Is now allowing people to leave one hand celebrates the end of lockdown with a light show as china records no new daily deaths from the virus. Im told me all laddie will welcome new york is still reporting sharply rising casualties from the coronavirus the death toll has now climbed above 4000 many more than died in the 911 attacks the state reported its biggest one day jump in fatalities on chews day hospitals remain overstretched but Governor Andrew Cuomo insists the number of deaths is leveling off he says this shows social distancing is working. Meanwhile President Donald Trump has threatened to freeze funding to the World Health Organization. At his Daily White House briefing trump criticized the w. H. O. His handling of the crisis saying the u. N. Body was china centric they called it wrong they called it wrong they really they missed a call they could have called it months earlier they would have known. And they should have known and they probably did so well be looking into that very carefully and were going to put a hold on money spent to w h o were going to put a very powerful hold on it and were going to see its a great thing if it works but when they call every shot wrong thats of course when all of a salad is following developments for us in washington all of a President Trump and his Coronavirus Task force have given their Daily Briefing what were the highlights. Well tell me you just mentioned the president. Essentially saying that he will put a hold on the u. S. Funding to the World Health Organization thats a very bold move you heard the sound bite he said they missed the call so and hes partially right because the World Health Organization was in fact late calling the corona crisis a pandemic they also were protective with regards to china and the beginnings of the pen demick but it really looks like President Trump is really trying to blame the w. H. O. For his own for his own acting in this crisis because hes taking a lot of heat recently for acting late so the u. S. Has turned into the efi center of the cone up endemic as we know and President Trump was very reluctant in the 1st place to act quickly to take this threat seriously also and it looks like hes now trying to punish the World Health Organization and that very well also fits to his rhetoric and that is dont blame me blame the w h o and blame china and part of that also comes at a time when the u. S. Is in an Election Year so all of it will come back to you in a minute but 1st lets have a look at your reports on the changing Campaign Dynamics test are critically important for we cannot start provides you instead of Campaign Rallies the 2 remaining candidates are pegged to their living rooms Bernie Sanders has fallen behind dramatically productive and front runner joe biden is struggling to land his attacks on President Trump only until yesterday at his press conference the president started to our grasp reality you what hes facing in terms of the number of potential thats the coronavirus pandemic has turned the Election Campaign upside down the White House PressBriefing Room has become trumps preferred we are about putting an optimistic president in the spotlight we have it so well and. While soaring death tolls in the United States speak another language on twitter trump is bragging about his t. V. Ratings with more than 8000000 viewers tuning in every day theres one thing President Trump doesnt have to worry about and thats his Media Presence while joe biden has almost disappeared from american t. V. Screens President Trump simply turned his daily carone of briefings into Campaign Rallies and reality former Obama Campaign adviser Spencer Critchley says the corona pandemic is doing more harm to the president than to democratic hopeful joe biden one of the things i would point to is the famous quote from Napoleon Bonaparte never interfere with your enemy when hes in the process of destroying him so that might sound a little bit calculating but in political terms President Trump is doing a great deal of damage to his own Reputation Service members while President Trump supporters still stand by his side the projected number of casualties could become a problem for the occupant of the white house. And all of the votes as went to the polls on tuesday in the key east swing state of wisconsin to tell us more about what happened that. Right well 1st so we its important to mention that 15 u. S. States have already postponed their elections due to the corona pandemic and wisconsin is the only one that moved Forward Holding this election this primary election today and before there was a fierce battle between republicans and democrats in the state about whether to hold that election now or not and the state governor whos a democrat wanted to postpone it then the republican dominated Congress State congress in fact did not approve and eventually that moved on and the Supreme Court upholds concent had to decide and they decided in favor off holding it with the result that we saw some chaotic situations there are huge lines only 5 polling stations open in milwaukee 2 and a half 1000 members of the National Guard deployed so the deciding factor here will be the absentee ballots and we can expect some delays in the results coming in because of that and. All of a senate in washington thank you. And now to the other side of the Atlantic World leaders have been sending