this is the news live from berlin germany gets back to business spots within limits fishelson clear the way for restaurants shops of all sizes and schools to reopen the bus chancellor angela merkel wants that a spike in new corona virus infections could lead to lock down again also coming up a gas leak at a chemical plant on india's east coast kills at least 8 people struggling to breathe collapsed in the streets and hundreds have been hospital. plus

begs a quiet wedding at the city hall away from their friends because of that and. all they got was something of a blast from the cost of the drive in waiting with 30 cars 60 friends one i think come. out of as welcome to the program germany is back in business keeping the option to shut down again that's the word from chancellor angela merkel who announced the easing of some coronavirus locked on the ashes in the coming weeks germany's 16 states now control the gradual reopening of more businesses and schools it will be a balancing act between preventing infection and allowing public life to resume

huge. in the town of vine ma in central germany restaurants and cafes have already started to reopen customers must be seated outside with their need 2 people allowed per table itself service and there are strict hygiene rules but for many this is more than enough to says. it's wonderful it's liberating and healthy i think. it's nice to see how happy people are it's joyful if you for the record i'm happy to be able to go out again it's a group from saturday more restaurants in cafes across germany as well as all shops will start to reopen as part of the next phase in relaxing lockdown restrictions but there will be regional variations due to germany's federal division of power as . we have seen good progress as far as the number of new infections is concerned

that means we can now take further steps. but we have to be careful to keep control. and the emergency response mechanism we have to fed it means i can feel quite confident. that means that if the number of infections rises too high in any region tougher restrictions must be introduced there but for now it's up to the 16 state governments to decide how and when to reopen daycare facilities restaurants and hotels social distancing rules are to be extended for another month although members of 2 separate households can now meet large events like concerts remain banned until the end of august but the bundesliga football season will be allowed to resume in mid may with strict rules in place. germany is gradually

reopening obit with restrictions but these regained freedoms will only last as long as the corona virus infection rate remains under control and that's one of the problems political correspondent kate brady is covering this story for us john is infectious disease agency the robot institute has just this morning warns there could be a 2nd wave before autumn how to start factor into the government plans. well it certainly plays a huge role in the government's plans right now and something that they will be keeping an eye on both at state and federal level as the restrictions are east across germany and as you say they call in situ confirmed as well as today that the reproduction rate in germany now has fall into north point $65.00 but at the same time the vice president over the situ said that this is not a signal that germany has the all clear and right now as angle of michael has said

on several occasions until there is a vaccine created 19 is very much going to be present in german life and in this new normal that germans are now going to be getting you see as a restrictions ease them public life. yeah this new normal is great while many businesses are being given the green light for this new normal parents in particular very happy was that. in fact it has been a lot of comparisons drawn in the last few hours or so since those announcements were made yesterday afternoon by angela merkel not only because of things like the blunders leader will be able to resume albeit behind closed doors but that there are also plans in place for things like tourism gastronomy and those of her thesis cultural events but the one thing that seems to be missing so far is daycare and kindergartens and that has drawn huge criticism from parents who are desperately trying to balance working from home at the minute many of them wanting to also

return to work a working offices a laplace of work where possible as well right now but there's also been criticism on the lack of measures being taken to ensure that day care for everyone from the social democrats and also the green party as well as social democrats. are one of the co-leaders saying today that they sense a facial signal to families so there has been huge criticism on that front and all we heard from anglo-american yesterday. was that it is going to take a while and of course that also concerns as well especially for those children from from one mobile homes who are in more difficult situations and what staying at home for longer might mean for them germany states now have a lot of freedom in terms of how far and how fast they go and relaxing restrictions or reducing them in fact what's the emergency brake and who's going to haul them. so basically this is a threshold that's being set and each individual state will be responsible for this

