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A no show by north koreas leader at a Key National Bank fuel speculation about his Health South Korea says it knows where kim jong un really is. Im sumi so much 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 other restrictions to curb the spread of covert 19 the measures come despite concern that demand could over strip outstrip rather the supply of protective masks on monday a cargo plane carrying it 10000000 protective facemasks from china landed in germany the defense minister on its outcome was there to inspect the shipment most of the masts will be distributed to hospitals and to 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 it 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 kind of bar there in leipsic receiving that shipment of 10000000. 00 mosques and when she spoke to the press after receiving those said that those mosques will be given to the 16 German Federal states and he 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 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 hemis what are the requirements now for Wearing Masks in germany. Its interesting to me because they vary depending on which states 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 when it come for example to shop or so but theres an exception there but it is the only states in germany where shoppers are not obliged to use a mosque when they go to different shops instead they have that recommendation an urgent recall mandation to use the mosque but there again differences when you look at different german 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 masks are created equal we can generally distinguish between 3 main types. Trink face piece or f. F. Snugly around the nose mouth and chin unfiltered 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 escaping so an unsolved f. P. Must protect both the wearer and the person they encounter with evolvers only reliably protects the wearer f. P. Masks are in short supply worldwide so they should be mainly reserved for medical personnel a mouse 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 it fit 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. Often a star was wearing time at the most is has to be discarded in the covert 19 crisis professionally manufactured monster in short supply leading 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 nice the nose droplets that can spread the corona virus. Can also be watched and reuse. 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 and 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 in our 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 in other parts 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 to 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. In contrast to germany and other European Countries sweden has a light touch coronavirus strategy allowing bars restaurants and other businesses to operate as long as they respect physical distancing recommendations Daycare Centers and schools are also open sweetens chief epidemiologist says its a carefully thought out approach but critics have their doubts. 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 you never know the advantage mick is theyve on f i normally spend a lot of time outside but now its even more if its more i get a pretty man inside me do lessons in small groups Everything Else is outside we take it in turns. In the health and giving. Details working parents that Day Care 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 but we have to wash our hands carefully and sing a song then after that we could rinse off the site. And were putting it out for. 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 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 i did help out in this town dollar to good says scandal 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 but when. Sweden has added considerably to its Hospital Capacity since the start of the operation there are spare beds but Many Health Care staff are off sick. The hoard dont pierce the we are not testing you know we test all patients suspected of having the car on a 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 there will be if you dont get there despite these criticisms most people do support government policy Daycare Centers are counting on the of 40 is getting it right. Groups put out it its our job to look after the children. Then of course i hope and i believe that those responsible are making the right decisions for sweden if its propes some car wreck because that fits right in. Sweden is going its own way with no end to the crisis yet in sight. Lets check in now on some other stories making headlines around the world british Prime Minister Boris Johnson is back at downing street after recovering from cope with 19 he urged the country to keep going with the virus lock down as his government weighs the day of how to safely reopen the economy the u. K. Is one of the worlds worst hit nations with almost 21000 coronavirus deaths. Hundreds of cuban doctors have a right in south africa to help the countrys fight against hope at 19 the team will spend the next 14 days in 14 before being deployed to different provinces cuba has dispatched more than 1200 Health Care Workers around the world. Chiles government says it still plans to issue certificates to recover and cope with 1000 patients freeing them from lockdown and quarantine restrictions the World Health Organization has warned that that socalled immunity passports are risky because scientists still dont know whether people can become infected more than once and new zealands Prime Minister just into arden says the country has won the battle against the widespread transmission of the corona virus Health Officials have reported only one new case in the past 24 hours new zealand is set to ease a 5 week lockdown at midnight on monday. Now most Financial Markets have been down due to the pandemic but the price for gold has climbed to a 7 year high as investors look for a safe haven to invest now the Precious Metals currently trading at more than 1700. 00 an ounce that is up 35 percent over a year the high price has people selling their jewelry in thailand its led to a run on gold traders sellers are taking advantage of the high gold price to make money during uncertain economic times. Thais are heading to gold traders in droves queues have formed outside businesses and banks chinatown many people are now selling off their gold jewellery. Cash has become more important amid the corona crisis people needed to pay their bills. How do you not because you are not was a prop the reason were selling all gold is because we need to increase our cost flow. We still have to pay all employees so we need the money. I would the corona situation has impacted us. We cant export our goods. Be the gold prices hi i have more responsibility i need more cash to pay for my Sisters Hospital treatment that the final. 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. South korean government officials are playing down speculation about the health of north Korean Leader kim jong il and saying 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 is seriously ill following heart surgery. Kim jong own is usually front and center of north koreas state propaganda 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. According 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. Our government has enough information gathering capability confidently that theres nothing unusual to. Tweak. 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 stuff because youre a rustic should be taking these the message grain of salt because its got always been difficult amal impossible to get any seen. Speculation that kim is dead has also been undermined by recent satellite images of the dictators personal train in one sun kim owns a personal retreat in the coastal town. Right youre watching g. W. News coming up next our covert 1900 special monica jones will be looking at how to ease coronavirus lock down for stress without risking a new wave of infectious statement for that. Combating the corona pandemic. Where does research stand. What are scientists learning. Background information and. Our corona. Covert 19 special next on d w. They were abducted by the nazis and taken to germany to be raised as citizens of the