this world. documentary. w. to me. this is d w news live from berlin germany and answers further steps to ease its lockdown chancellor merkel says museums galleries places of worship and children's playgrounds were reopened under certain conditions but all events with large crowds remain banned until the end of august also coming up. hundreds of protesters gather in the u.s.

state of michigan as its governor seeks to expand the coronavirus lockdown as many other states are preparing to reopen the economy. and notes of football's ghost games a survey commissioned by d.w. shows the majority of germans are against the bundesliga season really resuming in empty stadiums. i'm told me a logical thanks for joining us we start here in germany where chancellor angela merkel is performing a delicate balancing act easing some lockdown restrictions but warning that they could be reimposed if the rate of corporate 19 infection increases again museums galleries places of worship and children's playgrounds are being allowed to reopen but sports fans will be disappointed because major events such as professional football matches 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 1st 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 care for 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 19 patients again and playgrounds can reopen as early as this week.

but 2 decisions were postponed for now one should germany's blunder sleeker 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 1st steps to ease the lockdown 2 weeks ago before deciding on the next steps and that will happen next wednesday. our political correspondent hans brand explains what these decisions tell us about germany strategy for dealing with the pandemic. i think we have to see that what i call 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 only then will further restrictions be lifted. at the same time the lifting the easing that were decided today but tanika 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 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 meanwhile britain remains in lockdown almost 27000 people have died there from culver 1000 so far but prime minister boyce johnson now says the country is

past the peak of the outbreak that's despite the heavy criticism his government has faced for the weights responded to the pandemic. 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've 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 this 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. death that way that we probably may have been and was a lawyer should replied testing. boris johnson says he'll release

a comprehensive lock down exit strategy in the dice to come so i will be sitting 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 now for a brief look at some other stories making headlines around the world russia's prime minister mikhail machinist and has tested positive for the coronavirus state media say the thought 54 year old brother will now enter a self isolation 1st deputy prime minister and rebel use of will be his temporary stand in security. 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've been waiting in the tailbacks for days. in libya's civil war rebel

leader 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 upholding the proposal. germany has banned the iran backed hezbollah group and declared it a terrorist organization the move is an addition to a 2030 e.u. ban on hezbollah's military faction and now includes all political activities by its political way. to the u.s. now where more than 2 dozen states are moving ahead with plans to relax coronavirus restrictions and reopen their economies federal social distancing guidelines to cover the spread of the virus expire at midnight local time on thursday and are not being extended with signs that the outbreak has started in some u.s.

hotspots president again praised his government's response to the virus at a white house event honoring american seniors. some states are nonetheless extending stay at home measures well into may in the midwestern state of michigan that's prompted fresh protests from people who want the restrictions to and. this is not what social distancing looks like protesters gathered outside the state capitol in michigan to demand an end to stay at home and business restrictions despite president trump's plan to let nationwide rules expire michigan's governor has already issued an executive order to extend a stay at home regimen until may 15th the democrat is also asking for her emergency powers to be extended by another month some residents feel she is trampling on their rights and their livelihoods the virus is here it's going to be here so we need to get out and live our lives. if you quit taking our economy deep into

socialism. it's time to let people go back to work that's all there is to the measures imposed to contain the pandemic have inflicted unprecedented economic pain and uncertainty i know there's people that are compromising white people that are older weaker and they can't take it they're really just seeing their homes they have what freedom is. this isn't freedom. already more than 30000000 americans have filed for unemployment benefits something not seen since the great depression to prevent further decline some states are getting ready to loosen coronavirus restrictions and restart their economies in georgia the shelter in place rules and at midnight for all but the elderly and fragile that means the rest of the state's $10000000.00 residents can go out freely the republican governor had already allowed restaurants to reopen at the beginning of the week the people that are most vulnerable to this earner long term care. and their elderly and medically fragile

that's who we're doing shelter in place but the people that are not been adversely this you know there's a way now for them to move back into the workforce back into parts of their their life to solve a lot of other issues that are safe while some states are pressing ahead others are concerned this could result in a 2nd wave of infections plans to ease restrictions have been met with both fear and relief from citizens facing a deeply uncertain future. but us talk a little bit more about this with stephens in ones who is in washington stephanie does this mean that the white house is letting the country reopen. know that's a little bit too strong the white house is basically and always has given guidance on more or less voluntary basis as you just heard in the piece and as we have said

numerous times there will be up to 30 or even more though by the end of this week 31 states across the united states who will to some degree that very sexually from state to state really open and loosen restrictions they had in place and put upon their their citizens but the most important aspect of this is also that of course reopening this and if you see the protests there and protests there in michigan people are hurting they're hurting a lot and it is only the most populous states like california new jersey illinois or michigan who are chile which actually where the governors they are actually increasing the restrictions or or or prolonging the restrictions stay at home or to shelter in place orders is that true but it is clearly getting if we end there is a will to reopen the country of by president tom trump definitely by the trumpet

ministration of but governors and local authorities are in charge and let's see how this will all pan out in the next few days you say people saying is this because of the economic impact of these restrictions. yeah i mean just the numbers 30000000 people 30000000 people in the united states without a job unemployment translates into an unemployment rate of almost 20 percent. just that they're sitting in for a little bit and this was the top economy in the world just a few weeks ago so yeah people are hurting they have got their check from the federal government hopefully if you have an account you've got it's already directly transferred into your account and if you're not having this account well then you're still waiting on this check and there's no guarantee of getting actually back into this job so people get antsy it's not about staying home and wearing a mask or senate time it's really fear konami fear which goes to the core of many

many many people that they won't have a job and they don't know how to feed their families so can we say that this is i guess the beginning of the end of the lockdowns. i wouldn't be that forceful with this it will be the beginning of the end in many many states of what we have experienced up until now but again other states will actually prolonging and extend those. sheltering in place orders and what we definitely see is what experts are afraid of is a rebound a 2nd wave as we measured in the piece so we're in for some interesting times for another 2 or 3 weeks here ok stephens and wins in washington thank you. a survey commissioned by d.w. sports has revealed that public support for resumption of the blunders legacies and is fading dramatically the majority of people surveyed say they do not support for

ball resuming in may with so-called ghost games. games behind closed doors necessary for survival or sports sending the wrong message to g.w. commission survey shows the majority are 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 this league clubs and officials that desperate to play again to guarantee some 300000000 euros in missing t.v. revenue the league's plans for a restart would involve things like testing players and restricting stadium access the head of the league says some clubs will go out of business if the season can't restart the. ally i'm asking all of those who are interested in the bundesliga really all of the go for leniency and support playing without spectators is not

what we want to avoid because the only thing that seems possible at the moment and put 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. they're watching the news coming to you from berlin there's more news to if you want to keep up to date on our website v.w. dot com follow us on twitter and instagram as well at e.w. news i'm told me a lot of life thanks for joining us. we know that this is very time for us to coronaviruses changing the world changing our lives so please take care of yourself keep your distance wash your hands if you can stay at how we're d.w.b. for here for you we are working tirelessly to keep you informed on all of our

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