there has been no virus shut down in belarus but increasingly, put all bands are voting with their feet is spending a second night in an intensive care unit as he fights the coronavirus and we will bring you more on that story shortly. around the world, there are now more than 1.4 million active cases of the coronavirus. however, in wuhan, the chinese city where the outbreak first began, people deemed healthy enough are finally allowed to leave the city after months of lockdown. in the us, the state of new york recorded its highest single—day increase in virus deaths, with 731 people reported to have died on tuesday. and in france, the total number of people who have died from the coronavirus has now risen above 10,000. 0ur political editor laura kuenssberg has more on the situation here in the uk, where boris johnson's health is raising questions about how the country is governed at this critical time. nothing stops the spring. but the country's on pause — not knowing how deep this crisis will really cut, if the prime minister himself will recover. after a night for boris johnson in in

and in belarus the coach of the dynamo breast soccer team came up with a novel way to keep players from getting demoralised by playing in almost empty stadiums mannequins adorned with the faces of fans who sent their pictures and. while the virus continues its path of destruction and this should have like these help make social distancing just a little more interesting and perhaps even fun. is did i mean is i'm christine one thank you for joining us we leave you with the italian tenor andrea bocelli is singing in milan's closed cathedral on easter sunday it was part of a music event bringing people together during the coroner virus pandemic it was no one in the piece so bunch a nice performance was live streamed on his you chew channel enjoy. your. false. story so that people of the world for g.w. on facebook and twitter to date and in touch follow us. we know that this is very time for us the coronavirus is changing the world is changing.

all proportion around the world people are afraid and that's why i want to tell them this here in belarus not a single person has died of corona virus not a single one so far only a few opposition figures have come out with criticism of the president's stance. we were pleased that it it's just not acceptable for a head of state to take this position of complete denial of the corona virus pandemic and the threat it poses showing the provide oh he's basically torpedoing all the efforts by the health system. to sit with. for now the cleanup continues but as the president calls on citizens to keep calm and carry on evidence is mounting that many people are russians losing faith in government advice with transport ride ship plummeting and many shops and restaurants choosing to close. let's take a look now at some of the other developments in the pandemic the global death toll is now more than 200000 according to figures from the johns hopkins university more than a quarter of all deaths have occurred in the united states which has the world's highest number of cases deaths in britain have pass

large crowds of people in belarus have attended cemeteries to mark and orthodox holiday.e been repeated denials by the autocratic leader. they are called reports. —— freya cole reports. a large round arrives ata reports. a large round arrives at a local cemetery in belarus. some were wearing masks, others are not. stalls are full of colourful bouquets, the flowers are based on the graves of departed relatives. and orthodox tradition marked by a state holiday. families gather around a barbecue and enjoy a meal together. there is no social distancing here. translation: the main thing is to have optimism. not to be afraid of anything, security measures must be observed, but you need to believe in yourself we will not get sick, especially with doctors like ours, with a president like ours. he will not let anyone die. president lukashenko has denied the severity of covid—19. to a crowded ice hockey game in minsk earlier this month, he told the crowd "there are no viruses here." it's not true. according to the world health organization, there are now more than 12,000 cases of c

all proportion around the world people are afraid and that's why i want to tell them this here in belarus not a single person has died of corona virus not a single one so far only a few opposition figures have come out with criticism of the president's stance. we were placed at it it's just not acceptable for a head of state to take this position of complete denial of the corona virus pandemic and the threat it poses showing the provide oh he's basically torpedoing all the efforts by the health system you know to sit with. for now the cleanup continues but as the president calls on citizens to keep calm and carry on evidence is mounting that many ordinary belorussians are losing faith in government advice with transport ridership plummeting and many shops and restaurants choosing to close. the fridays for future movement has mobilized young people from across the world to call for action on climate change but social distancing means they've had to find creative solutions to get their message across during the most recent strike the climate activists tested new ways of protesting during th

and in belarus the coach of the dynamo breast soccer team came up with a novel way to keep players from getting demoralised by playing in almost empty stadiums mannequins adorned with the faces of fans who've sent their pictures and. while the virus continues its path of destruction and this should have like these help make social distancing just a little more interesting and perhaps even fun. when you're watching d.w. news from berlin remember you can get the latest headlines on the day or on our website w dot com and you can follow us on twitter and instagram too as the unit is i'm claire richards and there will be more news at the top of the hour for now that thanks for watching. combating the corona pandemic. where does research stand. what are scientists learning. background information and news. in our corona update. coded 19 special next on d w.

