Mohammad hes one of thousands of children trapped in refugee camps and greene says the threat of the girl in a bar assumes the situation is bleak for him. Last and also questions about the origin of the virus china says it 1st appeared in a food market in the war on the growing skepticism about that claimed one alternative theory is that the virus accidentally leaked from the research lab in that city. Hello im christine want to welcome to the program a message off caution from german chancellor and get a machall as the country begins to ease some of its coronavirus restrictions merkel says its crucial the country should not risk everything its achieved in containing the spread off the coronavirus by becoming complacent about physical distancing now the chancellor made clear that if the virus starts spreading rapidly again a return to tyson knocked on mishas will be unavoidable. That to me does sharia of course it is difficult but as we now lift some of the restrictions and ease the rules we do not know what the results of that will be. Or for that reason we must proceed slowly step by step and with caution. It would be a real shame if we were not to suffer a relapse despite being able to avoid that and if we were through our actions to put at risk our initial successes so we must not be careless or responsible even for a moment the need. For more now im joined by the Political Correspondent kate brady hi kate so we see chancellor merkel playing very safe over there wasnt so forming her approach. Well clearly there is still a lot of concern and we heard that voiced by angle America Today that we could see the progress that germany has made so far in the fight against 19 pandemic going to waste if people are cautious enough and if they dont adhere to the social distancing rules are still in place and there is concern weve heard that voice earlier today as well by angela merkel. According to reports at least in a meeting with some leaders or other leading figures in her conservative party that she warned that there was too much focus on easing travel restrictions particularly in the different 16 states around germany rather than focusing on making sure that people are still are daring to those social distancing measures that are still in place are making sure that people are still keeping at least one and a half meters away from each other making sure that people are gathering in groups of no more than 2 and that people that you are meeting with are moving around cities with off from your household and so one thing that merkel did point out as well is that the results are the consequences of these relaxations that were starting to see take place across germany this week the results of those wont be seen for another 14 days so there will be a reassessment in another 2 weeks and the key message from merkel is that germany just cannot be callous right now and that the cautious approach needs to continue. Why would the different states be taking different approaches in lifting the restrictions. Well this comes down to the fact that germany has a federal system of 16 states in germany and what was decided last week between merkel in the state premiers over those 16 states was at the end of the day a compromise and so they decided that shops of a size up to 800 meters squared could really open a for they could ensure that those social social distancing measures are still held but of course different states have been affected differently by coronavirus particularly in the south and the various and thats been particularly hard hit as well in the west western germany as well and so there is a certain sense of confusion there today as to what is a political show different states and what has been decided at federal level if you just take the city state of berlin right here for example of those shops that i mentioned up to 800 meter right whereas a square are actually allowed to reopen today and so thats because a lot of confusion among some shop owners and also people who were looking forward perhaps to getting out and about again today ok very quickly germany has done better than other European Countries in managing the pandemic why is that well theres been several factors of course there was a lot of testing carried out here in germany something thats being invaded in other countries as well but on top of that germany also had a lot of luck as well and luckily a lot of the 1st cases here in germany were actually among younger people which of course is a very different story from what we saw in italy for example where it was the older generations who were most hard hit all right kate brady Political Correspondent thank you. Its often say that doesnt discriminate between rich and poor but in reality there is a difference in the way people with less money are impacted. Or high rates of infection among African Americans have been linked to poverty in france people in disadvantaged areas outside paris. Also hit hard. 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 cove of 19. People whove got drugs out of the death right because of preexisting conditions related to poverty such as obesity. The mentees conditions often go undetected and want treated early yet the kind of network of doctors is weaker than in other places its one of frances biggest medical deserts here a former neighborhood resident shares leftover bananas and tomatoes from a wholesaler and word spreads fast. The lockdown is increasing longstanding inequality. Things are difficult. Children usually eat in school for 15 euros cents a day now with the schools closed the parents have to find the means to feed their kids. Between what. Most people here live in state subsidized housing with few amenities 4 weeks of lockdown with 4 more weeks in sight has hit harder here than in richer neighborhoods. Lives with her sons wife. In the last few days shes noticed a change in her neighbors attitudes. Weve pasquale how 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 sounded nice residents keep paris clean drive its metro and buses and perform other vital tasks. The issue of the ship was 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. Now heres a brief round up off the corona virus developments around the world the global death toll has now exceeded 166000. 00 according to John Hopkins University in the u. S. Now the United States has featured a g. 20 statement aimed at strengthening the mandate of the World Health Organization to coordinate responses to the virus spain will last the European Union to set up a 1. 