the kremlin strategists will probably be able to work hand in hand with the political advisers especially on the future political model for the country so calmly how important is russia's support for president. it's vital he has nowhere else to go for the past quarter century has tried to keep hold a position between the west and russia essentially trading to russia for financial and of the support from the kremlin every time the kremlin dulled on that support he made overtures to the west trying to get more support from vladimir putin's kremlin for most of the time successfully now that option is gone the west is not going to give him any kind of support given the brutality we've seen on the streets of minsk in recent weeks and so now basically is in the position where it is always wants him to be totally dependent on russian support financial and military to be totally dependent on russian support financial and military to put down these protests and soon as well have to make significant concessions to the russian side

. men's community in moscow. we're going to take a look now at some of the other stories making news around the world will start here in berlin where doctors treating russian opposition leader alexei the valley say his condition has improved and that is now able to get out of bed he peed in a medically induced coma following what the german government says was poisoning with a nerve agent not be chalk well it also says a specialist labs in sweden and france have confirmed the diagnosis. russia's main program lin party united russia is claiming a clear win in sunday's local elections that the opposition candidates did make some gains the votes he's seen as a key test for president putin was overshadowed by the poisoning of alexei in the valley. by dance the parent company of a popular video sharing app a tick tock says its chosen oracle is its new u.s. technology partner that it won't sell the apple part with its source code president

trump has threatened to ban take talk unless its chinese parent company sells its u.s. business. she had a has been elected the new leader of japan's governing liberal democratic party leadership paves the way for him to become the country's next prime minister the vote comes after shinzo very last month announced that he would resign due to health problems. german chancellor angela merkel says european union trade with china must be conducted on one level playing field as germany currently holds the rotating presidency the chance of a joint team officials in speaking to reporters following talks with chinese president xi jinping. said europe's demand for fair competition was justified given china's rapid economic growth over the past 15 years and he added that the e.u. had not shied away from bringing up sensitive issues including china's human rights record. cooperation with china must be based on the principles of reciprocity

fair competition as well we are different societies we have different social systems but we acknowledge the importance of multilateralism importance of rules when it comes to climate change and climate protection. the e.u. and china welcome the paris agreement that is extremely important and we want to have a high level dialogue take place which doesn't just take place off the cuff but it's rather more of a systematic nature to a dialogue between the e.u. and china where we talk about the glasgow climate conference at the end of the year we managed to talk about other topics which are michele as already mentioned. topics which are difficult where we don't always agree hong kong for example the treatment of minorities and the issue of human rights. so i feel that today we had a good open honest dialogue which should be continued well i've got more from our

europe correspondent gail got mountains in brussels welcome georg what else have we heard from this meeting. i think statement by it was enough on a line the president of the european commission who participated in that meeting sums it up quite nicely and she said china has to convince us that it is worth having an investment agreement now for that agreement the e.u. has been preparing for years and the hope has now been that we're closing in towards the end of the year now that hope is still alive but a lot of conditions have been put on the table on the e.u. side there's been some progress has been made on the line made that clear for instance on the issue of forced technology transfers where negotiators have agreed but when it comes to market access and that is really the key the e.u. commission made clear today that meeting halfway won't do what the e.u. commission wants to see is that european companies get market access in china in crucial industries because that is exactly what chinese companies have when they

come to europe people are saying the relations between the e.u. and china their worst for decades why is that. there's a number of reasons really let's start with the political ones and the most complicated ones because predominantly the policy of the european union so far has been guided by the principle of change through trait but looking at the political side of course you have the security law the controversial security law in hong kong human rights violations and here it was quite interesting today to hear the council president shall michel bring up a whole list of demands what china has to do including international independent observers accessing a part of china where there have been alleged abuses human rights violations against the local weaker muslim population now that will be interesting how that will play out so that's the political side of it then you have the corona crisis

where europe somehow has realized particularly germany for instance that there is a dependency on supply chains particularly when it comes to medical supplies so that didn't go down well with a number of member states and finally you have to as i mentioned the market access issue and that is really at the root of the problem the e.u. commission today but also the german chancellor representing your the euro the presidency of the european union have made very clear that they do want to see concessions on the chinese part when it comes to business business together with the german chancellor angela merkel she did have high hopes for the original summit that was planned for today how she achieve them. well let me quote the german chancellor here when she said we have to find solutions even if we're crawling for it 5th by bit and that is what we did today so she said she she experienced the good and honest dialogue and i thought it was interesting to hear that she also talked about political will but what i was missing and many observers here in

brussels were missing were clear conditionality the long list presented off political and environmental demands for more sustainability for instance where not directly linked to that investment. traits deal and that is something we'll have to observe in the in the months to come to what extent that will play out. matus in brussels thank you. the u.s. president donald trump is due to visit california on monday to meet heads of emergency services who have been supervising efforts to battle the president in wildfires there there is a dry windy conditions affect dozens of blazes across california oregon and washington state at least 35 people have been killed and officials are warning there could be more fatalities as washington bureau chief in his poll reports from northern california where thousands of people are returning to what's left of their homes and scenes of utter devastation. nothing but

