Museum of art cancels the celebrations for its 160 year birthday. Its good to have you with us is this the week that we begin leaving the lockdown well that is the question many are asking here in germany the countrys Influential National academy of sciences has recommended that a start be made on easing the restrictions imposed to contain the coronavirus the academys report came as the number of new confirmed cases of the virus here in germany fell for the 3rd day running german chancellor Angela Merkel she begins discussions this week on whether to extend the current restrictions which expire this coming sunday now in its report the academy recommends gradually reopening prime. Mary and secondary schools across germany the report says that schools could soon be followed by shops and restaurants with one important condition tables would have to be positioned to comply with social distancing rules the academy also recommends that people wear face masks in Public Places for additional protection and the academy warns that these reductions in restrictions should only occur in conjunction with nationwide testing for the virus so it has a big yes for testing and it gives a nod to some data surveillance the academy says g. P. S. Data collected from our mobile phones could be used for that all important Contact Tracing for more im joined now by the Political Correspondent kate brady she is on the story for us here in berlin good evening to you kate is the German Government what are you hearing why clee to implement all of these recommendations to ease these restrictions. I think its certainly too early brant to be talking about implementing or rather implemented all of these left on the restrictions are currently in place of course the measures that were put in place a few weeks ago now also going to be in place until april the 19th and these talks are set to be help between the german chancellor Angela Merkel and the 16 state premiers on wednesday now there was indication last week from the german chancellor that if there was indeed a steady and continuous flattening of the curve here in germany that that would perhaps give way to a relaxation of some measures here restrictions at least that are that are currently in place on movement here in germany the question is whether the the fall in the new number of cases here in germany that weve seen over the last over the last 3 days is and the question is whether or not that is steady and continuous enough of course another thing to look at as well is the fact that one of the recommendations given by the institute is this idea of making masks for the wearing of masks compulsory in public and of course for Something Like that to be implemented as well the German Government would of course have to ensure that there are enough masks available to everyone in germany which is something that the Health Ministry has already been working on some because well have to wait until wednesday for some more definitive answers from the government but it certainly will be a very slow and gradual relaxation if any at all and it also depends on the public complying with the rules and regulations what do we know. The attitudes in the public what do people here in germany feel about the prospect of lifting restrictions. What is interesting over the past couple of days have been some new polls released hit in germany one interesting way from hugo of said that the majority of germans are just over 50 percent of germans actually would support an extension to the restrictions a currently in place and a small number of those would actually support an increase in restrictions at the same time it does seem that people here in germany od getting itchy feet trying to get back out on the streets as quickly as possible and weve seen that over the last couple of days looking at some statistics here in germany particularly from g. P. S. Data it seems that people have been on the move from all certainly in comparison to a couple of weeks ago when those measurements were 1st implemented here in germany so of course like many places around the world people are itching to get back to at least some sense of normalcy yet at the same time people are aware that lifting these restrictions too early as weve heard from organizations like the World Health Organization could potentially lead to a spike in the new number of cases and of course we dont want to see a backward step taken here in germany this is actually right and weve already seen that happen in certain countries in asia i keep reading the story for us here in berlin tape thank you we now know what france will do with its walk down from president emanuel says that the country will have to endure another 4 weeks saying that progress has been made against the coronavirus but that the battle has not yet been won the country has already spent a month under and president restrictions that are keeping people at home for all d but their most essential me. Is growing but nothing can be taken for granted from the northeast to terrorists hospitals are saturated across the country and our overseas territories the Health System is under pressure. We have not yet overcome the epidemic so we must continue our efforts to keep applying the restrictions the more they are followed the more lives we will save. That was the french president there speaking earlier this evening from. Lisa lewis shes on the story for us from paris good evening to you lisa several countries here in europe are thinking about easing the walk down restrictions for its president and hes going the opposite way why. He said in his speech tonight that he didnt want to have to go back into lockdown once the rules lift restrictions are lifted like some Asian Countries where he sees that now that the number of infections is going up again that that they are thinking at the end to go back into the time he doesnt want to do that he wants to continue this Strict Lockdown at least until the 11th of may and after that some restrictions will stay in place schools you know primary schools and colleges will open bit by bit but but universities will stay closed longer restaurants will stay closed longer the government will decide at a later point when all these business like you know theater music hall is hetero or lots of people come together it can reopen again and