the virus starts may 20th on d. w. . this is the w. news live from berlin the germans push back against coronavirus restrictions this is helpful for these warn that the reproduction right has gone up again thousands turned out in cities across the country to demand the name and to close those cancellations and distancing measures but who is behind the growing anti lock down demonstrations will take a look. and south korea's president calls on citizens to study carefully as the country braces for what authorities fear could be

a 2nd wave of the coronavirus up to $54.00 new cases of conflict also coming up. in the. literature the flamboyant father of rock'n'roll dies at the age of 87 full back at the life of the legend known for changing the face of music and not a 50. i'm anthony held welcome we begin here in germany where the corona virus infection bright has risen above the creek the critical value of one of the government's disease control edge and see puts the so-called reproduction number at 1 point one that means every 10 patients are infecting 11 people. on average the development

comes after many lock down restrictions have been lifted in germany cafes and restaurants have opened in northern germany and warm spring weather has also brought more people out onto the streets and parks. correspondent very bright he is one of those in central berlin the softer new what can you run on as. a people where you are meeting social distancing rules. exactly and sometimes i am in one of the parks in east and then here and it seems for the large part people are still a daring to the restrictions that are still in place on social contact making sure that people are keeping at least 1.5 metres apart from people that are not from their households and just anecdotally speaking from this afternoon it seems that a lot of people are now starting to meet with the households i've seen several small groups meeting at a distance out of the sides of the picnic blankets and a lot of people are out in different sports together exercising as well and that's

something we're expecting to see increasingly in the coming days as most of germany 16 states will start to me cafes restaurants as well but of course there are still social distancing restrictions in place as well as that. to wear masks both in shops and on public transport. we've heard a lot about how the lockdown has tested the patience of parents but a lot of other people feel like this is more broadly becoming a civil rights issue even as the lock down restrictions are being eased how widely held is that concern that is becoming a civil rights issue. well we saw several demonstrations pop up across germany yesterday with thousands of people turning out they the main issue that these protesters have is they accuse the medical professionals here in germany and politicians of infringing their rights to the partial lockdown measures

that we've seen hammer stricture and in recent weeks of course many of those are now being eased and that all depends as well on how they should reproduction rights continues to fluctuate as you've already mentioned it's now at over 1 point one we can have a look now at exactly who might be behind these a growing protest. in unfamiliar scenes for a country where large gatherings and close contacts of thousands defied distancing rosenstock got to protest the coronavirus restrictions families with children young and old. it's been young but i'm not because i think the restrictions of gone too far. more and i don't think wearing a face mask is necessary anymore to take wise i know it's clearly about limiting civil liberties and i'm always in favor of freedom. the demonstrators include some who believe in conspiracy theories others who believe forced vaccinations a coming. research survey extremism all of

a duck casts as disparate groups and you know it's an across germany to oppose the restrictions so. it's clearly a protest a citizen protest based on the feeling that something has gone wrong in these last weeks but that feeling is being used and manipulated by the extreme right. money put that's what next. the government is monitoring the protest movement with concern worried that the mood in the country could sour. as this is the mission it's a questionable mixture this is gaining traction and it could potentially lead to the radicalization of some individuals that's what that's what i'm worried. that's going on that's what. trouble arose around the edges of one demonstration. of the police forces attempted to break up the rally. that we've observed some people from the extreme rights movements hanging around the edges demonstration

acting aggressively. police say they included some well known members of germany's far right see. brady is still with us from a park in central berlin the place captures a really interesting moment and it raises the question is this a growing singular movement we're seeing or do you think this is more the pandemic as a moment that is unifying several different groups in protest. this is certainly unifying several different groups and the one thing that seems to unite them at the moment is this distrust of mainstream politics and also a certain degree mainstream media as well and it really is quite incredible to see the breadth of the different groups that were attending these demonstrations as we had there in the reports those people from the far left from the far right everything in between and on top of that you've also got conspiracy theorists people from vaccination groups also known holocaust deniers so that all concerns

that these demonstrations could be utilized to a very different purpose in the coming weeks and even abuse said the old ortiz will be keeping an eye on how these develop but that said these groups are still a minority and according to a poll at least from just a couple of days ago 2 thirds of the nation here in germany actually still supports the restrictions that are currently in place of course that's a much lower number than just a few weeks ago at the beginning of the pandemic when just over 90 percent of the nation supported the government's decision to put restrictions on certain social contacts but of course these numbers as i say are set to be reviewed in the coming days but by experts and politicians so we could still even see a step back all of those eason's of restrict easing on restrictions yet depending on how the number of cases and that all important reproduction rate fluctuates in the coming days. building could pretty thank you so much. and let's have