destruction this is all that is left on the 5 acres of farmland in northern california where sorrow hawkins and her husband have created a little paradise over the last 17 years to go only 4 hours before everything was destroyed left are only shards of memories programmed mother's good china items they collected over decades the fire was coming across short grass it was coming across dirt. there was no place that we knew for sure would be safe. here in this barn several lost all her 17 baby goats to the flames we didn't have time to look at the trailer. we didn't know that we were in any kind of danger no fires ever move this fast out here ever you know and when we came back the next day . i'll never forget seeing the burned bodies in the barnyard

people like sarah who are living in this part of the world are used to wide fires but they have never experienced something like this year multiple mega fires burning millions of acres have been destroyed millions of residents have to live in talk seek air the whole west coast seems on fire some climate experts say climate change is smacking california in its face. in claremont we speak with the director of environmental analysis char miller human beings are driving climate change they're driving it because in fact we're on cars in southern california and elsewhere that we're pumping affluence and to be air that's heating up the planet and the atmosphere and so when the fire start burning there actually burning of the result of our own actions. sarah hawking's is not willing to give in

and is already building a new born knowing that the next fire might take everything away again. from space researchers have come across potential signs of life on venus they detected fos fim gas in the cloud surrounding one of our nearest planetary neighbors and i could have come from a number of sources but that is not ruling out the presence of life. is there life in the clouds around venus. too early to tell but an international research team has discovered a clue the rare gas fos feen on earth it's produced by microbes who live in low oxygen environments. telescopes in chile and hawaii spotted the gas by its chemical signature. phosphate in molecules in venus is clouds absorbed short wave radio waves that exist in the lower atmosphere but can the gas really

come from microorganisms. the researchers explicitly say that they are not in the position to state that they've discovered life in venus is that most feared. could result from natural processes like lightning volcanic activities or for other reasons any of his. if there really are microorganisms in venus as clouds they would be hearty beings indeed those clouds are full of it which is fine full to life. whether there is truly life in those clouds must be confirmed by further observation a russian space probe is expected to reach venus is surface in the coming decade. and before we go let's take a look at some mountain biking here in germany not in the mountains but in abandoned quarry after a month away from the sport because of coronavirus restrictions fat riders from

across europe got together to practice some socially distance tricks in a radically transformed setting competitors managed a couple of firsts in the competition including the 1st clip. to cliffhanger. situ of the day it's all covered 19 special is up next i'll be back at the top of the. good to. combating the corona pandemic. where does research stand. what are scientists learning. background information and. our corona update. coated 19 special next on d w. 6. to go beyond yes.

as we take on the world. we're all about the stories that matter to you country. ever. cut. through mines. parts of latin america are finding a new normal amid the pandemic 1. but tragedy remains a reality for many. brazilians see the highest number of coronavirus cases in the region officials there say the virus is under control and are even closing temporary hospitals like this one. but more than 130000 people have died during the pandemic so far in brazil why has it been

a hotbed for the virus. the pandemic is also putting the squeeze on latin american livelihoods and governments to help their citizens make ends meet. welcome said georgia bellows kovan 1000 special i'm stephen beardsley in berlin it's good to have you with us and we begin with a look at brazil where a lack of government response has devastated the most. vulnerable groups in particular those living paycheck to paycheck often in the informal economy left to try and fill the gap or community groups people. people angry angry about president also narrows right wing politics about exclusion and racism about the many cobbett 19 deaths and about the fact that nothing is being done about it in this country the protests are led by alto football fans of the corrent in football. there was nothing was.

every saturday the fans cook meals to help the poorest people those who have been hit hard by the pandemic today alone they will distribute 1000 meals on the city streets they deliver the food packages in their private cars they head for the center of sao paolo in a convoy. of yours. for these homeless people the free meal is a blessing with its rice past and sausage they have only been homeless for a few weeks they could no longer pay their rent due to the coronavirus prices they have brazil's new poor. think about. the government should come out of its palaces and see with its own eyes what is happening in this country. brazil's president on narrow who usually appears without a mask continues to downplay the coronavirus risk he has also been criticized for

not always publishing the number of victims. the number of unreported cases is especially high in the favelas so in rio de janeiro residents have started their own count. was only because many victims of the virus north of delaware and called by the health authorities we have a few examples of that among our circle of friends here don't. the volunteers talk to their neighbors and note the case of. part of the unreported number. here full of the good guys there are some called the 1000 cases here. some survive others don't. with the help of numerous fellow residents the volunteers compile they only lists for their poor district. they also collect data on sick people via what's up something the city council does not do. so in the movie since the appeared the government is conspicuous in its absence we always have to reinvent ourselves and

break new ground. even. as other football fans in sao paolo hear under a highway bridge at 10 pm go where hardly any others would set foot. cars drive across the bridge above all down below families in need of build a place to live they too are among the pandemics for. this family brought a kitchen cupboard a bad and a stove from their rented apartment just a few weeks ago now they can only hope for better times and that was important help or not stop. looking only for the part of my brother where during the crisis i could no longer pay my rent my wife and i became unemployed we have $3.00 children only option was to come here i built this shelter myself.

