whatever works. or not it. made them arms. this is g.w. news live from berlin nurses on the front line of the coronavirus pandemic speak out as we mark international nurses day today many say they are still not getting the protection they so desperately need as they risk their own health saving others will find out why also coming up reopening for business we report from seville one of the spanish cities that's received

a government approval to ease coronavirus restrictions. and the oil giant saudi aramco releases eagerly awaited results for the 1st quarter we'll look at how the global economic part is hitting the world's biggest oil company. i'm sumi so much kinder it's good to have you with us the coronavirus pandemic has brought the work of nurses into sharp focus as they struggle to care for patients suffering from cope at 19 and today on international nurses day and nurses from around the world are speaking out to demand better protection as they were thrown live to do their jobs in pakistan several nurses took part in a protest calling for safer working conditions dozens of health care workers in pakistan have been infected with coke at 19 and at the vatican pope francis prayed for nurses saying he has always noticed their heroin. them all this nurse's day

also marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of a pioneer of modern nursing sorenson. the original queen of hygiene florence nightingale she revolutionized battlefield medicine during the crimean war when more british soldiers were dying of infections than battle wounds and principles remain is just exactly the same today as they did you i'm just going to meet she is you need to wash your hands and you need to make sure that the environment is incredibly clean. and. the space between patients and the need for ventilation the coronavirus pandemic has overwhelmed hospitals around the world that's led many nurses to protest from peru to washington d.c. outside the white house are using our point across the country and we demand that we heard the president from paris and all other government that if we

demand that you immediately get the american doctors and health care workers on the front line of the damage. if you don't protect that we can't protect our base. in senegal this nurse says there's a strong sense of duty in the profession. we have no choice from the moment you set out to become a nurse to practice this profession and i think it's a source of pride to be a nurse to be able to help people to be able to help them recover their health. one person who does appreciate nurses street artist banksy whose latest work game changer is on display at a london hospital. earlier we spoke with polled their rave secretary general of the european federation of nurses associations he has been warning for years that front line workers have been

lacking the protection needed in case of a pandemic i think the been done it came to us quite suddenly so many member states in the european union including the commission itself was not prepared for this and not such protection equipment that we need to have in order to go next to the patient who was to patient to feed the patient who knows the bateson was not available so even from the ball a crisis in 2014 yes and wrote a report at that time the title was we are not prepared at the nest we are all prepared and in that report be up and make clear recommit durations release governments give your nurses your physicians who are from flying who are taking care of patients that b.p. east the masks that mock the aerials that they need to protect themselves.

like other european nations spain has started easing some of its coronavirus restrictions restaurants hotels and museums and some cities are now allowed to open but many regions are still locked out the government says almost half the country has yet to meet the criteria for lockdowns to be left that and even in cities that have received the green light business owners remain cautious more now from seville . this is the 1st time in 2 months until a new one has opened its doors he stands at his coffee machine at 7 in the morning just like he has in the last 28 years and this is open to cafe in this sense. but things are very different now new regulations state he can only serve customers outside with half as many tables as he would nonetheless until you hold so few patrons book or his cafe might not survive.

the last few months have been really tough we had operating cost but absolutely no income state assistance help but it's still just learned we have to pay it all back and somehow keep our business afloat. we have to try at least to be honest it's all very depressing. but i can. see bill fulfills all the criteria to qualify for an easing of social restrictions a lower rate of infections and a good supply of hospital beds that puts it at a better footing than the capital budget but many civil businesses will still stay closed this time of year is peak season for until specialty snails but currently at his restaurant he hasn't even said. he's running a small delivery service but had to lay off his whole staff is frustrated by a lack of clear information from the government. i'm not going to recognize you we

were just told ok from today you can open again but up until the day before they told us they didn't publicly announce anything about what that meant and exactly what regulations would have to be met. besides restaurants small businesses and hotels are being allowed to open this week at least on paper many shopkeepers also keep their businesses closed due to the strict regulations have already given up. and 2 shop windows and foreign phones are becoming more and more common in spanish city centers spain is one of the country's most affected by the crisis at all levels where the pictures of overcrowded toast which are only a few weeks old the latest economic figures are causing you experts are warning of unemployment rates of more than 30 percent back at your scuffing the terrace is slowly beginning to fill up he's been able to reemploy 3 office format stuff he's hoping the next easing up restrictions might mean he can soon invite customers

