this is the city of moon in the state of north rhine-westphalia it's also notice germany's bicycle capital because there are twice as many bikes asked people. there's a huge bicycle rental parking and service garage right at the central train station . it's got room for 3300 bikes very convenient especially for commuters. you can have your cycle repair it serviced or even washed it's all here. and tourists like me can't even rent a bike to explore the city. minster was founded 1200 years ago this is where great european history once took place but in the environmental protection also has a great reputation and is considered a green city sounds like an exciting day to me. and. will also spend time in the surrounding area known as we'll see lots of lovely castles. and visit a diving park where you can explore and on the water were. also see the spectacular scenery of newfoundland sent in by a viewer. i thought the best place to start my tour was the problem enough it's sort of moves us bicycle highway and circles the outskirts of the old town. moon system may be old but its population is you

germany has confirmed its 1st 2 deaths from the coronavirus in the western state of north rhine-westphalia the german health minister is now recommending the cancellation of events hosting more than a 1000 people. new proposals could theoretically allow russian leader vladimir putin to stay in power until 2036 president putin says the constitutional court would have the final say over the amendments which were backed by the lower house after the russian parliament on tuesday. the european union and turkey have agreed to review their 2016 deal on managing migration turkish president wants it updated to reflect developments in northern syria more civilians are being forced to flee as government troops advance on the last rebel strongholds this is d.w. news from birth date for go follow us on twitter or visit the website w dot com. i'll be back at the top. i'm coming up now to the site to figure out all the latest on the website that's stayed up and stop coming up next the rock from the world of football with because i'm going to. cost the became a premium exploratory committee ranking the be

awesome cathedral in north rhine-westphalia became germany's 1st world heritage site in 1978 in medieval times child main king of the franks and emperor of western europe made off in the capital of his empire. he wanted to create a new rome and built his magnificent palatine chapel the oldest part of the cathedral in the late 8 century 18. for his chapel charlemagne chose an octagonal central dome to silica the coop of those vaulting long remained equal in its height and breath. for 600 years after 936 a d. the palatine chapel remains the church where the kings of germany and the holy roman empire were crowned more than 30 of them ascended the throne here the same marble flown used by charlemagne. over the centuries the cathedral's collection of artworks and artifacts has grown to be one of the largest sacred treasures in europe this late gothic bust of charlemagne was probably donated around $1349.00 this relic contains bones from charlemagne's right arm. and cathedral has been a place of pilgrimage since the middle ages the shrine to the virgin mary contains relics sacred to the cathol

just said 2 people died from the virus in north rhine-westphalia on monday and that was the fest 2 deaths on german soil these 2 people are said to be elderly and they have had or they had had previous a medical conditions. it's not clear whether we've reached the peak yet authorities are warning that we may still see numbers rising quite drastically but they are saying that quarantine measures for example have meant that the authorities themselves some time that they managed to find out more about the virus and manage to find out that way where they need to concentrate their efforts but again some doctors are saying that they might not be well equipped enough to deal with massive outbreak here in germany because for example the extent export ban on medical masks only came into force last week the government has remarked has recommended restrictions on public gatherings in this country how closely are those recommendations being followed. well that was quite a drastic change in tone i found compact last week when they were still just people to use common sense so the health minister on su

cases have been confirmed across the country most are concentrated in the western state of north rhine-westphalia 2 people have died now efforts to slow the disease in germany vary from region to region our reporter has been out on the streets here in berlin to gauge the mood. the time of the rice tog normally teeming with visitors now it's deserted the coronavirus has arrived in germany's capital nevertheless life carries on. even in this private school in the east of the city despite one of the employees testing positive for the virus classes here continue the health of a student want to order the closure of the school the head teacher feels left in the lurch. as it would see until he lit a cigarette up to us to say we recommend this or that but not to take the responsibility that's left to us is that we have a duty of care but we also have a duty to remain calm we sublime. still many of the students have decided to stay at home some of the teachers have got tested and are not coming to school there's a lot of uncertainty. on the street opinion is divided between i don't dish being conk i'm old

