i'm phil gallo welcome to the program germany's chancellor says she sees science for optimism in the country's fight against a coronavirus social distancing measures of help slow the spread of the number of new infections is going down but in her latest briefing i'm going to map a warning that not was not the time to ease the lock down. deserted streets in the german capital a common sight in countries facing her and a virus around the welland but according to experts in germany there are strict sions on movement seemed to be having a positive effect. the number of new cases there appears to be leveling out but with a long easter weekend looming the german chancellor has warned against getting complacent to do for no snitch we mustn't allow ourselves to be loaded into a false sense of security instead we should be really happy that more stringent measures are necessary for me this means that we cannot be reckless now we mustn't allow ourselves to be loaded into this false sense of security and i know that for myself personally you get a little hope then you gain confidence then you b

i'm phil gallo welcome to the program governments around the world are scrambling to find ways to limit the spread of the coronavirus many have imposed restrictions on people's movements and we're told to wash our hands and keep our distance from others in many places especially in asia people are also told to wear face masks but have infected ave the pinion here in europe is divided we'll hear from the next person a moment 1st this report. face masks for years they've been part of daily life for many in asia and now for parts of europe they're about to become so to us troops decision to make it compulsory to wear the masks in supermarkets sparked a debate in neighboring germany. the town of vienna has now become germany's 1st to announce similar measures though given the shortage of facemasks the city has encouraged people to sow their own it's a move large the welcome to buy their residence. i think it's good the more that stunned the better and the more everyone does it the sooner we'll be free of the virus i have 6 simple masks at home and then push comes to shove also my assuming.

i'm phil gallo welcome to the program germany's health minister says the country's corona virus outbreak is now manageable on the national disease control agency has confirmed that the infection rate from person to person has not declined to less than one germany has seen one of europe's highest numbers of infections but relatively low death rates health officials attribute this to widespread testing in the outbreaks early stages but us is but as the country looks forward to next week's gradual easing of lockdown measures health minister is urging caution. germany's streets are still empty its stores still closed a result of the country's strict physical distancing measures after almost a month the restrictions are proving successful germany's hospitals have i.c.u. space to spare at least $10000.00 intensive care beds are available this means the health care system has not yet been overwhelmed by the pandemic according to authorities this is because germany managed to flatten the curve and reach an important milestone a much awaited drop in the infection rate. leaked a reproduction numbe

i'm phil gallo welcome to the program so could the coronavirus pandemic be a chance to save the planet from climate change that's a question ministers from 30 countries have been debating in an online summit germany and britain hosting this year's round of the petersburg climate dialogue german chancellor angela merkel said climate protection had to be considered as part of the economic stimulus programs that governments are launching to help industries recover from the pandemic. well early in the zoo is back in business from today climate activists fear that because of the corona crisis politicians may play increasingly hard to get on their climate goals addressing the 1st virtual pieces the climate dialogue germantown machall came out in favor of the e.u. sound business climate goals despite the crisis. was a vision to go over and it will be all the more important to firmly consider climate protection when we agree stimulus packages. we must ensure that we're not saving money on climate change now but invest in in future oriented technologies and we must not think nationally but cont

i'm phil gallo welcome to the program u.s. senator bernie sanders has ended his bid for the democratic party's nomination in november's presidential election is announcement clears the way for joe biden to challenge president trump the 78 year old performed well in the early primaries but then fell behind biden who has built a substantial lead in the race for delegates. i wish i could give you better news but i think you know the truth and that is that we are now some 300 delegates behind vice president biden and the past point victory is virtually impossible so while we are winning the ideological battle and while we are winning the support of so many young people and working people throughout the country i have concluded that this is for the democratic nomination will not be successful and so today i am announcing with the spring from my campaign straight to washington correspondent stephan seaman's welcome stuff how surprising was this decision. not really surprising to many many many had hoped for that to happen a little b