this is t w news live from berlin and europe gives the green light to summer travel the block moves to restart cross border trips it looks like millions of europeans can now salvage their summer vacation plans so what measures are in place to stop a 2nd wave of corona virus infection. also coming up food inflation is surging in germany as lock down measures make it harder and more expensive to farm and harvest produce we take a look at the growing problem and the u.k. has the highest coronavirus death toll in europe with in britain people from ethnic

minorities face a much higher risk from the disease. i'm sorry kelly welcome to the program after weeks of lock down borders are starting to reopen across europe the european commission has unveiled a plan to revive the battered tourism industry and make it possible for people to take its summer vacation at the same time the german government has announced that it will begin relaxing border controls with other e.u. member states starting this coming week. 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 because this is pleaded 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. from 6 to. raise it for 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 that is in line with the cautious exit strategy set out by angela merkel on wednesday the chancellor was facing questions in the bundestag the unknown is that melts have 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 where 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. and political correspondent kate brady joins us now for more kate the e.u. wants to transition from lock downs for summer tourist season as we've heard it seems like a lot to ask. it certainly is and it's going to be a huge logistical operation that's going to require a lot of cooperation at the european level so we're going to see lots of cooperation between those different e.u.

member states and we could see measures being rolled out across the board or at least agreed on as well when it comes to how and to what extent people travel in the coming weeks and months to take killing as we head towards the summer months and so we can expect for example to see perhaps max masks being made obligatory both on planes and at airports and it's likely to that the number of guests for tells and tours attractions will be limited as well to ensure that social distancing is still a did too and that people have been able to to keep that minimum recommended distance of 1.5 meters from each other on top of that as well the e.u. commission has already recommended that travel should only be permitted to regions where there is the capacity to actually care. for tourists so the medical care capacity needs to be in place because of course the fear of a 2nd wave of the coronavirus demick not only here in germany but in its

neighboring e.u. states as well it is very much still real and very much still on the cards right now ok so you mentioned that fear of the 2nd wave of infections and you know speaking about south korea meantime was successful in containing the crisis now it's seeing a spike in new cases leading us to the question are there lessons for other countries such as germany as it opens up we'll talk about that after this short report stand by kate. after a person infected with the coronavirus visited several soul night spots in early me bars and clubs have shattered and about 120 people have been diagnosed positive for cope and 19 linked to the single case. the south korean government only recently relaxed social distancing now this cluster outbreak which started here in the entertainment district of e.t.a. one highlights the struggle to balance the need to reopen the economy with the need

to protect public health despite concerns the new infection can turn into a 2nd wave the government seems confident it can continue reopening. of course it's not absolute but as long as the number of daily confirmed cases remains below 50 and 95 percent of all infections are traceable by the government system it can be manageable sing on and go cooper sing on and to use howdy puti but the new coronavirus cases have reminded locals and visitors you need to be one that protective measures are still needed. i think like how he's planning is doing badly so we're all very worried about the resurgence in virus cases so individuals must follow social distancing rules so that all came to want to take the kid and that's . when i went to the gym this morning the gym said i have to wear the mask again to get into into the. gym and this was the older from the government just just

yesterday after you to one's actually done. what i did individuals credit card and phone days are used when required to track the spread of the virus while there is the risk of privacy invasion i don't think it's a tremendous problem. to get. officials still seek out visitors to the 81 district or using personal transaction phone in c.c.t.v. information and tested 22000 people the hope is they continue to aggressive contact tracing will let south korea keep it successfully flattened curve. and let's get more now with kate brady has read joining us from berlin so kate i mean we see the situation now in south korea what lessons are there potentially to be learned especially as you know as everyone is worrying about this 2nd wait for the virus. well certainly we're already seeing germany take a very cautious return to normalcy where there is new normal and of course that is

