dr. george my 20 d.w. . this is d w news live from berlin germany begins to ease its coronavirus lockdown some shops and schools will start opening today but the government says the situation remains fragile and that many restrictions must stay in place also coming up on all of colombia as opposed to being born in observing physical distancing rules so why is the main market in the capital but down bustling with people.

i'm sumi so misconducts good to have you with us it's being called a cautious 1st step germany has started to ease its lockdown restrictions some shops are being allowed to reopen although the rules vary from state to state now it comes after public health experts said the virus was under control the latest figures from the robert cock institute for infectious diseases shows that germany's confirmed coronavirus cases have risen by 1775 to nearly 142008 is the 2nd consecutive day that the number of new infections us fall and the reported death toll is now 4642. and correspondent nina has a has the latest for us hi nina good to see you so as we said germany is now

allowing a few businesses to reopen starting today what is a russian are behind that. shops that are no bigger than 800 square meters can reopen today as can car dealerships and bike shops and bookshops regardless of the size what's important is that they have hygiene and social distancing measures in place that. by the german government as far as the rationale is concerned of course germany is europe's economic powerhouse so the government here has come under a lot of pressure to ease at least some of the restrictions and they said last week that the virus is now manageable and that it's now safe to ease some of the restrictions and so of course some of the restrictions are taking a big toll on for example the hospitality industry as we show in this report that comes from what is normally a popular tourist destination one and then does beaches are usually only this empty

in winter but this spring the coronavirus lockdown has prevented germans from other states from vacationing here on the baltic coast cafe owners franciscan materials charles sure are longing to reopen. it's as if we have nothing but we don't know where to start we can only earn money when we're open you want to know if. it's the same story across the country the pandemic has crippled the hospitality industry a 3rd of businesses face bankruptcy according to the hotels and restaurants association it's calling for government support that's a good to do to me that would include reducing sales tax for restaurants and providing direct financial help to hotel ernest's with turnover down by 10000000000 euros with the worst off sector and unlike other sectors there's no chance of catching up on that night ahead in the horrific to the various state premier markers surtur is pushing for the reduction of the sales tax and the german economy ministry says it will consider the idea the finance ministry is considering help

for the restaurant sector on the baltic sea they're keeping their fingers crossed 300 beach chairs are waiting for tourists just on copies of the beach chairs a protected zone like a little cornered center you sit in a chair and you have absolutely no contact with your neighbors it's screened off for now all the baltic businesses can do is wait there's still no word on when the beach bars cafes and restaurants generally open. rights and you know we saw there especially in the hospitality industry there's a lot of pressure to reopen business and there is this debate taking place here in germany about easing restrictions but chancellor merkel has been criticizing that debate and what did she have to say. according to report this was a telephone conference that of course happened behind closed doors but according to reports she told leading members of her own party this morning that she was very

unhappy about what she reportedly called opening discussion in some federal states and of course it's a very mixed picture when you look at how the federal states have been dealing with those measures some are stepping them up others are talking about letting visitors back into zoos it's a trend i'm going machall apparently according to this report warned that not enough people will it here to social distancing rules if the focus in the debate shifts and she's extremely concerned that that could ultimately reverse the progress that has been made in terms of how the virus is spreading she will give a press conference later this afternoon whoa she will probably reiterate those words of caution. at this point on the whole how do germans feel about how their government has handled this pandemic the government is currently extremely popular as is chancellor merkel and health minister to name just a few and they have been very transparent in their decision making as a scientist herself she listens to experts she can actually explain the rationale

behind the decision making then of course there is also the fact that germany is a federal state so people get the feeling that some of the measures are taken according to what is required in a certain region and in certain community it cetera and last but not least germans are experiencing the benefits of what is largely a functioning welfare state and for example self-employed people and small companies receive cash in hand very early on in this crisis our political correspondent nina has been reporting for us thank you so much. now let's get a quick round up of coronavirus developments around the world the global death toll has now exceeded 165000 according to johns hopkins university in the u.s. new zealand says it's extending its strict lockdown conditions for another week china says it has had 0 deaths for the 3rd day in a row. now to some of the other stories making news around the world in canada

a man wearing a police uniform has killed at least 16 people including a police officer in the eastern province of nova scotia the gunman went on a 12 hour rampage shooting people in several locations he is now dead after a chase on busy highways. firefighters in ukraine are again battling forest fires raging near the abandoned sure noble nuclear power plant fire crews had extinguished a blaze caused by arsonists last week but new fires have now broken out the tree noble plant was the site of a nuclear disaster in 1906. in the u.s. state of washington on the west coast some 2 and a half 1000 protested against a stay at home order put in place by democratic governor jay inslee the rally in the state capital of libya defied a ban on gatherings of 50 or more people. brazilian president job also now a joint crowds at a public rally in brazil e on sunday and criticized coronavirus lockdown measures imposed by state governors