he also mentioned the possibility of a rule that everybody needed to wear a face my face mosque in certain situations for example on public transport that would be obviously cotton face masks and not the ones for the surgeons at which france is still lacking. The french president has promised a plan for sectors of the economy that have been hardest hit by this lockdown what more do we know about that tonight. Yeah that would be sectors like restaurants the Tourism Industry hotels etc music the Music Industry theaters they will receive government subsidies the president said and they also wouldnt have to pay Social Security charges face contributions. For before hand he only said that at those contributions would be pushed back to late but now apparently theyre going to be canceled at the president also talked about a widening of other economic measures for independent berkus and for other companies that are at this very moment receiving government aid and what about the controversial reforms that the president wants to see when it comes to the countrys pension Systems People were expecting him to withdraw all parts of that reform tonight did he do that. He didnt but he might do so in the coming weeks he thinks he says hes thinking about every founding the the country the economy the policies and he said we all need to grieve reinvent ourselves and im the 1st one who has to reinvent himself so that might be more to come in the coming weeks and reinventing himself we will watch for that solution who is on the story for us in paris lisa thank you. Well spain is loosening its coronavirus lockdown in allowing some construction in factory workers to return to work the move comes as the number of new cases in the country has slowed in recent days the government hopes that it will help boost an economy that has been battered by the lockdown as well as the high death toll from the buyers. Sanctions 1st steps toward life after lockdown in madrid these workers are back on the job for the 1st time in weeks theyve been allowed to return to work in hopes of getting the countrys economy back on its feet even with kofi 1000 still claiming hundreds of lives every day its a tightrope act the Prime Minister said it was necessary. I mean ethical and the virus threatens to take lives and at the same time crush the economic and social fabric of our country which is why this decision requires a combination of measures to prevent contagion to allow the recovery of the Health System and to avoid the paralysis and collapse of our economy and it showed implements that ice. Nearly a 1000000 jobs have been wiped out since pain went into lockdown in mid march employers say nothing now to reopen businesses while observing strict Safety Measures could prevent more job losses. At the new insights the company has not had to consider laying off workers we are going to try to get all the activity going again and keep the jobs that way. Was the work of. All workers are Wearing Masks and gloves we have stocked up on sanitizer and we are actively looking for more mosques because we dont know how many times they can be reused but at the moment we will have enough that a moment of the mercy of the most part of us but. Yet even as pain moves cautiously toward reopening the economy sobering reminders of covert nineteens terrible toll persist in madrid these doctors and nurses paid tribute to a colleague who contract the virus he was one of the Many Health Workers around the world who have died trying to save others during the pandemic. Our time to take a look now at other stories that are making headlines around the world u. S. Senator Bernie Sanders has endorsed joe biden as the democrat partys candidate for u. S. President saying it is time to unite to defeat donald trump in novembers election sanders last week withdrew from the race to become the partys nominee joe biden has thing sanders for his indorsement a sailor who was stationed on board the u. S. S. Theodore roosevelt Aircraft Carrier has died of covert night. When the u. S. Navy says that he died in intensive care at the Naval Hospital in guam where the ships been docked since the end of march hes the 1st fatality of more than 500. 00 confirmed cases among the crew. Amazon is hiring an additional 75000. 00 workers in the u. S. Amid a surge in demand for online orders well thats on top of a 100000. 00 new jobs that it filled in just the last month or more consumers are turning to amazon after the shutdown of offline retailers due to efforts to stem the corona but its. You know theyre not shopping in the not going to museums in the u. S. Today is the 150th birthday of new Yorks Metropolitan Museum of art in the pre corona calendar today was supposed to be filled with fanfare in style however new yorks walk down to tackle the virus or the put an end to the museums long anticipated celebrations in addition to not having a party the mets doesnt have enough money either. New York Metropolitan Museum of art usually teeming with visitors while out by its exhibits and the venue of the glamorous met ball today its famous steps are empty its anniversary celebrations canceled the interior abandoned a short walk away in central park doctors treat patients suffering from coated 19 of them dizzy in seeing that theres a Field Hospital in central park its not appropriate for us to be celebrating ourselves whats important now is what can we do what can we give back to society. Conferences have resulted in this a Digital Museum accessible from home. To us through 5000. 