wherever you get your podcast you can also find us at. live from the. north korea. calls an emergency meeting after person shows covert 1000 symptoms the isolated country has so far claimed to have avoided the pandemic. britain imposes a 14 day quarantine on travelers arriving from spain where there's been a recent spike in krona virus cases that spanish authorities reintroduced measures

to prevent the spread of the virus. and cruise truism was one of the industry's worst hit by the pen damage but instruments speak passenger ships are set sail again are they heading into stormy waters. who appreciate your joining us north korea has placed their city of case song near the border with south korea under total lockdown after person was found suspected of covert $900.00 symptoms and leader kim jong un called an emergency meeting on saturday if confirmed it would be the country's 1st official case north korean state media say the person suspected of having the virus crossed illegally from south korea. for more i'm joined by josh smith

a reuters correspondent in seoul south korea. i have to ask you 1st i mean if confirmed this would be the 1st case officially acknowledged by north korean authorities how credible is this well as with all things north korea their claims of having no cases has been met with a lot of skepticism due to the lack of hard information coming out of north korea so there is a lot of skepticism that this is in their 1st case that being said we also haven't had any firm cases otherwise and so if this does indeed turn out to be the case a lot of people expect them to potentially announce that they've had other cases as well which will be something that people are watching very closely josh in this case has been linked to a person who missed the words claim defected to south korea 3 years ago and just

returned back to north korea what if anything are we to make of that. well south korean officials have said that there is a good chance that someone did recently return across the 45 border and they're checking into that but it is quite interesting folks that we've talked to note that this would potentially allow north korea to blame south korea rather than china for example for any outbreak in north korea at the same time they also know that it could allow the north korea to save face if it decides to accept aid that's been offered by south korea basically framing it as kind of a form of compensation for south korea's role allegedly in sparking an outbreak in north korea josh smith no doubt we'll be hearing more about this case from you thank you so much thank you. britain has imposed quarantine on travelers arriving from spain after a surge in covert 1000 cases there europe had only recently reopened most of its

borders to travel nightlife in the spanish region of catalonia is shutting down once more well national authorities are introducing measures against the recent spike in infections the new restrictions are causing renewed disruption to the travel industry and. the u.k.'s sudden decision to take spain off a safe travel list left travelers with no time to prepare for its consequences 2 is to returning home environment breeds barajas an airport were frustrated they had come on holiday with the understanding they would not have to quarantine upon their return. i think it's pretty bad because it's just all of a sudden it's not given much time to prepare. for everyone so i'll probably came and i also think it ruins cons of everybody we had a wedding to go to help plans to visit friends and family that we haven't seen in

the time i'm not looking at cancel plans quite upset. those with the holidays books for the coming days and weeks also face headaches to operated t.v. says it has canceled its upcoming flights from britain to spain but some airlines say they'll still fly possibly leaving would be holiday makers out of pocket. spanish officials insist their country is safe with outbreaks being local isolated and controlled. but britain's foreign secretary said the u.k. had had no choice but to swiftly respond to the emerging data that showed a big jump right across. that was and assessed yesterday. and we took the decision to switch gears recurred otherwise we risk reinfection into the u.k. potentially a 2nd wave here and then another locked out in barcelona night dr fiske ailing back

once more with clubs forced to close and the re imposed curfew on restaurants and bars there are concerns young people could transmit the virus to the elderly france is also advising its citizens against crossing the border into neighboring spain prompting concerns over 2 isn't there. she is of a 2nd wave of coded 19 across europe all seeing nations struggling to stave off fresh outbreaks while trying to reopen better economies. for more now let's go to journalist richard fitzpatrick in barcelona richard greetings help us sort out some contradictions here the u.k. foreign secretary says there has been a big jump in cases all over the country meanwhile the spanish government insists the outbreaks are localized and under control what's closer to the truth. and you'd have to say the british are closer to the truth and the statistics are

telling there's been. tripping forward increase in infections over the last 2 weeks and at the moment there's over 200 trusters all over the country and no close breaks that the health services are battling with so then there and all the corners and stay in the open galaxy in the northwest and kathleen and eric on the north east and down and in the sea as well there's a notorious case and a nightclub there in cordova where. 91 people were infected and then like before and the people who are less than 200 people should be in that's life so we know we know pretty much the causes of these outbreaks the problem with tourism and the problem with seasonal workers like grading around the country living in cramped conditions but the big problem is the lack of contact tracing so the authorities don't have a handle. on the infections and the people in the 2nd 100 people who could be

infected. you know as as you surely know spain was hit hardest by the current a virus in europe and just opened a month ago after a strict lockdown how big are fears now of truly a 2nd wave in the country. yeah it's funny there's a bit of. kind of a lack of reality about the situation people in that in the summer here people are trying to make more stuff for a pretty severe lockdown and for the guts of 2 months and so they're going about their holidays and going to their summer homes and going to the beaches although i live in barcelona that you know a lot of the beaches in the city were closed at the weekend and at the same time the people who. realize that we are very close to the government says for only one step away from it returning to a state of emergency and so it's very troubling and after 54 months of this pandemic there is an element of the t.

