monday may the 18th in the headlines today the victims among the most vulnerable britain's opposition labor party demands an investigation into what it describes as the mishandling of covert 19 deaths in elderly care homes we taught all in the last a month. sweetie horrible she called going see how. you count. them you can you know eat. anything. coming up to self noon tentative moves to lift the lockdown across europe a gathering pace with france highlighting a lack of solidarity and reopening the use internal borders. this protection versus previous see is european politicians run over the infection

tracking apps under development right now if it is that personal data is a risk of being leaked. just turned midday here now so good afternoon live from r.t. international zone world news center in moscow is kevin now in here for the next 30 minutes with the latest round up and let's begin with our daily quick check on the latest global coronavirus figures that total infections now stands at more than $4800000.00 fatalities have topped 316000 or the number of those who've recovered stands at more than 1800000 around the world. britain's opposition labor party is demanding an investigation into coronavirus

deaths an elderly care homes which he describes as mishandled around a quarter of the country's covert fatalities have happened in residential facilities neighbors deputy leader says people have been tragically let down they should be there should be some investigation into that in case downwards requested that because everything. and we've had medical experts on to him is that we see that the virus into our care homes and the guidance wasn't there for care workers i think they've been tragically let down on friday it was revealed a number of care home residents in britain who died from the corona virus was actually 50 percent higher than previously estimated the new data removed after the prime minister was called out over what the labor leader described as unexplained deaths the new research has revealed there have been more than 12000 related deaths in elderly residential facilities since the beginning of march we talked to michelle rowlands who lost her mother mum's car temperature and.

and then they sort of advised me that she had to cut the date for us. i said well these are very symptomatic of that coronavirus 09 chain or whatever. has she been tested now we're not testing out. that the preceding days basically on the friday night i get a call. we've got the test back she's been tested for cape it 19 and the tests come back. really horrible because she can't going see you can't hold their hands you can't look at them you can't you know it's. anything i have to really pretty much crack my rights get my mum because. that was the last time. and we took.

the day we were looking for a cheap when the weather was going to get warmer and we were going to get in a chair. and she was so to keep court. until morning 10 o'clock frankel from can say lumbered. when still all i could. so sad it's not only a problem in the u.k. of course in the united states around a 3rd of all coronavirus deaths are among residents or staff in the country $7700.00 care facilities american journalist a regular r.t. correspondent dave lindorff told us about the loss of his mother in law took over 19 the care home in new jersey. my mother in law had dementia so you know she needed to be in care like that unfortunately when the infection started to spread around the nursing homes all over the country including where my mother in law west ended up with 100 the last time i looked at 114 patients infected out of 150

patients. that the jays clee everybody there and. they didn't have masks were adequate masks were the nurses were for the patients so there was really no way to keep it from spreading the infections really should never have happened and that's i think a really hard thing to live with. that the reason may happen you knew was because the nursing homes didn't have the adequate tests to be able to isolate people who had it from people who did in the nursing homes were getting 2nd priority for distribution of the available tests and the masks so they went 1st to hospitals and i see use because they had so few 70 percent of the nursing home started run as for profit part they're owned by pure profit corporations and so they're squeezing. the staffing in order to keep the profits up and the costs down and that's another

reason why this is so bad. and there's more. to the program too in spain new numbers they show the grim extent of the problem with the majority of coronavirus related deaths happening in residential facilities for the elderly. several european countries are gradually lifting their restrictions and lockdowns now as the peak some a tourist season draws close but the still concerned over potential 2nd wave of infections for the health organization we will show top official there in europe saying it may be inevitable and they need this winter. we know from history that in pandemics to countries that have not been hit early on can be hit in the 2nd week people think lockdown is finished nothing has changed the full disease control package has to be in place. to avoid oby the floodgates to more infections france

