Children trapped in refugee camps and greece as the threat of the coronavirus looms the situation is looking bleak for. Im sumi so much going to its good to have you with us germany has started to ease its coronavirus lockdown some smaller shops are being allowed to reopen and students in some regions will be allowed to take exams but social distancing and other restrictions will remain in place and most schools are not due to open for another 2 weeks Public Health experts have said the virus is under control now the latest figures from the up at Caucus Institute for Infectious Diseases shows that germanys confirmed the coronavirus cases have risen by 1775 to nearly 142008 is the 2nd consecutive day that the number of new infections has fallen and the government is also warning people not to become complacent because it could lead to a resurgence of covert 19 but shop owners are relieved that theyre allowed to ramp up again. Reopened at last retailer patrick cooler in brooklyn near the French Border can finally do business again but hes had to improvise a plan to keep everyone safe hes only allowing 15 people at a time into his shop. Door each customer rings the bell and then we let the mean if possible otherwise theyll need to wait for perhaps 10 or 15 minutes weve put a table and chair outside the custom a can sit in the sun and read a magazine while they wait. Everyone has their own approach for instance to counting customers some germans are irritated by the different rules in the different states in silent shops with more than 800 square meters of sale space can open if they keep different areas separate that means Big Department stores can operate in sex any customers are required to wear a mask and to date bavaria has followed suit at 1st masks are recommended for next week theyll be a requirement to wear them in shops and on public transport. Up next next week from elf and knows coverings will be required its important to distinguish between the socalled Community Mosques and medical mosques which are reserved exclusively for medical personnel. In person or for. Some other states are also preparing to make mosques mandatory elsewhere in germany its still being left up to individuals theres criticism that the rules are not uniform. As i am that i would like to see standard rules for retailers across the whole country and i would prefer the rules to be implemented immediately in the different states germany is retailers are optimistic as they emerge from the Strict Lockdown they hope customers will come but that business will not lead to a surge in infections. Our correspondent nina hasa is following all the latest for us hi nina as we saw there there are some questions being asked about which businesses are being allowed to reopen when what was the reasoning behind the suspicion the general rule is and that was decided nationwide that shops up to 800 square meters can reopen as of today that also goes to dealerships book shops and bike shops regardless of the size they can reopen and of course in all these shops you have to have a minimum of hygiene and social distancing measures in place that is the general agreement but as we saw in the report those measures differ from state to state the rationale behind the general rule was that the German Government has come under a lot of pressure to ease some of the restrictions we have to remember that germany is europes economic powerhouse and that experts are warning of a painful recession because of the coronavirus and so the German Government did have to ease some of the restrictions to return to some form of new no malady while still it hearing to social distancing measures its. You know weve seen some reports that chancellor merkel is a bit frustrated by the debate taking place in germany about easing restrictions what did she have to say about this. According to a report this morning she spoke to leading members of our own party and expressed shop criticism about the current debate surrounding the easing of restrictions apparently she used the word opening discussion orgies that are happening in some federal states and apparently shes extremely concerned that the focus has shifted in the debate and that people not enough people will it here to social distancing rules that are still in place and its dont focus too much on easing restrictions and she then said apparently according to this report that that could ultimately reverse the progress that has been made in terms of fighting this bed of the virus well the chancellor is expected to make another Statement Today given that context you know what do you think we can expect to hear from her but was a statement that was announced around noon today so only a few hours ago so it is a pretty spontaneous decision by the chancellor to address the media yet again in this crisis of course it doesnt really come as a surprise that on the day that germany begins to ease restrictions the chancellor wants to determine the narrative again that was also highlighted by her criticism that was leaked in this report that she wants people to understand that yes we are beginning to ease restrictions but it is still a fragile situation so im expecting her to reiterate some of these words of caution and it is striking that who does seem to have learned from previous crises where later she was criticized for not appearing enough on t. V. For example and so she is very visible in this crisis now our Political Correspondent you know the with the latest thank you very much. Well chancellor merkel as we heard there is expected to speak within the hour on the coronavirus pandemic well bring you her News Conference live a little bit later in the program now its often said that the corona virus doesnt discriminate between rich and poor but there is a difference in the way people with less money are impacted by lockdowns in the u. S. High rates of death and infection among African Americans have been linked to poverty in france people in the economically depressed areas outside of paris known as the bungalows are also at a disadvantage. In frances war against the coronavirus this is the front line sand in me on the outskirts of paris has a very high death rate from coated 19. People whove had drugs out of the death right because of preexisting conditions related to poverty such as obesity. Hes conditions often go undetected and wasnt treated early yet the kind of network of doctors hes weak at