this is news live from berlin the bluntest league is back and the sporting world is watching german football becomes the 1st major league in europe to resume action but there's no fans in the stadiums to get the reaction to the 1st day back also on the show meeting at the border germany and luxembourg foreign ministers mark the lifting of controls between their countries authorities say that if they can keep the virus in checked the germans could resume free travel within the european union . and with inspections on the decline italy announces that it will

travel to and from the country from early june tourists from the e.u. will be able to visit without going into quarantine. spicer welcome to the program the long wait for bonus league is now over german football has returned after a 2 month suspension jew to the corona virus outbreak dortmund took on shall in a crunch local game today while league leaders buyer nick play to morrow the players have to follow strict hygiene measures and are of course playing to empty stadiums. and to tell us how it all went down i'm joined by w.'s davis on standing outside the comparatively quiet stadium home to bo has dortmund davis the

entire sporting war world has been watching the bonus league his return how successful has it been and what can other leagues learn from today do you think one terms of crowd control actually works out spectacularly there were some police here in dortmund that were a little worried that diversity don't want fans wouldn't add here to the play that they gave to their fans of staying home and watching the game on television but they barely any fans showed up sticking to what the fan scene said back in march when the game was originally supposed to take place that they would be an intended city game so in terms of people being outside the cities and causing issues of trying to get into the stadium things ran rather smoothly this afternoon and for actual bundesliga fans give us the goods who won or bruce or dortmund have feared to have been taking their coronavirus had to slow

a little bit more serious than shaka did because they came out with a 4 nothing victory in this historic darby between these 2 teams holland actually scored the 1st goal of the bundesliga restart when he connected with a pass and he received government tacked on 3 more after that so they definitely were prepared for this game and much more than a shocker where is there any way of knowing if playing in an empty stadium had an effect on the way the players actually played. well actually a lot of these blunders sneaky teams have been hiring bring in special specialists to deal with the. new mental situation of playing games without stadiums sébastien kayo one of the employees here for posey dominate former push to do it and kept and he actually mentioned that is that they've that brazil dormant players have actually been working on mentally preparing not just physically preparing for when

the bundestag adventure the returned so did everything go pretty much according to plan then. yeah i mean the stewards were a little worried that there was going to be some some far right move there were murmurs of far right movement maybe taking advantage of events to push their own agenda but it was really quiet here outside the sea and you could hear the faint whistle from the referee henri cheer from the players when a goal was scored but outside of that it was really it was a really quite spring day here outside a signal you know park all right davis outside the home of dortmund thanks for that and here's a look at the results from the match day 26 and the been this league so far since it started up again dortmund didn't need fans to dominate shaka 4 goals to nil rb livestock and freiburg share the spoils are to berlin down hoffenheim 3 nil

a scoreless draw for distilled or from potter borne out or lose to wall spurred lots of action to look forward to including buyer nick at berlin on sunday. as well as sport germany has taken another major step towards returning to normal after months of coronavirus restrictions this morning german foreign minister heiko mass that his luxembourg counterpart and john asked or at the this border crossing to officially lift border controls between the 2 countries germany is also relaxing checks at its borders with france switzerland and austria. bastian hartig 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 you 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 thing let's have a look now at the latest developments in the corona virus 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 researchers are launching a trial to see whether dogs can use their sense of smell to detect coated 19 in humans before they show symptoms russian health authorities say they have registered an additional $9200.00 corona virus infections in the past 24 hours and paul has reported its 1st death from corona virus the country has been on lockdown since march 24th and has 281 confirmed cases. italy's government has

announced that tourists will again be able to visit from june the 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 from the shoot economic cost of the lock down. famous for many visitors coronavirus has left. many here who rely on tourism eager for people to return but it's a balancing act between preventing a 2nd wife of coronavirus while reopening the city. hope the authorities will manage the city in a way that is a compromise between the city we knew then and the one we are experiencing today. he said lee became the center of the corona virus in europe in late february the

government imposed a crippling shutdown and the pandemic killed over 30000 people areas on the. have taken a huge hit but travelers will soon be allowed back in time for some a. month's we've had only 2 overnight stays these gives you an idea of the situation. according to the regulations in force at the moment so it just didn't things. disinfection. tourism accounts for more than a 10th of easily g.d.p. and industry is desperate to salvage many here relying on people visiting some of the world's most iconic attractions once again. let's take a look now at some of the other stories making news around the world. have taken place across germany against the government's coronavirus restrictions despite some of them being lifted. demonstrations took place in cities such as munich berlin.