is appealing for unity across the e.u. on reopening borders now as our europe correspondent peter oliver explains. since friday restaurants here in berlin have been able to reopen their doors albeit with social distancing in place waiting staff have to wear masks those working in the kitchen chefs cooks and other kitchen staff they don't those guests are advised that if they can wear a mask they should but obviously you can't wear a mask when your eating pubs she should bars in the light remain closed here in berlin though what we've also seen change over the weekend in germany is when it comes to borders all restrictions for travel from germany to looks and burke have now been lifted we've also seen an easing of some of the restrictions that were in place for travel to switzerland austria and france from saturday you now allowed to make business trips and also travel for family visits as well across that border at

the interior minister horse and they have office said that he hopes to see all restrictions disappear by the middle of next month and that date of june 15th has been set up as a potential date to see travel to germany from countries like the united states and russia allowed again also coming back over the weekend was the bond as league football has finally returned albeit with no funds in the stadium and coaches and stuff having to observe social distancing certainly good to see even if union berlin went down to nil a time to buy in munich football fans happy though bought not everybody so elated with the progress that's being made in opening up countries and lifting of corona restrictions we saw another weekend of demonstrations against those measures here in germany and elsewhere across europe with tempers flaring.

another nation that's making moves to lift corona restrictions is italy there's going to be an easing of restrictions in place there coming from monday but just because it's a the italian prime minister is been highlighting what is a well a big problem for all politicians making these decisions at the moment that if you open up the country without a vaccine well you're putting people at risk whatever you do. we're confronting this risk and we need to accept otherwise we would never be able to relaunch and we cannot afford to wait for the moment of the discovery and the distribution of the vaccine we would find ourselves without social and productive fabric heavily damaged so we've seen some nations making decisions by themselves as to open up

their borders to other member states in the european union france and the french government is saying though they want to see a more unified approach they want to see everybody essentially singing from the same song sheet when it comes to opening borders across europe it was good to do this also and it is essential for us to coordinate decisions it's a european level especially with the area but that is not the case today and the unilateral decisions by spain and italy to not make it easy for us to work in solidarity well as we enter another week expects tourism to dominate the agenda again here in europe how come asked the german foreign minister is expected later on monday to hold talks with representatives from spain italy greece austria other nations as well to discuss the possibility of german tourists heading to those destinations. it's all up in the air at the moment and tourism such an important

industry you've got to remember for a number of european nations should there be no tourists from say countries like germany arriving at those destinations could have huge potentially catastrophic knock on effect for the economies in those countries keeping an eye on that of course here on r.t. . so many verses likely to be a long time before live something like it used to be normality certainly in terms of vaccines and circulation sounds good taylor looks at how we're all adapt to the new world of social distancing. well 20 twentieth's been a shocker and it's only may at the beginning quarantine didn't seem so hot we thought a few weeks will sit who greets a books catch up with netflix do a spring clean such naive to pretty quickly run out of things to do on the net i was brief yet to take my balcony deejaying and soon parties.

but then the globe or it was so i moved on i even tried online dating not like usual thing but desperate times but it was fun for a while especially when my popularity skyrocketed off the event prospect for those quarantined catfish but let's be honest screen life just doesn't compare to street life so when i had the countries like easing out of lockdown i almost choked on my disinfectant i know i had my 1st place quite an outfit but reality check it's not going to be like the full kiss is a thing of the past hugs forget it you know how chicks are under review also normal cheeky smiling about passing on street on through that mask on the plus side you have just a way of being able to see or feel small when you tell them you love the bangs you know crossed for and also develop patience because queuing is here to stay.

and when your favorite restaurant reopens the past for some wine it changes. the boys or girls. mortality is actually really nice super close in i think it will be also very romantic of couples are going to be here and you might have to go to extremes to make sure people you know keep that distance unless you still more ready to make them don't worry you won't believe me. unless you really do want to be left to their men which case when our 1st guest

david arrives today he's going to be welcomed by a sign and there's going to be a role for him to fall. through to go to school. will say don't expect quite the same level of services before. a slump and. now i know lots of people all still hoping for that some a beach holiday while it might happen once a few adjustments of course and off to the beach you can still pop it in says it all fairy friends just don't forget the tape measure. and for all you raves out i promise socially distance parties can still be a real hoot.

