this is a deed of news live from berlin the closed borders within europe beginning to open again germany will start relaxing border controls this weekend meaning the european commission meanwhile the european commission unveils a plan to revive tourism but even as travel resumes the coronavirus threat still remains also coming up. free at last the children of turkey go out to play after being locked in those for 40 days because of the coronavirus. and what you do

when your olympic dreams are on hold go for food to meet the japanese fans so who's keeping fit and ending money as a food delivery writer. i'm told me a lot of boy it's good to have you with us after weeks of lock down borders are starting to reopen across europe the german government has announced that it will begin relaxing border controls with other e.u. member states this coming weekend at the same time the european commission has unveiled a plan to revive the bats have tourism industry and make it possible for people to take a sum of vacation. border checks were supposed to be a thing of the past in europe schengen zone germans were used to freedom of movement but the coronavirus put a stop to that cross border travel to neighboring austria switzerland and france

was limited to those with an urgent reason to move now the interior minister has announced a road map to get the roads open again. in this country that is simply do that if people continue to show discipline observe the hygiene rules and wear face coverings then in spite of the easing of restrictions during may not only here but across europe we can foresee that the borders will be open on the 15th of june. 5th and 6th. race if a key of the border points which were closed completely will be reopened and there will only be random checks by police all 4 countries have agreed to review their policies in mid june and there are hopes of freeing up travel to germany's other neighbors as well but the minister warned if the virus spreads the rules could change again. if for some reason the picture worsens in the coming weeks then we will have to be prepared to react to that. when we are given

that is in line with the cautious exit strategy set out by angle americal on wednesday the chancellor was facing questions in the bundestag. the unknown is that melts away for you we've not accepted all these previously unimaginable limitations in our lives in our work and our businesses including temporary curbs on our rights only to risk sliding backwards now by dropping our god it would be depressing if we had to return to limitations which we hoped were in the past because we want too much too quickly. given that infections in eastern france of been well above those in germany some spread of the disease may be hard to avoid but now it will be up to germany's border police to oversee what is sure to be a surgeon cross border journeys. manford very heads a conservative party bloc in the european parliament we asked him whether all e.u.

nations were jointly coordinating the plan to reopen borders. well i see currently a common is a development towards a common understanding about what to do now so we see european wide in the last 2 weeks opening up our domestic rules and to a more liberal approach and now we have clear signals today of for example from the german government from the also from government to come back to to a free and open europe and police have in mind if we talk about the economic dimension of the whole challenge ahead of us and that will be will be an enormous jelling challenge for europe then europe cannot recover these closed borders a single market is a fundamental principle for our economy and our companies cannot restart to do their business if we have still closed borders so everything is interlinked and that's why let's try to come step by step back let's open the borders with come in health standards is unified health standards on european level and then we have

a good chance to manage it. spain and italy are among the countries hit hardest by the coronavirus pandemic and the economic damage they've suffered look set to continue a tentative opening of borders won't allow the mass tourism which is a mainstay of the economy in many areas of these countries we have this report now from the iconic tourist destination as to free in a city. capri remains corona free to keep it that way there are strict controls in place on arrival and to welcome shall disinfectant some 14000 people live here in may they would have been tens of thousands of tourists but instead capri has been locked down for the past 10 weeks the mare remains optimistic that the 1st tourists will soon be able to visit the island and we want to spread the word throughout europe and the world that this is

a safe island we are developing a series of safety measures for ferries and hotels for everybody and we cannot say that nothing has changed in the world the world has changed we must be aware of that if you break the rules you can bolster tourism again. the rest of the thickly for example capri could benefit heavily from fast corona tests they aren't available yet but an italian pharmaceutical company wants to introduce them to the market as quickly as possible. almost everyone in capri needs to earn money during the 6 months of high season to survive for the whole year including alphonso to know he says this is my 2 years and was founded on a hopes that beginning in july he'll be able to show german tourists the numerous squatters here again. just about the level of about the weather many german tourists are already coming here between the 1st and the 2nd world wars. but this

isn't a war or an earthquake but rather a global problem. the rules the politicians make must be adapted to the local circumstances. we're the ones who know the real problems here because we live here . that. safe distancing on posts like this is hard the grottos a small and narrow coronavirus measures present. the civic problem folk a pre but the locals have to adapt to the italian government has promised assistance but so far rome has sent little money to capri those who are open shop sources support for hotel opens we were to snorkel taxes or farce but tables on the square there would have to pay anything to use the public space. in a quarter should be sending homemade lemon ice cream in the ice cream parlor but it still closed the women are both looking forward to the tourist season 2 will

