Merkel says the pandemic is the biggest test the European Union has added faced but she promises to do all she can to ensure that the key youth emerges stronger from the crisis. And are we entering the era of the surveillance state restrictions in europe to combat the coronavirus infringe on Civil Liberties whats the danger that he will remain in place once the pandemic has gone. Until me welcome to the program. Britains Prime MinisterBoris Johnson has been moved to intensive care in a London Hospital after his coronavirus symptoms worse and johnson tested positive 10 days ago and was taken to hospital at the weekend because the symptoms were not going away into each other that he was in good spirits and remained in touch with his team. But at the hospital in Central London his condition deteriorated johnson is said to be conscious and receiving some oxygen support. London correspondent Charlotte Potts what more she could tell us about the Prime Ministers condition or as johnston was taken to the hospital on sunday evening as a precautionary measure as you said for some routine testing after self isolating for 10 days and downing street but the symptoms got was some weapons system and a high fever and to cuff and during the day he still tweeted today that he was in good spirits but apparently afterwards got much worse in the afternoon he received oxygen support as we know and then moved to the intensive care unit just in case he needs a ventilator so far apparently hes not on a ventilator and he is still conscious Boris Johnson is 55 and as we know he did not have any preexisting Health Conditions and of course this shows once again that the virus really doesnt stop for anybody and that the symptoms can rapidly become very. So whos in charge of the country right now. Well there was definitely a lack of leadership in the past days when it was self isolating very mixed messages coming there from government ministers of all sites in response to this corona crisis and now in the beginning of the crisis and monch downing street had decided that should bars johnson become incapacitated at some point dominic rop the foreign secretary would take over and that happened tonight he is now acting as his deputy as the acting Prime Minister and he will have a tough job at hand uniting that government response and this times of crisis while the Prime Minister. In the intensive care johnsons pregnant fiance Kerry Simmons had symptoms but shes not been tested whats the latest on that. Well Carey Simmons left downing street a couple of days before Boris Johnson was tested positive for the ride and shes been self isolating in her apartment in south london shes expecting his child in the early summer and she has shown symptoms she also tweeted that shes on the men now that was a couple of days ago we havent heard from her since and she was not able to get tested and that is just basically the governments advice if you have symptoms as a normal person then they are not severe stay at home and self isolate so only the severe cases get tested at the hospital here in the United Kingdom at the moment ok charlotte in london thank you. The United States passed a grim milestone on monday as its coronavirus death toll topped 10000 medical authorities there have warned that the outbreak is yet to reach its peak and his Daily Press BriefingPresident Donald Trump said coronavirus testing and treatment will progressing well he said he wanted lock down restrictions to be lifted by the end of april and suggested there may be further direct payments to americans as they cannot make relief. Lets get more on the situation in the us now w. Correspondent stephens humans in washington brings us up to date stephanie what were the main takeaways from president trumps briefing with his taskforce main takeaway but maybe as a side entry into this you know was that the president of course recognized the situation in england and with Boris Johnson senses best wishes and also assured that if the u. K. If the government of course johnson needs any help medically actually even help that america is standing by to help and send experts and material and what have you so besides that though it is. A current we have almost every day donald trump handling this Task Force Press conference its largely cell phone credit zoe that means that the president does everything all right and is of course telling using this event as a Campaign Event almost telling. Citizens of the United States how well the government is doing and in all fairness of course the federal government as all of course also the state governors have done a better and better job more supplies to where its needed to the Health Care Workers at the front lines and still. The president manages to and taken eyes of the press in itself program a lawyer way and is combative with the press when asked about a government report his own government report of health and Human Services specter general that which states that there is not enough protective gear piece socalled p. P. Eat at the front but in the hospitals other shortcomings and speaking of the states keeping us up to date on the latest from some of those hot spots like new york city where there is some cautious optimism that the. New infections is being flattened. There actually is new york has a 2nd day off a flattening curve that means theres no in the trajectory through the Roof Development anymore meaning not so many cass cases so fast so a flattening there and that gives reason for some hope however of the governor of new york pointed out that he needs to see at least the same trajectory the same movement in less cases in in the same amount of time for 2 or 3 more days and then he would be comfortable off assessing this as a flattening of the curve that would be great for new york because just today a commissioner in new york city came out and said like new york has maybe to think about burying the victims off. The coronavirus temporarily in city parks because the city is running out of more space as well as refrigerated trucks and that is the situation new york other hot spots chicago detroit new orleans theyre all struggling the trajectory there in cases is going up and further up theres no flattening in sight 10000. 