A look back at another surreal time in germanys capital 25 years ago this art installation all the rage for the gift wrapped right stock by christo berlin allow the retrospective of their work to. Follow in turn march in good to have you with us germany is taking steps to reopen the economy and further ease restrictions on public life those measures are expected to be announced later today after chancellor merkel holds a teleconference with heads of the state governments a draft decision still warns that a new spike in infections could lead to more lockdowns its been 100. 00 days now since germanys 1st confirmed case heres a look at how the outbreak has folded as berlin takes careful steps to reopen the country. Another day with fewer than 700 new infections the president of the German Public Health agency seemed pleased ahead of the next round of easing restrictions. The population from covert 19 in the best ways and that has worked really well in germany so far as you can tell from the latest figures. Its 100. 00 days since the coronavirus hit germany here in the varia on the 27th of january a man fell ill after contracting the virus from his chinese coworker in early march during carnival celebrations the region of hind spec became a virus hotspot but have been asleep a soccer game in nearby mention glad went ahead with some 50000 spectators this is when the severity of the crisis really hit germany in early march t. V. Images from crisis written in italy reached german households. German authorities from testing and added i. C. U. Beds in hospitals bigger events got cancelled shops and schools closed border checks were imposed. In mid march will address the german nation on t. V. A 1st in a 15 years as head of government. S. And these are the most severe restrictions postwar germany has ever seen let me assure you 1st somebody like me for whom freedom of travel in movement was a hard fought right such restrictions are only justified when absolutely necessary. And the measures seem to have worked these calculations show when and how many people became infected and when key steps were taken to slow the spread now shops museums and churches can open again if they meet hygiene and social distancing requirements. Facemasks are now mandatory for Shopping Trips and on public transport on wednesday the countrys 16 state premiers will discuss the next round of easing restrictions the varian officials have already announced that beer gardens will be able to open again on the 18th of may. Our Political Correspondent kate brady is covering this story for us kate many here in germany are hoping the government today will announce further easing of law of the law what can we expect. Certainly does seem that well see another easing of those restrictions today at least according to a draft paper that weve been doing the rounds here in germany this morning it looks as though from maybe as early as the next couple of weeks all shops in germany could open regardless of the size of a city thats something thats been limited so far to the size of the store and if they are indeed to open they will still have to make sure that customers and workers a daring to social distancing rules we could also see all School Students returning to school before the summer break here in germany but it seems that it will be up to the states the individual 16 states to decide when and to what extent places like restaurants universities and also their says are opened and it seems as well that all of these easing of restrictions are limited regarding the increase of new cases in germany should there be another increase and it seems that it should be as if they increased to 50 cases per 10100000 citizens then we could see restrictions put back in place in local areas some of germanys 16 states are already pushing ahead to lift lockdown decisions before they are announced on the federal level is this a case of germany states asserting their independence snubbing berlin soto speak. I wouldnt go quite as far as to say that the snubbing but there has certainly been some frustration regarding the extent to which different measures are being relaxed in different states of course different states have been affected to different degrees a by the coded 19 pandemic and with that in mind several states as you say have already started to relax the restrictions but at the end of the day this is germanys federal system in action and there are pros and cons to that and it means that they that the states have also been able to take a more targeted response in accordance to the way in which theyve been affected as well whats the bottom line whats the message with easing these restrictions does the German Government believe the country has the worst of the pandemic behind it well germany certainly isnt taken for granted the progress that has been made so far and to a certain extent the relative success that its had in handling the pandemic of course weve heard from time and time again that germany still needs to be cautious i imagine that well hear some similar messages from her latest as a as well when she addresses the media after those talks with the state premiers and in the meantime of course experts are warning that there could be another wave over the coronavirus on its way and in the meantime the German Government will be relying on the population here to make sure that a daring to the social distancing measures to try and limit the spread of this virus kate thank you so much Political Correspondent kate brady there well another much anticipated decision here in germany is whether the bonus League Soccer season can resume play thats also up for discussion today well have more on that later in this program. With the Summer Holidays right around the corner here in germany those in the Tourism Sector hope travel bans will be among restrictions eased today already the credit crisis is expected to cost the industry around 24000000000. 