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biala gassed. managed by a truck bomb. this is deja news live from berlin funding the fight against the coronavirus broke leaders special 7 and a half 1000000000 euros to help fund the vaccines treatment asks testing but how much will it take to make it all available and affordable for everyone also coming up nigeria begins rolling back its restrictions in a bid to get the biggest economy in africa back on track but health officials are
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warning it's the worst possible time for the country to let up on the locked out. class israel sea of galilee transformed thanks to its highest water levels in decades and over a year would be packed with tourists but with the world on lockdown it's each remained empty. i mean if i must and welcome the race to develop a vaccine against the corona virus is underway and it comes at a high cost led by the european union countries around the world have fetched nearly 7 and a half 1000000000 euros to fund the fight against the virus in the commission president. is calling it's a victory for global cooperation but the fundraiser was just as notable for the no shows. let's start the pledging the e.u.
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kicked off its fund raising drive with $1000000000.00 euros in the hours that followed pledges were beamed in from across the globe the kingdom of saudi arabia has pledged 500000000 dollars even pop icon madonna made a last minute donation of a 1000000 euros it wasn't enough to reach the fundraisers target but house to fund the line insisted it send the right signal yes today is a defining moment for the global community at a time when we are sitting further apart than usual the world has shown it is standing closer together than ever before but not quite all of the world a chinese delegate took part but didn't pledge any money russia and the united states were both absent from the conference for her part the german chancellor apparently couldn't resist a jab at the u.s. president. as a time when we don't always see multilateral cooperation as i would like and i
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think today's a very important signal of hope hoffnung germany was one of the leading donors pledging over 500000000 euros the money is earmarked for international health organizations and research networks in a bid to speed up the development of a vaccine many scientists say it could be 18 months or more before a vaccine is ready for widespread use and when it is more money will be needed to ensure it can be produced in large quantities and distributed for a fair price around the world. today's sprint was a great start for all our madness on the medicine is the way i had now we need everybody on on board. united nations secretary general antonio good terrorist described the funds as a dine payment he said that to reach everyone everywhere the wealth must raise 5 times that amount. and earlier we spoke to seth berkley epidemiologist and c.e.o.
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of the vaccine alliance gavi at least as a public private partnership that needs immunization campaigns in poor countries and we asked him what tells us lie ahead to before a vaccine against the corona virus can be developed. well the most important thing 1st of all is to have that mindset that says this is a global problem the tick lobel solution and why is that important if you are thinking about it if there are a large reservoir as a virus anywhere in the world the world is not safe not just those countries that have the virus but the world so if we can get a sense that says we have to stop this pandemic everywhere in the world because we saw what happened it started with a few cases and in outside of who hahn and it spread to $180.00 countries over a few months so what we need to make sure that we have this vaccine available for everybody in the world is the good news is science is moving quickly there are 102 approaches on the w.h.o. website already we have 8 products in humans but we're going to need to understand
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are those products showing promise are we seeing results is it going to be a linear pathway often in vaccine ology you have to go back and change the dosing and work more on it so i think it's going to take some time if we're very very lucky we could see some results by the fall but i don't think we're going to have a licensed product by then by any means. and now for a brief look at what impact the coronavirus is having around the world turkey has begun easing coronavirus knocked on measures president ed alon said intercity travel restrictions and 7 provinces will be lifted but not and is solvable and. seniors and those under 20 years of age will be allowed outside for 4 hours one day a week and new study has found that the number of corona virus cases in germany may be 10 times higher than reported the results are based on a field trial in one of the worst hit towns it also shows 20 percent if in fact the
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people showed no symptoms. german travel group 2 is starting to test nearly 3000 cruise ship workers quarantined aboard one of its ships 2 he says it was using the my ship 3 to ferries thousands of its employees home at the pandemic but the ship ran into trouble when it docks and saved many late april with over a dozen crew members exhibiting flulike symptoms. the cruise ship that's now a quarantine station. the money ship 3 is part of the 2 a fleet 300 meters long with a 2500 passenger capacity but no tourists are aboard. the crew and they're stuck. with the 8 confirmed cases of coronavirus no one's allowed to enter or leave. authorities and cooks have been are testing almost 3000