protests have been held since the end of march. kenya's president has announced that the country will close its borders with tanzania and somalia in a statement on saturday he also extended an existing dusk to dawn curfew and movement of the worst of the worst hit by the outbreak. german finance minister olaf schultz is proposing an aid package to help us apologies in the country he wants to invest 57000000000 euros to help cities and towns cope with declining tax revenues and sue stabilize their finances germany is facing its deepest recession since world war 2 and. now one of the biggest casualties in the krona virus crisis has been a culture and in particular live music and theater although some performances are being streamed online some theater and production companies are warning that they

may well go bankrupt unless they receive financial help. alex forrest whiting joins me now to give us the measure of the problem just how big is it when it is a global problem and let's just take one element to life it and it's like it's be one of the last sectors to reopen after this crisis now we know that some theaters are already taking the decision to close as one in the south of england that has already gone into administration there are other british theaters that say they are very close to bankruptcy and that's despite the fact that the government is helping those star financially they're saying it's not enough but it's not just regional fit they're also these global production companies now earlier this week disney announced that it hit musical frozen which is being on board way since 2018 will not return and now that was taking in around about a $1000000.00

a week but they've decided that it is time to properly shut the doors on mount which was a pretty significant announcement now many of those stations on broadway show turn the lights off if you like at the beginning of march they're unlikely to reopen until probably mid september and that may well be the earliest 'd it probably may not be until next year now ok so hopefully one day they will reopen but i assume there will have to be a period of distance and. the bottom line is well it's a good question because they will be social distancing issues not only for for those people on stage but also for audiences now russia's boesch i think is hoping to reopen by mid september but the theatres director has already warned that social distancing and other issues could make that a big issue for them. the guy leach out there or a musical theater with mosques and gloves and just in says 1.5 meters is impossible

it was more. and you have to remember of course if you're talking about social distancing you're talking about fewer numbers of tickets being sold to people fewer numbers of fewer fewer tickets being sold means less money less money means more financial difficulties for these organizations and just briefly to bring it back to germany has the sector fairing yeah well there have been protests that have been held in germany today outside the finance ministry in berlin a few days ago with activists and musicians there saying that despite the emergency money that they've been getting from the government they need more and it looks like the government is listening you just said earlier about finance minister show he is saying that he will include arts and culture in whatever money he gives out next and that is ok for sweating thank you for that. those restaurants in some countries begin to reopen they'll be required to ensure a social distancing to protect staff against the coronavirus just as we heard from

theaters that's forcing many dining establishments to rethink how they can serve their customers one restaurant in amsterdam has come up with a creative way for people to dine out safely. it's not just the perfect backdrop for a romantic dinner for 2 it's also a well photo concept from a clever amsterdam restaurant tour planning his next steps once measures to halt the coronavirus pandemic have eased. and we have to close we spend weeks cleaning and reorganizing and while we were doing that we kept thinking what could we do we came up with lots of ideas including this one that the 3 square meter greenhouses came from an artists collective that used to grow plants in them with different light colors the guests for tonight's trial of the restaurant of the future our employees and their friends. are often the outer under

pressure supposed to keep your distance but the question. as for how long and how much do you want to give up for it that's why this is a good idea you're not putting anyone at risk and you can enjoy life that's important to you. stuff where plastic visor is for protection so that guests can see their faces they were close while serving the food on wouldn't planck's to keep their distance but they must be careful not to tip over the boards or the candles. and every detail had to be carefully considered and tested to minimize contact a dedicated staff member looks after a single mini greenhouse all evening and they need to make sure that they don't poke their head inside it's already clear more staff are needed for fewer guests. there's always sort of act out in your house working you know those in school hours will show you which means that i have small people don't be fooled we'll be having breakfast with hans. talking to result from that i will be able to accommodate lots

of people with fewer seats and i'm to school. on time the concepts creators hope the author already swell quickly give the idea of their seal of approval when restaurants are allowed to reopen guests will be able to enjoy their romantic scenery of amsterdam's canals once again. this is the news thanks for. this you know i mean in your mind noticing. what i'm going to miss you know what i'm on what i'm organizing around up there is a term i. quote i've only said that are going on what are you finding.