the way they are. so yes it's a new normal but with a little imagination maybe a way to be hot oh and the fashion game has changed this is spring summer collection has got a distinct magickal twist to it so must stop. absolutely the world's tech giants are engaged in a race right now to develop a ups which would help track the spread of the virus but it's got european politicians are going over the best method with a call concern being the risk of people's personal data being leaked and charlotte durbin's key reports next today. as part of the ongoing efforts to keep a lid on the coronavirus pandemic many countries have embrace technology now you may have heard about the new virus tracing app that tests tracks and traces the idea is that you download the app and if you develop symptoms of covert 19 or test

positive you let the app know and then it will pass on the information to anyone else who also has the same app sounds like a good idea no but for many the alarm bells are sounding. this system windows is an idea that is deadly for democracy so let's be clear not only is my surveillance not a solution it also constitutes a proven danger to our fundamental freedoms as countries are rushing to develop these apps the big tech companies like google and apple already mapping out the road ahead they're laying out the conditions for building the tools which you countries are due to rollout from next month while huge faith is being placed in contact tracing apps there is little solid evidence that they will be effective some are calling on governments to find some real alternatives. governments reasons sure at last. and help get. them mixed

up that's what you. need to collections. there's also the question to be arsed about how much control these big tech companies will have all the forcing government's hands given that they already control the smartphone market and will get different digital tools from competing companies even be able to interact with each other the interoperability of a major blind spot from a technical perspective. one another in germany plans had been afoot to develop an app of course. several countries with data being centrally stewart it later backed down and is now pursuing proposals promoted by google and apple and. decided upon last weekend a solution this ensures data is only stored on the device and not in

a central location we convince the people trusted. that d. centralized approach has also been taken by ireland italy and others to while here in france the government has decided to shun big tech and work on its own though any app that it develops may not even fully function with apple nor google phones which is potentially rather problematic and there's concern about the privacy elements while the virus tracing apps are expected to keep sensitive and private data safe as we have seen time and time again not always possible that may be one of the reasons why the e.u. commissioner for justice gave this warning the apps should be only used during the crisis and the day. when the pandemic is sort of but the decisions governments take now at a time when there is unprecedented political economic and public health pressure

all the ones that will resonate for years perhaps even decades to come we won't know if iris tracing apps are useful unless significant chunks of the population download and use them but by then it may already be too late mass surveillance may become normalized all in the name of staying healthy ski r.t. paris. international hi there it's monday here in the russian capital 19 past the break the brazilian government's revolving door so yet another health minister quits after a dramatic. well that with the president again as the country post a record number of coronavirus cases i'm kevin though in but much more just about 90 seconds. to. pull.

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the world of politics sports business i'm showbusiness i'll see you then. again back to the plight of nursing home suffering with grim mortality rates spain's leading newspaper now has revealed the extent of the problem in the country of $28000.00 total deaths nationwide more than 17 and a half 1000 have been 18 care homes one nurse has told us about the heartbreaking final days for residents. i see on this last thing and that is the and passing on this i asked them. when they were dying and we couldn't say goodbye they were all

alone that we have been taking care of them for something 8 even 10 years and we rented to their rooms at least twice during the shift sometimes we came in and they were already dad they couldn't get medical treatment and the hospital and many died before they received it never knowing whether they had a coronavirus or not another difficult moment was when funeral services were overwhelmed and the bodies of elderly people were kept in their rooms for several days the woman who lives across the street couldn't take the coffin with her mother's body for more than 2 days and when they were taken it out all she could do was to watch you through the window that's all that far will she had to her mother the scottish government has yet to comment on those figures but officials have opened 140 criminal probes against nursing homes after several bodies were still found in their beds spain has 5400 care homes in the pandemic has seen stuff in several state run the sentences denotes the lack of p.p. and claim centers a severely understaffed he is nervous as to be else here again. thanks

