this is d.w. news live from berlin a dire warning from the un's world food program as the coronavirus spread. to millions or civilians living in conflicts jordan including many women and children being pushed to the break your story bracing for the specter of famine a very real dangerous possibility the debris so what if anything can be done. also coming up the global race to find a vaccine britain says it's too strong to tap into the ring and

a german company has announced it's received approval to start clinical trials. and a video that's won the hearts of tennis fans it shows the dedication of 2 italian girls who are managing to keep playing while maintaining their social distancing they get help from below when the shots fall short. i'm serious oh my god it's good to have you with us the u.n. world food program is sounding the alarm over food shortages caused by cold at 19 the head of the world food program david beasley says more than 800000000 people already do not have enough to eat but that number is likely to soar by our 135000000 by the end of the year because of the coronavirus pandemic he says the crisis should take could take on the biblical proportions if the world fails to act . ah promise in south sudan trying to ward off that

latest invasion no chris south threatening to destroy what crops they have left in a country where hunger always talks of davy life after years of civil war the majority of south sudanese are already in a state of food crisis now things look set to get even worse last year we had to feed 5000000 people due to fighting and flooding already in 2020 we've had locust invasions and now there is a covert 19 pandemic which we predict could almost double the people in acute hunger by the end of 2020 across the world. and those numbers are shocking we're also told the rate of hunger endemic in addition rule of 130000000 people. could be pushed to the breaking storage by the end of 2020 that's a total of $265000000.00 people. government lockdowns are taking

that toll in brazil it's estimated that up to 40000000 informal one appears have been dragged into extreme poverty handouts here in rio de janeiro are keeping people fed. others are doing whatever they can to survive. that might be defeated me honestly it's very difficult and we're selling food in order to survive but my daughter annoying me we're out of work and we're doing this selling food and then i can see. organizations like the un's world food program are pleading for more funds but with so many countries now battling for economic survival plus a lack of global leadership the fear is that a humanitarian catastrophe could be closer than ever if. we can

speak now to bettina alicia she is the world food program's chief spokesperson here in germany thank you for joining us the numbers are staggering we're seeing the number of people in acute hunger could double by the end of the year something jorgen ization is calling a perfect storm why is this. it's because so many things are coming together i mean the world food program and this year will feed 100000000 people in over 80 countries but that was because of war conflict of climate change now on top of that we have another crisis the covert crisis the corona crisis and what we're seeing is that people out of work in many places their governments are scrambling how to take care of their people their economies are collapsing so we are extremely concerned that our usual work of feeding those 100000000 people will not be happening because we will not get the money that's our big concern we have

people tell the world let's avoid this crisis give us the money so we can take care of these people and their cover crisis is really making everything much much more extreme and we see it around the globe what is happening but our big concern of course does super hungry people people who are very close to starvation who are now much more impacted then ever before your report also talks about displaced people in countries like afghanistan iraq and bangladesh especially at risk which communities in these countries are you most worried about. most worried about refugee camps for example where people die in very very close contact that's a lot in african countries but it's also in a place like bangladesh where they're working and have fled to we are worried about how we can practice social distancing how should that work and will we have taking

measures we're making sure that there's bigger distance between the various people when they pick up our food but the important thing is this we need to act now what the world food program is doing now is we're pre-positioning food for the next 3 months in the hardest hit countries so we can feed those people and then of course we also help the whole you and response to the coronavirus disease you said you worry that you might not get the money you need and as we know economies around the world are struggling so what is your message to governments about why it's important to help here. you have to do this now now this week the next week the week after that we need to help us so we can help the whole humanitarian community we need $350000000.00 so good to keep on sending planes to keep on sending nurses to keep on sending doctors to building field hospitals for aid workers to keep foden and other aid supplies going we are helping

we have shipped millions of masks and protective gear to some. 70 countries we're going to help 120 countries help with this disease and how to cope with it but the government leaders have to act now. the world food program's chief spokesperson here in germany thank you so much for joining us thank you. there may still be no cure for the corona virus but the search for a vaccine is gaining momentum in some breaking news the 1st clinical trial of a coronavirus vaccine has just been given the green light here in germany the vaccine is being developed by a company called bio on tech based in the city of mines in the 1st part of the trial 200 healthy people between the ages of 18 and 55 will receive several variants of the vaccine and 5 ian

