new flight from berlin germany's biggest party is cancelled for various us it's just too risky to another world famous october 10th to take place this year and they fear that could lead to a spike in the corona virus infection also coming out. italy and spain one germany to help in sharing the costs of the recovery from the coronavirus endemic of berlin considers so-called corona bonds to whom can european solidarity survive tobit 19. africa on

a virus death toll rises in britain the government is focusing its efforts on developing a vaccine the 1st human trials are set to begin this week. i'm nearly 4 almost done well we begin in southern germany where the state of the of area has canceled this year's october fest because of the coronavirus pandemic the famous the festival in munich attracts more than 6000000 visitors annually authorities fear it along the bend to take place could trigger is spike in infections it obvious bustin hosack went to the site offer you a fest where things look very different this year. in a normal year they would start setting up for the october fest in june and once it starts there would be hundreds of thousands of people here on any given day where i'm standing right now is where all the big beer tents would be but the only tents

that are going to be here this year are from that coronavirus testing facility over there normally millions of people travel to munich forked over 1st visitors from around the world sitting dancing celebrating at the wrist was deemed too high this year. no crowded party tents no giant mugs of beer. no packed out festival site to tober fest has been canceled for the 1st time since world war 2 about $6000000.00 visitors flock to the world's biggest beer festival every year. but this year the famous beer tents will not go up this is the sites where the fest takes place to be a tense replaced by white tents where people can be tested for covert 19 this year everything is different and unique. the october face is a time to have fun and let your hair down that's exactly what munich needs at the

moment so it's a real pity. i think it's the right thing to do 1st it's a real shame not to meet friends and family we live just around the corner we love going with the kids. officials in munich said they had no other choice than to cancel the october fest saying the risk of infection joining the coronavirus pandemic is simply too high. which is painful for us it's a great pity because with many things this is not a normal year and this is sadly going to be a year without the 1st. cancellation of the event is not only sad news for the city it also means big financial losses. for october fast has a value of roughly 1500000000 for munich and many people profit from it it's not just those are the facets like the people who serve beer fairground workers or

souvenir shops it's also hotels restaurants to reach outrageous and taxi drivers to . see that it's hard to imagine munich without the october fest the countdown now begins for 2021 when the next october 1st will hopefully take place. well germany helped the countries hit hardest by the coronavirus pandemic as the crisis devastates economies across the continent italian prime minister edges up a contest as the full firepower of the e.u. is needed to overcome the shock to them he wants germany and other wealthy nations in northern europe to issue share debt in order to help countries like italy and state but the idea is highly divisive. hospitals in italy have faced a massive challenge to treat all their patients critically ill with cove in 1000 disease spain's prime minister has called the pandemic europe's biggest crisis

since the 2nd world war with but help has come for some in the form of the german air force specially equipped looked after planes have flown covert patients from italy and france to hospitals in germany you know all more than 200 sick people have been transferred from european countries even in the time of corona germany sees itself as a good european. we want to and we will show solidarity we've proved that in the past but this is a crisis that affects us all in terms of health and economically and financially that's why we must take care in these times that the e.u. stays together. but when it comes to financial help germany is less ready to offer everything that he's asked for the e.u. has agreed big support package it's worth more than 3 trillion euros to counter the

economic effects of the crisis such as the huge hit to european tourism but italy france and spain would like brussels to go further and issue corona bonds a new form of shared debt many german politicians worry that would put new burdens on the german taxpayer is the key the. crisis is no reason to bring in through the back door financial instruments that involve public debt which were wrong in the past and will be wrong in the future corona bonds would lead to more debt and also mean that all of europe ultimately lose it. but others say if european unity means anything it should be about flexing germany's economic muscles during this crisis. temporary corps we need temporary corona help the worst affected countries we need them for

selfish reasons to the german car industry is reliant on production happening in northern italy so it's not just about solidarity it's in our own interest to do this moment thing. when. the pandemic has brought neighbors together but it's also put strains on relationships where individuals and nations for now while europe works out how to organize aid for the long term direct help for the sick will continue. and now here's a look at other stories making headlines around the world u.s. president donald trump says his new immigration ban will last 60 days in effect those seeking green cards for permanent residency earlier he said he would sign an executive order to suspend all immigration in response to the coronavirus outbreak and to protect jobs. canadian prime minister justin trudeau vows to ban the sale of military style assault weapons as the death toll from

