20 years on g.w. . this is g.w. news a live shot from berlin and russia reports a record daily lot risin coronavirus cases as more and more medics to come in fact said there are fears the health care system a couldn't be overwhelmed also coming up on the show austria uses it 7 a week a lockdown we travel to mozart's birthplaces all's fair to find out how people are using their new freedoms. and air travel grounded carriers was no where to fly are taking a battering billionaire investor warren buffett sells his stakes in 4 major

airlines. i'm claire richards and welcome to the show we begin in russia where a sharp rise in the number of corona virus cases is fueling fears that hospitals could soon be overwhelmed authorities have confirmed a record number of new infections in the last day and president vladimir putin is warning that russia is not yet past the peak of the outbreak. moscow is entering its 6th week of corona lockdown but despite these efforts infections are on the rise across russia over 10000 new cases were registered sunday more than half in the capital alone while hospitals in moscow are relatively well equipped that's not the case elsewhere in russia since hospitals lack sufficient personal protective gear many hospital employees and doctors have become infected. until

recently russia's official corona count was relatively low but assessed increases so too is the number of confirmed cases in st petersburg last week ambulances were lined up outside hospitals medical staff only admitting suspected corona patients one by one. last time we had to wait for 10 hours. from 4 30 pm until 2 30 in the morning. according to the moscow times newspaper many ambulance drivers and paramedics are infected over 100 alone in st petersburg for several days now moscow's austin keno television tower has shown this beating heart the thank you to the country's medical professionals officials say 70 doctors and nurses have succumbed to the corona virus across russia. state of the use your ears shadow is covering the outbreak in russia earlier we asked him what the authorities

are doing it to contain the virus. well direction severity of course the new numbers of infections and deaths are at least every morning here so with one hand and i'm not excluding myself here you wake up in the morning and get several push notifications there's all these frightening numbers but because of the set up for the trend has been going on for days with new numbers of cases being reported people have also gotten used to it what's a problem for therapist now is that there is a lot of my holidays across russia at the moment people usually half bodies and barbecue in big groups and with the weather getting better this will be a really tough test for the russians in south isolation but authorities have taken additional measures to keep people at home for example the national guard is going to deploy helicopters and drones to monitor the log in the holidays and up until may 11th and moscow's mariya sabean has set out to that 13 security 13000 security

forces will be patrolling the city which is a very high number even from moscow and the fact that to the russian prime minister and tested positive for the virus was shocking news that could be a wake up call for some people here. that was g.w. moscow correspondent here in russia well here's a roundup of some of the latest pandemic news u.s. president donald trump says he believes america will have a coronavirus vaccine by the end of the year but german health minister john is much less optimistic he believes the race to develop a vaccine it could it take years meanwhile france says travelers arriving from other european countries will be exempt from a 2 week quarantine and a new zealand records a day with no it new cases for the 1st time since the outbreak started. businesses in australia are adjusting to a gradual return to regular daily life with just a few new coronavirus cases now being reported each day authorities have eased many of the national lockdown restrictions we report from the city of mozart's

birthplace and normally a magnet for millions of tourists hotels and restaurants there fear it will be a long time before the visitors return. but. finally out for the 1st time after more than 6 weeks of lockdown the summer and family in south spoke austria can go to the playground together the kids can hardly wait. forward to the playground because i can play table tennis there and you don't have to sit around at home the whole time. for christina summer and the end of the lockdown is a big relief to as a german teacher she taught her classes online now she's happy that she can sears' students in person again meets with protection for the face and social distancing and hygiene will be able to do it and i'm really looking forward to it. life is very cautiously returning to the streets of southbridge. for hairdressers already

had their hands full they reopened on saturday keeping your distance is impossible here for salon owner christian story meyer the new situation is a challenge and it's a thing i even been working on 3 floors of the teams don't have to mix because if someone gets infected then we would have to immediately close up again and we're doing the best we can we can't just stay locked up eventually things will have to get back to normal normally people. but it's clear that this normality will look different to the one that south berger's knew before usually this street would be packed with tourists from neighboring countries like germany or from overseas for the people who live here this is a dream they finally get to have their city to themselves but for the many businesses that depend on tourism the end of the lockdown is just the 1st step because what they really need is the borders to open. this includes andrea.

