Pandemic put the worlds Holiday Plans old plus the wider impact of venezuelas she will shortly. Keeping people during the Coronavirus Crisis but its also hampering efforts to help those in need. And welcome to the program in parts of asia that have been successful in controlling the coronavirus like south korea taiwan or vietnam wearing face masks is now the norm in other parts of the world theyre finally slowly adopting the practice as well as a key measure to keep to limit the spread of the infection from today all over germany. Coverings are mandatory in certain public places. Its hoped the rules will help prevent those who are infected but dont know they are from passing on the buyers. D. W. Political correspondent Thomas Sparrow is following this story good morning thomas tell us in what situations are people now required to wear masks here in germany. So in all German Federal states people will have to wear mosques on public transport i mean most German Federal states people will also have to wear the mosques when they go into shops for example here in berlin that is an exception for people in berlin do not have to wear a mask when they go in to shop although authorities have said that they do recommend people to do so but in general terry you can say that those rules made by the German Federal states in particular so there are certain differences also when it comes to the inforcing of these rules so you can say that in all German Federal states as of this week people will have to wear masks on public transport of course or all sorts of ways to cover your mouth take a look at some basic types of sanitary masks. Nozzle masks are created equal we can generally distinguish between 3 main types. Will train face piece or f f p must fit snugly around the nose meth and chin and filter out the tiniest airborne particles the most effective type lets no viruses in arrives and thats the nation involved makes breathing easier creases the risk of viruses this gaping some an unsolved f. P. Mask protects both the wearer and the person they encounter with a valve a sony reliably protects the wearer f. P. Masks are in short supply worldwide so they should be mainly reserved for medical personnel a mass thats often seen nowadays is this simple protective face piece for them as the nose known as the surgical mask consists of several layers of paper none woven fabric with a thin wire to make a fish over the nose when the wearer coughs or sneezes the mouse blocks the large droplets but an inhalation air also flows in over the sides that means that maybe protects others from infection rather than. The wearer once the mouse is west from breathing after 8 hours wearing time at the most is has to be discarded in the covert 19 crisis professionally manufactured mass or in short supply heating to a flourishing kasich industry in d. I. Y. Mass. Whether using handkerchiefs t. Shirts or vacuum cleaner bags people all around the world are revving up their sewing machines. A call faster functions rather like a surgical mask helping to pluck the droplets from the wearers nies the nose droplets that can spread the coronavirus. Cloth must also be washed and reuse. The most important thing no matter which mask you wear its still essential to follow basic hygiene measures like there are hand washing and keeping a safe distance from others. So those are some basic mask types thomas what kind of bursts are people being advised to wear here in germany terry you already mentioned the shortage of mosques so certified mosques should be as we saw in our report reserved for Health Care Professionals so the types of mosques that you mostly see in germany are the other 2 types that we saw in our report either textile d. I. Y. Mosques or surgical mosques those are the ones that you clearly see here in the streets in germany the key element stressed by authorities is that they should cover your mouth and your nose thats a sort of key element here but youre not required to use sort of professional mosques those i say should be kept for Health Care Workers in particular so whats being done then to assure that there are enough masks for everyone as everyone expected to make the road. There are different measures so on the one hand German Authorities have stressed that local companies should increase their production then a 2nd element is using already available supply chains that are available by German Companies to bring those mass to germany and a 3rd element and this one is particularly important is the german army is also participating in bringing mosques to germany and in fact today a big container of 10000000 mosques from china will arrive in the german city of leipzig in fact the german minister of defense will be there to receive those martin that is one of 3 big shipments of mass that will come from china to germany to the 3 elements 3 ways in which germany is trying to make sure that in of enough mosques are available here in the country thomas thank you very much Thomas Sparrow our political correspondent. Sweden ordered the closure of several bars and restaurants in the capitals talk of the week after they breached guidelines on social distancing sweden has favored a lightheaded coronavirus strategy allowing bars and restaurants and other businesses to operate as long as