in germany the president has urged people to come together during the coronavirus pandemic frank walter steinmeier asked germans to stick to the restrictions even as spring weather over easter makes socializing outdoors more tempting than ever stylised tavi address also looked beyond germany to the global response to the pandemic now it is upon the me that this pandemic is not a war. nations do not stand against other nations soldiers against soldiers rather this is a test of our humanity it is bringing out both the best and the worst in people so . let us show each other the best and. and let us show that in europe as well. come germany cannot emerge stronger and fit from this crisis if our neighbors are not strong and fit as well. it is not without reason that this blue flag is standing here. 30 years after german unity 75 years after the end of the war we germans are not merely asked to show solidarity we are obliged to do so too for foolish that. for more i'm joined by d.w. political correspondent kate brady kate hi we heard they're urging solidarity between nations what does he mean by that a

the federal president will shortly speak to the german people in a rare televised address frank walter steinmeier will urge the country to show solidarity against the coronavirus pandemic and while many germans are off work for the long easter weekend he will ask them to do their part and stay at home we can now listen it to an excerpt of that prerecorded speech. now it is a pond immuno this pandemic is not a war. nations do not stand against other nations soldiers against soldiers rather this is a test of our humanity it is bringing out both the best and the worst in people and let us show each other the best in us and let us show that in europe as well. come germany cannot emerge stronger and fit from this crisis if our neighbors are not strong and fit as well. it is not without reason that this blue flag is standing here. 30 years after german unity 75 years after the end of the war we germans are not merely asked to show solidarity we are obliged to do so of listed well for more i'm joined by d.w. political correspondent hans brandt urging solidarity from germany to other european countries d

the easter weekend that's the message from germany's president in a rare televised address frank walter steinmeier calls on germans to show solidarity and let the crisis and bring out the best in society also coming up turkey orders its citizens to stay in for 48 hours in a bid to stop the spread of coronavirus istanbul europe's largest city was deserted as the curfew came into force more than 30 cities across the country are affected. but. with no official restrictions in place in iraq when's are being urged to celebrate easter as usual the president daniel ortega is accused of risking an epidemic in central america. and china has reported an uptick in imported infections of coronavirus now africans living there say they're being a victim and harassed on the street as chinese officials accuse them of spreading the virus. m k richardson welcome to the show we began here in germany where the federal president has urged the german people to show solidarity during the coronavirus pandemic in a rare televised address friend valter steinmeyer asked the germans to do their part by staying home over the

the easter weekend that's the message from germany's president in a rare televised address frank walter steinmeier calls on germans to show solidarity and let the crisis in bring out the best in society also coming up turkey orders its citizens to stay in for 48 hours in a bid to stop.