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Where kim jong il and 3 weekends. Im sumi so its going to thank you for joining us germany has made it mandatory for shoppers and travelers on Public Transportation to cover their faces as the country eases all the restrictions to curb the spread of covert 19 the measures come despite concerns that demand could outstrip the supply of protective masks on monday a cargo plane carrying 10000000 protective facemasks from china landed in the german city of lifes a show of the defense minister on a good come calling was there to inspect the shipment most of the masks will be distributed to hospitals and Nursing Homes and our Political Correspondent Thomas Sparrow is following the story for us hi thomas so a shipment of 10000000 masks has arrived in germany what more can you tell us about that. So me on that cargo plane does with that we just saw there is the worlds biggest cargo plane as we saw there it brought 10000000. 00 mosques from china and thats one of 3 shipments that will come in these next few days 3 in total for up to 25000000. 00 facemasks and we also saw a German Defense minister come cotton bar there in leipsic receiving that shipment of 10000000. 00 masks and when she spoke to the press after receiving those said that those mosques will be given to the 16 German Federal states and it will be up to local authorities in each one of those federal states to decide what exactly is done with the mosques but this is just part of the big process that germany is now undertaking to make sure that enough mosques are here in the country there are other means as well for example talking to local companies to make sure that they step up their production or using supply chains that are already available and as we see also this making sure that those millions of mosques are available from china and tell us what are the requirements now for Wearing Masks in germany. Its interesting so you because they vary depending on which state you look at but in general we can say that as of this week in all of germany 16 federal states people will have to wear masks when there are public transport so metro buses trams and so on but it defies way to come for example to shop or so but lynn is an exception there but it is the only state in germany where shoppers are not obliged to use a mosque when they go to different shops instead they have that recommendation an urgent for a commendation to use the mosque but there again differences when you look at different job one states well there are all sorts of ways to cover your mouth and nose lets take a look now at some of the basic types of sanitary masks. National mosques are created equal we can generally distinguish between 3 main types. Tring face peace arrest f. P. Must fit snugly around the nose mouth and chin and filter out the tiniest airborne particles the most effective type lets know viruses in arrives and thats the nation involved makes breathing easier creases the risk of viruses this gaping so an unsolved f. P. Must protect 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 must 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 known 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 many protects others from infection rather than the wearer once the mouse is west from breathing. That was wearing time at the most is has to be discarded in the covert 19 crisis professionally manufactured monster in short supply feeding to a flourishing kasich industry in d. I. Y. Musts. Whether using handkerchiefs t. Shirts or vacuum cleaner bags people all around the world are revving up their sewing machines. A cloth balanced functions rather like a surgical mask helping to pluck the droplets from the wearers minus the nose droplets that can spread the coronavirus. Cloth must also be washed and reused the most important thing no matter which mosque you wear its still essential to follow basic hygiene measures like there are hand washing and keeping a safe distance from others. Thomas you know Wearing Masks is the norm in parts of asia but the question of wearing them here in germany has been a controversial one why is that. There are questions here as well but not only here sumi about the effectiveness of those mosques thats one of the most controversial aspects of it all we saw part of that report not only whether it protects the wearer whether it protects the people around the world where also thats one concrete area which has been particularly controversial again not only here but you know the fox as well but one aspect that here in germany in particular has raised a lot of question on comments is the issue of making it or not making it compulsory to wear those mosques thats an important issue because as we saw earlier there are some federal states that have decided to suggests or at least ask people to wear those mosque for example if they go to 2 shops but not make it specifically compulsory and thats another issue that has been discussed a lot here in this country are Political Correspondent Thomas Sparrow thank you so much. Now british Prime Minister Boris Johnson has returned to work at downing street after recovering from cold at 19 he urged the country to keep going with the lockdown restrictions saying britain is turning the tide against the virus if these virus were a physical assailant unexpected an invisible mugger which i can tell you. This is the moment when we have begun together to wrestle it to the right lets go right to london. Is standing by for us there. Boris johnson was in intensive care less of the risks ago and now he is back running the country how did he seem today. When hes clearly doing much better sumi and weve seen him several times throughout his illness and he was really awfully sick you mentioned he was in intensive care he even said when he left the hospital that his survival. Was 5050 at some point so now today we saw a recovered refreshed Prime Minister who struck an upbeat tone talking to his people with a very serious message saying that the lockdown would have to continue there and Boris Johnson himself taking this virus kovac 19 much more serious you could tell then in the beginning of the crisis now that he if he has lift through it himself and of course hes also taking over taking back a very different country than the one when he 1st contracted the virus back then almost only a 1000 deaths and now over the weekend the death toll here in the u. K. Has passed 20000. What about the possibility of easing restrictions what are the Prime Minister have to say about that. Well the Prime Minister is facing intense pressure from companies