why we're seeing across the states a very slow relaxation of restrictions especially in gastronomy and also even bars and clubs and nowhere near opening any time soon but of course germany is preparing for the eventuality that there is a 2nd wave of coronavirus here and so far it does seem as though the country is well prepared of course even before the pandemic germany had a rather bloated healthcare system something that has actually been to the country's benefit in dealing with this pandemic so they have more than 30000 i.c.u. beds or intensive care unit beds available as well many more thousands more even than comparable countries like the u.k. for example where there's only about $4000.00 the beginning of the pandemic but there are still concerns about protective gear that's going to be increased so the manufacturing of protective gear for medical workers is going to be increased in

germany over the summer months so hopefully that will be an issue that would be avoided but there are also concerns now even just this morning raised in a new report about the number of contract traces currently available in germany many health offices reporting that they simply haven't met their targets for the number of contact traces that they have at the moment and while there's still no apple vailable of course that could have huge impacts on germany's trucking and tracing system which so far has been as been a huge asset to the country's response to the pandemic kate brady with the view from berlin thank you. for. and you can also get more on the situation in south korea you can catch my interview with the country's foreign minister coming up next after this program that's on conflicts at 1030 seen . only in time within your preventing new infections is a top concern as borders slowly reopened many in spain one of the country's worst

hit by the coronavirus pandemic are eager to see more tourists again the economies of cities like malaga are dependent on foreign tourists the tourism association there is looking for the best ways to prepare for a fresh influx of visitors. spanish beaches like here at your demar have never been this empty no one is sunning themselves at the popular tourist resort the beach bars are all closed as the lockdown continues but it's due to be east gradually in the coming weeks. we're not giving up international tourism for a loss this year we're pushing for our action plans to be finalized we want the european union agreements to be reached so that tourist terms will be allowed and we need to know the exact conditions that must be fulfilled by tour operators clients and especially by the airlines so that planes can start arriving from other e.u. countries. for the time being the aircraft are grounded like here in mali got last

year nearly 20000000 passengers landed here most of them vacationers the hotels bars and restaurants remain closed for the time being. the tourism center fears losses of around 125000000000 euros but the restaurants are gearing up slowly to all then. all the time on the lease on from you were talking about a distance of at least 2 meters between tables and between waiters disinfection of tables for the use of clients disinfection of the whole establishment but also dishes will be kept well close to winning so they're not exposed to contamination i mean a few. since early this week cafes and restaurants on spanish islands including my york and gran canaria have been allowed to open on the it cautiously at present it's just locals who stop by but soon the 1st tourists from abroad could come here on holiday. and let's have a look at the latest developments in the corona virus pandemic over 4300000 people

are reported to have been infected globally by the corona virus and more than 295000 people have died from it the world health organization says it's impossible to predict when the virus may be controlled adding that it's possible it may never go away and the united nations has warned that the world is facing a mental health crisis as a result of isolation poverty and anxiety caused by the pandemic it's calling on authorities to do more to support people's mental wellness well the u.k. has seen the highest death toll from covert 19 in europe over 30000 people have died since the pandemic began a disproportionate number of them from ethnic minorities for example black people in the u.k. are 4 times more likely to die from the coronavirus than caucasians and also among healthcare workers there's a significantly higher fatality rate for people of color. pots reports from london

. dr this has had enough which is why she came here to downing street to protest even though she's 6 months pregnant she had to fight for a protective hospital because it just wasn't enough. i'm here today for the doctors nurses and health care workers. tragically and senselessly because more than 200 health care workers have died in britain so far 2 thirds of them were ethnic minorities. here in the united kingdom data has shown that the virus does indeed discriminate even though everybody has access to free health care experts are unsure about the reasons but say they vary from overcrowded housing to preexisting medical conditions what is clear though is that covert 19 revealed longstanding existing inequalities in british society which rings true in this multiethnic neighborhood of brixton one of the colbert hot spots in the capital

