host: welcome to "global 3000." this weeeek, we meet a fashion expert who proves it's possible to be stylish while keeping step with orthodox jewish dress codes. first forest fires, then the coronavirus. australia has had a very rough few months. how are people there coping? now though, we head to south korea, for many, a role model when it comes to tackling the pandemic. it'sreparing f for a second wave. in march, this graphic shot around the world.

flattening the curve is all about slowing the coronavirus infection rate to avoid crippling a country's health care system. so far, inin germany, that sees to have worked. other countries have had a harder time. and what happens next? experts see three possible scenarios. one suggests there mightht bea second and possibly a third wave of infections, both similar in intensity to the first. the second predicts another fafar worse wave around six to nine months after the initial one, like with the spanish flu of 1918. and the third anticipates a series of smaller waves, with the worst behind us. south korea dealt well with the first wave of infections. its death rate was comparatively low. now, the infection rate is rising again. reporter: hanam is a satellite town near seoul. in the municipal library building, a walk-in clinic has

been set up. it should help prevent or curtail any second wave of covid-19. park eun-sook of the city health department says the key policy goal is swift action to halt the spread of the virus. park: some patients are sick but don't have the coronavirus. we don't send them to hospital because they could get infected there. it also takes the pressure off the hospitals, their facilities and staff. but if somebody does have the virus, we quickly establish that here, and then minimize the risk of further spread. reporter: upstairs, there are facilities to quarantine 10 patients. if the virus might be in the air, there is equipment in place to remedy the situation. park: if the room is contaminated, this device lowers the air

pressure and also filters the air. reporter: the government is setting up 1000 clinics like this one across the country, to be as well prepared as possible. the seoul metropolitan area is home to 26 million people. swift containment of any outbreaks has been and will continue to be key. kwon jun-wook of the korea centers for disease control and prevention says a second wave is inevitable. kwon: the government thinks it will be in the autumn and winter. but we are already concerned right now, in the light of what happened in the nightclub district. there can be an outbreak of coronavirus at any time. until we have a vaccine, the korea centers for disease control and prevention are rather pessimistic. reporter: a man who later tested positive had visited several clubs in that part of seoul and has been linked to a cluster of cases. the clubs were shuttered, and

through contact-tracing, 35,000 people tested. the outbreak was brought under control. if an upsurge in covid-19 coincides with the return of flu in the autumn, that could represent a diagnostic challenge, as symptoms can be similar. so testing will be key. and indeed, there are more and more places where one can just turn up and get tested for the coronavirus. kim: we also have a lung x-ray machine. that takes the pressure off hospital emergency departments. and we have space for wheelchairs. we can also deal with people brought here by ambulance. compared to the early days of the outbreak, this representss significant progress. reporter: because of that cluster of cases linked to nightclubs, the return to school for 12th graders was delayed. getting into school now resembles going through security at an airport.

some students still feel nervous. >> some people just don't follow the rules. so you can never feel really safe. >> i donon't feel good about th. i don't t want to go in. reporter: while south korea has been prepared at high speed for any resurgence of covid-19, at least some people remain nervous abouout resuming life s normal. host: 100,000 square kilometers -- that's roughly the surface area of south korea. and it can be a useful comparison when considering the devastation experienced during australia's harrowing summer. at least 100,000 square kilometers of australia -- so, the size of south korea -- were destroyed during the last forest fire season. all states were affected. in pararticular, new south wals and victoria in the

southeastern part of thehe country. the fires peaked in december and early january, by which time many were out of control. a total of 33 people died, and, say estimates, a around a billn mammmmals, birds, and d repti. entire harvests were destroyed. and then came the coronavirus. how are people t there doing?? robert:: so this isis a small batatch or the remainders of a small batch of pinot noir. reporter: in demember,019, r rert coleman's vineyayard came cloe to beieing destroyeded by a bubushfire. the flames w were just 10000 ms from h his vines. the grapeses survived, butut e badly affefected by smokoke ta. robert: disgsgusting. repopor: coleleman's vineyayard is in e blue mouountains, westst of sy. he's had tdumpmp mt of his harvt.t. theine auauralia asciation estimateththat 60,00000ons of the natioll grape cr have be lost. robert:

