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Could risk a 2nd wave of infections plus. Im going off to our viewers on p. B. S. In the United States and all around the world welcome we begin tonight with the latest grim numbers from the pandemic the number of confirmed coronavirus cases worldwide has now exceeded 3000000 thats according to Johns Hopkins university in the United States and it comes on the same day that germany began requiring people to cover their faces when shopping and using public transport a mask is now mandatory provided you have one. To require Wearing Masks requires having masks to wear germany like most countries needs billions of them in the. Months ahead so when the Worlds Largest cargo plane landed in the eastern city of leipzig on monday with 10000000 masts from china on board a leading member of cabinet was there to greet them defense minister on a great crime comedy hour says the mass will be sent to germany 16 federal states for distribution in so fenton the other t. V. Wanted to hear the host small guys who have helped. To ensure this delivery of writing a positive something much bigger title i try makes up for a new crisis in barrel and. Food you mention i need a vacation. Nonmedical masks are improvised coverings are thought to protect others from infected People Public Health Officials say this is especially important for coping 19 given a suspected large number of mild and asymptomatic cases by wednesday mass will be required in most german states for shops and public transit. Measures many people appear to be taking in stride this is a prime force and its not a big deal that i must doesnt do anyhow and if it can happen its time. To serve god its to help people and protect older people its ok you can deal with it its hard to speak and brief place for a good reason for it. But you kids are used to seeing this in japan but here its really strange its my money to me to protect are those other. Sport i think its really terrible its come across someone you dont get a lot of acid and maybe its a good safety precaution but who knows if this really doesnt do anything. For us this. Whole show most germans backing the restrictions on public life how long this new normal last open ended official saying until theres a vaccine which may be many months or longer. Or less full in our Political Correspondent melinda crane she is on the story for us here in berlin good evening to you melinda there have been reports of defective medical equipment coming from china so can we even be sure that these masts will do what theyre supposed to do. Well that shipment that arrived today and by the way we are expecting another shipment on wednesday bringing the total masks from china during the last few days to 25000000. 00 apparently there were tests on those masks both in china and there will also be tests here in germany when the masks are distributed throughout the federal states where they will be given to over to the Health Ministers of the respective states and to be frank china has a very high stake in it sure that these masks do are well because the deal to provide was actually negotiated between chancellor Angela Merkel and chinese president so a lot is riding on the fact that these mass needs to be effect and mother knew we know that making these facial mask a mandatory its been a controversial issue here in germany what has changed now and do you think people are willing to comply. Well i think the fact that the politicians were not speaking with one voice about this and that was the case for quite some time had to do that with the fact that at least some politicians were uncertain about what to say as long as not enough masts were available as in fact was indicated in our report but the fact is now we have not only these deliveries coming in from abroad medical masks and by the way those nasa from china they will be going to medical workers those are not for lets say citizens to be wearing on the street or in shops but there are also a lot of initiatives now in germany to produce cloth masks for use by citizens when theyre taking Public Transportation grandmaster not required when they are visiting shops where masks are required in almost all federal states and now apparently will also be required in berlin so theres a spreading recognition and in fact masks can prove useful and i think that is coming especially because they are now yeah and you know you can make your own masks you know you could take a bandana for example or a scarf and you can make it if you cant find one to buy but theres still a discussion going on whether or not it makes sense to wear a mask in public or whats your take on that suppose absolutely there is this is an ongoing discussion in fact today we saw a very High Compliance and as that was a little sound bites in the report indicated many people saying yes were going to lock this and yet at the same time theres a little bit of doubt still in the minds of many people about what exactly is the goal of a mask so lets go through that because its really important the mask especially a cloth mask this is not going to protect the wearer from expect and there are people who have copd it what it is going to do is ensure that if the wear or perhaps already has copd it doesnt know it doesnt have symptoms that. He or she cannot so easily spread the virus and if the mask is used properly meaning washed changed and so on it does provide some protection for other people and the fact is we have to break the chain of infection that is absolutely crucial and mast so one way to really put that consciousness as they are all in all that they can play into its right youre protecting yourself by protecting others thats an Important Message there our chief Political Correspondent linda crane on the story for us tonight here in berlin melinda thank you would china may be helping but there are reports tonight that suggest something very different Germanys Green Party says that chinese diplomats put pressure on the interior ministry here in berlin to make positive statements about chinas handling of the corona crisis now the German Government has confirmed that this happened and says it did not comply with the request for beijing the w. s chief Political Correspondent linda greene spoke with Green Party Politician and member of the European Parliament reinhard. Had to go for how problematic was this attempt by chinese diplomats to influence German Government official statements about chinas handling of the corona crisis isnt it normal for governments to try to spin the narrative. I think this was ultimately desperate way of compressing their own domestic audience in china with applause and praise from authorities overseas because obviously chinese leadership is not so sure whether their own population is willing to buy the stories that the propaganda is peddling. The German Government says that the interior Ministry Officials didnt agree to the chinese diplomats request nonetheless germany in the past has praised beijings handling of the crisis would you say that germany needs to push back