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recorded its 1st deaths from the corona virus the 2 victims died in the western state of north rhine-westphalia where around 50 percent of cases are located germany has also impose its 1st mass horenstein in a small town not far from berlin teachers at a local school had contact with a woman who later tested positive for the corona virus the federal health ministry has called for all gatherings of more than a 1000 people to be counselled across germany the government has also agreed and 8 time age for business. or the w.'s nina is following the story closely and joins us now in the studio good morning nina. italy has the whole country in law for germany so far hasn't taken very far reaching measures is there a concern in germany that health authorities may be underestimating the risk well some people are definitely criticising health minister and spawn for repeatedly saying please people wash your hands but to be fair that's not the only thing that the german health ministry is saying they did issue an official recommendation to cancel mass gatherings of more than a 1000 people on sunday night

1st 2 deaths from the corona virus both victims died in the country's most populous state north rhine-westphalia which borders. and the netherlands germany has also imposed its 1st mass quarantine of that is in the state of brandenburg which is right outside of berlin and the health ministry is urging people to help slow the spread of the virus by following medical guidelines which include washing hands with soap and water. are for more on this now we're joined by our political correspondent han's brunch here in berlin good evening to you so what more do we know about the well the situation here in germany. well as we've just heard the 1st 2 cases of people dying from the virus were reported today both of them were elderly people with preexisting conditions a man and a woman and also there is that school about 100 kilometers east west of berlin west of here where one person was a firm to be infected and as a result everybody connected to their school parents of the people of the pupils there and so on the students there everyone connected to the school was put into quarantine into isolation that

recorded its 1st 2 deaths from the corona virus both victims died in its most populous state north rhine-westphalia germany has also imposed its 1st mass for intervening in a town in the state of brendan for just outside berlin the health ministry is urging people to help slow the spread of the virus by washing their hands with soap and water they're also asking people to reduce contact with others whenever possible. nina from our political desk is here with us good morning nina corona virus hot spot has appeared in the state of brandenburg surrounding berlin being dealt with well around 2250 people there are currently in quarantine at home apparently the virus got to brandenberg too small town noise stopped also because a woman who was later tested positive from berlin had came into contact with some 20 people there in that town and so then the authorities decided to keep schools closed and to keep people's at home employees at home teaches at home including the relatives until they saw that the virus hasn't spread any further what about the rest of germany how quickly is the virus spreading and h

recorded its 1st deaths from the corona virus the 2 victims died in the western state of north rhine-westphalia where around 50 percent of the country's cases are located germany has also imposed its 1st mass quarantine in a small town not far from berlin teachers at a local school had contact with a woman who later tested positive for the corona virus the federal health ministry has called for all gatherings of more than a 1000 people to be cancelled across germany the government has also agreed on an aid package for business it's. covering germany's approach towards a coronavirus so she's with us here in studio hi nina italy as we've seen has a center for the entire country on lockdown and if you look at the messaging from germany's health minister we keep hearing you know make sure you wash your hands and avoid contact where you can i mean is germany not taking this seriously enough well they're saying that you always have to look at both sides and to see what measures are really necessary and they are appealing to people's common sense they are saying reduce you know social contact as much

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the state premier is basically the law at this moment in time and we're also hearing from north rhine-westphalia at this moment in time there's a press briefing going on via twitter that the most effective german state here that may well follow suit so that is actually a major chains and how politics deals with this crisis that we saw the situation on the land borders that they're largely closing what about people who are arriving by air are going are going to see changes made there. absolutely we've already seen the state of back announce that it will close its territory to traffic at the same time here in berlin we've learned that billions to go airport will remain open through the night which is unusual to allow special flights coming in bringing german travelers back the german foreign minister heikal mass has recommended not to travel unless absolutely necessary because it can no longer be guarantee that people particularly if they travel by air can make it back and we heard from the stricken company look tons of course germany's air carrier which is so in economic trouble right now that it

reduce public transport capacity 3 other german states including the most populous state north rhine-westphalia are expected to announce further steps later today. all right let's talk about all the measures here in germany we have did have you science reporter derek williams with us he is a self isolating right now at home here in berlin derrick it's good to see you we've heard there the 3 german states including berlin are now closing schools and kindergartens and we're expecting other states to follow suit does this step make sense. well interestingly the experts there kind of really go back and forth on this question a lot the truth of the matter is is that we don't really know we are in pretty much uncharted territory here in this kind of fast moving epidemic every everyone is to some extent sort of making it up as they go along the general opinion amongst most of the experts here in germany up until very recently was that closing schools and pre-schools would actually be counterproductive because that would also force units of school age children to stay home with them now that would also

