live from berlin the challenges of leaving locked out german schools are preparing to reopen and made calls to keep up social distancing but it's teachers who are left with the logistical dilemma of keeping children safe also coming up the u.s. not just up a grim tally as confirmed coronavirus cases surpassed $1000000.00 mark a 3rd of the world's total and india loses an iconic actor straddled bollywood and

hollywood air found khan has died at the age of 53 we will hear from one of his costars about the legacy that economy is behind. and the german football fans are doing their best to remain part of the scene while they are not allowed inside the stadium. i'm sorry kelly walked into the program countries across europe are beginning to relax lockdown measures amid warnings from experts and health authorities that it will be a slow and gradual process and germany schools are preparing to reopen next week under the government's plan to begin lifting restrictions schools closed in mid march leaving many families struggling to adjust to the challenge of home school.

on our teachers are facing a different challenge we're going lessons back to the classroom while keeping students safe. this is the astros linger in elementary school not far from minds the staff here are getting ready for the children's return to school. new physical distancing rules means a maximum of 12 pupils will be allowed in the classroom 2 2. distancing begins before the children even enter the narrow hallways. and bring me markings up in front of the school where the children will line up each child warmly then be allowed to enter the classroom individually. the new measures mean tabletops and door handles must be thoroughly disinfected daily something the school also has to organize along with making sure there's always enough soap and disinfection liquid available at the 1st start of a ride but the school's principal is hoping for more help from the government on

troops must be under school it's an adequate supply of facemasks we can't assume each child will always bring his or her own. one major challenge for the school staff is how the children will spend their breaks once they're back. i am happy that we can go back to school i can't wait to see my teacher and my friends again and some parents would prefer to continue home schooling their children. their business and. we all know that at least until the summer holidays classes will not be the same as before the coronavirus prices. i don't know if it's worth taking the risk for the small amount of learning that is possible under these circumstances. the principal has already been getting calls from the worried parents showing understanding in consideration is crucial she reveals the killer moment i wouldn't require these children to return to school the alternative would be homeschooling but i would like the education ministry to

supply clear guidelines on how we as teachers should deal with parents who feel this way 5 minutes president at. the school also have to continue offering childcare services. the principal is concerned that more parents will be needing this service so they can go back to work but maybe he's worried with an increase in the number of children needing care physical distancing will become all the more difficult. to get more on that now we are joined by the political correspondent thomas sparrow sometimes tell us because closing schools it was a key measure for containing the outbreak here in germany so why are the schools now reopening. this was part of the german government on regional governments that process that started to slowly and gradually ease some of those restrictions one of the 1st measures sorrow was for example to reopen certain shops shops for example of under 800 square meters the next step was for schools to prepare for the gradual

reopening which you mentioned already will begin next week and this is obviously a very big challenge that only for german schools we saw part of that in our report but also for 36 have to understand how to try and decide how to make sure that kids can go back to the classrooms why at the same time maintaining hygiene measures and social distancing measures throughout the country so a very difficult process but also one that all thought is believe will help parents and kids on society in general to have a stoat sense of things getting back to normal slowly but again a very difficult challenge overall but a lot of people they don't have that sense right now thomas in fact many parents are worrying about the risks of sending their children back to school during the pandemic is attendance mandatory. attendance is mandatory in germany obviously under normal circumstances in this particular case there is a big debate as to whether that compulsory element should still be in force when on

the other hand of thora to use both or to regionals what a federal they will have the duty to maintain as i mentioned all these hygiene measures all the social does this and the measures as well to make sure that the rights of these children are protected at all times so it is a big debate and a big challenge and we also saw in our report that schools are actually asking both ortiz to issue clear guidelines or to watch should be the process in this particular case. we know that in the meantime thomas here in germany millions of peoples they have actually been learning from home in the past weeks we actually went out we asked some of the parents in their children how that was working let's have a look now. it's challenging definitely. but. given this is who ation i think is the best solution as of this moment what we can do to mississippi it's easier to work at school because the teacher explains everything and then we have to teach the actual school curriculums. so i often feel

