what i believe here is planning to ease the lockdown next week but and nestorian geraldine say they want to keep making and delivering their tasty meals to show that thanks. well let's return to our top story now germany is set to announce steps to reopen the economy from coronavirus lockdown is seen live pictures here from the chancellery right now it sounds like a will address the nation shortly she's held a teleconference today with state premiers to discuss further loosening of restrictions on public life it's spect it states will now decide what can open them when as long as the infection rate stays in sick. or let's go to correspondent kate brady who's standing by kate the chancellor's press conference has been delayed for half an hour is that an indication that negotiations are actually quite tough. oh certainly i mean they have plenty to be discussing today 'd whether it's exactly how the different states have been behaving inches say in the last few days taking matters into their own hands and already announcing that some restrictions in some states would be relaxed before other

what i believe here is planning to ease the lockdown next week but and nestorian geraldine say they want to keep making and delivering their tasty meals to show their thanks. and just remind our viewers german chancellor angela merkel is due to hold a news conference to outline the results of today's easing of lockdown measures while we wait for that to begin let's hear from d.w. political correspondent kate brady who's patiently been waiting here with me for more than an hour photo for this press conference to start this news conference is delayed quite some time as still a lot to be discussed there through the german chancellor and the state premiers right. so many seems the case and from some of the information that's been leaked so far it seems that things have been getting quite tense during that telephone conference today particularly between merkel and against rating of the 16 state premiers here in germany particularly when it comes to whether or not german the german state should be taking a more coordinated stance and when it comes to relaxing the restrictions in place here in