this is g.w. news live from berlin britain pace tribute to health service workers who have died fighting the chrono buyers' the country holds a minute's silence for almost 100 dead medical and care staff amid growing criticism over a lack of personal protective equipment for workers. also coming up leading lock down service out in sydney as bond id tree opens almost half a 1000000 new zealanders go back to work. and how to take the distance out of social distancing visitors at one nursing home in belgium are getting

a crane left to bring them face to face again with their loved ones. i'm sorry so it's kind of good to have you with us britain has held a minute's silence to pay tribute to frontline workers who have died after contracting co that 19 these were the scenes earlier this morning. now the u.k. government has announced it will make a $60000.00 pounds compensation payment to families of health care workers and social care staff who would die fighting the outbreak that's around the $70000.00 euros a critics of the government's response to the pandemic say it's highlighted the crisis within the u.k.'s national health system.

our correspondent is with us from a lot to tell us more about this event of paying tribute to frontline workers across britain. well this could be the prime minister boris johnson making his mark he's back at work this week and he wanted to set the tone right i guess and have the symbolic gesture of the whole country just honoring the health workers which i think is a very moving moment for a lot of them to have so much support in the british public you can see everywhere in in windows rainbows which are symbolizing the n.h.s. symbolizing the public support of the n.h.s. and recognizing really the sacrifices that many of them have made because we have over a 100 around a 100 housework has that have already succumbed to the virus but over that question of whether they feel protected or not and why so many have died there's a lot of anger inside the health system and i've spoken to some frontline

workers now let's have a look as as what they had to say. that went on and on sleeve gown that protects him from coronavirus dr asif munaf almost feels guilty every time he went on. he's an emergency doctor so he does have access to past not protective equipment or people. but supplies across the u.k. are very limited they simply aren't enough gowns for every doctor i want to go to in your kitchen it's a. conscious user to you because i want box of supplies getting less and less of that so that's every time because they only have to merit you know we are in a high risk are 3 quarters of all u.k. doctors say they don't have access to protective clothing prizes and masks are also in short supply some doctors are having to buy their own f p 3 masks from d.i.y. stores and from building that fence. and also having to do things like make their

own aprons out of rubbish bin bags to try to protect their closing whilst they're doing these high risk procedures over 100 medical staff doctors as well as nurses have already died from the virus on social media videos like this are being shared hospital workers paying their last respects to a continent even before the crisis the u.k. was short of over 40000 nurses staff are now on the enormous pressure even very experienced nurses and pushed to the edge and we have a lot of newly qualified staff who only been in the job 6 months or one year and they've really been pushed pushed to 2 to breaking point we are and already underfunded we need more doctors and nurses to work in the n.h.s. even in normal times so at the moment we are above and beyond what we ever thought

that we could be intensive and working and we're trying our best that we do need more starker we need more quick meant and that is a result of underfunding over the last decade and patients are suffering too. hospitals are having to ration supplies like oxygen or dialysis food for patients with kidney failure. to mourn of describe situations where older patients that might and benefited from intensive care have been denied treatment whereas a few boats ago people over 65 we would sit if you base your mentality but now it's scratchy you're so strange it so trust that it would look just to educate people about this if you find a church which i deemed. by texaco you did but the i.c.u. people rejected it a lot. it white folk rushing. britain's national health service is facing its biggest emergency since its founding.

you know very good britain is a wealthy country it's a noble izing resources to deal with this pandemic for months and yet this health system is having a real problem with coping why is that. well a picture emerges of a health system that's simply not made resilient enough to withstand such a crisis the n.h.s. the health system was working at almost full capacity before the pandemic and everything almost everything had to stop they had to throw all the resources at coping with a pandemic so for example there are no elective procedures nobody gets a hip replacement people are also not being referred for example to specialists cattle to cancer care so cancer charities are warning that thousands of cancers go undetected each week so all of this will have to be picked up at some point soon

and underlying is a funding issue as as many critics have pointed out as a result of a decade of austerity where public services in the u.k. haven't been funded a lot so there will have to be a when this is over as to how much the n.h.s. is going to be funded in the future. reporting from london thank you. now australia and new zealand have started relaxing their lock downs after 4 weeks of stay at home restrictions both countries have avoided high numbers of infections and deaths and new zealand this week declared it had the virus under control still social distancing measures remain in place. johnston and may ya know it's finally coffee time again new zealand took a 1st step towards normal life as the country's businesses begin to resume their activities cafes and restaurants that sell takeaway food and drinks along with construction sites and beaches were allowed to reopen. new zealand was under

