what measures are being taken. what is the latest research series. information and context. the coronavirus an update to the code with special monday to friday on w. british tourists starting to pack their bags no doubt the you k. aims to relaunch international travel in mid may thanks to its successful vaccination program we go to london for more meanwhile amid the 3rd way an italian cruise ship is trying to balance business business interests with people's desire to travel safely. and how the award winning netflix series the queen's gambit boosts business for

a small spanish vignette company. welcome to do that we have business on this easter monday i want to johnson berlin good to have you with us and if you live in britain then you're probably already starting to pack your bags because the country's government is set to announce plans to open up its international travel sector today as part of a gradual emergence out of covert restrictions a so-called traffic light system will end the country's near total ban on foreign travel people arriving in the u.k. have to pay for their own $10.00 day quarantine cost in a hotel but that will change for some countries on may the seventeen's depending on their ranking in the new system that will likely boost morale in the country while britain has europe's highest number of cobi vaccinations in a population it has also recorded the continent's highest number of deaths from the coronavirus. of for more i'm joined now by charlotte

pill joins us in london good to see you charlotte have you already booked your next holiday i we hear that a book is expected soon. monica i haven't yet but clearly any talk of travel here in the u.k. international transit travel is a tonic to people's is here what you have to bear in mind is u.k. has been one of the what affected places buying the pandemic of a huge death toll here so any talk now office 3 very strict look downs of being able to to travel is extremely welcome having said that though it is still early days we are expecting prime minister boris johnson to announce some steps towards how international travel will be possible currently it's not allowed the u.k. as citizens travel abroad for toryism until at the very earliest may 17th now we are expecting to hear from boris johnson that abdullah may 17th the u.k.

main should use a traffic light system which you mentioned web by countries a great is whether the red amber or green determined by thought that vaccine programs how far ahead they off the prevalence of cases coronavirus cases action the prevalence of potential new variants which of course are a huge cause of concern here the u.k. the risk that they could undermine the u.k. very advanced vaccine program so we are expected to hear a lot more on this roadmaps international travel but there's a lot that won't be said they deliberately not setting a particular date but when international travel will be allowed they're also not giving any indication specifically which countries will be on the red amber or green lists boris johnson saying very clearly people should hold off as of yet for booking flights. there is hope but there's also still room for speculation nevertheless many europeans right now look we've envy to britain because of its

really fast vaccination rollout but can britain keep up the pace. right roughly half of the u.k. i don't now have had a festus of the vaccine 31000000 in fact just over have had this that those are a few 5000000 have had the 2nd dose making as you say one of the most advanced vaccine programs in the world and it's something that people in the u.k. are looking on with a great deal of a pride as i'm sure you can imagine and just how far off the vaccine has been rolled out now it's clear that they have been some supply issues in april in pots used to supply issues from the india of yesterday anika vaccine but said the u.k. government has been clay that that is something that will affect the doses in april and they're optimistic going forward that particularly keen to stress that people 2nd doses will be protected will be available we know in the u.k. of course that doses all that and 2nd dose a 12 week spots they send that to those they says would be affected but withhold

the bowl out will continue with plans and what about the british a travel industry a smudge just like in the rest of the world really took a beating will this progress in opening up the country help each recover well of course that's a hope but any decisions that are made now going forward authorities here will have to weigh out very kathy the risk benefit facts of the benefits of international tourism resuming and the risk of any new variants coming into the country that could undermine the vaccine program here zoraida china chills impale there in london thank you so much. well here in europe there are still plenty of travel restrictions in italy people are called upon to stay within their region over easter but only on land guests aboard to the m.s.c. grandiose cruise ship can enjoy some kind of dull civitas on basing in the mediterranean it's

a risk nevertheless cruise ships made headlines at the start of the pandemic as women cope with 19 hotspots. selfies on the sun lounger chilled drinks by the pool to the pandemic has left its mark here too this is just about how passengers of the m.s.c. grandiose or imagined easter vacation from genoa were to naples sardinia and then on to malta. but you can only go for such a long period of restrictions and closures we made this choice for our mental health to have the pleasure to experience a tiny paradise in a small area in partial freedom obviously always following safety rules with face masks. off. all passengers and crew had to take a covert test before boarding and another test 3 days into the journey. it's also compulsory to wear a face mask dispensing with masks is only allowed in cabins on sun lounges in the

