quote i've only said that i thought a good number 38 vantage. point 0 point. 00. if we could edit that. this is b.w. news live from berlin the united states sees a massive rise in corona virus infections several large states are reporting record numbers of new cases forcing some of them to paul's plans to reopen their economies also on the program india's capital launches a mass coronavirus containment campaign with a number of infections raising higher daily plans to record the health details of

nearly 30000000 residents and test everyone showing symptoms and lufthansa shareholders votes to accept the german government's 9000000000 euro lifeline if overwhelmingly approved a rescue package that will see the government take a 20 percent stake in the airline which was on the furch of bankruptcy. i'm told me a lot of well welcome to the program the united states is seeing a surge in corona virus cases especially in the south and west of the country california florida and texas are among the worst hit each recording their highest daily increases in new infections the spike has led to line stretching for miles a drive through testing sites in texas that prompted officials to pause the further reopening of the economy nearly 4 months after the u.s.

reported its 1st covert 19 deaths the country faces a deepening health crisis. back to square one that's how this houston hospital in texas feels about its coronavirus patient count tripling in the last month people got complacent people got a little bit overly confident in our ability to manage you know more normally and it's coming back and. several other states like california have also set new records for increases in infections this week other states like north carolina have broken previous record let's focus paralyzation if we don't do anything looking at some of the models coming out of the labs pennsylvania and elsewhere there. in florida the single day case count has surged to triple the level from earlier this month residents there brought traffic to a standstill while lining up to be tested it drive up clinics i think it's transmitting quicker right now than it did in march and april so we're going to

figure out whether we know if there's a relationship or what but you do see a lot of spread and the timing of lockdown measures being eased is taking the blame . the fact that we did it so quickly and with so little fought and so little planning isn't now we very likely will have to close again so long term thinking suggests if you do it correctly and you make sure that everyone plays by the rules . if that doesn't happen and we have to close again then a lot of places that probably could have made it now won't responsible for despite huge demand to keep the economy open health experts are calling on restrictions to be reinforced. let's bring in stephanie simons d.w. correspondent in washington d.c. so often there are new hot spots in florida and texas and california how bad is this. it's best very bad not just in those 3 states or 4

states if you count arizona over the. bed in 30 states 30 states that 60 percent of all u.s. states are reported and significant significant increase over the last week in corona virus infections and 13 of those states reported to 50 percent increase of cases so it's not looking good and this is of course not only texas california florida and arizona has been the hardest hit by the fact that they are the numbers are going through the roof it's growing across the united states and that is a big big big problem now the coronavirus response differs from state to state are we likely to see new restrictions in the worst effects of state. i would say yes california just to be clear a budget emergency that enables the communities actually to have more money to spend on fighting coronavirus that's needed their plan to leave because as we just

heard in the report also california the numbers there are going through the roof why is that the governor and the authorities there say that it is private gatherings that houses which are the problem so people need to meet friends go to neighborhood meetings is that true and then spread the virus just one person infected with corona virus infects that statistics here 10 other people those 10 other people go into their communities their families is that true and you have a massive problem on your head so california spending more money on coronavirus prevention and or testing the texas as you said rollback and maybe even back to face 2 or one close and shut down all of the entire state or at least specific points in the state used could be could be say experts become the new new york is the worst and hardest hit city in the united states what about president trump how

has he responded to this new spike in infections. yeah that's an interesting question because the president is a little bit missing in action when it comes to this he's touring the country and he is in campaign mode he is booking events where he can talk about what he did for the military what he did for the economy before coronavirus it and that everything which is now looking not so good will look better if he is going to be reelected in november because then he is the only one who has the wit and the knowledge and everything else what you need to rebuild the country in the economy he would do it again that's what he says coronavirus for the administration not so much problem it seems to the contrary the republican senators from texas are now begging the government not to cancel funding for testing sites in texas but that's apparently happening so the federal funds are pulled from testing sites for testing sites in

texas which is hard hit now and are closing down which creates another problem for the state's right ok stephanie simons in washington as always thank you. i was situation is also deteriorating in india where there has been a record increase in cove in 1000 infections for the 2nd straight day the outbreak is of particular concern in the capital danny where health facilities are overwhelmed and officials are rushing to expand testing for millions of residents. to shop rising cases in delhi has seen occur around the coronavirus capital of india the government is being heavily criticised troops pull contact tracing and lack of medical facilities. we're coronavirus in itself is a huge problem but we should think of implementing policies and facilities that aim to reduce people suffering we shouldn't implement policies that hamper the system and create chaos. in the state of delhi alone