aswheneople sasmoke tat, 6ofn peoplessociatet withl like, a ry heavyeated so of flav and so rth. 's not le that aall.moky htray at pub andicking 's likthe ashty. dirty it'sust acriand revoing. rerter: vintner borry gartrell also lost most ofof his harvestst to smoke taint, even though the bubushfirewerere ove100 lometers from his viyard. inititially, he ththought s grapes were not harmed. borry: the nearest bushfire was a coupuple hundred k k's away. and so, it w was just hazeze,d we said, "well, we'r're going o be alrigight." so, we s soldiered on n and lavished care anand attention n the buncnches right dodown till wire, and ththen there wasas a suggestionon we should, , perh, send them ofoff for testining. and whwhen they were tested, ty were n nasty reporter: new south wales was hardest-hit

by the bushfires that raged in several parts of the country. slowly, nature is recovering. but australians are still dealing with the aftermath. this is all that's left of the lawrence family's home. there are six of them, now living in a shed. anita lawrence had to tap into her savings. to make matters worse, she lost her job at the local school when the covid-19 pandemic broke out and australia went into lockdown. the family is living in limbo. anita: it's embarrassing, you know, when you're a parent and you can'n't provide for your kids. but for us, it's just been so -- the upheavals have been so huge that even getting the dinner is difficult. reporter: neighbors came to their rescue. david crooke and his crew built the family a bathroom and a heating system, with the help of donations and state assistance. that should see them though the

winter. david: they've lost everything, like this one who is lucky enough to still have that shed. but there's places that are completely wiped out. our next job we go to, the ladies have a little two-man tent in a shipping container right now. you know, and it's freezezing. reporter: across new south wales, communities are e struggling o get back on their feet. in cobargo, re-building and clean-up efforts have been hampered by the pandemic. mathew hatcher runs a donations logistics team. many large organizations had to pull out volunteers when covid hit, e even thoughgh their hels urgently needed. many people around here lost not only their homes, but their jobs as well. it's a tourist region, but visitors are staying away. mathew: we were churning along a very well-oiled machine. covid hit, and it kind of -- it stopped the donations, it stopped the money flowing in. we know there was hundreds of

millions of dollars donated from the world to this region, or to australia for the bushfires. our group saw none of that, rerealistically. we've gone through private donors, corporations. repoport: borry gartrell hopes that lessons have been learnt. he's o optimistic. b borry: i i think in ausustralia, we'e and droughts and floods. yo. been a accustomed toto bushfis i thinthe world.t faers or they know w you've got to cocot on the c chin and keepep smil. report: he's hoping for the best. he ululdn't ba vivintneif hee weren't t resilient. h host: and nonow from austrtralia's vineyards, we head to the colombian andes to check out a very popular local snack. reporter:

welcome to silvia, a village in the colombian andes. popular local specialty.ion.leva josé gilberto londoño makes delicious buñuelos. josé: i'i'm gointo s show you hohowo make buñuelos so you can mak th at home. reporter:: buñuelos are dough fritters. they can be sweet or savory. they arere popular acrcross ln america. jojosé says ththey are eatene. josé: i use a ki of buñuelbaking mi i add a pnd of star and fo eggs. rorter: alg with sugar, salt, and

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i'm a regular. i comeere e nely everyry day >> they'rere so light anand fl, and you cacan taste the e egg. realally deliciousus. well do. report:: coronavis pandem is overilvia,ée the llage inhe andesanhe get rely busy,speciall arou carnivaand east. host: clean water -- we all need it to survive. but millions of people have no access to it. before the corona pandemic, our reporter, thomas hasel, visited some informal settlements in kenya's capital, nairobi. there, he met residents

determineded to turn things around. reporter: freeing the nairobi river from gagarbage might seseem likea never-ending battle. ththe name nrorobi com fromm kenynya's massai triribe, and s "cool l and refreseshing watere" bubut these daysys, the cool ws are e littered witith refus. concncerned residentnts from e nearby slulum no longer r wano accept the e environmentalal disasaster right a at their dodoorstep. lydidia: whenen we were yououng, the rr wasn a as dirt so we decided to clelean it. inin the past, w we went swimg in the r river, but ththat's t possible anynymore becausese e water quality has change weant to try to rernrn it the way itit used to be. repepo: lylydia wamboi i is one of abo0 resisints from the korogocho slumn n easternairirobi,ho wowos with the organization komb green solutions. eyey've decateted thselveses t protecting t the environmement. wawamboi knows that the e polln in the riverer is now threreatg those who lilive there.