patients and hospitals across the country a 4 times more likely to die from corona virus and white ones most people here are aware and have changed their behavior. much more careful in march. i mean those who are going to just go. on the scene can it's something that's killing everybody and i just need to keep myself or my family safe that's the main thing so i don't know i'm not focused on the fact that it's black a dying i don't even harbor nothing more than grow. so far medics and experts haven't figured out why minorities in the u.k. a so disproportionately affected by cope with 19 the government launched an inquiry last month there's also been discussion of shielding minorities from frontline jobs and unrealistic approach some say you cannot make priorities. there are limited

social protections for workers of these crimes and. it's all very well to some say you need to stay away from other people as far as possible but if it's a choice between not and earning a living off your families some people who will be presented with with with the right lama back at downing street dr mina this hopes to encourage others to also speak up to prevent more deaths of ethnic minority patients and her colleagues. and we are joined now by charlotte parts from london so charlie tell us what the factors are are playing a role in this just the portion at impact of the virus on minorities there. well a lot of it comes down to social economic circumstances so ethnic minorities here tend to live in poorer living conditions and thereby for example being more at risk

for preexisting medical conditions such as diabetes or high blood pressure and they also tend to work more in jobs at the front lines of society such as supermarket clerks bus drivers for example and these occupations data has shown have been very much affected by the virus just by being more exposed of course now this rings also true for the medical industry where a lot of ethnic minorities 2 thirds there of those deaths have been from ethnic minority backgrounds and those jobs for example tend to be lower skilled in the in the medical industry cleaners for example ambulance drivers and those people people in those jobs might have not been in a position to speak up about the lack of protective gear which really has been an issue here in the united kingdom because they just didn't want to lose their jobs so all of this might be factors that play into this why minorities a so much more affected by the virus than whites here in the united kingdom the

government has a responsibility is it doing anything. well it has it has launched an inquiry into the situation looking looking at it and investigation so far no details have emerged out of that which is why others have taken matters into their own hands for example birmingham you know university hospitals looking into it at this point nobody came up with a conclusion as to how to shield those vulnerable and of course apart from ethnic minorities being very much affected here in the united kingdom this also rings true for the elderly especially in care homes you've mentioned britain has seen the highest death toll in europe and 40 percent of those deaths as some data shows have have occurred in care homes the government has been accused of turning really a blind eye on that neglecting the situation in care homes over weeks and letting

it go and also giving out guidelines tostitos to free beds and releasing covert 19 patients back to care homes where they spread the virus further so really very very horrific situation going on in care homes at the in the united kingdom still at the moment charlotte potts with the view from london thank you. well it's going to brief check now at some other stories making headlines around the world at least $35.00 people have died after drinking methanol into central states and 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 people died in state and another 15 in one of those a powerful storm has hit the eastern philippines a typhoon made landfall just past noon local time authorities have begun evacuating some 200000 people from coastal and mountainous areas fearing flooding and

landslides they say social distancing being nearly impossible. a shutdown of a nuclear power plant in southwest germany has been demolished it's part of the country's plan to move away from atomic energy the phillipsburg plant has been taken off the grid at the end of last year germany aims to replace fossil fuels with renewable energy sources over the coming decades. watching still to come a delivery man of rare talent if not for the pandemic he would be competing for and olympic gold medal. but 1st the price of food in germany has shot up once again by nearly 5 percent in april alone that's according to a government report out today it's a picture repeated across the world food is becoming more difficult to farm due to locked up measures which is driving up the price of everyday goods. a half

a kilogram of broccoli costs $3.00 euros a cali flour sells for 4 euro's in recent weeks some produce prices have gone up noticeably in germany like here at a farmer's market in berlin of course prices for fresh fruit and vegetables normally vary with the season but this year is different says vendor kasten klink miller who sells regional produce here. i wish i'd been jumping out of i've been here for 10 years even longer i think and the customers buy from me because they know they're getting quality so they'll pay a little more and buy a little less but customers are viewing the price hikes of up to 50 percent with some concern they are going to if i want to achieve go to the supermarket but i'd rather have good quality and the farmers have to make a living. one person who's keeping a close watch on the prices here is hunt's cost of bear the market analyst keeps track of $40.00 different kinds of vegetables he says european market gardeners do

