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tonight, danger for millions of children. the pandemic will see a church in etiononal abusese and s sexul violence against children made possible by the very measures intended to protect them. also coming up, in germany, another month of social distancing while some restrictions remain, others are being eased for the summer tourism season. and, too dangerous to test
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further ---- the who, suspending testing of donald trump's covid-19 drug of choice, hydroxychloroquine. and high-tech horticulture in a high rising kenya. tech firms, computing to find ways to help people through the pandemic and into a post-corona future. i'm brent goff. to our viewers, welcome. millions of children around the world are facing a surge in violence and forced marriage according to world vision. in a new report, it estimates locked on measures but in place to protect people are actually putting vulnerable children at greater risk.
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>> school is out. since then, hundreds of millions of boys and girls around the world have been in lockdown. no classrooms. no playgrounds. nowhere to run. no charities morning -- now charitie warning they could fall victim to violence. like these children, whose father is out of work. >> he is frurustrated and angry. ♪ >> it is hard to concentrate, because i am hungry. i have headaches and sometimes feel dizzy. everything around me seems blurry. reporter: across bangladesh,
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world vision has been helping children whose lives have been upside -- have been tururned upside dowown by this virus. >> this crisis is like nothing we have e seen before. it is exacerbated. risks that were all -- thth were already there in most caseses. child services are now being wiped out. reporter: world vision estimates 85 million more children may be exposed to violence during quarantine. in bangladesh, beatings increased by 40% by parents. girls are being -- girls are at risk of being forced into marriages in the next few years. frontline w workers are concernd thatat failure to act now will
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lead t to more trauma inin the future. >> i rember as a s social worker having a case where two brothers in an abusive family developed schizophrenia very early an age as a sign of the domestic violence. reporter: f for months, the coronavirurus crisis hahas beene of ambulances and i intensive ce wards.. expeperts say without exextra fundnding and protection, it may lead to a crisis that is longer-lasting and harder to heal. brent: earlier, we spoke to the you when children's fund, unic ef, in eastern and southern africa. we asked them what is being done to protect children in t this paememic. >> of f course, you have the hep lines and people that can detect it. but as we have seen, getting
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money to the poorest people has proven over the last decade to be hugely successful. people will take that money and will amplify. they will ensure that there is more f food o on the tablble, ty will find more resources to employ someone elslse or keep their business open. getting my to the poorest people. but countrieses likike south afa and kenya are a litittle bit wealthier relative to others. other countries can't. that is why you have things like the g20 with $5 trillion packages for thehe countries, as littlele as 5% of that would be probably one of the most impactful, positive things that could be done in the african continent. certainly, in my lifetime. brent: here in germany, we have got another month of keeping our distance. the german government and the 16 states have agreed to extend
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social distancing restrictions until june 29. it comes amid debate over how quickly to ease the measures in a country that maintained a low death rate throughout the pandemic. some restrictions have been lifted in time for summer tourists. >> it is quiet at the market and pots them. social distancing -- in potsdam. social distancing is easy on days like these. but this like this, everyone 1.5 meters apart. until people -- and do people stick to that? yeyes, they do. gradually and steadily, the central government wants all regional states to loosen up more rapidly if they want.
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in my view, all the states should get together and agree on a strategy on a united way forward. at first, i thought it was good that there was an approach, but now there are regions where there are hardly any new infections. i think there should be regional differences. the eastern states are loosening the restrictions. social distancing will not be enforced next month because there is no justification for infringing people's rights. 239 known cases of infections are not a legal basis on which to say to more than 2 million residents, we will be knocking on your door and asking whether there are too many people drinking coffee together in your house.
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but they are warning against making dangerous assumptions. anyone who thinks coronavirus is over is being naive, since we do not know how the science is going to develop, the sensible course of action remains the same. staying calm and prudent and add in ghana step-by-step basis. that caution gets a mixed response in potsdam. polls show three quarters of germans agree by the measured approach taken in berlin and bavaria. brent: let's bring in our political correspondent, simon young. we have debates on how fast the locked on measures should be reduced. some wanted to be faster than what we are hearing from the national government. who is in charge? >> germany's states are
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insisting they should control the details of what easing is done and how quickly. and because of that possibility they have under germany's federal system, we are seeing different states moving at different speeds. we have got the state premier saying he wants to return his state to what he calls normal mode, which effectively means no longer telling people what they can't do, requiring them to adhere to the guidelines. on the other hand, you have bavaria, where the leader is very wary and wants to proceed much more cautiously. the states are required to sort of agree in line with the central government in berlin. as you say, the social distancing and requirement to wear a mask is in many settings going to be extended until the
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end of june. different states have slightly different ideas of what the risk is to the people and how quickly they can move forward to relax the restrictions. brent: simon, june and the summer tourism season is just around the corner. neighbors are considering lifting border checks across much of the eu. will people be able to go on vacation this summer? >> i think that is certainly the aim. germany and its neighbors are talking about reopening borders, within europe, by the middle of june. it is hoped that people will be able to go on holiday. it will be a different kind of experience with the social distancing and local restrictions enforced. . -- restrictions enforced. it will look very different. eu borders have been restricted again. which seems a defeat for the eu.
