as up close and personal as the pandemic. diaries starts many. w. this is g w news berlin a dark day for the u.k. britain now has europe's highest death toll from the corona virus more than 32000 people have died in the u.k. that is more than in italy the british government says it's too soon to pass judgment scientists say it is clear testing began to link also coming up

the mixed pandemic picture in india the country is ramping up its coronavirus testing and reporting the biggest jump in confirmed cases so far at the same time on walk across the country are being lifted and crunch talks to help germany's struggling car industry sales are going nowhere fast and the big names they're asking the government for big face. off it's good to have you with us we start on what is a dark day in the u.k. the death toll from the coronavirus pandemic today hit the 32000 mark that is the highest number in europe and 2nd only to the united states globally while doctors say a lack of testing is still hurting the country a trial of a mobile phone app has just begun enough shorty's hope that will help contain the

outbreak. the isle of wight the new testing ground for a contact tracing app that could be rolled out across the country. but with britain now registering the highest number of covert related deaths in europe is it too little too late even the government's chief scientific advisor has now admitted failings. and maybe you don't think yeah we could have done differently there i think if we'd managed to ramp testing capacity quicker it would have been beneficial and. you know for all sorts of reasons that didn't happen critics have long said that britain's conservative government responded too slowly to the spread of the virus and failed to contain the outbreak by widely testing tracing and isolating people and although restrictions have meant that the spread of the virus has slowed britain will likely end up being the european country

hardest hit by the pandemic there for more let's bring in our correspondents who want to pods going to be to you show larger we heard from the government today that it's too early to pass judgment on the policies of the government and it's time to look at the statistics how do we explain today's spike. well it is a very sad record for the government no country obviously wants to hold such a record at this spike can be explained because the data now looks at people who have died in their home or in care homes but who have never tested positive 19 but it doesn't mention on their deaths so typical that they most likely have died off the disease the reason that they were never tested positive is because mass testing has never been done by this government they've. done no testing out side of the

hospital since mid march so many many people who never made it to the hospital died in care homes and in their own homes and when never tested positive for the virus some models even put the death toll at the moment in the u.k. at 40000 up 255000 deaths is so very high behind the numbers and statistics people victims families who have lost loved ones and front line workers over 100 doctors and nurses who have fought this virus and who have died of it. exactly. here. well experts say and they have been saying that for a while that the government has reacted slow and ha ha did that the lockdown for example came way too late in the process when the virus had already spread across the country especially in london the hot spot of the pandemic and that is one of

the reasons of course why the death toll is so high here but the other one too is that while the u.k. was at the height of the pandemic boris johnson the prime minister. went even into intensive can he died of the virus himself there was a clear lack of leadership at that point and nobody really stepping out no political progress being made on testing and protective gear for example so it felt like the perfect storm at times but the british don't seem to cry just yet because today new polls showed that the trust in government has not been higher than today in a long time and you know when you look at the situation from the u.k. people with. the prime minister he almost died with you would think that the government would be even more stringent measures to test people into the virus but that's not the case is it. well it does appear that he is taking the virus much

more serious and in the beginning when he was bragging about shaking hands with covert patients of course now he had that need a death experience from the virus and for example donors party members have been putting him at you immense pressure on him to use a log down which he's not anytime close to you has made clear he wants a lockdown to remain in place for some more weeks until the cuff is really flattened until the hospitalizations stopped here in the u.k. so at the moment this is trying to figure out the issue of mass testing again not being done on a mass scale so testing and tracing and tracking not happening and of course that is the only way out of the lockdown and one hope is the app there that is supposed to be launched soon where infected people. can then trace their contacts so that

would be one way out of the lock down their. reporting on the very very day for the u.k. to thank you. so here's a roundup now of some of the latest pandemic news spain's daily death toll has come in under $200.00 for the 3rd consecutive day the total now stands at $27000.00 that's according to the country's health ministry in the united states new york state has reported more than 700 previously undisclosed deaths at nursing homes and adult care facilities the netherlands has purchased 1000000 blood tests that can show whether a person has been infected with the corona virus the health minister says the tests will also give insight into how antibodies developed in those infected with the virus for india has reported its biggest daily jump so far in confirmed coronavirus cases a rise of almost $4000.00 to more than $46000.00 health officials say the spike was

