will life ever return to normal after a lockdown from asia to europe all countries cautiously relaxing coronavirus restrictions but is it too soon what are the risks of a 2nd wave of infection this is inside story. hello welcome to the program. it's now more than 4 months since the corona virus started spreading from china and it's not stopped but some countries are beginning to see a decline in new infections so governments a slowly easing lock down risk.

them with something that's been respects will life ever return to normal after a lockdown from asia to europe all countries cautiously relaxing coronavirus restrictions but is it too soon what are the risks of a 2nd wave of infections this is inside story. hello welcome to the program on burnitz. it's now more than 4 months since the corona virus started spreading from wu han in china and it's not stopped but some countries are beginning to see a decline in new infections so governments a slowly easing lockdown restrictions small shops and restaurants are reopening in a dozen countries across asia europe and africa some schoolchildren are returning to class a few more domestic flights are taking off and train services are increasing frequency but with all out come instructions to wear masks and keep social distancing our correspondents foreign zulu in malaysia and 1st scott hide in thailand tell us how it will work where they are it's a slow and steady process according to the government you know it's going to be every 2 weeks where they re evaluate how things are going and then we'll decide

will life ever return to normal after lock down from asia to europe all countries cautiously relaxingcoronavirus restrictions but is it too soon what are the risks of a 2nd wave of infections this is inside story. hello welcome to the program unburned it's been it's now more than 4 months since the coronavirus started spreading from wu in china.

and other parts of africa waiting to see if when the coronavirus will spread as much as it has in asia europe and the u.s. health experts say could be disastrous. and if his life's already become more difficult because he has pushed up prices worried about her family in the weeks ahead she says all they can do is pray to god markham web al-jazeera nairobi kenya. coronavirus lockdowns implemented in some african countries have been particularly devastating for informal vendors small scale farmers and undocumented migrants more than 80 percent of zimbabwe ends are in their living from africa's largest informal sector markets have been shot and the use of public taxis suspended since the end of march in mozambique small scale farmers account for 95 percent of the country's agricultural production the state of emergency the cleared on april 1st has forced farmers to drop prices with working restrictions cutting off labor south africa has allowed spaza shops or informal convenience stores run from home to operate with a permit but undocumented migrants have been excluded from receiving financial a

only in europe and parts of asia are there real signs of an infection slowdown globally new cases of covert 19 are being reported at more or less the same rate as they were a month ago he was a greatest for the developing world where social distancing usually adequate and possible the greatest hope lies in a global effort against a global threat jonah how al-jazeera oxford professor michel because i skin is the former executive director of the global fund to fight aids tuberculosis and malaria he says the meeting was about far more than just a vaccine. there are 3 main pillars through to that conference one is the search for a vaccine the other is the search for therapies and the 3rd is make sure that we have accurate tests to diagnose corona survive virus and also to test for immunity to the virus because the currently available tests are still not fully accurate and they're not scalable to the scale we need worldwide now to answer your question it's a critical issue. i think the discussions have to start now upstream from the 18 months or so until we have evidence for efficacy of t

only in europe and parts of asia there are real signs of an infection slowdown globally new cases of covert 19 are being reported at more or less the same rate as they were a month ago here's a greatest for the developing world where social distancing is an adequate and possible the greatest hope lies in a global effort against a global threat journal how al-jazeera oxford. while there's still a strong push to get back to business in the united states despite startling new predictions on coronavirus casualties already it's the west had country with a 3rd total cases of 3 and a half 1000000 to report seen by the new york times suggests the number of deaths each day will double by the end of the month callahan reports the numbers are just hard to grasp a new assessment from the federal emergency management agency leaked to us media says the united states will have 200000 new coronavirus cases every day by the end of this month and as many as 3000 dead every day by june 1st but now the focus is on plans to reopen the economy california allowing some retail and manufacturing and new york

only in europe and parts of asia are there real signs of an infection slowdown globally new cases of covert 19 are being reported at more or less the same rate as they were a month ago as a greatest for the developing world where social distancing rather could possible the greatest hope lies in a global effort against a global threat journal how al-jazeera oxford and international rice corp has accused china of discrimination against africans during the pandemic human rights watch says students living in gonzo were forcibly tested for the virus and quarantined some were evicted from their housing the province is home to the largest african community in the country beijing has rejected the accusation saying they u.s. is trying to harm its relations with african nations yet you wanna say china researcher at human rights watch she says africans in china have long experienced racial discrimination. a lot of africans i spoke in one show they told me that they have already they had already been tested in active high ever they were still taken to the hot hotels to be warranted and during th