world remains in the lock down to prevent the spread of the coronavirus it's business as usual in belarus the country's leader calls concerns about the pandemic psychosis. nick spicer welcome to the program. brazil's health care system is on the verge of collapse say administrators many clinics are already overwhelmed by corona virus cases there are fears that brazil could become one of the world's pandemic hotspots despite the warnings of his health officials president gyre bolsa narrow maintains it's a relatively minor disease he's also facing a fresh blow to his political authority both sonars justice minister resigned after the president fired a top police official. noisy protests rang out across brazil on friday dragging out the president's televised address to the nation. shy of all sanaa grow defended his sacking of the federal police chief and made accusations that he was trying to interfere in the country's justice system it'll be jilted also i don't have to ask for authorization from anyone to change any official or anyone else but both scenarios still provided no reason for the

there is no comparison with real life. >> belarus has more than 2000 cases of the coronavirus, but sayst cannot afford a lockdown. some have called for a boycott of naches. so far, it has not kept supporters away from the stands. >> we know our team. we went to all the games last season. it is bigger than the cocoronavirus. >> not every football fan would agree with that payment like these virtual fans, they know they cannot scream or jump for joy, but for them, football is just not worth the risk. brent: you're watching dw news. after a short break, i will be back to take you through the day. in the meantime, here is italian tenor andrea bocelli, singing in milan's closed cathedral on easter sunday. ♪ [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] the french president has announced a lockdown will be extended until at least the eleventh of may by then the money rachael is promising more testing and protect mosques one so cool to wait for the- call prices. that. you're staying tries to be the by us

and in belarus the coach of the dynamo breast soccer team came up with a novel way to keep players from getting demoralised by playing in almost empty stadiums mannequins adorned with the faces of fans who've sent their pictures and. while the virus continues its path of destruction and this should haves like these help make social distancing just a little more interesting and perhaps even fun. oh i timed us take a look at the news around the world oil prices have risen after the world's major producing countries agreed to what's been called the biggest oil production cut ever and reduction in supply of a saint by saudi arabia reached an agreement with russia to boost the oil price and stabilize an energy market ravaged by the part of us and them. strong storms on the 7 united states on sunday killing at least 6 people in mississippi. and damaging up to $300.00 homes and buildings the national weather service say it's strong winds was sweeping through other parts of the states as well. and now. now in argentina they've got just over 2000 confirmed cases off the crown of ice and like mos

this was the folk remedy recommended by the president of belarus along with drinking lots of vodka unfortunately though neither of those remedies works taking a sauna won't prevent you from getting covert 19 and it won't cure you if you have it although the virus would be killed by prolonged exposure to high temperatures on surfaces your own core body temperature doesn't really change in the few minutes that you're in a sauna if it did you would die so although taking us on a might help lighten your mood don't expect it to offer either prevention or cure and only do it if you're lucky enough to have a private sauna at home definitely stay away from any public facilities at the moment. you know if there are finally people around the world are looking for creative ways to reach out to loved ones in quarantine like in brussels where this special bus will take your warm wishes to relatives in. south. africa. instead of fireworks. in madagascar our students are learning how to make pallets and we can plant remains. and the goal. less deforestation and more nutrients for the island nation africa. on t

in belarus where there is no lockdown and no official fear of the pandemic hundreds of thousands attended services all over the country. but in neighboring russia where half of all eastern orthodox christians live easter was celebrated in practically empty churches patrie after carol head of the russian branch of the religion had called on people to stay home. if you will but sheesh resident vladimir putin greeted the faithful from his home and said he had no doubt they would overcome the challenges of the pandemic now but when i do earth people often say god helps those who help themselves. and that is how we are acting but on this radiant holiday of christ's resurrection i would still like to say sure all will be well with god's help. in moscow as in most other parts of the orthodox world this easter is the quietest in the history of the religion. and the number of corona virus. cases in russia has soared this month the country reported far fewer infections than many western european nations in the early stages but on sunday the russian crisis response center reported a record rise of $

