Im sara kelly welcome to the Program Germany could be on the way out of its coronavirus lockdown the countrys Influential National academy of sciences has recommended that a start be made on easing the restrictions imposed to contain the virus the academys report came as the number of new confirmed cases in germany fell for a 3rd day running it also set the scene for consultations this week by chancellor Angela Merkel on what should happen after the current restrictions expire next sunday and one of the main recommendations of the report is that the primary and secondary schools be allowed to gradually very open they could soon be followed by shops and restaurants as long as their tables are placed further apart mouth nose protection should be used as an additional protective measure and the relaxing of our strictures is dependent on more widespread testing g. P. S. Data offered voluntarily by mobile phone users could be used for contact tracing. Well earlier i spoke with claudia views a man one of the academics who contributed to that report and she explained that a return to normal life in germany requires an effort across society its not just a Health Problem it is an economic of the we we cant ignore that we do have to. Deepen our efforts to to to Work Together to to try to solve this particular situation we have to better eiseley for example. People who are infected for that we are in need of but a doctor so we need a doctor scientist to model these particular situations we need the support of the public who voluntarily give. For these models and well to encourage each and every one to Work Together on this problem we cant just treat it is as a problem of the Health Care System it is much more than that. And lets get more now we how are germans what do they think about the coronavirus lockdown were joined now here in the studio by. Who has been following the story for us so. How are they reacting to the lock down and are they ready for it to be partially lifted with a quick reminder of what the current restrictions here in germany are germans supposed to stay in their houses unless theyre going out to work to shop or to exercise and then theyre only allowed to go out in pairs nonessential shops are closed places of education and interstate travel is restricted so what did germans think about these restrictions well a poll taken recently shows that the majority of germans are supportive of them around hoff of germans say that they want these restrictions to be extended into the future about a 3rd say that they should be eased and only a very small minority 8 percent said they should be abolished altogether now thats what poll thats what they told pollsters when contacted however a different data source tells a different story and that is mobile phone now your mobile phone is constantly sending signals to cell phone towers and each time you move you change towers and those changes have been logged in analyzed by a Company Called terror list and we can look at what they found now around about 2 weeks ago german mobility had dipped significantly in fact germans were moving around hof as much as they normally do according to the mobile phone however now it has started to creep back up again as we can see in that curve there that shows the germans are starting to move around more according to their mobile phone coverage now that is not the curve that we want to see flattened if authorities want people to stay in their homes and i mean it you dont even actually have to see the data you just have to look outside of your windows here in berlin especially with the great weather people have really been out and about in the city how do german factor their Civil Liberties into all of this i mean are they worried about their rights being removed if there is you know a forcible. Lockdown measure in place well of course germans berlin is a city thats famous for its activism and during was lockdown period theres been more than 200. 00 officially registered demonstrations that have been canceled and that has led some people to be concerned that the freedom to voice their opinion is being taken away and a demonstration was held on the weekend in berlin an illegal demonstration people turned up and they were yelling out to concerts which means basic law or the constitution here in germany they were asked to bring along a stick of 2 meters in length to show that they were keeping distance from other people and others were on bicycles as we can see well the police were very quick to shut that down there have also been other smaller demonstrations for other causes such as supporting refugees being moved off the islands and greets they also have been shut down now some might say that these kind of demonstrations are irresponsible others might say that its necessary for us to find a way to voice our opinion safely even during these extraordinary times right thank you. Well lets get a check now of some other news from around the world a sailor who was stationed onboard the u. S. S. Theodore roosevelt Aircraft Carrier has died of coach at 19 the u. S. Navy said that he died in intensive care at the Naval Hospital in guam where the ship had been docked since the end of march is the 1st state tally of more than 500 confirmed cases among the crew. Spain has allowed some factory and construction workers to return to work as it looks to boost the economy paralyzed by the coronavirus lockdown but restrictions were made in place for most of the rest of the country where more than 17000 people have died of the coated 19 disease and strong storms pounded the Southern United States on sunday killing at least 6 people in mississippi and damaging up to 300 homes and buildings the National Weather service says that strong winds were sweeping through other parts of. State as well. Italy