the book. this is due to be nears the life for girl and democracy deferred elections in hong kong are delayed for a year chief executive carrie lam says a surge in corona virus cases is the reason germany weighs in by suspending its extradition treaty with the territory also coming up a steamy bread court a virus plunges the eurozone into the deep and shrinking the g.d.p. at little 12 percent in the 2nd quarter it's the worst downturn on record plus you get prime minister boris johnson puts the brakes on easing the lockdown as corona

virus infections creep up he stops sports events resuming and makes mass wary mandatory in more areas and he joined the manager of a tour of ira's task force in israel the city where he works is a hot spot for the disease one of the poorest and most densely populated cities in the country. thank you so much for your company everyone germany has joined a growing number of nations suspending their extradition treaties with hong kong foreign minister said it was because of 2 decisions by the hong kong government the 1st one to disqualify a dozen opposition candidates in the legislative council elections the 2nd to postpone those elections. well the territory's chief executive kerry lamb announced

that the september vote would be delayed by a year because of a spike in coronavirus cases but opposition lawmakers aren't buying it they accuse the government of using the outbreak as a pretext to thwart the pro democracy movement while the vote would have been hong kong's 1st since a controversial security law came into effect let's listen now to miss lamb and what she said exactly during that news conference we are going to invoke emergency regulations or older nearness in. a factory to be laid off between elections and certainty of course the main content off the reservation bill an early structure for just a few from beatles maker unknowns finally we have the support of the treasury because government in making this decision. and that was speaking earlier today will germany is suspending its extradition treaty with hong kong let's get you more on that decision by the german government want to take you now to our political

correspondent simon young who is tracking this story for you simon what more have you learned. well lately you mention the statement by foreign minister heiko maher saying that the decision to perspire own the election and also to disqualify a number of opposition can candidates who are further encroachments on the basic rights of people in hong kong including the right to free and fair elections and he said those events as well as the arrests of democracy activists were very concerning to the german government that's why this action has been taken and of course extradition is at the heart of concerns about hong kong it was the protests last year about an extradition bill that has since been withdrawn but it would have allowed suspects to be extradited from hong kong to mainland china that ultimately led i think to the nth position of the hong kong security law which of

course western governments including germany have been extremely concerned about and that's i mean i outlined some of the reasons that prompted a today's a decision by the german government but why was the german come why did the german government feel compelled to act right now it could have done last year well i think there has been growing concern and of course there has been an attempt to get an agreement and a you wide agreement but it's been difficult to do that not every e.u. country was willing to stand up to china particularly with the economic measures in the same way so it's not clear if it's the election point or the lack of agreement or the you level that's really pushed the german government over the edge now but this announcement from hong kong today that they were perspire owning the election i think it shows the determination of bede beijing to impose its stamp on hong kong berlin is saying well we won't accept that due to the us political correspondent

simon young reporting thank you. next with the pandemic closing economies it down it was always expected there damage but just how high the toll will be is only now becoming clear at least here in europe a stream of g.d.p. figures has shown that many economies that experienced years of growth are now deep into the red the eurozone as a whole is now officially and its worst ever recession after 2 disastrous quarters . cash registers are humming again across europe iconic landmarks eerily quiet and spring are alive with people once more no one knows for sure how the pandemic will develop over the next few months but what is becoming clear is that the economic damage done in europe between april and june was of historic proportions. that was the period when strict lockdowns brought large parts of the continent's economy to

a virtual standstill the data for that period is now becoming available on the news it's as bad as anything the e.u. has ever seen it means the european economy has entered its deepest recession post-war history spain's economy contracted by a massive 18.5 percent that compares with a near 14 percent drop in france and a 12.4 percent fall and italy german g.d.p. fell by 10 percent. with covert $1000.00 cases rising again there are some fears of a 2nd lockdown even without the condemn expect anomic impact is likely to be felt for many months to come here in barcelona beach is normally full of tourists are far quieter than normal a local rise in infections is keeping travellers away. prime minister boris johnson has put the brakes on easing lockdown measures in england while the decision came after

a spike in confirmed coronavirus infections in the north of england the initial plan was to relaunch so-called quote high risk activities on saturday such as sporting events with larger crowds senos and bowling alleys were also set to reopen all this now will be delayed until at least august 15th at a news conference in london or johnson also said facemasks would become mandatory and more areas he expressed his sympathy with all those who were looking forward to the easing of the lockdown measures i know the steps that we're taking would be a real blow to many people everyone obviously whose wedding plans have been disrupted or who can celebrate eat in the way they would wish and i'm really really sorry about that but we simply can't take the risk. the prime minister there expressing a regret over the tighter restrictions that he wants to implement let's talk now to

