players. player. this is g.w. news live from berlin and spain it gets moving again after 7 weeks in lockdown cyclists and runners takes of the streets finally allowed outdoors to exercise despite suffering europe's highest number of cases spain is gradually easing restrictions also coming up on the shout. syrians mark ramadan in the last rebel strongholds it lived but after years of civil war the failure to maintain a social distancing it could set off another disaster.

and a viral hit from a russian techno group inspires people all over the world to dance their way through quarantine. i'm claire richardson welcome to the show we begin in spain which has suffered more coronavirus cases than any other country in europe you know the 25000 people there have died but the number of new cases is dropping as the government is responding by easing some of its strict lockdown measures for the 1st time in almost 2 months people in spain are now allowed outside to exercise again but still with some restrictions. celebrations of freedom in madrid starting today spaniards can leave their homes to exercise. as 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. for 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 was happy he was indeed he would demand into 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 while 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 side it's finally closing its doors. patience left the facility on friday as spain takes its 1st steps forward the rest of europe is watching closely. earlier we spoke to correspondent philip schultz in seville spain and asked him what lay ahead this 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 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 the plan says that hotels can open again in may and mitten a budget only a 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 spending to respond to the 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. austria also went through 7 weeks

of lockdown and is now gradually easing restrictions as virus cases their slow shops have been reopened and restaurants and hotels are set to follow suit later this month. 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 meaning that everyone has to wear masks. down of 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. in light of a very low number of new infections just 21 within a 24 hour period businesses with direct customer contacts like her dresses are also opening again after

a long and forced break to monday's high. not completely full and we're booked up for the coming weeks. the general rule remains that people should keep at least to me to put 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. let's take a look at some of the other developments in the pandemic europe has now hit more than 1500000 cases new york is sending 1000 police on to the streets this weekend to enforce social distancing warm weather is forecast france is extending its health emergency for 2 more months until of late july and saxony and hauls is the 1st to german state to ease contact restrictions people there can now get together in groups of up to 5. a cruise liner with almost 3000 crew on board has been

put under quarantine in the german port of kooks hofmann 15 people were tested for cove at 19 after developing a fluid light like symptoms testing positive at least one was tested positive the ship is being used to transport crewmembers from the cruise a fleet of the tour operator to me there are no paying passengers on board. chancellor angela merkel says germany is prepared to make a significant financial contribution to the development of a coronavirus vaccine the european union is hosting a donors conference next week for governments and organizations to pledge money medical calls for global cooperation in her weekly video address. on an interview with a company body can get sick with this virus and so it's on time to work together across the globe this is not only an opportunity to 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 to be good. and that was german chancellor i'm the america in her weekly video address as germany's slowly begins to relax its coronavirus measures the economic cost of the shutdown is being closely scrutinized berlin is warning that there will be a record recession this year output is expected to shrink by more than 6 percent and so despite the health risks calls are growing louder for restrictions to be eased more quickly to help get 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 has started to get at the w.'s vosburgh 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. but what i'm

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 than 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 peter said that restrictions could be eased if the infection rates stay low now for a brief look at some other stories making headlines around the world the pandemic has forced the thousands of south africans to queue for food residents of a township near johannesburg awaited as an aid agency distributed food masks and

disinfected the government has announced it will spend 24000000000 euros on them or on emergency aid. at least 40 prisoners have been killed in a riot at a jail in venezuela violence erupted after visiting relatives were banned from bringing in food the army then a storm the last un us prison. the mayor of the now sin brazil's amazon region is asking the climate activist a great attitude to help his cities to fight the virus he says people who work protecting the rain forest are at high risk the city is one of brazil's corona hot spots. all over the world muslims are having to adjust to celebrating ramadan under lockdown but in islam syria's last rebel strongholds the social distancing message doesn't seem to be getting through with a high number of displaced people medics fear an outbreak of cove in $1000.00 there

would be disastrous. praying close together without protection every day off to sunset hundreds gather at this mosque in it lead. the jury 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 mohammad said that no people will suffer to disasters at the same time but then i let let him one disaster his syria's war there's currently a ceasefire and it led to the country's last rebel stronghold much of the infrastructure here is destroyed including hundreds of clinics in the region. there aren't yet and he confirmed cases of corona virus but there on 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 maybe this will 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 and cause the socialists to. pray at home or online risk free rather than in a mosque this message from the w.h.o. has hardly gotten through and it led. the u.s. women's soccer team has vowed to appeal after a judge rejected a claim that they were underpaid compared to the men's team world player of the year megan rapinoe tweeted following the verdict saying we will never stop fighting for equality the women. world champions argued their collective bargaining agreement was less favorable than the mat but the judge said the women had been paid more per game. as the lockdown drags on in russia a techno group is showing people how to party while self isolating

a video by the moscow bound band cream soda has taken the internet by storm inspiring people all over the world to dance their way through teen. with people around the world stuck in self isolation the song 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 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. lots of free time. so that's why i do mean it's always carved for 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 might help you to smile back on your face you're watching the news i'm clay

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