this is. from berlin tonight in germany a carefully calculated gamble as the walk down is eased a little war. says that museums galleries places of worship and children's playgrounds will reopen under certain conditions but all of this with large crowds remain banned until the end of august also coming up the perils of pregnancy in kenya during the coronavirus pandemic could the baby be infected and can you even get to the hospital during a lockdown was a big no of football's ghost games

a survey commissioned by g.w. news shows the majority of germans are against the bundesliga soccer season resuming in empty stadiums plus a hero marks his 100th birthday captain tom moore achieved a landmark not long after completing a record breaking charity walk to raise millions for hope care workers battling the coronavirus in the u.k. . i'm off to our viewers on p.b.s. in the united states and all around the world welcome we start tonight with germany's chancellor angela merkel performing a delicate balancing act easing some walking on restrictions but warning that they could be reimposed if the infection rate increases again. museums galleries places

of worship in children's playgrounds are being allowed to reopen but sports fans they will be disappointed because major events such as professional football matches they remain banned until the end of august chancellor angela merkel defended a step by step approach as she outlined details of the latest easing of restrictions in germany following a virtual meeting with the 16 state premiers it's been the 5th i'm strongly convinced we can best work in the interest of business but also of social contacts if we focus on taking small steps towards allowing more contacts but if we don't have to take steps back and that's why we have to stay careful and have to adhere to measures of hygiene. under the new rules religious gatherings are allowed again provided hygiene and distancing requirements are met in churches synagogues and mosques visits to zoos museums and memorials will also be possible again under the

same requirements intensive care units and hospitals will start receiving non-code that 1000 patients again and playgrounds can reopen as early as this week. but 2 decisions were postponed for now one should germany's bunder sleekest soccer league resume its season with games behind closed doors and to just which requirements need to be met before schools and child care facilities can reopen gradually. said it was important to get a clear idea of the impact of the fast depp's to ease the lockdown 2 weeks ago before deciding on the next steps and that will happen next wednesday. for more knowledge check in with our political correspondent hans brandt he's on the story for us here in berlin good evening to you and so what do today's decisions what do they tell us about well where we are right now here in germany. i think we have to

see that what i'm glad machall emphasized again and again today was that she wants to on the side of caution she wants to do this carefully she wants to do this slowly she wants to measure it she referred several times to the scientists and their advice that has been given in this crisis she feels it's absolutely necessary to lift certain restrictions and then to wait 2 weeks and measure whether those lifting of restrictions allows the virus to spread more quickly and if that is not the case any then will further restrictions be lifted. at the same time the lifting the easing that were decided today as zoos botanical gardens playgrounds those kinds of things in a sense are on schedule they are not within this rhythm of 2 weeks. every 2 weeks deciding on a new or new measures but people felt the political is involved felt that the

areas where these restrictions were lifted law are not really of great consequence for society as a whole and for the spread of the virus that's why these restrictions were lifted today it's interesting the german chancellor today she's she said don't shoot the messenger in other words you know she was trying to protect the scientists who sometimes have messages that the public would not like to hear give us a sense of the balancing act that the chancellor and regional leaders have to perform here. well obviously they are under a lot of pressure on the pressure from business and industry there on the pressure from the population there and the pressure from parents who've had to spend weeks behind closed doors with their children and have needs relief from that strays from that strain business reason needs financial relief there are millions of people in germany who are not getting any money at the moment so the precious are intense sivia and it is against the background of these pressures that i'm going to knock

that is defending her very careful have very measured measures in order to basically say if we do those slowly step by step work with certainty in the end we will be more quickly at i'll go of a normal society than if we had to take back really imposed restrictions if the virus spreads too quickly you know a setback is definitely not what anyone wants the one spot on the story for us tonight here in berlin once thank you what tonight britain remains in walk till almost 27000 people have died from coated 19 but prime minister boris johnson he says the country is now past the peak of the outbreak his government has come under fire for the way that it has responded to the pandemic but tonight seasoned system that it has so far succeeded in its 1st and most important task to avoid the tragedy that engulfed other parts of the worlds. the british government hasn't yet