with poverty comes fear of the virus and of being left behind join the pandemic. and i'm joined now by money field she's director of the institute for latin american studies and hamburg which is where she's joining us from eric is going to have you on the show the lack of government help for brazil's poor during so much of the spend demick has that been by design or by omission. well i mean actually the brazilian government overall hasn't been completely on attentive to the needs of the poor. and that's been actually not but it is kind of the executive government but the opposition back in late march so right after the pandemic started the opposition and civil society came together and pushed through emergency cash assistance and the government did not the toll it and that's a result actually about one 3rd of the brazilian population currently receives

emergency cash assistance from the government which is the highest level of any latin american country however of course it doesn't need all basic needs well it's relatively sufficient enough to buy food it doesn't necessarily cover rents and such and so still people for example in sao paulo who lose their jobs are still in dire economic straits so there is a social protection floor in brazil but of course it doesn't mitigate all the devastating effects of the economic crisis and this is being pushed by the opposition rather than the government what have we seen covert really take off in latin america seems like a comparison to some other regions there is a bit more of a delay before cases really took off and still things have been pretty bad in countries like brazil. policies or on or what do you see. well i'm not an epitome ologist but i can tell you this that part of humans are vectors of transmission and so social distancing measures have really helped to mitigate the

spread of the virus however if you implement social distancing you absolutely have to also especially important countries make sure their families have the means to feed themselves while they stay at home and in countries that can't do that you can't expect people to stay at home a starve or watch their kids go hungry or not go out on the streets and try to make an income and so that's one of the key challenges that latin american countries as well as all developing countries have had is how to make sure that people can actually add here to the social distancing measures and in a region with very high levels of informality in the workforce about half of the workforce is employed informally and you know if they lose their jobs from one day to the next that means their income disappears so you need to get help to them very very fast and that was a significant challenge in pretty much every single letter american country except that had a strong social protection system going into the crisis perhaps more comparable to

what you see in germany. and they were able to get that assistance to people but otherwise it was a real challenge and that was one of the factors that made it very hard to tamp down on the virus as well. as countries health care systems as well we know that with other regions that's also been a challenge. for health care systems that have been investment invested in rather. overall yes because one of the key characteristics of latin america is the tremendously high levels of socio economic inequality and so you have an underfunded public health sector the majority of the population and then you have a better resource private healthcare sector however neither were prepared to confront a pandemic of this magnitude and now you see the result. is interesting in that piece seeing how the community comes out on one hand the football clubs on the other hand some volunteers in the favelas i'm guessing that might be nice but perhaps not enough to really make so much of

a difference when you're talking about a pandemic that's correct i mean civil society help he's always important but if you're dealing with a shock such as a pandemic you solute we have to have a state that is to confront these kinds of social risks and unfortunately most latin american countries. that weeks they capacity has come to the floor with this crisis and many governments are recognizing that now and seeking to invest more in it i want to ask you before we go about has the highest mortality rate in the world from coven still any reason for that. well i think the factors that i mentioned. pru is a country with very high levels of informality 80 percent of the workforce is informal and so when the pandemic hit they depended on the informal sector for their income and the social distancing was quite brutal and they couldn't sustain it at the same time the government had

a really hard time reaching the entire population and still in august 5 months later many people were still waiting for for cash assistance help from the government so in those kinds of circumstances it's very very hard to effectively implement social distancing. to that simply lots of people living in pretty bad housing conditions in urban slums where social distancing is very difficult some people don't even have fridges so they can't prepare for example meals for an entire week they have to go out every day and buy food all right field director of the institute for latin american studies and home birth thank you very much. and now it's time for your questions to our science correspondent derrick williams. how long does an asymptomatic person or one who has overcome covet 19 remain a possible source of infection. regardless of whether you have symptoms or if

you're asymptomatic if you've been diagnosed with cope at 19 it's important not to leave isolation until your local health authority says you no longer pose a danger to others and it's recommended guidelines the w.h.o. says that on average positive patients who show symptoms could be infectious for up to 10 days after symptoms 1st appeared it also says patients should wait at least that long plus 3 days after their symptom free without any medication so a person with an average case of coke at 19 if there is such a thing should isolate a minimum of 13 days for asymptomatic people the w.h.o. recommendation is to isolate for at least 10 days since your last positive test various national health authorities have interpreted those recommendations in different ways there is no 0 risk scenario but as

a rule of thumb people who test positive whether they're symptomatic or asymptomatic are no viewed as being no longer infectious after 2 weeks. and that's all from this covert 1000 special you can find out more online at d w dot com as always thanks for watching.

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