this is g w news live from berlin across europe nations grapple with how best to ease their coronavirus restrictions in france commuters at one train station in the capital received masks as they head to work for the 1st time in nearly 8 weeks most shops and businesses are reopening but many restrictions remain in place also coming up is the pandemic causing a return to traditional gender roles with women taking on the lion's share of house work and home schooling we take a look at the situation here in germany. plus police in hong kong arrest more than

$200.00 people in anti-government protests it is the 1st time such protests have resumed since the corona virus outbreak. and along with the pandemic east africa battles a plague of locusts the insects are devastating crops across the region experts warn the 2nd 12 of the year poses an unprecedented threat to sleep security. i'm sorry so much going to glad you could join us across europe countries have begun easing their coronavirus restrictions even as fears remain of a possible 2nd wave of infections we're bringing you updates from germany the u.k. and france where millions have been back to work after 2 months under one of europe's toughest lockdowns most shops have reopened and people can now leave their homes without carrying a sign declaration as to why they were out on the. streets of france has been hit

hard by the corona virus it's killed more than 26000 people the world's 5th the highest death toll. for weeks now paris's main landmarks have been quiet. silenced by a virus that wreaked havoc across france. since march the 17th people ordered to stay home lock down rules further tightened at the beginning of april when all outdoor activities in paris were banned. but still the number of deaths from corona virus continued to rise. health care workers on the front line among the dead. tonight our country has reached a symbolic and particularly painful mile start with more than $20000.00 deaths. as the growing need for food banks is shown the lockdown has also highlighted france's

inequalities. in mid april civil unrest broke out in paris is northern suburbs over claims that police were using heavy handed tactics against minorities. the economy has also been hit hard by the lockdown. france is officially in recession with its biggest contraction since the end of the 2nd world war. with pressure mounting it's no wonder politicians have been so desperate to begin opening up the country once again. never in the history of our country have we seen this situation not even during the war not during the occupation not during previous. never never has the country been confined as it is today. with france's president emanuel.

is the latest world leader hoping to save his country without costing more lives. and for more on the story we can speak to our correspondent lisa lewis who is standing by in a paris hi lisa good to see you can you explain what's been happening there this morning because not all of the country is opening up in the same way. well absolutely so france is divided into green zones and red and one red zone is the overseas territory my york where actually no restrictions have been lifted today and then there's also the east of france and paris and it's region and here in these regions in the red zones public parks and schools remain closed for now what's more in paris actually you need to specify specifics of the certificate to take public transport during rush hour so that is 3 hours in the morning 3 hours in the afternoon at specific times you need to show that you know half have

a reason to take public transport because of the good the authorities want to prevent the public transport system from from getting over crowded at. least it's been 2 long months of lockdown there you know what is the atmosphere of fear like there today what are people telling you. well according to a recent poll 2 thirds of the french are quite worried about the lifting of restriction restrictions when you look at what happened in public transport today lots of people stayed at home really you know there were lots of a lot less passenger volume than usually with some exceptions like the airline 13 which stops at that metro stop just behind me which takes you know people from suns and the need which is france's poorest department to the center of paris most of these people have to go back to work just to have to make a living but i've been talking to some of those who have gone to work this morning . i think it's time to go back to work and so i think it's

a. lot of them wearing mask and things like that but i think it will be fine. transport this morning for the 1st time since the beginning of the epidemic it was packed was that frightening a little bit but i think it's still very risky for the population but costs are rising for companies so we need to go back to work. for you. know some people but no i'm not afraid everything should be fine if people respect the distancing roles i took the metro this morning and people were really cautious. you know the young. all right lisa so we heard you know mixed voices there but the reality is that the economy is expected to contract by at least 8 percent this year and a lot of people want to get back to work so what is the government doing to help them. the government has already put on the table

