george. w. . this is deja news live from berlin dr a for the u.k. now has europe's highest death toll from the corona fires over 32000 people have died more than a too late the british government says it's too soon to pass judgment while scientists say it's clear testing began to late also coming up germany has won praise for local rhona virus death rates we look at what's behind the success and

how germany is planning to its next steps. plus crunch talks to help with germany's struggling cars industry sales are going nowhere fast and the big names asking the government to take favors. also on the show it's been 25 years since one of the most famous landmarks that i stopped was wrapped in fabric route to a standstill and. to mark the anniversary of berlin gallery is holding a retrospective on the couple's eccentric installation. i merely for the most unwelcome new numbers show the grim toll also coronavirus pandemic in the u.k. the country's national statistics office now says more than 32000 people have died of covert. that gives britain the highest death toll in year. surpassing italy

globally only the us has seen or people to the illness. during the government's daily coronavirus briefing britain's new death toll left one official last phone. and what you see is that deaths in the u.k. is still continuing to climb and is. higher than we would wish i think is all i can say internationally while the prime minister's deputy was eager to point out that figures couldn't be compared at this stage there are different ways of counting deaths as we know we've had that debate in this country we now published data that include all deaths in all settings and not all countries do that so i'm not sure that the international comparison works and if you can you're reliably know that all countries are measuring in the same way the government's latest hope in the fight against the corona virus now lies here on the isle of wight the island of england's southern coast is the testing ground for

a new contact tracing app that could be rolled out across the country the n.h.s. kovac 19 outlets you know quickly if you've come into contact with someone who has symptoms but is it too little too late even the government's chief scientific advisor has now admitted failings. and maybe we don't think we could have done differently there i think if we'd managed to ramp testing capacity quicker it would be 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 of meant that the spread of the virus has slowed britain will likely end up being the european country hardest hit by the pandemic. is covering the story for

us from london and we asked her how these latest figures can be explained why it is a very set record for the government no country obviously wants to hold such a record 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 for covert 19 but it does mention on their death certificate 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 indeed 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 whenever tested positive for the virus some models even put the death toll at the moment in the u.k. at 40000 up 255000 deaths so very high of course behind the numbers and

statistics people victims families who who have lost loved ones and front line workers over 100 doctors and nurses who have fought the virus and who have died of it it's been 100 days since germany's 1st confirmed case of covert and since then nearly 7000 people have died as the illness spread across the nation but germany has fared far better than many other countries in the battle to slow its own epidemic here's a closer look at how the outbreak has unfolded in germany so far as its next careful steps aimed at reopening public life. the president of the public health agency a whole bed karl institute had good news on tuesday only 685 new registered cases in germany since monday. it's a goal to protect the population from covert 1000 in the best way and that has

worked very well in germany so far as you can tell from the latest figures. for. its $100.00 days since the coronavirus it germany here in the varia on the 27th of january a man falls ill after contracting the virus from his chinese coworkers initially german officials are relaxed health minister compares the corona virus to the flu. early much during carnival celebrations the region of heinsberg becomes a virus hotspot but a buddhist leader soccer game in nearby and goes ahead with some 50000 spectators this is when the severity of the crisis really hits germany in early march t.v. images from crisis ridden is to reach german households by mid march more people have died from covert 1000 in italy than in china making italy the most hard hit country in the world german authorities ramp up testing and at i.c.u.

beds in hospitals bigger events get cancelled shops and schools closed border checks are imposed and one man becomes the public face of the fight against the virus because the end austin viral it is that violence renowned charlie teo hospital uncle americal initially stays quiet but in mid march she addresses the germination on t.v. a 1st in her 15 years as head of government. yes and. these are the most severe restrictions postwar germany has ever seen let me assure you for somebody like me for whom freedom of travel and movement was a heartfelt right such restrictions are only justified when absolutely necessary. and the measures seem to work but calculations show when and how many people became infected and when key steps were taken in germany to slow the spread now shops

museums and churches can open again if they meet hygiene and social distancing requirements facemasks are now mandatory for shopping trips and on public transport . on wednesday anglo-american and the country's 16 state premiers will discuss the next round of easing restrictions the varian officials have already announced that beer gardens would be able to open again on the 18th of may german auto executives have held talks with chancellor america in a bid to secure a potential government 8 for the country's struggling car industry can make us want the government to offer cash incentives to car buyers to help demand 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 organ 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 carmakers demands on a recent visit to a reopened plant. we are 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 test 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 a 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 that you to continue next month. and asked of us government scientists test filed a whistleblower complaint alleging that the trump administration failed to prepare for the coronavirus pandemic despite repeated warnings bride also claims he was removed from his position after pushing back against unproven kill is touted by president such as. a drug used to treat malaria bride says he wants his job back as the head of the agency charged with developing a coronavirus vaccine as well as a full investigation rheims. he is

a roundup of some of the latest pandemic. in the latest sign that the trumpet ministration no longer considers the virus of chopped priority the white house is set to disband the task force responsible for the pandemic by early to brazil has set a record for data deaths announcing that 600 people died since monday making it the hardest hit latin american country and in china according to official numbers they have been no new deaths and just 2 new cases of the virus indicating a slowdown in the spread of covert 93 photographers from the associated press have been honored with pulitzer prizes for their coverage off life in the contested region off kashmir dyess in attack on and shiny and one in the feature photography category capturing the unprecedented lockdown after india revoked the region's independence last august their photographs were taken in the midst of

a communication and internet blackout which meant they had to go to great lengths to get their photographs back to the a.p. offices in new delhi. pandemic has also forced us artists christo to postpone a project to rapidly. paris in fabric until next year in the meantime people here in berlin can enjoy a retrospective of the installations he completed with his late wife john kloet the air has been allowed to go ahead with an exhibition timed to coincide with the 25th anniversary of the day was wrapped i stuck. 1905 it looked like a u.f.o. had landed in the middle of berlin christo and his partner john claude had finally made their vision to rap the reality the summer began with these idyllic surreal scenes the true a 1000000 visitors to the once and future site of the german parliament and the

elite is out an elegance and an opulence it radiated with magnetic power that simply drew you in a funk. from 195 was the 1st time we met with crystal. it was astonishing to see that every fold and wrinkle he had painted was exactly what you could see in real life later. it was as though he could envision the whole thing. ingrid and thomas your home saw the rapt. they also followed christos other installations for decades forging a friendship with him in the process a new exhibit at the populaire shows their collection in honor of the 25th anniversary of christos project. it did so much good for germany and germany granted them permission with such tolerance and generosity a parliamentary building isn't just any structure. it also shows the beginning of

crystal's career when all that was available for him to wrap up with old newspapers or performers of the 1960 s. it also shows his mammoth projects that the couple struggled for decades to realize such as the glitz in new york's central park. or the famous poet no bridge in paris there undertakings were always wildly eccentric. christos last spectacular project was floating piers at lake sail italy in 2016. this was an installation that allowed people to literally walk on water. the artist sent this video message for the exhibitions opening. i'm very happy that all that is now and for the 25 and the rest of the thank you very much i hope. krista turns 85 in june but despite the death of his partner john claud in 2009 he hasn't lost any of his creative spirit this fall he had planned to rap the uk to

paris a long held wish but the pandemic has forced him to put that project on hold for a year. you're watching news don't forget you can keep in touch with the news on our website that stood out to you dot com and follow us on twitter and instagram at. the state of emergency. people are on a dark dark dramatic time so. they're keeping a diary. into the fires a little skittish as up close and personal best the pandemic will.