more than 300000000 people are seeking with the wine because no one should have to flee. make up your own mind. d. w. made for mines. ah, this is the dublin years aisha coming up to date, hong kong loosens covered restrictions after 4 months. the folks that are among some of the places hong kong residents can visit again the pursuit of 0 covey cases had left a stringent restrictions across the city. so how are residents reacting? correspondent reports and easing of some restrictions to in shanghai, another chinese city bearing the brunt of the pseudo covered strategy. that is, the government determines to stay the course and later in the program,

fortune telling of the digital age how traditional tie astrology is reaching hundreds of thousands of young people through apps. ah, i british energy, welcome to the dublin news asia. glad you could join us for the 1st time in 4 months. residents of hong kong have something to look forward to. in that coven blake city, james, beauty parlors, theme parks, and cinemas have re open. people can dining restaurants. tim 10 pm, 4 hours longer than the earlier 6 pm cut off. some schools have also resumed in person teaching. it's part of a relax ition of covered restrictions that have been one of the toughest, anywhere in the world. it's been prompted by a fallen daily covey cases to below 1000 from

a high of more than 70000 in march. and in the middle of it all has been d. deborah correspondent, phoebe gong, who joins me now from hong kong. phoebe going to cinemas of visiting a beauty paula things that hong kong residents haven't been able to do for about 4 months now. talk to us a bit about how people are reacting to day. but definitely we can see was fence of excitement and belief i on the ground in hong kong here today like various venues allow to reopen the, including a recreational and sports and entertainment. so he's like cinema and so on. and the restaurants can resume dining services. 14 hours that the number of people her table can be raised from 2 to 4 right now. so like, it's really hard to get to speed like 14, i'm in hong kong for any hoppler or even just average rational and my friends. and

i tried to make a reservation, but like many of the restaurants happen fully booked for the coming weeks or even months. so you can feel like a sense of lay popularity and how people are excited to go out and sign out again and gather with friends. and we also seen pictures of parents who can't wait to bring their children to a theme parks. light is still in, even though today's working day. so although there's still some kind of limits, like this kind of values as to subject to the limits on capacity and faxing past the policy mark, you're still compulsory everywhere in hong kong. but still from what we're seeing today, these kinds of constraints is not stopping people from going out or even to just to have some pressure. however, these covered restrictions have been in pursuit essentially of ageing, 0 over strategy. which aims to isolate people to break off infection chains. i wonder what the cost of all of this has been to hong kong. while

the faced wife of code it in sections is not only that lee for it at the human lives in hong kong, but also people's lately who is especially on the businesses. and no matter it's more effect businesses, us or hot hit during their latest wave out in of our infections that according to the office showed i'd just released to day on that the unemployment rate has to search to 5 percent, which is the highest that goes in 9 months and or so is or so like, affecting public services like for example, today we've seen people lining up on like long queues as seen outside government department for like people are rushing to renew their driving license. that's because such public cephas has happened heavily in print are interrupted 3rd of hosp months. so hong kong has become like kind of fly lashley and functional light joined a faith wave of infection. and essentially because of the seo cove at policy that

has put to city are in a standstill. and it's also scaring of foreign talents that we have seen like the most, sophia brain drain offline foreign talents during the 5th wife off the infection that a lot sub expect. your years i have left the city because of the border closure and, and the various jenkins alger county and meshes that such damage has been done and people fear that that could be a permanent permanent. so given what you're saying, what is the government plan moving forward? well on the government is still all like remaining pretty cautious about the, the, the, the, the feature of the and also the situation of the infection. although to day many meshes helping relax. but basically where it was just getting back to the status before to faith, wave off infections, it is still like one of the most jenkins, ah, like an imposed city around a well that,

and essentially many people concerning that. the government is not laying out a road map, lie for them to, let's see. like last, you know, and in site like to and to see a copay policy and, and the solar spacing is taken where they, it's, it's not very likely that hong kong can make a detour. phoebe going, we'll leave it there for the time. be with thank you so much for dr. hostetter. and as a phoebe was just saying hong kong 0 corporate policy hasn't just taken a toll on human beings. it's also having a huge impact on the embodiment here's why. ah, from the moment you step off the plane in hong kong, there's people wearing plastic everywhere you look i and once you've collected your luggage and are taken to a quarantine hotel, there's even more plastic or the kind of services that typically would touch your

hands like a say, you know the child and everything's been santa fe wrapped, every single one of the staff members here was so p, you know, the gowns, the glass, the teeth, the hats, and not every staff member. and on every school. the toiletries provided by the hotel come double wrapped in plastic, and the food is also no exception. the meals arrive 3 times a day. so morning lunch, dinner. and they are all an provided in a plastic bag, which begs the question, what to do with all that extra plastic waste generated by the pandemic. much of it ends up in one of 3 municipal landfills. although hong kong is one of the world's richest cities and one without much space, little of its waste is recycled. the posse, oh fall recycling way. far. i scrap it's about

