so join us. in the shallows. with some e.u. countries easing open the door. for many companies in the sector it's already. bankrupt. facemasks making liberating impossible the. people avoid even greater isolation a woman who started losing her hearing as a child. even more communication with.

legislation to sanction china. has to do with calls for a probe into the origins of the pandemic. the us state. national visit during the pandemic heading to israel to meet with prime minister netanyahu with no. apparent reason for the trip. this is all to international thanks for joining us. let's begin by updating you on the latest global coronavirus figures the total number of infections that's now risen above 4400000 more than 298000 lives have been lost and more than 1600000 people have recovered.

now with summer fast approaching the european union starting to emerge from the spring nightmare of coronavirus with countries taking their 1st steps towards normality some including germany have already begun the process of reopening borders with direct neighbors but this might all prove too little for the vital tourism sector which has been brought to its knees by the pandemic peter oliver explains. even in the midst of the corona pandemic many europeans are thinking about summer holidays but the word from brussels is that those wanting a getaway may well get their wish we are helping europe interest get back on track of all staying healthy and safe we propose a common european approach to manage for them remain a difficult 2020 summer season while preparing for a more sustainable and digital tourism eco system in the future the plan is fairly straightforward member states will open up their borders gradually eventually

allowing people to go on their holidays germany will lift border controls with looks and in denmark in the coming weeks with the plan to do the same with france austria and switzerland next month but that still leaves a number of other member states including those bordering germany with no timetable in place for the ultimate goal. to restore free travel in europe from june and that is what we're aiming for that requires the action will be on the same level as we have these days we have thousands of new infections every day now with hundreds this dizzy hoffa went on to explain that how this develops would be dependent on the situation with the virus something that's being viewed with caution by the chancellor but when it comes to tourism foreign minister must seems relatively big we can surely ease the travel warning for europe sooner than for other vista nations assuming the positive trend in several countries hold steady

talk of tourism comes during troubled times for the travel industry holiday companies are pleading with the government says when it comes to what's next for them mine will look my firm has been around for 21 years if nothing changes i will have to file for bankruptcy in 3 months it's not fair now. we have 11000 travel bureaus in germany where all earning no money at the moment however. i want help from the government support funds where not only outsourced travel dural see them that is but also promoters can get their targets the customers can get their money back and we are commission and we need immediate not through paypal aid the plan is hopeful but ultimately dependent on covert cases being on the contrail which is not an easy task when you look at 2 of europe's main tourism destinations being spain and italy 2 of the hardest hit by corona. even if sun seekers are

packing the beaches it's not going to make up for losses already sustained but what it does provide is a glimmer of hope for an industry that's already being pushed to its limit by the virus peter all of our r.t. berlin. journalist and commentator thomas fassbender police despite the risk of a 2nd wave if it's still better to open borders to try to avoid a devastating global economic crisis. testing uncharted waters here there's no object of authority that can tell us this is the right timing of this is a bad timing it is time to do something to open up a volatile experience with the virus with coming up a 2nd wave we see now what happens in china there are the 1st signals of a 2nd wave but there is no way other than to test if you go with the scientists logic we also have to stay inside don't until we have a vaccine this will kill our economy our social lives our societies so that there

is no alternative then try and be ready to restrict again pastorally reach the only locally i see as as equally a top down and the bottom up in the should the e.u. was basically absent during the lockdown period so that was a very very poor performance by brussels the nation states took the initiative with closing the borders and now. it is about lifting but we. lifting the lock on the tries to. get do not see it discriminatory approach by the side of brosnan's i would rather see they try to do as much as possible to avoid discriminatory situations but we in reality are of course people with which ones very carefully where they go and where they grow when they cross that wall in . the face mask becoming a key line of defense during this health crisis for some the covering of mouths is

proving more of a curse than a cure for deaf people face coverings mean they can't read lips and therefore understand speech that's why u.k. charities are urging other ways to communicate so that no sectors of society feel even more isolated the move to advise people to wear face coverings will create new challenges for 12000000 people across the u.k. who have some form of human loss many of these people rely on the crude into communicate and this will be unavoidably impeded by face coverings this has the potential to create further isolation and monster knowledge imagine a life community of people or one firm in the united states has come up with an innovative solution making masks with a clear window to enable liberating the british charity says are they as they are not available in the european union europe needs to come up with other ideas also the masks wouldn't be useful for health personnel as they don't provide protection from fluid droplets. we spoke with florence tasker who's been suffering from

