Korean leader kim jong il. Following a. State Media Broadcast video of a factory opening in his 1st public appearance in 3 weeks had been rumors he was seriously ill or even dead. Welcome to the program and we begin here in europe where the country with the most coronavirus cases spain has now seen more than 25000 deaths but the number of new infections is dropping so the government is easing some of its Strict Lockdown measures for the past 7 weeks only one person per household was allowed to leave their homes to go Grocery Shopping or to walk their dog but starting today spaniards are allowed to go outside to exercise again with restrictions. Celebrations of freedom in madrid starting today spaniards can leave their homes to exercise something they havent been able to do in nearly 2 months. In barcelona people jumped at the opportunity to get outside into the fresh air its part of the countrys roadmap to recovery. And see it for he said we feel free its essential for physical and Mental Health its essential to allow people to exercise and john and spains Atlantic Coast the surfers were out in force. I think i think the people was happy you was indeed he would demand into these vans because youre not supposed to begin next to each other so i mean i think people whos happy im happy. In a bid to avoid overcrowding the government has implemented a shift system adults can exercise mornings and evenings afternoons are earmarked for children with the remaining time slots reserved for the elderly while measures are being eased new health and safety regulations are also being imposed. The 1st of these is the requirements used masks on all public transport as of monday the 4th of may. Be. As a 4th of may anyone using public transport will be required to wear a mask. With the highest number of cases in europe spain has the continents largest coronavirus Field Hospital in another positive sign its finally closing its doors. The last patients left the facility on friday as spain takes its 1st steps forward the rest of europe is watching closely. And joining us now from seville and Southern Spain is correspondent yan Philip Schultz yeah and just give us a feeling of what what the vibe is on the streets right now. Most people that i saw on the streets today were extremely relieved that they could finally leave their apartment to get from many its been 7 weeks and you can still see behind me its been a very Beautiful Day here in spain so in some cities officials actually warned of overcrowding but from what ive seen on the streets people following regulations quite well and they are still a lot of frustrations for example. A different time slots for different age groups and also you are not allowed to walk further away than one kilometer radius raunchier apart. So theyre proceeding with caution it sounds like one of the next steps from the spanish government. To todays step is really just the 1st step of. Its plan for spaces that the government calls transition to a new normality trying to. Stress that its a symmetrical plan and meaning that different regions can move in different speeds according to the infection rates one of the most important milestones would be to open restaurants again in a few weeks and then at the end of the road probably in mid june spend us will be allowed to travel again at least within the country is speaking of travellers spain of course is known for receiving many millions of tourists a view needs them for its economy so one resorts there are going to be opening again. The plan says that hotels can open again in may and mitten a. Limited capacity of about 30 percent but i talked to the head of the association of hotels in Southern Spain and he has very little hope that there will be anything close to a normal some a season there might be some spend his Tourist Spots hardly and the International Tourists and of course this is dramatic for they are for the economy against spain more than 2000000 people work in that Tourism Sector so a lot of people out of work want to spend years think of their governments performance so they are satisfied overall. Now very divided spain is in general quite polarized between left and right even in times of crisis so a lot of conservative conservatives tend to blame the left wing government that hasnt done enough that they are partly responsible for the many deaths year its true that the government in the 1st phases has reacted its quite slowly but that lot of problems for example very limited capacity capacities and Health System here that of course go beyond the responsibility of the current government ok reporter young Philip Schultz in Seville Spain thanks for that now lets take a look at some of the other developments in the coronavirus tend to make the total number of infections in europe now tops 1500000 cases according to a new tally russia and pakistan are both reporting their biggest one day jump in new infections france is extending its Health Emergency for 2 more months until july 24th the countrys Health Minister said lifting the emergency this month would be too soon and saxony and halt is set to become the 1st german state to ease contact restrictions starting monday people can get together in groups of up to 5. And staying in germany the chancellor Angela Merkel says her country is prepared to make significant financial contributions to the development of a corona virus vaccine and monday the e. U. Will host a donors conference for governments and organizations to pledge money merkel called for Global Cooperation in her weekly video address. It was a kind of body can get sick with us and. To Work Together across the continent this is not only an opportunity for working together rather i would say its a necessity germanys taking on this responsibility and will make sure that once a vaccine is developed that it benefits all. The good rule. Chancellor Angela Merkel there now for a brief look at some of the other stories making headlines around the world a cruise ship with almost 3000 crew on board and passengers has been put under quarantine in the german port of cooks havent after one person tested positive for coke at 19 the ship is being used to transport crew members from the cruise fleet of the 2 week travel company there are no passengers on board. A prison riot in venezuela has erupted over a ban on relatives bringing food to inmates at least 17 inmates were killed and 9 injured after the army stormed the last young as prison in the west of the country. In the u. S. More states are reopening for business amid a fierce nationwide debate over how soon coronavirus lockdown restrictions should be lifted Many Public Health officials have warned its too soon for a return to normal even as protesters in some states keep up the pressure on local leaders to reopen theres little consensus with different states pursuing 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 not even 7 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 at that were really happy tears here but. You know this is great. Elsewhere people are on edge in states including california where tough restrictions remain in force police in los angeles had 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. North Korean Leader kim jong un has appeared in public for the 1st time in 3 weeks state Media Broadcast video of kim at a dedication ceremony adding that he was greeted with thunderous applause from the crowd kims 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 fragile as a plant he is surrounded by functionaries and appears to be healthy. Most of the attendees are wearing face masks the food each 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 with 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 38 north says the show kims personal train parked near the eastern coastal resort of one sonne 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 earlier we spoke to frank smith our correspondent in Seoul South Korea he told us that this new video goes some way to settling the speculation over kim jones house those images are from Korea Central News Agency north koreas state media in the background you see kim jong your jiang thats kim jong uns sister shes the vice director of the propaganda and 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 this state d of the leader is 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 il was dead so this really goes to show you the opaque nature of media coming out of north korea and that was correspondent frank smith in seoul talking to us earlier. The u. S. Womens soccer team have vowed to appeal after a judge rejected a claim that they were underpaid when compared to the mens team world player of the year megan tweeted that we will never stop fighting for equality following the verdict a us judge said last years world champions had been paid more on a per game basis than the men. That was only because they had been more successful in tournaments he wanted 66000000. 00 in damages. And youre watching news live from berlin nick spicer all be back with more headlines at the top of the hour in the meantime you can check out our website if you dot com dont forget to follow us on twitter and instagram at the news and thanks for. Dr
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