harder against china. I think china has been shooting itself in the foot really over the last 3 months with their propaganda. They have wasted so much goodwill and respect. They wasted in 3 months what theyve built over 3 decades and i believe that everybody is understanding better today then even just a few months ago. Who they are dealing with when theyre dealing with china and i would insist that the European Union has not just started pushing back where we have to. These last few days or last few weeks. We should remember that last year in march the European Union defined china as a systemic problem and in the german the bait over 5 g. And whether huawei should be allowed into that Communication Network weve seen more push back then for many years so i think were on a good track you have called for changes both in germanys and in europes relations with china but how feasible is it for both to make changes given that china is such an important market for german and european exports. Certainly germany has put more aid into the chinese basket ben anybody else as a trading nation. But still when you talk to entrepreneurs around the country you find a lot of very critical voices and thats been reflected in the statements that were made by Major Industrial organizations like the German Federation of industry or the machine tool industry so i think there is not an antagonism today between policymakers that see the geo political need to. Pursue a more hard nosed policy views of a china. Industrialists or the business sector were coming closer together theres been a lot of speculation about whether china with its shipments of masks and medical equipment with its attempts to spin the story could come out the winner in the game of corona diplomacy what do you think. I have argued and i still believe this china had a chance. Of showing that it can play the role of a responsible International Stakeholder but by pushing so aggressively hard for crisis opportunism they blew it all in the critical for thank you very much for being with us. It was 100 over there from the green party here in germany in britain Prime Minister Boris Johnson has returned to work after being hospitalized with the coronavirus spending time in intensive care and then recovering from coburg 19 and while some European Countries are starting to ease their walk downs johnson is holding firm to the u. K. s lockdown for now he warns that right now is the moment of maximum risk. Visibly thinner and with his hair even longer than usual british Prime Minister Boris Johnson has returned to what yes and as fast speeds up to 3 weeks of sick leave he asked the british people to contain their impatience to bring lex the current lockdown i refuse to throw away all the effort and the sacrifice of the british people and to risk a 2nd major outbreak and huge loss of life and be overwhelming of the n. H. S. To more than a month now the country has been at a near standstill and one of the spread of the virus is slowing down most people support holding on to the current mattias. I do actually meant the u. K. Government and in many ways intensive the lockdowns we have had and i guess. Not rushing back to normal too soon i think we need to keep the restrictions on that these terms i think in place names and i just want to say we have heard it before that you know you can get my point now going back up to another page you dont need to so i think kerry will be careful who they were merging one should be. Kept. Hes probably going to shut down in. The u. K. Government is set to review the lockdown restrictions by may 7th but even after that date social distancing measures book probably continue to from. Well here are some of the other stories that are making headlines around the world firefighters in russia are battling at least 16 wildfires in the Northern Region of siberia the authorities have detained at least 3 people they believe coles some of the fires through carelessness burning trash or camping illegally forecasters say weather conditions will not improve as winds are expected to increase syrian Authorities Say 3 civilians were killed and 4 others injured in an israeli missile attack on towns south of damascus syrias military say their air defenses intercepted and shot down several missiles fired by warplanes over lebanon but that some made it through israel has made no comment on the incident. The chinese human rights lawyer wang wang jong has been reunited with his family in beijing after being separated from them for nearly 5 years he was detained back in 2015 as part of a crackdown on hundreds of lawyers and human rights activists in the u. S. Speaker of the house nancy pelosi has publicly endorsed joe bidens president ial candidacy the california democrat says that biden will be a quote voice of reason and resilience amid the coronavirus pandemic. Well so far africa has escaped the coronavirus faints europe where the u. S. Although there are fears that worse is on the way rwanda was the 1st subsaharan nation to enforce a lockdown and it seems to have worked because so far theyve only been 147. 00 reported cases and no deaths and at a News Conference tonight president khatami clearly was not about to ease up after 6 weeks of lockdown w. News went to the town of said need to find out how people are coping. Their backpacks are lying in the corner unused for 6 weeks divine and i have been homeschooled they were sent copies of the homework and their father is helping them. Orally go there what other choice do we have all of a sudden im a teacher its not easy the girls are 6 and 8 they understand whats going on inside theyre safe outside theres a chance they could get sick. It is dangerous and deadly set said tunisia its going to miss my school and my teacher and my friends to. Look there and say they agree with the decision the government made but it still made life harder. If you. Face huge challenges on the floor at home and not at work so how can i as a father the family earn money to support everyone from forced to stay home. People living hand to mouth are especially hard hit by the lockdown still many are forced to choose between starvation or sickness. This video from the ministry of health shows families across the country receiving food aid. Letisha to thomas lucky she can still work despite the shutdown but she finds home office very frustrating her Internet Connection is weak. And this is this is because my office i put my laptop here because this is the only place where the Internet Connection is a little better. But thats not the only thing shes worried about the 32 year old comes from the neighboring democratic republic of congo no one informed her the border was to be closed she missed her chance to go home. Since then shes been stuck in gets any unable to see her daughter. Psychologically im finding this hard to deal with. Its also hard to get a connection in order to get reception from the congolese telephone system she has to walk to the border and now thats illegal susu im risking a lot because were not allowed to go anywhere without permission. To