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Less than a year Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu old agrees to form an emergency unity government with his rival any gaps. Hello im christine one welcome to the program germanys chancellor and get a magical has warned that people should not risk all germany has achieved in achieved in containing the coronavirus excuse me in other words its a danger to become complacent about physical distancing now medicals message comes as germany begins to ease some of the restrictions it put in place several weeks ago she warns that if new infections start growing rapidly again a return to tighter restrictions will be unavoidable. Beat shopping but not as we knew it had to store in cologne customers are required to keep a safe distance apart but will that happen when more people come. Chancellor merkel announced the easing of germanys Strict Lockdown just days ago but now she says shes worried people may think the pandemic is no longer a problem. With india so we must proceed slowly step by step and with caution and really it would be a real shame if we were to suffer a relapse despite being able to avoid that then the and put our initial successes at risk your actions. So we must not be careless or give responsible not even for a moment. Retailer patrick cooler in brooklyn near the French Border is only allowing 15 people at a time into his shop he has had to improvise a plan to keep everyone safe. We have put a bill at the door each customer rings the bell and then we let them in if possible otherwise they will have to wait for perhaps 10 to 15 minutes we put a table in a chair outside that the customer can sit in the sun and read a magazine while they wait or. Buy ins our land shops with more than 800 square meters of space can also open if theyre divided into separate areas that means Big Department stores can return to business in saxony customers are required to wear a mask and today bavaria has followed suit cloth masks will be mandatory there in shops and on public transport from next week the lack of a single set of rules for all of germany has irritated some pretty much 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 with that germanys retailers are optimistic as they emerge from the lockdown they hope that customers will come but that business will not lead to a surge in infections. Now germany has stressed that Digital Solutions will be needed to help prevent the spread of new infections in the coming months but germany has often led behind the e. U. Countries when it comes to Digital Technology chief political it is. The German Health minister you have spun whether this would be germanys a king this is hill in the in response to the president pandemic. Well in this federal state of germany we have Different Levels the Community Level the federal state level and the National Level actually and what we see is yes we should have invested more in previous years in the digitization of truth to actually make these Different Levels better into acting in a situation like this that new cases that fall into the Community Within seconds actually unknown with with our National City see that is not yet the case that takes one to 2 days till we have the information here in berlin and that is just the example but in the very important one to have a real picture of the break that we want to change through digitization and to to actually support and to fund this investments that need to be taken to communities and we really want to speed up that chance in this crisis actually to speed up the gist of his asian and Public Health system now theres a lot of debate about European Solidarity and also germanys solidarity in this crisis germanys taking in patients from abroad how far will german solidarity go will that also include potentially sending personnel or equipment or even as far as to run a balance. Well in general for example able to do nates a couple of 100 its often to ledgers to spain italy france the u. K. Countries that we wanted to support that have had us in the past and so we could. Have been helpful for them we have taken patients as you just mentioned from abroad from other countries we have an exchange i mean there were times when of us helped us and now we can give for example masks some at least. Medical must. Or polish neighbor so we want to be of help as much as we can in this difficult case im very convinced you know at the very beginning once again in a crisis the European Union seem to be somehow disorganized and it took some time to pull everything together but now what we see is all together we are stronger and im very confident actually that we are getting out of this stronger than before regarding the economy for example we have picked a 500000000000 cannot make stimulus that is to help to send incentives for investment where it is needed and to help those countries that actually need to invest in the Health System as well and its helpful for us too by the way since we have obviously some economic trouble as well and in this we are together and that show the Health System as well as the Economic Situation many things could also tell europe apart though you say it will be in europe together. As i said at the very beginning there was a stressful time for europe and there is of course as soon as you do you cast concrete measures concrete packages theres always a discussion which is quite normal because theyre different interests between the 27 Member States but as always when it is needed we come to an result and what is important for us this as an approach of germany and of many other countries we are in a European Solidarity. And at the same time we dont want to have any incentives for the future that might lead to the wrong way so as to find the right balance between financial sound and this and European Solidarity and that is actually what we have reached so far so yes there are debates and some of them are stressful but and that is important in the end we are stronger together and that was the German Health minister fun being interviewed by our chief political it is a machine a coup for now heres a brief roundup of other stories or other coronavirus developments around the world the global death toll has now exceeded 167000 according to Johns Hopkins university in the u. S. The United States has vetoed a g. 20 statement aimed at strengthening the mandates off the World Health Organization to coordinate responses to the virus spain will last the European Union to set up a massive 1. 5 trillion euro funds to help countries recover from the Economic Forum and the Un Refugee Agency says lockdowns are having a huge negative impact on the lives of displaced women and girls since they are now at greater risk off gender based violence. The coronavirus countries suspect 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. Some people law and businesses saw failing to stick to the new rules with the 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. Most implement go. Weve installed 40 sinks and 55. 00 gel dispensers mees are strategically located throughout the market and were also enforcing a minimum distance of one meter between people in order to avoid gatherings from our every day we sanitize the entire perimeter of the market we also disinfect the parking lot and all the vehicles that on in figuring 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 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. Will see only the flow of people has definitely increased everybodys stuck at home trying to combine. Im seeing 12 and sometimes even 3 people from the same household but. I ask my customers whether theyd like me to deliver their groceries to them at home know most of them tell me no this is the only way i can get out for a while as is the result of my moment but. 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 meant to happen ive lived my life. Every day hes putting his physical wellbeing on the line to keep his business alive. With takings haft 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 israels Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has agreed to form an emergency unity government with his political rival benny gantz this ins a year long political deadlock following 3 incontinence of elections the emergency situation in the country because of the corona virus has forced the 2 are travels to make a deal over the Weekend Press this will hold against missing now he faces a trial on 3 charges of corruption he denies any wrongdoing. Is bringing these are your correspondent tell your grandmother who is interested and i tanya so if its taken 3 elections and now israels finally of us to get a government what was it that did the trick. Well thats right i mean it took almost a year and a half 3 elections and several attempts to form a coalition to come to this point also at a quite unusual time its on the eve of the holocaust member state now both sides have said that they want to create this National Emergency government to deal with the krone crisis and to avoid a force election and it was not really given that theyre actually signed this agreement with. Guns so from blue and white he has actually lost his mandate to form a coalition and Prime Minister acting Prime Minister netanyahu his support growing in polls because he has been the face in this corona crisis from day one it also comes at a steep price for benny guns because his party lines blue and white broke up over his because he gave up actually on 1. 00 of his main election promises to never sit in a government with a Prime Minister and under indictment tell you what can you tell us about what theyve agreed to the terms and conditions so to say office unity government. Well not all the details are yet known but those who i know is that this is going to be a rotation of a premiership 1st Prime Minister netanyahu will stay Prime Minister for 18 months possibly a band he comes with his blue and white party is still called blue and white he will be his deputy but will also be a defense minister and then take over also blown by the get one of the key ministries like the Justice Ministry and this will be enshrined by law the premiership now would have been the Sticking Points where the appointment of the committee of judges and it seems that according to commentators here that this is leading to whats netanyahu is position as well as the Sticking Point of the annexation of parts of the occupied west bank ok thats the devaney correspondent 10 year claim mitchell into us from jerusalem thank you and you actually take a quick reminder that you can get news and features around the clock on our website at the definite dot com and with a day debbie advantage and were actually debating you some christine what are the myself and the team thank you for joining us its been great having your company but back at the top of the alec before you. 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