correspondent a bigot is in a london for you the prime minister very good saying he has to quote squeeze the brake pedal remind us what brought him to that decision. well it's basically a statistical reason say the government data showing that the virus is now and not falling but the number of cases are rising again so that of course is a worry because like other european countries britain had brought the virus on the controls of people were able to go about most of their daily life being outdoors is not a problem a lot of people still not going to the office so it's really not the same as as it was before looked on but it feel it felt that the society was much more open again and this is now stopping so for the moment we are not seeing anymore and you know easing off the restrictions that are british people have to live with that the

moment so if i understand you correctly dis is the end of the reopening. well the government chief medical officer put it that way he said we call and do you we can reopen society anymore than we all have done so far say he's saying that possibly if we want to do things like opening up schools which of course at the moment the children are on some a holiday spot the expectation is that in september most of the schools will open for most of the children or indeed that was the promise actually schools will will run for goods question is is that really possible without taking some of the privileges away that we have seen in the last weeks with the easing off the lockdown so the question is is it going to be is 0 sum game today for the government have to take back some of the some of the easing measures that we have

enjoyed in the last weeks because most reporting from london thank you. so much more news that we want to share with you here some of the other stories making headlines and right now. officials in portugal say at least 2 people have been killed and dozens injured after an intercity train collided with maintenance vehicle hundreds of passengers were on board when the crash occurred near the central city of quimby air ambulances and firefighters rushed to the scene france is on high alert as an intense heat wave spreads across the country the capital paris is forecast to reach 40 degrees celsius in the shade well authorities have warned of a wildlife risks officials have imposed driving restrictions to limit pollution as city dwellers flee the capital for the weekend. a huge fire has

ravaged a factory building near the romanian capital bucharest residents of the town have been warned to avoid the area which is covered by thick smoke no casualties have been recorded. so we go now to israel which has so far coped well with the corner virus pandemic but the city of ben i brak is a corn hotspot it's one of the most densely populated and poor's israeli cities and home to a large ultra-orthodox population the community has set up a task force to can't contain rather the pandemic and the w.'s 10 year cramer went to see how it's getting on. motion morgan's turn is on his way to the main synagogue in the center of the neighbor back home to a largely ultra-orthodox or how to eat community the synagogue is closed because of the pandemic people have to pray outside. without

marking stern who works as an aria manages in this free time a corona taskforce. this is stigma and the general public against the ultra orthodox and again it's been a. rough only people seem to have a demon all sick and that they're infecting people that it's evil but it's not true and i don't think there's any other community that keeps the rules as strictly as we do maybe. even. over 2400 residents are currently infected with call that 19 and their new cases every day in a brac is one of the most densely populated cities in israel. yes boy. the author you know boardman's for 20 family members shares 75 square meters and one bathroom one shower if one person gets sick everyone will get sick. on a simple math many don't have internet no smart phones and they can get information

online but this information on billboards. the minister polity has now set up a so-called war room to handle the crisis. says this is morgan stern and his team supported by the israeli army work every day of the week except about was some ultra-orthodox communities for bit the use of modern technologies morgan's dance team rely on them every neighborhood is monitored to help isolate people who have tested positive for the virus and check those people when you see infected and send them out of the city if they agree to it of course because we believe that the more cases we move out the less corona will spread in this city or in a baby or. a family of 8 needs to be placed in quarantine in jerusalem they're taken by ambulance to one of the hotels that have been turned into quarantine

centers run by the israeli military morgan stern is back on the road the virus keeps him busy all the time. it's hard it's very difficult and very demanding but it don't give up someone is watching over us. been a block is taking up the task to keep the virus from spreading further just like the rest of the country which is in the midst of a 2nd wave of the pandemic. some good news now from real life in greece divers have removed 500 kilos of fishing nets that were in tangled in a wreck of a world war 2 separate well and in a 5 day cleanup operation greek and dutch volunteers descended to 52 meters between the islands of catalonia and a 2nd source to work on the h. as their service the british submarine sank off catalonia in $1041.00 after hitting

a mine the operations organizers say millions of animals die after becoming ensnared in nylon nets each year and that's will be recycled and used to produce. and carpets. it's tough all right thank you so much for watching we'll be back at the top the hour with the headlights. combating the corona pandemic. where does research stand. what are scientists learning. background information and. our corona update. from the covert 19 special next on deep.