so just have to wait and see what happens richard fitzpatrick really appreciate that thanks. some other stories making news around the world protesters have clashed with police at demonstrations in the u.s. one person was killed in texas after shots were fired. demonstrators set fire to a courthouse and assaulted police in california the president threatened to send more federal agents to quell the unrest. the u.s. treasury says the trumpet ministration supports extending enhanced unemployment benefits until the current coronavirus relief program expires at the end of july but republicans in the senate are divided over how much financial aid they're willing to provide. australia's state of victoria has recorded its highest daily death toll from the virus 10 people died within 24 hours.

imposed in the state's largest city. state. to workplace infections. now a small research lab in southwestern nigeria ease working hard to develop new solutions to tackle the. future epidemics it could soon turn into one of africa's largest research center its founders supports young african scientists and wants to strengthen local research his efforts paying off. loss of fever and that of the coronavirus this research lab in southwestern nigeria has been at the forefront in the fight against killer diseases these scientists were the 1st to establish the genetic profile of the new corona virus in africa when the 1st case showed up in lagos the force behind this place is professor

christian happy raised in cameroon he studied molecular biology at harvard then he returned to africa to set up a lab. this year every mind his research center has been focused on coded 19. way we said it was in the 1st covert 19 virus in africa in this lab in 4 ca's hours that wasn't possible before neither in china nor in europe no laboratory has hit this record before. the center was opened in 2016 around 2000 scientists mostly from nigeria and west africa have passed through its doors professor happy trains them as top researchers in biochemistry and genomics his aim to cause a poll to young african scientists to the top of scientific research he wants to develop affordable solutions for tackling infectious diseases in africa and in the rest of the world under 30 years in the world but it was

a great trait of this that would be focusing on the easy to understand that the very rich and that this might be over the save copies team has already set down another marker in the battle against the corona virus they've devised a fast track test the cost less than $3.00 euros by the end of the year the lab will have moved to a larger building it's set to become the biggest you know make research center in africa and with an ongoing pandemic the world is counting on us. a german cruise ship set sail for the 1st time since the industry was shut down due to the coronavirus with stricter cautions for passengers and crew but from ship building to luxury travel the cruise industry remains under huge pressure. before boarding all passengers had their temperature taken were monitored by thermal imaging cameras and had to fill in a form about their health quite

a procedure but most didn't mind. because it had quads fired and through the us where cruise ship fans so it was obvious that we would be up for the 1st voyage doesn't. it's like christmas for me and i thought for we're thrilled to be off again but it's not quite business as usual the crew are fresh out of core and teen every 2nd table is left unused social distancing is derica. all $1200.00 passengers have their temperatures taken daily and occupancy is only 60 percent but if you know of an ominous busy evening service is primarily about showing that chris is a possible end coronavirus times profitability isn't the priority here. on the glory days of the cruise industry appear to be over the future is highly uncertain no one wants a repeat of the diamond princess crisis in february the ship was quarantined for weeks off japan more than 700 people on board were infected and more than

a dozen died tourism experts point out that resuming cruise is an experiment. i see this as a very difficult challenge and i keep wondering whether it actually makes sense economically to go to all this trouble if the traffic is in. monday's it is the typed some cruise operators are passing the financial pressure on to the shipyards germany's my of after has been building the giant cruise ship iona for piano cruises but the company is shying away from taking delivery so it can delay final payments jobs at the shipyard or at risk the german government is concerned about the future of the ship building industry. a lot of often as this situation is problematic for ship builders because contracts that are in the pipeline have all been put on hold 19 in germany. that means at the moment we have no work beyond 2023 or 24 once again also. covert 19 has

turned the dream days of cruising into sleepless nights about the future of the industry. well that's it for now for me in the team don't forget you can get more information on all the stories on our website it's deja dot com and you can follow us on twitter and instagram as well at d w news i'm michael okwu in berlin thanks for watching more news in 45 minutes. i'm scared that the volume or that's hard and in the end it's a me you're not allowed to stay here anymore we will send you back. are you familiar with this. with the smugglers were lying so. what's your story.