has proposed quarantining migrants rescued at sea on another vessel off the island of sicily the german flagged along kirti rescue boat picked up 150 people over recent days but has been unable to find a port that will allow it to dock the n. G. O. s sea ice says that one person has been evacuated for medical care and that the ship is an urgent need of supplies its not yet clear what will happen to the migrants once the quarantine period is over. And were joined now by stephens tries in my our he is a human rights observer with the n. G. O. S see i was actually on the boat right now so tell us we are hearing that italy signaled that they would take the refugees from the boat into quarantine on board an italian vessel have you heard anything else about this particular effort from authorities. I reaffirm the ball offer of this human carrion offer but we didnt have any official response to us from the german although its an Italian Government so up to no were waiting it would be very grateful if the whole thing would happen but were not sure. Ok so its very much wait and see at the moment in the meantime what is the situation right now on board the rescue vessel. Though we have 141 people love 17 people their crew on the ship that means that the ship is very overcrowded. The night of very cold and cannot give many supplies to the people. We have 2 top 2 showers now all the waves are getting thicker so the people are getting sick. We know that you have quite a lot of experience in this arena so we want to ask you you know we are in the midst right now of this coronavirus pandemic what influence are you observing on the numbers of refugees leaving for example from libya from what you can tell. But what really can tell on this ship right now is that it has no effect on the number of migrants coming we have that boat or both you being on your stern. May they may have kept thought they were. Wrong and you know that they were over there but we dont know what happened to them so far it will through not all people cross the military. To receive them or in europe. All around the world i mean we are seeing social distancing measures in place obviously and were looking at these boats right now and it seems as if social distancing is indeed impossible there is not the space in order to. Do that so given that what measures. Are you guys trying to take in order do you know to protect yourselves to protect the migrants who might be on board. So im not a doctor or a but really you have a medical team a very good medical team youre on board. Vaults any patient on the no fault hold the virus threat so. Very risky to people for we were taking your own medical stuff man from everybody and we have no room. During this medical assessment and no rest are at risk there are stories of problems. And now we are checking on the. Vital so you know every 2 days. You know we didnt have any. Problems with the by the schools. We also were a small lot of time but all we can do on this very limited very thing and that was stuff on the myer and human rights observer with the ngo see i speaking with us earlier from the along pretty rescue well now in times like these knowing where to get help where to get tested or perhaps just locating your nearest handwashing station is really Vital Information and data can help im going to tell you now about a kenyan crowdsourcing technology that has in the past been used to collect data for Disaster Relief elections and crisis responses well now organizations all over the word world are using this particular platform in order to navigate the cover on of crisis have a look. At the day 10 information thats to show good job hes the project coordinator at map kibera an organization that has been matching with this numb for the past 10 years with the coronavirus outbreak has shifted the focus because digital maps mouth is documenting handwashing stations clinics and aid efforts we have. Like some of the washing could be done like this one its on the mob but we also have platforms where we shot it we have our supper. But so many could beat up people we say about our supply we also have a Facebook Page just like you did with where we have a huge number of get beat up people. Joshua and to steam have also started documenting all corona cases confirmed by the Kenyan Ministry of health if heath information into digital maps on the open source platform a shady the platform allows users to create their own topical maps and adding information to geographical points from happy theyre at a collecting data like this for years ive been the ships around the world im now using the shady technology to collect data about corona related responses and problems in that part of the world. To show he website shows its being used in europe asia the us and latin america and italy for instance and initiative maps are places to get food and medical supplies and in japan users are reporting the corona testing experiences. So in the last few weeks you see more than 300. 1 that was a Good Platform and its been used across the world i think one thing thats come up. For us to be able to deal with this crisis were going to have to rely on you know people collective responsibility right you know people are being asked to stay in the cup now its a lot of information or got this out that people on the ground of people who are experiencing some of these issues will be able to bring to light and involve people who can then jump in and and support while the Kenyan Technology is making its way around the world the hope is that the data will also help governments and International Organizations and responding to the crisis. Now oil prices have failed to rally after the worlds major producing countries agreed to what is being called the biggest Oil Production cut ever prices fluctuated because of concerns that the action by the Production Cartel opec along with russia and others wont be enough to reduce a glut of oil on the market. Opec close which brings together the oil cartel with other producers like russia said it would reduce world output by 10 percent. Within 2 months opec and opec plus countries will reduce production by 10000000. 