Of action on the pitch could be putting top footballers of Mental Health that read. Im sorry kelly welcome to the program europes finance ministers have struck a deal on a 500000000000 euro bailout aimed at limiting the economic damage from the coronavirus the measures should help nations hardest hit by cope at 19 as well as supporting companies and protecting jobs the breakthrough came after ministers failed to bridge their differences in marathon talks earlier this week southern European Countries led by italy and spain wanted the European Union to ease access to Financial Markets by creating socalled corona bonds but the idea was resisted by richard northern states including germany the netherlands and finns. More were trying to recruit who is following the story for us from brussels so bad tell us a little bit more about what exactly is in this very highly anticipated deal. There was a sigh of relief in all 27. 00 capitals of the European Union after they find his mrs is struck this deal affect 2 days of very fierce deliberations and they gave themselves a round of applause on this and amalia was sent a no the portuguese finance minister the head of the euro group said these are both into Business Decisions that ben not to possibility just a few weeks ago at the german finance minister or not show it said this is a good day for you going to good day for so today t. The package contains of 3 components 1st there come 200 billions of loans for small and Medium Enterprises from the European Investment bank in luxembourg 100000000000 euros in a new unemployment scheme and 240000000000 euros of cheap loans from the european stability mechanism a rescue fund originally created in the greek crisis and these loans not come without any conditions in the netherlands caved in here and italy one said the italian finance minister after the deliberations all together 540000000000 euros the biggest package the union has ever made and italy and spain date they were among these countries needing the most. Very urgent for those 2 nations did they get what they wanted. Yes and no they get this emergency funding but the bigger issues do to be resolved the ministers agreed in principle on a new rico every fund but did not agree how big this should be to restart the european economy diving into a recession and they could also know the real how to finance this Recovery Plan theres still spain france and italy that say we have to issue come in debt to do that and on the other side germany the netherlands and others that say no way so the issue of socalled corona bones is not resolved bad record with a view from brussels where we have just had agreement on this 500000000000 euro emergency credit lines thank you so much. While asian markets were off on friday after the e. U. Deal although it was a series of new emergency lending programs in the United States that actually ended up driving the trading indexes in tokyo seoul and taipei all responded positively after the u. S. Central bank announced that it would lend more than 2 trillion dollars directly to businesses and local governments a major expansion of its powers there and gains on wall street they were swift following that news except the ground for friday sessions in asia. German chancellor Angela Merkel says that she sees signs of hope in the fight against covert 19 social distancing is helping to slow the spread of the coronavirus in the country but merkel also warns now is not the time to use the lockdown. Deserted streets in the german capital a common sight in countries facing curren a virus around the wont but according to experts in germany there are strict sions on movement seeing 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 if you do if an old snitch we mustnt allow ourselves to be loaded into a false sense of security instead we should be really happy that more stringent measures necessary for me this means that we cannot be reckless now we mustnt 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 become a little more relaxed and then youre a little careless you know we have to stay focused the situation is from child argue germany also announced plans on thursday to increase Domestic Production of protective medical gear asian manufacturers are currently responsible for 90 percent of the worlds production of protective masks more than 100 companies have responded to the governments call for help but also its a good momentum going displacement as a result in our discussions about procurement and the purchase of personal protective equipment especially medical protective masks and we saw the 1st steps of progress. Some companies that operate here in germany are already investing in increasing the production of the material thats needed for masks and. Signs of cautious optimism in germany but the debate over an exit strategy to lift restrictions will resume after the easter. Lets take a look at some other chronic virus related news from around the world new york city authorities have begun using a trench to very virus victims the number of unclaimed bodies being interred at heart island Public Cemetery has a 5 fold start of the outbreak authorities will now only hold on to bodies for 14 days before burial rather than the usual. Britains prime minister. Johnson has been moved into a regular hospital ward in london after 3 nights in intensive care johnson tested positive for the virus his condition worsened his