get well soon messages to britains Prime Minister who is spending his 2nd night in an intensive care unit Boris Johnson is said to be in a stable condition conscious and not on a ventilator the u. K. Leader spent 12 days in isolation after testing positive for the corona virus who was hospitalized on sunday evening with high fever however his condition deteriorated a day later. The lockdown that served as a model for countries battling the coronavirus around the world has partially ended after 11 weeks chinese authorities and now allowing residents of more freedom of movement its a weather outbreak started this move comes as china reported no new deaths on tuesday. Its about time as the clock struck midnight and will hand one of the major last day measures was removed by in travel an impressive light show marked the occasion featuring Health Workers and the words heroic city others werent pausing to celebrate instead thousands of travelers flock to catch trains or take advantage of or move roadblocks. So. I feel great the epidemic has maybe stabilized to some extent so were able to travel now. Has lost a lot in this epidemic and its people have paid a big price and now that the lockdown has been lifted i think were all pretty happy. Here. Its the city where the coronavirus a break began many people have been trapped for more than 2 months they will leave hand to rejoin Friends Family and return to work. I came back before a Lunar New Year and. And to stay for a few days it wasnt even 2 days and it was announced 200 would be locked down and i couldnt leave so ive been stuck here the whole time. The easing of the lockdown comes as china reported no new coronavirus deaths for the 1st time since it started publishing figures. But authorities still urge caution. 0 new covert 900 cases does not mean 0 risk the lifting of the knock down does not mean the lifting of Epidemic Prevention and control. Who has been breathing a tentative signs of relief more shops are open and there are more people on the streets though a return to normality and we hand appears far off the areas restrictions on movement within the sterling metropolis who remain in place trying to hammer out a deal on rebuilding their economies after the crisis passes eurozone countries are split over socalled corona bonds a Solidarity Fund paid for by Member States jointly italys pushing for the bonds the virus has had a devastating impact on its economy. These fisherman from fumin chino near rome still free to go to see. Unlike other italians who would like to work but arent allowed to but with no restaurants open no one wants the fish they catch. Everything is fallen by half sales demand and what we earn we used to go out biodiesel week now with the coronavirus in the lack of demand its only 3 times. The whole of italy has been in lockdown for 5 weeks sectors providing essential services such as food and health care couldnt continue operating italy was already grappling with financial problems now. The virus is hitting europes 3rd biggest economy especially hard businesses are in trouble and many people are finding it difficult to cover their living costs the government has come up with a series of rescue packages. Show this to create businesses with 400000000000 euros in liquidity 200000000000 for the domestic market and 200000000 to reinforce the export market. That wont be enough heavily indebted italy is calling on the e. U. For help and specifically for corona bonds but romes appeal for debt to be shared across europe is not getting through worried about their future italians are also angry. No europe is crazy and always has better there was the. If theres going to be one europe then people should just think of themselves. Corona bonds have become a symbol of European Solidarity its really wants unconditional support from brussels the country is battling a crisis on 2 fronts. The chief executive of twitter is committing 1000000000. 00 a quarter of his wealth to Coronavirus Relief efforts jack dorsey said the funds would come from his stake in square inc a Digital Payments company that he also cofounded goes he said he hoped to move it inspire others to do something similar. Now for many christians around the world this coming sunday will be an easter unlike any in living memory in countries with lock downs and stay at home orders people are left to celebrate with no Church Services no Family Gathering and no easter egg hunts for the children but wait who says the easter bunny is also under a lockdown he says the easter bunny isnt essential in these trying times all sources tell us peter cottontail may just be hopping the bunny trail. Place in our that we do consider both the to theory and the easter bunny to be essential we can see New Zealanders obviously take their easter seriously so did the swiss where many of this years batch of chocolate bunnies are dressed in protective masks that way they stay safe on their way to their customers mouths. This may look like a medical laboratory but its an italian chocolate egg factory the owner has rolled with a new challenges of distributing eggs during the coronavirus crisis. With interest and beauty. Since we couldnt sell them in stores we ship them out there were more orders than ever before. In greece dr bunnies can even bring candy medical equipment their diagnoses are not considered reliable though. In case people eat