this is news live from life slowly returns to normal for the people of italy the country's top tourist attractions may remain deserted but the lifting of some restrictions from today will bring relief after 7 weeks of lockdown. also coming up millions of doses of coronavirus vaccine as an affordable price for use around the world that's the aim of european commission's virtual pledging conference looking to raise $7500000000.00 euros. and south korea's baseball fans look

forward to the league restarting on tuesday. only allowed to watch the games on television. welcome to the program italy is easing some of its strict lockdown measures today nationwide was directions were imposed 7 weeks ago to halt the spread of the girl in a virus but now parts are reopening and people will be allowed to visit relatives living in the same region the government has promised further openings this month if the rate of new infections stays low it's only has the 2nd highest death toll after the us with almost 29000 deaths out of 210000 cases. let's go to rome where we're joined by journalists italy is slowly coming out of

lockdown what are people looking forward to doing now. yes indeed i mean it's really just a modest reopening but i think for a lot of people in need see the thing they may be looking most forward to is outdoor exercise because of course now you can go beyond the immediate vicinity of your form the honks have reopened and so people can go there you also may be looking to get you know as press so a cup of tea go fix that's because the coffee bars 7 and restaurants i'm now able to take takeaway orders only manufacturing and construction work has also started so all in all you are expected to see more than 4000000 a tally and get back to work this monday they do need to have those self declaration forms still though to show that they're moving because of health essential reasons you can visit family members as you mentioned but not friends they make that very clear and honest some but not perhaps funerals also will be

allowed right now although only a maximum of 15 people in attendance and held out doors so really it to me has been through a very intense lockdown but now today we're seeing a partial lifting all i still in the next days and weeks will be on the number of infections to ensure that you do not see a rise again not that of. some relief for italians we'll have more from you zoom in a moment but 1st let's take a look back at how italy became the 1st nation in europe to be overwhelmed by the virus. in mid march this was the scene at the main hospital in the northern italian city affair. with that over the previous 3 weeks the number of cases had risen exponentially. one doctor had this message for the rest of the world. while it was suggested just shut down to stop all the break. not coming this kind of situation that is very very difficult to manage.

for italy such advice came too late. so many people were dying that the army had to be called in to transport their bodies to cemeteries and the virus was still spreading despite the government's announcement of a lockdown in the 2nd week of march. if he was the 1st country in europe to impose such destruction and they were unprecedented. suddenly cities such as melanne a place known for its bustling viggo became deserted his people followed the order to remain indoors unless they needed to leave for work or health reasons. for the 1st time in decades venice was emptied of the millions of tourists who normally visit each year. italy's air force marks world war 2 liberation day without the usual crowds on the ground in rome. instead people

celebrated on their balconies. but they too are now keen to be liberated from their long confines meant. as you know there's also criticism about a vis lifting off those lockdown measures critics say it's too early what are they worried about exactly. a concerned about their health and security but at the same time they're also worried about the economic impact of this lockdown read that health officials have been very clear days this pasha lifting of those lockdown measures but that does not mean that the pandemic is over and if they see the infection rate go up again everything will need to shut down once once again and that's not something that italians want so that's why the prime minister has been very clear this passion lifting has to be dealt with responsibly the impact on the economy has been immense tens of thousands of people have lost their jobs and

businesses are suffering they're seeing even if they are allowed to open some more in the coming weeks. we know that retailers may be allowed to open from the 18th of me on what's in the headdresses in bars and restaurants on the 1st of june if all goes well but they're saying you still have to practice social distancing so they need not even have enough customers in order to cover their costs so still a lot of issues to be worked out people are free to section rate but they also want to see the economy kick start again as we do know that the country is headed towards my deep recession you know look to enron thank you very much for that update. and here's a round of now of some of the latest pandemic related news the number of people infected with covert 19 worldwide has risen to more than 3500000 almost 250000 people have now died as a result of contracting the disease new zealand has recorded