so if that all 50 or more than 50 new cases 100000 inhabitants in a district in the last 7 days then the state each individual state will be responsible for every implementing restriction so we could indeed see pockets of many lock downs and restrictions being reimplemented here in germany in germany similar to the ones that we've seen over the in previous weeks. brady thank you and here's a roundup of some of the latest pandemics new smaller than the 3700000 people have now been infected with the corona of up by was globally a more than 260000 have died according to data from johns hopkins university russia has passed to germany and france to rank 5th on the list of countries with the most infections a new record daily spike of more than 11000 new cases has pushed russia's total caseload past 177000 spain has extended its state of emergency for 2 more

weeks from sunday and turkey says it has brought the outbreak under control and will set out new social guidelines and business practices to prevent a resurgence. in india at least 8 people have died in a gas leak at a chemical factory located in the eastern coastal city of. hundreds have been hospitalized and more than 1500 evacuated from nearby villages south korea an owner of the plant says the leak is now under control. the leak caught residents off guard and hit the most vulnerable. some of the victims collapsed as they try to flee. others appeared dizzy and unsteady. eyewitnesses said the gas came like a mist suddenly in the middle of the night where most with sleeping.

emergency services transported hundreds to hospital for several children among those needing treatment. all i think about 800 to 1000 people have gone to the hospital and they have been taken to get off so now the focus is not so much on the guys leakage as the effect of the gas leakage on the treatment of the of the people who have been affected. most of those admitted to hospital are now reported to be either in a stable condition or to have been discharged it's still unclear though it's a toxic fumes will have a lasting impact on their health and a few patients who are still said to be unconscious hours after arriving at the hospital. the plant where the accident happened l.g. polymers makes plastics one report suggests that the leak of a substance called styrene happened as the site was starting to reopen after

india's lockdown because of the coronavirus. prime minister narendra modi said he was keeping an eye on the situation from delhi and wished all those affected a speedy recovery. it's clear many are still in shock over the incident but it seems they will have to wait the results an investigation to find out how and why this happened. to find out more when i joined by d.w. correspondent been there actually daily my neighbor described to us what happened in the early hours of the voice when reports have been coming in about this disturbing incident since morning from what we know now was a gas leak from a chemical plant. which is situated near the southern city overshot cup but also midnight amounting to g.m. in the morning there was a gas leak which spread to about 3 kilometer radius can want to kill religions and

at the moment at least 8 people have died including one child and hundreds have been hospitalized after inhaling this gets and the visual which as we mentioned have these coming in showing people out on the streets that i'll be getting a victim account which. they are quoted as saying that while they were sleeping the deathlessness the water will find they felt a burning sensation in this game that often and when they were stepped out of the house to figure out what was happening the felon points just after he did this. what kind of gas are we talking about here what does the factory produce what it's as you call it will kill and it is a war in the making of oil in lawrence basically polystyrene which is used in making rubber lead takes another other appliance of that so was it out plastic and reportedly the gas which was leaked it's diving now this gas is toxic and it can be very harmful and it can be fatal if it is in here actually by children in large

concentrated amounts so at the moment according to you they are trying to evacuate people from the areas and by the nuns and they are being a wife to cover their face with a wet cloth. so this is situation under control now or is that still a risk to public house. but immediate measures have been taken the prime minister took notice of this incident this morning and he arranged a meeting with the m.d.m.e. which is the national disaster management authority the n b a man has been working closely with the local government in the states where this incident took place and the local government is trying really hard to save lives they have given out differently say that the district officials should take every possible measures to save life and door to door just you operation of them going on at the moment and there are conflicting reports which are coming in as to how many widely happened our reports were just saying that the plant would shock because of the knock down up of the public 19 and that is why the chemical reaction to flee because of the scene was were left on

a stand to prolong the fact of why that is in the toilet as are the high end of the news though the fishing was been quoted as saying of the local government officials who have been quoted as saying that the locals were actually preparing to open the plant and to restart the plant and they were going to attempt to do that which is what led to the gods so at the moment the priority is don't save the lives of the people who are walking like going to many people who are still unconscious even up to our lives and do basically evacuated the religious need of the moms and i shot ari reports from delhi that thank you and off a brief look at some other stories making headlines today iraq has a new prime minister the former intelligence chief most of all could was sworn in often or make has approved his cabinet lineup and in 5 months of political deadlock his government faces an a ray of problems including a severe economic crisis and the prospect of renewed corruption and protests. the

