this is deja vu news live from berlin greece begins relocating unaccompanied children from its overcrowded migrant camps to other european countries germany is already well come to grips with nearly 50 children due to the coronavirus pandemic they now have to spend 2 weeks in quarantine before going to their new homes also coming up. the mayor of cape town proudly shows off his facility for homeless people during the lockdown but those on the other side of the fence don't see it quite the same way plus. the civil

defense volunteers aiming to cheer up residents confined by the lockdown in spain with a bit of song and dance. i married to evanston it's good to have you with us germany has welcomed the 1st group of unaccompanied minors to arrive from refugee camps in greece the camps have been criticized by human rights groups as being dangerous for children with greece facing a crisis within a crisis migration and the coronavirus pandemic at the same time you can trees are stepping in to take some of the pressure off germany will take in $350.00 children young people in total around $1500.00 will be resettled across europe in the coming months. arrival in luxembourg these were the 1st children to be relocated this week

from the refugee camps on the greek islands $1600.00 unaccompanied minors are being relocated around europe an initial group of $47.00 children arrived in germany on saturday isn't asleep we are striving to provide help as part of a european solution we offer that already on march the 8th the german government decided to accept at least 350 children from the camps. 5 of the children will go to new homes in the city of pots just south of berlin mayor 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 it's wise to me it's a. 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 the huge number of people involved and bureaucracy are slowing down the process due to coronavirus

restrictions the children arriving in germany will complete a 2 week oren team before moving on to other cities thousands of miles from the harsh conditions of the camps they left behind. and for more we're joined now by the un refugee agency spokes person here in germany chris meltzer mr meltzer thank you so much for being on our program so the e.u. said that it would take in around 1600 children from refugee camps in greece and bring them to other european countries so what will happen to them once they arrive at their destination. well you said it already and in your reporting the 1st step is kind of current t.v. offer of 2 weeks and what we need that is to take special care of these children because they are coming from a very different world and they have faced war zone and atrocities

they were also very volatile cams in greece and now all the totally you world and i think it will take some time to agree to work on their. well we have heard from some european leaders they were willing to take these kids months ago why have has this process been stalled is that only the coronavirus you know it's a very very difficult process no understand the states have special requirements some would like to take some of the like to take growth some 7070 percent of the truants off this is not easy the other thing is. to prepare these especially children of the young people for and you will live if you take the example of for example they took 3 weeks for the for the children and for young people to teach a lot and you have to prove kind of prepare them so that they're not going from one

extreme to the other sure they are now the safety of your luxembourg but this is the world just takes some times to adapt well even if 1600 children do come out of these camps more than 100000 asylum seekers are still stranded in greece most of these people are in camps and we've had 2 reports of corona corona virus outbreaks in camps on the greek mainland what measures has greece taken to protect the people who are still in the camps. well to get all the great authorities we're in a shot of also of course our organizations we kind of try to separate these people . this is not really possible because if you take for example as accountable to one or 2500 maybe 40000 people there now more than 27 times the

capacity we try to to teach about the hygiene measures it can take and we asked the government to get it again to date more efficiencies out of the of the for the islands to the mainland the started doing this now but really have to do more on that part all right chris noth or the un refugee agency spokesperson in germany we appreciate it thank you very much. the world health organization has warned that african health systems are ill equipped to respond to the corona virus outbreak should cases start to spread on the continent in south africa president's cyril run a poser is promising to look after homeless people during the lockdown in cape town that means moving them into a camp bonte the ngo doctors without borders says that decision could well in fact more people. out of the increase 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 coronavirus 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 memo by a medical clinic but the upbeat mood quickly changes when we approach the 10s with the homeless live behind a fence was that they are a good deal oh god oh my goodness right there was some you know it's that they are dying there and have to sleep out of the coach. the police move in. and we don't sit like this but i think we all owe much to nino and for no one's being the old against the wall on the side you can't individual you must make this i was like oh my god it was because i wanted everyone to know that the line was not

in the individual's own sorry i'm not saying it was all these. old you're just i don't know i don't. really care i'm going to did. not like. that. south africa has introduced one of the toughest lockdowns of the world that's why cape town is housing these. so they live in tents and. by workers in full protective. order with good movement only those people who can prove they have a place to stay may leave the heavenly god that's camp. you must understand these people. in the midst of. all. the destroying some.

because they want to continue the habits they call on to unfortunately leave you allow these people to walk what do you think. at the fence the men 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. 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 but we didn't get any response now we came here again and we were just turned away. let's get you a quick round up now of coronavirus developments around the world. in spain the official death toll has now surpassed 20000 people singapore meanwhile has reported

its highest number of new confirmed cases since the outbreak began authorities there say 60 percent of the infections are in dormitories housing foreign workers and a more positive note south korea has reported only 18 new cases that's the lowest daily jump in more than 2 months. so home kong now where police have arrested 14 high profile democracy campaigners in connection to the massive protests last year the arrests include activists lawmakers and the owner of an anti establishment newspaper they're accused of either taking part in protests or publicizing them on kong was shaken by widespread street protests in 2019 sparked by a now abandoned proposal to allow extraditions to the chinese mainland. now look at some of the other stories making news around the world. u.s.

president donald trump has come under fire for encouraging protests against lockdown restrictions in 3 swing states run by democrats trump called for minnesota michigan and virginia to be liberated from measures that he says are too tough. to mallos reporting that a large number of people on a deportation flight from the united states tested positive for corona virus all passengers on the flight were taken to a facility for quarantine concerns are growing that limited testing at u.s. migrant detention centers could help the fires to spread in central america. the orthodox christian ceremony of holy fire symbolizing the resurrection of jesus went ahead without the usual throng of pilgrims due to coronavirus concerns however the current restrictions on travel ball not prevent the flame from being transported to countries around the world according to tradition. while

sport worldwide is suspended professional athletes throughout europe are taking pay cuts to combat the financial hardship due to the coronavirus well now the n.b.a. in the united states has followed suit professional basketball players in the american league have agreed to withhold 25 percent of their salary starting next month and the productions of will continue into the next season among the league's highest paid is steph curry whose salary is just over $40000000.00 u.s. dollars to last and be a game was on march 11th with no timetable to restart. the coronavirus lockdown in spain has been in force for more than a month and is among the strictest in europe being confined to their homes is a major challenge for residents especially those with young children but one group of civil defense volunteers is using music and dance to cheer people up during.

the day not be part of the normal job description but for families confined to the aftershocks during not brings in the village. the young volunteers from the spanish the book protection agency are doing their bit to cheer up residence in this small town just outside mentoring. for their militant i wanted to volunteer because in this situation i think we all have to work together in some way by being at home and others by going out and doing this act it is those are going to try to. get more common and her colleagues are getting ready for the next mission with a surprise visit to little son who's just turned full. why do i know. all the children in the neighborhood who have the birthday they haven't

been able to celebrate with family and friends to such if it could and of course a song. off the sun neil has overcome this initial shyness he can't resist say no look you. the japanese photographer yes a yoshi chiba fonts press has won the prestigious world press photo of the year award is photo shows a group of young people during sudan's peaceful uprising last year one man resides poetry by the light of mobile phone screens the war jury said that the picture symbolizes hope. and that's the latest from d.w. news this hour don't forget you can always get more news and information around the

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