good. oh sure that's so much more than just background music. video games or on t.w. . ever took the. piss instead of a news line from the hundreds of people in the german capital defy physical distancing rules to protest against coronavirus restrictions germany recently loosened its restrictions slightly by allowing small shops to open but the demonstrators don't think it's enough they say they want their lives back also coming up africans in china have been the target of racist attacks they're accused

of spreading the coronavirus we speak to a kenyan take dreams of a better future have been shattered glass and go on levanon streets as the pandemic worsens the country's already dire financial situation protesters break the coronavirus locked down to demonstrate against a currency in freefall and a looming hyperinflation. i'm a backer it is welcome to the program around a 1000 people took part in a demonstration in berlin on saturday to protest against coronavirus measures the protesters had been of were gathering in the city center every saturday i believe the restrictions currently in place limit their freedom and infringe on a constitutional rights a variety of people took part in the day. and stray ssion including some right wing

populist felons police said the protest hadn't been authorized and that all 100 people were arrested. in the meantime germany has actually started to ease restrictions and has allowed smaller shops to reopen but how are people in the country reacting to the loosening of the measures let's take a look. here in berlin more people are wearing masks but there are also a lot more people on the streets and not everyone is abiding by the social distancing requirements. it was right what the politicians did and what is being done now is enough everyone's rushing outside because they're allowed out again. people are very insecure and afraid and they don't know how to deal with the situation. streets across germany are no longer deserted now the some restrictions have been east that means there is not as much space retail businesses hope that with more shops allowed open sales would return to normal but revenues are only 40

percent of what they were before the pandemic struck. the urge to consume and the feelgood factor are plummeting the consumer mood has never been this bad in germany that's why people are slow to purchase goods people are only buying the necessities . the green party wants to boost consumption by providing vouchers they want to give every adult in germany 250 euros that could be spent on businesses that were forced to shut down and more businesses hope they'll be allowed to reopen soon germany's health minister has given them a boost yet sponsors if people keep to social distancing then more retail businesses can open and people can work out again in gyms. urging caution they say that society needs to take a longer view. of the amount of people who become seriously ill from the virus and end up in intensive care can only really be evaluated a month later on. at the moment there is

a discussion in society in politics about just 2 weeks and that timeframe may simply be too short so who is the world health organization is also warning that there is no proof the contract in covert 19 guarantees immunity they say it's too early to say if people can catch the virus a 2nd time that also speaks against further easing of restrictions but with new cases on the decline many don't want to heed that advice. let's take a look now at the latest developments in the pandemic the global death toll is now more than 200000 according to figures from johns hopkins university and french prime minister eduardo philippe is set to present his government's plan to loosen the coronavirus lockdown there to parliament on tuesday the measures have been in place since march 17th france has the world's 4th highest death toll from covert 19

and the official death toll in the u.k. has now passed 20000 people the figures from the national statistics office suggest the true number is much higher and the world health organization says we don't know yet what level of immunity those who've recovered from the virus have and how long that immunity last. now a quick look at some of the other stories making headlines speculation continues over the health of north korean leader kim jong reports say doctors have been sent from china to advise on kim's health and that he's recovering from a heart operation satellite images now appear to show his special train at the coastal resort town of one. in israel thousands of people observing physical distancing roles have protested over a coalition deal that leaves prime minister benjamin netanyahu in power he set to go on trial on corruption charges next month the agreement ends a 6 day a month political deadlock in israel. footage has emerged on

social media in recent weeks showing racist attacks on africans in china african migrant communities have become the target of discrimination and harassment as china strives to contain the virus beijing relies on mass surveillance to identify new cases but many africans in china have outstayed their visas and can't easily be tracked that's made of already he's nervous about an outbreak within the african population and they've become easy scapegoats for new imported cases. evicted beaten and forgotten these are social media videos of scenes in china sent to us high fuel to the many africans are facing. bitterest a kenyan teacher moved to china 4 years ago seeking a better future instead she's broke and locked up in an apartment in shandong province and received the call in march we have not been working so my jury teel

