Across the country with Many Americans warning its too soon to return to business as usual. And austria allows all shops to reopen table can also now meet with nonfamily members as that country lifts coronavirus lockdown restrictions in any step towards a new normal. Im rebecca it has its good to have you with us north Korean Leader kim jong un has appeared in public for the 1st time in 3 weeks state Media Broadcast video of kim that a dedication ceremony adding that he was greeted with thunderous applause from the crowd cames reemergence puts an end to speculation that the north Korean Leader was seriously ill or even dead. The video images from north Korean State Television appear to show kim jong un at the opening of a fertilizer plant he is surrounded by functionaries and appears to be healthy. Most of the attendees are wearing face masks the footage which is not independently verified is said to be from friday kim was absent from the public eye for almost 3 weeks his last public appearance was on the 11th of april at a communist party event in the capital pyongyang there was no sign of kim a few days later on april 15th one of north koreas most important dates he was absent from ceremonies marking the birth of his grandfather north koreas founder kim hughes soon rumors began to circulate was some u. S. And south korean media citing reports kim was seriously ill following a heart operation the satellite images sparked further speculation the north korea Monitoring Group of 38 north says the show kims personal train parked near the eastern coast the resort of one son where kim has a villa. North korean state media never commented on kims long absence but these latest images are likely to quell the intense speculation about his health. Correspondent frank smith joins me now from cell weve just seen that new video from the state news agency appearing to show came alive and well does it in fact settle the speculation over the latest health. Well i think it may in fact settle that that concern about kim jong uns health those images are from Korea Central News Agency north koreas state media in the background you see kim jong. Junk thats kim jong uns sister shes the vice director of the propaganda an Agitation Department in north korea and i would just be kind of too far fetched to consider that they were trying to lie to the north Korean People about the state of d the Leaders Health and this really is remarkable because here in south korea just yesterday you had a south korean lawmaker a north Korean Defector thats a south korean lawmaker say that he was 99 percent sure that kim jong un was dead so this really goes to show you the opaque nature of media coming out of north korea and definitely why was there all the speculation over his health and even death over the past week aside. Well i think when you look at north korea need to look at a few things 1st off as i mention it the view into north korea really is blurred if not completely opaque when kim jong il died thats kim jong uns father back in 2011 the International Community the world didnt find out for 2 whole days and only when the Korea Central News Agency announced it we also have to remember north korea has a Nuclear Weapons program its under sanctions from the United NationsSecurity Council and that is a tremendous concern for the International Community what happens to those when there is some change in leadership in north korea and thats where all the speculation has been over the past week who is going to be the next leader and most of that speculation focused on kim jong uns younger sister kim your jiang that we saw in the background that weve seen assisting kim jong un with his various duties including the recent summits that he had with south korean president moon j. N. And u. S. President donald trump of thanks in self thanks very much for the update. In the u. S. More states a reopening for business amid a fierce nationwide debate over how soon coronavirus lockdown restrictions should be lifted Many Public Health officials have warned its still too soon for attend to normal even as protest is in some states keep up the pressure on michael latest to reopen as little consensus with different states proceeding different policies. Finally a day at the beach the sand and gulf waters of galveston have reopened to the public texas has become the biggest u. S. State so far to begin reopening just after recording its highest single day death toll from the coronavirus. One florida man dressed as the grim reaper acted as a reminder that beach goers were risking their health. We are dealing with a deadly virus i love our beaches ive been fighting for our beaches for years but i think its too soon to draw thousands and millions of people to our beaches after a period in which 90 percent of americans were told to stay home lock down orders have now expired in several states barber shops in alabama open their doors to customers overdue for a trim shops movie theaters and restaurants are back in business in various areas though with precautions to enable social distancing. With a 350 person occupancy in a point 5 percent of that is about 87 people but were going to kind of slow down the operations a little bit or work with about 60 people diners who showed up celebrated the ok jd we were thinking which is the 1st restaurant were going to go to after we are able to come out and this is the one that we ended up bad so were really happy here is. You know this is great. Where people are on edge and states including california were tough restrictions remain in force police in los angeles have to keep demonstrators for and against reopening from coming to blows. And a man in texas is facing Assault Charges after pushing a park ranger into the water for asking people to observe social distancing rules. All strip has become one of the 1st countries in europe to lift many of its lockdown restrictions in place since mid march after 7 weeks where social contact was strictly regulated the countrys relaxing its measures and trying to slowly return to a new