he owns the blower guns the oldest hotel in the city he tells me in 2 weeks the restaurant will be allowed to reopen with strict hygiene regulations followed by the hotel at the end of the month. but who is going to come. this summer will definitely be difficult conferences meetings and so on have a question mark over them and overseas markets have an even bigger one. so i don't think we will see the travel sector return to normal before 2022 and with the need for it doesn't take home. austria is taking the 1st steps in living life with a new coronavirus a life which will take some getting used to. almost $3000.00 people on a cruise ship under quarantine in the german part of cook's half an hour being tested it for 19 at least one person on board has come up positive all those being

held on the vessel our crew members are working for the tour operator to me it's not yet clear how they will travel back to their own countries. and hannah sent us this update on the situation the crew ship is currently under strict quarantine here and cook's hafen there are almost 3000 people on board none of them are tourist they are all crew members of the entire 2 a fleet which normally operates at this time of the year in the mediterranean sea or the canary islands now to put all of its crew members and employees together on board of this vessel and brought them to germany just a few days ago everybody on board has to be tested for the virus and health authorities say that test results won't be available until late monday evening we hear there's a great amount of anger and frustration on board because it's really difficult for people who are already stuck there for weeks to exercise social distancing when

they even have to share cabins as we hear so it's completely unclear at the moment when the odyssey for the 2 your employees will come to an end. now for a brief look at some other stories making headlines around the world greece is moving hundreds of migrants out of the new tory asli overcrowded morea refugee camp on the island of lesbos the refugees will be transported to the mainland because of the danger of a corona virus outbreak on the island. british prime minister boris johnson has been giving more details of his covert 19 ordeal he says he became so ill a doctors were preparing a contingency plan in case he died johnson spent 3 nights in intensive care in london before recovering. germany's cologne cathedral has held its 1st sunday services since the start of the lock down the number of worshippers was limited by social distancing regulations a safety screen that separated the cardinal from the congregation.

billionaire u.s. investor warren buffett one of the world's richest men says he remains confident that the battered american economy will bounce back after the coronavirus crisis he's not so sure about the airline industry has sold stakes in 4 major u.s. carriers. they might be ready for takeoff but the demand just isn't there thousands of planes remain grounded as u.s. airlines cut hundreds of thousands of flights airports are deserted and there's no clear timetable for passengers to return to the air at pre-crisis levels. the few passengers that are still flying have mixed feelings about it as fears of infection prevail. there was room on the plane so i don't understand why they have us so close. good flight that's a lot of people claim got up fast plane landed fast. u.s.

travel demand is down by 95 percent now the 4 biggest airlines in the us delta american southwest and united airlines have lost one of their largest individual holders berkshire hathaway the conglomerate had only started investing in them in 2016 chairman warren buffett says the industry's outlook has changed rapidly the world changed per ounce and i. wish him well but that's one of the businesses we have we have businesses we don't directly that are going to be hurt significantly the virus will cost berkshire money. the announcement comes a day after berkshire hathaway reported a nearly $50000000000.00 loss in the 1st quarter of 2020 reflecting the outbreaks toll on the company's investment portfolio but it's not just the u.s. aviation industry that has been hit hard have received executive. one it could take the sector 3 to 5 years to recover the score profits fell by 49 percent in the 1st

quarter oh industry no place in the greatest crisis in its history many customers are seeking to defer. to your new book think that it will be archived we have gotten to the new reality with airlines and plane makers struggling all over the world readapting might once again prove the key to survival. it's been said that the coronavirus crisis can bring out the best in people and a new initiative in kenya helps make that point well off residents are helping families in impoverished areas who are struggling to get by. nairobi's compare our neighborhood is home to around a quarter of a 1000000 people many of whom were already impoverished before the corona crisis hit now things have gone from bad to worse since kenya imposed a lockdown on its citizens many residents here have lost their jobs and income like

single mother judy. when the disease started we lost our jobs however a good samaritan named monika sent me 6000 shillings but i used the money to buy food as i am a mother of 3 children i also have a sick parent who depends on me. to be one gigo and her children are amongst the beneficiaries of the so called adopt a family initiative which gives better off people the opportunity to support those he would otherwise go hungry for fun with the idea behind adoptive family used to link poor families to those that are well off families from the slums often casual libraries who have lost their jobs since the government introduced work from home measures and social distancing to minimize physical contact social distancing with the most physical contact with a donation of $15.00 will enable them to afford food for a whole week. to identify families that are eligible for help a monday and

a steam conducted vetting process in kibera state he neighborhoods families that qualify receive a weekly with the equivalent of 12 year olds. local donors can also choose to send money directly to their adopted families or even deliver food themselves like steve continue to this is my 3rd for me to top it off because food is a basic need and it is open for somebody to go hungry while i can provide a meal for them. according to the initiatives found the adopt a family scheme has helped around 90 families so far with ambitions to reach a lot more. right now it's a drop in the ocean in impoverished a para but a lifeline for those who are receiving it. well the coronavirus pandemic has forced athletics organizers that to postpone all track and field events for the time being but 3 of the world's

a top pole vaulters have found a novel solution they hold a virtual tournament jumping in their own back gardens former olympic champion i read i love the idea of france was the highest of all it's are he out jump rivals are from sweden and the u.s. so. you're watching the news i'm claire richardson embellishment thanks so much for watching. it's a deadly sume. and the whim of nature. motivates us. and threatens to ruin the. greed. be an insatiable desire.

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