next week it's also going to reduce public transport capacity germany's most populous state north rhine-westphalia is expected to announce steps later today. all right let's talk about all the measures here in germany we have data of you science reporter derek williams with us he is a self isolating right now at home here in berlin derrick it's good to see you we've heard there that 3 german states including berlin are now closing schools and kindergartens there were expecting other states to follow suit does this step make sense. well interestingly the experts there kind of really go back and forth on this question a lot the truth of the matter is is that we don't really know we are in pretty much uncharted territory here in this kind of fast moving epidemic every everyone is to some extent sort of making it up as they go along the general opinion amongst most of the experts here in germany up until very recently was that closing schools and pre-schools would actually be counterproductive because that would also force parents of school age children to stay home with them now that would also have

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monday we saw the 1st 2 corona related deaths in the most populous region here in germany north rhine-westphalia so the authorities are taking it very seriously and of course they're trying to keep the number of infection low and keep the dynamism low because they say that's the only way to make sure that the health care system can actually cope hospitals are restocking currently but some doctors are ready warning that maybe the export ban on medical equipment that was issued last we came a bit too late because they're struggling to get their hands on specialized masks for example all right so with us here in studio thank you very much. well as new to mention one of the biggest soccer matches of the season saturday's the bundesliga match between brasil dortmund and shaka will be played without spectators because of fears over the coronavirus earlier it was announced parisienne months ago our backs came against cologne tomorrow would also take place behind closed doors local authorities are so far stopping short of calling off matches entirely the german football league the d.f.l. says the season

are mostly affected and we expect to see school closures potentially in bavaria very soon north rhine-westphalia the most populous state and potentially also lowest saxony that's pretty much spread across the country so no. measures no into mentation of a flat out school clothes and beyond schools i mean what we heard basically is that people should avoid contact with people whose best you can you should wash your hands but that was about it well also any unnecessary social interaction keep one half wheezes distance from each other and we saw another stern recommendation because that's all the german chancellor can do legally and that all unnecessary gatherings not legally necessary not necessary to uphold the economy because this is also a very key aspect and the next crisis looming behind what could become a health crisis here to actually refrain from any such gatherings and this shift the responsibility down yet again to the regional level to those regional decision makers to basically ban recently any kind of gathering any school policy any gathering that is not absolutely necessary you cove

in use electric car rolling sheeran is on his way to his bakery in the town of hilton in north rhine-westphalia every saturday a group of electric current meets up here for breakfast. u.s. manufacturer tesla is still all the rage. to slot the space for test was a bit like a religion for me it's like the sunshine it's a real solution that offers a way out of the dilemma is on top certainly also my love not. all of the electric car owners here are convinced that they're helping the environment. it's great not to pollute we have solar panels at home and our utility supplies energy from renewable so you know my conscience is green. drive an electric car because environmentally friendly economical and that was key. there most by rolling sure and also drives an electric car to help protect the environment he fills up his electric car outside the bakery and his own charging station. for the selected mobility is immensely important for saving the environment because at the moment there's no cheaper more environmentally friendly c o 2 friendly mode of private transport there in the road where nobody is

to be the crunch issue other than that the picture varies across the country the state of north rhine-westphalia it's it's state premier called the situation there today in public remarks dynamic and dramatic the numbers are somewhere around 3000 infected 12 deaths so far but in the past 4 days the number of infected has doubled so we do have an ongoing situation here and what's important to remember about germany as as good as the health care services are and as much as they're trying to prepare this is an aging population like the one in italy and those are definitely the most at risk people yes so what is the feeling amongst the germans about the way the government is handling this crisis so far polls are showing quite a bit of support for the measures that are being recommended somewhere around 80 percent of germans are saying they either are completely in agreement or largely in agreement with what's being done so i think what we're seeing in general feel is that it's taken quite a bit of time both for germany and for the e.u. as a whole to begin to really put measures in place and i think

this is the city in the state of north rhine-westphalia it's also notice germany's bicycle capital because there are twice as many bikes and people. there's a huge body. cicle rental parking and service garage right at the central train station. it's got room for 3300 bikes very convenient especially for commuters. you can have your cycle repaired serviced or even washed is all here. and tourists like me can't even rent a bike to explore the city.