you. know. this is didn't reduce life for girl and from poster child to growing fears of a 2nd wave of the corona virus getting germany health authorities bracing for a spike of covert cases express concerns over sharply rising infection numbers they say people are becoming complacent possibly with disastrous consequences also coming up the search for madeline mccann leads police to a garden in germany the 3 year old vanished from a holiday apartment in portugal back in 2007 german man currently in prison has

been identified as a suspect. and long silence by the growth of virus the world of opera gets ready for an al fresco return to the stage in naples. florida thank you so much for your company everyone germany is raising itself for a 2nd wave of the coronavirus the country's leading public health institute says new infections have risen sharply in recent days and it's largely blaming negligence among the population for driving the surge in the cove it 1900 says 6 months after the gemini saw its 1st corona case many germans feel relatively at ease. but germany's leading research institute one. that the worse may be yet to

come when they want to ladies and gentlemen this latest rise in covert 1000 cases here in germany is leaving all of us here. very concerned. after we had managed to keep the number of cases stable for several weeks so we have again seen a significant rise in cases for several days. the government warns that the new code with 1000 clusters must be contained to prevent a 2nd wave. if now in the summer through our leisure travel behavior we cause a rise in the rate of infections overall infections then it will become all the harder to keep the situation under control this autumn. so far germany's health system has not been overstretched by the virus over the last 6 months more than 200000 people in germany were confirmed to have coronavirus and more done 9000 lost

their lives. pooled show germans continue to support the cautious approach and government and i believe that the government has controlled the crisis well. compared to other countries germany has managed. in face of new outbreaks germany has announced it will introduce mandatory tests for travelers 3 turning from high risk countries. all the up to think over 1000 cases in recent days has officials worried andrew almost is a member of the german parliament and a doctor himself a very good day sir germany of course seen as the poster child for its early handling of the pandemic now top german health officials are warning and raising the alarm is germany and doing some of its early successes in containing covert 90 . i think we have to be very careful to contain our success with

low rates of infections and look at rates but right now we're seeing arc several hotspots in our country that are spiking very high and this is a sum of context here and that we might develop a 2nd wave i do not really see the 2nd wave as of yet but there are concerns rising since those hotspots can easily develop into a tsunami and we don't want to have that happen again well actually that the head of germany's disease control center says that public negligence is behind the rise in infectious i wonder especially as a politician i mean it seems that people are kind of ready to move on to forget about this pandemic how do you combat covert 950 is it a messaging issue. of course some missing gene issue it but it's also the issue that it's normal for human beings to strive for a new name for the old normality and many people do not except in ramallah to

because they like to forget the bad things that happened back in march or april and i think it is very important that we start to recommit the importance of physical distancing the hygiene for cautious as well as wearing masks because my impression is when going through germany and we have the summer vacation times here right now there are a lot of people like forget electors celebrate again and this is definitely something normal but the psychology behind this is very important that we have to redo the message and explain to everybody that it is very important that this virus stays contained i think good chances are very high that we can contain still contain the virus but a lot of germs have forgotten that we are handling a global pandemic and it's not a local epidemic that we're seeing here in our country but of course and not a lot of people will be receptive to your message right now in the summertime and germany is doing relatively well so if you have to go back to stick to rules how challenging will that be you think. i think the loss of her

clear cut that we have those rules set up and we have to follow that out those laws very decisively and i think that's why we have those rules and you have to be followed by official police forces for example i'm not saying that we're going to have police all running everywhere and saying and our health police you're doing you know wearing a messy better wear a mask but i think this solidarity within our society has to be renewed and understand that this virus is a danger and such a simple common cold that we are achieving here despite the fact that over 80 percent of the cases might be mild but we still have those 20 percent that could be really of a challenge for all of us now of course the uptick in covert cases here in germany at also coincides with the holiday season and people being allowed to go abroad is that the only reason why we're seeing a surge. i think $11.00 thing has to be clear we are

