you know. this is d.w. news live from berlin the u.s. pays homage to a legend of the civil rights movement in an emotional ceremony the casket of the latest john lewis crosses the bridge in selma alabama where his journey from civil rights protester to congressman began 55 years ago also on the show. a corona virus outbreak at another food production facility in germany and it's just the

latest infection cluster of its kind of the country raising questions about the safety of work and living conditions for migrant laborers. and the coronavirus hits north korea leader kim jong il and calls an emergency meeting after a person shows of symptoms of covert 19 the isolated country has so far claimed to have avoided the pandemic. i'm married to evanston it's good to have you with us we began in the united states where ceremonies are being held to honor the late civil rights icon john lewis lewis his casket is now lying in state at the alabama state capitol after it was carried across the edmund pettus bridge in the city of selma in a highly symbolic tribute 55 years ago on a day now known as

a bloody sunday lewis and other peaceful protesters were beaten by police as. they marched across the bridge calling for voting rights for african-americans lewis who became a highly respected congressman died of cancer a week ago at the age of 80. we'll have more on the ceremony in selma alabama in just a moment but 1st we have this look back at the life of john lewis and why so many people in the united states hold him in such high esteem. his death brought the capitol to a standstill flags flew at half mast silence on the house floor as representatives paid their respects john lewis his last public appearance was at the black lives matter protests in june it's a cause he fought for throughout his entire adult life. lewis was part of the civil

rights movement in the 1960 s. and a close associate of martin luther king jr. in 1965 lewis helped lead a march across a bridge at the town of selma alabama which was brutally suppressed by the police who were sustained a broken skull. and . national outrage at the violence led to equal voting rights for blacks within months 50 years later it was revisited the site with the country's 1st black president barack obama. we were beaten. some of us business lady right here and this. 17 about the hospital that. but we never became bitter or hostile we kept believing that you're truly

free student form would help define say. in his 17 terms as a congressman lewis often acted as the moral conscience of the country the vote is an opportunity to be on the right thumb on a district event chance to cast a vote by the people of the people and for the people and icon of the civil rights movement lewis remains a hero to a black community experiencing discrimination to this day. you know you have to be aware but his compassion was not limited to one cause stronger than 2018 he fought against the trump administration's executive order some parading immigrant children from their parents at the border thank you for what some of these young children may never ever see them mother of all that the again that's not right it's not fair and it's not just. this in atlanta georgia is

a place where people come to express their grief and pay their respects in life. john lewis looms large. a short time ago i talked to kyle ghassan from troy public radio who witnessed the ceremony from near the edmund pettus bridge bridge was the sight in 1965 of the bloody sunday march galvanized by the death of one of their fellow activists 2 jackson protesters here in selma decided to march from selma to montgomery protesting for the right to vote they organized and on that sunday afternoon they marched 2 by 2 on the sidewalks of the bridge and you cannot see anything achieve the top of the bridge and look down and as they reach that point they could see the alabama state troopers who are assembled and who were told that they were to stop the march with any means necessary and of course that includes some very violent means and john lewis was one of the 1st to be beaten by the

alabama state troopers very badly there was actually blood on this bridge it was hence the name bloody sunday. now some of our viewers may not be aware of this but the man that this bridge is named after edmund pettus was actually a leader of the ku klux klan and a white supremacist why does this bridge still maintain that name despite its symbolism for the civil rights movement. yes the bridge is still named edmund pettus exactly right confederate general he was also a grand dragon in the land when i making member of the station and he was a u.s. senator representing alabama and as many people know a lot of the icons and and monuments across the south are named in an author of confederate individuals and then in this particular case in 1065 as marchers approach this bridge it was still made the right image but it's. today there have