a package of $110000000000.00 it's helping different companies that are struggling injecting capital it's financing a temporary unemployment and today the minister of economy also said that the government is working on 3 stimulus packages for 3 sectors at the outdoor takes the car industry and the tourism sector and the government is also working on a specific stimulus package to get the economy back on track in september they're hoping that by then the economy will have reopened completely again. lisa lewis reporting there in paris thank you. now across the english channel british prime minister boris johnson is expected to provide more details on his plan to reopen society on sunday he addressed the nation to announce a roadmap for phasing out penn demick restrictions but opposition politicians the union leaders and business groups are calling for more clarity they say johnson speech only succeeded in sowing confusion. to lock down must continue that was the

key message behind prime minister boris johnson's address on sunday as he warned the british public to stay alert. and thanks to you we protected our in h.s. and saved many thousands of lives and so on no you know that it would be madness now to throw away that achievement by allowing a 2nd spike with the government criticized for its slow reaction to the outbreak opposition members describe this update as a mixed message scotland wales and northern ireland have sent their lockdown rules will remain johnson stressed the importance of maintaining lockdown possible taney asli introducing cautious many steps towards normality and from this wednesday we want to encourage people to take more than even unlimited amounts of direct sides you can sit in the sun in your local park you can drive to other destinations but the earliest by june 1st shops would reopen and the younger pupils could head back

to schools all this only if infection rates and the number of deaths what's a further decrease we must reverse rapidly the or flip it in it's in care homes and in the n.h.s. and if we're to control the spars then we must have a world beating system for testing potential victims and for tracing their contacts with the u.k. continuing to suffer the highest official death toll in europe it faces a long road ahead a return to business as usual maybe many months from now. now playgrounds are. os germany have reopened giving children and parents welcome belief after weeks stuck indoors many families have been struggling to balance the new demands of childcare and home schooling on top of their jobs and some new surveys show it is women who are bearing the brunt of that work at home during the pendent make those findings are raising a question is the crisis eroding important gains in gender equality. sometimes

happiness is simply a trip to a reopened local playground a rare moment of respite from constant crisis mode after 8 weeks of parenting through a pandemic. mama kunsan mama mom can you do this mom it's not working mommy i want this i want that all i want. i'm fair. my own. with day cares an elementary schools closed across germany the pandemic has made motherhood and around the clock job again for many moms it means the challenge of managing both the kids and the office at home. during meetings and video conferences she's right there the whole time it's very distracting and hard to concentrate on anything he does have to whenever i was busy with him i was worrying about work and the things that i couldn't get done and you have to manage from work it's really difficult 6. months you just feel torn between child and job

. for many women it's often the career that suffers between working from home housework helping the kids with their homework and acting as their schoolteacher or tasks that primarily fall on women. sociologists say that while many men do offer support it's women who bear the brunt of unpaid care work. right now we're seeing a real regression in terms of gender equality because we didn't finish the job before corona hit by making sure that both highs hold and paid work a distributed between men and women. working mom or housewife or both at the same time some worry the pandemic could be reinforcing traditional gender stereotypes we're already seeing that women struggle more neck careers as a result of interruptions and part time work this has negative repercussions both in the short and long term. right now the playground gives these moms

a well deserved break but sharing the burden of this crisis requires a more concerted effort from everyone. while the current virus crisis has caused head. the job losses across many parts of the german economy we have some new numbers from one of the country's top economic research groups about how 5 all german hotels and restaurants cut staff in april in the auto sector nearly 40 percent of businesses laid off workers and we're seeing a similar picture for travel agencies that is despite the government spending billions of euros in aid to stem unemployment. 1000 is devastating the global auto market and a german car maker volkswagen saw sales in its vital home market fall by 2 thirds in april other european countries were even worse car sales have almost come to a standstill c.w. is hoping to offset dealership closures in germany with a raft of incentives like financing and leasing deals on the up side v.w.

