documentary film. starts may 21st c.w. . this is 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 seen one of europe's toughest coronavirus lockdowns days gradually easing restrictions. people gather to celebrate ramadan in syria's last rebel

stronghold again but after years of war there are fears the lack of social distancing could set off another disaster an outbreak. of viral hit from a russian techno group inspires people all over the world to dance for. the next spice or welcome to the program 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 that strict lockdown measures for the past 7 weeks only one person for household was allowed to 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. safer for he said we feel free it's essential for physical and mental health it's essential to allow people to exercise and sensible john and spain's atlantic coast the surfers were out in force. and i think i think the people whose hobby it was indeed you were demanding to these towns because. you get next to each other so i mean i think people use 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. be. up 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 side it's finally 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

earlier i spoke to the correspondent philip schultz in seville spain at the end i asked him how things have changed in the country now that the lockdown rules are being eased. most people that i saw on the streets today were extremely relieved that they could finally leave their apartment again 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 the 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 around your heart. so they're proceeding with caution it sounds like one of the next steps from the spanish government. to today's step is really just the

1st step. procedure it's planned for spaces that the government calls transition to a new normality trying to. stress that it's a symmetrical plan and meaning that different regions can move in different speeds according to the infection rates and one of the most important milestones will be to open restaurants again in a few weeks and then at the end of the road probably in mid june spend us with the allowed to travel again at least within the country is thinking of the traveler spain of course is known for receiving many millions of tourists a b.a. 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 mid may budge on the 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 summer season there might be some spend this tourist spots hardly and the international tourists and of course this is dramatic for they are for the economy against spain more than 2000000 people work in that tourism sector report again for the shelter in seville spain thanks for that people in austria also went through 7 weeks of lockdown they were among the 1st in europe to begin experiencing freedom again all the shops in the country have now been reopened to be followed by restaurants and hotels later this month new infections of the coronavirus in austria have fallen to just a couple of dozen. the center of austria's capital vienna it almost looks like it used to before the pandemic. shopping centers and large businesses are open again after nearly 7 weeks of everything being closed

shoppers didn't seem to mind the spacing restrictions and rules needing that everyone has to wear masks. down at the entrance we have masks available for customers if they need them but honestly they haven't been made and everyone's abiding by the rules that's very commendable but at least. in light of a very low number of new infections just 21 within a 24 hour period businesses with direct customer contact like head dresses are also opening again after a long and forced break demand is high. and to be seen cannot be completely full and we're booked up for the coming weeks. the general rule remains the people should keep at least to meet separately in each other inside and in front of shops many businesses have also set up disinfection dispenses and people are buying up big to protect themselves now the shops are open again. time to take a look at some of the other developments in the corona virus pandemic the total

number of corona virus infections in europe now tops 1500000 cases according to a new tally russia and pakistan are both reporting their biggest one day jump in new infections france is extending its health emergency for 2 more months until july 24th the country's health minister said lifting the emergency this month would be too soon and saxony and halt is set to become the 1st german state to ease contact restrictions starting monday people can get together in groups of up to 5. 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 at 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 to the travel company there are no passengers on board. german chancellor angela merkel says germany is

prepared to make a significant financial contribution to the development of a coronavirus vaccine on 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 us and so it's to work together across the continent this is not only an opportunity for working together rather i would say it to necessitate gemini'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 the german chancellor angela merkel in her weekly radio address. all over the world muslims are having to adjust to celebrating ramadan in times of the coronavirus pandemic but in serious last rebel stronghold social distancing message doesn't seem to be 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 off to sunset hundreds gather at this mosque and it lead. during ramadan this is perfectly normal but because of the coronavirus pandemic it's highly risky he said 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 and it lit the country's last rebel stronghold much of the infrastructure here is destroyed including hundreds of clinics and the region. there aren't yet any confirmed cases of coronavirus but there aren't many tests either. many people are living their daily lives just like they did before the

pandemic this could claim thousands of lives the world health organization is warning. them to isn't 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 dog has hardly gotten through and it lead. time now for a brief look at some of the other stories making headlines around the world dependent has forced thousands of south africans to queue for food residents of a township near johannesburg waited as an n.g.o.s distributed over 2000 tonnes of food masks and gel disinfectant the government has unveiled a pandemic aid package worth around 24000000000 year olds right. riots have

broken out in a prison in brazil several guards were taken hostage in a prison in the now it's the capital of the amazonas region attended. has overwhelmed hospitals and public services and the city's mayor describing it as something out of a. north korean leader kim jong un has appeared in public for the 1st time in 3 weeks state media broadcast video of kinetic dedication ceremony there had been speculation that the north korean leader was seriously ill or even dead. as a coronavirus lockdown drags on in russia a techno group there is showing people how to party and isolation the music video by the moscow based band cream soda has taken the internet by storm and has inspired people all over the world to death's their way through quarantine. with people around the world. is dedicated to all the cancelled parties.

which translates as i'm crying to techno has become a quarantine anthem it's taken over the russian speaking world or at least it's about. 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.

so that's why i dream it's always carved 24 hours that's what the problem. there are now tens of thousands of versions of the video online some of them verging on surreal. so if you've been crying to techno in quarantine this song might help you to smile back on your face. 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 megan rypien own tweeted we will never stop fighting for equality following the verdict us judge said last year's world champions had been paid more

on a per game basis than the men and women had argued that that was only because they had been more successful in tournaments he wanted $66000000.00 in damages. of course watching news nick spicer i'll be back with more headlines at the top of the hour and meantime check out our website to give you dot com don't forget to follow us on twitter at do you know if you don't use it for now thanks for watching . i'm doing the crazy thing in the time. how to handle on new lines in times of the koran a pandemic reporter. flickers and she's looking for answers thankfully with the help of training expect. you're going to be.