too much of the sweet stuff just remember ardern has allowed the truth. To continue its rounds as well. Now the law just bride test supermoon of 2020 rolls over cities around the world rushed by the coronavirus and she used a sky watch as in germanys capital but witnessed the super moon rising over the citys landmarks a super moon is when a full moon of cas off at the point in its 28 day old bit that is closest to the earth in london and around the globe the full moon this time appears up to 14 percent bigger than usual. Youre watching news remember you can get the latest headlines on the app or on our website e. W. Dot com follow us on twitter and instagram at e. W. News and told me a lot of thanks for watching. Combating the corona pandemic. Where does research stand. What are scientists learning. Background information and news. Our corona. Coded 19 special next on d w. The school point is simple as it seems. To understand the world better we need to take a closer look. At. The experience knowledge to morrow today. Called the. Health care systems around the well to under stress one more patients seeking treatment pushing hosp. Littles to the brink of collapse but if you look closely there are differences in the u. S. Health care is largely privatized in an effort to cut costs many hospitals have reduced staff and stretched resources that are now urgently need it many clinics are overwhelmed the same goes for countries like italy and spain which were burdened with severe austerity measures after the last financial crisis state run Health Care Systems on the other hand are proving to be more robust to deal with the crisis some experts say in many countries this has sparked a discussion about whether health care should be a public good run by the state or a business model. This is your covert 900 special d. W. News i want to get jones and bill im good to have you with us now lets agree money cant buy you everything but it can give you a better chance of survival if you can afford a private Health Insurance chances are you get to see your doctor sooner than someone on National Health its not fair but it is what it is but how does it work in a crisis like the coronavirus pandemic in a moment well talk to the c. E. O. Of germanys biggest private hospital operator but 1st this report. The patients just keep on coming the coronavirus outbreak is testing the limits of hospitals all over the world demand for beds spiritual equipment protective gear and workers continues to search many former medical professionals have been called back on duty like a qualified doctor the irish Prime Minister as you know rejoined medical register there last month and. Really one session a week about half a day a week or so far its been a telephone click the virus which is infected politicians celebrities and Business Leaders is often described as indiscriminate but as hospital staff get to work in a quality rames. Poorer people are more likely to catch the disease and theyre more likely to die from it thats led to calls for a lifting of the barriers for example between public and private hospitals in spain one of the countrys worst hit by the crisis become and has ordered private clinics to share resources with the public system australia has pushed through similar measures. In germany meanwhile some private clinics have reportedly applied for Government Support to compensate for the cancellation of lucrative procedures. But they simply arent a priority right now. For more im joined now by the c. E. O. Frizzy a Global Health care group with more than 200 set 90000 employees in more than 100 countries and here in germany is also the largest hospital operator welcome stephanie good to have you with us tell me how are your Hospitals Holding up in this health crisis. Were going to differentiate between the situation in germany and spain we have 86 hospitals in germany where were still waiting for a large wave of corona patients to arrive on the other hand we have 44 ospital across spain werent particularly in the hot spots in madrid and barcelona we have had more than our fair share of patients to deal with right how how big a role i mean its it feels awful to talk about money in such a situation but how big a role does money play when it comes to providing good health care. Well we have to see that the fatality rate in germany is substantially lower than the one that we are seeing elsewhere but i do believe that 1st and foremost that has to do with quite a few issues that happen outside the hospital. So when it comes to the amount of testing that were doing that denominator in that fatality ratio germany has done substantially more as far as i can see than most of the countries but also when we look at the numerator i believe that in germany the potion population on average is substantially younger than elsewhere a key reason for this may actually be a cultural difference where i think it is more. Towards the german culture to keep the natural social distance relative to what we can observe in italy and its banks. And it comes to the money the Capital Allocation to a Hospital System than i do believe. That germany is a bit better equipped than what were seeing elsewhere and as far as our own hospitals are concerned we have invested quite heavily in the past and we can now also afford to shift resources within this Large Network to wherever they are needed right