in belarus where there is no lockdown and no official fear of the pandemic hundreds of thousands attended services all over the country. the but in neighboring russia where half of all eastern orthodox christians live easter was celebrated in practically empty churches patrie after carol head of the russian branch of the religion had called on people to stay home. if the theme will ashish president vladimir putin greeted the faithful from his home and said he had no doubt they would overcome the challenges of the pandemic now but when i do both evil often see what back of your god helps those who help themselves really personally and that is how we are acting but on this radiant holiday of christ's resurrection i would still like to see all will be well with god's help. in moscow as in most other parts of the orthodox world this easter is the quietest in the history of the religion. time now to take a look at some of the other stories making news around the world. migrants rescued in the mediterranean sea have been taken to a porn change ship off the italian coast nearly $180.00 by france

all proportion around the world people are afraid and that's why i want to tell them this here in belarus not a single person has died of corona virus not a single one so far only a few opposition figures have come out with criticism of the president's stance. we've been here for you it's just not acceptable for a head of state to take this position of complete denial of the corona virus pandemic and the threat it poses showing the provide oh he's basically torpedoing all the efforts by the health system and you know what you have to stay with us. for now the cleanup continues but as the president calls on citizens to keep calm and carry on evidence is mounting that many older people are russians losing faith in government advice with transport ridership plummeting and many shops and restaurants choosing to close. now quick look at some of the other stories making headlines around the world there are new questions over the health of north korean leader can jump on what is news agency says doctors have been sent from china to advise on kim's health south korean media have reported that he'

and in belarus the coach of the dynamo breast soccer team came up with a novel way to keep players from getting demoralised by playing in almost empty stadiums mannequins adorned with the faces of fans who've sent their pictures and. while the virus continues its path of destruction and initiatives like these help make social distancing just a little more interesting and perhaps even fun. in german football had to berlin have unveiled their 4th coach of the season bruno was officially presented to the press and he confirmed that he has to forego a large part of his salary as long as been as the action is suspended due to the coronavirus and demick social distancing was an operation of both that levity as press conference and among players as he took his 1st training session with no date yet fixed for the season to resume. you're watching day w. news from berlin i'm claire richards and there will be more news for you at the top of the hour for now though thanks for watching. the global corona crisis you can find more information online fads e.w. dot com and on t.w. social media channels.

with the exception of belarus countries across europe has. put their football season is on hold as a result of the coronavirus pandemic with many clubs and leaves uncertain about how and when they'll be able to return to competition the interruption is depriving many clubs a vital revenue but it could still be a long time before football gets back underway. all quiet on the football front england's premier league clubs have confirmed that the season will not resume at the beginning of may they do still intend to complete the competition but when remains unclear belgium became the 1st country to cancel the rest of their season with league leaders club bruges set to be confirmed champions just hours after that decision was announced you a fully implored its members not to follow the belgian example president alexander schaeffer and hopes domestic seasons can be concluded even if games have to be played behind closed doors but football without spectators in the stadium is no longer the same as football with the public in the stadium. we must be

and in belarus the coach of the dynamo breast soccer team came up with a novel way to keep players from getting demoralized by playing in almost empty stadiums mannequins adorned with the faces of fans who've sent their pictures and. while the virus continues its path of destruction and this should have like these help make social distancing just a little more interesting and perhaps even fun. you're watching t w news from berlin remember you can get the latest headlines on the new app or on our website at t w dot com and you can follow us on twitter and instagram to the unit this i'm claire richardson there'll be no more news for you coming soon for now though thanks for watching. and for. language courses. video audio. any time anywhere. w. visitors.