00 euros he to be a business has been to see how the lockdown is making itself felt in the rural economy. It is a childrens paradise without the children. A relaxing retreat longing for tired periods. An animal lovers dream and fulfilled. For more than 2 months now. Farm one hour from berlin has been closed to guests and the coronavirus lock down is costing them thousands of euros every week. To make sure we have a huge losses every month we have no literally 0 earnings anymore only outgoings because the horse is still need to be careful they need to eat that costs money we have high fixed costs for the houses. Once the government to relax the restrictions for businesses like cars she says guests can keep a safe distance in her rental homes and part unlike in hotels. Some states have started to at least developed a concept for reopening i mean really high that we will be allowed to open up for us. We really wish for that in the farmyard yet more evidence of the knock on effects of the pandemic. Ports has come to pedicure the horses hes also losing money as customers avoid expensive work like fitting iron horse shoes. And pia one of the farms for employees who has been placed on leave but she still comes every day. Because the animals a did to my hearts when it comes to the animals im susceptible to blackmail i know that if i didnt do it then nobody will. At this nearby dairy farm its a different story its not just the newborn cops who are enjoying their milk the farmer says that since the corner virus hit more and more customers are now coming direct to fill up their milk bottles. Thrown up with tourists have disappeared completely but people who would normally go to discipline market dont want to go to the shops anymore. That they are coming to the farm to buy the products directly where they are produced to. Put it. Back in the wrist off Garden Corner frank is preparing the hammocks for the summer season. Free to take a brief pause before the busy times that hopefully lie ahead. For the colonies around the world suffering from the ongoing coated 19 crisis more data is piling up and its all pointing down germanys Industrial Orders are no exception orders for march fell by more than 15 percent to the lowest level in decades demand has slowed both domestically and internationally the biggest impact was on mechanical on the Mechanical Engineering sector. Bad news there for german industry for more im joined by d. W. Financial correspondent. At the Frankfurt Stock Exchange color and this is another worst ever death to release in the slump is also much bigger than what economists had forecast how difficult is it to make predictions right now. Extremely difficult in particular for the German Economy because the economy here in germany is the most or among the most intertwined globally so if you are an economist these days you not only have to consider the lockdown in the country itself but the lock down in all the countries that germanys doing business with that you know we have those large supply chains spanned into and they are worldwide if you consider whats going on in those other countries of course you have to deal with other currencies with difference qualities of data so apart from really saying that the slump is bad theres not much what economists can do in terms of giving out exact numbers the chancellor Angela Merkel is discussing easing restrictions with state premiers today whats on german industrys wish list in light of these numbers. Well if you talk to the benefactress. They would remind you that of course we should forget europe is our most important Business Partner so the most important thing is to make one europe work smoothly again and we should. Mention here that the board is still on the heavy control germany austrian border the german luxembourg border for example also making the e. U. Stable including helping countries like italy is vital for keeping business relations intact. Thank you very much that was due to the financial correspondent conrad who isnt in frankfurt. India has seen its biggest single day spike in code in 1000 infections linked to an outbreak at uproot market in the Southern City of chennai overall the country has more than 49000 cases at the moment and more than 1500 people have died still india has moved to ease lockdown restrictions across the country in delhi people are slowly returning to work but things are still far from normal. If they want back to work from home. That is missing is big scenes then put the egg condition as well. But norman is quick to be ready to fight. For the last 40 days. Then the top down has got the hearts and home now of these eggs that is sticking in. The bridewell could like all of them to make one cause as long as the precautions. Have them some money usually enough time to do. But this is you know he feels the pickings are going to be far more to. The customer in each other guillermo by the customers dont want us to come customers also scared i guess everyone is worried about their safety when they do call us they keep a distance from us they go to the other rooms will slaughter all go to st toughening up again you feel it do it