only in europe and parts of asia are there real signs of an infection slowdown globally new cases of covert 19 are being reported at more or less the same rate as they were a month ago he has a greatest for the developing world where social distancing is an adequate impossible the greatest hope lies in a global effort against a global threat jonah how al-jazeera oxford south korea is restarting its professional sports leagues as a coronavirus infection rate slows down the government is allowing outdoor sports starting with a hugely popular base but fans can not attend the games rob mcbride has more from this one. this is the last practice session before the long awaited start of day one of south korea's face ball season of the season that of course has been delayed by more than a month because of the coronavirus we're here at this stadium in tian that's the home of the s.k.y. vns that's in chung's local team who are taking visitors had eagles they are down on the diamond at the moment to having now quit their practice session now it is a long awaited start this has been well over a m

knowledge that many hundreds of thousands of others have died in the last week or so governments in asia europe and north america declared the worst to be over in a moment to global health expert will tell us whether that optimism is well founded i'm phil gale in berlin and this is the day. i hope it will be a transcendent month i hope it'll be a month when we make profound progress. reports that. the. numbers might be larger but it's still way out. i also have. had to confirm. this. i think is going to be decisive. also on the day fears of the pandemic spreading to kenya to people from entering refugee camps housing 400000 people. there is a lot of fear we can't sleep and is restricted there's not much work we pray to god that there will be no criminal cases here. but it's the 1st day of a new month but the story dominating the headlines remains the same tens of thousands of people are contracting covered $1000.00 every day many survive the disease more than 230000 have died many countries now believe the peak of the disease has passed an increasing number of governments are cautiously beginni

knowledge that many hundreds of thousands of others have died in the last week or so governments in asia europe and north america declared the worst to be over in a moment to global health expert will tell us whether that optimism is well founded i'm phil gale in berlin and this is the day. i hope it will be a transcendent month i hope it will be a month when we make profound progress. that. the crown of. the numbers might be larger but it's still way out. also have. a long way to go but i think it's going to be decisive. also in the very fears of the pandemic spreading that leads kenya to people from entering refugee camps housing 400000 people. there is a lot of fear we can't sleep and disrespected there's not much work we pray to god that there will be no criminal cases here. but it's the 1st day of a new month but the story dominating the headlines remains the same tens of thousands of people are contracting covered 19 every day many survive the disease more than 230000 have died many countries now believe the peak of the disease has passed an increasing number of governments are cautiously

the islands acted early and decisively after outbreaks in asia, europe and north america.d from coronavirus in 20 caribbean nations. will grant reports on what they got right. cuban government hasn't changed its message the start. don't leave home unless it is strictly necessary, says this doctor in a village outside havana, amidst the symptoms of coronavirus one more time. they also do shoe leather epidemiology. 2—person teams of medics going door—to—door with a click board. the survey helps the authorities mapped the state of health of the town and anyone showing symptoms of covid—19 is closely monitored. it is largely —— it has largely worked up cuba had no recordings of coronavirus last week and it has been a similar success week and it has been a similar success story week and it has been a similar su ccess story a ci’oss week and it has been a similar success story across the caribbean. most island nations locked down early to ensure it stayed within the capacity of their healthcare systems. when their healthcare systems. when the first cases came, the leaders acted

and other parts of africa waiting to see if when the coronavirus will spread as much as it has in asia europe and the us health experts say could be disastrous. and i says life's already become more difficult the crisis has pushed up food prices worried about her family in the weeks ahead she says all they can do is pray to god malcolm webb al-jazeera nairobi kenya. with most flights grounded low pay the airport workers across the us have been hit hard by layoffs before the pandemic they were fighting for a pay increase now those who remain are facing years of financial hardship. on the reports from philadelphia. at philadelphia international airport wheelchairs used to take elderly or immobile passengers to or from their planes and gates sit empty and for the wheelchair attendants many have been laid off or facing difficult choices like reginald smith a husband and father forced to choose between possibly contract in coronavirus at the airport and bringing it home to his family or quitting his job knowing it would lead to financial hardship he chose his family's health my wife was high risk.

