Most fragile fragile country still struggles as it mocks just over a year since a peace deal tens of thousands remain displaced in the Central African republic and in desperate need. Just fear of the coronavirus turns to hate groups floor a pandemic of racism that acted as people of asian descent. Welcome to the Program Germany this back in business keeping the option to shut down again thats the word from chancellor Angela Merkel who announced the easing of some coronavirus lockdown measures in the coming weeks germanys 16 states will now manage the gradual reopening of more businesses and schools it will be a balancing act between preventing infection and allowing public life to resume. In the town of vine ma in central germany restaurants and cafes have already started to reopen customers must be seated outside with their need 2 people allowed per table its self service and there are strict hygiene rules but for many this is more than enough to says. Its wonderful its liberating and healthy i think. Its nice to see how happy its joy for years before the record im happy to be able to go out again its a group from saturday more restaurants in cafes across germany as well as all shops will start to reopen as part of the next phase in relaxing lockdown restrictions but there will be regional variations due to germanys federal division of power as. We have seen Good Progress as far as the number of new infections is concerned that means we can now take further steps. But we have to be careful to keep control. And the Emergency Response mechanism we have to fight it means i can feel quite confident. That means that if the number of infections rises too high in any region tougher restrictions must be introduced there but for now its up to the 16 state governments to decide how and when to reopen daycare facilities restaurants and hotels social distancing rules are to be extended for another month although members of 2 separate households can now meet large events like concerts remain banned until the end of august but the bundesliga football season will be allowed to resume in mid may with strict rules in place. Germany is gradually reopening obit with restrictions but these regained freedoms will only last as long as the corona virus infection rate remains under control and thats one of the problems Political Correspondent kate brady is covering this story for us kate germanys Infectious Disease agency the Robot Institute has just this morning warns that could be a 2nd wave before autumn how to start factor into the government plans. Well it certainly plays a huge role in the governments plans right now and something that they will be keeping an eye on both at state and federal level as the restrictions are across germany and as you say they call in situ confirmed as well today that of reproduction rate in germany now has fall into north point 65. 00 but at the same time the Vice President over the situ said that this is not a signal that germany has the all clear and right now as under michael has said on several occasions and full there is a vaccine created 19 is very much going to be present in german life and in this new normal that germans are now going to be getting you see as a restrictions at ease on public life. Yeah this new normal is great while many businesses are being given the green light for this new normal parents in particular are very happy was that. In fact it has been a lot of comparisons drawn in the last few hours or so since those announcements were made yesterday afternoon by Angela Merkel not only because of things like the one this leader will be able to resume albeit behind closed doors but that there are also plans in place for things like tourism gastronomy and those of her thesis cultural events but the one thing that seems to be missing so far is daycare and kindergartens and that has drawn huge criticism from parents who are desperately trying to balance working from home at the minute many of them wanting to also return to work a working offices a laplace of work where possible as well right now but theres also been criticism on the lack of measures being taken to ensure that day care for everyone from the social democrats and also the green party as well as social democrats leave one of the coleaders saying today that this sense of fatal signal to families so there has been huge criticism on that front and all we heard from angloamerican yesterday. Was that it is going to take a while and of course that also concerns as well especially for those children from from vulnerable homes who are in more difficult situations and what staying at home for longer might mean for them germany states now have a lot of freedom in terms of how far and how fast they go and relaxing restrictions or reducing them in fact whats the emergency brake and whos going to pull them. So basically this is a threshold thats being set and its individual state will be responsible for this so if that all 50 or more than 50 new cases per 100000 inhabitants in a district in the last 7 days then the state each individual state will be responsible for every implementing restriction so we could indeed see pockets all of many lockdowns and restrictions being reimplemented here in germany germany similar to the ones that weve seen over asia in previous weeks should brady thank you. And heres a round up of some of the latest pandemics news more than 3700000 people have been infected with the coronavirus globally and more than 260000 have died according to data from Johns HopkinsUniversity Russia has now passed germany and france to run 5th on the list of countries with the most infections a new record daily spike of more than 11000. 