every day the Delhi Government has had the time has come to you open the city but the public transport still offline and called on the kinds of businesses allowed to operate there is confusion about how thats going to happen then is a red zone a city with a high number of cases. Down the road shops are allowed to open but it isnt always clear to stop or not if they qualify after over a month of the 2 or names they all screw things up anyway. Hoping to do you open. The windows syndrome whats that electrical shocks are on the approved list hes still keeping his shop hop shouted just in case the authorities tell him otherwise. And that is another problem with public buses off the roads the only employees who can make it through walk those who live within cycling distance and we need all those who also get up to why those who can make it will come ill pick up what i can myself we cant call many of our employees anyway because we have to maintain distance you have a lot of the only the distance. Business is slow but at least the city is gradually coming to life. Awesome doesnt want to get his hopes up because he knows a spike in t. If this can cause im not the shutdown in these Uncertain Times every job is of nothing. More now we are joined from delhi by our correspondent and me should judge walsh who filed that report misha indias government is easing restrictions even as parts of the country are reporting a rise in infection numbers how concerned are people about the virus spreading further. Well tell you that definitely our concerns because even almost 40 date complete lockdown india is closing in on 50000 cases but also we have to look at the Economic Impact all of those 40 do locked out already india was in an economic slowdown and the impact of this lockdown has hit the poorest sections of the indian population the hardest and this has been one of the key concerns thought the government restarting the economy in a fashion has been a key concern india dividing its cities into its red orange and green zones doesnt she didnt want to get the number of cases green and orange lights on its with yorkies as have more easing but your grandsons are going to do need an interview down situation but as long as they dont transition into lawyer q straight so of course given that economic gap get off the kind shimon by it has close 210000 cases the National Capital has gotten quite tough and faeces its going to have a long time before things actually are done to any sense of normality when the lockdown was imposed there was much attention on the plight of Migrant Workers and you know whats their situation. But ill tell you again one of the primary concerns of this government specially up to 15 heavy criticism about the mismanagement of the migrant situation has been the plight of the migrants now many migrants lead the old incentives they live in like delhi and mumbai on foot when a doctor left announced this exodus was quickly stopped because there were concerns that these migrants might get in the widest back let them do whatever the images now sharky before the easing began the migrants what door that special teams would be deployed to take them back home right now the freeways in and out much like air travel and bus child thats completely shut down but there are special provisions being made these migrants will be quarantined back home but again consent is a part of the starting of the economy other centers depend heavily on migrants to operate so not of them i can stuff i am going on how exactly are these sectors supposed to function so again this is going to be a serious challenge for india to start misha thank you very much for your reporting and for observations theyre. All in delhi. Here in germany federal and state ministers are expected to allow the bundesliga soccer season to resume play a green light for the elite would make it the 1st of europes fined biggest soccer leagues to return to the pitch. To play or not to play that is the question only politicians can answer germanys Football League the d. F. L. Has revealed more than 10 positive kobe in 1000 cases so far 3 from f. C. Cologne the league had just started the 1st wave of coronavirus tests last week in preparations to get back on the pitch another wave of testing is underway following the initial positive cases however teams continue to train in compliance with this insane protocol set by medical experts Germanys Health minister. Has expressed his support for the but is that his plan to resume play stating the basic plan makes sense and could serve as a model for other professional sports but well have to see how it goes. Several clubs in the bonus league as 1st division reported 0 positive cove in 1000 tests the d. F. L. Has stated should the season go ahead all teams will have to go into quarantine like Training Camps one week before games restart some players had already expressed their concerns about resuming in mid may many players are also talking to us about ok is this appropriate right now when is the right time how far has my community in my country become so that it was a crisis when i said a positive example fan groups in germany had reservations about the restart as well as expected no fans will be allowed in the stadiums germanys police union believes fans will gather outside the stadiums regardless of the rules must the show go on the d. F. L. Is hoping the politicians will approve the resumption of the bundesliga and 2nd division seasons as soon as may 15th. But if play does resume and then a player test positive what