rwandas lockdown will continue until the end of april and maybe even longer. Will it is an unintended consequence of the virus shut down a glut of commodities and produce that no one wants to buy distributors have stopped collecting harvest leaving farmers with fields full of produce and the sudden drop in income. Tankers filled with oil that no one needs theyre heading out to sea from the coast of california to wait things out hoping that demands and prices pick up when times are better. But with farm produce its not so easy. California farmer jack vessey destroyed his lettuce crop in mid april because he couldnt find a market or even a charity to take it you know youre seeing here behind me is very difficult not just for me you know on the economic side but emotional side as well everybody on this ranch is kind like their blood sweat and tears in this crop but he isnt alone from beer brewers in germany to Potato Growers in belgium producers are sitting on more of their products following a sudden dive in consumer demands restaurants and bars are closed overseas markets are ordering. In southern italy makers of the famed buffalo mozzarella are also pulling back on production and that leaves them with extra costs. When the up a lot. So we have surplus of milk and were obligated to freeze that no. Food that means that in the future provided that we have to pay for that not to be frozen there were going to have problems with the final cost of the mozzarella. It will have to take into account the cost of the freezing. Rain. But storage is not an option for farmers like vessels growers in his region are now pushing for government help costs are rising and no one knows what next season will bring. This is Terrible Talk about this im joined here from the to be business my colleague rob wants rob how do we get to the point that farmers now are in such a desperate situation that they are destroying their own crops you know those pictures we saw theyre Pretty Amazing and theyre the result of the nightmare mix that is slashed demand met with continuing production basically all of these products these perishable goods is still being produced a dissimilar right they were before the coronavirus pandemic but since thats because weve seen in Hotels Closing its in schools closing weve seen all these places that would normally be taking them you know sporting events would all be taking this produce but theyre just not so what to produce is do i mean that they simply dont know where to send this stuff and what sorts of foods are or most affected here well i mean you can see the picture of the state everything is a big one particularly in the United States but also in the home of the french fry belgian they dont like you calling it friend. You have it there theyre expecting so i may have to throw away 750000 tons of potatoes this year theyre actually actively encouraging people to eat fries twice and we even have the other business that has got through to you has arrived. Thats one of the issues of bear is another one another thing they like in belgium and so they because anything that was given to pubs just before this happened is still in the barrels and its going off and theres nothing you can do it out of them pour it down the sink down the drain the same with milk because the can still need to be no of course you know ive seen pictures in the us some here in europe and in the us more people standing in line these food banks why cant we take all of this excess produce or give it to needy people its amazing at one point weve got the demand another place we have got the supply but those 2 points havent been joined up and thats the problem because farmers arent in a position position to make that happen themselves to instigate new routes to get those products to those people who need them particularly if its any a short term thing meanwhile government says said that they will do that but in some cases it seems to be coming too late for the particular for the people that we saw in our reporting in the u. S. Governments outside 3000000000 euros to buy up excess produce and get it to the needy but again pharma saying thats just come too late or the supermarkets could just continue play and then they could give it away then but i think that would take a lot of charity and probably too much bureaucracy maybe Wishful Thinking there rob whats thank you. 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 the precious metal currently trading at more than 7 100. 00 an ounce thats 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 know. That wasnt the reason were selling all 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 the fine. Gold traders i so overwhelmed by the number of sellers but they are running out of cash. Grounded flights also mean the gold cant easily leave the country. So the Thai Government has told its people to pace themselves and sell their gold gradually. Well the coronavirus has called football and soccer around the world to come to a screeching halt and with it for helps players changing teams for those astronomical sums of money clubs are still planning moves in the transfer market but those selling may have to reckon with a significant drop in revenue. Krenov iris has turned football on its head you dont need a crystal ball. The sports finances will be hit for a while the cia asked for more observatory estimates transfer values in europes big 5 leagues would decrease by 28 percent to 23400000000 euros if season restarts in june the big money transfers the previous years look to be a thing of the past. When you consider the loss and revenue for individual clubs and also leagues in europe then i think well see changes in the average transfer fees. In the Business League in stark i have since been tipped to make a 100000000 euro move abroad but despite the Pandemic Club bosses are holding firm on the price. At the top level the quality players will maintain their value even through this crisis. Clubs like laver couzin backed 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 dont 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 their best players and clubs doing well even better. When you find it in the sea its good good focused on. The Business League a season is looking to resume without fans inside the stadium but when they off finally allowed back in now likely see every different football landscape. Now heres a reminder of the top story were following for you joe but he hasnt made face mask mandatory in certain public spaces such as stores and public transport its hoped the new rules will help prevent people who may be infected with the virus from passing it all on. 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W. 80 percent of chinas coronavirus deaths have been in the city of hun in feb there were so many sick in need of treatment that entire hospitals were built practically overnight today with hans hospitals were declared free of corona virus patients now thats a title the rest of the world cities can only hope to share sooner rather than later tonight there are more than 3000000 cases of