an exclusive report from our destroyed cities. really in the sights of virus stores may 20th on w. . this is d w news live from berlin british prime minister for its johnson addresses the nation after 7 weeks of lockdown but if anyone was expecting our rapid end to tristram shandy they'll be disappointed with the 2nd highest death toll in the world johnson's plan is cautious also coming up on the show. germany keeps a close eye on infection rates amid loosened lockdown measures while newly reported

outbreaks in slaughterhouses have put the spotlight on living conditions for contract workers from eastern europe. nowhere to go and nothing to eat thousands have been left homeless in the kenyan capital nairobi after the government flattened their homes in the midst of a global pandemic. i'm claire richardson and welcome to the show britain's prime minister boris johnson tonight unveiled a roadmap for exit in britain's lockdown and a televised announcement he outlined a cautious relaxation of some of the measures but encouraged everyone to carry on observing social distancing britain has the highest official coronavirus death toll in europe. and it's thanks to your effort and sacrifice in stopping the spread of

this disease that the death rate is coming down and hospital admissions are coming down and thanks to you we protected our in h.s. and saved many thousands of lives and so you know that it would be madness not to throw away that achievement by allowing a 2nd spike we must stay afloat we must continue to control the virus and save lives. over more details i'm joined by d.w. correspondent charlotte potts in london charlotte what is boris johnson's core message here. well almost 2 months into the lockdown the government has changed its message from stay at home which was really the message for the last 2 months to stay alert meaning that more workers should return to work if possible but boris johnson also made very clear that it is not a quick way out of this lockdown that he will ease restrictions very slowly

carefully and conditionally over the next few months 2 things i found interesting there is going to be a coronavirus alert system similar to a terrorist threat level alert system warning people how severe the spread of the virus is at a moment in time in the country and there will be he said a quarantine for all app passengers arriving in the united kingdom though he did not elaborate if there would be any exceptions to that and when that quarantine might be become to be in place and you may have an idea of what exactly is going to change and when. well he outlined a 3 step plan there baby steps really for the way out of the lockdown of tomorrow monday. in the manufacturing and construction in the industry will return to work he said that on wednesday from wednesday onwards people are allowed to enjoy

themselves in the parks they can go sunbathing or picnic and they can do as much exercise as they want from june 1st and so in 3 weeks parts of primary schools might open in some shops and in july the hospitality industry might slowly be opening up but that only if he said if the reproduction rate stays down that would be a necessity for the easing of the lockdown from where you stand how would you say his announcement is being received. well i think many people are very happy that they are also exhausted from the lockdown that has been in place for almost 2 months so they are happy that they have a little bit freedom of spending time outside but this announcement already received lots of criticism from the opposition labor party and also from certain industries saying that it doesn't go quickly enough to ease the lock down this is coming from the industries and the opposition labor party saying the message is

absolutely too confusing what does it mean and also workers would only have 12 hours now to prepare to go back for work so overall lots of negative feedback coming towards that announcement from the prime minister that tonight charlotte part said thank you for your reporting. here in germany the coronavirus infection rate has risen above the critical value of one that means that every 10 patients are infecting 11 other people on average the country's public health agency says it's too early to draw conclusions but that the infection rate needs to be closely monitored this comes after many lockdown restrictions have been lifted cafes and restaurants have opened in northern germany and warm spring weather has brought more people out onto the streets and into parts . the rise in the infection rate in germany has also coincided with several

clusters of new cases in meat processing plants the outbreaks have led to the temporary closure of 2 companies employing hundreds of contract workers from eastern europe our correspondent sent us this report from one of the affected towns in west germany. animals are no longer being slaughtered here but goods are still being transported this large meat processing plant has been shut down at least 190 workers have tested positive for the corona virus the real number of workers infected is probably higher and that's provoked a backlash especially against the working conditions where a sub contractor employs hundreds of workers from eastern europe. they take you still need of people have to work 60 hours a week and more people who have to live in rundown mold infested cramped conditions who are carted to work and back in packed buses and vans it's dangerous and that's why i am protesting the other reports of poor living conditions for these workers

are nothing new but now the infection rate is rising and that affects everyone who lives in the area the regional government relaxed the lockdown conditions a week ago but not in the town of khowst felt. the gunfire how much does it get all the workers here i think that and this wave of infections this experimental wave of infections will hit close held yeah that's not getting lots of calls from local people and we're really scared and a local politician wants to show us why she takes us to a nearby village just a 15 minute drive away where many eastern european workers are housed. they didn't look they write all the names here the. names on the door are all romanian this man says he lives here he won't tell us his name but he says he comes from soup you a city in transylvania he's not wearing

