Europe hundreds are being relocated. And the Civil Defense volunteers. In spain with a spot of song and dance. A michael could join us germany says its getting on top of the corona Virus OutbreakHealth Minister yan sean says. Decided last month authorities here ordered schools restaurants and shops to close and impose social distancing each infected patient is now passing the virus on to only 0. 7 other people suggesting the virus is in retreat Officials Say early widespread testing has helped keep death rates low. Germanys streets are still empty its stores still closed a result of the countrys strict physical distancing measures after almost a month the restrictions are proving successful germanys hospitals have i. C. U. Space to spare at least 10000. 00 intensive care beds are available this means the Health Care System has not yet been overwhelmed by the pandemic according to authorities this is because germany managed to flatten the curve and reach an important milestone a much awaited drop in the infection rate. Leaked a reproduction number we calculate is currently 0. 7 on average in germany. Of course there are regional differences here too. But its clear that this reproduction number has continued to fall. Which means that on average each person who is infected and no longer in fact another person. Using courage in numbers are what the German Government has been aiming for they show that the spread of the virus is finally slowing down although theres been a recent rise in the death rate for weeks german chancellor Angela Merkel has been explaining the need for a drop in the infection rate leaning on her scientific background to clearly explain how virus transmission works and she said social distancing restrictions would remain in place authorities are aware of the risks of going back to normal life too quickly germany is doing relatively well managing the epidemic. That makes us humble not overconfident. The call for caution has been spelled out by the last 3 days which have seen a day to day increase in both cases and total deaths germany still faces months of struggle with the virus even with the gradual loosening of the Lockdown People are being asked to accept restrictions as the new normal well efforts continue to expand testing and develop a vaccine and that is likely to take months of painstaking research in cooperation with scientists and governments around the world. Rick is Deputy Director of the institute of raleigh gee at the sheraton a hospital here in berlin we asked him if the government was being too optimistic i dont think so so far we dont have the exact number as the case fatality rate so the best estimates out point 4. 6 and it could be that no virus is moving into Retirement Homes and then elderly people im sure wish this Novel Coronavirus and much more susceptible to their waters and may see more tests to tease them before heres a quick roundup of coronavirus developments around the world the confirmed death toll has now exceeded 150000 according to the Johns Hopkins university in the us the actual number of coded 1000 related deaths is likely to be much higher frances registered death toll neared 19000 after more than 760 more people died in one day but Officials Say the spread of the disease appears to be slowing and britain has launched a task force to spearhead efforts to create a Coronavirus Vaccine or than 800 daily deaths were recorded in the u. K. On friday. Now u. S. President donald trump has come under fire for encouraging protests against lockdown restrictions in 3 swing states run by democrats in a series of tweets trump called for minnesota michigan and virginia to be liberated from measures that are according to him to tough. For the 2nd day in a row protesters lined the footpath outside the harlem of minnesotas governor. There seemed to end the states Strict LockdownPresident Trump wants minnesota to be liberated as he puts it along with in michigan a notion he defended in his Daily Press Briefings are you concerned that people coming out in protest are going to spread it. To other people congregate in ways that cultish purposes that they should not you know these are people expressing their views i see where they are and i see the way they work and they seem to be very responsible people to me. Trump says the restrictions in these states are too tough to be a genius governor dismisses that so i really do i would just simply say that as the governor of the commonwealth of virginia along with this staff is fighting a biological war i do not have time to involve myself in twitter or. The governor of michigan has also defended her decisions. Every one of thems weighed heavily on me but ive done what i thought the right thing to do and. I would hope that if people are going to dissent that they do so and manner that doesnt compromise their safety or the safety of others. More demonstrations are expected in the next few days. The 1st unaccompanied children to leave greek migrant camps for new homes in germany are due to arrive this weekend greece has faced criticism for failing to provide decent conditions for minors at its Detention Centers the plan is to relocate hundreds of them to a dozen e. U. States but germany says the process has been held up by red tape arrival in luxembourg these were the 1st children to be relocated this week from the refugee camps on greek islands 1600 unaccompanied minors are being relocated around europe and initial 53 will travel to germany on saturday isnt asleep we are striving to provide help as part of a european solution we offered that early on already on march the 8th the German Government decided to accept at least 350 children from the candles. 