documentary film. green starts may 21st c.w. . this is deja vu news live from berlin the united nations warns that africa could see hundreds of thousands die from the coronavirus african nations have reported just a small fraction of the world's cases so far but there are fears that in the coming months the continent could see millions of infections also on the program. in hong kong police arrest 15 democracy campaigners in connection with last year's massive

protests. and germany's football clubs consider returning to play in may we take a look at just how realistic and safe plans are to hold matches without spectators . unexpired or welcome a stark warning for africa from the united nations it predicts the coronavirus pandemic will likely kill more than 300000 people and that sadly is the best case scenario the un estimates the virus could also push 30000000 africans into extreme poverty africa's 54 countries have so far reported just a little more than 1000 deaths from coburg 19 but the crisis there has only just begun here's

a report from egypt. this rubbish dump is home to him saeed and his family. also provides his income for euros a day from sorting trash stopping work because of the coronavirus is out of the question. corona but we hope that god will protect us we need every cent and we pray nothing happens to us we don't want to beg. but 80000 people live and work in this garbage city on cairo's skirts 16 tons of rubbish arrive every day to be sorted and recycled by hand no gloves no masks in extremely close conditions where hygiene is nonexistent officially there's no here but there's also no testing the world health organization estimates a high number of unreported cases residents complain of fever and diarrhea the head

of the garbage collector syndicate has demanded that the government supply protective equipment so far without results he hopes garbage workers exposure to the virus will make them immune to work must go. all the trash is full of bacteria and. if we don't collect it the results will be catastrophic for egypt it's feared that a wave of infections could start here and quickly spread within cairo and throughout the country and experts see egypt is poorly prepared for a major outbreak. is the executive director at the african monitor in johannesburg we asked her whether african countries might become the new epicenter of the coronavirus epidemic. i think that we are significantly concerned as the african continent that we don't have the capacity yet to manage the spread of the disease but surely there are countries that are going to experience that

crisis much haida than other countries and i think that also it's good to kind of lead conceptualize that prompted to say ok right now just over 20000 people have been infected that's compared to you know 2200000 across the globe i believe that african countries have been sweet and very very specific in addressing some of the crisis that we're facing but yes africa is fragile we are at risk and the assets and said he said number of things that we should be concerned about. u.s. president donald trump has increased pressure on state governors to ease restrictions saying some of them got in his words carried away united states recorded nearly 1900 deaths in the past 24 hours the state of new york continues to deal with the country's biggest outbreaks with over $13000.00 deaths and it's the state's most vulnerable communities who are paying the highest price. it's

a bleak new reality for new yorkers queuing to get their hands on some much needed food hundreds of people lined the streets see one of the hardest hit communities in the city ok. it's incredible we were here last week. and we we gave up 5000 meals last week 50 years we are giving out 8000 and we know it's not enough but many have lost their jobs because of a pandemic leaving little money for necessities. the thing with the ultimate is a lot of it's been 2 months since i went to work because i was one of the 1st to caught the virus. i don't have a job with the metal and i don't have the money either. and working from home in great need and that's why i come here to get food i take whatever they can give me because i don't have anything like the now that. the virus has taken

a heavy toll on the hispanic community in new york they make up nearly 35 percent of the deaths and only 29 percent of the population. of people in nursing homes are always risk thousands have died in care of the cities across the country with old age and cramped living conditions putting residents at risk and there are concerns that the death toll is actually much higher than reports it. turned out to take a look at some of the other stories making news around the world. russian orthodox church leader patriarch kirill has left the church as many easter service at moscow's christ the savior cathedral mass was held without worshippers due to the restrictions put in place on public gatherings to try to limit the spread of the coronavirus. 47 unaccompanied children from the greek migrant camps have flown from athens to germany jews are coronavirus or. they will be quarantined for

