this is deja news live from berlin a doctor a for the u.k. britain now has europe's highest death toll from the corona virus over 32000 people have died more than in italy the british government says it's too soon to pass judgment scientists say it's clear testing began too late also coming out germany has won praise for its local run of virus death rates we look at what's behind the success and how germany is planning its next steps. forced off the air

atop a broadcaster in the philippines follows a government order to seize operations sparking fresh concerns over the evolution of press freedom from the president to tatar we'll get reactions from money also on the show moments of joy amid the sorrow. long battle with over 1000 least nurses in the u.s. state of california celebrate their patients recovery with a victory. i mean if i must and welcome new numbers show the grim toll of the 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 europe surpassing hot.

globally only the u.s. has seen more people succumb to the illness. during the government's daily coronavirus briefing britain's new death toll joy one official last phone difficult guys. 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 includes all deaths in all settings and not all countries do that so i'm not sure that the international comparison works on this you can you or you can 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. coded 19 app lets 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 adviser 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 the testing capacity quicker it would be beneficial and. you know for all sorts of reasons that didn't happen. critics of 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. do you have

a lot of parts covering the story for us from london we asked you how this guy just figures can be explained what is a very set record for the government no country obviously wants to hold such a record at the 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 doesn't 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. 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 were 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 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 19 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 they outbreak has unfolded in germany so far as berlin plans its next careful steps and reopening public life. the president of the public health agency a whole bed institute had good news on tuesday only 685 new registered cases in germany since monday. it's our 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. it's $100.00 days since the corona virus hit germany here in bavaria 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 hind spec becomes a virus hotspot but a bundesliga soccer game in nearby mentioned 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 italy 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 standard boston viral exists that balance renown 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 hot food right such restrictions are only justified when absolutely necessary. and the measures seem to work the 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 16 state premiers will discuss the next round of easing restrictions vary and officials have already announced that beer gardens would be able to open again on the 18th of may. and also of u.s. government scientists test file has filed a whistleblower complaint alleging that the trumpet ministration failed to prepare for the corona virus pandemic despite repeated warnings rick brights also claims he was removed from his position after pushing back against unproven. by president trump such as hydrogen hydroxycut a truck used to treat malaria wright says he wants his job back as the head of the agency charged with developing a coronavirus vaccine as well as a full investigation we're in the recognize occurrence of years around of some of

the latest pandemic. in the latest sign that the trunk administration no longer considers the virus a top priority the white house is set to disband the task force responsible for the pandemic by early june brazil has set a record for daily deaths announcing that 600 people died since monday making it the hardest hit latin american country and in china according to official numbers there have been no new deaths and just 2 new cases of the virus indicating a slowdown in the spread of covert. the philippines leading t.v. network a target of the country's presidents for its for its critical reporting has been forced off the air by the government authorities ordered a.b.s. to stop operating after its bid to renew its 25 year french eyes was blocked activists lit candles outside its building accusing president went off stifling

press freedom the loss of a major news provider during the coronavirus pandemic has shocked the nation trading off the network's shares have been suspended. joining me now is carlos condor from the philippines former journalist who now works as a researcher for human rights what. the shutdown of a major news source comes in the middle of a coronavirus pandemic how dangerous is that for the country. shutting down to feel it means you are just the most influential broadcaster in the middle of up on. the major information provider in this process and i see no way to be considered even remotely a beneficial for the public to be interested. and one less voice to guide them during a crisis it's not it's definitely not good. so we've seen

a very emotional scenes from the news room of a.b.s. t.v. and as it went off air what now for the network and what for the journalists who works there. but network executives have assured the more than $11000.00 employees that they will not lose jobs we're thankful for the shutdown however it's only. digital an online. network because the supreme court we expect to turn a lot a little bit but we are confident that the good journalists of the network will prevail in the end. so how much press freedom being stifled in the. press freedom here has always been already being attacked but since he took office . suffered tremendous setback as it can be seen in the. website.

threats and intimidation against journalists while the killings in the drug war operations continue. on the same day of the shutdown a journalist was shot dead. 60. 188. been killed since democracy was restored in 1906. scholars kanye a researcher for human rights watch in the philippines thank you so much. in the bonus league i had several and have suspended their forward salomon kalou for breaking coronavirus rules posted a video on facebook which showed him shaking hands with teammates and appearing to mock social distancing guidelines cata said can do it cause the club quote a great deal of damage some media reports in germany suggest that the episode could

put the bonus league s restart plants in doubt a political decision on that is expected on wednesday. and finally asked the number of deaths from coronavirus continues to rise in the u.s. health care workers there remain under considerable straight but many are also taking a moment to celebrate the victory of patients who are recovering from covert 1000. don't sing the stress the way and celebrates one of their hard earned successes. 'd these nurses at st joseph's hospital in the u.s. state of california she meet to the sounds of a mariachi band. education wasn't just the annual cinco de maya holiday celebrated in parts of mexico and also the u.s.

. it was also to mark the recovery of long suffering patient amanda mendoza finally discharged from hospital he spent the last 45 days there battling cope with 19. amid so much bleak knees finding these moments of joy has become all the more important. the. don't forget you can always get news on the go just download our out from google play or from the app store that'll give you access to all the latest news from around the world as well as push notifications for any breaking news and if you're part of a news story you can also use the w up to send us photos of what's happening around you.

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