pheleltus: the water of nairobi river has become d dangerous. the childrdren play therere, d becacause they havave nowhere e swim, thehey also go into thee water. but it's fulull of unhealtlthy stuff,f, and the chihildren get diarrheaea and skin didiseases. rereporter: kenynya is suffering from more frequent droughts due to climate change. people here depend on the river fofor water. they use it to wash eieir clothes s and irrigatete their fifields. the kenyanan authoritieses have beenen slow to react to o te cpollutioion problem in t the r. the sidentnts there fefeel they'v've been left t to deal h it on theieir own. fredrick o okinda, the chairmn of komb green solutions, felt that way too he decideded to take advdvantaf a rarare visit by a government representative. frededrick: we are not cleaning the river becaususe we want recognitn.

we're dodoing it becauause we a to. wh thehe govnor ststard to recognize our work, we had aladady stard dodoing . you see this rubbish thawewe ha colollect here?e? we've asked for machines to llllect it, but t they never co. we wanted toto raise concecer. lawrenence: i understand thaththere e allenges to get the equipment i'll make an eort t toetg for. thosose reurces s we have to yu yoyoung people. rereporter: the activiststs are still l wag for the government t tfinally keep their promise. at the riviver, the mainin soe of the pollulution is cleaear. in the adjoining slums, there's no system in place to collect garbage. fredrick: we d don't haveve any specifific collectition pnt foror the garbages. so p people insidede the comni, they j just collect ththeir gagarbages inside there. at nightht, when we arare nt araround, they a are just dumg

themem into the ririver. repor: and becacause only halalf of the sththe river, untntreated. miteter ischristher:r:ly intnto at is the nairobi?sibility ofn i think itit is to worork on e sewer linenes and at leaeast to mamake surthatat theare nonot being g directed intnto nairobi river, so o thate mighght ing backck the life ofof the river.. reporter:: but the nairobi river's life is already being compromised at its source, which is located in the ondiri wetlands in the western part of the kenyan capital, around 50 kilometers from thehe korogocho s slum. the e wetlands arere the only t g in the country. they're vital for thbibinding of climamate-damaging g carbon didioxide. but i in the formerd sanctuary, there are hardly any animals left. naftftali: the pollution stararts right fm here, , because it i is now

surrrrounded by greenhouses. those who have done greenhouse farming know that it is chemical intsive. order toto protect theheir cr. from wherere it breaks, , youn see that the water is already polluted. and by the time e it reaches nairobi, i it is a complpletely toxic river. reporter: people like nanaftali mungaiaid his team are trying to save e river atathe souource. and ththey're gettining a helg hand from m mother naturure her. david:d: we are plalanting bamboooo trs along this wetland. theyrere very good t trees whn itit comes to sisipping in thehe metals t that are comiming ouf e greenhououse farming rereport:: freeing the wetlands of poisons and filth is essential if they

wantnthe wildlifife to return. now, the g government hahas top its promises. david: the vevernme seemsmso be in are serious aboucoconserng coming uwirobi river.hat d you see how werereat o ririrs is a reflecti of f wh we are as s a society. when i looook at the amamazingm of volunteers we at the frndnds ondndiri tland,d, a when ii hear aboutut other commumunity grououps downstreaeam, i see at of h hope. reporter: the people of the nairobi river have takaken on the chchallengd wa thehe riv to ononcegain bee worthy of its name.: nairobi -- cool and refreshingr water. host: and now to israel, home to the world's largest population of orthodox jews. many are deeply religious. prayer, marriage, raising children, seeking to live in harmony with religion, adhering to the holy scriptures and the words of the rabbis.

