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 convent could see millions of infections also on the program. fear and confusion among germany's $1000000.00 plus migrants already adapting to a life in a new country many refugees are now struggling to cope with locked down measures they don't always understand. and the stars from around the world call for unity

against the coronavirus. a 6 hour live concert features billy eilish and performing the rolling stones in their living room more than $100.00 performers joined it. on expects or welcome a stark warning for africa from the united nations it predicts the coronavirus pandemic will likely kill more than 300000 people there and that sadly is the best case scenario the u.n. 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 covert 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. but also provides his income for euros a day from source 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 skirts 16 tons of rubbish arrive every day to be sorted and recycled by hand no gloves no masks and extremely close conditions where hygiene is nonexistent officially there's no corona outbreak here but there's also no testing the world health organization estimates a high number of unreported cases residents complained 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 on. the trash is full of bacteria and. if we don't collect it the result 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 as poorly prepared for a major outbreak. and he is the executive director at the n.g.o.s african monitor in johannesburg we asked her whether african countries might become the new epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic. 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 is that we're facing but yes africa is fragile we are at risk and the assets and certainly said number of things that we should be concerned about. in the united states there have been more protests across several states against lock down measures to combat the spread of the coronavirus president donald trump has increased pressure on state governors to ease restrictions saying some of the political leaders got in his words carried away. texas. eric will the new hampshire start off the air and ohio. protests

across america a gaming momentum residents took to the streets to vent their frustration at state harm orders while the held from different parts of the country they echoed a common demand. her up close as i think that the ability of the religious right i got her back up such as a letter to the taliban that is not a call to such a bit outrageous. that. it. was. a pledge but it was. just something i believe that the government doesn't really understand what is essential job in the sense that really they're not a position to understand that every job that you know which where i was 6 there are 95 percent of the u.s.

population is under some form of lockdown for a 2nd day trump used his daily briefing to express sympathy with protesters i mean i know it is there are a lot of protests out there and i just think that some of the governors have gotten carried away you know you have a lot of people that don't have to be told to do what they're doing facing an election in november he's eager to get the country back up and running minimizing the economic fallout. with more than $38000.00 deaths and counting easing restrictions will be a high stakes balancing act. time now to look at some of the other stories making news around the world. in ukraine some 2000 firefighters are battling blazes in the radioactive exclusion zone around turn noble it was the side of

a nuclear disaster 986 earlier this week they put out a fire caused by arsonists before new blazes broke out on thursday. russian orthodox leader patriarch kirill has led the church's main easter service at moscow's christ the savior cathedral the mass was held without worshipers due to read their sick restrictions put in place on public gatherings to try to limit the spread of the coronavirus. germany is home to over a 1000000 migrants and refugees many are housed in specialized centers living in close quarters where the corona virus infection risk is higher than elsewhere for these people there is a struggle both to overcome fear and to get more information about the government's safety what the government safety measures will mean for their everyday lives. under normal circumstances refugees in germany are able to move about as they wish

they can go to the doctor all visit friends but the coronavirus pandemic has changed things though there are no confirmed cases at this center in berlin the virus is still impacting daily life this even if i wanted to visit someone i wouldn't like to see in there more help mischa's now one visit to be in bad. around one and a half 1000000 refugees live in germany several 1000 of them in mass accommodations like this center here the risk of infection is particularly high so too is the fear of falling ill with covert 19 according to the interior ministry there are over 50 confirmed cases in german refugees sent us some refugees tell us they're not being given enough information how far you got we were just told to stay it's hard to have no contact with anyone that's all we are not given any real information we don't have any i'm afraid for my family wants to get money for me no help let's go from the berlin refugee council says complaints like this are on the rise she says

that most refugees suffer trauma which makes giving them information all the more important but relatives there's a big problem with the flow of information in that respect the various accommodation operators do differ from each other in many instances they simply enact a ban that's unfortunately the case in many senators without clear information or explanations and that leads to extreme tension and uncertainty on the extreme up on the show when we were shown this video filmed on a mobile phone or sorties plan to relocate new refugees to an accommodation center bedroom or spread that the group included people infected with the coronavirus residents of the center protested leading to scuffles with the police but it wasn't going to be all. you all for every 101 resident who wishes to remain anonymous was there she tells us the center had already. put under quarantine before the incident you have 100 i'm afraid for the children why they bring sick people here they don't

toss and on top of that they're bringing sick people here. authorities told us that to avoid putting in additional some time to quarantine one infected person and 3 people that come into contact with relocated and isolated the authorities insist the residents were extensively informed another person who takes care of refugees in another center told us there were protests to residents were afraid to 5 refugee transfer and police intervention was required though incidents like this are not the norm given the growing fears over the coronavirus in refugee centers it seems unlikely to be an isolated case. music fans around the globe have been enjoying a virtual mega concert celebrating health workers the all star lineup including the likes of the rolling stones and multiple grammy winner billy eilish all performing from home event called one world together at home was broadcast live on streaming

services along with major t.v. networks worldwide. and for more let's cross over to los angeles and speak with entertainment correspondent k.j. matthews who is also working from home i see k j lots of big stars everyone of course has their favorite but what do you think were the highlights or you know there are better number of highlights i mean i was actually surprised to see. oh ok we'll see if the signal comes. just saying that they're so thankful and so thankful to all the health care workers the doctors and the nurses around the world i was surprised also to see beyond say and alicia keys talk about how cold it 19 particularly here in the u.s. has disproportionately affected african-americans and we're seeing more of them die

in this country and then also there were wonderful performances of course by j. lo the rolling stones mick jagger john legend and of course lady gaga who really spearheaded this entire event opening and and closing along with with john legend so so many great artists were on there tonight just to give their thanks to all the people on the front lines all around the world helping to keep us safe as you mentioned lady gaga and she said that this was not a fundraiser fundraiser unlike live aid in the us a benefit concert in the past and what exactly was it for it's a love letter that's exactly what she said it was a live letter to all the people risking their lives leaving their homes every single day the firemen the police officers the doctors the nurses all of those health care workers who were putting their the rives in danger just to leave the house every single day to keep us safe and she wanted them to know that we're

thinking about them we love them and we know what they're doing is risky and we care. ok and that love letter is of course all over the internet on you tube and streaming web sites for our viewers to find each of matthew's in l.a. thanks so much for that thank you. athletes who would have been banned for doping during the tokyo olympics will be allowed to compete next summer at the rescheduled event postponed until late july due to the corona virus the world anti-doping agency bans normally lasting for years are designed to prevent athletes from competing during an olympic cycle however with bans that set to expire this year athletes will be given the chance to win medals in 2021 and health experts say even next summer's games could be in jeopardy if a vaccine for covert 19 isn't available by that. continuous sports the chairman of the bundesliga side shall clement's tenuous has

offered to help the german football league's efforts against the corona virus by testing footballers for covert 19 tenuous owns a meat manufacturer of worth billions and says he'll make available his company laboratory to test but it is the players if medical labs are at full capacity an estimated $20000.00 tests would be needed for players to use says he was not looking to make money and would test others if the league doesn't need his help. don't forget you can always get details you news on the go don't just download are out from google play or from the op store that will give you access to all the latest news from around the world as well as push notifications for any breaking news and if you're part of a news story you can also use the app to send us photos and videos of what's happening in your part of the world. and this is of course to give you

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