after asia, europe was the heart of the coronavirus pandemic.olls continue to rise at dramatic rates, the sights of italians eating ice cream or the swiss army standing down may provide a much—needed glimmer of hope for the future. the governments around the world are clear the fight against the virus is still not over. rich preston, bbc news. the uk's health secretary, matt hancock, has stressed that it's everyone's civic duty to cooperate with the new test and trace scheme set to roll—out in england injust the coming hours. the strategy will help health authorities find people who come into close contact with those infected. anyone who tests positive will be contacted by the health service, the nhs, and asked to disclose where they have been and who they have been in contact with. the aim is to help facilitate a move from a nationwide lockdown, towards more targeted safety measures. it was a nail—biter of a decision. the launch of the spacex rocket from florida's famed cape canaveral was years in the making. if successful, it would be the firs

how do you want to be positioned in asia, europe, and e.m.? stock is an extremely defensive market, and an equity market that has representation in sectors that are winning here. but one thing that we've been highlighting is that it is not just the u.s. that we should focus on. even if you have a more cyclical time horizon, it is also emerging asia. where welso an index have high representation of players thatuge are also gaining in this lastly, i don't think it is a foregone conclusion that the united states comes out of this reopening phase the best. a lot ofhere are arguments for countries in asia being much better prepared to have a more sustainable reopening phase. markets, the u.s. is still a preferred market, but so is emerging asia. santos, thankella you so much for your time. have a great weekend. that does it for the closing bell. "what'd you miss?" is up next, where we look at the covid-19 impact on real estate. i'm trying to convince romain to move to the suburbs. this is bloomberg. ♪ romaine: broadcasting live from new york, i am

after asia, europe was the heart of the coronavirus pandemic.s see their death tolls continue to rise, the sides of italians eating ice—cream or the swiss army standing down may provide a glimmer of hope for the future. the governments around the world a re clear the governments around the world are clear the fight against the virus is not over. rich preston, bbc news. a little later in the bulletin we'll speak to eric dungan, a military social worker who was deployed to a new york hospital to help deal with the crisis. in other news: president trump has tweeted that he's asked the fbi and department ofjustice to investigate the death in minneapolis of a black man who died in police custody. the family of george floyd — who died after he was arrested and pinned down in the street by his neck — have called for the minneapolis police officers involved to be charged with murder. there have been large protests in the city over the incident. the minneapolis mayor jacob frey has also urged prosecutors to arrest and charge the white police officers. th

easing lockdown restrictions small shops and restaurants are reopening in a dozen countries across asia europe and africa some schoolchildren are returning to class a few more domestic flights are taking off and train services are increasing frequency but with all out come instructions to wear masks and keep social distancing our correspondents foreign zulu in malaysia and 1st scott hide in thailand tell us how it'll work where they are it's a slow and steady process according to the government you know it's going to be every 2 weeks where they re-evaluate how things are going and then we'll decide if a move forward in lifting some of these restrictions right now some more shops are allowed to open up restaurants are allowed to have people dine in but they'll be this so still distancing very strict social distancing measurements within those restaurants that we've always had a and encourage work from home directive from the government here never really fully enforced that remains in place also when you look at the public transportation here in bangkok very critical for this very very crowded c

after asia, europe was the heart of the coronavirus pandemic.ue to rise, the sights of italians eating ice—cream or the swiss army standing down may provide a glimmer of hope for the future. though governments around the world are clear — the fight against the virus is not over. rich preston, bbc news. the uk's health secretary matt hancock has stressed that it's everyone's 'civic duty‘ to co—operate with the new test and trace scheme set to rollout in england in the coming hours.the strategy will help health authorities find people who come into close contact with those infected. anyone who tests positive will be contacted by the health service — the nhs — and asked to disclose where they have been and who they have been in contact with. the aim is to help facilitate a move from a nationwide lockdown, towards more targeted safety measures. it's a small thing but one of the worst things about lockdown, for many people — no haircuts. barber—shops and hair—dressers have been closed all around the world. in russia those restrictions are being eased

>> we have a view on asia, europe and u.s.. eurozone and u.s. here.s, it will be a softer, slower recovery than we would have hoped for initially. retraction, in the u.s. around 6%, eurozone 8%. paribas'st was bnp u.s. head. oil is giving us gains after closing higher for four straight weeks. will improving supply fundamentals offset increasing growth fears in china? this is bloomberg. ♪ up some ofis giving those gains after closing higher for four state weeks, investors weighing improving supply fundamentals against the growth fears and geopolitical tensions. today? driving sentiment a few days ago it sounds like one of the factors driving the gains was expectations of a return to full economic recovery -- activity in china. >> we are seeing a continuation of the move on friday. we ended the day with a 2% drop on friday. started slightly higher than ramped into negative territory. the chinesemove was move on friday to abandon their growth target for 2020. over the weekend the chinese foreign minister warned of a new cold war with the u.s. if american