pool and at the table while dining normally the ship will be packed with over $6000.00 passengers now only 2000 are allowed on board the hygiene plan approved by the italian authorities has reportedly cost the cruise line m.s.c. more than 300000 euros it's a record that. it's important being the captain of the only crew ship running at this moment and it's something that fills you with pride. but at the same time there's a lot of pressure and responsibility or more than before for the you to do really. after all there's still a risk of infection such as when passengers and crew go ashore if anyone brings back the virus with them this floating paradise could quickly turn into an infection hotspot and a holiday from hell. and out is one of the other global business stories making news. the head of the intel the and the central bank has added his voice to the

growing concern over the pace of vaccinations ignacio biscoe spoke head of the virtual g. 20 meeting of finance and economy ministers this week in an interview with the financial times visco said international cooperation on vaccination was essential to stimulate economic recovery. after all scale m. is close to receiving more aid to prop it up during the pandemic that's according to french finance minister gordon there without mentioning what the refinancing deal would be worth the airline has already received over 10000000000 euros in government backed loans to shore up its finances amid a massive drop in passenger numbers. it's the end of an era for south korean electronics joined l.g. the manufacturer says it will close its loss making mobile unit by the end of july l.g. calls the move a strategic decision to exit the incredibly competitive phone sector dominated by apple samson and chinese products. the award winning netflix series the

queen's gambit coupled with a coronavirus lockdown have helped the game of chess make a brilliant comeback weld wide to the board game has gained millions of new fans secluding some of my colleagues here and accessories are in huge demand one small family veneer company. is profiting from the new hype. a park in barcelona city center carmelo and raul meet here almost every day to play chess . the 2 have always been diehard chess fans but since the coronavirus lockdown many spaniards have rediscovered the game of kings. in the last month in this field and occasionally chess as a hobby is regaining popularity due to the pandemic i think it's unstoppable because once you've found your enthusiasm for chess it won't let you go up as you.

call the award winning netflix series the queen's gambit has also known as h.s. a new trend the queen's gambit is the story of beth harman an orphan girl who becomes a champion in the men's world of chess here in origin back and thinking and. say and the netflix series sparked a boom for the family owned a rich i pod those fair companies and it's 16 employees. to one fair a 3rd generation head of the company is inundated with new orders. he's currently trying to double annual production from the usual 20000 chessboards 240000. that's because the cattle and chessboards appeared in the netflix series without the manufacturers prior knowledge to get rid of. the series cost chaos in our company. suddenly a whole avalanche of orders came crashing down on us it drove us

a bit crazy. it was the final scene in the netflix drama that made the small company so popular the us champion beth harman plays against russian world champion vasili borg off on a chessboard produced by rich i pods fair. the board design is distinctly baroque according to the company boss. despite his newfound success he has no plans to expand it just wouldn't be practical. if somewhat removed we're limited by the fact that this is a hand crafted product it doesn't work by clicking a button on a machine and producing a way. a lot of it is done by hand board by board. and

so each one of our chess boards is unique and i neither see wallet and then most of . the companies not filling anymore new orders this year even though many stores have already sold out of the chessboards until next year customers will have to cultivate something needed for chess anyway a lot of patience. and initiative and france's whole region is making the most of so while helping the needy uni says this taking little he was total saves get a 2nd life outside the hotels where they are crossed meant to be contaminated and to be conditioned by the illness to takes thousands of soaps that normally go to waste and to use them in which is initiative also office employment to the disadvantaged to test out become the way we integrated and to me it's. just a quick look at main story. britain is said to announce plans to open up its international

travel sector today as part of a gradual emergence out of call with restrictions britain is able to pursue a recovery after it gave a 1st dose of astra zeneca and pfizer shots to well over half the adult population . and that's your business out of date here and d w for me and the team and thanks for watching. us laugh. at them from people make fun about their own social economic and political problems. in mozambique we say that you have to laugh so you don't write it's how people call me. as a journalist i often talk about these folks in that binds the lesser local she and i like to staff my day by checking it all for all those jobs finding out what people are talking about what is moving them. my father taught me how to ask

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