11 percent only. who's a small percentage. and so to worth nearly 90 percent of your pacific ways is either and not be in our own field or it end up being a later environmental activists say. the government's quarantine policies make the city's waste problem even worse, and that more items should be reused or recycled. people, anything in the quantity, hotels here and not confirmed cases. so what they have used to flight and the normal process, etc. as if the plastic waste weren't enough. hong kong is also rushing to build temporary isolation centers on waterfront property. critics say the units have no long term use and will eventually also wind up as garbage. so that's hong kong, but what is happening on the chinese mainland as you've been reporting the

situation in shanghai has been especially difficult with as many as 25000000 people confined to their homes. since the start of april were starting to see some easing there with residents in certain district allowed out. but for now most cubs appear set to remain in place as infections outside of quarantined areas rise again. corresponding father crush my who's based in beijing has more on how authorities are handling the crisis. there are new hopes that the ongoing lockdown in shanghai might slowly come to an end. for the 1st time to districts have announced that there are no new daily symptomatic cases. that means that several 1000000 residents by now i at least able to go outside and walk on the street. however, the city is still far from being norma. most residents are still locked inside the apartments. and even if you allow to go outside, there's really not much what you can do with most facilities being shut down. and

for some residents, the suffering continues. on social media. there are new shocking videos posted every day. for example, about an elderly woman. she's over 90 years old and because she tested positive but didn't show any symptoms. still help workers forced away into her apartment and direct her against her will into an isolation center outside of the city. it's clear that the chinese leadership will stick to their 0 covert approach. a stately does, sheeting ping has a recently announced it. more heart effort is needed to fight the pandemic. what it means is quite clear, even if the outbreak in shanghai can be brought under control, it means that it's only a matter of time until the next lockdown will be imposed. for the economy. there will be ongoing downward pressure. and also the already huge isolation of the country will further deepen, according to estimates by the european chamber of commerce,

half of the rear european residents. he and china have left the country since the pandemic began. and it is estimated that over the course of the summer, among the remaining people in other half, will also move out ah, to thailand next, which has a long tradition of astrology as follows. us predict the future provided by some guidance to those who wanted. and now in keeping with changing times, it has gone online and digital that wasn't going shuffling the cards before revealing what they say about the future. astrology has long been a part of tie culture. and now fortune telling has gone online. a new app with nearly half a 1000000 users is geared to the younger generation. one student who says he didn't previously believe in the supernatural now follows fortune tellers advice. i listen

back occasion. so i said is wall paper. oh, and i thought so that everything that a space. oh bill guston would be whole fortune tellers say they'd noticed a change in customers priorities over the past couple years. oh wow. there are more people looking for career advice now. and i know before the pandemic, it was mostly about love and relationships. but since the pandemic i've had twice as many questions about careers coming, psychologists acknowledge that stress levels are high and people need someone to listen. but caution against relying on fortune tellers. why can he to me hate having someone help relieve your anxiety? is only mental 1st aid. now ha, the young name. it could jeopardize your ability to make decisions for yourself in the long term. the, the ups managers, as young people already know how to get the answers they need from the internet.

and that fortune telling as one way of trying to find peace of mind when it comes to life's uncertainties. and that's it for today. it is more now website and on the facebook and twitter, we're back again tomorrow. at the same time, we'll see you then get back with we've got some hot tips for your bucket list. ah, no magic corner chat. hot spot for food and some great cultural memorials to boot d w. travel off we go. the w's crime fighters are back africa. most successful radio drama series continues this season. the stories

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food and beverage companies are increasing their prices and surgeon, commodity, and energy cost. switch through giant nestle that a boosted price is 5.2 percent and the 1st 3 months of this year, the company warned that further price increases will be necessary throughout the year. to known a has also warned, a further price increases, rushes worn. ukraine has exacerbated inflation by cutting off key exports of grains and oil from the region. it's the latest find that inflation, which is heading as record highs in several countries, will continue to affect consumers and the months ahead. now skyrocket and prices are hitting, the world's poor. the president of the world bank has warned that the world could face a quote. human human catastrophe as people struggle to afford enough to eat in the heart of one is i raise crowds are lining up. but this soup kitchen summer, regulars here others are 1st time or is it.