>> being a global bank, we have a view on asia, europe, and the u.s., but i am bridging eurozone andre. see it is probably going to be a slower recovery than we would have probably hoped for. contractions see a around 6%. eurozone around 8%. we were just listening to the usa ceo of b.n.p. paribas. topic thatturn to a could seem a little arcane, but important for everyone out there. it is about the benchmark interest rates that govern the value of trillions of dollars of securities and the fact that they may be getting new life. central banks are finding few alternatives. our next guest has an alternative benchmark that he's been selling for quite some time. richard sandor is chairman and ceo of the american financial exchange, probably best known for helping to create some of the treasury derivatives contracts that we depend on now in this day and age. so great to have you. i want to start off, for some of the folks that maybe don't understand libor and all these other acronyms, explain exactly why this set of interest rates is important to a functioning financial system. critical ma

from asia to europe to north and south america this decade will be remembered as an important period in the design of kits in contrast to the new millennium designs have become more simple again while branding has gotten more and more visible and thus welcome to the 21st century the age of consumerism and self-expression integrity respect in the sense of belonging to gether have been replaced by status symbols. this package sounds jersey from 2018 a bus available for 2400 euros there were no. cars to swap horses. through clothes last few holes. just these on the prestigious products even people who have little to do with football decorate themselves and club colors although they only change a little each season people keep buying them. a new generation of designers on instagram like exacts towels all set to paste proof that support just wouldn't mind some more while designs. in 2017 italian student and football fan who thought helps to design manchester united's 30 kids even paul paul is blown away. by the cold across the river of year old. football jerseys are more popular than ever

around the world to make sure the drug that could terms ofents in recovery from the coronavirus in asia, europe, and the developing world, they say this requires a lot of close coordination so they are working on building a consortium of manufacturing partners to maximize global supply. on the health-care front, pharmaceutical front, we should mention what is going on with pfizer. they administered the first u.s. patients with this experimental vaccine here and all of these companies are in a race to get the vaccine. the ceo of pfizer said we have ton able to move the -- human testing he says is extraordinary. [no audio] we are going to leave it there with annmarie hordern in new york. the very latest news flash. let me get you up to speed with your first word news now from dubai. the european central bank is defiant in the face of the german court ruling. criticizing its bond buying program. it is pledging to continue doing everything necessary to revive inflation. in a statement, the ecb also noted europe's top -- previously said the qe program is illegal. german judges are giving the central

only in europe and parts of asia are there real signs of an infection slowdown globally new cases of covert $1000.00 are being reported at more or less the same rate as they were a month ago as a greatest for the developing world where social distancing isn't adequate and possible the greatest hope lies in a global effort against a global threat. well we could talk to join a live right now he's there in london for a journey said these are the latest figures from the united kingdom that demonstrate the urgent need in the search for treatment and ultimately a vaccine. yes nic from the sort of rarefied architecture of oxford to the rather stocco surrounds of an n.h.s. hospital here in north london it's time for the weekly look at the office of national statistics numbers put out every tuesday morning here in england and wales and as you say they paint a fairly unpretty picture of the state of the epidemic here in the u.k. and as you say the desperate need not just here but everywhere for all of that research to carry on and be successful into therapeutics and a vaccine these numbers in

ryan, head of the world health organization's emergency program, warned north america, southeast asia, europe, and other regions against scaling back coronavirus restrictions too quickly. 20 states have reported an increase in new cases of covid-19 last week. south carolina had the biggest weekly increase at 42%. alabama's new cases rose 28% from the previous week. missouri's rose 27% and north carolina's rose 26%. according to the analysis of data from the covid tracking project. new cases in georgia, one of the first states to reopen rose 21% after two weeks of declines. as north carolina's number of new cases rises, donald trump has demanded that north carolina's democratic governor roy cooper guarantee that the republican national convention will be held as scheduled on august 24th in charlotte, in an arena filled with tens of thousands of people, elbow to elbow. today, governor roy cooper refused to guarantee anything about the republican convention. >> i will say that it's okay for political conventions to be political, but pandemic response cannot be. already we've been in talks with t