a shooting spree in nova scotia rises to at least $22.00 victims canadian police say they have recovered remains from some of the homes destroyed in the weekend's 12 hour attack. lebanese lawmakers have voted to legalize cannabis farming for medicine or use the country hopes cannabis will be a lucrative export and bolster the troubled economy lebanon previously banned growing selling and consuming cannabis as aspen farmed openly in the fertile back how badly. the u.k. parliament is fact at work after some 3 weeks under lockdown restrictions very few parliamentarians were physically present in the chamber and they sat far apart instead many lawmakers joined for the 1st time ever by a video conference. britain is among the countries targets hit by the coronavirus from demick with the death toll searching above 70000 the government has faced

criticism for being too slow to prepare for the outbreak and imposing a lockdown but now it hopes to stop the pandemic by focusing efforts on the development of a vaccine the 1st human trials are set to begin this week. a country scrambling to deal with a coronavirus pandemic this convention center in northern england has been turned into a makeshift hospital the transformation took less than 3 weeks the u.k. is racing to increase hospital capacity to cope with an ever increasing caseload the british government has been heavily criticized for failing to prepare for the outbreak it's now hoping to beat the virus by investing heavily in vaccines being developed at universities in oxford and london trials on humans are set to begin on thursday in the long run the best way to defeat corona virus is through a vaccine after all this is a new disease. this is uncertain science but i'm certain that we will throw

everything we've got at developing a vaccine the potential vaccine is based on research into previous viruses when this new virus emerged that was already working on here in oxford the most corona virus in a vaccine was being trialled in humans and so what happened was the genetic code from the new corona virus was discovered in january of this year and it was possible to go back to that genetic code make these new vaccines very rapidly but even if the human trials prove successful they offer no quick fix similar tests are already being conducted in the united states researchers there say it's likely to take more than a year before a vaccine is widely available. for denmark has become the 1st year paying country to reopen its schools children up to the age of 12 are returning to the classroom

they have required to follow strict hygiene and social distancing rules the world is watching them much could it be a model for taking pupils out of the knocked out. for about a week now thomas bank has once again been bringing his 7 year old daughter to school here in copenhagen things are getting back to normal you know i guess that you know my daughter actually wanted to go to school last saturday she's so happy to see her friends again and to be in class but it was neither only 7 children in her group yes you know we were evacuating. that so that children can keep a 2 meter distance from one another in the classroom they used to be 20 students in the class but now there are only 9 at most. of the school incidentally in store for you know our school which is quite big compared with other stories in denmark we can see that we need a lot more space you know it's very challenging so i did it with former classmates must wash their hands at least 5 times

a day and classes are to be held outside as much as possible most of the kids got used to it quickly. but following the rules isn't the children's responsibility as ours we help them for example with washing their hands so that they can just be kids. after recess aster and her classmates go to the park for their lessons denmark is even considering easing restrictions on gathering in public if the number of infection stays stable events for up to 500 people may be allowed for may 10th. and a bit of sports now we go to italy one of the countries hardest hit by the pandemic where 2 young tennis players were challenged by their coach to find a new way to stay in shape during the lockdown they have the roof tops and their efforts have now gone viral. on one side of the street 11 year old kerala is itching to go. on the other side 13 year old victoria is getting

there working her way to the rooftop of her apartment building. once there a pause it's raining. carol has been hitting the ball on her indoor court she is ready. now so is victoria serious social distancing but stay clear of the camera guy for another day and lock down another rooftop to rooftop practice to get you back up since you missed playing tennis so much carolyn my neighbor my close friend and my classmate we decided to try to play from one building to another as you die. down but i was no i never thought we'd manage to play it but it is so much fun. to keep it moving and unseen ballboy tori's dad sends misfits back up to the roof. these 2 drew a following when

a video posted by their coach was picked up by the association of tennis professionals the a.t.p. former number one tracy austin tweeted her admiration of carroll and pretoria indeed in these times it may take younger minds to help us determine what is possible and what is not. and don't forget you can always get did every news on the go to download our app from google play or from the app 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 are part of the news story you can also use that video be up to send us photos and videos of what's happening around. the state avenues in berlin a quick reminder that you can get news and features around the clock on our website at e.w. dot com and with any ads on twitter i abstain i will use i merely for how much time thanks for joining us more news at the top of the hour.

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