an exclusive report from a destroyed city. in the science of finance starts may 20th on t w. this is a new news live from berlin people in spain get moving after 7 weeks in lockdown cyclists and runners take to the streets finally allowed to exercise outdoors again the country that see one of europe's toughest coronavirus lockdowns is gradually ceasing restriction. people gather to celebrate ramadan in serious last rebel

stronghold of it but after years of war there are fears the lack of social distancing could set off another disaster an outbreak of corona virus. and a viral hit from a russian techno group inspires people all over the world to dance their way through forums for. the next welcome to the program and we begin here in europe where the country with the most coronavirus cases spain has now seen more than 25000 deaths but the number of new infections is dropping so the government is easing some of its strict lockdown measures for the past 7 weeks only one person for a household was a law. leave their homes to go grocery shopping or to walk their dog but starting

today spaniards are allowed to go outside to exercise again with restrictions. celebrations of freedom in madrid starting today spaniards can leave their homes to exercise something they haven't been able to do in nearly 2 months. in barcelona people jumped at the opportunity to get outside into the fresh air it's part of the country's roadmap to recovery. plan he said we feel free it's essential for physical and mental health it's essential to allow people to exercise and john and spain's atlantic coast the surfers were out in force. and i think i think the people whose hobby you was in if you want the money into these towns because you're not supposed to get next to each other so i mean i

think people who's happy i'm happy. in a bid to avoid overcrowding the government has implemented a shift system adults can exercise mornings and evenings afternoons are earmarked for children with the remaining time slots reserved for the elderly but well measures are being eased new health and safety regulations are also being imposed. the 1st of these is the requirements used masks on all public transport as of monday the 4th of may. people. as a 4th of may anyone using public transport will be required to wear a mask. with the highest number of cases in europe spain has the continent's largest coronavirus field hospital in another positive sign it's closing its doors . the last patients left the facility on friday as spain takes its 1st steps forward the rest of europe is watching closely. and joining us now

from civilian southern spain is correspondent young philip schultz yeah and just give us a feeling of what what the vibe is on the streets right now. most people that i saw on the streets today were extremely relieved that they could finally leave their apartment again for many it's been 7 weeks and as you can still see behind me it's been a very beautiful day here in spain so in some cities officials actually warned of overcrowding but from what i've seen on the streets people are following regulations quite well and there are still a lot of frustrations for example. a different time slots for different age groups and also you are not allowed to walk further away than one kilometer radius raunchier apart. so they're proceeding with caution it sounds like one of the next steps from the spanish government. step is really just

the 1st step of procedure. for spaces that the government calls transition to a new normality trying to. stress that it's a symmetrical plan meaning that different regions can move in different speeds according to the infection rates and one of the most important milestones would be to open restaurants again in a few weeks and then at the end of the road probably in mid june spend yes will be allowed to travel again at least within the country is speaking of travellers spain of course is known for receiving many millions of tourists every year needs them for its economy so one resorts there are going to be opening again. the plan says that hotel it's can open again in may and mitten they only limited capacity of about 30 percent but i talked to the head of the association of hotels in southern

spain and he has very little hope that there will be anything close to a normal some a season there might be some spend his tourist spots hardly and international tourists and of course this is dramatic for they are for the economy and spain more than 2000000 people work in the tourism sector so a lot of people out of work went to spaniards think of their government's performance so they are satisfied overall. now very divided spain is in general quite polarized between left and right even in times of crisis so a lot of conservatives conservatives tend to blame the left wing government that hasn't done enough that they are partly responsible for the many deaths year it's true that the government in the 1st phases has reacted quite slowly but that lot of problems for example very limited capacity capacities and health system here that

of course go beyond the responsibility of the current government ok reporter young philip schultz in seville spain thanks for that. a cruise ship with almost 3000 crew on board has been put under quarantine in the german port of cooks haven't 15 people were tested for coke and 19 after developing flu like symptoms at least one person tested positive the ship is being used to transport crew members from the cruise fleet of the travel company to e. there are no passengers on board were. german chancellor angela merkel says germany is prepared to make a significant financial contribution to the development of a corona virus vaccine and monday the european union will host a donors conference for governments and organizations to pledge money merkel called for global cooperation in her weekly video address. on the movie it was a kind of body can get sick with this virus and so it's on task to work together