we don't see that in asia. europe united states these are still unanswered questions that will answer the question you are asking as well. >> i want you to take a listen to what former harvard medical professor william hazle tine who was instrument ale in hiv already aids research said on cnn yesterday. take a listen. >> it can be stopped without a vaccine and without a drug if we change our behavior. >> change our behavior. what type of behavior could have changed the outcome of 100,000 plus deaths other than completely closing down the country and telling no one to leave their homes? >> well, i mean, that the a part of it, jake. that type of action. but i think more than the if you do the action it was when do you the action. i still remember you and i talking about this a few months ago now, you are seeing these place stay-at-home orders are in effect. we saw japan closed down early. it came clear those types of orders need to be put in place as well. when you wait longer, have you more clusters of affected and cre

only in europe and parts of asia are there real signs of an infection slowdown globally new cases of covert 19 are being reported at more or less the same rate as they were a month ago he has a greatest for the developing world where social distancing is an adequate and possible the greatest hope lies in a global effort against a global threat jonah how al-jazeera oxford. scientists in iran are ramping up efforts to find 19 with a focus on new locally produced testing kits iran was one of the hardest hit countries in the early stages of the pandemic and faced criticism void still responds by daily deaths have fallen to their lowest level in wakes and now growing signs of recovery. report from tehran. in laboratories like this all over the world scientists are trying to answer the same questions how can covert 19 be stopped is there a cure when will this global crisis be over at the pasteur institute into one iranian experts are working with chinese colleagues to try and improve testing for the virus something that has been a challenge since the early days of the outbreak so i'm comin

after asia, europe was the heart of the coronavirus pandemic.s, the sights of italians eating ice cream or the swiss army being stood down may provide a much—needed glimmer of hope for the future, though governments around the world are clear the fight against the virus is still not over. rich preston, bbc news. here is another sign of the times. another professional sport emerges from a hibernation enforced by coronavirus. rugby league is kicking off again in australia, along with tackles, scrums and no social distancing. now, there's been criticism of the move with many in australia thinking the political clout of rugby league, the big sport, really, has meant it's got special treatment. but the sport's authorities say adequate precautions have been taken with players and staff required to stay home unless playing or training, and the matches being played in a handful of empty stadiums. simon atkinson reports. it doesn't really lend itself to social distancing, but this will be australia's first major sport back after the covid—19 shutdown. ru

and other parts of africa waiting to see if when the coronavirus will spread as much as it has in asia europe and the us health experts say could be disastrous. anna says life's already become more difficult the crisis has pushed up food prices worried about her family in the weeks ahead she says all they can do is pray to god malcolm webb al-jazeera nairobi kenya. the kenyan government is demanding an investigation after a plane carrying coronavirus medical aid crashed in somalia killing 6 people on board small as transport minister says the kenyan aircraft came down the valley in the southern bay region fighters are active in southern somalia but the crash happened in an area controlled by government troops. with most flights grounded low paid airport workers across the united states have been hard hit by layoffs before the pandemic they were fighting for pay increase now those who remain are facing years of financial hardship everyone is on the reports from philadelphia. at philadelphia international airport wheelchairs used to take elderly or immobile passengers to or from their planes in

infection and i are nowhere near the figure seen across i are nowhere near the figure seen across asia, europeinst putting your trust in untested herbal remedies. rich preston, bbc news. a senior european scientist says she has low confidence in the way some countries are reporting virus deaths. dr andrea ammon, who is director of the european centre for disease prevention and control, says people dying of covid—19 were not being counted unless the infection had been confirmed. chris hoy is a research and policy fellow at the australian national university who's been looking at low and middle income countries. hejoins me from canberra. you been looking at low and middle income countries in particular. how worried about the numbers i counted?” particular. how worried about the numbers i counted? i am particularly concerned because of the fact that this just has not been a widescale amount of testing we have seen in the high income countries. as a result, the true magnitude of the infection is actually unknown. and so therefore, if we don't know how widespread it is, particularly in some countri

is interesting is i had meeting with my staff yesterday and we looked at a comparison between asia and europe. we want this comparison to be useful to anyone making decisions around what is the data? what are the most important health measures? how you spend your workforce? all the way to which sectors you open, how much and in what sequence? i can tell you that we found this to be extremely useful as comparison. especially we want for the developing countries to have a credible source. some of those developing countries have done very well so far. a positive western, unusual from a journalist, what is one thing you have seen in the tracker that you wish everyone had copied? dir. georgieva: what we have seen on the action tracker is support for companies to retain their workers in place. and we have advocated for it and we have seen it massively spreading around the world. keep firstyou workers affiliated with their firms, the chance for a more successful recovery is up. thersonally like very much attention paid to linking social safety nets in a more coherent place because then you know the