inside to. let's look now at some other developments in the corona virus pandemic a new outbreak of corona virus cases in south korea has been linked to a man who visited several nightclubs while infected the number of related new cases a surpassed 100 germany has also seen a rise in new infections after some relaxation of lockdown restrictions and the government will contribute 7750000000 euros to develop a vaccine after the 1st day of eased restrictions in france the country reported an increase in deaths from the virus on monday. now for a brief look at some of the other stories making headlines around the world the white house has directed staff working in the west wing to start wearing masks that's after 2 staffers were tested positive for the virus president donald trump has so far not worn a mask in public. irish airline ryanair plans to increase flights to 40 percent of its usual capacity by july 1st as the company plots

a route out of the coronavirus crisis since mid march ryanair has run just 30 flights a day as restrictions have affectively closed european routes. the electric car maker tesla has resumed factory operations in california defying a local order restricting non-essential businesses and the companies suing local officials to overturn the order c.e.o. elon musk has threatened to pull operations out of california if officials don't allow production to continue. or oil giant a saudi aramco has seen a massive 25 percent drop in profits and once of a challenging few months ahead among its concerns production cuts saudi arabia announced on monday it would deepen cuts by a further $1000000.00 barrels per day as global demand continues to weaken is a blow for the company which celebrated the world's biggest ever stock market listing just a few months ago. the world was a very different place last december when saudi aramco the biggest oil company of

the mold went public in a blaze of glitz. the coronavirus pandemic means the bell has well and truly told for the oil sector even for a company then valued at a mind boggling $1.00 trillion dollars the pandemic has quickly burned through balance sheets. the price of crude oil has plunged dramatically since coronavirus lockdowns led to a massive reduction in demand in the 6 months since around coal launched its shares oil has lost well over half its value and global markets. saudi aramco has already felt the impact of the stock price has been in steady decline since the i.p.o. yet so far it has not fallen anywhere near as sharply as the overall price of oil that may be because the company still plans on paying out a $25000000000.00 dividend for the next 5 years. however in what looks an

increasingly barren time for the sector all bets are off in the oil kingdom. and it's not just saudi aramco struggling the entire oil industry is trying to find its feet at the c.e.o. of oil company b.p. has told the financial times that the industry may have already exceeded the point of peak oil well earlier we asked claudia comfort energy expert at the german institute for economic research if the industry can continue in its current form. i mean it's very difficult that they are continuing in this current form they need to structure they need to restructure and also invest into alternatives to oil because the oil era is ending now with the corner crisis even faster than expected so the oil demand might might be low only because the flights decreasing the economic stimulus program in many o.e.c.d. countries are fostering cleaner technologies like electric mobility and also the heating system which i replaced and the insulation is says boosted by this kind of

program so the oil demand might be lower so the kompany need to change and also diversify also to more renewable energy and also change their supply structure now they say necessity is the mother of invention and that's something many businesses are finding out during the coronavirus crisis germany's small wine makers are having a tough time as much of their output is bought by tourists who come to visit the solution is to go online this is germany's oldest wine drawing region the muslim. millionaire christmas not family has been here for generations. from the us i'm from i find it just incredibly exciting that i can sell what i've produced myself this is my baby my product and it's just an incredibly exciting thing. but since the coronavirus struck life for the 1000 residents of titan haim has

changed dramatically. all of a sudden things became very quiet. there's such a strange emptiness in our house we're not used to it being so quiet with nobody coming to visit there are no wine tastings no one comes to pick up any wine. with restaurants closed wine festivals canceled on travel in general curtailed business in the region home to some 3000 wine growers has taken a major here's. the crisis has also been encouraging locals to innovate clearly in a has been offering her regular customers wine tasting classes that on you tube. it's a good opportunity to market her products. this is just a nice fresh but also powerful line. these

wine boxes were sent out by courier a week before the virtual wine tasting to make sure they'd be with the customers on time there were a total of 70 orders for going online it was a good decision. at least we now have the opportunity for customers to see us we've talked to many customers on the phone and written emails about our campaign the response has been great. so great that for the night is planning on sticking with the new sales channel once the pandemic is over. and just one sports item for you in formula one racing ferrari has confirmed that germany's sebastian fettle will leave the team at the end of the currently suspended season federal contract runs out in 2020 and won't be renewed after talks over an extension broke down settle joined a ferrari in 2016 after winning 4 world titles with the red bull but he never

achieved the same level of success with rory and it seemed his position as the team's number one driver threatened by teammate charlotte. right you're watching news coverage and go to our website dot com for all the latest around the clock thank you for watching. combating the corona pandemic. where does research stand. what are scientists learning.