totally overwhelmed through tons and tons of before we're not trained to teach these things through but i will be could be it's. enjoying our family time we have lots of time to play. and psychiatrist and give him some trolleys and some cushion was a mattress and when i do homework i often find it boring then i ask if i can take a break and i take a long break and then somehow i don't do any homework. that homework it's boring you want to take a break in all seriousness though thomas i mean physical distancing in school is going to be a challenge you know aside from the challenge that has come across in the past months with with doing everything of virtually are schools now prepared for this new phase in education in coronavirus are schools schools already. even before the corona crisis started had challenges here in germany in particular there were many reports that there was a lack of infrastructure for example the schools were having trouble when it came

to digitalize ation so you have to add these challenges to the ones that are coming now that we also saw in our report that idea that they have to guarantee all those hygiene and social distancing measures and that's why when the measures were announced by the federal on regional governments they also gave schools time to prepare and they acknowledged that the reopening would be gradual this key word gradual is particularly important in this context because it gives pools a necessary time to restock and reopen accordingly it's important to stress that there is already a conceptual framework here on how this should happen how this should take place or for example giving priority to students who face important exams or who are about to leave schools but there are 0 still doubts among many schools as to watch and how this process should go on in the next few weeks and in the next few months is thomas sparrow in berlin thank you thomas and here's a round up of some of the latest developments in the pandemic germany has extended a travel warning for all non-essential trips abroad until at least chewed 14th

beijing's municipal government says that it will lower its covert 1000 emergency response level from thursday allowing some people to enter the capital from low risk parts of the country without quarantine and poland says that it hotels will open from the summer holidays even though infections are still on the rise meantime president trump has signed an executive order to keep meat processing plants open amid growing concerns over food supply union says that unions say excuse me that that puts workers' lives at risk. well staying in the united states where the corona virus has now infected more than 1000000 people the latest death toll stands at just over 58000 according to data from johns hopkins university the virus has reached every state in the country in massachusetts nearly 70 war veterans who tested positive for cocaine 1000 have died in just one nursing home state officials

say that they are trying to determine what went wrong at the facility and with just about a 3rd of all global cases the united states is grappling with the worst outbreak in the world here's a look now at how the virus has spread through the country. like many other countries in the early days of the pen demick the united states was in denial about the tree danger of the corona virus it's going to disappear one day it's like a miracle it will disappear the name of jesus and friends. but the miracle didn't happen and the prayer didn't help certainly not in states like new york that 19 hit the big apple heart hospitals will soon fill to capacity and morgues were overwhelmed state governor andrew cuomo entered crisis mode and issued a warning to the rest of the country. new york is in crisis helping new york. and then pick up the camp and then go to the next place as this

road cross the country. a prediction that turned out to be true the virus spread rapidly from coast to coast by early april it was impossible to deny the seriousness of the situation. during a very critical phase of our war against the coronavirus the sacrifices we make over the next 4 weeks will have countless. american lives saved we're going to save a lot of american lives. we're in control of our own fate very much. despite the sacrifices within a week the united states let the world in clear that 1000 deaths it still tops the grim list. confirmed infections have now topped the $1000000.00 mark a milestone that nobody wanted to reach at a time when calls to reopen the country are growing louder beaches and california

are already packed at the weekend and several cities and states are preparing to lease and stay a time restrictions. and now for a quick look at some other stories making headlines around the world australia's prime minister scott morrison has defended his call for an independent inquiry into the origins of coal that 19th morrison said that the investigation would not target any specific country his demand has soured relations with china where the new coronavirus is believed to have a burgeoning it should respect the organizers of the oscars to go for the 1st time allow movies debuting via streaming or video on demand to compete for next year's academy awards expanded eligibility rules will only apply this year they come in response to theater closings and film festival cancellations amid the coronavirus pandemic. india has lost one of its most celebrated actors irrfan khan died on wednesday in mumbai after

a 2 year battle with cancer he was just 53 now leading the tributes we had indian prime minister narendra modi calling khan's death quote a loss to the world of cinema and theatre khan's award winning career spanned 3 decades and more than 80 films he was one of the 1st bollywood stars to cross over to an international market with roles in critically acclaimed films such as life of pi and pflum dog millionaire as well as blockbusters like to rasik world. and for more let's bring an actor idea hussein who is has worked with irrfan khan he's starting us now from delhi welcome to the program and thank you so much for joining us on the somber day what was your reaction when you heard about khan's passing. my 1st reaction was 1st unbelievable i could not though i knew that she was unwell and we were