00 plus deaths d in the United States and its only to going to get worse says the. Federal government in the next week and in this week they will have to leave it there for now thank you stephens emmons. Chancellor Angela Merkel of germany is ready to help the European Union get back to Economic Health once the coronavirus pandemic is merkel said it was in germanys best interest it was in germanys interest that europe should emerge strongly from what she called the e. U. s biggest test since its foundation but she said it was too early to think about lifting lockdown measures. Back in the chancellery after 2 weeks in coron 1003 negative current virus tests german chancellor Angela Merkel made her return. In my opinion europe the European Union is facing its biggest test since its foundation populations are also facing a huge health challenge. All of the e. U. Member states are being affected on varying levels were all affected. And so it must be in everyones interest and it is in germanys interest that europe should emerge strongly from this test. As merkel voiced her concerns for europe on monday the governments crisis group agreed to institute a 2 week quarantine for people returning to germany from a full 10th all german nationals e. U. Citizens and other longtime residents who return after several days abroad will have to quarantine themselves for 14 days there are however exceptions. Including Seasonal Workers in agriculture. Commuters travelling to work Truck Drivers delivering goods and of course medical professionals. Germany also announced on monday the latest extension to its 1. 00 trillion euros Coronavirus Crisis package a guarantee of 100 percent loans to small and medium sized businesses up 2800000 euro rice. These middle stand companies are widely seen as the heart of the german economy. I would even try to without it anyone who was economically active last year those who registered turnover those who recorded normal Economic Activity and made a profit they can get 3 months turnover as a loan from the bank which in this case will be 100 percent financially underwritten by us that means the banks will not have to do normal financial risk assessments this 100 percent guarantee means the process will be completed very quickly just as guns. Come. Now germanys european neighbors to you are looking to berlin to see where the marcos concerns but also turned into Financial Support for them. Here are some of the other headlines making news this hour Australias High Court has overturned the conviction of Cardinal George pell on child sex abuse charges the Senior Catholic Church figure was serving a 6 year prison term but had been tamed his innocence the high court found the evidence should have caused the original jury to doubt the claims 70 year 78 year old Cardinal Pell is to walk free. Ukrainian Authorities Say theres been no spike in radiation levels resulting from forest fires in the chernobyl exclusion zone around the disused Nuclear Power plant an official who earlier claimed radiation levels were higher than normal has since withdrawn the Statement Police say they have identified a possible arsonist. Lockdowns surveillance arrests e. U. Governments are taking measures to curb the spread of the corona virus that would have seemed impossible just weeks ago such restrictions on Civil Liberties a deemed a matter of life and death but activist worry that when the crisis is over emergency measures could become part of the new normal. This is europe and a lockdown measures that are unprecedented in peacetime are now in place to come back covered 90 we have seen across europe governments and across the world in. Implementing measures and even to months ago would have been unimaginable to many of us sam already fear that the measures could outlast the Coronavirus Crisis. Requests. Europe 750000000 residents have already seen their rights of freedom of movement heavily restrict it breaking the rules can mean finds people diagnosed with covert 19 in italy for example could face prison time if they break karen tight as the measures being taken around europe are less visible carriers are sharing data with Health Authorities in countries like italy germany and austria to help authorities monitor whether people off following rules the data is anonymised but days holy get Austria Health ministry vets so it has already raised privacy concerns many european leaders astray. Saying that the new measures are limited in time but one countrys heading down a more radical path. The countrys parliament has endorsed the bill giving nationalists Prime Minister the job on the power to indefinitely extend to state of emergency andrew bloody creek its kind of suspicious why they say ok guys you know. Where the rubber just. Mean vile and that the e. U. Country france offer some example of how emergency measures can stick around longer than anticipated after the terror attacks harrison 2015 the government eclair to state of emergency and shows of criticize the fact that these exceptional powers will later written into law experts say the krona crisis calls for emergency measures but what struck us are itching caution one of the un special rapporteur cherished we may survive the Health Crisis but if we dont tend to our own democracies we have to lost the war. It was remember you can get all the latest headlines on the on our website d w dot com you can follow us on twitter and instagram to act. Im told me a lot of things watching. And. Language courses. Video. Any time any. Of us