they respect physical distancing recommendations by Day Care Centers and schools are also still open the countrys chief epidemiologist says its a carefully thought out approach designed to be sustainable over the long term. Daily life in sweden as in most countries is dominated by the corona crisis but children here are still going to Daycare Centers this one in stockholm looks after 25 boys and girls some things have changed the. Advent of on up i normally spend a lot of time outside but now its even more more going to inside me do lessons in small groups Everything Else is outside we take its intense. It helps working parents that Daycare Centers and primary schools are still open and the Swedish HealthAuthorities Say its good for the children as well they are convinced Young Children do not spread the virus in fact schools have not become sources of infection there are rules in place. Some are still we have to wash our hands carefully and sing a song then after that we could rinse off the site. And were pretty. Sweden has followed a different path to other countries from the start the aim has been to protect vulnerable groups such as the elderly and those with existing illnesses it hasnt all gone smoothly a lot of people have been infected nearly half the distance we have been into your homes senior Hospital Doctor you know it has many elderly patients i do hope. Its a scandal that will need. When this is over i think we are still going to see a significant rise in fatalities in old peoples homes. Sweden has added considerably to its Hospital Capacity since the start of the outbreak there are spare beds but Many Health Care staff are off sick. We are not testing you know we test all patients suspected of having the virus and everyone who needs an operation i would like to see all a workforce being tested but we arent able to do all that and. Despite these criticisms most people do support government policy Day Care Centers are counting on the getting it right. Its not a job to children. I hope and i believe that those responsible making the right decisions for a suite in. Sweden is going its own way with no end to the crisis yet insight. His round up of some of the latest developments in the pandemic south korea has reported only 10 new cases its 26th straight day below 100 cases officials are now discussing reopening schools amid the slowing caseload iran plans to reopen mosques in parts of the country where there are no registered cases of the infection us president has declared the daily coronavirus briefings as not worth the time and effort both weekend briefings were cancelled after a backlash over his comments on injecting disinfectant and using a light to treat coverage 900 patients british Prime MinisterBoris Johnson is due to resume work today and johnson had spent the past 2 weeks at home recovering from. 3rd now lets catch up on some other stories making headlines around the world today a top south korean security official says north Korean Leader kim jong il is alive and well emphasizing that seoul has detected no one usual movements in north korea rumors have been swirling about kims health after unconfirmed reports he received ill following heart surgery. Hundreds of cuban doctors have arrived in south africa to help the countrys fight against kovan 19 the team will spend the next 14 days in quarantine for being deployed to different provinces heba has dispatched more than 1200 Health Care Workers around the world. And new zealands Promise Service into our durance says the country has won the battle against the widespread transmission of the corona virus Health Officials have recorded only one new case in the past 24 hours new zealand is set to ease a 5 week low down at midnight on monday. Tourism is one of the industries thats been worst hit by the credit virus pandemic its estimated Global Travel will fall by up to 30 percent this year and europe accounts for huf of the worlds tourist arrivals and is facing staggering losses the e. U. Ministers are due to hold a Virtual Summit later today to discuss how they can help an industry in crisis. From paris to brussels. European capitals that should be filled with people lie almost empty and silent. With board is closed and members of the public for was to stay home europes Tourism Industry is in dire straits. The European Market accounts for half of world tourism according to the e. U. Commission it fears the tourism economy within the 27. 00 nation bloc could fall by up to 70 percent that could result in the loss of up to 400000000000 euros for the industry. Spain is the most popular Tourist Destination in the e. U. Its also the worlds 2nd most visited nation but there are no visit is these days for bar owners like pavlo gonzalo its a worrying time. Here 2020 is practically playing many businesses will not reopen because they will be able to continue. Right now the only thing to do is to look month by month and not think about that just in horizon. The final. Across the border the portuguese government has said it will start reopening hotels in june for those that are still in business. Others are taking things into that own hands in berlin hotel and Restaurant Owners have taken empty chairs to Brandenburg Gate to illustrate just how tough life respect come for them. From previous lives on tourism. If we dont support our who tells in restaurants with a sanction who will work. Most european governments are already offering more Financial Support to tourism and travel sector is but for some businesses it may already be too late. For the very latest lets cross over to your correspondent burned in brussels barrett we heard about spain in that story what other countries in europe are hurting from the collapse of tourism and travel. They really think of tourism in europe of cause all the southern countries come to mind italy portugal greece even cyprus they make a lot of revenue out of tourism in the case of spain 100000000000 euros a year but also the other countries are suffering for example judgment he makes 260000000000. 