progressive hearing loss from the age of 60 is an entrepreneur and graphics designer who runs around company parents that are returned to normal school and instead of cylon which she learned liberating for the new reality of life at present is causing her war problems the most. successful. mining company designing and making. films and t.v. shows it is a. frantic. rush to get the details right and it's all about asking the right question to me katie i want to turn to my hearing when i was 6 i'm speeding and i was hearing aids and creating to communicate. most people have no idea how. this could have it i really struck. out on mind and how if my disability and what things we face must become. things i really struggle to have to be normal and not have to

ask people time. to take my independence where i. want to be i think of the question really. because it's being different from everyone else. i want people like me to change how many we're really proud of that i seek to keep i don't shy away because to be trying to communicate i want to show off because i want to be friends and all those things. have happened because. i just quickly and shut myself off from it you know. i have nothing reading understanding. why creating to communicate with people. i can't i am not connected to you to me to. be why i live in

a place to be with everyone not be able to be. me at this time. u.s. sanctions. u.s. pressure on china is rising senator graham a longtime opponent of beijing has put forward the coded 19 accountability act this is a law that it casts would give donald trump the ability to put new sanctions on china i'm convinced that without cheney's communist party deception the virus would not be here in the united states china refuses to allow the international community to go into the war hung allowed to investigate they refused to allow investigators to study how this outbreak started this hard hidden piece of legislation will sanction china until they cooperated with investigators china immediately spoke up you

crying the bill may work with the bill introduced by several u.s. senators absolutely neglects fact they want to start the investigation with the presumption of guilt to shift their responsibility on china for the failure and incompetence in the fight against the epidemic this is not possible we express our resolute protest in my op evenings i sing sound fairness for all of the united states sometimes like a. paper tiger and then they just pretended to hide and make track nice and scare the insects son off and they don't need hear it shoots from china so i think this scene is very very obvious yeah now already in america there are all 80000 people die and in a future there will be more so this is a this is true these failed to protect people and they you want to shift is

a risk with me so that's why they just don't want to make china to be the school and i think it's the equal and opposite australia seems to be akhil in the anti china chorus coming from the united states down under there are lots of calls for a probe into china so far the united states has only gotten warnings. of retribution from beijing but australia has already started to feel china's wrath china has suspended beef imports from australia plus china is now threatening an 80 percent tariff on astroland barley imports both sides than the tensions are a factor in these dramatic trade moves you will have earned the chinese customs found that multiple batches of beef products exported to china by certain australian companies violated the inspection and quarantine agreed by chinese and australian authorities in order to protect the health and safety of chinese consumers china has decided to suspend taking import declarations for meat products

from forest trail in company. i think we have to be careful not to grow alliance between these 2 things it's an end to dumping issue from the chinese perspective they certainly haven't raised this connected to any of it is she's now big swivel disappointed that it was but there's no reason for me to think based on the way that the approaching it that i could draw that conclusion the media has been quick to recall recent remarks from a chinese official i think in the long to if the mood is going from bad to worse maybe ordinary people say why should we drink australian wine or eat australian beef and action or not china is australia's largest export market jobs and livelihoods are on the line australia is calling for trade talks as well as an investigation into the origins of the corona virus the media now accuses china of waging a trade war amid the pandemic now australian beef may simply not be up to chinese

standards however many interpret this as china reminding the world that it does not take accusations and sanctions lightly and it's capable of striking back if china. didn't stop. a conflict or i think do what we have become. 'd so that's a lie of china. to australia it's a different austrian here chiron are only used to. it's 'd very disappointing for chinese people not straight. to. the states so that's why now we just have to do something to spot. the u.s. secretary of state might pompei or has taken a whistle stop trip to israel on his 1st international visit during the pandemic and wednesday he touched down in the country with both prime minister benjamin

netanyahu and his new role in coalition partner benny gantz upon post it gained much more attention than usual due to an almost complete lack of protective equipment and the fact that it seemed nonessential. takes a closer look a pair of gloves cost $50.00 said a mask is about a dollar but getting the plane in the middle of a pandemic and flying halfway across the world just so you can stand there and smile at your good friend tell him what a great guy he has and look at the his eyes smile some more. it's priceless and kind of cheesy your great partner you share information unlike some other countries the trend of your skin and height that information now i know what you're thinking could we have just who would have saved millions of dollars and potentially even loves but here is the counter question would netanyahu specific

have felt quite this keast if he had just cool of course it wouldn't which is the point c'mon they violated almost every safety precaution out there just just to stand there without mosques and tell each other how nice they are and how much they missed each other and miss looking into each other's eyes how glad they are that the ayatollah isn't there to spoil the movement there is something else plague in your region which is unremitting aggression in turkey during this ben demick the iranians using using the ayatollah as the regime's resources to foment terror cross the world when the people of iran are struggling so mightily kind of a false equivalence i mean the coronavirus is killing hundreds of israelis and their own well iran isn't iran is trying to survive a terrible pandemic under sanctions that the private of essential medical supplies but c'mon these days when in the merican and an israeli get together in small