a day with no new cases for the 1st time since the our break started and the country is considering opening up to a travel with australia egypt is allowing hotels to reopen for domestic tourists provided they do not exceed 25 percent capacity. the european commission is hosting a virtual fundraiser to help efforts to develop a vaccine and treatments against the grown a virus the event is expected to raise more than 7000000000 euros german chancellor angela merkel french president. and united nations secretary general. among world leaders who have pledged support for. the battle against that 19 has many fronts and it looks different in every country but the ultimate goal is the same a vaccine and an effective treatment you government anyone can fall ill with

a virus and that is why we have the task of acting together worldwide. many of the world's scientists estimate that it could be 18 months or more before a vaccine is available for widespread queues but they are efforts underway to speed things up by pooling resources and pouring money into research. you have to build up capacities to manufacture it zillions of those and then we have to make sure that we can deploy to every corner in the world no fear and affordable price and that's what exactly we're working on for that we need money and we need to go global corporation. to jumpstart such global cooperation the european union wants to raise at least $7500000000.00 euros to be allocated to international health organizations and research networks european leaders including the german chancellor have suggested they're ready to take deep. from. germany will

also make a significant financial contribution i don't want to announce this today but i may say that we will then also very actively observe further developments germany is at the forefront of all these activities because we as a country are convinced that only joint international multilateral action will allow us to overcome this pandemic. around the world more than $100.00 groups are researching vaccines right now almost a dozen of them are about to start or have already begun human trials such as the german company by on tech but whether it's this lab that succeeds or another the message of european leaders is it doesn't matter who comes up with a vaccine and treatment as long as someone does and soon. joined. in brussels. wants to collect at least 7500000000 euros

a realistic is that. the commission president out of the very confident that this some can be raised by the end of the day because many countries already pledged millions and millions of euros for this vaccination effort for example britain canada france germany italy japan norway and saudi arabia came up with a pledge saudi arabia alone to give 500000000 euros to the feds saudi arabia is the head of the g. 20 the group of the 20 most important economic nations in the world this year and the g 20 is behind this effort and many international organizations also taking part. of institutions like the bill and the bill gates foundation for example which are deep into the vaccination effort so. people are very confident that in the end the 7200000000 will stand by you listed some economic heavyweights

that all that is who have already pledged support missing from that list is the u.s. is not taking part and has suspended funding even to the world health organization how much will that affect fund raising efforts. you know that very many people here that the united states are not taking part because of course they are an economic powerhouse. scientific powerhouse but people know that president trump the us president is very not very keen to collaborate with international institutions and is taking more nationalistic approach for the vaccination but he's not the only one also china and india having their own national programs and they all say we want this vaccine for the national market 1st and then we will see if we can get shared with the world on the other hand the w.h.o. the boat had its organization is saying we need this vaccine for everybody in the

world it has to be accessible for the whole population and it cannot be owned by a single country what about the timing why is it important to have this fund raiser right now. the german chancellor said we have to speed up efforts if we really want to have a vaccine ready by the end of the year or in 12 months because it's very complicated to to develop a vaccine that takes actually years normally and now this has to be short cut and for that you have to have parent of approaches and that needs a lot of money for research for the production of the. vaccine if it's there and also for the distribution to every corner of the world in the world bandleader reporting from brussels thank you. u.s. president will trump suggested that a vaccine against the corona virus could be ready by the end of this year although as we had experts believe it could be at least 18 months away here in germany

health minister welcomes the europeans commission's fundraising efforts but was cautious about when a vaccine might be available. it is promising but at the same time the development of vaccines is one of the greatest challenges in medicine i would be happy if you succeeded within a few months but i think we should be realistic it could take years and then maybe setbacks. even come. more now joined by political correspondent kate brady kate germany's health minister has his doubts about whether a vaccine will be available soon yet the u.s. is raising funds to try to speed up vaccine development why is the german minister so pessimistic. i don't know if you pessimism because what we're seeing over the hearing from spawn in those comments and in previous weeks is this very cautious tone something that we've heard from machall herself it's a very cautious plan of action that germany has been taking and that flows into all

