this is deja news live from berlin germany says it's corona virus pandemic is now under control health minister yen sean says the infection curve is flattening but warns against overconfidence also on the program. migrant children who have been forced to live in squalid conditions in greek camps find new homes in europe hundreds are being relocated. and the civil defense volunteers aiming to cheer up residents confined by the lockdown in

spain if you spot a song and dance it's. a michael oh cool welcome to the program germany says it's getting on top of the corona virus outbreak health minister yen spawn's said it's thanks to emergency measures decided last month authorities here ordered schools restaurants and shops are closed and impose social distancing each infected patient is now passing the virus on to only 0.7 other people suggesting the virus is in fact 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. 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. using courage in 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. really is

deputy director of the institute of uralla g. at the sheraton 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 point for point 6 and it could be that no virus is moving into retirement homes and then elderly people i'm sure wish this not the coronavirus and much more susceptible to the waters and may see more casualties agenda for let's give you a quick roundup of coronavirus developments around the world the confirmed death toll has now exceeded 150000 according to the johns hopkins university in the u.s. the actual number of covert 1000 related deaths is likely to be much higher

france's registered death toll neared 900000 after more than 760 more people died in one day but officials say the spread of the disease appears to be slowing britain has launched a task forces spearhead efforts to create a krone virus vaccine more than 800 daily deaths were recorded in the u.k. on friday the powerful chief of staff to nigeria's president has died from covert 19. fell ill after returning from a visit to germany at the end of march. now u.s. president donald trump has come under fire for encouraging protests against lockdown restrictions in 3 swing states one by democrats and a series of tweets trump called for minnesota michigan and the genius to be liberated from measures that are according to him.

for the 2nd day in a row protesters lined the footpath outside the home of minnesota's governor. there edging him to end the state's strict lockdown president trump wants minnesota to be liberated as he puts it along with a genea in michigan a notion he defended in his daily press briefings are you concerned those people coming out in protest are going to spread. to other people or congregate in ways that health experts are saying that they should not you know 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 virginia's governor dismisses that so i really do i would just simply say that as the governor of the commonwealth of virginia along with this staff is

fighting a biological war i do not have time to involve myself in twitter or. the governor of michigan has also defended her decisions. every one of them's weighed heavily on me but i've done what i thought the right thing to do is. 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. the 1st unaccompanied children to leave 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 centers the plan is to relocate hundreds of them to a dozen even 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 are being relocated around europe and initial 53 will travel to germany on saturday isn't a sleeper we are striving to provide help as part of a european solution we offer 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 already said that in january that's why for me it's a 1st step and i'm quite a positive person so i see it as an initial step in getting people here but more have to follow quickly. the german interior ministry says huge numbers of players and bureaucracy is slowing down the process due to 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. for more on that we're joined now by journalists and in athens and to appreciate your being here let me start with the 1st question that jumps out for me why are only children being moved to the out of the camps. right well this is a plan which the prime minister here. takis hatched very very early on after his election here last year. and it has to do basically with the fact that greece is coping with 100000 migrants who are trapped here in the country and resettlement and relocation programs with europe have effectively halted so what he's trying to do with this plan is start off with the

most vulnerable lot which of course are these unaccompanied minors and that's what the government it's no coincidence for example that the prime minister was there today at the airport sending off these children to germany there were 12 more who were sent to luxembourg just a couple of days ago but these numbers may sound very very small but what he's hoping is that they can start pave the paving the way for more relocations and for more family unifications reunifications many of these children have families in the west they were split during their harrowing journeys from afghanistan and syria here i get it i get it now greece apparently welcomed this e.u. initiative but what specific measures as a country taking or protect people living in the camps for the pandemic. well greece has been has taken very effective and robust measures from the start i'd say

actually faster than any other e.u. member state and that's why it's seeing it's. the impact of the pandemic here in greece very very low we've just had about 100 deaths here compared to the thousands and tens of thousands that we've seen gripping europe is for as refugees these measures have applied from the start so much more in these abysmal camps and refugee camps there have been cases the government has quickly isolated them and what it has managed to do is not to allow them to spread to further communities within especially these items and to care sava there in in greece for us thank you so much now to some of the other stories making news around the world the world health organization says many other

countries will probably have to follow china in revising their death tolls upwards w.h.o. experts say discrepancies arose because the chinese health system was swell and they warn that other nations may be facing the same challenge. is reporting that you've large number of people on a deportation flight from the united states tested positive for cocaine 1000 all on the flight were taken to a facility for quarantine concerns are growing at a limited that limited testing at u.s. migrant detention centers could help the virus in central america. the lockdown in spain has been in force for more than a month residents who are confined to their homes could surely be forgiven for losing heart but one group of civil defense volunteers is using music and dance to cheer people up. that they not be part of the normal job

description but the families confined to that you have securing not brings in the village. the young volunteers from the spanish civil protection agency on the net that should cheer up presidents and this small town just outside of metric. for the militant that wanted to volunteer because in this situation i think we all have to work together in some way some by being at harm and others by going out and doing this if those on a charge are going to get a common and her colleagues are getting ready for the next mission a surprise visit to little son who is just 10 troll. why do i want to find all the children in the neighborhood who are on a birthday they haven't been able to celebrate with family and friends to such

difficult and of course the song. to some you know has overcome his initial shyness he can't resist saying young if he. sees. the world of football is still at an almost total standstill but many clubs are back in training and stock a swedish side hammer be had a star addition to their squad is a lot on eba him if it is currently taking some time out but the striker decided to drop in and join in a training session he's owned a stake in hammer b. since december since his contract at ac milan runs out in june some of his swedish fans are fantasizing about the legendary striker joining their club for now the 38 year old is just looking to set the. sorry guys.

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