car sales are stabilizing the world's biggest car market china. so a a big drop in sales for volkswagen in its domestic market but with economy slowly reopening is the worst over for the carmaker here's your financial correspondent chelsea delaney. well this is likely to be the steepest month over month drop for the un for car sales on a whole because in april pretty much every every economy was closed down in your app so car dealerships were closed factories were closed over the past few weeks we have seen car dealerships here in germany reopen for example automakers are generally getting production back up and running but this is going to be a very very slow path back towards normalisation there is a lot of a lot of questions of what demand it's going to look like even with these dealerships open they've reported that literally no one has been there so 'd what they're saying is that it's probably going to be

a couple months or even longer until the until we start seeing numbers head back towards normal. shall see dylan he reported from frankfurt there now global coronavirus restrictions have decimated global tourism croatia relies heavily on his tourism industry and it has taken a big blow but industry experts believe the country is well positioned to bounce back quickly remember this busy beaches and bustling tons packed with 3 spending holiday makers on croatia's coast. this year businesses are struggling yet many here believe when travel restrictions are lifted the title tone in kuwait favor what this is one of the biggest advantages today of crazy. geographic position creation and especially the northern part of creating a few hours by car from major source markets every year 20000000

visitors are drawn into the region's historic sure lines and queen fishing villages 19 means far fewer will come this year. but the country's largest tourism company is getting ready for those that do iran our main message this year is to provide more space for each guest and we can surely do that in our hotels in our campsites there is a lot of outdoor space and i think that will be a benefit to our guests this year in the meantime the downturn has left with a little more room to room. particularly in the popular history and fortress. cities and. there is no crowds crowds or. i feel much better i have to say perhaps not everyone then desperate for a return to normal. you're watching news still to come on our

show germany is off to the races as it becomes the 1st major force racing nation in europe to get back on track. but 1st a look at some other stories making headlines around the world u.s. vice president mike pence will return to work after self isolating over the weekend his spokeswoman tested positive for cocaine 1000 on friday 3 members of the white house is coronaviruses task force are in quarantine after coming into contact with her pence has so far tested negative water there have been renewed anti-government protests in iraq just days after the appointment of new prime minister mustafa. demonstrations against rampant government corruption 1st erupted in the country last year one of the news 1st acts in office was to order the release of anti-government protesters from prison. iran's state broadcaster says that

a missile launched during a naval training exercise killed 19 sailors aboard an iranian of warship the accident wounded more than a dozen others of the friendly fire incident was reported near the port of just in the gulf of oman police in hong kong say they arrested more than 200 people in anti-government protests the pandemic has turned attention away from the city's pro-democracy movement but as the threat from the virus appears to be receding demonstrations are once again moving forward. pack riot police and protesters confront each other inside the hong kong shopping myler. standoffs like these all but power lies the chinese territory last year destructions imposed over the virus put an end to the protests earlier this year but these curbs are now slowly easing. the

government is allowing public gatherings of up to 8 people many more than that were involved here on kong's pro-democracy protesters have not forgotten that unfinished revolution. in the midst of the coronavirus the government has imposed restrictions on gatherings and turned it into a crackdown on freedom of assembly. this is a gross violation of human rights. to how you see my. day is police should be protecting us and society and instead they are doing the opposite of this affects people's everyday basic rights. activists sang their protest and some glory to hong kong a reminder to the authorities that the pro-democracy protesters have not gone away the gradual easing of corona restrictions means more demonstrations unlikely in the coming weeks government to pertinence a more determined than ever to press their demands. now to

kenya where a 2nd wave of desert locusts has descended on east africa as the mits indicate it will be 20 times worse than the swarms that made their way through the region 2 months ago the u.n. says the locusts present an unprecedented threat to food security and to livelihoods. this is home for the symbol root tribe. and since recently millions of locusts the terrain is difficult but locusts trackers working for the u.n. food in agriculture than ization only have 2 helicopters locals often go by foot snow my let's talk little custom places that's going to be accessible by right old my back so that if we select your host you and local folks come to us in the. locust swarms canning gulf hectares of land and as they eat their own body weight each day the swarms devour practically everything in their wake. the world bank

