this is g w news live from berlin tonight 10000000 protective facemasks arrive here in germany just in time a shipment from china on the day that new regulations forced germans to coverup in shops and on public transportation also coming up with britain's foreign minister boris johnson back at work a month after contracting code 19 but he warns the lifting restrictions too soon could risk a 2nd wave of infections plus. living

through the lockdown and rwanda it's tough for everyone but sudden far they've managed to escape with a very low infection which. i'm burnt off it's good to have you with us we begin tonight with the latest grim statistic from the pandemic the number of confirmed coronavirus cases worldwide has now exceeded 3000000 that's according to johns hopkins university in the united states and it comes on the same day that germany began requiring people to cover their faces when using public transport and when visiting most shops a mask is now mandatory provided you have one. to require wearing masks requires having masks to wear germany like most countries needs billions of them in the months ahead so when the world's largest cargo. plane landed in the eastern

city of leipzig on monday with 10000000 masks from china on board a leading member of going to medicals cabinet was there to greet them defense minister on a great crime common bauer says the mass will be sent to germany 16 federal states for distribution in so fenton d.d. would be here the whole if not all those who have you know why it's ok to ensure that this delivery a right. of something much bigger title i'm trying to make the current crisis barrel and that poses a. 3rd dimension. that non-medical masks or improvised coverings are thought to protect others from infected people public health officials say this is especially important for covert 19 given a suspected large number of mild and asymptomatic cases by wednesday mass will be required in most german states for shops and public transit. measures many people appear to be taking in stride this is a crime boss and it's not

a big deal very the most doesn't do any harm and if it can have it's time. to stop . it it's to help people and protect older people it's ok for you can deal with it it's harder to speak and brief place for a good reason it is a matter for woods but. one cannot go for we are used to seeing this in japan but here it's really strange because i'm only doing it to protect all those others. and you're not so sure it's as if it just got for i think it's really terrible and it's cumbersome and you don't get a lot of after the egg maybe it's a good safety precaution but who knows if this really does do anything is a shall issue. states must. trust by 2nd. poll show most germans backing the restrictions on public life how long this new normal lasts this open ended official saying until there's a vaccine which may be many months or longer. well some have questioned

the quality of medical equipment that's coming from china earlier i asked our chief political correspondent linda crane what steps had been taken to ensure that the face masks that just arrived that they meet german medical standards that shipment that arrived today and by the way we are expecting another shipment on wednesday bringing the total masks from china during the last few days to 25000000 apparently there were tests on those masts both in china and there will be tests here in germany when the masks are distributed throughout the tent while states where they will be given to over to the health ministers of their respective states and to be frank china has a very high stake in ensuring that these masks do are well because the deal to provide was actually negotiated between chancellor angela merkel and chinese president so a lot is riding on the fact that these mass needs to be

a fact. that was g w g political correspondent there melinda crane well in contrast to germany and other european countries sweden's coronavirus strategy has been one to show allowing bars restaurants a business is to operate as long as they respect physical distancing recommendations schools and daycare centers are also still well the country's chief epidemiologist says that the approach has been carefully thought out but there are critics. daily life in sweden as in most countries is dominated by the corona crisis but children here are still going to daycare centers this one in stockholm looks after 25 boys and girls some things have changed even to advantage make you live on i normally spend a lot of time outside but now it's even more more i get a pretty man inside me do lessons in small groups everything else is outside. take

it's intense. in the health and giving. he tells working parents that day care centers and primary schools are still open and the swedish health authorities say it's good for the children as well they are convinced young children do not spread the virus in fact schools have not become sources of infection there are rules in place. former spokesman we have to wash our hands carefully and sing a song then after that we could rinse off the site. and we're putting it off for. sweden has followed a different path to other countries from the start the aim has been to protect the vulnerable groups such as the elderly and those with existing illness it hasn't all gone smoothly a lot of old people have been infected nearly half the deaths in sweden have been into your homes senior hospital doctor johan still has many elderly patients i'd be

helped and it's got all that equipment obits a scandal that will need look an insulin this is over i think we are still going to see a significant rise in fatalities in old people's homes but when sweden has added considerably to its hospital capacity since the start of the outbreak there are spare beds but many health care staff are off sick. the hard one don't test that we are not testing enough we test all patients suspected of having the current virus and everyone who needs an operation i would like to see all work force being tested but we aren't able to do all that and behold he did all that despite these criticisms most people do support government policy day care centers are counting on the of authority is getting it right. so fast put it had it's not a job to look after children. i hope and i believe that those responsible are making the right decisions for a sweet and if it's propes sometimes the deficit fits right in. sweden is going its

