Pulled famous october things for the 1st time in decades because of the quran it bothers. Me how would welcome we begin in lebanon where the coronavirus is compounding longstanding economic problems that lebanons currency has lost half its value in recent weeks sending process soaring and bringing new hardship to a country that has been grappling with months of financial turmoil protesters are now ignoring the lockdown restrictions to take to the streets and vent their anger. Scenes of popular anger have returned to the streets of beirut despite an ongoing lockdown and a curfew protesters have gathered outside the Lebanese Central Bank to demonstrate against the worsening economic conditions. We think that quote all of this is not the only pandemic was suffering from heat in lebanon 11 years theyve been they either have a choice to die from hunger or to die from but i know with the increase of the crisis and the beggar and the cause of the value of our current. People here tell us they have nothing to lose levanon one of the most indebted countries in the world is not only battling the pen demick but also its worst economic and financial crisis indicates that the protests erupted last october initially targeting decades of economic mismanagement and corruption now with a lockdown further weighing on the economy many are simply trying to survive so people 00. 0. 0000 basic level of us are all. Products to suckle we. Were the ones who are well. Researched to court with banking sector. So well in an attempt to dampen the financial followed of the crisis the government has restricted cash withdrawals and banned money transfers abroad. The Prime Minister has on the op has blamed the governor of the central bank for the currencies sharp decline and announced that a neutral International Company has been tasked with auditing the banks books. Well yes im always are you that we will not allow or tolerate interference with financial stability. Because these people want the country to collapse and to shake its stability to protect themselves and their interests at the expense of the interest of lebanon and the lebanese. Well look many. But for these protesters promises like that arent enough the Aid OrganizationHuman Rights Watch has warned that without government assistance millions in lebanon could go hungry due to the lockdown. And lets take a look now at the latest developments in the pandemic and the global death toll is now more than 200000 according to figures from Johns Hopkins university more than a quarter of all confirmed deaths have occurred in the United States which has the worlds highest number of recorded cases argentina has extended its restrictions on movement until may 10th the measures applied to cities with populations of more than half a 1000000 in chinas Capital Beijing has banned socalled uncivilized behavior to improve public hygiene people who fail to cover their nose or mouth when sneezing or who go out without a mask when ill can be fined for doing so. Well one of the biggest criticisms of the Us Government early on in the corona Virus Outbreak was that there was a distinct lack of testing especially in marginalized or minority groups the hardest hit segments of the u. S. Society was that him on one group of doctors in california have taken testing into their own hands and opened up a free coronavirus testing center. Many people lining up here from the communities had almost given up on trying to find out if they had copd 19 because they didnt have access to testing that was until dr none of them i mean and 2 of her fellow female colleagues set up a free drive through clinic. Care for a hot commodity right but theres everyone you know everyone the. Doctor money in says shes particularly concerned about africanamericans who are more likely to die from the disease. You know the old saying you know what america catches a cold black america catches the flu and we this is an issue about social determinants of how its an issue about Health Care Inequality and we talk about write about a nation thats the 1st time in our history my generation that is dealing with a Public Health crisis there were fires all over the week to be in effect. The latest evidence coming out of the u. S. Suggests people who are asymptomatic contagious but not physically sick it may be driving the spread of the virus. Were. Practicing social distancing washing our hands and were in our 1st marriage but were at it what is that tell me what does that tell me about. It weve gone through. Many days already weeks with out going out in business is being close i think they need to continue to have everything close until they find a solution until theyve tested everyone before they reopen that we have a worst kind of. Doctor office. Nuno and her colleagues hope the dare work will help minority groups now and contribute to minimizing the risk of a later surge for everyone. The tests shown in that report look for antibodies in blood samples earlier i spoke to paul a canon a professor of molecular microbiology and immunology at the cake school of medicine at the university of Southern California i asked her how exactly Antibody Tests work so antibodies are sort of molecules that our party makes when weve been infected with a virus and theyre very specific for the virus they literally stick to the virus and stop it working 2 so an Antibody Test is looking for the presence of those antibodies in our blood because that is a real indicator that we may have been infected already with that virus here and that speaks to the reliability reliability question rather how reliable are Antibody Tests in actually showing that a person has been infected. Shows so not only that pretty but i will say currently for all the tests that are being to pilot you know sort of on the market to test coronavirus antibodies there are some questions its a little bit of the wild west out there the over 200 kits that have been made and rushed to market and while i fully expect that some of them are going to be great i also think a significant number likely to not be Accurate Enough to really get most useful information right even if an Antibody Test comes back as positive can people be sure that they are