not. we haven't met many times except or life 5 premiers but that she joined film industry months before me and. his portrayal of rulers wore the windows for me to see this vulnerability and his that's the beauty that he possessed and the best empathy that you owe him in me as a person. gave access to the characters that you play i never knew that i mean since so when i heard my i felt once in my heart and i am still. and we mentioned that you worked with him on the 2012 film life of pi that went on to garner 11 oscar nominations how is it working

with him it is he was phenomenal. and i always looked up to him after i saw his 1st wife and 1st film opinions and it was just so it was namesake and that's the time i fell in love with him before that i knew him as an actor but once i wasn't in the film industry 2010 myself i was very involved in theatre but when i saw his film mainstay directed by me tonight. i realized that craft that he learned. to be able to express himself with most vulnerability and which where he sort of or need the characters in a hole somewhere to give access to the audience to look at his so so as a person i interacted with him few times and i always felt that he is in

a deep west true his ruins about his own life so we ended up speaking few things but i realize that is search for himself through the craft that he wrecked it's perhaps one of the qualities which really you know set him apart what was he like beyond the films that. yours always smiling he had his. wits. is sense of humor was absolutely excellent i remember his smile is very well. and he's warm he was very don't you never believe much in presenting. drama and obama because he's. sick too if being an actor was. was was to capture the reality and we cannot capture the reality

of an addict the kind of addict as that he played. was from you know from very very real life and not from. not the kind of just from the high flying people with oakland though he stayed down to. according to my observation and tell us just briefly before we go i mean because we see from the reactions on social media that really india and the world we have to say is united in overwhelming mourning overwhelming praise for him what do you think his legacy will be. oh my god he will be remembered as one of the spine of our. immediate for sure and he's going to you should do worse and i might as well you always didn't like to talk all you because you believe that the indian

film industry is spending too from then all the film industry so you will remain as one of the most revered actors most respected actors and also that you need would have been spinning shooting film and going to react as in you have. to portray irwin's with a lot of realism which generally wasn't the case in socorro all your film industry so he's looked up. as an actor who has changed the trend of indian acting the realism of indian acting so he will be remembered with a lot of on this low reverence and respect to hussein we thank you so much for joining us to share those those warm tributes to your your friend your colleague or friend content at the age of 53 we appreciate it and. well now the coronavirus lockdown may be

a novel experience for many in the world but for those in the indian administered state of kashmir it's just the latest in a series of lock downs many imposed by the delhi government still the knock on effects are especially crippling for the return spring in kashmir you know many the famous to have gotten would be bustling with visit is eager to experience the colorful blames 1st hand but this year due to the command of virus lock down asia's largest to have gotten it is empty in fact everywhere is eerily quiet here including the usually bustling waterways tourism is key to kashmir as economy now that it's ground to a halt many fear for their likelihoods. i'm a boatman and i can't do any other work we both mina completely dependent on tourism normally we would leave our homes early morning for work during the day and feed our families in the evening we are really suffering due to the lockdown things

are becoming really tough. the current crisis is not the 1st to hit the economy nor is it the 1st lockdown the collapse of kashmir is vital to resume industry began last august back then citing a potential terror threat in the region the indian government imposed a communications blackout for months there was no internet access citizens were forced to stay indoors tourists stayed away the economic effects with devastating and then came the pandemic. actually. more difficult. there is noise sport. and we are being their dog and. our situation is completely different from our brothers from. india. with india mired in its own corona crisis its attention may currently be elsewhere but experts say urgent measures and

now essential to ensure that kashmir is economy may 1 day blossom again or the german economy is expected to shrink by 6.3 percent this year because of the coronavirus it would be the biggest slump in europe's top economy since records began in 1970 and that's not the only bad news let's listen in now to what german economy minister peter altmire had to say. good enough to manage it smart for the 1st time in many years we will initially see a drop in employment levels that's a regression and it will be painful even though it's just a fraction of what other european countries and especially the us are facing. so far. i've got more on that i'm joined now here in the studio by my colleague stephen barrett flee from a business so let's start 1st of all with the new forecast a german economy could shrink by more than 6 percent in 2020 put that into