brazil was the most infections in latin america but also narrow has downplayed the threat and is pushing to reopen the economy. a quarter virus continues to spread in south america colombia is one of a number of countries that have imposed restrictions to try to reduce rates of infection but. reports some people and businesses are failing to stick to the new rules with potentially lethal consequences it looks like a scene from a different era a bustling market in the heart of bogota the capital like the rest of colombia is under strict quarantine. but here it almost seems like business as usual. keeping the market running throughout the lockdown is a big job says manager freddie rojas. we must implement go according to our leave installed 40 sinks and 55 jail dispensers. these are strategically located

throughout the market and we're also enforcing a minimum distance of one meter between people in order to avoid gatherings from our every day we sanitize the entire perimeter of the market we also disinfect the parking lot and all the vehicles are more right on in fact there are part of. each of the 1500 people who enter bogota biggest grocery retailer every day have their temperature taken and must wear a face mask at all times all of these measures may seem like more than enough but even during the pandemic old habits die hard something that could render all the hand washing and sanitizing useless. in reality not many people seem to care about the social distancing guidelines they wear their masks incorrectly or take them off to chat or have a snack. and while colombians are told to leave their homes only when absolutely

necessary some shopkeepers are actually seeing more people now than before the restrictions came and. is a real fear when the flow of people has definitely increased everybody's stuck at home trying to combine. time seeing 12 and sometimes even 3 people from the same household. i asked my customers whether they'd like me to deliver their groceries to them at home most of them tell me no this is the only way i can get out for a while. not a moment that. has worked at the market for nearly 50 years he has never known anything like this. with his fruit stall suddenly turned into a high risk work environment camillo can't help but feel a little fatalistic. i do feel very exposed but here's how i see it if i catch it and meant to happen i've lived my life. every day he's putting his physical well

being on the line to keep his business on line. with takings have since columbia went into lockdown camillo says he can only keep going for another month. the survival of his fruit shop depends on how the government manages the crisis camilla's health depends on whether his fellow shopkeepers and customers can stick to the rules and the doubt to the new normal. for more on the story let's speak to me feel she works at the german institute of global and area studies in hamburg and she's an expert on latin america fares there thank you for joining us i want to ask you about the images we saw there are some hygiene measures being followed in colombia but also markets full people not really respecting a social distancing rules if the virus threat a spreads there how big of a threat is this to the colombian health system well 1st just to put this into

perspective colombia has instituted stronger measures to reduce interaction if we actually look at google mobility data reports it shows that social chill distancing measures in colombia as well as latin america overall have overall in general as to be very effective and if you look at this data compared to the pretend any baseline the ins have actually reduced their movements much more than chairmans for instance . they said yes so colombia is an example of course where you're saying some of these strict lockdown measures have been effective i want to ask you about the other side of the picture because brazil is a country that's been most affected by the vendor make a modern america there almost 2500 people that have died there so far but at the same time president cardoso narrow has been protesting coronavirus lockdown measures he called the global measures hysteria why is that

so. t. has i think to an extent the next rational economic strategy a political strategy to place blame for the fall out for the inevitable high costs of the end pandemic elsewhere and the economy is taking a huge hit and his strategy is to keep demanding that the economy stay open because brasil cannot stop meanwhile subnational and these have moved to feel their leadership vacuum and are implementing social distancing mission and these measures are actually slowing the spread of the iris in their deaths so they are to an extent effective. or not of continues to blast these political actors and so the best case scenario for both and that is if the health care system is not overwhelmed due to these measures and he can say look this is not such a big deal and he can then ship the blame for the economic fallout which is inevitable to everybody else it's a very risky bet you clytie clean as the majority of resilience do support social

distancing and infections her of likely not yet peaked but it's certainly playing to space because let's take a look at the whole you know what. i want to ask about the whole picture because we've seen varying degrees of restriction on the one hand there are countries like chile peru that have strict measures in place if you look at central america nicaragua is still for example a big events to take place why hasn't there been more coordination between latin american countries. well i think. governments have reacting very differently to this same threat and i don't like them perhaps many policy issues this is not explained by the ology or the left right dimension you mentioned who have conservative governments but argentina for example with the left government was actually the 1st to implement a lock down and it's not even explained by historically stable and. these governments are el salvadorans has been quick to respond to brazil and to a list extent mexico much less so i think that divide is one of the leaders who are

willing to learn from every it and and to use that evidence to protect their citizens and he doing so to make some hard decisions and those who are not in the form i had a chance to look at china and then the watch the european experience and learn accordingly and move swiftly to. measures and then later having. a populist playbook became somehow distorting facts. for everything and scapegoating. we have to leave it there mary goodloe field in hamburg thank you so much for joining us. how does a virus spread. why do we have it and. just through the topics and the weekly radio show is called spectrum if you would like to me information on the coronavirus or any other science topic you should really

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