a look now at the latest developments in the corona virus pandemic. and the number of confirmed cases has passed the 4000000 mark according to johns hopkins university in the u.s. the global death toll has surpassed 2 179000 russia has more now than 200000 cases while the country's death toll remains relatively low or just down the 2000 according to official figures and former u.s. president barack obama called donald trump's response to the pandemic an absolute chaotic disaster a bomb and made the comments about his successor during a link to call with former staff members. south korea's president has a people not to lower their god in the battle against the coronavirus this comes after south korea reported 34 new cases of covert 19 in just one day said the country needed to brace for a 2nd wave of the pandemic the country has been widely praised for containing its

corona virus outbreak and last week began easing restrictions. on the fun didn't last long this is one of the 3 clubs a 29 year old man visited before testing positive for corbett 19 so far more than 2 dozen cases have been linked to nightclubs in the e.t.o. one district in seoul authorities i currently tracking thousands of people who visited any of the clubs the sole mayor quickly put the lockdown brakes on. the city of seoul issuance in order immediately prohibiting gatherings in all entertainment facilities including night clubs clubs like boss and hostess. from this moment such facilities have to suspend their business and will face strict punishment if they breach the order. total. people working in the district are on high alert. we hope customers will be more cooperative when we ask for their names for visitor records

. we all need to work together for a better future. i think this incident could have happened anywhere not just an entire one. south korean president moon j n is warning of a 2nd wave of infections. you go in search of the infection cluster which recently occurred in entertainment facilities has raised awareness that even during the stabilization phase similar situations can arise again any time zones anywhere in closed crowded space it's not over until it's over. the new infections are a blow to south korea's image as the role model in the fight against the corona virus and they could be a warning sign to other countries considering easing restrictions. now for a brief look at some of the other stories making headlines around the world 25 year

old german man in the southern german town of volga kleiber book has been charged with arson and attempted murder after a series of attacks on shops and by people of turkish origin the man said he sympathizes with isis and named his quote hatred of turks as a motive police say they found several pipe bombs in his position. 3 members of the white house coronavirus task force are in so far unseen among them is dr anthony fauci the face of the u.s. virus response had apparently come into contact with a white house staff member who was tested positive for coded 19. iraq's new prime minister has ordered the release of prisoners arrested during the anti-government protests that began last october in a stuffy mostafa deeming also promised justice for the more than $550.00 people killed in the unrest the protests led to the full of the previous government.

well the man widely regarded as the founding father of rock n roll has done little richard was 87 years old the singer brought a distinctive voice flamboyant showmanship and lot in fast popular rhythms to music in the 1950s he was one of the 1st african american artists to cross the rational divide in the music business appealing to black and white fans. and with me in the studio now is a senior music editor want to paul and one i love little richard is often referred to as one of the founding fathers of rock n roll how exactly did he change music as it's now well you know it's pretty much indisputable that rock n roll changed music and society revolution is the revolution as a side of it and you know he was rock n roll in his own words he considered himself to be the king and queen of rock as you know the experts might argue the technicalities you did he really invent the

john are probably not that's important he was such a huge influence within the 1st and following generations of rock n rollers and he was he was such an influence because he was the 1st guy to really combined this image with music you know. very glamorous overtly sexual energetic dangerous fearless and if you remember he was you need to be fearless because he's a. openly black a gay man in the forty's fifty's sixty's in the us we're at a time where his very persona that just being that made him dangerous to society is they consider themselves you know as they considered rock n roll to be. people thought of dangers others thought of him as being liberating or revolutionary but in the end they found him irresistible and that's because with music good figures have a quick listen in so you can hear for yourself.

there you go the glam leg of the piano the hair the makeup the full package on display. the world playing a tribute to a man he's described as a as a legend i would say disrupt as well as you say one leg on a piano twerking in 150 is a black guy and then is incredible personally i was also an inspiration to many that kind off to him yeah and the cream of the crop you know i mean who else can count the beatles as he you know they call them is their hero you know they worked with them very early on and were very happy to have done so the rolling stones open for him bob dylan wrote in his high school yearbook that it was an ambition to join little richard you know then going on to kind of more my generation elton john prince david bowie they were all hugely influenced by him and also also because rock and roll was changing was coming more visual the emergence of m.t.v.

and they all cut little bits of his image you know they got the gender bending the make a and. integrated that in their own acts and were just hugely inspired by them and an absolute trailblazer want to poland thank you so much. and we have just about time that's it for the news i'll be back in 45 minutes with more. on. this state of emergency is that normal people around. world are documenting these dramatic times. they're keeping the coronas diary and welcoming us into their lives they let us get as a close and personal as the pandemic will allow. the diaries starts matey.