office says that he will be closely monitored. Is now distributed to all the worlds Major Oil Producers have made progress on a deal to cut output by 10000000 barrels a day a meeting between opec countries and allies including russia sought agreement between all members except mexico a cut is seen as the best way to support tumbling oil prices as demand mends. And the International Monetary fund says the virus is causing the worst economic fallout since the Great Depression of 1000 there are more than 170 countries are expected to see a drop in personal incomes this year emerging economies and low in earning nations will be the worse fact. For the worlds biggest religions this week is usually filled with celebrations Christians Mark easter and jews passover for muslims the fasting period of ramadan begins later this month correspondents in rome jerusalem and islam a bad report now on how the need for social distancing is impacting religious observance. Easter pascoe are here in italy is going to be an easter like no other instead of family gatherings in feasting as well as excursions to the seaside or countryside to enjoy the good weather its going to be all about staying at home the police are expected to be out in full force to make sure that people dont do what theyre normally used to doing at this time of the year the other struggle is to how to make this period special as compared to every other day when were here into more than a month of these lockdown measures here in italy im going to try to cook an extra special meal or perhaps try and get that chocolate Chocolate Bunny for my child but its not so easy for many out there their families concerned about the fact that they may have lost their jobs are not getting enough money in order to feed their families normally at this time of the year there should be thousands of people flocking into the old city to celebrate easter and passover in 2 weeks time ramadan will begin but nothing is normal of this year the old city is empty theyre not visitors and the mood is rather somber. People of all faiths have been asked to stay at home to limit the spread of corona and many are using social media to stay connected with family and friends in these difficult times. Im in my hometown in pakistan the mosque you see right behind me for the journey was run by my extended family clan in this neighborhood. The mosque has been closed for last week because growing up virus i thought the people here would have found really interesting is whats really convinced a lot of sensible muslims about observing physically distancing are the things of the Prophet Muhammad defunct reference of an islamic history when he go to just basically the standing in times of plague and disease and that seems to have really worked. While the virus has also professional footballers and their. Huge wage packets under the spotlight but the Players Union says that not playing could actually have a serious impact on footballers Mental Health as well women stars and men working outside of their home countries are thought to be especially vulnerable a World Without football has been tough to take for many fans with leagues around the globe halted until further notice but its the players themselves who may be suffering the most with studies showing football is a more prone to Mental Health issues than many other sections of society wait we can see that there are elevated numbers in terms of risk for anxiety and different psychological problems of players compared to the general population is quite a high temps and precarious employment for most of them and clearly these times make this worse while people often imagine footballers earning astronomical sums and living in luxury 5th pro is keen to stress that this is often not the case well many young individuals who are on their own away from their home countries they have no Family Support oftentimes in these countries many of them have literally one year a plum and contract meaning theres enormous stress about whether they have any kind of income coming to the end of the season the female footballers tense earn less than their male counterparts anyway and those living far from home could be especially at risk but weve quite a few players who play a role and who oftentimes because they do so under a lesser condition than most of the men who would travel to another country to pursue their career there are often times on their own with hardly any social interaction and all Family Support nearby and that creates enormous pressure that were trying to help them with 5th pro insists keeping an eye on the Mental Wellbeing of players will be crucial until play is allowed to resume once more. Youre watching t. V. News from the land remember you can get all of the latest headlines on the app or on our website you can also follow us on twitter and instagram too thats at the news of the back of the top of the hour kelly and thanks for watching. Combating the corona pandemic. Where does research stand. What are scientists learning. Background information about and. Our corona update. Covert 19 special next on d w. The global corona crisis you can find more Information Online actually w dot com and on t. W. Social Media Channels. How useful are face masks during the corona crisis experts country agree on this should we wear them and if so who should wear them do they protect me or the other person and which types of masks make sense at all in many Asian Countries face masks are regarded as one of the main weapons in the fight against the coronavirus and in china its even forbidden to be on the streets without. Here in europe we have mixed feelings about Wearing Masks in times of scarcity many believe should be reserved for Health Care Workers depend on protection but that view seems to have changed recently now more and more local authorities do recommend to wear masks in public so lets talk about face masks and what they can do for us during a pandemic. Welcome to aleko with 900. 