manage we certainly won't be able to do the same as in previous years it will be a test it's time to rethink things. living in our hopes on the next phase when everything opens when everything will be fine we really hope we'll be able to work not like in previous years but i can say i was see is even more spectacular than usual only modest a lot of the people of capri hope politicians will make the right decisions and the beauty off the island what attracts many more holiday makers is the season begin soon it could still have a happy ending. of a brief look at some of the other stories making headlines around the world south african president. said he aims to ease coronavirus restrictions later. the country loosened its 5 on may 1st the tight controls will remain in centers.

at least $35.00 people have died after drinking methanol into central states in mexico they're the latest in a series of alcohol poisoning since many towns banned alcohol sales during coronavirus lockdowns authorities say at least 20 died in poor state and another 15 in more a low state. chile's government has ordered a total lockdown of the capital santiago after a spike in corona virus cases infections jumped by 60 percent in 24 hours the vast majority of cases in chile are in santiago. turkey also wants to open up its borders to tourists again the government is considering testing visitors from abroad as part of a plan to open the tourism season next month you know all parks in turkey cities are filled once again with the sound of children playing is the 1st time they've

been allowed to leave their homes in 40 days. my god finally free to play outside again for these children in eastham boy it was the most beautiful day in weeks they were allowed to leave their homes for 4 hours after a long a very long time under markdown than ever there i was so bored at home and i missed going outside i want to go in los skating can now make them a visit play jump and run around at home all day sometimes we play songs on you tube and dance but still i get bored a lot too it is so boring at home and i'm on the internet all the time i mean using it too much i might even be a little addicted by now the money mostly reading outside today actually make me bits because it reminds me that i want to be like this every day. parents have also

been through a lot in the past weeks and wellcome the change of scene. but my daughter knows the coronavirus is out there knows it can be dangerous today she's happy but she'd be happy if we could go to the seaside. is our christmas and the hardest part is yet to come when we go back to work now we have to figure out who and stay ohman take care of the kids what's good at that age specific restrictions and 2 weekends curfews are essential element of the turkish call that 19 strategy children and teenagers but also those over 65 were banned from going outside early on in the lockdown and everyone has to stay home and most weekends this is when eastern city of 16000000 looks deserted. after recording some of the fastest growth in coded $1000.00 infections in the world took a shelf officials now say they contain the spread of the virus and the government

has relaxed some measures here dresses are allowed to work again shopping centers are a lot tougher you. and present tragic time and one speaks of a new moment. when it's all citizens should not get the impression that normalization means that we will be returning to how things were before march. alone there are many examples in the world and in our country that have shown how the smallest act of carelessness during this pandemic can lead to major disasters joke only what you are now going to the playground remains the exception to istanbul's children they won't be allowed to go outside again until next week. postponement of this year's tokyo olympics has had negative consequences for many athletes they've had to cut back on their training and look for other sources of income as most of that is based around the games one japanese olympian his father

way of addressing both problems at the same time. rearm yaki feels most at home with a fencing sword in his hand he want to silver medal for japan in the team for oil events at the london 2012 olympics but now the coronavirus has forced him to get on his bike working as a courier for the food delivery company eats the job serves 2 purposes for me aki it's a source of income and a source of fitness. well they've got to do now and dig into my savings for a living so i have to earn money for myself but i also thought by delivering food i can start my physical strength from weakening that's why i started this so you know that i got them up to his ears. me aki situation reflects the reality for many olympians who struggle to make ends meet tokyo games in particular were meant to be a shop window for japanese athletes but with the olympics and other competitions on

hold so too a sponsorship deals. with us at our training center has been closed and we don't have any matches because it's still unclear how i will qualify for the olympics. and i didn't feel i could accept sponsorship in such a situation. so it's almost sponsors to hold off for the time being stated when we know it's nice to see that. once his deliveries are completed me archy can get back to doing what he does best in the hope that sooner rather than later he won't just be dropping into thin air. the reminder of the top story we're following for you. europe's closed front years are beginning to open again germany will start relaxing border controls this weekend and the european commission has unveiled a plan to revive tourism. this is deja news and to get you up to date on our web site. and saw last week twitter and instagram as well.

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