well let's get more now we're joined by political correspondent thomas sparrow times what will come out of chancellor merkel's talks with germany's state premiers today. sort of this is about the next reopening phase germany already had a reopening phase a few weeks ago in which certain shops shops or bond 800 square meters were allowed to reopen in which schools were told to prepare for a gradual step by step reopening on their discussions today are about trying to find common ground on dot next steps of reopening which could include the announcement of the reopening of museums for example pox that are now closed certain parts of closed all the reopening also of memorials and as well they sit ins on how to especially i love our religious gatherings as you said earlier it is not expected that we will have any big announcements today big announcements are expected in next week's meeting on may the 6 but it is all about today trying to find that common ground taking stock as you yourself said understanding whether the measures so far have been effected and how the government can actually

political correspondent thomas sparrow joins me now and thomas i understand that a shipment of 10000000 musts has just arrived in germany what more can you tell us about that the german defense minister nick that come caught about how it was actually in leipsic to welcome that shipment of 10000000 mostest in from china and that by the way terry was transported in the world's biggest cod go plane and that is part of a wider shipment of around $25000000.00 mosques that will be arriving in germany so in total $25000000.00 the german defense minister and if it comes cobham by our stated after receiving those $10000000.00 mosques today that they will be redistributed to germany 16 federal state and that it will be up to the regional health authorities to determine what happens next with those mosques ok so starting today though in here in germany people are required to wear face masks in certain public situations tell us more about exactly when they have to have the month in old german federal states starting this week people will have to use those face mosques when they are on the public tr

but don't know they are for passing on the virus and let's bring in our political correspondent thomas sparrow for more hi thomas good to see you so a shipment of 10000000 masks has just arrived in germany what more can you tell us about that. so me this is one of 3 shipments that will come to germany for a total of $25000000.00 mosque's coming from china the shipment today was welcomed by germany's defense minister nick clegg come caught on by when it was delivered in the world's biggest cogdill plane and on to north plain and the fact that the defense minister was there in leipzig where the plane landed also gives you an idea how important it is for germany the defense minister come combo or stressed that they will be given those mosques 2 different states here in germany the 16 federal states and the local authorities there the local health authorities will then determine where exactly the mosques will be delivered so again today we're talking about $10000000.00 mosques that arrived on the total 3 deliveries will be $25000000.00 mosques what are the requirements thomas for wearing masks now

start to our political correspondent thomas sparrow tell us what's behind the rationale for the decision to reopen schools in germany. terry reopening schools in germany is one of the most difficult decisions that politicians have to take because they face the dilemma of on the one hand trying to open a school something that is seen as a as an important step towards a sense of normality towards relieving parents towards also helping pupils in particular those who face important exams on the other hand it is also a decision that is particularly important when it comes to keeping those social distancing and hygiene measures we saw some of that in and report it is a very difficult task for certain schools so that was why authorities took so long also to discuss the issue of schools and why they announced the gradual reopening of schools the key word here being a gradual they also took into consideration what people are saying what parents for example think a majority do believe that the gradual reopening of schools is particularly important and appropriate but on the other hand you have 32

and our political correspondent thomas sparrow is following the story for us hi thomas so a shipment of 10000000 masks has arrived in germany what more can you tell us about that. so me on that cargo plane does it with that we just saw there is the world's biggest cargo plane as we saw there it brought $10000000.00 mosques from china and that's one of 3 shipments that will come in these next few days 3 in total for up to $25000000.00 facemasks and we also saw a german defense minister come kind of bar there in leipsic receiving that shipment of $10000000.00 mosques and when she spoke to the press after receiving those said that those mosques will be given to the 16 german federal states and he will be up to local authorities in each one of those federal states to decide what exactly is done with the mosques but this is just part of the big process that germany is now undertaking to make sure that enough mosques here in the country there are other means as well for example talking to local companies to make sure that they step up their production or using supply chains that are alread