and other parts of africa waiting to see when the coronavirus will spread as much as it has in asia europe and the us health experts say could be disastrous. and i says life's already become more difficult the crisis has pushed up food prices worried about her family in the weeks ahead she says all they can do is pray to god malcolm webb al-jazeera nairobi kenya. well to the americas now brazil's government is resisting calls for a new field hospital to be set up in the city of wells which has become a virus hotspot the health minister says existing facilities can be expanded but hospitals already overwhelmed with some of the struggling to cope with the growing number of victims to reason by reports. it's the capital of the state of a muscle mass and it has become an example of the failure brazil has to cope with govind 19. dozens of victims of the disease are being buried in the cemetery every day william l. may they lost his uncle in the past days he has now been authorized to bury him here space was also in the huddle with some of the old us and the bodies are being buried together in t

although auto plants have reopened in asia and europe they largely have remained closed in north america. still ahead a big boost to health care workers >>obamacare is a disaster. very well. and we may barely acceptable. it was a disaster under president obama. and it's a very bad health care. >>president trump says his administration will continue to push the supreme court to invalidate the affordable care act which is also known as obamacare a group of republican states have filed a lawsuit hoping the law will be ruled unconstitutional and their case will be heard by the supreme court this fall our washington correspondent joe khaleel has details. >>millions of americans get their health insurance because of the affordable care act if the law is found unconstitutional house speaker nancy pelosi says they're all in jeopardy >>of >>the american people. pelosi says now more than ever -pamericans need the law in order for mass coronavirus testing and tracing to work >>what our goal is pretty simple able portable health care and with this american life california's attorney general javier b

and other parts of africa waiting to see if when the coronavirus will spread as much as it has in asia europe and the us health experts say could be disastrous. says life's already become more difficult the crisis has pushed up food prices worried about her family in the weeks ahead she says all they can do is pray to god malcolm web al-jazeera nairobi kenya. yemen sooth the rebels over the world's the 1st known quote a virus death a mechanical sort of which they control they hear these health minister says the victim was a somali national who was found dead in a hotel is increased fears of the water all country which the u.n. says is either quipped unprepared to fight the virus. a fire has broken out at a residential building in the m.r. r.t. city of sark sharjah residents were evacuated as flames ripped through much of the building it's unclear if anyone was injured in the blaze whose opposition leader has been released from prison after her lawyer argued she risked contract in the virus fujimori the daughter of former president alberto fujimori was jailed in january she's accused of illega

people per capita than any other place in the world and has exceeded many places in can east asia and europe in our response to the pandemic without that no matter how radical the democrats are and no matter how mentally compromised their nominee republicans will get swamp in 2020. 7 i don't want to get into a fight with al that i can't really cause he's a video but i do cling to question some of the figures that he was using so president trump has said that the u.s. leaves the world into an a virus testing but i want to show you a chart which suggests that maybe the president got a little bit mixed up because united states testing but capita is down here and italy is on top but the actual numbers of tests that we know the 10000000 about. excuse me right about now yes exceeds the well but not per capita does arguments like this does it matter these the things that we're going to be talking about come election time in november oasis trivial. i believe it deftly i trivial i think it's important not just to have this conversation now because you know it's material to this pandemic but. you know

we have a lot of people normally coming off of planes from asia and europe. >> until there's a vaccine, no one is fully secure. the last two and a half months have encouraged people and companies to reduce risk. >> i'm confident if we can return they'll set it up in a safe way. >> reporter: many will have strict social distancing, staggered schedules, constant hand washing, and of course face masks. >> we've got to find a way to live our life with this situation as smartly as we can knowing our own particular risk factors of age and health and family and all of that. >> reporter: santa clara university psychology professor thomas plant says there's a number of factors that can shape someone's interaction, whether you're an introvert, extrovert, someone who enjoys their jobs or coworkers. even plant admits to having mixed feelings. >> i am nervous about going back on the college campus. we're all going to have a certain degree of anxiety about going back. and i think that's normal and it's expected. and i would encourage people to talk about it. >> in all the uncertainty, there's no dou