made its target of 100000 tests per day something boris johnson had to concede at his 1st press conference since recovering from covert 19 i'm not going to minimize the logistical problems we faced in getting the right protective gear to the right people at the right time both in the n.h.s. and in care homes the situation is particularly bad in care and nursing harms a majority of nursing staff have yet to be tested for the virus there is a tsunami a. death that way that we probably may have been and so low it should be applied testing. johnson says he'll release a comprehensive lock down exit strategy in the days to come so i will be setting out a comprehensive plan next week to explain how we can get our economy moving britain now has europe's 2nd highest kovac 19

death toll. well here's a roundup of some of the latest developments in the pandemic the world health organization has warned that the break is still picking up speed across africa despite efforts to contain it there spain is to allocates time slots for outdoor activities to help avoid confusion residents will be allowed out of their homes to exercise on saturday for the 1st time since march denmark says its gradual easing of walk down measures has not accelerate the spread of the virus kindergarten and school began opening day or 2 weeks ago and u.s. intelligence agencies say they agree with the scientific consensus that it is unlikely that the new coronavirus was manmade this comes after president trump talented the theory that covert 19 was made in

a lab in china well since the corona virus outbreak began the advice has been to stay at home. to look down for many means living on top of each other no playgrounds for young children schools and day centers closed everyone is finding it stressful and it's worse for families went to mystic violence is already a problem agencies supporting women said tunks are on the increase. we know from the cases we're seeing that it nearly always affects women who have been subjected to long term violence by the potus and who now cannot get away because they have to stay at home. it's just as bad for the children as terrorists so few opportunities for them to get away from it. when police will social services are brought in it generally means there's been

a serious incident social workers at one agency which helps young people are especially concerned. because it's much quieter than usual and that is very worrying for his office or. that's because agencies can't make home visits at the moment and can only talk to families on the telephone it's the same for doctors teachers and neighbors who would normally pick up on women or children being abused . this is extremely concerning schools and day centers often bring is in children in a place of a trust and is about any problems of course that's not happening at the moment it's all. children subjected to serious violence may be placed under protection orders at berlin's criminal investigation office it's often the youngsters themselves who report the offenses.

most often sighing. ones we hear about most cases when the children if it did get beat old. juveniles often go to the police station we family members all call emergency numbers. but we also get reports from doctors and hospitals what we're not getting at the moment reports from schools and dice into is. key to us. restrictions on leaving home often the trigger for violent outbursts. and we know there are parents who resort to violence to stop their children going out of course that is not acceptable and the children themselves often go to the police it seems many families who are really need help are using the corona restrictions as a pretext to break off communication you glommed over we favor because of a coronavirus and the reduction in contact that it will be difficult to reestablish

dialogue. they may not be possible for us to step in because some families have retreated into themselves but if you look for me to seeing. the authorities are appealing to everyone to be on the lookout for signs of domestic violence and if necessary to call the police. has a brief look now at some of the other stories that are making headlines around the world russia's prime minister has tested positive for the coronavirus russian state media say the 54 year old will now enter self isolation the 1st deputy prime minister andre birlasoft will be his temporary stand it there have been traffic jams of up to 30 kilometers at the border between kenya and uganda because of mandatory coronavirus testing the controls were introduced after several kenyan truck drivers tested positive drivers say they have been waiting in the tailbacks

now for day. in libya's civil war rebel leader khalifa haftar has announced a ceasefire for the muslim holy month of ramadan the statement follows international calls for a truce but the country's internationally recognized government says its forces will keep fighting citing a lack of trust in have tor upholding the proposal germany has banned the iran backed hezbollah group and declared it a terrorist organization the move is in addition to a 2013 european union ban on hezbollah's military faction and now includes all the activities by the group's political week. pregnancy can be a scary time for any woman but expecting during the corona i'll break but that brings a whole new set of difficulties is it safe to go to the hospital for example could the baby get infected and can women even get to the hospital during a lockdown and the situation is particularly hard for women from poor homes in