00 new cases as pushed russias total caseload past 177000 the number of deaths in sweden now stands at more than 3000 its come under scrutiny for lock down measures some consider more lax than many of its hard hit european neighbors egypt extended a nationwide nighttime curfew until end of the holy month of ramadan in about 2 and a half weeks time. In india at least 11 people died in a gas leak at a chemical factory located in the city of. Hundreds have been hospitalized and more than 1500 evacuated from nearby villages south korea that owns the factories says the gas leave has now been brought under control. The leak caught residents off guard. And hit the most vulnerable. Some of the victims collapsed as they try to flee. Others appear dizzy and unsteady. Eyewitnesses said the gas came like a mist suddenly in the middle of the night where most with sleeping. Emergency services transported hundreds to hospital several children among those needing treatment. All i think about 800 to 1000 people have gone to the hospital and they have been taken to get off so now the focus is not so much on the gas leakage as the effects of the gas leakage on the treatment of the of the people who have been affected. Most of those admitted to hospital are now reported to be either in a stable condition or to have been discharged its still unclear though its a toxic fumes will have a Lasting Impact on their health and a few patients were still said to be unconscious hours after arriving at the hospital. The plant where the accident happened l. G. Polymers makes plastics one report suggests that the leak of a substance called styrene happened as the site was starting to reopen after indias lockdown because of the coronavirus. Prime minister Narendra Modi said he was keeping an eye on the situation from delhi and wished all those affected a speedy recovery. Its clear many are still in shock over the incident but it seems they will have to wait the results an investigation to find out how and why this happened. More on this story from in iraq the diaries of shes our correspondent in delhi hundreds in the hospital some still unconscious off to the leaking off styrene what do we know about this gas the factory well the factories as you call it my just situated about 20 kilometers in the. Southern indian city or. So this factory is involved in making one of those and specifically. This diving gas is used to produce polystyrene which is a was a type fluff to use in making rubber. To this gas is a toxic gas and although it does complicate but it can actually 1000 feet if they just concealed a notch quantities and concentrated quantities especially. There is the situation now on the control is that still a health risk for People Living in the area well soon after the leak was just go what immediate measures were taken and people in the area surrounding the plant many villages they were evacuated because it was reported that the spread the human type specter with me 2 miles around the plant and multiple live just come on the bed radius so there was a door to door evacuation there were rescue teams on the ground hundreds as you mentioned what taken to the hospital some have been discharged some punkin you can be in not right now and theyre still awaiting the impact of the treatment that theyre getting at least 11 people have died at the moment i think for the government of the local government and for the National Government to find out if he is that of saving lives only after that they will be. Well there were conflicting reports in the beginning there were reports that the blanket shut down because because of the log down that was imposed nation wife to control the spread of coronavirus which led to a Chemical Reaction of some sorts and led to the gas leak but later on an official from the local government of the state was supported us saying that the work of the fact you are actually getting up to zoom the operations of the plant and that is what some at that point some accident happened and the ghastly disbelief from what they know also platforming forensic teams are already on the don the investigation has started. But here is what ari reporting live from delhi sank you. Its been just over a year since a peace deal was struck in one of africas most fragile countries the Central African republic the scars are still fresh there from the civil war that broke out in twentys a teen pitting the government muslim and christian militias against each other now the country is looking ahead to its president ial election a few months away peace has barely had any effect for those displaced by the violence who live in desperate need. That movie time to come with me walk with me baghdad come and see i will show you my house. Is 27 years old on employed a mother of somebody malnourished children shes im intimately displaced woman currently living in iraq im on stable neighborhoods still controlled by the groups so 500 kilometers from benghazi the couple of the Central African republic she fled here to realty of safety of the hold one was kewl. This is where i live with my 7 children this could be considered my bedroom and my living room this is all we have. Done this is not a good place for us sean flynn is just one of the more than 700000 internally displaced people in the Central African republic. Some 12000 you and blue helmets do the best to supply humanitarian aid and protection to those suffering here but its a poor although they have to maintain peace and security in the territory larger than friends and belgium put together the problem here is you have several krises you cannot control an area where you put an end to these kind of violations whenever you move to other place to ensure security these armed groups start again. Taxations which is extremely difficult so the solution is keep putting pressure and also move towards the sanctions theoretically the peacekeeping missions monday is Strong Enough to supply the assistance of the Central African republic. However the political situation remains fragile with the mystic and International Groups frustrated to do to record violations by the groups in the country. For years of negotiations the current president has reached out to the rebels until he signed the agreement with them but on the other hand there is no answer with them because their primary mission is to get rich and do business. Honestly for peace to return the government must impose itself and use the language of arms against these rebels who dont want to understand anything. But the security situation on the ground is not the only issue for People Living in this region and one of their own concerns to loom large with much of the population not able to afford even basic necessities get a lot no one could help me when my husband died when we ran because of the constant threats and insecurity im suffering along with my children the neighbor felt our pain and offered us this house the kids are still recovering and were struggling to survive we have nothing to. The