warns that the horn of africa could lose more than 7000000000 euros worth of crops crops like moses moochers tomatoes. i don't know whether god will send us any angels the truth is that we promise have been totally right no it's obvious we'll be wiped out. regular rainfall has been contributing to the local population explosion and the cold in 1000 crisis is slowing down the fight against this infestation. this in the distance is using. us. and what you are the fundamentals locked down in 15 transport and then you have various little movement of these in the un feeds 20000000 people in the region but is now warning that the number of hungry people could double. and for more on the story we can speak to on

a call in nairobi high seller why are we seeing this massive 2nd wave well the 2nd wave is mainly locusts which have bred now which would bring down if european kenya which are not the usual breeding grounds and this is because especially over the past few months there have been heavy rains here outside the normal rainy season which many experts also attribute to climate change and that has basically created the perfect breeding ground for the locusts or kenya says it hopes that these swarms will abate by june or july is that really realistic. well that is the hope because june and july is where than when they're expecting the next big harvest. but there are several challenges to this for example there are only kenya and ethiopia and you have a handful of planes they have ground spread in that in these countries and also also in uganda but countries like somalia for example don't have ways of fighting

the locals and this is a regional problem so if the locusts. are maybe eliminated in one part and one region they can still migrate back to the region and attack. the farmland there and then of course as we heard in the report as well there is the problem of corona which is which has posed a big just tickle problem to getting equipment to getting pesticides into the country and also through the country as a more road checks and so on which which makes the whole situation more difficult. for id to view correspondents make over 14 for us in nairobi sela thank you very much and for more analysis plus key data on east africa's locust invasion visit our website dot com. now as more countries begin listing stricter coronavirus lockdown measures some governments are making face masks mandatory and for many of us it's taking some getting used to it is

especially hard for the deaf community here's more. when the indonesian government made wearing masks mandatory fines. knew it would make life hard for him completely deaf she relies heavily on lip reading for communication so the professional seamstress took matters into her own hands. i made normal monsters of the stars. but then i tried to make the man with the clear windows. i thought it would be difficult to make the masts with windows. but after a few tries they turned out to be nice and useful. this which proved fruitful better ridden and her husband who is also death have already sold more than 200 of the windowed masks and of begun supplying buyers all across the country user reviews have so far been positive.

with ordinary. people with hearing loss can guess what one is trying to say. because they can't hear lips move and we communicate with others. i have many friends with hearing loss and this innovation is very helpful. and. a sentiment being echoed around the world in belgium these diffs students are calling for transparent facemasks to be more readily available they also want to be used more widely in the community they say it's not enough simply for diff people to wear them when you thought i could never be found with people. in the current situation with the coronavirus there are sales people for example at the post office or at the pharmacy who have musts the problem is excess ability when it comes to deaf people that's why we need more people to wear transparent masks for the hearing impaired masks can add to the anxiety of living through

a pandemic and as they look set to become the new normal at least for a while many in the diff community hope they will also become more inclusive. now horseracing has resumed at a race courses across germany after a 2 month absence due to the pandemic germany is the 1st major horse racing nation in europe to restart the sport but the races were tightly controlled or riders were required to wear face masks and spectators were banned from the venues. race day at berlin's hoppa gotten race course stands empty access to the stables is restricted and the jockeys socially distancing wearing face masks and trash dark areas riding the hot favorite today he already knows what it's like to race on an empty course having won twice in cologne on friday. yet it's we're happy to be back on our horses and riding again and that the horses can race over their usual distances

it's important that every business gets the chance to reopen every athlete and every team want to return to action. but despite the coronavirus measures some things remain the same the horses mask free still struck their stuff in the prayed ring even if there's nobody that watch them and of course betts is still taken the lack of other life support providing a boon to the horseracing industry for his notes and those with whom yes we want to make the most of this restart over the city with the football but it does legal resumes this coming weekend so that will push us to one side that was speaking to many t.v. stations and feel we've earned the chance to get back to where we were. an opportunity and but nothing is a given on the race course stark and his mount rubaiyat 2nd from the left were pushed hard all the way down the final furlong but they lived up to their billing

as favorites german horseracing was 1st past the post in europe it's return a template for other race courses to follow. right that's your news update for all of us here in berlin thank you for watching.

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