and let's bring in our political comedy correspondent thomas sparrow tell us what is behind germany's decision here essentially nick what's behind that decision by germany is that pledge that you mention and also that announcement by the united nations that warning that the pandemic is affecting obviously old countries around the world but not all countries in a very equal way so the most vulnerable countries around the world are suffering more from this pandemic and that's why united nations actually needs that extra money the money that you mentioned and that explains why germany as well announced so 300000000 and this goes to something very important in germany's foreign policy and that's that multilateralism something that the foreign minister has stressed on various occasions in fact he has been looking for a so-called alliance for multilateralism on this explains why germany is giving this money to the united nations to united nations organizations because they believe germany that the united nations can actually distribute that money accordingly and also help the countries that

political correspondent thomas sparrow is following this story good morning thomas tell us in what situations are people now required to wear masks here in germany. so in all german federal states people will have to wear mosques on public transport i mean most german federal states people will also have to wear the mosques when they go into shops for example here in berlin that is an exception for people in berlin do not have to wear a mask when they go in to shop although authorities have said that they do recommend people to do so but in general terry you can say that those rules made by the german federal states in particular so there are certain differences also when it comes to the inforcing of these rules so you can say that in all german federal states as of this week people will have to wear masks on public transport of course or all sorts of ways to cover your mouth take a look at some basic types of sanitary masks. nozzle masks are created equal we can generally distinguish between 3 main types. will train face piece or f f p must fit snugly around the nose meth and chin and filter

to watch and how this process should go on in the next few weeks and in the next few months is thomas sparrow in berlin thank you thomas and here's a round up of some of the latest developments in the pandemic germany has extended a travel warning for all non-essential trips abroad until at least chewed 14th beijing's municipal government says that it will lower its covert 1000 emergency response level from thursday allowing some people to enter the capital from low risk parts of the country without quarantine and poland says that it hotels will open from the summer holidays even though infections are still on the rise meantime president trump has signed an executive order to keep meat processing plants open amid growing concerns over food supply union says that unions say excuse me that that puts workers' lives at risk. well staying in the united states where the corona virus has now infected more than 1000000 people the latest death toll stands at just over 58000 according to data from johns hopkins university the virus has reached every state in the country in massachusetts nearly 70 war v

how they reopen their schools and when they reopen the schools as of next week correspondent thomas sparrow thank you thomas. well the number of unemployed in germany jumped by 300000 in april that's a 13 percent rise from march and reflects the onset of wide reaching pandemic measures in the country economists had expressed a rise in jobless numbers given the widespread business closures but the figure was dampened by state support for companies more than 10000000 employees in germany are registered for wage subsidies in order to remain on payroll. now here's a roundup of some of the latest developments in the penn demick south korea says that it has recorded no new domestic cases for the 1st time in 2 months the korea's centers for disease control and prevention reported 4 new cases all of them imported japan is extracted to. extend a state of emergency by about one month for the entire country it's currently scheduled to expire on may 6th and spain's daily death toll has fallen to its lowest tally in nearly 6 weeks the health ministry says that the number of fatalities dropped below 300

and that was the deadly political correspondent thomas sparrow that while the sound of children playing has returned to the streets of spain that emerged from 6 weeks of home isolation after the government allowed them to go outside again spine imposed strict lockdown rules in march to stop the spread of the corona virus if the nation continues to reduce the infection right now or thirty's of promise to give citizens more freedom in the coming weeks. a snapshot of an unforgettable moment spain's children emerged from their homes on sunday for the 1st time after 6 weeks stuck inside children under the age of 14 are now allowed outside each day for up to one hour accompanied by an adult and within one kilometer of their homes critics of the spanish government's coronavirus lock down one of the world's toughest had pointed out that even dogs allowed out for walks have had more freedom than the country's children the relief out on the streets was palpable. i've mr streets the streets and the park the most and to feel the air on your face. i never thought i would miss school but i really mis