kenya. well if it were up to karen mckinney she would stay away from any hospital especially her hospital which now houses the country's main corona clinic but at 8 months pregnant she has little choice but to go for regular checkups. but when i go i sit outside we sit far away from each other then the doctor comes but you have to stand away from them they take your health card and you go back outside. with a little time the doctors have these days is up to do. health volunteer with local n.g.o.s to explain the results to the mothers she takes up there well and following the doctor's instructions. he has more blood. could try and she has been granted tests for the which the for the hitch b. saw you find that she has no money to go for the test and which is keeping her like their. current blood test costs equivalent of $1.00 us dollar but

like many other families here karen is spending all her money on this sensual food and rent. here in kibera can his because people are scared of corona but right now the economic hardship that has come with it is worse to do next client is also struggling to make ends meet but her biggest worry is the evening few one of the measures can be introduced to curb the spread of corona believe me i don't know when i will go into labor at night or during the day it's a problem at the moment with the curfew and the way the police are beating people up what if the baby comes at night and i don't have any health. duty reassures her that she can walk to a nearby hospital at any hour. i have my. jacket. i'm not to the police officer because. i don't. see how the health care

facilities are managing the situation we visited a maternity clinic run by the end carolina. aside from the extra precautions things are still momo but the health care because. we have seen a number of. clients really not accessing the site he says but we are doing all that we can to ensure that mothers do not still believe at home due to their cough you are words that have been imposed by the government and you have been working closely with thought it is the issue of this is this is a success of this particular point a moment. up to now kenyan has a few 100 confirmed cases of corona but the hope is that the people who need health care services like pregnant women will be able to access them even when the numbers rise from suggestions that injecting disinfectant can help beat coronavirus to conspiracy theories linking the pandemic to 5 g. mobile phone networks there's been no end to the fake news steering this crisis now

when a new fact checking website where it's been set up to combat some of the wilder stories appearing on social media sites and those stories are while my colleague alex force one thing joins us now to talk about these wild stories that tell us 1st of all about this new site it's called in for tejan and it's an independent free fact checking site that has been set up in response to some of that misinformation and disinformation that has emerged over the coronavirus now the platform allows people to send a message or a link that they think might be untrue to fact check case and those fact checkers will then investigate decide is that content true is it false or is it perhaps a little bit unclear and i spent to one of the co-founders the british politician damian collins who explains that people should if they are unsure about such and

content think very carefully what they do. if you will call to the culprit is. that this is a really serious issue if people call what they're saying don't spread them into something of a cult yet the established whether that is a full stereo or. a will shows that the. how do these stop people from sure it's a good question because this stuff is prolific but what the the site is doing is it's launched it so so own social media campaign it's called isolate the lives so whether it's claims that disinfectant can 19 something that apparently even the us president don't know trump has suggested over there it's something else and the advice is don't let it spread about damian collins wants to go even further and to make it a criminal offense to knowingly and maliciously spread disinformation about the virus and he says that even those in power should be included in that if

a bully. is sharing information that is false it could lead to a whole lot should be cooler and indeed twitter i think the rest is just for the president of brazil was good to see the whole could leave his go home but the us would fall its absolute a shit you know that could have terrible consequences for a couple of presidents in north america what about the social media sites who are hosting all of this fake news yeah exactly and damian collins has she spent many years in the u.k. of trying to push for more regulation of their social media sites such as facebook and also making sure that they take responsibility of what they're hosting and he says that although some of them have done better during this crisis he still thinks that they need to be held liable if that decision from ation is not removed he's also said he thinks it's crucial that the key networks that it just distributing the stuff off found and they all stop because if that doesn't happen then this

battle will never be won it's not a good thing when people are drinking disinfectants and in the political situation as always thank you. well you're watching the w. news still to come if we can't be there to watch don't bother playing. you survey shows the majority of germans are against the book this league is soccer season resuming in empty stadiums that story coming up in just a moment. or chances are most of you watching have not taken a flight lately the pandemic has reduced global air traffic dramatically airlines are in trouble as people cancel holidays and business is turned to video conferencing and emergency move to save itself germany's largest airline move tons and started converting passenger aircraft into temporary cargo plane it's. the flight from lemus in frankfurt to more than 30 now as the boeing 747 was the last

