anchor: this is dw news live from berlin. tonight comedy closed borders in europe began -- tonight, the closed borders in europe begin opening again. can travel resume safely as long as the coronavirus threat remains?

also, overwhelmed by the pandemic, in brazil, they are burying the dead over -- very the dead as politicians argue over how to tackle the crisis. and, we meet the japanese fencer who is keeping fit and earning money is a food delivery ride. ♪ brent: to our viewers on pbs in the united states and around the world, welcome. it is finally habit -- finally happening. after weeks of lockdowns, borders are starting to open around europe. the german government announcing they would start loosening border controls. reviving the battered tourism sector and making it possible

for people to take a summer vacation. >> border checks were supposed to be a thing of the past in europe's schengen zone. but the coronavirus put a stop to that. cross-border travel to neighboring austria, switzerland, and france was limited to those with an urgent reason to move. now, the foreign minister has announced a roadmap to get the roads open again. >> [speaking for language] >> if people continue to follow the distancing rules and where face coverings, we can foresee that reporters will reopen on june 15. border points which were closed completely will be reopened and there will only be random checks

by police. all four countries will agree to review their policy in mid june and there are hopes of freeing up travel to germany's other neighbors as well. but, they warned, if the virus worsens, they will have to change again. >> if the picture worsens in the coming weeks, we will have to be prepared to react. that is in line with the cautious strategy set out by angela merkel. she was facing questions in the bundestag. translator: we have not accepted all of these limitations in our lives including temporary curves on our rights only to risk sliding backwards now by dropping our guard. it would be depressing if we had to return to limitations that we hoped for in the past because we wanted to much, too quickly. reporter: given that infections

in eastern france have been well above those in germany, some spread of the disease will be hard to avoid. brent: summer is coming. for more, i am joined by our political correspondent. we know that germany wants to ease some of its border controls. our germany's plans in sync with those of the european union? reporter: it is in the interest of the european union to have people move freely within the schengen zone. angela merkel confirmed that as of may 15, there will be less controls at the borders with italy, france, and austria. all of the border crossings will be open and not just a few selective ones. the plan, if all goes well, is

to eliminate border controls any schengen zone. brent: we know that german chancellor angela merkel discussed the different -- the difficult balancing act. the german government, does it enjoy broad support across parliament and the population for its plan? reporter: of course, the economic repercussions of the pandemic are dire here as in other countries as well. despite germany's good results for tackling the pandemic so far, for some in parliament, the easing of restrictions is not going fast enough. the liberals accused the government to infringe fundamental rights by having limited freedom of movement and closed shops, for example. but if we look at the population, to third of germans

are happy about things and support the measures in place. overall, the public has been following the social distancing rules, wearing masks in public transport and shops, for example. we see that patience is wearing thin, so there is a chance that unrest will grow. there is a worry of a majority of people here, that far-right extremists or anti-factors, for examples, would use protest. brent: thank you. we asked the end of the conservative party block in the european parliament. >> ic currently -- i see a

development as a common understanding. we see european-wide, the past few weeks, a more liberal approach. no we have clear signals from the german government, the austrian government, to come back to a free and open europe. if we talk about the economic dimension of the whole challenge ahead of us, that will be an enormous challenge for europe. then, europe cannot recover. the single market is a fundamental principle for our economy. everything is interlinked. let's open the borders, common health standards, then we have a good chance to manage it. brent: that was manfred weber. turkey wants tourists to return. they are considering testing

visitors from abroad as a plan to reopen the tourism season next month. meanwhile, parks in turkey are filled with the sounds of children playing. it is the first time that children have been allowed to leave their homes to go outside in 40 days. reporter: finally free to play outside again. for these children in istananbu, it was thehe most beautiful dayn weeks. they were allowed to leave their homes for four hours after a very long time under lockdown. i was so bored at home and i missed going o outside. i play, jump, and run aroround t meme all dayay. sometimes we play songs andnd youtube and dance. but we geget bored a lot. it is soso boring at home.

i am usingng the intnternet too much. i might even be a little bit addidicted by now.w. begg outside reminds me that i want to be like this every day. reporter: parents have been throrough a lot in the past few weeks and welcome the change of scscene. reporter: t today, shshe is hap, bushe would d be happier if we can go to the seaside. >> the hardest part is yet to come, when we go back to work. now we have e to figure out who will statahome and take care of the kids. reporter: age-related restrictions and weekend curfews are essential elements of the strategy. children and teenagers, but also those over 65, were banned from going outside during the lockdown. and everyone has to stay home on mostst weekendnds. his temple, a city of 60