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brent: simon young on the story for us tonight. simon, thank you. who is in the mood to go shopping? not many. and we have the coronavirus pandemic to thank for that. that is according to the german retail trade association who says fewer shoppers will have many consequences. 1 in 3 retailers are currently struggling to survive in the country. reporter: saturday used to be shopping day. that does not seem to be the case anymore. >> it is eerie here. everything has changed. few people, few potential customers. reporter: mark is touring the shoe stores belonging to his family.
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they have come back since the shutdown, but the customers have not. >> we have done 40% to 90% less business in the same time last year depending on n the locatio. that is a very dramatic drop. reporter: not having enough customers is just one problem. but the whole atmosphere is poor. social distancing measures, blocked off areas, and lines outside of stores all discouraging visitors from shopping. even if money is not the problem. >> we have the money, but we are not spending it. we don't go out to dinner. we are not going to do any shopping, either. >> it is just not any fun right now. it does not feel normal yet to me. >> i used to buy more than i do these days. but wearing a mask and sweating in the store, i do not feel like doing that. reporter: retailers are in a state of emergency. warehouses are full of unsold stock.
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>> no chance. no one is going to buy this until probably october. reporter: instead, they are selling what is in high demand -- disinfectant and face masks. that is the shoe store's hottest new trend. the manager fears for her job am a but understands why she is not getting customers -- her jobob, but understands why she is not getting customers. >> you do become more restrained. no one knows how long it will last. it makes you shop more attentively. reporter: if business does not pick up by the summer, there might be a wave of retail bankruptcies. the more people lose their jobs, the less they can buy. a vicious circle. recovery might still be on the cards if a second wave can be prevented. brent: let's look at some of the other stories making headlines around the world.
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emmanuel macron has announced any billion euro plan to save the country -- an 8 billion euro plan to save the country's economy losses caused by the shutdown. spain is to hold 10 days of mourning for their covid-19 victims. beginning tomorrow, flags on public buildings and naval ships will fly at half mast. 20,000 people have died in spain's pandemic, making it one of the world's worst hit countries. south africa's president has announced thatat churches and other places of worship will be allowed to reopen from june,e, s the country further eases lockdown restrictions. attendance will be limited to 50 people. if you are looking for ways to deal with the effect of this pandemic, look to kenya. the government and tech firms
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have joined forces to launch a nationwide contest to find the best ways to help people get through the pandemic and take them into the future. we have more now from nehru be -- nairobi. reporter: from urban gardening to tech solutions, the corona crisis has made people inventive. working fromom home is nothing w for them. their startup developed software for clients. when corona came, their experience came in handy. >> we have people working together from different parts of the country for the past four years. we have the experience. however, we had a problem where we were not effectively managing projects. this was actually our internal solution before. when covid-19 hit, we e realized thisis is not going to be just r problem, but for so many people. reporter: their solution, a
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platform to manage employees, run customer relations, and monitor ongoing projects. they added features like making payments and offering a service in swahili. to expand the new product, they work together with 300 startups taking part in a countrywide contest. everything takes place online. from mentoring, to getting advice from industry professionals. they organized a hack a thon with tech company, technopolis. >> we will see teams that are highly motivated, working until 2:00 at night, it is day and night, tourist, no sleepep, strg
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coffee -- no rest, no sleep, strong coffee. [laughter] reporter: at the end, the best projects are selected for a four-month accelerated program where they receive access to services from the government and private companies, like microsoft and oracle. brain burst is one of the winningg teams. they and other startups want to make residents more self-reliant. they build gardens for balconies and backyards. >> spinach, this is kale, and here we have some indigenous vegetables. reporter: they install the pipes, provide the growing mixture, and once everything is planted, they have an app so
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customers can contact them for gardening advice. >> the fact we have this many customers, 250, customers are believing in us. originally, we grew vegetables in my balcony, now there is a growing need of people. people are becoming health-conscious. they want their own vegetables. reporter: they hope to step up their urban gardening project and provide an entire vertical farm to supply citydwellers with fresh herbs and vegetables. it is small projects like these that can actually go a long way and help people in their daily lives if they are properly rolled out. brent: u.s. president donald trump and brazil's president, bolsonaro, have touted hydroxychloroquine. but now, there are talks it is
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ineffective and it may actually kill youou. the world health orgrganization has is ended their trial of the drug. they cited a major study last week that found hydroxychloroquine can cause abnormal heartbeats and worsen chances of surviving covid-19. the decision is no surprise. earlier this year, the who expressed criticism about using the drug to treat the coronavirus. >> we are just acting with an abundance of caution based on the recent results to ensure that we can continue safely with the trial. brent: that was michael ryan speaking for the who. where does the world health in -- world health organization leave the search for a treatment of covid-19? >> if we leaveve