00 euros out of tourism every year so all the European Countries affected more dependent some more dependent on revenue like greece and so all human assist try to come up with a plan how to reopen the bothas in europe so that people can can actually travel to other countries but there are many concepts in the nobody knows exactly the time table also for example wants to open up a for its neighbors like germany hungary or slovenia in the space and also wants to lure in tourists again as early as june but the german minister german phone news cycle mazas warning dont make it so quick hes talking or thinking about the september. Ministers are meeting today at a distance to discuss solutions theyll talk about ways of supporting the Tourism Industry but this little they can do to bring the tourists back right away on destination thats feeling the pinch is hot start in austria residents who once complained about being overrun by visitors there now find themselves dealing with the opposite extreme. Welcome to house start a picture perfect gem in the austrian alps. Before the pandemic in the village to a 1000000 tourists a year one tour bus after the other day and day out and now. Everyones gone no buses no tourists no see veneer photos. For many house stuffed with something out of a fairy tale a bucket list destination that thousands documented on their. Instagram accounts. All 3. You know were but well tourists admired the old houses and filled the streets many locals felt overwhelmed pretty ruthless if you think the problem is that i almost never spend any time outside anymore its simply too loud out here on my terrace its. Not anymore now how start is a ghost town and the locals arent sure whether they like that either. 3 concerts and you know its such a charming place and now we have it all to ourselves again but even so we miss the tourists but this is from the enemy states gone from one extreme to the other if youre somewhere in the middle would be best if the situation isnt good for us either. Kind of spooky in the village i take a deep breath and that calms me down somehow its an unpleasant feeling just know. The residents of hull start learning how much they miss the tourists and the money they bring with them some locals cant wait for the commotion to return to the newly quiet streets of their alpine idle. Looking ahead what could tourism in europe look like once it does come back to life. The European Union is trying to come up with some guidelines how to reorganize travel that concerns hotels so totos only be booked off is short they only is sort of one cause me. To throw away cutlery as things like that to keep the senate taishan and to keep the hopes concept and theres also the question how do people actually travel will be able to leave the middle seat free. Puts be organize all this has to be hammered out but its also clear that the common approach is very difficult some countries want to do it countries do want to do it later and so much of this year might be stay at home stay at the nation so germans with a vacation in germany austens with a cation. This is the most likely scenario and the u. S. Boarding that the travel industry but only come back to its normal level next year. Thank you very much has been to make it in brussels well with most Financial Markets down over the past ponce the price of gold has been rising to a 7 year high as investors look for a safe haven to invest in the precious metal is currently trading at more than 1700. 00 an ounce thats up 35 percent over the year the high price has seen people selling their jewelry like in thailand where it was as hell lead to a run on gold traders with sellers taking advantage of the high price of gold to make money during uncertain economic times. Ties they heading to gold traders in droves queues have formed outside businesses and banks chinatown many people are now selling off their gold jewelry. Cash has become more important amid the corona crisis people needed to pay their bills. Oh you know my thought was the reason were selling all the gold is because we need to increase our cash flow. We still have to pay all employees so we need the money and. The corona situation has impacted us. And we cant export our goods. Like me the gold price is high i have more responsibility i need more cash to pay for my Sisters Hospital treatment that the. Gold traders are so overwhelmed by the number of sellers that they are running out of cash. Grounded flights also mean the gold kind easily leave the country. So the Thai Government has