been a number of just go online requesting that it be changed. john lewis. good to see me about my reporting here in seattle and you because i talked with some of them it was just a people in the march that they said they would like to stay at this bridge because it represents a transformative moment in american history the march the passage of the march across the bridge and of course the choice. kyle gas had reporting from selma alabama in the united states thank you so much we do appreciate it. now to some of the other stories making news around the world 2 time oscar winning actor olivia havilland has died aged 104 to have a line was known for her role in the 1939 epic historical romance gone with the wind her publicist said she died of natural causes at her home in paris where she'd

lived for more than 60 years. in central portugal more than $600.00 firefighters are battling wildfires with strong winds hampering efforts to tackle the blaze the wildfire began in the municipality of of a dose and spread to neighboring municipalities several people had to be evacuated . a man has confessed to an arson attack on the cathedral in france the blast blaze badly damaged the 15th century church and destroyed its organ prosecutors say the suspect was a volunteer who had worked in the cathedral. well dozens of migrant workers have been infected with the coronavirus on a cucumber farm in the southern german region of bavaria nearly 500 people are now under quarantine and are not allowed to leave the site it's just the latest in a string of outbreaks involving food production facilities in germany. all

480 farm employees in manning have been told they aren't allowed to leave the premises security guards are monitoring the corn period imposed after more than 170 of the seasonal workers tested positive for the coronavirus there were 7 new cases on friday and blanket testing revealed that the vegetable farm was the focus of the infections the district administrator moved to reassure the public. just like the high number of positive tests we believe that it's currently limited to a closed group of people in c. . as the seasonal workers from hungary romania bulgaria and ukraine bus together from the shared accommodation to the cucumber crops ready for harvesting it's said that hygiene standards weren't strictly followed the various opposition parties see the state government is partly to blame there have been

a lack of special measures in both slaughterhouses and on farms. however the various health minister praised the quick reaction of the authorities and called on the public to go for testing. its therefore also important in my opinion that the population here also gets tested so that if they want to travel they can then travel accordingly with a certified negative test which i think the test of patient i think. throughout the outbreak the district of dingo of england is on the verge of exceeding the infection rates of 15 every 100000 people on a regional knockdown would be imposed is still unclear. and here's a look at some of the other developments in the corona virus pandemic the number of confirmed cases worldwide has now topped 16000000 that's according to a tally by the johns hopkins university in the u.s. the spanish government insists that the country is safe despite

a recent surge in infections britain and other european countries have imposed measures to limit travel to spain fearing the spread of the virus and france is making covert 19 tests available free of charge and without prescription that says health authorities monitor and uptick in infections after the lifting of lockdown measures there. well north korea has plays the city of k. song near the border with south korea under total lockdown after a person was found showing symptoms of covert 19 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. we spoke earlier to reuters correspondent josh smith in the seoul south korea we asked him about claim that

this 1st officially acknowledged case of cove it has been linked to someone who defected to the south and had just returned to his homeland north korea. well south korean officials have said that there is a good chance that someone did recently return across the fortified border and they're checking into that but it is quite interesting that folks that we've talked to note that this would potentially allowing north korea to blame south korea rather than china for example for any outbreak in north korea at the same time they also note that it could allow 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. a small research lab in southwestern nigeria is working hard to develop new solutions to tackle the corona virus and to prepare to battle future

epidemics it could soon turn into one of africa's largest anomic research centers its founder supports young african scientists and wants to strengthen local research is the efforts are already paying off. the fever and that of the coronavirus based research lab in edges 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. the way. he says it isn't the 1st covert 19 virus in africa and it's locked in for

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 pull 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 with understanding the day you had to go forward it was a great trade with us that works because it is an easy all this time that the guy moved very quickly and that's the focus of copies to. has already set down another marker in the battle against the corona virus they've devised to foster truck 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 just counting on us. and that's the latest on d w news this hour don't forget you can always get more news that information on our website just go to www dot com you can also follow us on facebook and twitter american episteme for me and the team thanks for watching. this is some dope story stubborn rice farmer from thailand. is crito no chemical. wife thought it was a very sick.