then in other places its one of frances biggest medical deserts here a former neighborhood resident shares left over bananas and tomatoes from a wholesaler and word spreads fast. That is really going to get a lot done is increasing longstanding inequality and. Things are difficult to get up on that i could children usually eat in school for 15 euro cents a day now with the schools closed the parents have to find the means to feed their kids. Between one up north. Most people here live in state subsidized housing with few amenities 4 weeks of lockdown with 4 more weeks and psych has hit harder here than in richer neighborhoods. Lives with her sons why i mean in the last few days shes noticed a change in her neighbors attitudes. People are sick of being locked in their respect in the lockdown less and less. Warnings about the dangers of infection are increasingly falling on deaf ears and many here have economic reasons to leave home sandinista residents keep paris clean drive its metro and buses and perform other vital tasks. Because shell be shipped most people have to go out i take care of people who are handicapped or bedridden and need help. Yes of course im scared we have to be careful we have no choice. Theres no home office or Video Conferencing for these jobs and with reduced public transport the people who do that are packed into the metro on their way to work risk is not distributed equally the coronavirus has been an unforgiving mirror held up to french society. Lets check in now on some other coronavirus stories making news around the world officials in the australian city of sydney have reopened 3 beaches in a tentative step to ease coronavirus restrictions locals can exercise there but strict physical distancing measure still apply the citys most famous stretch of sand bondi beach for means closed. Brazilian president jarboe sonora joined crowds at a public rally in brasilia sunday and criticize coronavirus lot on measures imposed by state governors brazil was the most infections in latin america but also narrow has downplayed the threat and is pushing to reopen the economy. In the u. S. State of washington on the west coast some 2 and a half 1000 people demonstrated against the stay at home order put in place by democratic governor jay inslee the protest in the state capital olympia defied a ban on gatherings of 50 or more people. Most countries except that the corona virus originated in china but how was it transmitted to t. Paul some news organizations in the u. S. Suggested might have started in a research lab in the city of. And fox news closely allied with President Trump is among them china says the virus originated in a food market. Chinese Authorities Say this is the source of a new coronavirus the food markets in we have a been unable to track down the 1st person to have. The virus meaning is all regions are still unclear. Some American Media outlets and even of u. S. President himself have come up with their own theories they claim a virus a scape from a laboratory and by mistake. When it wasnt a mistake they got out of control or was done deliberately its a big difference between those 2 in either event they should have let us go and we asked to go in very early and they didnt want to and i think there were embarrassed because as yet no evidence to support such claims but to lead cable show us officials had to raise concerns about safety issues invalid 2 years ago is director says his stuff take every precaution to be. Theres no way that the virus came from was that we have strict safety regulations in place concerning our research our lab is safe china has been accused of downplaying of the operate and of underreporting deaths 2 days ago or thought is it will hand raised the official death toll in the city by 50 percent beijing though has hit the back of fear is coming out of washington. They are enjoying to focus attention on the possible source of the virus and every attentive. That they are trying to cause confusion to distract and to shift responsibility. Thank you very much that is a clear dig at u. S. President donald trump who is being criticized at home for his handling of the crisis relations between the u. S. And china was strained before. Now vo ever even worse. The corona virus continues to spread in south america colombia is one of a number of countries that have imposed restrictions in an effort to reduce rates of infection but as did. Reports some people and businesses are failing to stick to the new rules with potentially lethal consequences. It looks like a scene from a different era a bustling market in the heart of. The capital like the rest of colombia is under strict quarantine. But here it almost seems like business as usual. Keeping the market running throughout the lockdown is a big job says manager freddie rojas. We must implement though. Weve installed 40 sinks and 55. 00 jail dispensers maser strategically located throughout the market were also enforcing a minimum distance of one meter between people in order to avoid gatherings. Every day we sanitize the entire perimeter of the market we also disinfect the parking lot and all the vehicles but on your own in our part of the group each of the 1500. 00 people who enter biggest grocery retailer every day have their temperature taken and must wear a face mask at all times all of these measures may seem like more than enough but even during the pandemic old habits die hard something that could render all the handwashing and sanitizing useless. In riyadh. Not many people seem to care about the social distancing guidelines they wear their masks incorrectly or take them off to chant or have a snack. And while colombians are told to leave their homes only when absolutely necessary some shopkeepers are actually seeing more people now than before the restrictions came in. The middle of the road is a real fear only the flow of people has definitely increased everybodys stuck at home trying to combine. Im seeing one to 2 and sometimes even 3 people from the same household. I ask my customers whether theyd like me to deliver their groceries to them at home know most of them tell me you know this is the only way i can get out for a while. Because a lot of momentum. Has worked at the market for nearly 50 years he has never known anything like this. With his fruit stall suddenly turned into a high risk Work Environment camillo cant help but feel a little fatalistic was removed but i do feel very exposed but heres how i see it if i catch it and meant to happen ive lived my life. Every day hes putting his physical well being on the line to keep his business aligned. With takings have since columbia went into lockdown camillo says he can only keep going for another month with. The survival of his fruit shop depends on how the government manages the crisis camillas Health Depends on whether his fellow shopkeepers and customers can stick to the rules and adapt to the new normal oh. And we can speak now to bram ebooks sees a journalist reporting from colombia and venezuela is coauthor of an International Crisis group report on covert 900. 