million, looks deserted. after recording some of the fastest growth in covid-19 infections of the world, turkish health officials say they have contained much of the virus and they are relaxing restrictions. the president speaks of a new normal. >> [speaking foreign language] translator: our citizens should not get the impression that we are returning to the way things were before march. there are many examples in our world and in the country that show how the smallest act of carelessness during this pandemic can lead to major disasters. reporter: for now, going to the playground remains the exception for his temple's children. they will not be allowed to go outside again -- for istanbul's children. they will not go outside again

until next week. brent: in brazil, the response to the outbreak is being complicated by a conflict between president jair bolsonaro 's federal government and the states of brazil. regional lockdowns against the wishes of the president. hospitals are struggling to cope with large number of patients and undertakings to bury the dead. reporter: undertakers from the public burial service start their day. they are on their way to pick up the body of a 41-year-old man who is believed to have died of covid-19. they are working around the clock to provide aerials for -- provide burials. the family of the man panicked when they found his body in the bathroom. his brother is still in shock. he was diabetic. he died after a short illness with symptoms of covid-19. >>'s condition worsened within three days.

he passed away at 7:00 this morning. reporter: what did he die off? -- die of? >> suddenly, he could not breathe anymore. reporter: his family is convinced he died of this new virus, which they call covid-19. they are outraged because they think he should have survived. >> he would still be alive if there had been a bed in the intensive care unit for him. we would have broughght him to e hospital but it is b better he died at home than they are. reporter: -- at home than there. reporter: victims of covid-19 are transported to the final resting place shortly after they pass away. five coffins at once. the bodies must be buried quickly. there is no time for ceremonies. upupo 120 people are buried per

day. among them, this grandmother. the hospital was unable to treat her. >> i don't blame the doctors. it is the governor's fault. the hospital where she was had only one ventilator. reporter: the health care s sysm in manaus, dead bodies are being stored in refrigerated containers. at the same time, many brazilians stand close to one another as they line up to claim coronavirus aid, a one-time grant of the equivalent of 300 euros. >> we need the aid so we can pay our bills, and for baby food. >> our president says it is just a little flu. these words are deadly. president bolsonaro was not

elected to spread this idiocy. he is tearing the people apart. reporter: the brazilian president was slow to respond to the pandemic and discontinuing to downplay this pandemic today. brent: the reporter who filed the report joins us now. let's start with jair bolsonaro. how is the brazilian president still denying that covid-19 is not a major problem as the death toll in the country continues to climb? reporter: that is definitely a problem. last sunday, the death toll passed the number of 10,000, bolsonaro the same day was going out for a ride on a jet ski. he shows little compassion. his crisis management is really poor. his federal administration acted too late to provide lung ventilators to the vulnerable regions, for example the manaus

region. brent: the president has gotten a lot of pushback from state governors. some of them have been openly defying his orders, haven't thing? reporter: they are struggling, and the struggle is going on until today. yesterday, bolsonaro wanted to reopen barbershops and fitness centers. he ordered this and governors immediately blocked this order. so the shops are still closed. the struggle, all in all, reduces brazil's power to fight the virus crisis. brent: what is the sense that you got in the amazon region, where you were? the people there, do they feel they have just been left to fend for themselves? reporter: most people are criticizing bolsonaro for his attitude, but there are also

many who have to go back to work. most of the people there, they blame them of corruption and corrupt methods. -- it is becoming worse every day. brent: let's have a look at the other stories making headlines around the world. she lay upon -- chile's government is orordering a a lolockdown of the e capital of n diego. the vast majority of cases in chile are in san diego. -- in santiago. facebook employees who have mental health issues on the job.

content model leaders -- content moderators have to frequently view and filter disturbing images. trump campaign manager paul manafort has been released from federal prison into home confinement because of coronavirus concerns. manafort was considered a high risk because of his age and medical conditions. he is serving time because of his role in the 2016 presidential election. u.s. secretary of state mike pompeo has left israel after a one-day state visit. pompeo held meetings with prime minister benjamin netanyahu and his new governing partner benny gantz. they discussed how to fight the covid-19 pandemic as well as security issues of how to deal with iran. pompeo's visit comes a day before israel's new unity

government is set to be sworn in. >> three times, they ran against each other as fierce political rivals. benjamin netanyahu for the conservative likud party and benny gantz from the centrist blue and white party. but, what three inconclusive elections s could not solve, the coronavirus crisis now has. they agreed to form a coalition government. it was recently reopopened after several weeks of lockdown because e of the cororona pande. >> [speaking f foreign language] trananslator: everything is for the best. i dodon't thinink we have e to o another electionon and i think gantz made the right choice. >> [speaking foreign language] manfred weber --translator: i think it is gogood that benjamin