infections are expected to surge in the coming weeks government estimates show there could be around 550000 cases by the end of july in response the delhi authorizes announced house to house corona virus screening in the city itself. going door to door will help the government to detect patients and it will help to curb the spread of coronavirus. part of it is people who have a high temperature as think they have corona virus all tested at least they will have the satisfaction of knowing whether they are positive or not if they are positive they will know if they are negative they won't be anxious about it dell is authorities and not only faced with the unprecedented challenge of stopping the spread of the corona virus the shooting of birds is also a major ongoing issue the indian capital's luxury hotels and stadiums could be

turned into field hospitals even spiritual centers in delhi are designated for conversion to covert 19 care facilities. now here's a roundup of some of the stories making news around the world right now. the health minister of the democratic republic of congo has announced the end of it's a bold epidemic describing it as the longest most complex and deadliest outbreak in the country's history began in august 28th scene and went on to claim more than 2000 lives while the 300000 people received experimental vaccines. german financial service provider wild card has filed for insolvency after disclosing an almost $2000000000.00 euro financial hole in its books the company's former c.e.o. faces charges of inflating the company's balance sheet auditors say there are clear indications of an elaborate fraud involving multiple parties around the world.

of time the shareholders of voted to accept the german government's 9000000000 euro rescue package for the airline the bailout will make the german taxpayer the biggest shareholder in the country's largest carrier with a 20 percent stake lift as a struggle to stay afloat as the coronavirus crisis disrupts air travel around the world the shareholders weren't exactly happy about it but your turn it was bankruptcy for the company and its 138000 employees the reason was clear. we have run out of money well living from the reserves was set aside in good years without support bankruptcy is looming earlier in the day the european commission approved the rescue plan then the shareholders gave their blessing including lufthansa's biggest shareholder billionaire heinz him until who had been skeptical the deal clears the way for a 9000000000 euro government rescue plan the state will receive 20 percent of

lufthansa shares berlin can also increase its stake to avoid hostile takeovers it's a heavy price to pay. because the bliz asian package is not a gift we have to work hard to pay it back it will be an enormous burden to pay the interest and pay back the loan. this is particularly true because no one is expecting a speedy recovery in the aviation market 80 percent of those airplanes are still grounded experts say it will be at least 3 years before the crisis is behind the industry and things will be different climate will be a small of towns a group then with around $100.00 fewer aircraft and a much slimmer structure to the tons of has already closed some of its subsidiaries and has warned it will have to slash thousands of jobs the company is negotiating wages with unions cabin crew have agreed to take a 17 percent pay cut through the coronavirus crisis pilots will have to make

similar sacrifices. russians have begun a weeklong vote to decide whether to endorse or reject president vladimir putin's proposed constitutional changes and other reforms would allow putin to run for presidency again in 2024 tension the allowing him to stay in power for 16 more years the vote is taking place in the shadow of the covert 1000 pandemic making the process of casting a ballot anything but ordinary. face masks gloves and special gear extraordinary precautions to convince russians to come to the polls this week at decisive vote and russia's constitutional future but not everyone is keen to cast their ballot there are the only people but they keep telling us to wear masks and now we're supposed to go vote that's not logical but. the particle so what we're supposed to go and vote on these amendments when in fact

they've already been approved without asking us so unfortunately these amendments mean putin is now our tsar it doesn't matter what we do it won't change anything i don't vote because i know it's totally pointless stop with the. poutine came up with the proposal in january 2020 it would strengthen the role of the state council give more powers to parliament and create new entrenched conditions for presidential candidates russia's parliament the duma passed the reform in march and the constitutional court also gave the green light the opposition criticize the vote sharply putin defended himself. a national option was unusual the crucial goal is to make sure the results of all russian voting are completely authentic and legitimate. there's no place for any forcing or driving up the numbers here let alone many failures while canting the votes so that nobody can

ever question the stance expressed by the russians setters since run a virus and russia expert far beyond workouts top u.w. why president putin wants to push the boat through now. actually putin said it himself if he didn't kind of start his process not by giving himself the possibility to actually get reelected even once more or even 2 times in $20.00 to $24.00 that would have started uncertainty among among do you lead there you would have started to look for a successor so he argues i need to create stability and that sort of the main backdrop of. of the kind of the whole constitutional reform should the vote pass putin could remain russia's president until the age of 83 marking nearly 4 decades of what critics call almost absolute rule. some football news now in liverpool have been crowned premier league champions clinching their 1st english

league title in 30 years after beating crystal palace 4 nil on wednesday they simply needed their closest rivals manchester city to lose or draw and city duly dropped points in london when they face chelsea liverpool's victory makes your gun club the 1st german coach to win an english title. that's it from me in the news team i'll be back at the top of the hour don't forget you can keep up to date on our website e.w. dot com watching d.w. news i'm tom a lot of walk into it. where i come from we have to fight for a free press and was born and raised in a meeting with the painter she protests one to the shadow and if you just pay for us with official information as attorneys i have work off the streets of many characters and their problems are always the same core to social inequality

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