smith from d.w. science has been looking in to this story for us hi fabienne what more have we heard about the vaccine and the clinical trials process here. yeah i basically just follow the press conference of c. companies are producing it together was a polish institute which is the germans to touche and that's in charge of. licensing the vaccine development process and also basically pursuing it along with companies as the situation is that we have the 1st big scene now that is a hold called m.r. and a vaccine the. as it is that basically is a domestic code that is harmless but it's going to triggers it mune response in the human is being brought into the cells with the help of nano particles lee peat nano particles these are little kind of. basically little it's pods that then go in

there and read replicate the z m r n a. d.n.a. information so to say the genetic information and creates immune response this is only one of 4 vaccine models. that are all similar to each other some have different advantages over others that the same company is producing and it's also the only one it's only one of many others that are probably being going to be licensed in the near future to buy other companies who have all slightly different approaches but really this is a very detailed difficult hundreds stand now what's important to know is that it will take about 6 weeks for the 1st phase one trial was $200.00 participants and only then will there be more clarity about whether this

passes the right to pursue or with maybe as a. vaccine said have in the meantime also gone into phase one maybe the better ones then after phase one comes face to that what then probably be in the summer and so it will take some time ok in 5 years just very quickly everyone wants to know about a timeline if these clinical trials are successful one could we have a vaccine for the public. basically if we're talking about some muscle we're would be in june no was his 1st phase one then comes phase 2 probably another 6 weeks at least. probably 2 months we are talking about forward could go into phase 3 by the time vaccine development also in america and switzerland is also going ahead. to be serious i think that we should be assuming that if one of these vaccines actually works which we don't know for sure yet that we would have something probably in the course of beginning early

next year maybe later this year if. if we're lucky ok 5 internet from sign thank you for bringing us up to date now a vaccine being developed at the university of oxford in the u.k. is also due to begin human trials on thursday the u.k. government has been under fire for its handling of the penick more than 17000 people have died there one of the highest mortality rates in europe. 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 go at developing a vaccine the potential vaccine is based on research into previous viruses when this new virus emerged there was already work going on here in oxford the mother's cry to far a sort of vaccine was being trialled 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 that take more than a year before a vaccine is widely available. let's have a look now at other coronavirus news researchers in switzerland say it's possible that mass vaccination could begin there as early as october if trials prove successful and approval procedures are fast tracked singapore has reported more than a 1000 new infections in a single day finding its total to more than $10000.00 cases the u.s. state of missouri has filed a lawsuit against china saying beijing tried to cover up the danger posed by the virus and south africa plans to deploy more than $70000.00 additional troops to enforce that strict lockdown that's in place until at least the end of the month now here's a look at some other stories making headlines around the world international oil prices have fallen to their lowest levels since 1999 deepening fears of

a global economic downturn brant crude it dropped to 12 percent to below $17.00 a barrel the slump follows 2 of the wildest days in oil trading history as supply continues to outpace demand. the suburbs of paris have seen a fortnight of clashes between residents and police amid freds a strict coronavirus lockdown at one flashpoint right police were sent into quality unrest some residents said they were only trying to defend themselves against alleged police harassment. u.s. president donald trump says his new immigration battle will last for 60 days and affect those seeking green cards for permanent residents earlier he said he would sign an executive order to suspend all immigration in response to the coronavirus outbreak and to protect jobs. lebanese lawmakers have voted to legalize cannabis farming for medicinal use the government hopes cannabis will be a lucrative export and bolster the troubled economy lebannon had previously banned the growing selling and consumption of kind of us even though it is farmed openly.

now at some other news nearly 30 people were killed in attacks across afghanistan overnight the violence comes despite a deal between the u.s. and the taliban aimed at setting out a road map to peace prisoner exchanges have already begun as part of the agreement signed in february it is also hoped the talks between the taliban and the government will be able to start soon but afghan women fear that their rights will not be respected in any future deal. going to the gym is guys who uri's favorite way to release stress terror attacks a so common in her hometown of kabul they just a part of normal life but there are other stresses too yari is a top official for afghanistan's administrative reform and civil service commission as a female manager in a male dominated society she says she experiences a lot of toxic masculinity she comes to the gym sweat out her frustrations.