2 weeks children are being relocated from overcrowded camps on the greek islands to a dozen other e.u. states. police in hong kong have arrested 58 high profile democracy campaigners involved in the massive protests there last year and 2902 dryly show called kong and rattled china's communist leaders. the biggest crackdown on hong kong's pro-democracy movement since the beginning of mass protests last year 15 activists were arrested on charges of organizing and taking part in an unlawful assembly is in august and october among those detained are one current and one former lawmakers including veteran pro-democracy activists 81 year old martin leading the prominent founder of the democratic party was also taken into custody. although i hope. i don't regret what i have

done. welcome both of you i'm proud to have the chance to walk down our democratic road. with hong kong's excellent young people. are you going to have to kill. all those arrests said are due to appear in court mid may lee and some others were released on bail. hong kong was rocked by widespread protests in 2019 which sometimes erupted into violence they were sparked by a proposal now abandoned to allow extraditions to the chinese mainland almost 8000 people were arrested for taking part in the protests it is not clear how many of them are still in custody. and earlier we spoke to a local in haiti the vice chair of the democratic party to get his reaction to the arrests. very. like the.

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berlin major general broyard is on his way to his morning briefing there are many topics on the table from stuffing levels to the security situation from media coverage to the weather and of course the many requests for help they receive from across the country according to the major general the coronavirus crisis is also the kind of assistance his command provides in the past the german army has mainly offered support in the event of floods and forest fires now the entire country has to deal with a different kind of calamity. in in the last few days we had to turn down a number of requests and whenever it's a matter of medical supplies which are very very scarce for us to do what we can do and what has been happening over the last week and a half is offer a helping hand. and. like a town in southern germany here 35 soldiers are now providing support in retirement and nursing homes. you could have to get into of course our nursing staff is

currently reaching the limit if there is an emergency situation especially in the nursing home that's why i approached the german army and asked for official help fortunately we got it immediately. on the sofa to put a couple. sergeant maximillian try series one of those helping out normally he's a tank commander now he's working at the st elizabeth seniors residence he makes beds and serves food to the guests. when i lift off in fact you don't but you certainly feel people's gratitude they're suffering a lot because they haven't had any visitors for several weeks which is and it's good that they see new faces and someone other than the nurses because it does in. human unless you go. in munich at the german army's university campus 10 soldiers a manufacturing disinfectant over the last week the soldiers have tested the production process and carried out quality controls. our normal job is the

defense against nuclear biological and chemical warfare agents. so now we carry out the same range of functions but for something positive the production of disinfectant. doesn't fix always waiting. back at the operation center in berlin excluding medical services only about 500 soldiers provide assistance 15000 are on standby in future the army could support health authorities in following up on coronavirus cases. despite this will probably always be the case where the civilian infrastructure is not able to cope with the situation gets off to the day taken whether to be a lack of personality where in germany the army is prepared to step in to help. germany is so far enjoying relative success in fighting the coronavirus so no

surprise perhaps that sports fans and club administrators are asking when football will return the german football league is currently suspended but some club officials hope to resume the bundesliga season in may even in empty stadiums. this league games being played without spectators was almost unimaginable just several weeks ago. fritsch a board member with the german football league and a politician and health experts have starkly different techniques whether the league should even pick up where it left off. seps. personally don't think games 3 could idea but i know the german football league clubs are pushing a lot of pressure on politicians. does it does it you know why shouldn't football be allowed to do that if it happens within the rules when not preparing for the fact that we can at least play with spectators is just like

every company that's preparing for a return to normal working conditions i don't know what's wrong with that used. by the city after she is with teams back on the training pitches many questions remain unanswered how would social distancing rules be possible when any return would still involve 2 teams substitutes coaches medical staff and security and what about making sure everyone is virus free. he wouldn't see if we use a lot of tasks that we urgently need in the medical system for example in cash facilities and also for those who are suspected of being infected. however things pan out celebrations like last season seem a long way off. and the chairman of the bundesliga. claimants tenney's has offered to help the german football league's efforts against the

coronavirus by testing footballers recovered 19 tennis owns a meat manufacturer worth billions and says he'll make his make available part me his company laboratory to test his league of players if medical labs are full capacity estimated 20000 tests would be needed for players to said he was not looking to make money at it and would gladly test others if the league doesn't meet his health. this is deja vu news live from berlin next by certain instructions. w.'s crime fighters are back with africa's most successful radio drama series continues only this odes are available online and of course you can share and discuss on w. africa's facebook page and other social media platforms crime fighters tune in.