this is d.w. news line from the one of europe's worst hit countries tanks cautious steps towards lifting coronavirus restrictions with infections on the decline italy and downs as it will allow travel to and from the country from early june tourists from the e.u. will be able to visit without going into quarantine also coming up. germany eases border controls with neighboring countries say that if they can keep

the virus in check germans could resume free travel within the e.u. by the chair. and bundesliga football kicks off a gang this hour bob the players will have to adjust to stadiums without fans plan of the big gangs full say dortmund take on shall come in their 1st match after the lockdown. i'm rebecca riches welcome to the program italy's government has announced that turks will again be able to visit from june 3rd a 14 day mandatory quarantine period will also be scrapped it's a big step for a country recovering not only from one of the world's worst coronavirus outbreaks but also the huge economic cost of lockdown. famous for once having too many visitors coronavirus has left venice deserted many here who rely on tourism eager

for people to return but it's a balancing act between preventing a 2nd wave of coronavirus while reopening the city. i hope the authorities will manage the city in a way that is a compromise between the city we knew then and the one we're experiencing today. he said lee became the center of the coronavirus in europe in late february the government imposed a crippling shutdown and the pandemic has so far killed over 30000 people areas on the edge reacting cars to have taken a huge hit but travelers will soon be allowed back in time for summer. months we've had only 2 overnight stays this gives you an idea of the situation. for reopening according to the regulations in force at the moment so it just didn't

things facemasks gloves and disinfection gel to resume accounts for more than a 10th of italy's g.d.p. and industry it's desperate to salvage many here are relying on people visiting some of the world's most iconic attractions once again. journalists say make it to joins me now from rome same a huge sigh of relief for many in italy i imagine what's their reaction to this announcement. you know well i think really it's a question of that balancing act that we heard in that report about considering the needs for the economy and kickstarting that at the same time being unsure and anxious about the health and security needs of the citizens and the people who come to visit i mean clearly the infection rate has fallen particularly in recent days the pressure that we saw on the health care system has the significant the but the pressure on the economy has definitely increased the pressure to agree or but come

monday the 18th of may will really going to see museums as well as retail shops open pushed up the opening day for restaurants as well as headdresses it was supposed to be the 1st of june and now it's the 18th of may as well all of this with social distancing in place mosque hand sanitizers been checking the temperature where required places of worship will also be opened for the public of course with a specific number of people entering and exiting at the same time so all this happening go many italians still quite anxious about whether there's going to be a 2nd wave infection so really they'll be waiting to see how things progress in the next coming days and weeks up until the 3rd of june when it's also open to a broad yeah you talk about that balancing act which of course we're saying in many places but in this announcement a sign that the government feels they've really got the virus under control in italy. i think what they feel is that they have the impact on the health care

system under control and they're doing their testing and they're setting is a site those measures for tracing and they feel that the pressure there is overwhelming in terms of kickstarting and in reopening the economy the f p d a logical situation in the country right now is stable and so it is about time to get things started and the government has retained all the while the ability to reimpose those lockdown measures nationally if they feel that there's a spike of go 19 kids really may be opening up to terrorists again and but many countries including germany are still advising against traveling unless absolutely necessary so what happens if the tourists stay at home. well for the moment that the issue that has been such a site for opening is not just for tourists from abroad but it's also from within that country is the 3rd of june you're not going to be allowed out of the region

that you so. be cation somebody you have a lot of the country you have people from the north coming now join the beaches there so people will be talking to the local tourism as well but of course. with you it will be the tourists come and the different regions will be targeting those countries. with her go to try and ensure that the arctic. is protocols in place to make sure that you can have some of the all the while he should everything is done. just. putting in place the sea. walls to their profit margins as well so they're also supplied so i think very much it's going to be a situation of wait and see how things progress in the coming weeks wait and see journalists seem to speaking to us from a very windy rime thanks very much. and we've got just

a few minutes to go before a bundesliga davi crash in dortmund davis fan opto is outside the stadium to give us an idea of what the mood is like david this is going to be one of the stranger. people have experienced usually you'd be surrounded by heaps more people than this so what's it like that today well well rebecca the. the darby between progress here dortmund and shaka is the biggest rival in german football so but you wouldn't know it by going to the stadium today because there's barely anybody around outside of stewards and policemen now the only atmosphere we've received before the game was when one of the team buses was blasting music outside of its window but just because there isn't a bigger atmosphere at the stadium doesn't mean it doesn't take away from the significance

