place. this is g.w. news that live from berlin and russia reports are record daily riots in corona virus cases as more and more medics become infected there are fears the health care system could be overwhelmed also coming up on the show. austria eases its 7 week a lockdown but 8 years of mozart's birthplace is outsmarting to find out how people there are using their new freedoms. plus to looking out for others and during times of corona a new initiative in kenya gives better off people a chance to financially support others who've lost their income.

i'm claire richardson 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 its outbreak. mosco 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. come 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 corunna patients one by one. the 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 a stern kuno 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. detail the use your ears shadow is covering the outbreak in russia earlier we asked him what authorities are doing to contain the

virus while directions to vary 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 thor it is now is that there is a lot of may holidays across russia at the moment people usually after parties 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 lockdown during the holidays and up until may 11th and moscow's mariya sabean has sat of that 13 security $13000.00 security forces will be patrolling the city which is

a very high number even for 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 data moscow correspondent here a shadow well here's a round up of some of the latest a 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 again sean is much less optimistic he believes the race to develop a vaccine that could take years meanwhile of france says travelers arriving from other european countries it will be exempt from a 2 week quarantine engineers eland records a day with no new cases for the 1st time since the outbreak started. businesses in austria are adjusting up to a gradual return to regular daily life with just a few new coronavirus cases now being reported each day authorities have eased in many of the national walk down restrictions we report from the city of south park

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. finally out for the 1st time after more than 6 weeks of lockdown summered family and sulzberger austria can go to the playground together the kids can hardly wait. as i have been looking 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 considers 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 south spring. for hairdressers already

have 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 even though we're 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 to stay locked up eventually things will have to get back to normal normally feed the fish. but it's clear that this normality will look different to the one that south burghers 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 as 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 the need for tomatoes and transfer to go home and. austria is taking the 1st steps in living life with the new coronavirus a life which will take some getting used to. now for a brief look at some other stories making headlines around the world greece is moving hundreds of migrants out of the notorious li overcrowded morea refugee camp on the island of the us the refugees will be transported to the mainland because of

the danger of a corona virus outbreak on the island. germany's cologne cathedral has held its 1st sunday service 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 so 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 major 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 on sun 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 habbush chief executive wanted could take the sector 3 to 5 years to recover his core profits fell by 49 percent in the 1st quarter oh industry no facing the greatest crisis in its history many customers are seeking to disprove. your new book think that it will be our quote 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 has 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 there 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 than income like single mother judy. when the disease started we lost our jobs however a good samaritan named monica 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. treaty one to go 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 or farm with the idea behind adopt a family is 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 visible 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 conductive vetting process in kibera us their t. 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 believe this is my thought for me to pull 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 and impoverished a para but

a lifeline for those who are receiving it. here in germany sports authorities are still debating whether to restart the football season but some countries are already playing soccer again taiwan for example which occupies only 138th place in the fee for world rankings but the island is hoping to cash in on extra interest from viewers a desperate for some online action. the ball is rolling in taiwan the men's top football division has been allowed to host matches without fans since mid april it's one of the few sports leagues globally to be operating jeer in the coronavirus pandemic cardboard cutouts have been used to try to artificially boost the atmosphere the coach of one of the teams says they are doing the best they can given the situation of course it's better to have people watching in the stadium during a match as there goes the players but this is

a closed door match and there's nothing we can do about it so everyone has to lift their spirits and imagine there's an audience watching. not playing stuff take precautions by wearing masks as of sunday taiwan has been comparatively successful in fighting the virus with only 6 deaths recorded so far with so little sport elsewhere time when he's football is riding a mini wave of popularity among fans and internet gambling across the world. yeah i think one is a great opportunity so contrary. to being no. definitive a lot of people are watching i think the 1st game was no more than 14000 people so i think it's good of course and. whether the exposure will boost taiwanese football long term is unclear but their experiences could help forge the blueprint for over leagues trying to return to action. you're watching news that we'll be back with

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