a face mask and tells us the house has been placed under quarantine. got into. the politician calls police to tell them that other people from the house are moving freely around the village and going shopping. local officials turned up power for an hour later. when i was up and i'll be going up i assume that these residential buildings had already been tested and that they put people who have been infected and people who had contact to them under quarantine on the border it's all good it really doesn't look like that they've only just started testing and that's very late this is from about 3 good local people who are deeply concerned more than ever. let's have a look at the latest developments in the coronavirus pandemic health officials in the u.s. state of new york are now investigating dozens of cases of an inflammatory illness

in children which has been linked to cope at 19 spain has registered its lowest a daily death toll since mid march the number dropped to 143 on sunday and greece is extending a coronavirus lockdown on migrant camps until may 21st the country imposed a lockdown in late march seniors in most parts of turkey have been enjoying their 1st time outdoors in nearly 2 months that's after the government exempted people over 65 from lockdown measures allowing them to leave their homes between 11 am and 3 pm in istanbul they have the outdoors at practically to themselves nearly everyone else in 31 regions is still under orders to stay home this weekend to slow the spread of covert 19 it's the 1st time seniors in turkey have ventured out of their homes or since march 21st some of them share their feelings with the unions. we do need your love but only if the elderly are outside it's so strange i will

never forget this i have never seen something like this in my whole life but it's so beautiful out here it's calm and clean. to look to tend not to miss you know shoes or the sun it's beautiful breathing i'd side with this breeze is so much nicer than breathing inside a room through an open window quick took that. very beautiful i feel like we've been in prison for the past 45 days if everybody would have stayed home for these 45 days maybe the disease would already have been gone. i don't miss anything while staying at home i keep myself busy all the time so i don't get bored of a fellow my whole life. and what i miss most is getting together with friends and going out sitting in a cafe i also missed doing my shopping. now for a brief look at some other stories making headlines around the world riot police in

hong kong and chase protestors through shopping malls after they took part in flash mob demonstrations throughout the territory the protesters were demanding independence from beijing's influence and calling for hong kong's and popular leader to resign some participants were arrested. u.s. treasury secretary steven hayes warns the jobless numbers in the u.s. are going to get much worse before they get better but he said the bigger risk is to keep businesses closed during a pandemic the u.s. unemployment rate jumped to almost 15 percent in april the highest since the great depression. more than 7000 people have been left homeless in the kenyan capital nairobi after the government forcibly evicted them and then bulldozed their homes authorities say the settlement was built illegally on government owned land but according to residents the evictions couldn't have come at a worse time and the economic uncertainty caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

they're returning home to scavenge things to sell or to help themselves build new temporary accommodation. like this. do the government everything that is happening around the demolishing our houses with no notice very early in the morning 5 in the morning when you are sleeping especially in that time is doing that then that is ok. but i'm sorry to say that the government is not seeing as us as human beings need to feel like good so ships on monday the government uses mostly when people were sleeping at home with their families. when. you take a woman demolish our houses and we have nowhere to go now or just the market now they should tell us where to go my child is outside i have come to a household so i can get renshaw house jobs has been lost we want to know where alright. the must demolitions ignored

a court order to wait and hear the case of the kerio banky residents who the government claims were living illegally on state time lines they triggered riots the police responded with tear gas and water cannons. on a morning politicians handed out food parcels to needy families so what you're saying is that this time let's think of the list in society less fortunate than us to what is going to be. for the world but the food will be little comfort to the thousands who just lost their homes during a global pandemic. well social distancing helps slow the spread of the corona virus but it's also put an end to most cultural events across europe this spring now theaters movies music that's unless someone gets inventive and that's exactly what happened in the czech capital prague.

quick sound check. as the last few people roll look for the only gig in town. with concert halls closed and festivals written off across europe this pop up event is drawing the crowds of assault the producer says it's fun but he'll be happy when it's over. for the 1st time in my life i'm looking forward to the end of a project i'm working on. the 1st 20. 2 but it's great at least we're not stuck at home for a change and we get to listen to some live music so. i'm for the musicians it's a change from the locked down routine of practice back at home in front of a mirror. needs to we've never done anything so they're playing for cars especially in this kind of weather where we might get wet and the

others stay dry that's something new. for these music fans a look down this parking lot is as close to paradise as possible. you're watching t w a reminder you can get the latest on our web site that's dot com and you can follow us on twitter and instagram at the unions i'm clay richardson and i'll be back in 45 minutes with another update for now thanks for joining us. it's a deadly sin. and a whim of nature. it motivates us. and friends to her lips i've agreed. the

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