00 barrels us for the next 6 months they will cut production by 8000000. 00 Barrels Per Day and for the 16 months after that begins 6000000 barrels will be cut produce. Oil prices have gone into freefall on worries about the virus and a price war between saudi arabia and russia but low prices threatens the u. S. Shale oil industry. President donald trump welcomed the deal calling it a great deal for all. But with oil tanks filling up around the world Energy Hungry industries shut down many analysts are warning the agreement may do little to stabilize the oil market. Theyre watching d. W. News from berlin remember you can get all the latest headlines at our website www dot com you can also follow us on social media im sorry kelly in berlin thank you so much for watching we just hope that you stay safe. After. Combating the corona pandemic. Where does research stand. What are scientists learning. Background information and news of. Our corona. Covert 19 special next on d w. By the nazis. Im taken to germany to be raised as citizens of the country. During world war 2 the sins of polish children suffer this pain. Even today many of them to their real parents were. Stolen children kidnapped and of nazi germany. April 28th when you. React to the pandemic we have travel bans lockdowns. Fighting for every life in one of germanys coronavirus hotspots some European Countries are starting to relax knock down distractions wont call this a title. No is not the kind of next measures. Europe isnt locked down schools businesses restaurants and factories have all been shuttered for weeks now people are to moralize with the arrival of spring theyve been enjoying what they still can the sun in the park some fresh air but many are missing a sense of community some countries like denmark and austria are already beginning to loosen the most severe restrictions others think it is too early for that now what do experts is the virus on the control can public life return to normal and will the warmer temperatures now arriving in the Northern Hemisphere slow the spread of the disease. These are some of the questions well discuss in this edition of covert 19 special here on the w. News im chris cobra milliners good to have you with us now the longer the shutdown is in place the more pressing becomes the question when constricts social distancing measures be east here in germany Public Officials are yet to decide on an official strategy so. Lets get an experts view to be escort is a professor of Public Health and if immunology at berlins shanty hospital welcome to our program to b s lets talk about the weather 1st here there have been some including the u. S. President saying that rising temperatures are bad for the virus are they well if you look at the areas reporting factionalism if you see dispersal of the virus theres really no differences between regions that are warmer and reaching for the colder so i think the virus is really not affected but temperature it is true that youre into cold weather season that the skin inside and those insect use that oh its more susceptible d for getting in its actually that may be a factor but it dont think that it is really affected by temperature so springtime meaning its not necessarily a bad time for corona. Its not a bad time for the buyers its a good time for for us and thats going to some him so clearly getting some fresh air certainly the sunshine helps. Its a good time for all of us its and spring right now but sort of iras i dont think that makes much of a difference to me as the number of reported cases in germany is declining italy and spain the countries hardest hit here in europe are reporting receiving death numbers where are we in the timeline of this pandemic. Well see one has to understand that the virus cannot be stopped or reasons why these measures the physical contact restrictions im places allowed the Health Care System to leave some regions even in germany being out at. Hospitals are we on the edge so this was the reason why we certainly support it these these measures now and then we just really over the so called her community is region that is a long way to so if not relax some measures its not mean that iris is gone the virus is there and we have to deal with that virus quite some time until we have pixelation available or until enough people have been infected with the virus and nothing gets against the virus nevertheless the severe social distancing measures they are taking their toll on people and number of Public Officials here in germany and other places are talking about lifting some of the strictest countermeasures is it the right time to do that. Well scientists than many experts associations are discussing this office the end nobody likes to cook is really hard measures and to into place this is the right time well be in 3 weeks in 2 weeks in 10 days nobody really can tell what its saying is a good time now to discuss how we can lift this restrictions and how we can move into the future and as you know deal with medical data but also of the economic social they are psychological data and all of these is not really helpful or for the health of the people so we have to really start to think of how to move on and to to really start to go back to a life that is certainly not the normal life that we used to but to a life that makes sense and makes. Us starting businesses again and allowing kids to go to school so i think its a good time to discuss this right