this is d.w. news live from berlin the united nations warns the coronavirus endemic risks sparking a global mental health crisis millions of people forced into isolation unemployment and poverty are suffering severe mental stress and yet urges governments and civil society to address the health needs arising from the outbreak. levanon on a pandemic rollercoaster so as to comes out of lockdown then a surgeon infections means it shuts down again will this pattern become the new normal. and the lights camera action but not too close please

a look at a look behind the scenes as germany's film and t.v. industry copes with the coronavirus. i'm told me a lot of why it's good to have you with us the united nations has warned of a global mental health crisis brought on by the corona virus pandemic u.n. secretary general antonio good terrorist says governments and health authorities need to act quickly to manage the psychological suffering of millions and lock down unemployed or working on the front lines of the medical emergency. her name is neville many. and she's been fighting coronavirus on the front lines in albania for more than 2 months. but enormous passion all sacrifice.

currently matters for this midwest have a 15 month old daughter. candy i also have a 10 year old son and i have parents who could be at risk because they also have other health issues and that scared me. to. this washington d.c. food bank the hardship is economic with millions laid off and school meals gone with the lessons families are also struggling to cope with the mental stress brought on by hunger helped me because right now i'm struggling what shall i have meaningful steps there in city and at myself every little bit helps keep the house steady. now the united nations is arjen governments to be proactive.

the covered $1000.00 pandemic is not we think families and communities with additional mental stress those most at risk are front line else workers older people a dollar sense and young people those with preexisting mental health conditions and those caught up in conflict and crisis we must help them and stand by them. psychologists in the u.k. who are trying to help don't all creating a number of cartoons to help families manage the additional shreya and of loctite to do with their us all the early. and that's not a surprise really when you think. members of this support group for people suffering from depression or by paul are normally me tom bone dry beach but social distancing rules have forced them online. sharing their our stories might feel alive you know that it actually puts a perspective on your i've life and i think perspective is really important.

certainly of these times now and it's a phrase that international body say is not vital to ensure 19 doesn't leave millions more struggling with mental health problems. in the u.k. more than 30000 people have died from coverage 19 since the pandemic began and a disproportionate number of them all from ethnic minorities for example analysis from britain's office of national statistics reveal that black people in the u.k. of 4 times as likely to die from the disease as a white people a lot of pots reports from london. dr vince 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 protective hospital because it just wasn't enough. i'm here today for the doctors nurses and health care workers who lost their lives tragically and

senselessly because of it 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 covert hotspots 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 where and have changed their behavior. more march. i mean those are just a good. thing to me is 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 black dying are. nothing more than grow. so far medics and experts haven't figured out why minorities and the u.k.'s 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 an realistic approach some say it can all make priorities. there are limited social protections because of these crimes and. it's all very well to say you need stay away from other people as far as possible but if it's a choice between not knowing and living off you. some people will be presented with with with the right. back at downing street dr i mean this helps to encourage

others to also speak up to prevent more deaths of ethnic minority patients and her colleagues. let's now take a look at some other stories making headlines around the world. u.s. republican senator richard burr has stepped aside as chairman of the senate intelligence committee hours after f.b.i. agents a search warrant for his phone is part of a probe into whether he exploited advance information when he sold as much as $1700000.00 in stocks during the corona virus outbreak. burundi has ordered the expulsion of a team of world health organization experts coordinating the country's response to the pandemic the w.h.o. has previously voiced concerns about crowded political rallies ahead of the country's presidential election next week the un says it deeply regrets the expulsion. the chinese city of the original source of the corona virus

outbreak is conducting mass testing of all its 11000000 residents over the next 10 days a cluster of fresh cases of raised fears of a 2nd wave of infection. lithuania latvia and estonia have opened their borders to each other creating the 1st travel bubble within the european union since the corona virus outbreak citizens and residents of the baltic nations will be free to travel within the region they've seen few new infections recently with just a total of 7 reported on wednesday. countries around the world are entering a new phase of responses to the pandemic loosening lock downs and reopening their economies but achieving the balance between returning to normality and containing the virus could prove difficult authorities in lebanon have reimposed a lockdown after a spike in infections so is this the new reality facing all of us. after