from newspapers from donors of his own conservative party to ease the lockdown restrictions that have been in place for several weeks now he said this is not yet the time for this there is no way that the lockdown could be east at this point and the restrictions the situation in the u. K. Is just really still very dramatic at this point the death toll still is rising at an intense speed yes the hospitalizations and the new infections are flattening slowly but the time is not yet come for a lockdown and mass testing and one of the requirements to ease a lockdown is just not doing being done here on a lot. And this is something that didnt happen because the government was in a kind of paralysis in Boris Johnsons absence in the last week so Boris Johnson the Prime Minister now back at downing street and he will have a tough job at hand keeping up with everything that hes missed in the past weeks. Of course reporting from london thank you. Lets get a roundup now of some of the latest developments in the pandemic south korea has reported only 10 new cases its 26th straight day below 100 officials are now discussing reopening schools of the slowing infection rate iran plans to reopen mosques and parts of the country where there are no registered cases of the infection scientists in hong kong say theyve developed a new spray on coating that can protect surfaces against the corona virus and other parts pathogens for up to 90 days and australia says more than 1000000 people have downloaded an app that is aimed at speeding up contact tricks and containing new outbreaks of the virus while the economy reopens. Now to some other stories making headlines hundreds of cuban doctors have arrived in south africa to help the countrys fight against code 19 the team will spend the next 14 days in quarantine before being deployed to different provinces cuba has dispatched more than 1200 Health Care Workers around the world new zealands Prime Minister just into art and says the country has won the battle against a 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 lockdown at midnight on monday. Sweden ordered 5 restaurants in the capital stockholm to close over the weekend because they didnt abide by social distancing guidelines sweden has a light handed coronavirus strategy allowing bars restaurants and other businesses to operate as long as they respect physical distancing recommendations Daycare Centers and schools are also still open the countrys chief epidemiologist says it is 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 even if you dont advocate make you live on after i normally spend a lot of time outside but now its even more more going to pretty mad inside we do lessons in small groups Everything Else is outside we take it in turns. He tells working parents that Daycare Centers and primary schools are still open and the Swedish Health Authorities 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. Former spokesman we have to wash our hands carefully and sing a song then after that we could rinse off the soap and were putting it up for. Sweden has followed a different path to other countries from the start the aim has been to protect the vulnerable groups such as the elderly and those with existing illness it hasnt all gone smoothly a lot of old people have been infected nearly half the deaths in sweden have been into your homes senior Hospital Doctor johan still has many elderly patients are they all walked in the sky dollars its a standard that will need looking into. 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 spear beds but Many Health Care staff are off sick the heart dont piss there were not testing you know we test all patients suspected of having the current 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 the more he did all the better despite these criticisms most people do support government policy Day Care Centers are counting on the of authority is getting it right. Put it had its our job to look after children. I hope and i believe that those responsible are making the right decisions for us wheat and if its propes some car deficit for some. Sweden is going its own way with no end to the crisis yet in sight. Tourism is one of the industries thats been worst hit by the pandemic its estimated that Global Travel will fall by up to 30 percent this year europe accounts for half of the worlds tourist arrivals and is facing staggering losses in u. Ministers are due to hold a Virtual Summit 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 borders 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 the distant horizon. The final. Across the border the portuguese government has said it will start reopening hotels in june for those that is 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 christmas their lives on tourism. If we dont support our who tells in restaurants with a sanction who will. Most european governments are already offering more Financial Support to tourism and travel sect is but for some businesses it may already be too late. Lets get more on the story now with the band standing by for us and i found you ministers as we said are discussing a how to help the Tourism Industry will they be coming up with any concrete solutions. Well thats clear because the ministers cannot agree on guidelines when and how to reopen the borders its more likely that we will see a patchwork of measures so that some countries like australia and if they want to reopen the hotels as soon as possible but would only let in people from neighboring countries other countries like spain which are most affected by this crisis one of people to fly in from germany again but that is also very unlikely brought the german minister of Foreign Affairs said he sees only an opening of travel over the. In september not to speak about International Travel to america or china this is far far away. All right then lets talk more about that in a moment but 1st lets take a look at the spanish beach resort of my bay hotel and cafe owners there have seen their season a slip away before it even begun a vacation paradise in standby mode in mid march this was crowded with holiday make us almost at capacity says hotel director. And from one day to the next everything shut down now he just hopes he can reopen the hotel in time for the season in july. When everything is ready. We could open tomorrow if we have 2 weeks before we have to close we revised all of our hygiene procedures and so far not a single guest or employee has become infected with the coronavirus. But so far there is no information on what the Health Regulations for hotels in spain will be a growing