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after weeks of lock down borders are starting to reopen across europe the european commission has unveiled a plan to revive the tourism industry and make it possible for people to take a summer holiday at the same time the german government has announced that it will begin relaxing border controls with other member states starting this weekend. border checks were supposed to be a thing of the past in europe change in 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 week that is simply 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. for 16. 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 angle americal on wednesday the chancellor was facing questions in the bundestag the unknown is that melts if not accepted all these previously unimaginable

limitations in our lives in our walk 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. our political correspondent kate brady joins me for more on this kid germany and other e.u. countries see this as a lifeline to the tourism industry but the coronavirus will still be around this summer so what are the troubled look like. it certainly will be and the extent to which travel is even allowed will certainly depend on the situation that not only

germany but also neighboring member states find themselves in in the coming weeks especially as we head towards our some amongst and in the school holidays but of course travel will look very different there so much should it go ahead we can expect for example to see masks being made obligatory all the wearing of must be make compulsory on both planes and in airports and it's also likely that the number of guests her tells and tourist attractions as well will be limited to a much smaller number than usual to ensure that social distancing measures can still be a did to make sure that people can keep minimum recommended distance of $1.00 metres from each other and on top of that as well we've already heard some advice from the e.u. commission recommending that perhaps travel be only permitted to regions when is the past 30 to treat. with medical cash should that be necessary as of course in the meantime germany like other nations both in europe and around the world all

already preparing for the case that may so be a 2nd wave of that 19. borders borders with your opinion but what about international travel. well germany still has a global travel warning in place until mid june and that's going to be set to be reviewed in the coming weeks and the whole for the german interior minister he said yesterday again that he would have serious issues serious problems he said in considering international travel particularly to the united states and to russia right now but as i say of course looking ahead to the situation is very volatile at the moment and couldn't change very quickly positively and negatively and the german. foreign minister has also hinted as well that should the situation changes accordingly positively then that still may be time to re-evaluate that that

global travel warning a little earlier than planned especially when it comes to travel within the european union. thank you very much for the. the u.k. has the highest death toll from covert 19 in europe more than 30000 people have died. since the pandemic began and a disproportionate number of them off from ethnic minorities for example black people in the u.k. are 4 times as likely to die from the coronavirus as white people that's according to analysis by the national statistics agency sean potts sends this report from london. 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. tragically and senselessly to pull over

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 coronavirus and white ones most people here where and have changed their behavior. much more march. i mean those are just. something that is 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. i don't even home or nothing. so far medics and experts haven't figured out why minorities and the u.k.'s so disproportionately affected by covert 19 the government launched an inquiry last month there's also been discussion of shielding minorities from frontline jobs and an realistic approach some say isn't economic priorities but there are limited social actions because of these crimes and. it's all very well. from other people as far as well if it's a choice between not an awning and living off. some people who will be presented

with with with the right. back at downing street this helps to encourage others to also speak up to prevent more deaths of ethnic minority patients and her colleagues . who filed that report joins me now from london charlotte you mentioned overcrowded housing and preexisting medical conditions as factors behind some minorities being more affected by this virus what else is playing a role. well the research suggests that these socio economic inequalities play huge role that ethnic minorities tend to live in poorer living conditions and thereby to be more at risk for underlying health conditions such as diabetes and high blood pressure for example which we know it doesn't fare very well with the new virus covert 19 but it's also for example that ethnic minorities tend to have lower skilled jobs that they work in industries that are very much at

the front line of society right now and thereby more exposed to the virus such as for example in supermarkets as bus drivers all across society and those are not necessarily jobs where they could have sheltered now in this crisis for example if you do look at the medical community lots of ethnic minorities working in the jobs as. drivers are cleaners and particularly those might have not be in the position to speak up the lack of protective gear because they did not want to lose their jobs so lots of different factors playing into why minorities here in the u.k. are so affected the government now has launched an inquiry and it's hoping to get some answers and also medics looking into the issue hoping to find answers and then to be able to shield those that are more affected better beyond this inquiry is there anything else of the governments from anyone doing to protect vulnerable

groups. well they have isolated so far the elderly everybody above 70 and those that are particularly high risk considered by the doctors so they isolated where the government has really turned a blind eye it seems as on care homes they've been neglected in this crisis and britain has the highest death toll in europe but now data suggests that 40 percent of all those deaths occurred in care homes because the government has not paid much attention to the situ very horrific situation there and even guidelines that the government have released has released show that hospitals have released covert 9000 patients from hospitals to free up beds into care homes which then made the virus spread there even more so a very tricky situation and while the virus itself is going down in the communities

here in the united kingdom the crisis in care homes very far from over. london thank you very much for that. for now for a brief look at some of the other stories making headlines around the world the chinese city of $100.00 additional souls of the coronavirus pandemic is conducting mosque testing of all its $11000000.00 residents over the next 10 days a cluster of fresh cases has raised fears of a 2nd wave of infections. at least 5 people have died in a truck bomb attack in afghanistan the vehicle blew up near a military court in the eastern city of god it is at least 20 others were wounded including civilians and military personnel a taliban insurgents have claimed responsibility. a powerful storm has hit the eastern philippines the typhoon made landfall it just noon local time g.'s have begun evacuating some 200000 people from coastal and mountainous areas fearing flooding and landslides they say physical distancing would be nearly impossible.

here in germany the price of fresh vegetables has shot up once again by 95 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 log 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 trying to turn you 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. that if i want it cheap i'll 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 kristoff bear the market analyst keeps track of 40 different kinds of vegetables he says european market gardeners do a lot of their farming by hand in roosevelt in the orchard lot on edge doubles 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 aboard and all that is slowing productivity which leads to less being harvested and the poor activity so that 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. this is due to.