instead logan hard into each other's eyes and the rainy and somewhere get screwed. especially interesting coming from a person who has himself to weaponize it be virus against the iranian people by imposing sanctions and increasing those sanctions during the corona virus pompei 0 has a very close relationship with the israeli regime and of course we we have. the deal of the century we have the increasing difficulties that the israeli regime is facing at home because of netanyahu was legal problems and the issue of forming a government and of course the virus has caused a lot of difficulty inside israel itself as usual people like pompei

o are trying to scapegoat iran for all of their own shortcomings and their own deficiencies in addition compare reportedly discussed israel's plans to alec's a huge part of what remains of palestine's west bank territory is well as israel's business dealings with china which made compare sat and i still know what you think it could have just cool it's important for a number of reasons that we do this face to face face to face and with a smile and long stares into each other's eyes while telling each other how nice they are to hell with pandemics and viruses in danger sometimes 2 grown men who like each other just have to do what they have to do. so to come this hour with the ad industry plunged into crisis by the pandemic advertisers are

turning from t.v. to the internet in a bid to keep the money flowing but when the full story after this break.

so what we've got to do is identify the threats that we have it's crazy. let it be an arms race. spearing dramatic development only mostly exists i don't see how that strategy will be successful very critical. to sit down and talk. welcome back now with much of the world in lockdown to combat the spread of coronavirus some safety measures are proving to be more difficult than others here in russia staff and volunteers from orphanages and hospices are going to extraordinary lengths to protect the vulnerable.

lisa bloom you know tuesday leaving aside the facility in a family ensures minimal contact and of course this is a good life it's much safer for any person. to. marry thrice eruption you but i didn't know virus and till the day they brought him to me that was when we 1st met him and i went through the files of all the children that could be taken and vice to grab my attention then your oldest little vice is a very cheerful droid has fragile bones so a lot of care is required in moving him around he's a special diet through a tube in a few days a hospice and over his bad equipment and other necessities i had to learn many new skills and i've never even changed diapers and anyone who. has now will tell you an idea for

a long time for years i've been working with them at the education center. mash some your 4 mango is a sub watch group. the quality of communication has gotten worse not all of the children have phones. children that end up an orphan and all have a story to tell it teaches them to distrust others they have a hard time forming lost in relationships which is important for their future life the mentor brings the child peace of the world they communicate face to face showing that they are not alone and have someone to rely on this is very important for the boss their children and those who care for them.

we've now been living for 3 weeks and everything is going very well fassie is opening up in a whole new way i can't imagine taking vassie back to the hospice maybe it is hope and damage caused designed so that something would change in the life of children who have never had a home. there are times industries often one of the hardest hit steering any crisis this time is no exception despite millions of people being stuck at home or watching t.v. during the pandemic revenue is in freefall natasha sweet reports from los angeles. some of the biggest advertisers for television networks are cutting their existing deals pepsi general motors domino's pizza general mills are just some of the major companies looking to take advantage of an out in their contracts as of may 1st companies have the option of canceling up to 50 percent of their 3rd quarter ad revenue spending and now ad buyers are estimating that up to $1500000000.00 in

commitments could in fact be cancelled insiders say this out if you will has always been in contracts but taking advantage of it is almost unheard of for the future of the pandemic a known owners of the major networks are concerned over what the future spending could look like all the revenue for long term ads are down the last minute opportunity buying when companies purchase ads closer to the air date is also reportedly low by a com c.b.s. chief executive bob baucus calling quarterly earnings on a call this week quote not pretty amc networks caution in ad revenue could drop about 30 percent but it's not to see these companies in key and categories like automotive pharmaceutical food and beverage aren't spending some are taking their business elsewhere like facebook and google mexican food chain to pole is just one of many looking to shift their ad dollars into streaming videos on social media chris brandt to police chief marketing officer saying we've seen a lot of great returns with facebook and instagram cereal giant general mills also

transferring to some of their t.v. advertising investments into digital video and e-commerce well some of these companies set up their ad contracts with networks well in advance it's certainly not business as usual during this pandemic as of right now fox is the only major network to really how the economy reacts to the effects from the coronavirus. appreciate staying with us here in r.t. international will continue to keep you informed right up to date information on our web site head to r.t. dot com for more stories there we've got numerous social media channels and of course our live broadcast coming to you from moscow london and washington to stay with us here in russia that we're back with updates in 30 minutes.

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