the devil is thomas sparrow the ok let's take a look now at the latest developments in the pandemic in the imponderable narendra modi has given a radio address urging people to comply with nationwide restrictions as new cases continue to rise egypt has asked the international monetary fund for a bailout loan to deal with the economic fallout of the outbreak iran plans to re-open mosques in parts of the country with no bridges to corona virus cases and british prime minister birds johnson has returned to downing street and is due to regime work on monday johnson had spent the past 2 weeks recovering from code with 19 at his country residence. well more than a 1000000 strident have downloaded a try sing out cold coded safety app was released today. the department of health it's voluntary and i'm to speed up the process of contacting people exposed to the novel coronavirus in a country that has had good success in fighting the pandemic w reporter michelle stuff and is here to tell us moma show how exactly does the app work the app helps find close contacts of confirmed 1000 cases so you g

let's get more now from our political correspondent thomas sparrow tell us what can we expect then from chancellor merkel's talks with germany's state premiers later. terry this will be mostly a discussion on the measures that were already taken a few weeks ago as a sort of into remote balance if you will where the regional leaders and on that i'm a go will take stock on what was decided and what progress has been made that could be decisions for example in the reopening of museums or the conditions that have to be met for religious gatherings to take place or also for example something particularly interesting what will happen with german football the board as league but it is not expected that there will be very big announcements those big announcements if there id be an announcement would be spectator in the meeting that will take place next week so again this is mostly a sort of interim balance of the measures that were already taken a few weeks ago ok a lot of focus on opening schools of course if we just bring back up the graph we had in our report it shows new infections in germa

that was de de believe political correspondent thomas sparrow reporting that now a quick look at some of the other stories making headlines around the world a top south korean security official says north korean leader kim jong un is alive and well in facade saying that soul has to take that no unusual movements in north korea remains have been swirling about the unconfirmed reports he was seriously ill following heart surgery italy's prime minister says some lockdown restrictions will be loosened starting my 4th people will be allowed to do more sports and exercise need the huns giuseppa conti also promised the they would soon be allowed to stroll in parks and visit relatives as the country emerges from europe's longest coronavirus lockdown. government says it still plans to issue city gets to become a coded 19 patients and from lock down and quarantine restrictions the world health organization has borne the so-called i mean if you possible it's a risky scientists still don't know where the people can become infected more than once. or more than a 1000000 instruments of downloaded t

well it's gets you get more now from a political correspondent thomas sparrow told us why did germany's interior ministry decide to ban hezbollah's activity it's now. terry there had been a long discussion not only here in germany but also you know the parts of the world as to whether you could consider hezbollah as an organization and you mentioned that with a separate military wing and a political wing in fact the european union in 2013 decided to place the military wing of hezbollah terror list of various countries including germany had allowed the political wing to continue operating on baseband now actually applies to both wing so all activities by hezbollah and now bond in the country on they follow by the way a resolution a motion that was pos in the german parliament in december calling for the government to issue that ban and also calling for the government to stop that distinction between the political on the military wing of hezbollah. now germany's police conducted numerous raids against the hezbollah groups there today earlier this morning what more do we know about those r

political correspondent thomas sparrow there now a quick look at some of the other stories making headlines around the world italy's prime minister says some lockdown restrictions will be loosened starting my 4th people will be allowed to. exercise more near their homes just to pick also promised italians they would soon be allowed to stroll in pox and visit relatives as the country emerges from the world's longest coronavirus lockdown. she lies government says it still plans to issues that typically it's to recover coded 19 patients freeing them from lockdown and quarantine restrictions. and has warned so-called immunity postulates are risky as scientists still don't know whether people can become infected more than once. separatists in southern yemen have to plead self rule breaking a peace deal with the internationally recognized government there the rebels accuse the government of corruption and mismanagement in implementing a power sharing deal both groups are part of a saudi led coalition fighting iranian backed rebels in yemen. well during germany's lockdown authorities have banned i