a strict coronavirus lockdown since march 26th with most of the country shut down the measures seem to have contained the spread of the virus but authorities warn that the country is still not out of the woods is an ongoing basis there is not one point in time that this mission in snow yes we have done that in lockdown the goal now is to keep up so we now in the next phase of the battle and we are not done. in australia sydney's famous band a beach reopened to swimmers and surfers after it was closed for 5 weeks people braved the cool autumn weather to dive in beach goers are left to swim and surf but not to sunbathe or linger the area has australia's highest concentration of coronavirus cases last month police have to close the beach because people were congregating disregarding social distancing measures of thirty's hope that this

time they will finally follow the rules. new data in germany shows the number of new cases is on the rise disease control experts say the reproduction rate is now back at one meaning those infected with the virus pass it on to one other person the new data comes as germany loosens restrictions and begins to reopen public and economic life the infection rate is a keenly watch statistic for lawmakers and health officials are ologists have hammered home the importance of keeping it below one to prevent the exponential spread of the disease. and. head of germany center for disease control appeal to the public to maintain discipline and keep following physical distance and guidelines. we do not want the number of cases to increase again we do not want to have to treat us more seriously ill patients in our country. we don't want the health care system to be overwhelmed and we do not want large numbers of people to

die from. the ball from other diseases because patients can no longer receive the best possible care we want to be a success and we will be able to do so if we continue to dissipate not selves or some rules. why making a visit peel to everyone no more. spain started loosening its lockdown on children this week allowing young people to leave the confinement of their homes for the 1st time in 6 weeks the decision followed a heated public debate about spain's very strict curfew and warnings from experts over the psychological impact of keeping children indoors young philip schultz went to meet one family as they left lockdown. have waited for 43 days for this exact moment they're finally allowed to leave their apartment again accompanied by their mother of course they say it's a great feeling but

a little unusual too. you see a lot of kids hardly any adults are on the street and no cars. the constraints imposed on children were some of the strictest in europe they were not allowed outside not even for a few minutes this gives them all the more reasons to be excited about what's finally possible again. my friend lives really close by and maybe i can at least see her from a distance yes but only from a distance and tomorrow will go roller skating. you know you to. today's destination grandma and grandpa but very strict rules apply well getting them cycling and running this allowed playing with other kids is not their grandparents' houses within the perimeter one kilometer radius but visiting them is not the same as it used to be. not allowed to have a lift them up this is something everybody has to get used to.

several days of confusion preceded the spanish government decision to allow children to were outside for walks again the original plan was that they would only be allowed to accompany their parents to the supermarket but eventually the public pressure became too strong more and more parents insisted that after 6 weeks without any fresh the limit for children had been reached many experts about the government's change of heart including psychiatry's diego figueroa he was one of the many who advocated to lose in the restrictions for children but even if the measures are gradually reduced new problems might arise. children that have been spending most of their time with their parents might have a hard time adjusting to school or other groups outside their families again this might cause serious for us or even result in kids refusing to leave the house. and

enjoy their time outside despite the new strange circumstances 60 minutes past the way too quickly the 3 of them are already making plans for tomorrow when they can spend their next hour outside and maybe we'll be able to see her girlfriend even if it's only from a distance of the current virus lockdown has sometimes meant loneliness especially for the elderly who are among the most vulnerable in this pandemic their cut off from friends and relatives they haven't seen for months but one belgian businessman has come up with an idea that's taken some of the distance out of social distancing. has been waiting for this moment for almost 2 months the husband is in this process. 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 from then bosch he's a manager of the company that runs out the platforms the 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. 84 year old clementine says that the crane right has given her at least a semblance of intimacy with her loved one. i am very happy the time could speak to him that closely it's great i really appreciate this initiative this it is up this moment. 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. thank you thank you. thank you for watching good of you news we'll see you back here at the top of the hour. for. combating the pandemic. where does research stand. what are scientists learning.