this is indeed 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 in a country that's seen one of europe's toughest coronavirus lockdowns is gradually easing restrictions. people gather to celebrate ramadan serious last rebel stronghold of the internet but after years of war there are fears the lack of social distancing could set off another disaster an outbreak of coronavirus.

and a viral hit from the russian techno inspires people all over the world to jets their way through florence here. welcome to the program and we begin here in a 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 household was allowed to leave their homes to go grocery shopping or to walk the 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. from happening we feel free it's essential for physical and mental health it's essential to allow people to exercise and sense a bus down on spain's atlantic coast the surfers were out in force. and i think i think the people was happy he was indeed he would demand into these times because. you've been 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 fondly 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. earlier i spoke to correspondent philip schultz in seville spain i began by asking 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 reach their apartment to get called 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 they ask a lot of restrictions 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. to today's step is really just the 1st step. it's planned for spaces that the government calls transition to a new normality trying to. stress that it's

a symmetrical clan and meaning that different regions can move in different speeds according to the infection rates 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 us will be allowed to travel again at least within the country is speaking of travelers 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 hotels can open again. but only a limited capacity of about 30 percent but i talked to head of 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 spends tourist spots 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 reporter john 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 coppa died teen after developing flu like symptoms at least one person tested positive a ship is being used to transport crew members from the cruise fleet of the to a travel company 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 coronavirus vaccine on monday the e.u. will host a donors conference for governments and organizations to pledge money merkel called for global cooperation in her weekly video address. and in the it was a kind of body can get sick with

a cyrus 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 gemini's taking on this responsibility and will make sure that once a vaccine is developed that it benefits all people i'm on it because it ruled and that of course was german chancellor angela merkel in her weekly radio address. and as germany begins to slowly relaxes coronavirus measures the economic cost of the shutdown is being closely scrutinized the german government is warning there will be a record recession this year with g.d.p. expected to shrink by as much as 6.3 percent and so despite the health risks calls are growing louder for restrictions to be eased more quickly to help german businesses back on track. the cars in the showroom are kept shiny as ever despite the absolute dearth of customers new car registrations in germany alone plummeted

40 percent in march production is started again it. plant if slowly running only a 10 to 15 percent capacity no one knows when things will get back into gear for the automobile industry and most other industrial segments. criticizing is that after 6 almost 7 weeks of lockdown we still haven't thought through how to tackle the restart we need to push that into focus. in industry it's easier to push the emergency off button then to start things up again. millions of germans are in short time work in the country is facing a serious recession the federal association of small and medium sized enterprises has penned an open letter calling on the german government to act before it's too late 80 percent of its members reportedly support lifting the lockdown by the end of may in a written response to the criticism economics minister. said that restrictions could be eased if the infection rates stay low all of the world muslims are

having to adjust to celebrating. the coronavirus demick 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. would be disastrous. praying close together without protection every day after sunset hundreds gather at this mosque and it led. during ramadan this is perfectly normal but because of the corona virus 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 but then i let one disaster his syria's war there's currently a cease fire and it led the country's last rebel stronghold much of the

infrastructure here is destroyed including hundreds of clinics in 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 please and 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 socialists and. pray at home or online risk free rather than in a mosque this message from the w. has hardly gotten through and it lead. time now to take a brief look at some of the other stories making headlines around the world. the pandemic has forced thousands of south africans to queue for food residents of a township near johannesburg waited as an ngo distributed over 2000 tonnes of food

masks and gel disinfectant the government has unveiled a pandemic aid package worth around $24000000000.00. 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 pandemic has overwhelmed hospitals and public services and the house the city's mayor describing it as something out of a horror movie. north korean leader kim jong un has appeared in public for the 1st time in 3 weeks state media broadcast a video of him at a dedication ceremony there had been speculation that the north korean leader was seriously ill or even dead. 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 0 tweeted we will never stop fighting for equality following the verdict us judge said at 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 they wanted $66000000.00 in damages. now as the coronavirus locked down drags on in russia a techno group there is showing people how to party and self 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 dance through the quarantine. people around the world stuck in so financial ation is dedicated to all the cancelled parties. which translates as i am 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. free credit. that's why to me it's always carved

24 hours that's not a 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. don't forget you can always get news on the go just download our out from google play or from the op store give you access to all the latest news from around the world as well as push notifications for any breaking news and if you're part of a news story you can also use the app to send us photos and videos of what's happening in your part of the world. you of course watching to give you

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