and the national 53 will travel to germany on saturday isn't a sleep we are striving to provide help is positively 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 and. 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 already said that in january that's why for me it's interesting i'm quite a positive person so i see it as an initial step in getting people here but more have to follow quickly vital for the german interior ministry says huge numbers of players and bureaucracy is slowing down the process do you see colonel virus restrictions to the children are 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. the japanese photographer yes to your. press has won the prestigious world press photo of the year award is photo shows a group of young people during sedans peaceful uprising last year one man recites poetry by the light of mobile phones they wore jury said the picture symbolizes hope the lockdown in spain has been in force for more than a month now residents who are confined to their homes could be forgiven for losing heart but one group of civil defense volunteers are using music and dance to cheer people up to. they not be part of the normal job description but the families can fall into the after not securing not brings in the clue night indeed. the young volunteers from the spanish civil

protection agency i'm hearing that that to cheer up residence in this small town just outside of mentoring. for the militant that wanted to volunteer because in this situation i think we all have to work together in some way when i'm a native son by being at home and others by going out and doing this after these things are going to start are going to get a common and her colleagues are getting ready for the next mission with a surprise visit to little son who is just 10 full. why god no mind all the children in the neighborhood who have had a birthday they haven't been able to celebrate with family and friends to such if it could and of course the song. the sun you know has overcome his initial shyness he can't resist counts

a number you can eat a. piece of paper. and a reminder of the top story we're following for you germany's health minister says the month long lockdown measures have paid off from the outbreak is they'll manage well despite the falling infection rate it's a span of warned against over confidence. this is t w news from berlin you can always get the latest news around the clock on the website www dot com on the spicer is clutching. the sustainable way to scope the. w. . i'm going crazy thing in all the

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