5 of the children will eventually travel here to potsdam just south of Matt Mike Shubert has been demanding action from the German Government for months because we could certainly take in more we already said that in january its wise to me its interesting im quite a positive person so i see it as an initial step in getting people here but more have to follow quickly. Before the German Interior Ministry says huge numbers of play is. Slowing down the process do you see current virus restrictions to the children arriving in germany will complete a 2 week quarantine before moving on to other cities thousands of miles from the harsh conditions of the camps they left behind. Now says some of the other stories making news around the world. The World Health Organization says many other countries will probably have to follow china in revising their death tolls upwards w. H. O. Experts say discrepancies arose because the Chinese Health system was swapped and he warned that other nations may be facing the same challenge. U. N. Chief. Has urged richer nations to grant debt freezes to developing countries he told a Virtual Conference said africa needed more than 200000000000. 00 or cope with the pandemic. Hundreds of antigovernment demonstrators in lebanon have staged protests in defiance of the official coronavirus lockdown in the city of tripoli protesters burn tires and clash with police rallies marks 6 months since protests 1st broke out over government corruption and economic hardship. Russias Orthodox Christians are gearing up to celebrate their easter this weekend most russian churches have so far stayed open but authorities in the capital moscow have ordered churches to close their doors during holy week. Make men has been very busy since the current hit the 23 year old student is in charge of Public Relations at the church of saint tatiana in moscow since april hes been streaming the services here online after the Russian OrthodoxChurch Called on people to stop praying at. Me from the church. We have to go. On the 1st thing i thought was. Much of what i dont know anything about how to do this show better. Now than life streams have become crucial this palm sunday was the last Easter Service worshippers in moscow could attend in person ringback. Even though far fewer people were going to church than usual muscular authorities decided Easter Services were too risky jaring a pandemic and issued an order to the church to close their doors to worship as. To father vladimir and his congregation having to let go of easter traditions is a heavy burden to bear. Their. Mourning the fact that people have been driven out of the church it doesnt matter what the circumstances are because theyve been driven away. A few days later and these empty spaces have become the new normal for churches in moscow. This church may have to stay for a while now but right now hundreds of people are watching the service live on you tube. Make a yeti or men think that people will come back to church after quarantine measures in moscow and that he also believes in his life streams. A lot of many churches have started streaming. And that means theyre also telling more people about orthodox christianity board for college or that of course the ideal scenario is that people will come to our church later after watching our live streams was that if there are threats. The authorities in moscow say they may extend the measure after Easter Sunday but in most other regions of russia churches will stay open to worship us for easter. The japanese for tog for yasser yoshi chiba of france press has won the Prestigious World Press Photo of the year award is photo shows a group of young people during sudans peaceful uprising last year one man recites poetry by the light of mobile phone screens the war jury said the picture symbolizes hope the lockdown in spain has been in force for more than a month residents who are confined to their homes could be forgiven for losing heart but one group of Civil Defense volunteers is using music and dance to cheer people up have a look here are. They not be part of the normal Job Description but the families can fall into that youre not securing not brings in the village. The young volunteers from the Spanish Civil Protection Agency up to the minute that to cheer up residence in this small town just outside mentor it. Before then why wouldnt i wanted to volunteer because in this situation i think we all have to Work Together in some way needed some by being at home and others by going out and doing this is those are going to start are going to get a common and her colleagues are getting ready for the next mission with a surprise visit to little some you know just handful. Why do i want to know. All the children in the neighborhood who have got a birthday they havent been able to celebrate with family and friends to such if it could and of course the song. The sun you know has overcome this initial shyness he cant resist saying number. 8. Is the news of live from berlin you can always get the latest around the clock on the. Dot com and you can also follow us on twitter and instagram too at d w news for all of us here and really not my fellow crew stay with us more news as always at the top of me out. Like. A mug or just love food for the russian soul. Here steve. So many different walks of life. 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