italian coast guard has impounded the rescue ship island cordie in sicily saying it has found technical irregularities the ship which picks up migrants in the mediterranean sea will be held by authorities until the issues are fixed. economic activity in russia has plunged by a 3rd because of the lockdown which was imposed in late march president vladimir putin has won't be more restrictions as the corona virus continues to spread. now to another unfortunate side effect of the coronavirus pandemic an increase in racist incidents around the world such incidents half to 3 bussell social media campaign spots discrimination continues this virus does not discriminate it's a line many have used to describe the fact that anyone can come down with coded 19 . but when it comes to human behavior discrimination has range supremum in this

pandemic around the world various groups have been maligned accused of spreading the virus asian americans have reported verbal and physical abuse fueled some say by this kind of rhetoric from u.s. president donald trump. why do you keep calling this the chinese virus and why do you keep using this. method of it comes from china the discrimination knows no border as in china itself african residents have faced abuse apparently linked to a cluster of cases within the nigerian community in the southern city of gong show . you. know yes.

yes. there are countless other examples of pandemic fueled racism with the fear of suffering and helplessness in the face of a spreading virus proving a toxic cocktail. of a broader look at racism that's surfacing during this with. a professor of psychiatry and a neuroscientist and joins us from in the united states is this fear of coronavirus really just an excuse for someone to express crisis sorts. well hello and thank you for having me. indeed in many instances fear of coronavirus is an excuse to justify racist behaviors however fear and associated stress related to coronavirus and possible consequences for our

health individual and public are also. feeding mechanisms triggering a feeding mechanism for races behaviors. but people as high up as the u.s. president vives the chinese buys as we've just seen in the report that didn't really help that is. well. it depends whom may be the president things that helped him it is easier to talk about chinese virus than american failure so our own failures and i think if we want to understand it we should look at this from the perspective of an individual and the perspective of the society of the group and the level of individual very often we project negative things outside let's say it's easy for me to attribute if there is any misfortune happening to me it's easier psychologically easier to attribute it

to some something or somebody who is outside if i carry my misfortunes with myself and i take the authorship i'll have to deal with this if i attribute it to somebody who is outside i can either fight them or or run away from them or just kind of isolate myself from that so that's that's an individual level but also at the level of the society if if we have an animated we are fighting. that is identified by a politician by a leader that keeps the group kind of more coherent and it's easier to to manipulate to lead the group if we externalize externalize the costs of whatever negative we're going through. psychologist and neuroscientists thank you for this thank you. a covert 19 pandemic has severely damaged the global economy but there are some surprises as closely watching trade data note

that china is reporting an uptick in exports but rising tensions between the u.s. and china could spell trouble ahead. china's overseas sales were up 3.5 percent for the month of april that's according to the government in beijing was official numbers are regularly doubted by economists it may be a rise in exports of personal protective gear and other goods related to the pen demick that helps china's numbers but those effects may be short lived meanwhile economists expect trouble on the horizon for china and it is not because of the tension between beijing and washington he spat between nutrition and she and initiation i don't think is terribly important what is much more important is the fact that it will both of climate change has proved to be problematic and it motion issues will be looking at whether china in the median longer term can continue to

be seen and say we liable supplier. while the coronavirus crisis is threatening china's role within the global economy the spat between the white house and beijing is certainly not helping us president trump on wednesday compared the pandemic to an attack against the united states and drew parallels to pearl harbor and 911 trump has also threatened to put an end to a trade agreement long in the works chinese trade negotiators reacted quickly. you will sure. if they say the pandemic can be compared to pearl harbor or 911 the enemy the u.s. faces is the novel coronavirus when faced with humanity's struggle with the same virus i think the us should fight side by side with china as converts in arms instead of enemies me actually being gentle with them. for now