clothing, too, is highly regulated. men often wear traditional hats, like the large, round shtreimel. women's outfits tend to be more modest. but there are some here with more extravagant tastes. reporterer: bet shemesh is 35 kilometers west of jerusalem. it's home to many orthodox jews. shops arare reopening as the coronavirus lockdown eases, but anyone with a fever won't be allowed in. devorah golan is both orthodox and modern, and she is a fashion stylist. some may be surprised that that is possible in a community where women's clothing is supposed to be modest. devorah: i really haven't been able to work at all. obviously the stores were closed completely for two full months. trying to rebuild the business that was on pause for two months, but i'm trying. reporter: shortly before the coronavirus

hit israel, we went to meet devorah in jerusalem where she mainly works. bet shemesh is not a hotbed of fashion. devorah: hi. thanks for coming on our fashion tour today. my name is devorah golan. i am a personal stylist. i've been doing styling. i love jerusalem, it's my favorite city. and today, i'm going to show you some of my favorite boutiques around the city. reporter: devorah was born in the united states, is 38 years old, married, and has five children. back in february, business was good. her outings to the shops were well-attended. her clients are also modern and orthodox. as married women, they cover their hair. but they say they can choose to use caps, head wraps, scarves, hats, or wigs. aviva: it is difficult. i only wear skirts or dresses. i don't wear pants.

so that limits a whole section of clothing that might be in a regular store that i'm not going to wear. so i definitely like to find brands that produce a lot of dresses that are closer to the knee and skirts that are closer to the knee. sharon: i don'n'have a senense of styl. i like very comfortable, easy clothes. i also get very overwhelmed when i go shopping. so i want to get a sense of what's out there, maybe. reporter: the choice is greater than the clients had expected. fashion by israeli designers, selected with devorah's help. devorah: you can just chop it off and then you can save the rest, and do like a turban headband situation. matching. sharon: you're totally redesigning me. devorah: instead of hiding flaws like we're taught to do, and so i always say, confidence i is te best a accessory. so, no matter what you're wearing, if you fefeel good, f you look good, and you feel like yourself in it, that's going to really come out. reporter:

some of her clients prefer home visits, where devorah checks out their wardrobes and recommends ways to become more stylish. karina doesn't want her face to be seen on television. but she is ready for a fashion make-over. stage one, what devorah likes to call wardrobe editing -- clearing out the closet. devorah: this one i feel a little mean. i enjoy it, but people like -- sometimes there's tears, you know. but she's been very good. she's being very nice. reporter: during the coronavirus crisis, shopping trips and visits were suspended. ultra-orthodox communities came in for a lot of criticism for allegedly not following the rules about social distancing and wearing masks. devorah: i don't understand this kind of behavior, and i can't explain the behavior, no. i can't. from day one, we've been social distancing. my kids didn't even play with their friends for almost seven weeks because of the rules, even though they were miserable. yeah, it's disturbing when people don't follow the rules,

but what can we do? reporter: now, things are getting back to normal. the family, including her four sons, are proud that she has become an influencer among modern-orthodox women. devorah and her one dadaughter may be outnumbered at home gender-wise, but they know how to assert themselves. devorah: this actually looks much prettier in-person than it does in the camera. reporter: for now, consultations are via social media. face-to-face meetings with clients will be resuming eventually. devorah: there is more than one way to be a modest, orthodox woman. still l be covered i in a cern way, but look amazing. and be able to go into any store, not just religious, modest stores, and buy things off the rack, and really be creative in the way you dress. shalhevet: some boys think that they can do more stuff than girls, or that they're better and all of that. but they're not. not that girls are better than

boys, but boys and girls can both do things. devorah: i have a lot of clients who do that.. that have to either check with their husband or make sure that their husband approves before they get something. yeah, i i do, and it b bothers, because i think that you should wear what you like and what makes you happy and feel comfortable, and that's it. reporter: devorah's husband backs her business venture all the way. he works in a bank in tel aviv. he says he doesn't have a clue about fashion. he takes his wife's advice and shows us the gaudy socks she chose for him. whoevever wears ththe figurate pants in t the family, only me wear trousers in thehe orthodx jewish community host: that's a f from a at "global 3000" this week. what did you particularly enjoy about the program? do tell us. write to global3000@dw.com, and

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