a lot of their farming by hand in roosevelt indoors lot of vegetables in germany and much of europe are harvested by seasonal workers in this year there aren't as many of them available as in other years and because of the coronavirus crisis there are also more restrictions that have been imposed such as distancing not so many people can be accommodated warts and all that is slowing productivity which leads to less being harvested and the poor p.v.t. of it as many are counted and the less there is the higher the prices but not all that stables are equally labor intensive and some prices haven't budged like those for carrots and tomatoes. and let's bring in now stefan tatum he is an agricultural economist at gottingen university thank you so much for joining us and welcome to the program just tell us how farmers are holding up given these rising food prices . that farmers are really doing everything they possibly can to supply the market

and to keep supply chains open one of the problems they are having knowledge in particular vegetables is that much of the harvesting is done by immigrant brokers and many of them these things come to cross the borders and that's a real problem and it's cutting into some of the supplies of the short. yet you mentioned i mean this is really a question of supply and demand the prices are going higher as there is less supply what can be done if anything to keep food prices though under control for the consumer. and i would argue that a bit of price increase that we've seen recently in markets in europe is not really anything very dramatic and in order to supply more in particular of the vegetables need to be harvested by immigrant workers we would have to open up the

borders more widely to people are coming from the countries they reside and that could potentially cause health problems and i was personally wouldn't argue for doing that that's rather pay a bit more for food and be on the safe side as far as health is concerned ok so if conditions continue in that vein you say that it would be possible for them to do so do you see however any any major risks on the horizon in the global food supply chain. the global food supply chain it is overall functioning reasonably rather there are problems though in the sector of rice. a number of wise exporting countries have difficulties india for example has a logistical difficulties vietnam has banned exports for a while and that has driven up for us prices considerably and

a number of countries that are really. keen rice importers and each those imports to keep up their domestic crude supplies they are beginning to have a bit of difficulty but it's nothing compared to the situation that we had at the years following 2008 why spices exploded unbelievably hades but they have increased somewhat as compared to last year but not to the level. of but nevertheless i mean we have had some pretty strong warnings that i'd just like to bring up one from the world food program that warns that 265000000 people right now are at risk of going hungry this year i mean you mentioned the importance of rice as a food staple how do we stop a food emergency. that food emergency would have that the world food problem is quite likely warning us is threatening has nothing to do really even the

supply of food it's a consequence of the fact that people. whose ings that jobs don't have incomes and that's a consequence of the lock down that is very little that can be done fundamentally to change that except for the rich countries of this road trying to help simply by the cash transfers to these countries and again that's a problem on the demand side as a public the problem it's not a problem on the supply side a very very sobering assessment there stephon take them on cultural economist at the in university thank you so much for sharing with us but. well the 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 usually based around the games typically while

now one japanese olympian has found a way of addressing both problems at the same time have a look. feels most at home with a fencing sword in his hand he want to medal for japan in the team for 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. the job serves 2 purposes for me it's a source of income and a source of fitness. to you 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 to get into that i go to has a. situation reflect 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 the sponsorship deals. thank you so much for joining us this hour. on social media thank you so much for watching take care and sissies.

into the conflict zone. south korea has been hailed as a model country in bringing its cover on a virus infection free under control but the methods have raised privacy and public shaming concerns and now they're on the courts that the virus is back again my guest this week a south korean foreign minister can chill off as her government makes too many compromises on citizens privacy and its efforts to contain the pandemic conflicts on the 50. next on g.w. . hey listen up. that's what video game music sounded like

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prevent flooding but they only deliver enough. how will you live in the future. 66 meters rising sea levels from the stores on g.w. . we realize that we will never be able to go back to life pre kovac 19 we have to live with this risk privacy is a very important human rights but it is not an absolute right have you sacrificed calls to improve human rights in order to keep the dialogue going what you keep saying concerned we're not concerned south korea has been hailed as a model country in bringing its corona virus infection rate under control.