00 special here and you news i want to get good to have you with us is wearing a face mask useful during the Coronavirus Crisis or is it all just nonsense opinions are divided but there seems to be a growing consensus that we can stay in permanent crisis mode thats how do we end the lockdown without risking a rise in new cases and consequently higher death toll could compulsory facemask policies be the out so well in a moment well talk to an expert from the w. H. O. But 1st this report. Not all respirator masks are created equal we can generally distinguish between the 3 main types. Socalled filtering face piece or f. F. T. Masks fit snugly around the nose mouth and chin and to filter out the tiniest airborne particles the most effective type lets no viruses in or out. An excellent valve makes breathing easier but increases the risk of viruses escaping through an unfair elves f. F. T. Mask protects both the wearer and the person they encounter with a valve that only reliably protects the wearer f. P. Masks are in short supply worldwide so they should be mainly reserved for medical personnel. A mask thats often seen now it is this simple protective face piece for the mouth and nose known as the surgical mask it consists of several layers of paper or non woven fabric with a thin wire to make it fit over the nose when the wearer. Officer sneezes the surgical mask blocks the large droplets but on inhalation air also flows in over the sides that means mainly protect others from infection rather than the wearer. Once the mask is wet from breathing after 8 hours wearing time at the most it has to be discarded. In the coated 19 prices professionally manufactured masks are in short supply thats led to a flourishing Cottage Industry in d. I. Y. Masks whether using handkerchiefs t. Shirts or vacuum cleaner bags people all around the world are revving up their sewing machines a textile mask functions rather like a protective mask made of paper but generally has a poor seal and blocks only a 3rd of the droplets of the surgical mask those according to a study. However a cloth mask can be washed and reused the most important thing is no matter which mask you wear it can only be effective if used with hygiene measures like thorough hand washing and keeping a safe distance from others. And still some people say the mask is better than none others however warn that mask give people a false sense of security for more im joined by professor ben cowling at the university of hong kong his research there focuses on respiratory virus transmission and the impact of control measures on professor cal and hes also a codirector of the w. H. O. Collaborating center for Infectious Disease epidemiology and control at the h k you school of Public Health good to have you with us so please there are still a lot of mosque critics out there and they say that theyre simply not enough evidence that Wearing Masks could actually stop or at least reduce the spread of the virus you however were involved in a study that was published just last week tell us a bit about that. Sure so the study that we did last week was a very careful experimental study in aleppo or tree of how much virus comes out of the mouths of people with influenza or common cold infections including a common cold or flu virus and we found a lot of virus in the x. Our breath not only in the large droppers but also in the small particle aerosols and the 2nd part of the study we looked at how well facemask blocked that virus from getting into the environment we captured all of the extra breath that these patients were breathing now and we found substantial reductions in the virus that was able to get into the environment when those patients wore surgical facemasks including influenza and including human coronavirus well that sounds to me like the study says that we should wear face masks and perhaps it should even be mandatory what you say i think we need to be careful not to think that may face mask or magic weapon against corbett we know the best things that we can do in the community is stay at home stay away from other people because thats what would definitely stop transmission but then if we do need to go out i think it might be better if people were wearing a mask than if they werent but you mentioned the beginning the supply limitations is one of the big challenges to that kind of policy oh i did just one more question about this discussion around whether or not we should wear face mask because its also linked to see is that a sas code too could be airborne what do we know about that. Well we dont know i think the jurys still out in the clip that you just played now you mentioned the face mass block the large drop is from coming out of someone whos infected but for the other person whos wearing some of the air comes in the sides actually in both cases the air will come in