happens then. Well joining us here to talk about the potential return of bonus legal action is our Sports CorrespondentJonathan Craig could see jones and tell us these reports out there that suggested the bonus leader could get the green light what will happen if the bonus league it does not get that green light well i think the german Football League that the half hour which runs the been is the guy and germany 2nd division has been quite clear about this club will go out of business if we conquer playing again a lot of the reason for that is down to t. V. Money 300000000 europeans state that fly for t. V. Money thats due to come into clubs so if the if they dont play they dont get that money now as you say some reports in germany suggesting that the blues league will be allowed to restart we heard from the interior minister who will say how for the weekend his ministry if theyre responsible for sport in germany he back to restart their work. It was a caveat he said you know given any threshold privileges now i think politicians have been pretty clear that football can only resume when its safe to do so the league has a set out an extensive a hygiene plan basically aims at minimizing the risk of infection of the kerner virus spreading it feels like weve been talking about this and waiting for this decision for ages the league is ready to go and so the clubs. Go for the bonus league and its about survival thats clear because theres a lot of money involved that means if we dont finish the season by june 30th than our t. V. Revenues are risk when we from sponsors is at risk because we simply didnt deliver the goods to put it bluntly and besides we have to see that we get our lives going again and i think the bundesliga can contribute to the. You spoke with the general secretary of fief pro that the Global Players union whats their stance on this well we have to remember that for all the support weve been hearing from the boom is legal there are of course people who are opposed to restart some fine group indeed and weve been hearing a bit from players dont get at the weekends we had from the cologne midfield. Who basically said look im a bit worried and 50 have said a lot of play as ive been coming to them with their concerns mainly to safety down to safety but also the perception that this gives off the message theyre sending if they play football i think theyre very conscious that we seem to be having special rules compared to everyone else so i think that is one of the consensus the league will say look the fact that these test came back positive shows assisting is working the plan is working and they will be going full steam ahead. Of us and train from the sport thanks so much welcome. Pandemic has forced the artist christo to postpone a project to the arctic in paris in fabrics thats being next year in the meantime people here can enjoy a retrospective of the installations he completed with his late wife. The. Been allowed to go ahead with an exhibition timed to coincide with the 25th anniversary of the rapt. 1900 it looked like a u. F. O. Had landed in the. Crystal and his partner john claude had finally made their vision. A reality the summer began with idyllic surreal scenes that you a 1000000 visitors to the once and future site of the German Parliament and the. Elegance and. It radiated with magnetic power that simply drew you in. 5 was the 1st time we met with cristo. It was astonishing to see that every fold and wrinkle he had painted was exactly what you could see in real life later. It was as though he could envision the whole thing. Wrapped. They also followed crystals other installations for decades forging a friendship with him in the process a new exhibit at the. Air shows their collection in honor of the 25th anniversary of christos project. It did so much good for germany and germany granted them permission with such tolerance and generosity parliamentary building isnt just any structure. It also shows the beginning of crystals career when all that was available for him to wrap up with old newspapers or performers of the 1960 s. It also shows his mammoth projects that the couple struggled for decades to realize such as the glitz in new yorks central park. Or the famous bridge in paris their undertakings were always wildly eccentric. Christos last spectacular project was floating piers at lake italy in 2016. This was an installation that allowed people to literally walk on water. The artist sent this video message for the exhibitions opening. Im very happy that all that is now and for the 25 and the rest of that i thank you very much i hope you enjoy the day condition. Krista turns 85 in june but despite the death of his partner john claude in 2009 he hasnt lost any of his creative spirit this fall he had planned to wrap the uk to paris a long held wish but the pandemic has forced him to put that project on hold for a year. Dont forget you can always get t. V. News on the go just download our from google play or from the store theyll give you access to all the latest news from around the world as well as pushed notifications for any breaking news and if you happen to be part of the news story yourself you can also use the v. W. Up to send us photos and videos of whats happening around you. This is d w news from berlin youll find lots of news and information of course anytime you want on our website thats d w dot com im terry march and you can follow me on twitter t. M. News stream and our programs on twitter. Thanks want. 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