00 he is of art history instead of reading hours picture book videos for children social media challenges daring fans to reenact works of art the crisis hits branch staying relevant and seeing heres an idea private foundations privately financed are the norm the met is certainly a wealthy institution with many sponsors who are supporting us now but if we have to remain close for many more months it will be impossible for us to keep all of our stuff on because something a little better. Than the salaries of the mets 2000 employees are safe until the start of may the museum hopes to be opened by you know at the latest but even that is uncertain. Youre watching news from berlin remember you can get the latest headlines on our apple i will be back at the top of the hour with more news followed by the day i have to see you then. Combating the corona pandemic. Where does research stand. What are scientists learning. Background information and. Our corona update. Coded 19 special next on d w. Im not going to think of that that well i guess sometimes i am close and nothing will happen. Thanks to you consider jam a culture of looking at the stereotype the question but if you think the future of the country that i now live. Via lyndon seems to take his grandmother there to eat its all about ok. Im a job join me to meet the gentleman from d. W. Post. Lady gaga song ill talk about. What you see more religious of you. Must be. A broken foot bullet to lead them to the audacity done by. These react to the pandemic we have travel bans lockdowns. Fighting for every life in one of germanys coronavirus hot spots some European Countries are starting to relax knock down distractions while this time. 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 already beginning to loosen the most severe. Restrictions others think it is too early for them to know what the experts is the virus under 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 kovi 1000 special here on the w. News im Chris Caldwell in berlin is good to have you with us now the longer the shutdown is in place the more pressing becomes the question when constrict 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 it in the ology at berlins charlotte a hospital welcome to our program to be yes 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 areas reporting factionalism if you see this bird that the virus that theres really no differences between regions of war and reaching the colder so i think the virus is really not affected by temperature it is true that you are in the cold weather season to skin in certain insect you throw this more susceptible for getting in its actually that may be a factor of it dont think that it is really affected by scent so springtime meaning its not necessarily a bad time for corona. Its not about time for the buyers its time for for us and enjoying the sun roof and so fully getting some fresh air certainly the sunshine helps. Its a good time for all of us its a new 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 as anyone has to understand that the virus cannot be stopped the reasons why these measures and the physical restrictions im place is to allow the Health Care System to leave some regions even in germany we know that. Hospitals are really on the edge so this was the reason why we certainly support it these these measures now and then it is really over the so called her release he is reaching that is a long way to so if not relax the measures thats not that iris is gone the virus is there and we have to deal with that virus for quite some time until we have pixelation available or until enough people have been infected with the virus and have immunity 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 that the right time to do that. Well scientists than many experts associations are discussing this office the end nobody likes to put this really hard nationalists entering d into place this is the right time will be improved in 2 weeks in 10 days nobody really can tell what i think 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 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 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 lester 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 very good 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 potentially this will mean on the law for some time we have to evaluate this very d carefully indeed experts are going to stoop to recommend d 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 really reasonable and say a good starting point also it is important that they set that we should not really isolate specific care groups such as the elderly or such as people with certain medical conditions i think that was also a very important step and to be as briefly one of the most important aspects of such a strategy of easing these restrictions. Well it is. New really have to know what is possible and people what they can do i think we all society understood the importance of defeating his virus and the importance of the patient of the Healthcare 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 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 nothing if not true being at fight but of course im not meeting friends or socializing. It has a calming effect its relaxing. A little for me its liberating to be at ease in a chair tools. In germany you are still allowed to go it alone or with one other person but it out to exercise or just to breathe some fresh air but even when youre soaking in the spring fun you still need to make sure youre sticking to throw short gifted things ruth. And now to a 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. Based on what we know right now it looks like around one out 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 range 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 no thats Vital Information to 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. The race to develop therapies. Could survive i think they would 19 meaning to me this question is closely tied to the question of why some people can carry the disease but are are asymptomatic 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 control 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 maybe its pretty unlikely though that there will be a single genetic variant that determines whether you get a mild or severe a case of coke at 19 the 1st wide Scale Research studies in the area are ramping up now but theyll 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 coven 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 covered 9000 pages in 30 languages im chris called 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 those sorties there have sort of vending machines where people can scan their Health Insurance cards Health Insurance cards in order to pick up their fortnightly ration of 9 masks an idea other countries may well wish to a doctors office. During the corona crisis. Reporters brave the walk down. Journey through abandon citys. Public life has come to a halt. And they meet people who are afraid and full of worries. 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