5 trillion gear a fund to help countries recover from the economic fallout and the un but he agencies say swak downs are having a huge negative impact on their lives off displaced women and girls since they are now at greater risk of gender based violence. From the coronavirus continues to spread in south america colombia is one of the number of countries that have imposed restrictions and if its to reduce rates of infection but as state abuse nicole from dish reports some people and businesses off failing to stick to the new roles with potentially lethal consequences. It looks like a scene from a different era a bustling market in the heart of bogota 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. Weve installed 40 sinks and 55. 00 gel dispensers these are strategically located throughout the market but were also enforcing a minimum distance of one meter between people in order to avoid gatherings. And every day we sanitize the entire perimeter of the market we also disinfect the parking lot and all the vehicles are more. On in our part of the group each of the 1500 people who enter bogota 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 hand washing and sanitizing useless. In reality not many people seem to care about the social distancing guidelines they wear their masks incorrectly or take them off to chat 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. Is a real see only the flow of people has definitely increased everybodys stuck at home trying to combine. Time seeing 12 and sometimes even 3 people from the same household. I asked my customers whether theyd like me to deliver their groceries to them at home well most of them tell me you know this is the only way i can get out for a while. 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 i do feel very exposed but heres how i see it if i catch it meant to happen ive lived my life. Every day hes putting his physical well being on the line to keep his business alive. 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 the doubt to the new normal oh. Right i havent briscoe is the Program Director for latin america and the caribbean off the International Crisis group. Thank you for joining us ivan overall how would you say colombia is handling the pen demick and perhaps also in comparison to other latin american countries. Well colombia has responded to the pandemic very early on with a very tough lock down and if you look to the level of social distancing the implementation of social distancing its actually been pretty effective according to the reported statistics we still only have 3500. 00 infections in the country thats a country of close to 50000000. 00 people its probably an underestimate but compared to whats happening that would rule what were seeing in brazil colombia has done until now relatively well. Lets talk about neighboring venezuela for a bit ivan because thats a country thats had a Health System thats been batted because of the economic crisis well before the kind of eyes and they make what is the situation in venezuela. Well venezuela is a source of extreme lawry in the region and in the world because as you rightly say the Health System is in total disarray its stuff a grave lack of investment due to the nomic collapse of that as well over the last few years and a lot of doctors and nurses have left the country and the estimates we have there are only 8 c. Ventilators for intensive care in the entire country thats 30000000 people so its very serious indeed now they have also dont see the very stiff very Strict Lockdown as well but this this is common with obviously serious economic consequences against a very troubled backdrop and there are questions as to how long a time where you can continue to continue along those lines if the epidemic demick really kicks in and the number of cases expands hugely and what will happen to the Hospital System and what will happen to the economy we dont really know and of course this takes this takes all takes place against the backdrop of an ongoing political conflict over who runs the country so at the moment with it with were hopeful that there may be some form of humanitarian truce to allow greater aid to venezuela but that hasnt been hasnt been sorted out yet right i mean this is that the region again more broadly so youve got you know a strike and in some countries and then seemingly no restrictions at all in other countries while we seeing such different approaches taken by different governments in the in the region. Broadly speaking latin america responded quite early to the pandemic because it was aware that its Health Systems couldnt cope with a very major outbreak they dont have the capacity they dont have the resources to deal with a few countries do but last america definitely doesnt so we generally saw in most of the ambien countries and in Central America a Quick Response when the problem the response has been more problematic has been in brazil which has got my father greatest number of cases around about 40000 reported infections but where the president seems to oppose the lockdown measures which are being introduced by the other parts of the state and by local authorities so thats a problem mexico was a little bit uncertain but theyve also gone for quite strict. Ok thats i think from the International Crisis group. Thank you very much. Now to some of the other stories making news around the world brazilian president diable snorer joined crowds at a public rally in brasilia sunday and criticised coronavirus walked on measures imposed by the State Government is brazil has the highest number of infections in latin america but also are as downplayed the threat and is pushing to reopen the economy. Officials in the australian city of sydney have reopened 3 beaches in a tentative step to ease for the virus restrictions locals are allowed to exercise they have but strict physical distance images still apply the citys most famous stretch of sand beach remains closed. And 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 of limpid defied a ban on gatherings of more than 50 people. On some Business News now u. S. Crude oil prices have plunged to their lowest price in more than 20 years with traders blaming fording demanded fears that Storage Facilities are nearing capacity the u. S. Benchmark deputy i was worst hit 4020 percent to less than 15. 00 a barrel analysts said this months decision to slash output by 10000000. 