normal austrians and now allowed to meet people from outside their own household still at a one meter distance. Were joined now by correspondent carrie stiring in the austrian capital vienna carrie as of today all shops are allowed to open have lots of people been heading out on the streets. Yes they certainly have in fact i decided to join the queue one of my local supermarkets it was rather long but yes this is the 1st day after 6 weeks and which austrians can go to the hairdresser they can go through any store the Big Shopping Centers the Big Department stores and they can also go to Church Tomorrow if they wish but they will have to keep their distance keep that one meter distance and wear a mosque when they incite any of those buildings so it is significant thinking of restrictions here but it comes with certain restrictions such as the compulsory mosque and often as well at various facilities is a need to see how much police but monastery exactly how australia has dealt with the coronavirus so far. After it had a bit of a bad early start you might remember the outbreaks in the ski resorts in for a while back and to rope infection started this thread rapidly and people if those results and went home and spread the virus even further in many countries of europe and the local authorities in those areas were slow to react however when austria did react it was quite tough to lock down that came in the middle of march post big restrictions on movement and some areas were totally quarantined so they got it under control i think you could say that now with as few as 428 people in hospitals now and the daily infection rate is quite low Something Like 70 people 70 new infections per day he said lots of people are out and about today they do austrians generally support the lock down easing or they are skippy people still afraid of a 2nd wave of infections. I think theres broad consensus for what the government is doing but there are people particularly the vulnerable ive spoken to many older people people with Health Conditions and they want the isolation to end in fact they say they will continue to so far so many. More times. The threat is less than it is now going to debates about Getting Office rules again and that phased opening of School Starts next week and teachers are concerned that they called me the governments social distancing requirements in the school so there is some concern in certain areas kerry stiring reporting for us from vienna thanks very much. Thank you i have a roundup of some of the of a pandemic developments the u. N. Is warning that millions of children risk missing out on vital medicines because travel disruption has delayed shipments u. S. Regulators have given fast track approval to rim does have via a drug that appears to help some covert 19 patients to recover faster the World Health Organization says the rate of infection across africa is increasing and singapore is easing restrictions as cases that begin to subside again through with germany and a front spearheading european effets to Fund Research into a Coronavirus Vaccine a virtual pledging conference next week i was to raise 7 and a half 1000000000 Euros European Commission president has an abundant and says the goal is to develop vaccines treatments and tests to be available worldwide at an affordable price. A scientists around the world race to develop a vaccine the e. U. Is trying to rally Global Support in the fight against coronavirus in an interview with the table you Commission President ursula von the lion called for a quarter in a city approach you have to build up capacities to manufacture it zillions of those and then we have to make sure that we can deploy to every corner in the world in a fair and affordable price and thats what exactly were working on for that we need money and we need to go global corporation. The pandemic is also putting a strain on state finances countries like italy and spain want support in the shape of socalled corona bones effectively shared debt between euro zone countries but illustrating the blocks north south divide the plan for each use solidarity has met opposition from germany and the netherlands. In the whole instrument we will have certainly the right balance of loans and grants this is the process where we have to negotiate with all 27 Member States of course and i think this is democracy we have to speak about the detailing out the tailor made programs but all of our do agree that it is important to support the countries that are hardest hit by the virus and the economic consequences. The majority of e. U. Countries have declared states of emergency in a bid to contain the virus but the lion had a warning for any government seeking to abuse those powers. Were looking very closely to how these measures are implemented when it comes to the European Values indeed the freedom of speech the freedom of media for example so we stand ready to intervene immediately if this is not appropriate and time limited. For now the priority remains saving lives and stopping the spread of vaccine the key to some kind of return to normality. And you can see our full interview with that of on the line on our website that state of utah com well in the world of sport the hopes of restarting the german football season have suffered what could be a setback after 3 people at cologne tested positive for the virus all are symptom free and current say the club hasnt disclosed the names all positions of those who tested positive Group Training for the team is continuing the lake hopes to restart matches without spectators later this month. Youre watching news ill be back with more headlines at the top of the hour in the meantime check out our website w dot com and dont forget to follow us on twitter and instagram at data news im rebecca races in the in thanks very much for joining us. This state of emergency normal. People around the world are documenting the structure times. Theyre keeping the diary. And welcoming us to. Discuss as up close and personal as the pandemic will allow. Diaries starts many. W