and in belarus the coach of the dynamo breast soccer team came up with a novel way to keep players from getting demoralized by playing in almost empty stadiums mannequins adorned with the faces of fans who've sent their pictures and. while the virus continues its path of destruction and initiatives like these help make social distancing just a little more interesting and perhaps even fun. well no fun for the met today is the 150th birthday of the new york's metropolitan museum of art in the pre corona calendar today was supposed to be filled with fanfare in style however new york's walked to tackle the virus will that put an end to the museum's long anticipated celebrations in addition to not having a party at the met doesn't have enough money either. new metropolitan museum of art usually teeming with visitors while by its exhibits and the venue of the glamorous met ball today its famous steps are empty its anniversary celebrations canceled the interior abandoned a short walk away in central park doctors treat patients suffering from cope with 19 of them dizzy in the seeing that there'

the corona virus has transformed countries around the world in a matter of weeks but not so in belarus even though the country has registered more than $400.00 cases and several deaths on thora tarion president alexander lukashenko has described the global response as a quote psychosis and so life there is continuing largely as normal. friday afternoon at minsk football stadium dynamo was playing a premier league match and many have showed up to watch that still allowed here social distancing is not an issue so why miss a game. rather well i did consider whether it should come and not but i decided if the game was on and then i would go and i actually didn't think the tournament would be cancelled but there must be a reason why it hasn't been my only if they're going to do with. not many are worried about coronavirus it's all just scare mongering says that ice hockey player with the black helmet that's alex and the president of the ropes the best remedy he says is working outside in the open and shots of vodka. it's better to die standing than live on your knees he tells a reporter fro

. >>> mine while, in belarus there's nearly 5000 cases of covid-19.nd many turned out for the late night vigil. and there were varying degrees of social distancing at church. finally, russian president vladimir putin addressed the city today staying that there is control and with god's help everything will be okay. >>> there is now information tonight about how the covid-19 stay at home order is impacting crime in fremont. police say that overall crime has declined. however, property crimes have gone up by 30% compared with the same time period last year and auto thefts have jumped compared to a year ago. it's implementing a new strategy to prevent and stop these crimes. >>> tools marks 25 years since the bombing of the alfred p. morrow building. because of social distancing relatives of the victims were not able to gathering at the sight in remembrance but some came out in masks and put flowers on the victim's memorials. the attack was carried out by former army soldier timothy mcvee and his coconspirator terry nickels. nickels are serving a life sen

is below the world average and about the same as belarus. now, if you don't know, belarus was formerly part of the soviet union and currently a country you don't want to be "about the same as." now, this press conference was supposed to be about everything he was doing to help small businesses, and trump hit them with some philosophy. >> small business. it is actually very big business, when you think about it. >> stephen: (as trump) "small is actually very big. at least that's what i paid stormy to say." the white house is having to do some clean-up after mike pence visited the mayo clinic and wouldn't wear a mask. finally, a medical explanation for why seeing mike pence's face makes you feel ill. and it explains why his secret service agent was wearing this one. pence was asked about his disregard for the rules, and he said this: >> since i don't have the coronavirus, i thought it would be a good opportunity for me to be here, to be able to speak to these researchers, these incredible healthcare personnel, and look them in the eye and say

friday afternoon in the west bank village of belarus. and another demonstration against the israeli government that will take over half of the villages land. on our. love the old girl and familiar to the other. 3 are a lot of deals in college all that it matters little what they're called whether walls barriers or fences the intention is the say to redefine human relations into us bear market. this is a story about division about the barriers that many erect in calculation or desperation to separate themselves from abos or others from them when diplomacy and conciliation fail this is the alternative. of the living. god i call it a warm a shame because a 100 and thousands of palestinians are without jobs because of them without food in the movement because of the world i would doubt that all of chinese. and israel is. the population of all the israel i know. there's nothing new about so-called protective walls most ancient cities have them the ones we see today around jerusalem date from the 16th century. but the 21st century wars not onl