now all right lets do it lets talk about the how germanys academy of sciences one of the most Renowned Research institutions in the country says primary and secondary schools should gradually open again and it should be mandatory for people to wear face masks on Public Transportation what is your take on that. I think these are her goods and reasonable of such actions many experts from various fields have been involved in this recommendations and i think that those are really good starting points we all have to understand however that if restrictions are lifted its that we may see an effect of the Healthcare System again and that we have to increase some of the restrictions that potentially this will mean on the law for some time we have to evaluate this very d carefully and the experts who insist to to recommend specific measures to the politicians who then has to make their decisions but i think the recommendations of the National Academy of science are d leading reasonable and they are good starting points also it is important that they set that should not really i select specific care groups such as the elderly or such as people who have certain medical conditions i think that was also a very important state and to me as briefly one of the most important aspects of such a strategy of easing these restrictions. Well it is. New really have to move who are responsible people what they can do i think we all society understood the importance of defeating this virus and the importance of the attention of the Health Care System so i think we should also count on on to society that they really work with everyone to make this. Epidemiologist to be escort thank you for talking to d w. Thank you. So the discussion over when and how to access the lock down is still waging meanwhile spring has arrived in many countries in europe and it isnt germany people tried to make the best of their situation over the easter weekend which meant catching some rays while trying not to catch the virus. Spring has and in parks across germany you wouldnt necessarily know that the country is in lockdown having spent weeks cooped up indoors many people are experiencing a fresh appreciation for nature. You can send me looking for the tree being at site but of course im not meeting friends or socializing and it has a calming effect is the last thing in the mood for me its liberating to be at ease in a chair tools. In germany you are still alive to go it alone or with one other person but it out to exercise always just agree big with some fresh air. Even when youre soaking in the spring sun you still need to make sure youre sticking to social gifted things rule. Another man who certainly wishes hed have more time for a nice walk in the park but our resident corona expert Eric Williams has been very busy thinking about and answering the questions you sent us heres our latest installment. Can you get the coronavirus and any symptoms. Based on what we know right now it looks like around 100 of every 6 people that catches 19 gets seriously ill and develops difficulties with breathing symptoms and others who have tested positive for the disease ranged from serious to very mild and some people who test positive have no symptoms at all at the center for Disease Control in the u. S. Believes as many as one in 4 people who get the disease show no symptoms know about by the information they have as asymptomatic carriers might remain perfectly healthy themselves but contribute dramatically to transmission knowing how many people are asymptomatic would also help us nail down the real mortality rate of the virus which continues to be guesstimated and finally its important in terms of fighting the disease if we can figure out why some people dont get sick that information could help us in. Race to develop therapies. Surviving could make 1000 meteor deal me this question is closely tied to the question of why some people can carry the disease but are symptomatic from what weve seen so far the corona virus infects everyone but some people dont develop symptoms and that probably has to do with their genetic make up past research has shown that genetics do have an influence on the course of viral infections and scientists are looking at some key genes very closely in the covert 19 pandemic especially the ones that include 4 and controllable the expression of an enzyme in the cell membrane called ace 2 its what the coronavirus uses as a gateway to get into the cell could variations there make some people more susceptible than others may be its pretty unlikely though that there will be a single genetic variant that determines whether you get a mild or severe a case of covert 19 the 1st White Research studies in the area are ramping up now but will take time to carry out and evaluate. And if you have a question for us about the virus simply post it in the comments section of our d w you tube channel and that wraps up todays edition of cove in 1000. 00 special for more on the event i make to check out our social Media Channels and our website thats d. W. Dot com which has dedicated covert 19 pages in 30 languages im chris cobra mil and thanks for watching and before we let you go many scientists around the world are calling on governments to provide people with face masks if they intend on easing lockdown restrictions on taiwan seems to be a step ahead on this its already is there have set of vending machines where people can scan their Health Insurance cards and. Health insurance cards in order to pick up their fortnightly ration of 9 masks an idea other countries may well wish to a doctor who supports. Climate change. The state believes the environmental projects. Of globalisation affect biodiversity Species Conservation exploitation the quality. 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