told its people to pace themselves and sell their gold gradually. Well for more now were joined by our financial correspondent Chelsea Delaney in frankfurt Chelsea Warren buffer buffett the famous investor he once said about gold that it doesnt do anything but sit there and look at you what makes gold so interesting for people in times of crisis. Well gold has been a store of value its been a currency for thousands of years really since ancient civilizations but its also a very very popular as the really the worlds premier safe haven during times of market crisis theres a couple of reasons for that one is that its a physical assets so you can buy a gold bar gold coin and sort of store it in your state deposit box under your bed wherever and it doesnt deteriorate so it is something that you can hold physically but its also seen as something that is less likely to lose its value if the economy really collapses so with a stock with a bond with things like real estate you could potentially lose all that all the value and that if the economy really does turn down so it does have that appeal for a lot of investors a lot of investors also are a bit skeptical of the Global Financial system so they worry a lot about things like inflation and currency deterioration and gold is really seen as the currency of the last through resort if the if currencies start to collapse if the if the Global Economy does turn downward so gold is interesting in the moment but what about the still more than the recovery. We are seeing a bit over coverage to start off that we cared for at the dax opened up a little over 2 percent theres a lot of talk today about economies reopening both here in europe and the United States were also supposed to get more stimulus from the Federal Reserve in the u. S. And the European Central bank here in frankfurt so all of this is helping to feel a little bit more comfortable but theres still a lot of volatility in markets and that is something investors are bracing for and should potentially support gold Going Forward joseph thank you very much ditto hughes chose to believe theyre for. Venezuela has a Largest Oil Reserves in the world so it comes as a surprise to some that gasoline has been in short supply there for years the shortage has now reached unsustainable levels and is hitting the capital caracas in the middle of the pandemic with help fuel it could be easier to keep the lock down regulations but at what cost this report now from caracas. Here in the venezuelan capital the streets are empty despite the fact that venezuela has the lowest number of coated 1000 infections in latin america people here are it hearing strictly to lock down rules some say thats partly because of a severe shortage of gasoline. Will post a quarantine whether we like it or not due to the lack of gasoline you may or may not agree with staying at home theres no way of going out without getting well but its i mean lets say the. Economist rafael curios believes this shortage is due to a lack of Maintenance Work on venezuelas 6 Oil Refineries the u. S. Sanctions against the state oil Company Since early last year have made things worse but outside the capital the gasoline shortage has been going on for at least 6 years. I mean this is 65000 barrels of oil produced each day in venezuela as well as the imports do not cover the gasoline needed for vehicles. Which is no less than 180000. 00 barrels a day i mean yeah. Right now during the Global Pandemic the gasoline shortages appear to be encouraging people to stay home. But medical emergencies Food Distribution and rising prices are also affected by the lack of fuel. When the lockdown began Astrid Garcia hoped to be able to offer food deliveries now thats become complicated. There they have to leave home at 10 in the evening to wait for the truck bring in fuel for the next day. It starts pumping gas toward noon and we leave there at 3 or 4 in the afternoon theres only enough gasoline for 200. 00 motorcyclists so. A black market for fuel has emerged selling gasoline well above your fishel price of under one cent despite the shortage the National Oil Company continues to export. It is inadmissible it makes no sense it well we are suffering from a shortage of gasoline were sending 25000. 00 barrels of gasoline a day to cuba. The drop in oil prices is a severe blow to the venezuelan economy however low fuel costs mean imports could alleviate the current shortage whats needed is a Refining Company to turn the oil into fuel tankers to transport it. And just reminder the top story were following for you here today news germany has made the face masks mandatory in certain public spaces such as stores and public transport its hoped the new rules will help prevent people from infected with the virus from passing and all. This is news and get all the latest news and information on our web site thats. Dot com youll find a special section there devoted entirely to the corona virus crisis for some genuine information there youll find it on our website. And you can find me on twitter at news stream thanks for being with us. Healing wounds in record time with passing by gas. Kills bacteria and stimulates the growth of healthier cells. Can its healing effects be increased. 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