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people. that it is a puzzle we will put those people in seclusion in a special quiet teen area on board as well as the people they've been in personal contact with will go on board with what we call containment scouts to do contact tracing one deck of the ship has been prepared for this in case anyone else has to isolate the event i mentioned to as its mission is to be adventurous to. the cruise ship docked in cook's haven't a few days ago. even if some of the crew look relaxed the situation has put their nerves to the test. the mostly non german staff have served for months at a time in months various ships of the 2 a fleet after setting sail from the canary islands they should have been able to set foot on land but physical and mental health issues have surfaced on the quarantine ship the cruise firm's management has declined to grant any
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interviews. broken furniture after outbursts of rage pregnant crew members and unpaid wages these reports of some crew members show a very tense situation on board of the many nationalities on the ship there alone roughly 800 filipinos yet it's completely unclear how and when they can be brought home some are indeed eager to get home others dream of more travel martina and have a vest or comp were aboard this very cruise ship in the caribbean. when do you think you'll be able to travel again. dustman i hope it'll be in the next 2 or 3 months cunt. benefit only maybe not a product but in germany i would think. in the meantime beach chairs sit empty on the north sea shores the locals of cooks often hope tourists will soon find their
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way back and give the area a much needed boost. nigeria is beginning to lift the lockdown and its 2 biggest cities and lagos it's part of an effort to get africa's largest economy back on track after months of shuttle but many fear that country is rushing prematurely to rollback restrictions and putting lives at risk. the bustling spot in lagos though the virus hasn't been vanquished quite strong the streets of africa's most populous city frequently ignoring physical distancing rules and the requirement to wear a face mask in public many are relieved they can earn an income again others worry new infections will explode i'm very very happy now i'm doing my own i'm in the market have gotten some money to feed my family. been. complaining does that it often if you do it and
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a government did not issue and it's in the stars. it is not a good idea to live there not down but certainly as if his people are still out for him this thin they say biros this is who knows pray these grades is to get at the plant now and though there is a love down as i think. the easing of her strictures comes with a significant risk of overwhelming the cheeriest health care system in a country where 40 percent of the population already live in poverty and with the economic damage mounting it's also necessary for. the day to day survival of those with no other means of keeping themselves bandaged. and earlier we spoke to our correspondent in nigeria about the pandemic and the damage it has brought to africa's largest economy. well the economy has taken the biggest heat 20 comes to
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the lockdown lagos ease the epicenter of the coup or not outbreak in nigeria and lagos is also the commercial capital of nigeria so we've shops closed businesses love down everything basically on hold you know what that means for the country that basically means that the economy has been put on hold not to act to the far right is an oil dependent economy and so with the collapse of the oil prices nigeria as a crony has basically taken a huge hit in the whole corner virus upon them and so experts are warning that the nigerians should prepare for the war 20 comes to the economy. and he has a roundup of some of the latest news the number of people infected risk over 1000 worldwide has risen to more than 3500000 almost 250000 people have died from the disease german state premiers i expected to approve of. how all shops to reopen and
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the resumption awfulness league soccer match u.s. president donald trump has warned that 100000 americans could die from the virus 68000 people have already died malaysia and india have begun to ease part of the lockdown measures of both governments efforts caution as cases continue to rise. since the coronavirus has had most of us in lockdown many stunning images of a world without humans have emerged nature is grieving is a phrase often heard nowadays as nature takes a break from human activity and this is also true for the sea of galilee in northern israel which is practically deserted during what to normally peak season for tourists and pilgrims. typical sea of galilee is the lowest freshwater lake on earth christians believe jesus preached on its shores and even walked on its supporters right now the lake is enjoying water levels not
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seen and a long time. behind me is the sea of galilee. now for the 1st for almost 20 years it's filled with water it's very very excited because of this. this because this fact unfortunately because of the of the virus it's empty. in the last few decades severe droughts had caused water levels in the sea of galilee to drop significantly but after an especially rainy winter the lake is now full. smaller islands in the lake have to sapir it and the drive education that once covered the waterfront is set matched. normally i'm going to. stand here alone but it won't be long and we will see the return of the sea of galilee trail and especially
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the port here are an important milestone for them even. israel's tourism industry has taken a sharp hit because of that 19 some are hopeful it will recover by summits and. they were in march we were at the peak who commits tourism and then it completely drop. what we see light at the end of the tunnel and that light is bookings of groups from abroad mainly in mid september october the winter of 2020 and for 2021. for now the see you have got to lay is beautifully lush and quiet and until she return the wildlife can take advantage of it in its full glory.
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