of the event and for more on what this game means for german football here is a report brasier dortmund players will leave this tunnel later today and see exactly this a stadium empty of fans but despite the lack of atmosphere there will be plenty of passion on the pitch as the bundesliga resumes its all challenges dortmund face arch local rivals shelter in german football big darby coach lucien farber expects it to be a surreal experience shouldn't this is why i think this situation is a huge challenge for all coaches and all teams but we know what we have to do this is our job so ask for having to wear a mask on the sidelines we've got to do it. mysen best mark. the last time 2nd place dortmund played a good game in a packed stadium they boosted their outside title hopes with

a 21 victory over brucia mention glad back a well worked when a from ashraf to kimi was symbolic of their attacking serve but shelter often raise their game against dortmund the players' mosques will be off for the darby as david wagner's side look to continue their push for a european spot. training has been tweaked in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. distance has been kept where possible but the tackles are likely to fly again storm and despite the eerie surroundings there we can honestly use the darbies that are very different to this with a full house and a great atmosphere. is not to say it's a real shame but if there's no other way to do it then so be it. without fans we've got to try and push ourselves somehow to push. the bundesliga played one game without fans in march when cloud back took on cologne as the coronavirus crisis began to hit but this weekend will be totally new for most of the players who have

been quarantined in hotels during the week to try to avoid infection. leaders by munich face a tricky trip to lyn on sunday they 'd are keeping themselves away from the cameras for now the defending champions of 4 points above dortmund with 9 games left but the title run in will be like nothing we have seen before. so for such a big match tevez with a concerns that large groups of fans would just ignore a regulations and converge outside the stadium anyway well rebecca in march because your daughter went and seen insisted that they wouldn't be attending the match when it was originally supposed to take place and they have stuck stuck to that stance here this afternoon they've also encouraged other fans also not to be in attendance now that hasn't prevented some local

residents or some local boozy dom and fans from stocking stopping by and documenting the situation here the unique situation to say the least but besides that there haven't been any dramatic scenes in any big clashes with police that were expected ok so there's no fans in the stadium and of course a lot of rules too in place to avoid some forms of physical contact but what will it be like for the players during the dumpy. well as you can guess the these players this is the 1st game for them after this coronavirus hiatus so many will be returning to the will be happy to return to the pitch but the football that they will be playing will be quite different than the one they're used to there's no handshakes there's no speeding there's no hugs after goals which will make goal celebrations very very different and although football of course is a contact sport with challenges and tackles and free kicks formations and corner

formations the players and the referees have been told to try to minimize as much on as much unnecessary contact as possible. davis van off the line from signal iduna park in dortmund thank you very much. as well as for germany has taken another major step towards returning to normal sea after months of coronavirus restrictions starting today germany is lifting border controls with luxembourg it's also relaxing checks at its border with austria france and switzerland off already say that if they can keep the virus in check germans could resume free travel within the e.u. by mid june just in time for the summer holidays. at best and hot issue has been monitoring the situation on the german side of the border with austria and told us what's different starting today traffic is rolling here at the german austrian

border only some cars are being pulled over to be inspected by the border police who still need a valid reason to enter the country that hasn't changed what has changed is the definition of what a valid reason is up to now it was mainly people commuting for work for example or say german citizens returning home now it's been expanded to also include for example people wanting to cross the border to visit their loved ones and family members on the other side and for some that makes all the difference. well to india now where the corona virus cases have surpassed that of china. a number of india's confirmed coronavirus cases as i just mentioned has surpassed china's climbing to nearly 86000 infections and so far the death rate in india appears better compared to china indian health officials say that could be because

most people infected were either asymptomatic or have mild symptoms the country's swift and vast shutdown is also credited with preventing a worse outbreak the government is set to decide on whether to extend india's nearly 7 week lock down. take a quick look at some of the other developments in the coronavirus pandemic spain's government says it will seek a fresh extension of its state of emergency that will last about a month until the transition out of lockdown is completed british research as a launching a trial to see whether dogs can use then noses to detect coded 19 in humans before they show symptoms and russian healthful farty say they've registered an additional 9200 corona virus infections in the past 24 hours. this reminder of the top story we're following for you in corona virus infections on the decline into

laze government has announced that tourists will again be able to visit from june 3rd a 14 day mandatory quarantine period will also be scrapped. it's a state of the news headlines at the top of the hour i'm rebecca ridges in berlin for me and the anti attained thanks very much for watching. what secrets lie behind. discover new adventures in 360 degree. and explore fascinating world heritage sites. d.w. and world heritage 360 get kidnapped now.