the sides and leak but they can still protect against droplets what we found in our study was that actually surgical mask a block many of the aerosol particles as well so even if sars kovi too is airborne a surgical mask could still provide some benefit obviously not as much as it would against the larger risk but it could still provide some benefit whereas and as you mentioned earlier surgical mask or any kind of mask really theyre in short supply right now a lot of people are turning to d. I. Y. Mask what kind of mask makes sense in your view for the general public but i think any mosque is better than no mosque but we know that materials that are a bit thicker probably have better still trace in performance so a cotton mask or cloth mosque is probably better than a scarf but we actually dont know that much there havent been that many studies on the different choices and i think dust now one of the pirates sees now you already mentioned that a mask kondrat plays measures like social distancing or washing your hands but theres a lot of discussion now in europe about an exit strategy from the lock down can face mask help us return to an almost normal life so odd a prerequisite for ending the lockdown. I dont think massive going to be a magic weapon that lets life go back to normal if people would just wear masks and washing their hands i think they would do something but probably not enough to allow life to otherwise return to normal i think were still going to need a lot of social distancing and the other measures to test and trace but maybe if we do the masses well every little bit will help is there a downside to wearing a face mask why is there such a reluctance amongst even experts of recommending it to say any mask is better than none so is there a downside we should know about yes some experts have been saying that perhaps people could choose between staying at home or going out and its better to stay home everybody agrees that but then if there was a mask available maybe that person would go out with a mask instead of staying at home with no marks and actually its better to stay at home but if you do really need to go out it should be better to wear a mask that not wear masks i think the experts are really saying there could be some consequence to behavior so that people wear the mask they think it makes them protected and actually its more like a small benefit and if everybody does it then we get a small benefit as a community all right professor think having there from the university of hong kong thank you so much for your time and yes to stay healthy. Facemasks lockdown and of course the constant fear of catching the virus many of us look for a way out of this nightmare by following conspiracy theories that explain what really happens or by discovering old health myths that promise to keep us safe be aware that there is a full scale its not a list to be used Derek Williams time for your questions. Can you kill the virus by spraying alcohol chloride. Ok this is a really bad idea the only place on your body where you should use alcohol based sanitizers is on your hands because they are what transmits the virus to your face thats how it enters your body through the membranes in your nose or mouth or also your eyes and when using hand sanitizers you should pay close attention to recommendations about how frequently they can be used without causing damage to your skin dont ever spray a sanitizer or chemical on your body or your face youll do no good and youll possibly do a lot of harm. Is that connection between coverage 1005 but. Youre referring to the Conspiracy Theory currently making the rounds on a lot of social media platforms that the spread of the virus is somehow linked to the spread of 5 g. Technology now this was a brand new myth for me at 1st i couldnt believe it was serious because the idea is so patently absurd but apparently people are taking it seriously enough to go out and set fire to mobile communications masts folks lets get something straight this disease is caused by a virus not radio but let me repeat that its caused by a virus not by radio waves there. National and International Help body on the planet agrees on that so if youre somehow involved in spreading this idea please stop and especially stop if youre one of the ones trying to burn down Telecommunications InfrastructureEmergency Service personnel have much more important things to deal with at the moment. Derek williams they are setting the record straight and hell be back tomorrow good friday to answer your questions and that was our 1000 special for today thanks for joining us for more on the pandemic do check out our social Media Channels and our website at www dot com which has dedicated kovac 900 pages in 30 languages i want to get jones in berlin and wed like to leave you with some images of creative o. B. F. Not necessarily serious ideas full face masks you can see them coming up now here we have oversized plastic bottles and of course large lettuce leaves and there are men with long and well groomed to be its well that might be something for you to go for creativity in times of a pandemic. Can inspire change. The people can. Go in africa fantastic right. Join them as they set out to save the environment learn from one another and Work Together for a better future. Many thanks to you all for tuning in to kill africa. 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