00 impact on venezuela and colombia he joins us from both with a brand thanks for joining us here on day w. We saw images in our report of crowds at a colombian market in bogota so we know that the risk of the virus in those situations is that at the risk of the virus spreading is very high at the same time the government has issued Strict Lockdown measures so how well is colombia handling this pandemic. Its in colombia so its president if undocking recently extended the looked on until may 30 but it seems that the corona virus already has spread to rural areas and its causing more unrest and before market places as just described are basically very important for people to still access food as especially for persons income and without as a regular income or working in informal sectors they lost their neighborhoods and they depend on handouts and often small town organizations go through these markets to buy Food Products and then to hand them over to people with high needs what we see in this moment is that especially the neighborhoods in the periphery of both of them. Are inhabited by people who dont access Food Products for they are doing is that theyre having red flecks on their walls or outside of the building to basically call for attention saying that this red flag means that we have no nothing to eat anymore than the extension of the lockdown until may 30 is not really a lot of them as before because the president won so many sectors to go back to work which has been met with terrorists and griffin with some dubs by local majors and governors who wrote and amend their own decrease to implement more stricter regulations than the National Government so theres been a lot of political friction and theres been more protests as well there are different grades in this and there are some major urban hopes and columbia family when i ask you about an aspect of your report you say that there are now 1800000 venezuelans living in colombia we know that some of them are heading back to venezuela because of the lockdown is in place they cant earn a living you report says the 2 countries should reestablish a special cooperation during this pandemic how realistic is that what would it change. From israel and colombia even though that both gaza limbs are and are going to go fight british order bus countries have historical cultural ties there are a lot of trade relations and for me its very clear that both countries should face the corona crisis together so 1st both countries should freeze their political differences and build going to cation channels to ensure that it can affect the city had the disease outbreaks of security risks straddling the borders as well as in service a free durable because venezuela might not sense the political crisis and famous weight of both governments havent spoken with each other in years. But what ive been through right now is that those Health Ministers started speaking with georgia for the 1st time and also human rights omits men from james ray and are in communication to tackle the problem together theres still a long way to go but some of the punches have been made all right journalist from eva speaking to us from bogota thank you very much for your insights thanks for having me now at the beginning of march a number of e. U. Countries promised to take in at least 1600 Migrant Children from camps on greek islands including mory on the island of less post the threat posed by the coronavirus delayed implementation of the program but now germany and luxembourg slone out the 1st group of 70 unaccompanied minors childrens Rights Groups say thats nowhere near a gnostic cuz thousands of other young people many of whom desperately need help are being left behind. For many children in the morea camp last bus this is their bathroom and their playground the camp currently houses over 7000. 00 children because of coronavirus restrictions none of them are going to school desperately overcrowded moreas now largely sealed off and Many International aid workers have left their posts but i wonder whats a miracle were even alive but if the virus takes hold they will need to think about treating the ill although have to think about is how they can bury the dead because thats all theyll be able to do. Or say no saying hes from afghanistan hes been living here for 7 months together with his wife and 2 children they share 4 square meters in a container winter was bad he says but corona has made things much worse hossein and his wife especially worried about 5 year old mom or to the boy who was born prematurely and suffers from epilepsy and fainting fits that. Show what happens if a virus comes here even healthy humans can fight it and thousands have died around the world. So how can a frail little boy like muhammad possibly survive. What. They dont let more much out of their sight even for a moment the lack of space the noise the dirt its a terrible combination what the boy really needs a medicine and specialist treatments and a good hospital but nothing like that exists in the camp. That was why 2 months ago the family got a special permit to leave less person but then the authorities cancer the permit because of the color on a crisis. We want them to process things fast so that we can get out of here a soon as possible to go somewhere where our son can get proper treatment and is looked after really in all our thoughts and our only concern is with muhammad. The International MedicalOrganization Doctors Without Borders runs a provisional clinic next to the camp but are unable to treat chronic illnesses like moments. Its good they say that some children are being flown out by the ad its far from being good enough but we 1st used it its a positive Development Finally the from thing is moving and the children