as as you just mentioned about shifting resources you are you do run private hospitals and private hospitals that and then theyd say they need to be profitable is that a problem now given that treating covered 9000 patients is very time and very cost consuming. No and this is not the time to think about market share gains or profitability this is the time to think about how we can best help the society as it was mentioned a bit earlier on yes the Spanish Government has drawn on resources to help out and we saw more than happy to do that. I believe that yes whilst were still waiting in germany for. Actually were not waiting but you know we havent seen a large wave of corona patients yet and therefore in many of our hospitals where we have followed the ministers appeal to delay in the elective surgery yes we are seeing in on the utilization of capacity but that is obviously absolutely fine we got to see through this crisis now and Everything Else is going to be taken care of afterwards that is definitely a an almost luxury position to be in the one that you describe here in terminal spittles as you mentioned that so far Germanys Health system managed to keep the number of covert 9000 related deaths fairly low 7 in comparison to other countries but the number of cases keeps rising now as the c. E. O. Of germanys biggest hospital operator how worried are you that nabi e. U. Will not be able to cope with the influx of patients and and have to make hard decisions. This has been a very very Dynamic Development that frankly has beat not so my expectation so i will be cautious with making definitive statements but at the same time. Germany has had the luxury of being somewhat late to this and therefore we have had the opportunity to learn quite a bit from what worked in other countries as an aside we have also had quite a number of volunteers in our german Hospital System to go down to spain and help out our colleagues over there and those who are returning now have a real Life Experience as to how we can better deal combat this crisis when it arrives truly arrives here in germany right stephan storm c. E. O. Frizzy news thank you so much for your time and all the best to you and certainly for your medical staff in the coming days and weeks thank you stay healthy. And now lets get some well answers to your questions remember that you can keep them coming in on you tube on facebook and twitter or via email the science journalist Derrick Williams stands ready to provide some answers. Was germany better prepared for the pandemic and other countries. Ringback throughout this pandemic the number of fatalities in germany has remained remarkably lower than that and other countries only between one and 2 percent of the people who tested positive for a covert night team here have so far died from the disease thats a lower case fatality rate than almost any other country tenser the question germany appears to have been better prepared than many other countries in one key way the number of acute care beds here is very high there are more than twice as many of them per capita as there are and european neighbors like france or italy i dont think any country was really well prepared for a coke at 19 but germanys reaction to it looks to have made a significant difference and in how many people it will probably kill here in. The u. S. And the u. K. Were supposedly well prepared for this kind of emergency but theyre seeing a lot of infections and fatalities why. Thats a tough question because so many factors appear to be contributing to how effective countries are and grappling with this disease dont forget the situation is unprecedented and were still in the middle of the pandemic way too close to fast changing events to be able to really say country a got this writing country be wrong that said one thing in particular has seemed to play a pivotal role in slowing the spread of the disease in some countries and thats early widespread testing as weve heard over and over again and you cant fight what you can see right so both the u. S. And u. K. Got off to quite slow starts when it came to testing because Healthcare Systems they are rely on. Tests from a single government source and those government sources didnt respond very rapidly so despite getting top marks for their Health Care Systems and reports like the Global Health security and a structural aspect of how the u. S. And u. K. Were set up to deal with a possible pandemic might now be making a big difference in the overall numbers. Did abuse Derek Williams and hell be back of course tomorrow to answer more off your questions for now that was our 900 special on one of the giants in berlin for more on the pandemic to check out our social Media Channels and our websites that is g w dot com where we have information on covert 19 and more than 30 languages. Now we would like to leave you with a story that shows we really are all in this together. At a hospital in taiwan people wait in line to make donations to help italy and its fight against the coronavirus a so far donated more than 3000000. 00 u. S. Dollars to the relief effort its a way of showing their gratitude to italian priests who helped build hospitals in taiwan after the 2nd world war the funds were used to purchase much needed medical supplies to cope with 900 stricken areas and its in a. 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