surprisingly good economic data can't cover up the strained relationship between the world's 2 largest economies. of the damage done by the coronavirus to allan's is worsening by the day f. france. posted a net loss of 1800000000 euros in the 1st quarter the standstill left the group holding 455000000 euros worth of jet fuel french government has already promised support but trade unions are bracing for job cuts meanwhile has rolled out new safety measures to lure flies back to the skies. with the small talk and with the monday. passengers on this air france flight from paris to mexico city given a glimpse of the airline's efforts to get the world flying again. but if you have a very good measure to require passengers and personnel to wear masks it seemed obvious to me the french carrier says it is no deep cleaning it aircrafts after every

flight and although there is little evidence the virus is transmitted in the air cabins will be sprayed with a long lasting until virus solution every 5 days. solution is diffused into the cabin with a virus killing product that is very active against kobe in 1000. the virus has devastated the global industry in the u.s. hoth of all planes are in storage airport terminals no ghost tongues passenger numbers down 95 percent delta american united and site west share prices all plunged this week and aviation executive summed up the mood in a senate hearing in the most recent week alone passenger violence declined to levels that we have not seen since the 1950 s. before the dawn of the jet age it's remarkable it's almost surreal and it is painful for everyone involved with

a long haul routes like this friends mexico flights among those expected to take longest to fellow up again on a list sworn that's a through recovery could take years as possible just with the risks of flying. after a break of more than 2 months and his football league will resume and season on may 16th behind closed stadium gates the decision makes the food europe's 1st major football league to resume play the strict time gene and distancing rules to minimize the risk of being infected by the coronavirus the resumption of play is being closely watched by professional sports leagues around the world. the midst of the pandemic couples around the globe are still trying to make their weddings memorable in one german city the mayor is offering a helping hand drive ins and that's quite a production for this wedding is going hollywood sort of janine and philip schultz

tied the knot at a do so dark drive in theater they guest on their cars because of the coronavirus only a wedding for 2 was planned but then i'm gonna hurt it out. on thursday i was called to see if we would like to from the registry office and i would carry out the wedding himself and of course we said yes without thinking yes i got there could be 30 cars we didn't count on that otherwise we could only have celebrated alone at the registry office. the cars on decorated in the colors of the bundesliga club for tune in dusseldorf a wish of the newlyweds their big chance then things got serious by now i mean my name is thomas gazal i am the mayor of the city of dusseldorf as my main job i know guillory register as a part time job this is an activity of particularly enjoy doing i.d.c. again there mark here the muffled sound from the car radios the separating

plexiglas it doesn't matter if it takes the spotlight away from the romance movie we are now legally connected spouses by law. you. guess congratulate the happy couple with a concept of peeping from behind the wheel perfect. with the horns you know not exactly great feeling it couldn't be nicer. and overjoyed bride and groom no virus in the world could change that. congress elections from us to the anonymous for to show his banksy is known for his subversive straight out that pops up in unexpected places is latest piece is a tribute to health workers on the frontline against covert 19 and surprise stuff at southampton general hospital in southern england shows a boy who's discarded spiderman and batman in favor of it is prize new action hero and the. work will be auctioned off to raise money for britain's national health

service. and his reminder of the top stories we're following for you here at t w more german businesses are getting ready to reopen as the country moves to further relax coronavirus restrictions schools will also gradually resume social distancing rules will remain until at least june 1st and lockdown lockdowns could be reimposed if infection is spike. and least 8 people died when gas leaks from a chemical factory in on india's east coast people struggling to graze collapsed in the street and hundreds have been hospitalised factories owner says the leak is now under control. don't forget you can always get news on the go please download our rough play all from the app store that will give you access to all the latest

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design as a way of shaping society. with the demands of our own future. mouse models the 3 part documentary starts mates on team w. . the commission to be able to act very quickly if you polled find common solutions the common problems what's the point of view you meant to think feel i think it really need each other so it's always difficult doesn't cost me a little comp base which is from the corporation it's not as if tsongas hadn't been warning for a long time about a pandemic. but the politicians in many european countries didn't seem to take much notice the scale of the lack of preparation is not becoming clear my guess is weaker brussels as the european commission oklahoma.