are being taken out but these numbers are so small that the question for me is not a question of capacity but its all an issue of political will. Is the pandemic spreads relief organizations are now calling for the full evacuation of the camp but greece government to get a different approach it has tightened the asylum law and later suspended the law governing the right to asylum for a month. They say the law has changed why is it changed cant anybody see this child needs treatment they see that this is not a good place to keep him so they can stay with this law not considering these things at all. With me for saying he was saying he says he now regrets ever taking his family on the dangerous journey to europe and many a year now believe that what the greek authorities are said and doing is to use the shocking country chanson the morea camp as a deterrent the message stay away from here up. Now and football bundesliga clubs are feeling the financial strain grow with each passing week of the League Suspension with no clear end date in sight as clubs are hoping this is it can resume in may but for some the suspension has exposed the frailties of the football business. The bundesliga has been suspended for more than a month which is left clubs in financial limbo. Last month the German Football League d. F. L. Held a general meeting. 13 out of 36. 00 clubs said they would be at risk of insolvency. Income from t. V. Deals plays an Important Role in their survival. If we dont get the money from media contracts and here in mind were talking about a deficit of around 15000000 euros the economy is tending to search has been analyzing the Balance Sheets of bundesliga clubs might have some problems quickly found themselves in Financial Difficulties among the reasons for high levels of debt. But it is legal depends on games being thats the product and if i can talk to a product then i have a massive problem with. Several clubs have been guilty of over investment by basing their expenditure on future earnings like shall go to spend large amounts of money chasing a spot in the lucrative Champions League they had a core season last time around and posted losses of 26000000 euros theyve had to ask fines on sponsors for a helping hand. The situation is indeed very serious this dish is not serious situation has led the president about clubs hof month to call for a rethink of how clubs are financed but for now the more pressing issue is just how soon the bundesliga will be able to start back up again. More than 260000000 Orthodox Christians in Russia Eastern europe and the middle east have been celebrating easter in most countries troops leaders urged worshipers the stay at home to avoid spreading the coronavirus but in some places the faithful did attend services. In georgia some churches were open but because of the nationwide curfew orthodox worshippers had to stay at services the whole night long from 9 on saturday evening until 6 in the morning. Looking at is not. Enough i saw no virus threat here today instead i felt much safer superbug example it would have been much better if more people were here. Now its just the doctor that was the sort of pilot. In belarus where there is no lockdown and no official fear of the pandemic hundreds of thousands attended services all over the country. But in neighboring russia where half of all eastern Orthodox Christians live easter was celebrated in practically empty churches pottery after carol head of the Russian Branch of the religion had called on people to stay home. If if you will but sheesh resident Vladimir Putin greeted the faithful from his home and said he had no doubt they would overcome the challenges of the pandemic now but when i do earth people often say back of your god helps those who help themselves for the liberation and that is how we are acting but on this radiant holiday of christs resurrection i would still like to say sure all will be well with gods help. In moscow as in most other parts of the orthodox world this easter is the quietest in the history of the religion. Returning to our top story now a chance on. America is about to give a press conference germany has started to ease its coronavirus lockdown some smaller shops are being allowed to reopen students in some regions will be allowed to take exams about social distancing and other restrictions will remain in place most schools are not due to open for another 2 weeks a Public Health experts have said the virus is under control and we see the chancellor is just approaching a lets go to that press conference shes giving live here in berlin. Not cabinets but he can make today music decisions that we made in the corona cabinet its very important to me id like to make some kind of the latest status where we are now in the last 4 weeks since the beginning of these hardly measures and the restrictions on contact we have achieved a great deal of good women we have succeeded in fixing particularly to bring down the. Faction in numbers or at least have them under control so they are no longer growing exponentially and the fact that we managed to bring the reproduction factor below 0 so that on some days we have more people whove recovered from the illness than those who have it is all down to these citizens who. Were so disciplined and if you could add here to all of the restrictions with a great deal of patience and i want to thank all of them once again from the bottom of my heart box in the cup or so theres a growing number of people. Are staying home so there are some restrictions that we want it all to but we mustnt lose sight for a 2nd that just by on this we are still on the new very much at the beginning of this planet and it is at its inception we have not reached the peak thats most months god and this is something that we. Dont think about and this week in which the 1st lives. Some of the restriction is due to happen this is something we have to think about again and again of course it is difficult but if we need some of the restrictions we cannot know exactly what the consequences are going to be screwed by and this is why we lost proceed slowly step by step really yama shot because it would be a terrible shame if we were to go straight and into a relapse was with eyes wide open if we are to in danger of the fragile successes weve actually done this is why we must not become careless at any point. We must not love ourselves into a false sense of security it