living in a conflict zone in a country that is struggling so much in different layers i think if a strong woman who woman who are leading i do not take care of them so. lies at the center of physical what is the thing there will not be capable of leading in managing their work. the commission is in charge of reforming the public sector yari heads up a team of men who department deals with complaints mostly about those in power and ineffective bureaucracy. nepotism and corruption are rife in the afghan civil service the government has been valid to tackle this for years so far to no avail i think sometimes i'm jazzed because i'm a woman and i wish it balled about my statements in any possible way. to use advocacy work out what means and meetings i think those. sort of things

in the commission are not received. by afghan standards yari leads an unusual life unmarried she lives with her nieces and nephews she almost married a man who joined the taliban but she escaped by fleeing to the u.s. many of her relatives have been killed her brother survived after studying in the u.s. she returned home yeah reese part of a new generation of young educated afghan women who refused to give up their rights . she says she'd even stand up to the taliban should they come back to power. the family lead a relatively modern lifestyle which is not always possible here. yari says she hopes for freedom for all. for me i think freedom means. thinking freely

making my choice really walking freely. giving my ideas my opinions freely without any limitations. but those freedoms could be part of the price for peace in afghanistan. that would be horrible i hope i hope the taliban will not take our freedom our way i think we have fought very hard and the past 19 years i don't think afghan woman a ready to lose this so. i will fight. not just for the women of today like her but also for future generations. the german containership as an express started its journey from europe to asia back in january before the corona virus had spread around the world the crew started becoming aware of the seriousness of the outbreak as they traveled closer to its epicenter now several months on they still don't know when they will be able to set

foot on land. 366 meters long with a load capacity of $13000.00 containers vs an express runs between europe and asia regularly kept into b.s. come on and his crew took off in general from the italian city of genoa back then the corona virus was not yet a pandemic few people had even heard of it. the crew and. what the crew experienced in the following weeks and months was like a chronicle of the pandemic. in egypt. they were travel to what. they passed through swiss canal in early february the days on the ship changed

little it wasn't possible to impose social distancing restrictions the company asked them to take body temperatures daily and sent the crew protective gear the captain stashed away some extra food. if we had enough reserves for 2 weeks more than usual as the case got stuck or leaving because someone got infected. by this. to minimize the risk of infection contacts with staff at the ports were reduced to the essential and just as dependent make reached its peak the s. an express arrived in china pilots were working with food protective gear the crew was not allowed to go ashore and the change of crew was impossible. possible because many ports were not allow it. 'd and there aren't any flights. now to get them on board. the pandemic spread quickly across europe

and the s. an express crew was trapped on board captain come on ordered extra sim cards so the crew members could stay in touch with their families their next stops were in barcelona. and genoa where the crew had to stay on board only the cargo of medicine and medical equipment unloaded it. does make you feel a little proud because you are helping people. by bringing groceries or maybe even some face masks. life. now they're on the way back to asia perhaps the crew will finally be able to disembark in singapore or hong kong. now to the story of 2 young tennis players in italy who were challenged by their coach to find a way to stay in shape during the lockdown they hit the roof tops and their efforts have now gone. on one side of the street 11 year old

carol 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. and now so is victoria serious social distancing but stay clear of the camera guy. another day and lock down another rooftop to rooftop practice in the kitchen of time 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 by as you died and on and on but i was known as a gnome i never thought we'd manage to play it but it is so much fun. to keep it moving and unseen ball boy he tore his dad sends miss hits 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 victoria indeed in these times it may take younger minds to help us determine what is possible and what is not. wrong with. a reminder of our top stories here on d w the head of the u.n. world food program david beasley is sounding the alarm over food shortages caused by cold at 19 he says the number of people without enough food is likely to soar by a $135000000.00 by the end of the year because of the pandemic. and britain says it will begin to begin a human trials for a coronavirus vaccine on thursday it is one of several countries vying to be the 1st to find a vaccine for the disease

a german company has also just won approval to start clinical trials. now other coronaviruses radically changing life as we know it and leading some people to do things they would never have done before like playing music in the streets. filmed one performance in her own berlin neighborhood and we leave you now with her video thank you for watching.

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