weeks of closures people in lebanon had finally begun to savor a gradual return to normal restaurants and cafes has started operating at reduced capacity shops and hairdressers had reopened their doors to customers but a jump in new cases $100.00 over 4 days brought the reopening to a sudden halt. the government announced a 4 day long total lockdown exempt only 2 essential sectors like health and agriculture once again people are being told to stay at home the hope is that a short lockdown will be enough to stop the virus from spreading further but not everyone agrees. with. 4 days of lockdown going to do against a coronavirus the virus is here the real aim should be to guarantee people's basic needs this is a miserable country. weeks of coronavirus restrictions have taken

a toll on lebanon's already fragile economy food prices have soared triggering protests calling for the government to intervene but the need to contain the virus has trumped the looming financial crisis at least for the duration of the lockdown lebanon's backward slide could be in store for other countries as they navigate their way through the pandemic temporary lockdowns followed by reopening to avoid a 2nd wave of coronavirus cases. government to start a relaxing pandemic restrictions the film and t.v. industries are not having much luck in germany most filming has been put on hold throwing actors and writers directors and technicians out of work some however managing to soldier on. in the german t.v. series red roses life goes on as if the coronavirus pandemic had never existed but only when the cameras were rolling. i'm getting it behind the scenes new rules

apply actors have to keep a distance of at least one and a half metres from one another put on their own makeup and wear face masks when the cameras are turned off. this is because it's a real problem during rehearsals you can't really see the facial expressions of the other person properly it feels like you're driving with the handbrake on and. it's as if somebody slammed on the brakes the coronavirus has taken a heavy toll on the german film industry cinemas are closed and from years of blockbusters are cancelled. more than 400 film project have been put on hold. a lot of actors and producers have seen the production and shooting of their films postponed no one knows if they'll ever resume huge sums of upfront costs have already been paid and there's no way to get the money back. given the pandemic the

cannes film festival was at 1st postponed and later canceled industry representatives estimate a total sales loss of $2000000000.00 euros large production companies such as in germany are hoping to be up and running again soon. if the filmmakers finished shooting this series just in time when actors could still be close to each other. the company's head says that's essential for their productions. 11 hot. young actress told me in the studio that for actors the lack of physical contact is like being a footballer without touching the ball that just doesn't work i can't film a t.v. series about a 60 stance school without any physical contact. seems like this are clearly not corona compliant that's why the shooting of the latest season of has been interrupted to for wants to resume production under similar conditions to the

german football league the bundesliga. is quite in show for actors there's no way to get around a virus test we're still discussing the quarantine issue which is very problematic for actors it costs a lot of money and is extremely time consuming. but anything is better than a standstill that's why actors of red roses have agreed to keep a safe distance from one another on set no matter how to challenging it is. as we heard earlier health workers and others are suffering severe stress from their work fighting covert 191 hospital in mexico has taken on a new employee whose mission it is to help relieve that stress. preparing for work on the front lines and during a pandemic you can never be too careful. mate holly that 3 year old pug who works 2 hours a day at a mexican hospital to help raise spirits among health care workers. getting

some colleagues want to carry harley or play with him right away we have to consider the long lasting deprivation of physical contact most it's significant especially for staff on the front lines even segregated themselves from their own families to avoid the possibility of infection. hollies i know listen here says. she surprised by all the smiles hollies brought out of the health care workers treating patients with copd it 19. was as you know one effect always been an important buffer against all kinds of stress psychological mental and emotional that as we as health professionals experience on a daily basis people during the long grueling days of work in the crown of our section of this hospital hopes are high that little holly can bring some pulsar to vittie. this is doubly news once again you can keep up to date on our

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