the >> from busha, let's go to neighboring belarus where despite thenive wsoccer fs atte game.s the only place from europe where football is still being play sod people from around the world have been tuning in and game, many decided to stay away and instead bought virtual tickets on line. in return, they get their photos of their face stuck on dummies sitng inside the psalm. so es, a enough safer way to enjoy to the ball. world powers have entered a roothless competition for medical supplies. some governments have been accud of medical piracy, hijacking shimmen of products or intended elsewhere. the u.k. was accused of stopping a shipment that us to be sent to jeremy. america was accused of getting a shipment deskabled for france. and the.k. said it didn't get sipments from china. the u.s. government denies those in all three incidents.n global fly chains, unioning us live from washingn. we'r talking about the piracy of quell equipment. -- medical equipment. how often d ssething like this happen? >> not verybaften. so g value chains for memory supplies, equipment, p.p.e. -- ar

the world remains in lockdown to prevent the spread of the coronavirus it's business as usual in belarusthe country's leader calls concerns about the pandemic psychosis.

and in belarus the coach of the dynamo breast soccer team came up with a novel way to keep players from getting demoralised by playing in almost empty stadiums mannequins adorned with the faces of fans who've sent their pictures and. while the virus continues its path of destruction and this should have like these help make social distancing just a little more interesting and perhaps even fun. every day. for us and for our planet. is on its way to bring you more conservation. how do we make city streets or how can we protect animals and their habitats what to do with all our waste. we can make a difference by choosing reforestation over the forest recycling or disposable smart solutions oberstein. set in our ways is truly unique and we know that uniqueness is what allows us to live and survive global idea as the an ornamental soup in global 3000 on g.w. and online. they spread fear and terror among people though they'd rather hide from them but that's becoming increasingly difficult in a time metropolis of bangkok. the city is booming natural habitats for snakes are disappearing. and so

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and in belarus the coach of the dynamo breast soccer team came up with a novel way to keep players from getting demoralized by playing in almost empty stadiums mannequins adorned with the faces of fans who've sent their pictures and. while the virus continues its path of destruction and this should have liked to use help make social distancing just a little more interesting and perhaps even fun. creativity on display in the times of corona and with that now you're up to date here on news don't forget you can always get the latest headlines on our web site t w dot com and you can also follow us on social media i'm sorry kelly in berlin thank you so much for joining us and we do hope thank you stacey. if they're attacked they fight back. it seems a rather unfair fight clamps against damage other days. ones old remarkably well. i'll give a good. teacher. just. like. all of a muggle or just love food for the russian soul. and still. so many different walks of life some far flung and oddly one but all of that comes straight from the heart for a sea of people for whom the more you know is the

i am from belarus and i study at the university of an imperiled. -- university of edinburgh. if i had the opportunity to ask president clinton one question, it would be the following. how do you help in times of hardship? frmr pres. clinton: for me, i am a wonderful, brilliant wife i can talk to. i have, as you just saw, a special daughter and a son-in-law i can ask for a device and i have a wonderful group of close friends. been blessed in that because one of the things that happens as you get older is you have to say goodbye to more and more people that were really important in your life. but i still have a group of friends i rely on and i am in regular contact with. and if i am feeling low or perplexed, i can tell them without feeling i look weak or polish. beingt worry about embarrassed or depressed about it. i just say it. i also have certain wisdom books i referred to from time to time. i go back every couple of weeks and read the meditations of market will yes. i read the meditations of christ. i read things i think makes sense that help me get reoriented. and i think

belarus has seen its cases rise above 1,000, with 13 deaths.benefits of introducing a lockdown, saying that countries should focus on solving economic issues instead. translation: it is no longer only a few officials from international organisations who are talking about famine in the near future but everybody else is talking about it too, including yesterday the most developed advanced countries and their leaders. italy has seen a slowing in coronavirus deaths, prompting fears people may ignore the lockdown restrictions on the easter weekend. while austria's chancellor has announced plans to start easing some of the restrictions, despite this being against world health organization guidance. but while the fight to preserve human life continues, europe's economic health is deteriorating, the european central bank saying £i.3 trillion will be required to tackle the crisis. matt graveling, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news, still to come. a 2—week ceasefire in yemen and new hope to an end to one of the world's worst humanitarian crises. 25 years