perspective for us if we talked about this year ago you probably would have believed me if i told you minus 6 percent the numbers are sort of staggering you know germany is an export oriented economy that exports so many of its goods overseas exports could fall 11 percent this year private consumption here in germany could fall 7 percent these are very big numbers other nations will face similar numbers as well but at the end of the day it is just a number i think we're starting to realize what the actual effect is we're seeing more job losses we're seeing more businesses that are staying closed and that's going to be the ultimate toll is what we see with our own eyes how the economy's affected how we feel about the economy as consumers and that's yet to be determined because everything remains so unclear so while the government wants to continually forecast that it has a plan there are still a lot of unknowns it's interesting to hear you talk about the job losses because germany is of course famous for you know it's partial work schemes which are supposed to be a cushion again because you know major job losses but are they not working or what's what's happening there will still be job losses and all are said that as well you're exactly right a lot of comparisons in recent weeks have been to the way that short term work

scheme works compared to for example the u.s. the u.s. has been this grateful for everyone looking and saying this is what happens when you don't have protections job losses there i believe around $26000000.00 right now but there are going to be job losses here in germany projected to be around only 500000 this year that is still significant let's not forget that lose sight of that and job losses are also incredibly disruptive they affect the. they affect the mood of the people so if we look at what happened the recession and think about how much that altered the landscape in terms of the economy in terms of jobs than we can imagine only imagine what it would be like soon talk about frustration now frustration has actually been growing in the german business community explain the absolutely this is something i think we talked about that key element of uncertainty no one really knows what's coming next the german government has really been open about we want to balance the suspense of science balance what we know about stemming the pandemic with opening things up gradually that's led to frustration from businesses because they have very solid numbers that say we cannot

go forward past 2 months past 3 months past 4 months recent survey by one economic institute here said that past 6 months 52 percent of businesses can't make it anymore under these circumstances they a lot sooner sent the lock down as we see it now now there is a plan to loosen that up that will take effect slowly but think about the hotel and the restaurant industry that is going to be hit especially hard because i said that he singled them out he said they're only going to see an approach back to normal near approach rational not fully in the months ahead that's going to be later this is going to be it's going take a long time basically is what he said as everything else starts to open up those that industry is really going to be the longest to be hits the most severe to be hits and it's going to need special circumstances so that means we're going to look at things like recovery fund in the future and that's going to be the future discussion i think overall message brace yourself absolutely brace yourself from keep it thank you. while as football fans around the world wait for their

favorite teams to return to t.v. screens supporters of german side are trying to solve what they see as an even bigger problem how does a fan remain part of the action while they're not allowed in the stadium. all these quiet in german football the sounds of singing birds has replaced the screaming fans the sight of empty stands likely to remain for many months yet the. spirit and it's very difficult to watch a game on t.v. instead of actually being there la even the stadium on t.v. you just don't get the emotions you can get by being in the stands with friends for the diehards of birth and glad back football without fans is unthinkable and so they are making cardboard cutouts of themselves to literally remain part of the scene using a mobile app interested parties can take a photo of themselves which is then printed on cardboard and. thanks taken to the stadium. these are guns that pop come out this whole cardboard made campaign is

more like a vigil because football just doesn't work without fans. almost $10000.00 orders have already been placed and demand continues to grow the club are big fans of the initiative to so much so the gladbach players and coach have got themselves a place on the north terrorists even opposing fans are on board a touching show of solidarity for the times. come about of course the 1000 euros by buying it 3 companies in mention gladbach will be supported to euros will be donated to the percy a foundation and 2 euros to help parisians mel hasn't missed a home game in almost 14 years from now and the foreseeable future she'll have a proxy presence as she and tens of thousands of fans white to join the chorus once more. and britain's prime minister boris johnson and his partner carries iman's have announced the birth of a son johnson's office said that simon's gave birth to

a healthy baby boy a london hospital this morning a couple announced in february that they were engaged and expecting a child at the time they. he said that the baby was due in early summer but mother and infant are now said to be doing well. you're watching d.w. news live from berlin has more on our website w dot com you can also follow us on twitter and instagram as well actually the news my handle at sarah kelly t.v. thank you so much for watching take care.

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