a free society and free travel comes with a price of course and with a price that's called responsibility for yourself and for your society so tragically is one issue but right now the hot spots that we see here are basically local parties local celebrations people meeting demonstrations of people who are not keeping their distance or wear masks and there's also with some foreign workers here in our country we're housing it could be or seems to be a problem we're just and she cannot be achieved in slaughterhouses as well for me production so the major hotspots right now in germany are self made within our country and not by those travels outside of the european union nevertheless we have to be sure that we're not importing new virus. people with viral disease into our country to make sure that we do not have undetected hotspots andrew oman

the member of the german parliament and a physician himself sir thank you very much thank you for having me and we stay in germany where police are digging up a garden in their investigation into the disappearance of madeleine mccann they are searching a plot of land near the city of hanover which has been linked to a man whom german authorities suspect was involved in her abduction and murder the british toddler was 3 years old when she vanished on a family holiday in portugal 13 years ago the case has never been solved despite attracting global attention. and simon young is tracking this story for you he gave us more details about today's search. well a police haven't really said what they are searching for but as you said they have been at this site in a lot moment in the city of hanover. white clad wise overall crime scene

investigators searching the site so they cleared away some bushies and plants and they've been using a mechanical digger now what prosecutors have said is this is part of an ongoing murder investigation relating to a 43 year old suspect now 43 year old christian be is a convicted rapist and child abuser who is currently in jail in kiel in the north of germany after he was handed a 7 year prison sentence for raping a 72 year old woman in portugal in 2005 but police say that they believe he is the man who's responsible for the abduction of madeline mccann they've been building a case against him for some years but only recently they've really put together more evidence and one of the key things linking christian bay to madeleine mccann

who german police say they believe is dead. is a telephone call these alleged to have made around the time that she disappeared in 2007 so as i say there are reports that this police could be close to a breakthrough but we really don't know so far what it is that they're below been looking for and what they might have found to have used the 7 young reporting there next the former prime minister of malaysia najib razak has been sentenced to 12 years in jail after being found guilty of corruption but he won't be spending any time behind bars yet the judge granted a delay to the sentence it was the 1st of several trials new faces over the looting of billions of dollars from a state's development fund the case is being seen as a test for malaysia's efforts to stamp out corruption. a media scrum to see a former leader found guilty. now back will be allowed to remain free on bail while

he appeals the verdict on 12 year jail sentence handed down by the court in kuala lumpur he was on trial over corruption charges related to a multi-billion dollar scandal at state development fund 1 am d b outside malaysia's highest court after the verdict the 67 year old told reporters he wasn't satisfied with the result and that he would work with his lawyers to launch an appeal this is. definitely not the end of the. course that's a process that you. hope that we would be successful that. the fund one malaysia development to give it its full name was founded to finance infrastructure projects but in 2015 evidence of money laundering and theft emerged and in 2018 the government was ousted the court found guilty on all 7 charges many malaysians have hailed the guilty verdict.

this is just the 1st of several trials against rezek he is jus in court again on august the 3rd. when the coronavirus pandemic hit the world of opera the singing stopped abruptly the stars of the genre lost their live audiences but that's set to change world famous soprano on a trip go is due for a special debut on july 30th when she stars in a production of pretty nice tasca outdoors in the biggest square in naples. a note or performance of the opera tosca with the backdrop of the sea in naples some by the greatest diva of our time. it's

a heady mixture. it's the way it life seeking it is bring us more even more in the future. it's the 1st such performance worldwide since opera houses shut down during the pandemic to bring us giacomo katrina's classic the complete ensemble left carlow in favor of the fresh air it's a logistical challenge the musicians must stay socially distanced and there's no stage set without the normal grand jury singers like on a trip call and her husband use of a vase of course to perform with added intensity. it's really forced opera we doing here together after quite i'm thin. hoping that this will never be back. written in 1900 tosca is one of the telly in composer

preachiness most popular works it's a major rule not just for next trip but also for ludovic t.-z. as the villain. it's pure joy to kill him. it's an outdoor concert that leaves us hungry for more. this is exactly what probably oprah is missing today to be in the center of the life to be in the center of the city all perrott somehow always borne one scene apo so it comes from the street from not produce street we are back into the street. but it's not just neapolitan so you can enjoy tosca a life stream on the 30th of july brings the performance to the world. your

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