00 Barrels Per Day that was that opec decision was not enough to stave off a dimanche shock treated by global coronavirus pandemic. And Christopher Haynes is a global crude and in this stat Energy Aspects and he joins me now hi christopher so the pandemic has really devastated the Global Economy recon and the state that overstate that what impacts is the Overall Economic slowdown having on the Global Oil Prices at this stage. I would agree with you but i also think this is what a lot. We consume of them on i think weve got an economic. Disaster coming ahead of us right now all were doing is beating with the lack of traveling. Down measures people are going to what people are dropping their kids to school to be flying anywhere and thats really causing a victim on problem. The kind of numbers that were looking at this you know ponce that he descent production going to mars and the Oil Market Just isnt set up to deal with that kind of a change so thats what were really struggling with now i think the economics of that are going to come later that is on the line. Right i mean but its all about the issue of storage the fact that there is all of this oil that isnt being sold at the Storage Space is running out what can produce is. Will this Cutting Supply help. Were already seeing kind of nice areas of stories. Based. Is that right cause that a space of crude or you put it on her and then on usual Storage Facilities like in the caribbean these are already started once you get to a point where they then become an area where that produces the gas have to really shop back to the options not because they want but to be because they cannot push the oil into a pipeline for Storage Society that will accept it. Quickly i mean put you on this budget is there anything that can be done to stabilize the oil markets right now i mean weve already seen an opaque veil. So i think what you need to have is the high cost producers shut their production so thats going to mean low output in places like canada the us mexico brazil i dont even exist like russia and. Probably not that big reduction very quickly otherwise i mean it will it will force itself fast some point just because prices passed or if you think. Situation thats Christopher Heyns from Energy Aspects thank you. In early march a number of e. U. Countries promised to take in at least 1600. 00 Migrant Children from camps on greek islands including moria in a coronavirus pandemic delayed implementation off the program but now germany and lots of burke have thrown out the 1st groups of 70 and a company childrens Rights Organization say thats nowhere near enough because thousands of other youngsters many of them desperately need help are being left behind. For many children in the morea camp less 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 really going to live but if the virus takes hold they will need to think about treating the ill all theyll have to think about is how they can bury the dead because thats all theyll be able to do. A new 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 are especially worried about 5 year old mom or 2 the boy was born prematurely and suffers from epilepsy and fainting fits that. Show what happens if a virus comes here even healthy humans can find it and thousands have died around the world. So how can a frail little boy like mohamad possibly survive. 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 are medicine and specialist treatments in a good hospital but now. Thing like that exists in the camp. That was why 2 months ago the family got a special permit to leafless bus but then the authorities cancer the permit because of the color on the crisis both namely we want them to process things fast so that we can get out of here a soon as possible and have to go somewhere where our son can get proper treatment and is looked after really 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 but that its far from being good enough but we 1st used it its a positive development finally. The from thing is moving and filled in 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 took 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 is changed why is it changed can anybody see this child needs treatment can they see that this is not a good place to keep him so they can stay isnt this law not considering these things at all as a d no matter what they were 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 set on doing is to use the shocking conditions in the morea camp as a deterrent the message stay away from the world. Now much is still unknown about the origins of the coronavirus some in the u. S. Including President Donald Trump suggest the virus might have accidentally leaked from a chinese celeb china says it originated in a food market where live animals also told. Chinese Authorities Say this is the source of a new coronavirus the food markets in wu han pervade been unable to track down the 1st person to half a virus meaning is origins are still unclear some American Media outlets and even for u. S. President himself have come up with their own theory is they claim the virus escaped from a laboratory in will one by mistake. Was just getting rid of mistake they got out of control or was it done deliberately its a big difference between those 2 in either event they should have let us go and you know. We asked to go in very early and they didnt want to and i think they were embarrassed as as yet no evidence to support such claims put a lead cable show us officials had to raise concerns about safety issues invalid 2 years ago is director ses his stuff take every precaution. 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 operation and of underreporting deaths 2 days ago 100 raised the official death toll in the city by 50 percent beijing though has hit the back of a theory is coming out of washington. Been. Trying to focus attention on the possible source of the virus every attentive reserve Company Knows that they are trying to cause confusion to destruct and to shift responsibility. And thats a clear day at u. S. President donald trump is of course been criticized for his handling of the crisis thats at africa you can join us again at the top of the alice. Good had your company sees it. Ready for liftoff. Journey through our solar system. And taking the universe is measurements. They can all be done with the space telescope. 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