due to increased testing regional governments have started to ease the 6 week lock down and that includes allowing alcohol shops to reopen but the central government it has imposed a special tax of 70 percent on liquor purchases to prevent large gatherings at the shops. going for a liquor run people in indian cities couldn't wait when they heard that certain shops were reopening police had to implement social distancing. i'm god i'll call shops of the shops for 40 days people are very anxious. of course we've encountered a lot of losses because alcohol is not considered essential goods but after more than 40 days without alcohol it's become more essential to. the country's lockdown has caused economic misery for millions of workers in the informal sector for many of them a reopening can't come too soon but easing the restrictions makes some people

nervous i still feel the need to be very cautious aboard how good timing that would be in implementing the i don't know i mean. because it are like oh well people would think you know what they're getting ready and happy about that thing and put speed ahead not be alleging that not only can they be cowed ias but they can put other people at this there's also the risk that the official count is lower than the actual rate of infection new mobile testing laboratories are supposed to get a better picture of the true number of infected people officials say indians should not expect everything to return to how things were before. we are now transitioning into a new normal it's important to main careful conscious and vigilant to continue our battle against covert 19 with the same speed and momentum. but on the streets it's

clear that there's a hunger or a thirst for relief. well here are some of the other stories now that are making headlines around the world donald trump has denied any involvement by the u.s. government in what venezuelan officials have called a failed armed incursion in the south american country venezuelan authorities arrested 2 american citizens along a group of alleged mercenaries they claim the group wanted to overthrow president nicolas maduro. a leading philippine a t.v. station that has reported critically on president or 3 go to charity. has been forced off the air the network's license expired after hearings on a renewal application were delayed and a temporary license was denied government officials denying that the closure was a press freedom issue. federal prosecutors have issued an arrest warrant in connection with a cyber attack on the german parliament back in 2015 elin has accused russia's military intelligence service the g.r.u.

of hacking the buddhist tog's computer systems the suspect is also wanted by u.s. authorities for interference in the 2016 u.s. presidential election here in germany although executives today held talks with german chancellor angela merkel they are trying to secure government aid for these struggling car industry carmakers want the government to offer cash incentives to car buyers to jumpstart demand and help recover from the coronavirus slump. no tax money for gas guzzlers that's the message environmental activists unfurled outside angle america's office window ahead of her crunch meeting with car industry bosses the german chancellor has a lot on her plate at the moment but the future of the car industry may be the toughest challenge. these are dark days for carmakers folks bargain may have

projected an image of its logo eating the coronavirus but the truth is this pandemic has sent its sector into its deepest slump since 1991 peter we use chief echoed car makers demands on a recent visits to a reopened plant. we're concerned that a car is not foremost in the minds of our potential customers right now so we'd be happy if politicians would deal with this issue to offer consumption incentives i believe this is extremely important in these times. in the showrooms to dealers are hoping for something that will ignite sales some of them haven't sold a car in weeks these are tough times in the 2nd hand car business demand is down 80 percent the only thing running your normal levels is bulk purchases such as large companies they are still ordering vehicles. many in the sector want to see

purchasing incentives and the cash for old cars scheme introduced. after the talks and the protesters wrapped up for the day the government said any stimulus willing to push the auto industry towards more innovative technologies. discussions edgy to continue next month. in the united states the giant hornets have arrived hundreds of the asian insects dubbed the murder hornet have turned up in washington state and they can give you a nasty sting and they are not sweet to honey bees. it's only 2 inches long and has a sting that can kill the asian giant hornet has made its 1st appearance in the u.s. and it has officials worried so what makes it dangerous is that people don't want to look for them and it is a ground nesting species so if you were to encounter

a nasty on denounced you you could be stung several times in a big hurry and several stings is enough to kill a human it's responsible for up to 50 deaths a year in japan giving it the menacing nickname made a hole in it. the venom itself is. fairly toxic and creates localized necrosis so you'll see melting. has been full verified sightings of the world to lodges hollowness to northwestern us and now they'll be emerging from hobbit nation it's not humans who are most at risk but rather a honey bees researches call it the slaughter phase when the hornets destroy entire colonies of honey bees whose bodies they feed today young well the real danger besides human health is to be a theory industry so pollination has a huge heart. on the agricultural systems we have here in the united states and

so if this were to become well established and then start spreading it could be pretty catastrophic. they keep is in the region have reported gruesome hive deaths in recent months scientists will begin trapping queen murda hornets in the hope of eradicating the species. murder hordes you're watching news i'll be back at the top of the hour with more news followed by the day i have to see the. combating the corona pandemic. where does research stand. what are scientists learning. background information and news of. our corona update. coated 19 special next on d w hey listen. that's what video game music sounded like 30

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