number of hotels expect the next season to be next year in Economic Disaster tourism employs about 2000000 people here in spain and that doesnt include the many Small Businesses that depend on tourists some beach restaurants and offering delivery and takeout meals for locals and retirees who came here for the winter and couldnt or didnt want to return. Right now its a little bit people but we are increasing every day people we need to take. Care of more. Business owners hope that at least spanish tourists hit the beaches this summer the challenge will be making the beaches say for everyone. To meters distance between each beach that would be about this much space between each vacation thats one of the many plans being considered in spain at the moment to at least partially save this years beach season but many are asking is this plan feasible and who were enforcing these measures. Some people are calling for a kind of beach police one businessman from italy has designed plexiglas boxes that could be set up to reduce contact between sunday that we talked to him via video link from his office and he told us he has had inquiries from results all over europe including spain. We want to make this invention even better. For example we are working on a spray system on the outside walls to disinfect the area. So. Its an idea that. I cannot imagine for his hotel he says hes getting bombarded with curious inventions but what he really needs is reliable information from the government about what regulations hell have to meet and when he can reopen his hotel. You know that this really has been devastating for places like my baby and when people are finally able to travel again its going to be very different than it was just a couple of months ago. Yes 2 operators in europe are also wondering if people are actually willing to spend some holidays in a place a glass cubicle always prayed at the beach so they think that bookings will be down and people will stick to the motto thats staying in the region lets stay in our own nation so german spent the holidays in germany and austrians at all syria and the next big travel season might only happen and next year some hotels are coming up concepts to only because of the rooms. Struggling not to have not too many people on board but the question also is that Many Airlines are us how can we be profitable when we cannot fill out all planes so many Unanswered Questions and lots of things to organize for the next travel season daveys band record looking at the Tourism Industry for us thank you very much. South korean government officials are playing down speculation over the health of north Korean Leader kim jong il and say he is alive and well kim has not been seen in public for more than 2 weeks and there have been unconfirmed reports that he was seriously ill following heart surgery. Kim jong un is usually front and center of north koreas state propaganda if you will to his usual omnipresence has fueled speculation that he is ill or even dead after he failed to attend birthday celebrations for his grandfather kim il sung on april 15th the ceremony honoring the now deceased founder of the north korean state is the countrys most important annual event. Cording to a network of north korean defectors kim has undergone Cardiovascular Surgery on the 36 year old is reportedly in poor physical shape due to obesity and heavy smoking. But the south korean government says that rumors surrounding the dictators health cannot be confirmed. That there is nothing. To. Officials in seoul do not rule out that kim is ill but north korea experts say its hard to extract verifiable information from the secretive dictatorship all this. Week should be taking. A grain of salt because its always been difficult possible to get. Speculation that kim is dead has also been undermined by recent satellite images of the dictators personal train in one some owns a personal retreat in the coastal town. The corona virus has caused football around the world to come to a halt and with it perhaps the business of players changing teams for astronomical sums clubs are still planning moves in the transfer market but those selling may have to reckon with a significant drop in revenue. The coronavirus has turned football on its head you dont need a crystal ball to know the sports finances will be hit for a while the cia asked for more observatory estimates transfer values in europe speak 5 leagues would decrease by 28 percent to 23400000000 euros in season restarts in june the big money transfers of previous years look to be a thing of the past. When you consider the loss in revenue for individual clubs and also leagues in europe then i think well see changes in the average transfer fees. In the bonus league. I have since been tipped to make a 100000000 euro move abroad but despite the Pandemic Club bosses are holding firm on the price. Of top level the quality players will maintain their value even through this crisis. Clubs like backs by Pharmaceutical Company by are unlikely to weather the crisis better than others but those without deep pocketed investors could struggle become a good fortune this is i can imagine that as time goes on there will be a permanent shift clubs that have it bad financially will get worse because i have to sell the best players and clubs doing well will do even better. Well if i didnt see its good good for this done quickly i was not as again. The Business League a season is looking to resume without fans inside the stadium but when they are finally allowed back in now likely see a very different football landscape. Formula one is hoping to get its delayed season underway in europe this summer by staging races without spectators f one says chief executive chase carey says he is increasingly confident of being able to start the season in july that means Lewis Hamilton would begin his title defense at the austrian grand prix on july 5th the 1st 10 races of the season have been postponed or canceled with the french prix of the latest to go earlier today. I lets get a reminder of our top story that were following for you here on d w germany has made face masks mandatory in certain Public Places such as stores and public transport it is hoped that the new rules will help prevent people infected with the virus from passing it on to others. Thank you for watching v. W. News we have comprehensive coverage of the pentagon a website dot com and well be back here with more news at the top of the. Feeling wounds in record time with rising with gas. Kills bacteria and stimulates the growth of healthier cells. 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