to donations from individuals who gave us a few to mask we were able to solve the problem with masks we had no gowns no shield masks nothing they had to be gowns the shoes from ways back and then we started getting gowns that were waterproof saline helpless knights who will wearing raise. another brazilian health ministers resigned this time after less than a month on the job nelson tie his the latest high profile departure from j a both scenarios government the president had fired his previous health minister in a spat over lockdown measures much like his predecessor the nelson tire was on a collision course with both scenario backing strict social distancing measures and criticizing the president's push for the widespread use of hydroxy chloroquine is the treatment for the corona virus just a day before quitting tike was visibly caught by surprise at the news conference

after learning the president had allowed james beauty parlors and hairdressers to reopen the now former minister had pushed back against calls to restart the economy . we were debating between health and the economy that's very bad because those things don't really compete with each other they're completely complete when you polarize something like that you start treating it like it's people versus money. we have the courage to face the virus people are dying they are i'm sorry but more will die much more if the economy continues to be destroyed by those measures and we're going to preserve lives we are this way with restricted measures the price in the future will be the loss of hundreds of lives because of those absurd measures of closing everything. brazil currently has the world's 4th highest number of coronavirus cases with over 2 141000 confirmed infections and just over 16000

deaths the latest health ministers x. it is adding to rising political friction in latin america's largest country with brazilians divided over the handling of the pandemic so far. there is a nation of the minister i believe the president is shooting himself in the fort while the minister for both the narrow acts of his song through will and is irresponsible at this time of crisis that the question on the resignation of the health minister is not a surprise since our government and the president went to people to do what he says his personal vision he cannot lead the country he wants only people who share his point of view without taking into account any technical scientific studies the amazon rain forests biggest city has been one of the hardest hit by the pandemic forcing the authorities there to resort to burying the dead in mass graves the rising number of deaths in many years is also steering fears that the city will

soon run out of coffins. one last time i was told that we work day in and valley as you can imagine the amount of work we have here is full of the infected hospitals are full now but it was ready. and it took all by surprise hospital cemeteries were not prepared and we are all involved in this. we have all this is the us about social isolation was. that it applies to the middle class the richest once. we have a problem with water here there is no water here for 3 days and water just a horizon my idea there's nothing like it we have several colleagues tested positive friends intubated someone thought to be at risk we have to fight for people and we have to use disposable masks they want to disposable masks for a 12 hour shift when they function for just 2 hours. the skies are definitely quieter since the world will be grown to hold

a couple of months back the travel industry has been among the hardest hit with airlines burning through cash and laying off thousands of staff some of the major carriers are set to resume some limited services next month but flying will not be the same as donald quarter explains. it's bad news for travelers looking to soak up the sun during the coronavirus pandemic airlines are making all sorts of new rules from asking permission to go to the bathroom to fly in a cabin that doubles as a cargo hold but some companies like united airlines have thrown caution to the wind when it comes to social distancing though we cannot guarantee that all customers will be seated next to an on the queue by a seat based on historically low travel demand and the implementation of our various social distancing measures that is don't like the outcome disregard for anti coronavirus measures in a crowded cabin can make for an upsetting situation for passengers especially when someone sneezes but for many airlines keeping the middle seat empty for the sake of

social distancing just is not profitable not to mention the fact that the international aviation and transport association says it's not even effective keeping the middle seat open will not achieve the recommended separation for social distance and to be effective it will fundamentalists simply cannot mix of aviation by slashing the maximum load factor to 62 percent which is well below the average industry break even load factor of 7 to 7 percent the i $88.00 says many more measures need to be taken in the name of air travel safety temperature checks limited cabin movement and mandatory face coverings are among them as for how effective these measures will be in practice that remains to be seen as the world's borders begin to reopen yeah absolutely don't call it a wrap it up this bulletin this way things look in so far this monday the 18th of may from moscow i'm kevin 0 in a sincere thanks to a company called during these times we'll continue of course to run the clock to keep you updated online on social media and on the t.v. side of things covering that here in moscow and also

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