and over in belarus, another leader is president luke schenko, he's probably one of the worst becausee's refusing to cancel public sporting events and instead has been recommending belarusians avoid getting the virus by just going to the sauna and taking a couple of shots of vodka two to three times a week. that's a real thing a president said. yeah. and you know your medical advice is bad when it makes goop look reasonable. because i mean goop may tell you to put an egg in your vagina, but at least they tell you to do it at home and wash your hands first. if you want to taub about leaders who don't deserve the type of leader, you would be remiss if you didn't mention the man himself, the president of the united states, donald jericho trump. every day, he shows us why he is not the right leader for this moment, or any other moment. and, look, luckily, he decided to back off his plan to quickly reopen the economy by easter, but he does continue to make a fool of himself, like yesterday, he tried to show off to everyone how much he knows about south korea, and he failed spectacularly. >

and in belarus the coach of the dynamo breast soccer team came up with a novel way to keep players from getting demoralized by playing in almost empty stadiums mannequins adorned with the faces of fans who've sent their pictures and. while the virus continues its path of destruction and initiatives like these help make social distancing just a little more interesting and perhaps even fun. well this is the definition is and i'm sorry kelly and thank you so much for joining us for this update at the top of the hour we want to leave you now with the italian tenor m j m alonzo closed cathedral on easter sunday it was part of a music for hope a vent bringing people together during the coronavirus pandemic there was no one in the pews so but cheli performed live stream on his you tube channel thank you so much for watching enjoy. your. after. combating the corona pandemic. where does research stand. what are scientists learning. background information and news. hour carona update. code 19 special next on d w. that people of the world on for g.w. on facebook and twitter to date and in touch. w

it is not belarus, where the whole issue is being denied, but it is not china or italy, where a com pletewhere a complete lock down is in force. this isa complete lock down is in force. this is a route the government wants to go down to and they point out to the stat and say, look, we have kept the figures down relative to europe and the united states, so we are doing something right. do we believe the statistics. experts are suspicious about the statistics and suggest different theories as to why they're so low. in italy it was the first day they announced the first cases, the iran's fatality rate is 4,000 and the infection rate is 70,000. the suggestion is anything from an attempt from the government to manufacture numbers, to possibility maybe the testing kits are faulty and they only test people who have severe symptoms. and even if you ta ke severe symptoms. and even if you take the fatality rate as it has been announced, 4,000 and look at 1.296 been announced, 4,000 and look at 1.2% fatality rate, the infection rate should be up to half a million, if we take those stats. but this is

the huge plumes of smoke from space wind blowing the smoke towards kiffen across the border into belarus the finds are near the site of the world's worst nuclear accident when a fire in a reactor forced tens of thousands to be evacuated from the area and so radioactive contamination spread across europe. ukrainian government insists there's no cause for concern for the forest fires because radiation levels have not spite so it was a. stance it there was no threat to the nuclear power plant spent fuel storage and other critical facilities all citizens not to panic we remember the lessons of april 26th 1906 and no one who hide the truth from the truth is that the situation is controlled by the radiation background in the capital and in the key of regions is within normal limits. bounce environmental activists accuse the government of downplaying the risk of radiation and how big the fires were while forest fires a common the so-called exclusion zone near the site greenpeace russia says this month's fires have been the worst since the 1986 nuclear accident on friday emergency services said

shutdowns or people self-quarantining -- for instance, if people from brazil travel after this, or belarus or another country where a leader hasn't taken it seriously, will that undermine terrorist completely? is there a point to doing this where everybody isn't doing this? >> sadly, at some level of wealth, there will be countries that, no matter how hard they try, they will have a widespread epidemic. and, so, again, sadly, the richer countries that contain the epidemic will not allow people from those countries to come in, you know, unless they are quarantined or tested or proved they're immune. so this is going to stop people going across borders very dramatically these next few years until we get to that full vaccination. within the united states is different because we're not going to partition the country, and, so, therefore, we are all in it together. we can't do what we're going to do with foreign nationals, which is reduce the numbers a lot and have very strict screening there. we're not going to have at every state border some complex quarantine center, and, so, the whole countr