how they reopen their schools and when they reopen the schools as of next week correspondent thomas sparrow thank you thomas well the advice since the corona virus outbreak began has been to stay at home and save lives but for some locked up behind closed doors at home is where they are most vulnerable to domestic violence agencies say that surging numbers of abuse cases are going unchecked because restrictions on physical distancing means victims especially children have no one to turn to. the look down for many means living on top of each other no playgrounds for young children schools and day centers closed everyone is finding it stressful and it's worse for families where domestic violence is already a problem and agencies supporting women's turks are on the increase. we know from the cases we are seeing that it nearly always affects women who have been subjected to long term violence by their partners and who now cannot get away because they have to stay at home. it's just as bad for the children as there are so few opportunities for them to get away from it. when police or social serv

watch and how this process should go on in the next few weeks and in the next few months he has thomas sparrow in berlin thank you thomas on german schools have faced an additional difficult teacher in the pandemic compared to many of its european partners the country is far behind the journey toward digitalisation that has had a direct impact on schools from outdated technology to teachers lacking digital skills the coronavirus crisis has highlighted systematic problems a poll by the robber boss foundation says that 2 thirds of germany's teachers feel schools are not properly equipped for digital learning and. that's the one that we're joined now by much in food money he's a digital learning expert welcome to the program and thank you so much for joining us on germany has this image as a modern technologically developed country so why is that not noticeable in the school system. i think that during the coronado crisis in germany at about he proved to be extremely innovative and even with a complete lack of infrastructure and in many areas or with efficiencies and infrastructure many at articl

political correspondent thomas sparrow is on the story told us 25000000 masks have just arrived in germany i understand tell us more about the. this is part of the delivery responsible for that deliveries the german army and those mosques will be coming from china in fact the german defense minister i know that come cotton ball is in leipsic to receive 5 least the 1st of those 25000000 moscow she will be there to receive 10000000 of those that have come from china is part of that delivery they will be flown to germany on the world's biggest kaga plane and that's only one way in which germany is trying to make sure that it has enough mosques obviously the priority is for health care workers but in general as germany starts to talk more and more about face mosse this is an important element which explains how germany is trying to get those mosques and they said this comes in the biggest cod go plane in the world and we're talking here of a total of 25000000 mosques from china in 3 separate deliveries ok musk masks are becoming a blip atory in germany starting today what situations are people

difficult and a very important decision thomas thank you very much for your political correspondent thomas sparrow. well past 6 weeks to given teachers students and parents here in germany a taste of what's likely to become the new normal when schools gradually reopen those children who can't be accommodated in socially distance to classrooms will continue to learn from home we met up with one teacher to find out how the new style of remote learning has been working out. so many of the mind we're not sure and. this is maximilian vesa he would normally be in class with his students right now but because of the corona crisis on all germans schools are partially still closed so instead maximilian streams his math lessons in life from his living room and almost every day. this is not usual for math lessons especially it's a great way to teach. with the help of the chap function i can interact communicate and react to spontaneous questions if i have to. move but this by all his efforts the 29 year old teacher knows that a major adamant of his lessons is missing at the moment. and i think 2 thirds of th

to let's get more on that now we are joined by the political correspondent thomas sparrow so tom selleck because closing schools it was a key measure for containing the outbreak here in germany so why are the schools now reopening. this was part of the german government on regional governments that process that started to slowly and gradually ease some of those restrictions one of the 1st measures sorrow was for example to reopen certain shop shops for example of under $800.00 square metres the next step was for schools to prepare for the gradual reopening which you mentioned already will begin next week and this is obviously a very big challenge that only for german schools we saw part of that in our report but also for authorities have to understand how to try and decide how to make sure their kids can go back to the classrooms why at the same time maintaining hygiene measures and social distancing measures throughout the country as well very difficult process but also one that all thought is believe will help parents and kids on society in general to have a stoat sense of things getti