of the measures that germany is taking right now in terms of relaxing the lockdown here in germany or the partial shutdown and also in terms of how we move forward by economically and also in terms of developing a vaccine as well so this is very much in line with how germany has been tackling the carvin 1800 mks so far very cautious and this really was a racer ation from what we've heard from trans langley macas well who as we just heard said to you that the the process does need to be quick in this case of course this is an unprecedented situation in which the world finds itself right now but at the same time this is about not getting people's hopes up as as we've had time and time again from the german chancellor herself while there is no vaccine available they say is something that we all will have to continue living with. call in since you would advise the german government reported a lower number of new infections today how is the latest data likely to influence

the debate as authorities consider the next steps here in germany. or expecting to hear about those next steps on wednesday after german chancellor angela merkel has spoken once again on a on a telephone conference with the 16 state premiers here in germany now that reproduction rates here in germany will play a huge role as will the numbers of new cases but of course we do often see a slight decline in the reproduction rate and the number of new cases after the weekend that something that we've seen several weeks in a row now and so you have to be careful about how much you take those numbers into consideration at the moment so it might be that we have to wait a couple of days so that we get to that so that authorities can catch up on the on the delay that we often see over the weekend regarding that number of new cases but it certainly will be taken into consideration and already health minister has

hinted as well that one of the next steps or rather one of the next relaxations might indeed be for the gastronomy sector here in germany something that will be music to the ears of many restaurants and bars owners here in germany but of course as i say that so far it has been a very very cautious process here in germany so we shouldn't expect in 2 bigger changes to be good a drastic changes on wednesday brady thank you. thanks and now for a brief look at some other stories making headlines around the world a trial over a stampede at germany's love parade festival 10 years ago has ended without a verdict as judges say one of ours measures meant the statute of limitations would run out 3 people face charges of negligent manslaughter $21.00 people were crushed to death at the techno music festival in the city of duisburg. the u.s.

approved a 7000000000 euro rescue package that the french government wants to pay out to efron's the country's flag carrier like other airlines has been suffering from an almost complete halt of travel worldwide german competitor is in similar troubles and wants to present details of a government bailout on tuesday. russia has registered another day with more than 10000 new coronavirus cases following sunday's record one day rise more than half are in moscow the number of confirmed infections in russia is no above 10445000 as the virus spreads there's concern that medical facilities may not be able to cope. the pandemic has brought life to a halt across the globe economies are slowing down borders are closed this affects almost everyone but things are especially hard for people who are struggling to make ends meet before the pandemic hits migrant workers into jigga stan used to be

able to make some money taking jobs in neighboring russia but that's not an option for them right now. the lines are getting longer every day at this odd jobs market into shelby the capital of touchy keystone. everyone has been affected all the people who are standing here there used to be 15 or 20 people in this line and now it's 80 or 100 many of them have been without work for weeks. tajikistan's the poorest country to emerge from the soviet collapse with barely any economic activity few jobs are available here many depend on jobs across the border to feed their families the money they send home accounts for a 3rd of touchy keystones gross domestic product. i graduated from medical college i would have liked to be a nurse in russia and if i had been accepted if not there no working construction

any job will do. when they announced their quarantine due to the coronavirus in russia there was when the last money transfers came my relatives have a difficult situation in russia they can't buy food they can't get a salary so they can't send us anything either. some migrant workers who made it to rush up before the lockdown are now trapped there but at least able to work their worry is of a different kind to get sick while working without any protection. every year d.w. gives freedom of speech award this year the water journalists who have been persecuted because of their coverage of the coronavirus and here are some of the individuals who are singling out for their courageous reporting this year.

