this is d.w. news live from berlin the world's biggest music stars call for unity in the find against the coronavirus. a 6 hour live concert features billy eilish and the rolling stones in their living rooms more than $100.00 stars come together while still staying home.

also coming up locked down 15 in the us protesters across several states call for restrictions to be lifted if they want to return to normal life to get the economy going. plus the brewery they can trace its history back for hundreds of years has been forced to close we go to southern germany to see the impact of the corona virus pandemic is having on the beer industry. i married to evanston welcome to the program music fans around the world have been enjoying a virtual mega concert honoring health workers the all star lineup included the rolling stones and the grammy winner billie eilish all performing from home the event was broadcast live on streaming services and to major t. . the networks. they. would be wrong music

with a message. to the global citizen and lady gaga curated the online 6 hour event as a love letter to the world i was. last . posted by jimmy fallon and other u.s. talk show hosts the event celebrated those on the front lines of the fight against the coronavirus. most of these performance would be used to the stage but it was all filmed in their homes that included paul mccartney stevie wonder celine dion billy eilish and elton john. j. and. j. and there's been. a common prayer

gave. 'd was. going to. be. nice some of the stars swapped performances for messages of solidarity and african american in large have been so dearly in. those with preexisting conditions. even higher this bar is killing black album arming the high rate here in america. instead of calling for donations from the public the event urged corporations and philanthropist. to

donate to the world health organizations coded 19 solidarity response fund and so far over $120000000.00 has been raised funds will go to support both local charities and also efforts to provide equipment to health care workers around the world. in the u.s. several states have been have seen more protests against lockdown measures president donald trump has increased pressure on state governors to ease the restrictions trump has said to me 1st as a target date but medical experts say vest too soon they warn that vinyl steps such as widespread testing are not yet in place. texas. new hampshire for all. and ohio. protests across

america 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. hurry up the to let the little bird out i cut her her up the cells are utterly turkcell it is not clear that it's not her fault in such a better education. that. it is one of. each budget. i believe that the government doesn't really understand what is essential jobs in the sense that really they're not a position to understand that every job that you know it's the right that it was since there are 95 percent of the us 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. 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 is 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. here's a quick roundup now of coronavirus developments around the world the global death toll from code 19 has now surpassed more than 160000 people europe has recorded

more than 100000 deaths from the disease that's nearly 2 thirds of global fatalities south korea has reported only 8 cases in the last 24 hours it's the 1st time since february the rise has been in single figures and spain has seen its single day deaths fall to just over $400.00 that's the lowest in a month. well the number of virus cases in russia has been soaring this month russia reported far fewer infections in many western european countries in the early stages but on sunday the russian crisis response center reported a record rise of 6060 new cases from a day earlier that brings its nationwide total to nearly 43000 w's emily sherwin is standing by for us in the russian capital moscow hello to you emily it's so and in crease an alarming increase rather of infections that we're

seeing in russia what is happening and how are authorities dealing with the crisis . well it really is an alarming increase. case numbers here in russia have actually doubled in the last 5 days and author already even before had been warning that probably the number of cases is much higher now they have stepped up testing and they say that the number the high number of cases is due to that now more labs have joined testing efforts and more than 2000000 tests have actually been carried out including just in the last 24 hours over 100000 that includes people with who don't actually have any symptoms so that includes medical workers who don't have any symptoms and people who may have come in contact with an infected person and that strategy certainly seems to make sense because for example in moscow which has been the most affected by this virus with

over half of the cases across russia actually here in the capital officials have said that 60 percent of people of infections in the capital and they just have no symptoms and just just be carriers of this disease. well as all of this is happening today of course is the day that orthodox churches celebrate easter how are russians marking the occasion under these circumstances. well patriarch kirill the head of the russian orthodox church called at the end of last month for believers to kind of stay at home and to pray at home rather than going to church and that includes for easter which is the most important holiday for orthodox believers here in russia and now in moscow for holy week so from last monday churches have actually been closed to believe that means that services are taking place but believers worshippers aren't supposed to come to churches and many

churches are kind of showing services via a live stream including the church service that the patriarch himself carried out here in moscow that was also streamed to believers who were supposed to stay home and watch that at home but i actually went to one church last week and spoke to people there to see how they were reacting to these measures here in moscow and many is apparent that. many in the congregation were very upset and the priest himself said. that people had been driven out of the church and he even compared these measures from the author already with the persecution that the clergy faced under the soviet union so that's really an angry statement there that we're hearing from many in the in the clergy and even though the church is mostly in line with the author or it is most churches according to media reports are actually open for easter services across russia and really sure one in moscow thank you very much.

well businesses large and small are feeling the impact of lockdowns germany's world famous breweries are no exception in the southern state of bavaria one brewery they can trace its history back more than 400 years has been forced to shut off its taps for good. where beer creates and barrels were once moved about a breakneck speed the pace is now feeble at the very neck brewery in germany has been varia no one's buying sure they sell some to grocery stores and the like. but restaurants and bars are the lifeblood of a brewery like this one and nearly all restaurants and bars are shut. cos the fear after cost it takes a lot of strength and energy and we invested a lot in recent years to get in a good position and be ready for the future and we invested a lot personally and as a family and then came coronavirus and you can call. after coronas

arrival the fermenting tanks were emptied and the warehouse of beer bottles and barrels went quiet just as that so many other german breweries. didn't we don't know when the restaurants will be able to reopen when the beer gardens will reopen i'm afraid that in a worst case scenario it could be july or august and we won't survive that stretch new to the restaurants nor the breweries. beer cases and cases of it will stand idle perhaps never even tasted as this family business gives way to the virus as it is now that i if i can bet the brewery has always been there it's been a part of every dinner table conversation all our lives. will be missing part of our identity and in a way the region will be to some tire. very net brewed its 1st batch in 1617. it's lasted appears in 2020.

with major professional sports at a standstill many athletes are unable to earn any income in men's tennis the big 3 joke of it rafael nadal and roger federer have agreed to an initiative that could generate millions for lower ranked players those outside the top $250.00 would get $10000.00 each but the stars want the money to come from the top $100.00 players but some in the game are already opposed to the idea. and with people around the world forced into lockdown another sizable population has also been hard hit stray animals cut off from restaurant leftovers and the kindness of strangers many are at risk of starvation but in greece help is at hand. just outside the parthenon on the empty streets of the greek capital.

is on a mission. her stroller is full of cat food a lady is a volunteer for a 9 lives greece a frontline worker for the feline world. she has a very appreciative clientele. because of the quarantine we have a heavier workload we used to feed around $600.00 cats a day but now we have to go to other areas where people have stopped feeding them because shops have closed so we now feed more than a 1000 cats day. seems to me the usual bundle of heat. the hungrier the animals get the more likely the archer approach people. but many are afraid of the street cats. people because local people have many phobias during this period but fortunately scientists have explained that there isn't a problem of contagion from animals and even less so from strays so let's help them

a little during these difficult times with his way back if he thinks that. there are furry bellies to fill across the city so a lady moves on tending to animals who face an especially tough time during the coronavirus crisis. you have to date this hour on delhi news i'm marrying evan steen from me and the entire team thanks for watching. sitting rooms are always a. symbol of a long conflict in the philippines between the muslims and the christian population . in strangers occupied the city center to the president to terrorists.