across the continent this is not only an opportunity for working together rather i would say it to necessitate germany's taking on this responsibility and will make sure that once a vaccine is developed that it benefits all people at the good rule and that was german chancellor angela merkel in her weekly radio address. now all over the world muslims are having to adjust to celebrating ramadan in times of the coronavirus pandemic but that's not the case in syria's last rebel stronghold where the social distancing message isn't getting through with a high number of displaced people medics fear an outbreak of covert 19 there would be disastrous. praying close together without protection every day after sunset hundreds gathered to pray at this mosque and it like. during ramadan this is perfectly normal but because of the corona virus pandemic it's highly risky. of course the infection can spread during prayer. but we are in god's

hands and the prophet mohammed said that no people will suffer to disasters at the same time. one disaster syria's war though there is currently a cease fire in the country's last rebel stronghold much of the infrastructure here is destroyed including hundreds of clinics and the region. there aren't yet and he confirmed cases of corona virus but there aren't many tests either. many people are living their daily lives just like they did before the pandemic this could claimed thousands of lives the world health organization is warning. them please leave it doesn't result in a crisis zone that already has health care problems where people live very close to each other. the spread of corona virus would be truly catastrophic.

pray at home or online risk free rather than in a mosque this message from the has hardly gotten through and it let. in the u.s. more states are reopening for business amid a fierce nationwide debate over how soon coronavirus lockdown restrictions should be lifted so many public health officials have warned it's too soon for a return to normal even as protesters in some states keep up the pressure on local leaders to reopen so there's little consensus with different states pursuing different policies. finally a day at the beach the sand and gulf waters of galveston have reopened to the public texas has become the biggest u.s. state so far to begin reopening just after recording its highest single day death toll from the coronavirus one florida man dressed as the grim reaper acted as a reminder that beach goers were risking their health. we are dealing with

a deadly virus i love our beaches i've been fighting for our beaches for years but i think it's too soon to draw thousands and millions of people to our beaches after a period in which 90 percent of americans were told to stay home lock down orders have now expired in several states barber shops in alabama open their doors to customers overdue for a trim shops movie theaters and restaurants are back in business in various areas though with precautions to enable social distancing. with a 350 person occupancy you know 25 percent of that is about 87 people but we're going to kind of slow down the operations a little bit and work with about 60 people diners who showed up celebrated the ok jd we were thinking which is the 1st restaurant we're going to go to after we are able to come out and this is the one that we ended up at so we're really happy

tears tears but. you know this is a great. elsewhere people are on edge and states including california were tough restrictions remain in force police in los angeles have to keep demonstrators for and against reopening from coming to blows. and a man in texas is facing assault charges after pushing a park ranger into the water for asking people to observe social distancing rules. the u.s. women's soccer team have vowed to appeal after a judge rejected a claim that they were underpaid when compared to the men's team world player of the year making the peano tweeted we will never stop fighting for equality following the verdict us judge said last year's world champions had been tainted more on a per game basis than men women argued that was only because they had been more

successful in tournaments and wanted 66000000 dollars in damages. and is the coronavirus lockdown drags on in russia a techno group there is showing people how to party in self isolation and use it video by moscow based band cream soda has taken the internet by storm and has inspired people all over the world to dance their way through florence. with people around the world. is dedicated to all the cancelled parties. which translates as i'm crying to techno has become a quarantine and it's taken over the russian speaking world or at least its balconies. soon after the release of the song people started posting their own versions of the video on social media across russia and ukraine as well as other countries people

grab at the chance to go just a little bit crazy. people are taking the time to get creative. share a lot of free credit. so that's why i do mean it's always hard for 24 hours that's not a problem. here and now tens of thousands of versions of the video online some of them verging on

some real. so if you've been crying to techno in quarantine the song might help you to smile back on your face. and i think a number of found something else to do at home these days you're of course watching t.v. news nick spicer in berlin back with more headlines at the top of the hour thanks for watching. video. any time any. w's.