risky flight that carried out on behalf of the german government. on board flight 341 almost $280.00 passengers who were happy to be back on german soil it was also a special flight for the crew because of the coronavirus crisis they want looking forward to the end of their working day as they usually take the again includes we will be working far less this month i just had this one flight it doesn't look like there will be much next month either we don't know how long this will last nobody does and of course we're worried. look thompson has canceled 96 percent of all passenger flights jutes the international travel restrictions. and it's now trying to get at least a few planes in the yeah. to do this technicians removed the seats. stretched weather past and just normally set this up us is now ready to transport

boxes impossible as apheresis piling up in shipping companies warehouses because nearly every passenger plane also carries freight and since most linus' have remained on the ground that freight is going nowhere. about an implant i don't think a lot of phrases flown in the bellies of planes especially on transatlantic and long haul flights right now this capacity is absent from the market 90 percent of passenger aircraft have disappeared and their cargo holds are no longer available to us but that's about 50 percent of total freight capacity up at the cape and. less capacity means rising prices sending a kilogram of freight from china to germany now costs 5 times as much as it did before the pandemic that's why these repurposed passenger jets travel between china and trunk fast every day mostly carrying protective equipment to mosques similar special flights also to munich. it's an ambivalent feeling under the circumstances

it's good that we can do our part to help but of course it would be much better of the receipts i'm bored with passengers sitting in them and if possible but all those seats have been sold is it typical for. the additional cargo flights are only providing what for a few look times are employees it's almost all flight attendants and most pilots are being followed and with the uncertainty over the airlines future. soccer is a sport for spectators in case you have forgotten a survey commissioned by the new sports reveals the public support for resuming the bundesliga football season is fading dramatically the majority of people surveyed say they do not support matches starting again in may if those matches are ghost games. when does the good games behind closed doors necessary for survival all sport sending the wrong message the d.w. commission survey shows the majority and now against so-called ghost games 49

percent of people don't support a resumption in may without fans that's almost 20 percent more than an identical survey conducted 3 weeks ago when does the league clubs in the fischel is that desperate to play again to guarantee some 300000000 euros in missing t.v. revenue leaks plans for a restart would involve things like testing play is and restricting stadium access to head of the league says some clubs will go out of business if the season contrie starts the. show a lamb asking all of those who are interested in the bundesliga really all of the full leniency and support to want to play without spectators is not what we want but it's the only thing that seems possible at the moment because most bushland but in the end any return to action depends on political sign off with the public mood shifting that sign off may now be harder to get. captain tom or the british world war 2 veteran who raised millions for britain's national health

service has been promoted to the rank of all the worry colonel on his 100th birthday the royal air force flew world war 2 planes over his home just north of london in his honor you see them right there the fly over was supposed to be a surprise but the government had to confirm the rumors in the face of the men media interest. captain or should i say colonel tom is not just a celebrity in britain any more fans around the world have been wishing him well on this very special birthday. a flood of birthday wishes. it's the most amazing outpouring of love for a great man the captain told nothing is called the hearts of everybody in this country and this is what it looks like really we've we've had 125000 in the last

week and a bit. the centenarian being celebrated as captain tom moore he's famously completed 100 laps of his garden with the help of his walking frame and in doing so raised more than 27000000 pounds to support britain's national health service during the coronavirus outbreak crutchfield it's. right here in america and captain tom's aim was to raise just a 1000 pounds with his charity walk but his humble mission became an unexpected hit as people tuned in from across the globe to watch his progress online. if you believe that the list oakland to get. to the nothing. having raised more donations than any charity walk in history he's even earned himself a spot in the guinness book of world records while politicians athletes and

stars are jumping at the opportunity to applaud the captain's initiative for his donations have already enabled the opening of a brand new 500 bed hospital facility in yorkshire leaving little doubt that there is nothing a 100 year old with a strong sense of solidarity and a sturdy walking frame can do. and we wish him the best of birthdays after a short break we'll be back to take you through the day stick around we'll be right back.

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