own way with no end to the crisis yet in sight. in britain prime minister boris johnson has returned to work after being hospitalized with coke at 19 while some european countries are starting to ease their lock downs johnson is holding firm to the u.k.'s restrictions he warns that right now is the moment of maximum risk. visibly thinner and with his head even longer than usual british prime minister bars johnson has returned to what yes i can as fast speeds up to 3 weeks of sick leave he asked the british people to contain their impatience to bring lex the current lock down i refuse to throw away all the effort and the sacrifice of the british people and to risk a 2nd major outbreak and huge loss of life and the overwhelming of the n.h.s.

. to more than a month now the country has been at a near standstill and one of the spread of the virus is slowing down most people support holding on to the current mattias. i do actually commend the u.k. government and in many ways intensive the lockdowns we have pageant i guess it's not rushing back to normal to certain i think we need to keep the restrictions on that these terms i think in any case days and they're just not history yet we would have people like to know you've been to my point. going back to one of the people who don't eat so i think kerry will be careful who they referred to one should be. careful. he's probably going should be getting money. the u.k. government is set to review the lockdown restrictions by may 2nd but even after that date social distancing measures will probably continue to from. well so

far africa has escaped the coronavirus fate of europe and the us although there are fears that the worst is on the way rwanda was the 1st sub-saharan nation to enforce a lockdown and it seems to have worked because so far there have only been $147.00 reported cases and no deaths at a news conference tonight the president clearly was not about to ease up after 6 weeks of walk down the w. news went to the town to find out how people there are coping. while. their backpacks are lying in the corner unused for 6 weeks divine and dasa have been home schooled they were sent copies of the mark and their father is helping them. call vice i love is of the concern for the quality of your legal or what other choice we have all of the sudden i'm a teacher it's not easy to feel the girls are 6 and 8 they understand what's going

on inside they're safe outside there's a chance they could get sick. it is dangerous and deadly set said tunisia confinement i miss my school and my teacher. and my friends to close schools and. parents say they agree with the decision the government made but it still made life harder. difficult. place huge challenges were at home and not at work so how can i as a father the family earn money to support everyone from forced to stay home. to people living hand to mouth are especially hard hit by the lock down since many are forced to choose between starvation or sickness. if this video from the ministry of health shows families across the country receiving food aid. clips he

shouldn't have to but is lucky she can still work despite the shutdown but she finds home office very frustrating her internet connection is weak. and this is this is because my office i put my laptop here because this is the only place where the internet connection is a little better. but that's not the only thing she's worried about the 32 year old comes from the neighboring democratic republic of congo no one informed her the border was to be closed she missed her chance to go home since then she's been stuck in gives any unable to see her daughter. psychologically i'm finding this hard to deal with. it's also hard to get a connection in order to get reception from the congolese telephone system she has to walk to the border and now that's illegal susu i want to his i'm risking a lot because we're not allowed to go anywhere without permission. rwanda's

lockdown will continue until the end of april and maybe even longer. well for many of us the risk environment can mean loneliness especially for the most vulnerable members of society they are cut off from friends and relatives and they haven't seen them for months but one enterprising belgian businessman has come up with an idea that's taken some of the distance out of social distancing. clementine has been waiting for this moment for almost 2 months her husband is in this process cab home the last time he saw him was in early march now they're reunited for a few precious minutes. then this is great isn't it it's great. i think i have to stay here yes. the idea of using cranes to hold people closer together was a brainchild of tristen fund and bosch he's

a manager of the company that rents out the platforms for window cleaning and fruit picking. i saw somebody waving at his mother 2 or 3 floors up and i thought given that we have a serious fall in business we can live up to the window with our machines. and that's what we did. i don't think. 84 year old clementine says that the crane right has given her at least a semblance of intimacy with her loved one i think i am very happy the time could speak to him that closely it's great i really appreciate this initiative. is up this will make. now clementines back down on solid ground and a husband still in lockdown even so just a few minutes with him have made a huge difference. you know good to see the goodness coming out there this is g.w.

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