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hydroxychloroquine, we havave other drugs. one e of them is run this event- one of them is remdesivir. the stay at the h hospital can e reduced b by four days, which is significant. my suggegeion has bebeen that we haveve to focusus ourur attentid resources to drugs like remdesivir. brent: here is a look at some of today's other coronavirus developments. there are now more than 5.5 million reported covid-19 cases, according to johns hopkins university. more than two thirds of them are in europe and the united states. indonesia will deploy 340,000 security personnel to enforce social distancing measures as it prepares to reopen its economy. the philippines president says he will not allow schools
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to reopen until a vaccine is available. schools are closed -- schools closed back in march there. they are cutting 1200 jobs across operations because of the coronavirus operate. that is about a quarter of the group's workforce. russian's president -- russia's president has announced world war ii victory day will take place on the 24th of june. the display of military might was postponed in may because of coronavirus restrictions. putin now says the country is safe enough to celebrate the 75th anniversary of theiei vivictory over nazi germany. >> we will do what on june 24th, the day the historic parade took place in 1945. the situation in the country as a whole and in most regions and in t the armed forces themselves
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remain stable. d in many y places, is stabilizing after passing the peak of infectious diseases. brent: that was russian president, vladimir putin. we spoke to emily s. in moscow and asked her whether military parade is important -- why the military parade is important to the russian people. reporter: when the victory day parade was postponed, that was a signal that the russian government really was taking this coronavirus pandemic seriously. and i think now, the fact that putin has announced the parade will be happening, that is a signal that things could be going back to normal. this parade is hugely important to the state as a kind of display of military power, political power on the world stage, but also very important emotionally to a lot of russians. an estimated 26 million soviet citizens were killed during world war ii.
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everyone has a story about a family member who was affected. this is really important to russians. brent: here are some of the otother stories making headlines this hour. a glolobal conference has raised more than $650 million to support migrants in venezuela. the refugee agency has praraised the result as exceptional. more than 5 million venezuelans have fled the economic chaos under president maduro. the afghan government has freed 900 taliban prisoners on the last dayay of the three-day cease-fire with the insurgent group. the release as part of a pledge by the government to free up to 2000 prisoners in response to the cease-fire. taliban officials say they are open now to extending the truce. u.k.'s government minister has resigned in protest of a road trip that prime minister, boris
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johnson's top aide made during the lockdown. he did not except defense of the actions. iceland has reopened its bars and nightclubs after a nine-week coronavirus hiatus. the country has led the world in testing its population for covid-19. the government says the outbreak is now under control. one official permission was granted, people headed back to the clubs, albeit carefully. reporter: monday night, for the first time in more than two months, people can make their friends out for a drink. some were even ready to show off their moves on the dance floor again. >> it is great being out again and seeing your friends. >> definitely. [indiscernible]
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everything is going so well. reporter: mass testing and early tracing are being cited as the main reasons for iceland's relativevely low rate of infection. only 10 people have died from covid-19 in the country. but, as bars are allowed to reopen, authorities will be keeping and i am situation -- an eye on the situation. south korea had a spike of infections after that clubs opened there. for bar owners, the easing of restrictions is a blessing. >> it is like being born again. i think we will come out of this strong. at least i hope so. reporter: while the bar is finally open, those who were hoping to avoid dancing until the early hours might be disappointed. 11:00 p.m. is closing time for now. brent: football was the center
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of the sporting world for 90 minutes on tuesday night in germany in what was a crucial game and the season's title race. it was just one goal that settled the result, from byron joshua chemical. -- kimick. he is favored to win the title yet again. finally, the story of a mountain bear and a very brave boy. watch this video that shows 12-year-old alessandro, who was out hiking with his family in northern italy, when they notice a bare behind them in the brush. alessandro keeps, and keeps walking slowly down the mountain. he told italian reporters he was a bear lover and could not wait to see one. he almost got his wish.
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in youour repoport has predidica surge in violence against children becauause of the lockdownwns enforced by the covid-19 pandemic. lockdown measures put in place to prorotect people are actually putting millions of children at risk. in germany, they have extended social distancing rolls until the end of june despite some lockdown restrictions being used in time for the -- eased in time for the summer tourist season. you're watching dw news. i will be back to take you through the day after the break. stick around. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org]
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french president emmanuel muckross pledges it's a billion euros so the car making industry in a bid to rescue the sector the head to o all of the french states however also plans for the future promising a big us subsidies for green because- european countries continue to disagree on how and when to open up. their borders the european union has also old countries in the schengen area to open it by june fifteenth. trying to ask an authorities release hundreds

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