threatened attacked arrested press freedom was already a contentious and often dangerous issue in countries governed by repressive leaders the corona crisis is giving autocratic regimes a welcome excuse to clamp down even further. they're using the pandemic also to bring pressure on journalists and we see this in china russia and turkey in iran received around the globe so that these countries which have a very problematic. attitude on press freedom they're using this now to. january 2020 these images was secretly shot by chinese citizen journalist fun been inside a hospital in rwanda the epicenter of the pandemic his reports divorced me from the image of the country portrayed on state television and it was. a short while ago i saw 3 corpses here he says on the video now there are 8. chen chris shia loyal was

the most prominent citizen journalist in with whichever have been viruses right in front of me are china's criminal prosecutors are behind me i'm not afraid of death do you think i'm afraid of you coming this party of china or holland called out what it was gently she's lost video before he disappeared without trace just like fang been his last footage shows police knocking at his door here that our. holiday let me know that i will. be in the world is director peter lindbergh criticized china's blocking of investigations into the viruses origin and a free press would have really helped to to find the reason and at the end would have saved lives of china. in russia where press freedom is strictly curtailed government friendly media outlets have been spreading misinformation about the corona crisis independent journalists are feeling the pressure. elaina mulish internationally renowned investigative journalist received death threats after reporting on the coronavirus in chechnya allegedly from chechen president ramzan

kadyrov himself the organization reporters without borders has documented a record number of arbitrary acts of violence against reporters in venezuela data center a hoss was detained by special forces for 12 days for reporting on covered 1000 on social media. in countries where press freedom is already under threat the corona pandemic is making things even more difficult and more dangerous for journalists and you can find out more about all 17 of this year's d.w. freedom of speech of war winners on our website that w dot com slash freedom. and also as south korea which is one of the 1st countries to start up a major sports league again during the coronavirus pandemic the korean baseball organization is taking a number of precautions to protect the players and fans will not be in the stands to be able to watch on t.v.

still both players and fans are ready to go. inside the chioma heroes home field players eased themselves into shape because of the coronavirus pandemic they had to wait over a month but now opening day may 5th is almost here still because of the virus there will be one big difference no fans you know when you're in the 6th inning 7th inning and you're in you're trying to grind out and out near exhausted and hearing fans i mean it really does motivate you and pick you up. so you know not having them is going to be very very challenging one time major leaguer jake brigham had to undergo 2 weeks of mandatory quarantine when he came back to south korean team from training in the u.s. now he just looks forward to seeing himself and his team mates back on the field when it counts. i think a lot of people in the world will take notice just because it will be the 1st sport back. so i think it's really exciting and the guys guys are just ready to go teams

now even more carefully monitor player health and all stadium visitors have their temperatures checked so 3 has managed to lurch early bringing the corona virus outbreak under control with intense testing contact tracing and quarantining with new cases now numbering usually below 10 per day like baseball other professional sports leagues here are opening up although it will be a while before there are fans in attendance the league may gradually welcome a limited number of fans back to stadiums and remains committed to a full 144 game schedule special regulations aimed to prevent the spread of the coronavirus during games including no spitting and the coaches task their teams to keep all eyes on the prize. let's her give them a little gift these actions you do without realizing it may be tough because you break your routine but you need to be more careful now feel self your team and for

the country. but if we do follow the guidelines and play well we can reach our goal for the season to move up a level and win in the meantime so chris boisterous fans have been enjoying pre-season outings reluctantly making do watching games from the couch. compared to before it's a bit disappointing to only be able to watch games because i can't see everything i want to go to the games the soonest possible and share with other fans. i have. like the players fans long for the stadium atmosphere and if the coronavirus precautions work then there's a long wait maybe in its last inning the pandemic has also put all track and field events on hold for the time being but 3 of the world's top pole vaulters have found a novel solution they held

a virtual tournament jumping in their own back garden former olympic champion of the north of france was the highest. jump rivals from sweden and from the u.s. . here's a reminder of the top stories we're following for you here. in italy some restrictions to the public life are being lifted from today bringing much needed relief after 7 weeks of lockdown the government was promised further reopening this month if the infection rate stays low. and the european commission is aiming to raise 7500000000 euros to produce millions of doses of all the coronavirus vaccine affordable priced for use worldwide pledging conference today has the support of many world. most of you

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