then immune. Sure so that catches on a couple of things so apart from the fact that as i said some of these Antibody Tests may turn out just not to be sense to you know theres also the fact that you dont make antibodies straight away so theres a bit of a tank delay so for example if you are infected with the coronavirus on monday it may not be until the following weekend or even later that you actually start to make antibodies and that the antibody levels are high enough that a test can detect it so what we worry about is you know somebody whos starting to get symptoms if they go and have an Antibody Test and that test comes back negative even though theyre infected because they just havent had enough time to build up the antibodies and that person would be given these sort of false information and think that they are you know negative and not infected when in actual fact they are so the theres a real question around this issue of timing whereby an Antibody Test can be negative in somebodys whos. Still at the early stages of the infection professor used by to the wild west of testing indeed the eyes of the world are suddenly turning to science at the moment and looking for answers but with that in mind what kind of oversight is there to approve any body tests to ensure their quality despite the pressing urge to get this done. Sure so one of the issues is normally those that are a formal process a manufacturer would have to certain met in the United States to the food and Drug Administration the f. D. A. And have their test kind of validated and then approved under the current emergency situation where in the rules get relaxed a little bit at least for a short period of time in the f. D. A. Will allow people to sell things like Antibody Tests as long as the package insert with the test explicitly says this is not yet been approved by the f. D. A. This currently a huge amount of interest in figuring out which of these tests are going to be faster than others the f. D. A. Are performing tasks and also you know look our trees and universities around the world are also trying to sort of figure out if you know which of the good guys and frankly which ones you should ask for your money back and professor paula cannon in los angeles thank you so much and sentinel now a quick look at some of the other stories making headlines there are new questions over the health of north Korean Leader kim jong un Reuters News Agency says doctors have been sent from china to advise on kims Health South Korean media have reported that hes recovering from a heart operation. In israel thousands of people observing physical distancing rules have protested over a Coalition Deal that leaves Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu in power be set to go on trial on corruption charges next month the agreement ends a 16 month political deadlock in israel. Well every year millions of visitors descend on the german city of munich to celebrate october 1st the 2 week festival is icon of all of the traditional food music and of course beer but this year the cake wont be tapped polite politicians decided that in times of corunna lockdowns large crowds packed together in tents was just too much of a Public Health hazard. These are trying times for month. He owns the theater shish to one of the most traditional show booths here on the munich october fest grounds. I got this flag recently for our jubilees celebrating 150 years of the theater i never thought it would soon have a black morning ribbon and it is no sense server reacting but today im sad and thats why the flag draped in black. Munford shower is put on performances at the october fest every year since 985. 00. What we do here in front of the tent is out of passions weve made about 400. 00 shows and a few in the 1st. Month for it has never cancelled performances before so this hurts. Thats how it is its not fun but its reality and. Most of all he misses being together with his team. And for him even if i love seeing them all theyre such great people it doesnt get better than that. 6000000 people from across the globe come to the munich up tobar fest every year to live it up drink and dance. There wont be any visitors this year though of the site in the heart of the city will remain empty munich residents are disappointed but understanding its a shame and really sad we live just around the corner and we always used to go with the children and friends and family. From unfit for munich is a city its unfortunate and i think economically it will be detrimental for all munich residents its a time when the world comes to visit us and when the world can see how open and warm hearted the city of munich is i think well miss being able to send that kind of message out into the world its also just a time of lightness and for volatility and thats exactly whats missing in the city right now thats why its a shame so i really do find it sad when that is what i think yeah good weve all contributed the children to we know the discourse and have a huge family like the october fest would go ahead i would think well whats the point of doing all that when at the end everyone just gets together and celebrates them and if i am not. For performers like months that show the cancellation of the october fest is financially devastating the props are his show wont be unpacked this year still he understands the decision. Because if on foot it would be irresponsible you know i really like being healthy i like earning money but id rather be in good health. Even if times get really hard financially and emotionally it was the right thing to do now we can look forward to the next october 1st next it isnt and that sure to happen hopefully next year. And you are up to date and we have done for now rebecca ridas will have more news for you in 45 minutes time until then you can step today on our website thats a to talk comp and of course the social channels for now but im anthony held on behalf of the thinking in berlin thanks watch. What secrets lie behind. Discover new adventures in 360 degree. And explore fascinating World Heritage sites. W World Heritage 368 getting out now. How does a virus spread. Why do we panic and when well. Just through the text