netanyahu is managing the new government with everybody in it. >> the new unity government, its initial focus, the coronavirus. but, political battles. a protest against netanyahu in front of hisis residence in jerusalem. netanyahu has been indicted on corruption charges. hiss trial, alreready postponed once, is expected to startrt in twtwo weeks. a retetired army colonel has tan part in these proteststs. he is disappointed by benny gantz, who broroke his election promise to not enter a government with in -- with an indidicted prime mininister. [spspeaking foreieign language] translatator: itt is s true thae is innocent ununtil proven guily but t it is not rigight, not mo, and without values that a prime minister will lead the government in the afternoon and

in the morning has to defend himself in court. reporter: the new coalition singled out another major policy issue, the annexation of parts of the west bank. u.s. president donald trump released his controversial vision for peace proposal now, israel's government can put out legislation to annexex parts of the jordan valley b by july. >> [speaking foreign language] trananslator: in the july, sovereignty should be applilied over the jorda valley, the northehern dead sea area, and te jewish setettlements in the west bank regardldless of trump''s p. it is a dangerous plan that would allow the formation of a palestinian terror state. report: theyy are w working o on

outlining the detailils. the scopope and timing of any annexation is still unclear, but it would make a future sovereign palestinian state even more elusive. brent: the west african state of cameroon, the conflict between the majority french-speaking government and the anglophone militias shows no signs of coming to an end. nearly 3000 people have lost their lives since the conflict started in 2016, and that includes children. this report about one man who risks his life. it begins with images some viewers may find disturbing. reporter: thiss 60-year-old -- this 16-year-old was shot several times in her home in 2016 she is s a victim of april conflictct between security fors

and militias in the countryry. she now has to eat and communicate through this medical device on her throat. since the conflict began here in 2016, a according to unicef, ovr 800,000 children have been out of school in cameroon's northwest and southwest. this year, on febrbruary 1 1 whe the world was celebrating love, 15 children were massacred in cameroon's northwest region. >> this man has made it a duty to protect vulnerable childrene. a local ngo named after his father. here at the foundation's office, he takes care of 41 boys, some as yououng ass 11. all of them caught in violent clashes, lost relatives, and got

displaced due to theheonflict. ththey havave taken them in and provide for their needs. >> there is an ongoing cononflit involving two parties, twowo warring camps, and the challenges are regrettable, they are extrtraordinary. that is why i responded to the call. reporter: the children know exactly how the conflict is. >> [inaudible] reporter: there are far too many stories like this here.

he is a trained counselor, so he is using his skills to bring hearing. it is believed that at least 150,000 children have been displaced. this increases t their trauma ad makes them more vulnerable to exploitatition. >> the positive side of everything that happens to you. brent: the german bundesliga's soccer season resumes this coming weekend. other major european football leagues are expected to follow. among those, your -- among those, italy's football league serie a on june 13. teams will be allowed to train in full teams next week. serie a's plans still need government approval. it was suspended in march with italy one of the worst affected

countries of this pandemic. the postponement of this year's tokyo olympics has had negative consequences for many athletes. they have had to cut back on training and look for other sources of income because most of the money coming in was made possible by the games. one japanese olympic athlete has found a way of addressing both problems at the same time. dinner is served. reporter: he feels most at home with a fencing sword in his hand. now, the coronavirus has forced him to get on his bike, working as a career for uber eats. the job serves two purposes for miyake, a source of income and fitness. >> [speaking foreign language] translator: now i am digging

into my savings. i have to earn money for myself. i also thought, by delivering food, i could keep up my strength and conditioning. reporter: miyake's situation reflects the reality of many olympians looking to keep -- looking to make ends meet. with the olympics and other competitions on hold, so our sponsorship deals. >> our training center has been closed. and we don't have any matches. it is still unclear how i will qualify for the olympics. i did not feel like it except sponsorship insight -- feel like i could accept sponsorship in such a situation. so i told my sponsors to hold off for the time being. reporter: miyake can get back to what he does best, hoping that sooner rather than later, he

will not just be jabbing into thin air. brent: a look at the top stories. europe's closed borders are looking to open again. germany will begin to relax border controls this weekend. the european ministry has been working on a plan to revive tourism. i will be back after a short break to take you through the day. today, hard evidence against russia here in germany. the german president is outraged. does russian president vladimir putin care? i will ask, right after this. ♪

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to any. europe's rich risk leaving the pole behind t the warning from the european commission president was love on the line comes she says which is state to set to buy their way out of the code nineteen prices. the head of america's central bank is set to double the leftist more money to protect the u. s. economy from the effects of the- corona virus pandemic. that was just one of the issues discussed- by mike von pale on his satellite you visit to israel visit this broad by binion netanyahu is a testament. to the strength. of that alliance coronavirus