who are teachers here are really facing each other because right in all these no money to pay for rain there is no money for food and a recent rise in coffee $1000.00 veterans have led to the fore because attacks against foreigners in china where african seem to have been the hardest are the chinese government or is about a 2nd wave of the deadly virus. there are many undocumented african immigrants living in china who are blamed for the rise in factions mostly with very little evidence these violent incidents of now sparked a diplomatic row between africa and china. i completely drained my mind my poor case to an extent that what i was doing hours calling my mom back home to say. that i may be able to buy myself food and right now it has gone to an extent that i cannot be able to ask her any more

back in kenya beatrice family war is about. all i ask myself on these people human enough we have the chinese people here and they treated well why are they doing this to our children and when she told me when she slept out on the floor. i just asked the government to help them. his honesty i guess how they're going to send a plane but how are they going to pay for it. is that they did it in a need. but it's a cry for help that may go unnoticed the tin you some busted it's can you dismiss is this is like bt says we did the diversions but 200 african migrants and the tensions between them and the locals is still a reality they're facing main mani's then warring to both me and all wishing

me ease. in kenya we always know nothing so long as being safe. good bye many africans in china lives have been tanned upside down and out disputed to be reunited with deformities. and for more let's bring in journalist fabien crash mine beijing has been following this story for us i mean you spoken to many africans were they in the community there how common is this kind of treatment. yet quite common actually the 1st accusation secured in one show that's in the south of china that's the place where the biggest african lives but i usually you spoke to people here in beijing and they all told me basically similar stories at least 2 of them they basically got evicted they are homeless now they got kicked out of all of their flats and they feel that the

racial attacks really really went high and they don't feel treated. treated as animals and i mean i cannot independently verify every of their accusations but they show us to back up their claims and in one video for example i could see. a case of police violence so i think the situation for many africans is quite precarious and sylvia and what about those africans that have overstayed their visas that they're in a particularly precarious position now. yes that's right i mean many of them who overstate that these us were basically the country they've been kind of tolerated by off but right now the africans are becoming a victim of what is called racial profiling and i mean they're singled out at least in one go in the southern city they have to undergo carotene just because the african basically and. now of course many people fear that because they are

undocumented they might be difficult to track and actually the chinese side doesn't see anything wrong with that because they've also singled out before like citizens from and from risk groups and that's what they're doing now to the african community as a whole that's their reasoning right now. reporting from for us from beijing thanks very much. turning to lebanon now and the coronavirus pandemic is compounding longstanding economic problems the lebanese pound has lost half its value in racing wakes sending already high prices soaring and bringing up to a country that's been grappling with months of financial turmoil the lockdown measures have been extended now until night 10 but protest is our ignoring the restrictions taking to the streets to vent their anger. scenes of popular anger have returned to the streets of beirut despite an ongoing lockdown and

a curfew protesters have gathered outside the lebanese central bank to demonstrate against the worsening economic conditions. we think that got all of this is not the only pandemic was suffering from heat in lebanon for 11 years that meant they either had a choice to die from hunger or to die from it but i know with the increased traffic of the president that the flag and the face of the idea of occurrence of. people here tell us they have nothing to lose levanon one of the most indebted countries in the world is not only battling the penn demick but also its worst economic and financial crisis indicates that the protests erupted last october initially targeting decades of economic mismanagement and corruption now with a lockdown further weighing on the economy many are simply trying to survive so people 00. 0.

0000 basic level of us are all. products to suckle we. were the ones who wrote well. isn't resort to court with banking sector. so well in an attempt to dampen the financial followed of the crisis the government has restricted cash withdrawals and banned money transfers abroad. the prime minister has on the op has blamed the governor of the central bank for the currency's sharp decline and announced that a neutral international company has been tasked with auditing the bank's books. well yes my own is are you that we will not allow or tolerate interference with financial stability. because these people want the country to collapse and to shake and stability to protect themselves and their interests at the expense of the

interest of lebanon and the lebanese. muslim had to do were look many. but for these protesters promises like that aren't enough aid organizations human rights watch has warned that without government assistance millions in lebanon could go hungry due to the lockdown. you're watching data with the news don't forget you can always get data to news on the go just download our app from google play all from the app store it'll 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 data to send us photos and videos of what's happening. over the back in 45 minutes with more news headlines i'm rebecca ritter's for may and the entire team here in berlin

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