situation in the Central African republic remains extremely volatile a few months ahead of president ial elections a few years back that is already taking place on the political field the current president wants to remain in power and is facing a tough challenge from Opposition Leader francois posy a former head of state tortoise and he returns to the country the ongoing core not pandemic is just more on certainties to an already almost future for the country. And for a brief look at some other stories making headlines today iraq has a new Prime Minister the former intelligence intelligence chief mostafa dini was sworn in after lawmakers approved his cabinet lineup and then 5 months of political deadlock is Government Faces an array of problems including a severe economic crisis and the prospect of renewed Anti Corruption protests. The Italian Coast Guard has impounded the rescue ship island kirti in sicily saying it has found technical irregularities the ship which picks up my birds in the Mediterranean Sea will be held by authorities until the issues are fixed. 3200000. 00 americans filed for unemployment benefit last week measures devastated the u. S. Economy even further is takes the total number of claims since early march to more than 33500000. 00 on friday monthly figures are expected to show the jobless rate at a record high of 16 percent. Economic activity in russia has plunged by a 3rd because of the lockdown which was imposed in late march president Vladimir Putin has warned that could be more restrictions as the corona virus continues to spread across the country. Irans economy has been in the doldrums for a while but now the Coronavirus Crisis has dealt an additional blow to its Tourism Industry tourism was already struggling after the United States unilaterally cancelled the International Nuclear treaty and impose new sanctions many to guys guides bus drivers and Hotel Workers have now lost jobs theyve been used to be safe. Traffic here is usually backed up for miles but ever since the corona Virus Outbreak the whole look of the iranian capital tehran has changed dramatically shops and markets have been closed for weeks and where hundreds of travelers squeezed into buses or subway cars now there are empty seats. The Tourism Industry already struggling with the impact of u. S. Sanctions has also been badly hit where is the advantage of our organizers group tours for foreign visitors they started coming in groups like this one shortly after the signing of the Nuclear Agreement 5 years ago in 2018 there were more than 7000000 tourists and the industry was racking up double digit growth rates those days are gone. We had a 90 percent cancellation rate recently. Maybe the Tourism Industry will open up in the autumn and it can start to grow again. At the moment theres no sign of that happening and we cant guarantee that we hope it will continue to grow at some point. Because the decline of the one time flagship industry does not only affect travel agencies tens of thousands of iranians have find jobs inter ism in recent years they work as bus drivers Hotel Receptionist or as tour guides like cathay to g. D. The 37 year old is fluent in english and german but that is of little use to him at the moment because the tourism season in iran which had only just begun will be completely wiped out this year. The situation is a bit more difficult than usual right now my colleagues call and ask if we have groups of tourists and unfortunately its not the case you need to have a 2nd job to make do for example germany is what. Iran is starting to loosen the coronavirus restrictions step by step but nearly all areas of the economy are suffering from the near total absence of tourists they bring much sought after scarce foreign currency into the country these are needed to buy medicine and protective equipment overseas. Now with the start of the Summer Holiday season across europe fast approaching many people are wondering will to enjoy a beach holiday on the coronavirus restrictions. This is what is still garbage in spains Northwest Region normally looks like in the summer but its currently closed because of the panda now the town council has come up with plans that will ensure social distancing is maintained each will be divided up into 5 sections and the fold by attendance only harms the usual number of people will be allowed on the beach at any one time. But it should mean it will be open by the middle of june. Since the beginning of the corona crisis theres been a rise in the number of people who say theyve been abused or even attacked because of the color of their skin that being linked to parts of the well seen as viral hotspots for no other reason than their appearance its happening here in germany as well. It all started in early march victoria noticed something that shifted when she rode Public Transportation skeptical glances from passengers others who had moved to different parts of the train. At 1st i thought i was imagining things then i noticed people would look at my face and then sit somewhere else i followed 3 of them just to make sure they didnt simply get off the train they went to other compartments or sat in the bicycle section. Victoria corriveau who is german her parents moved here long before she was born shes used to experiencing discrimination for being a visible minority but once the 1st cases of coronavirus appeared here such incidents became more frequent although berlin is widely seen as a tolerant diversity theres an undercurrent of hatred one man even told her she should spray herself with disinfectant. Ive been keeping a low profile because im afraid of more attacks like that one. I have to admit when i see a bunch of people outside a bar i cross to the other side of the street to avoid being hassled. Im glad to be working from home these days because i have the sense that even though i live in berlin people dont see me as german and. Victoria tried to talk to her friends about it but they shied away from the subject she doesnt think theyre taking the problem seriously. Then through facebook she made contact with people across the country who were having the same kind of experience since the pandemic began they have reported almost daily occurrences of hostility just because they look asian. I myself the new pope whos from china also lives in berlin hes filmed in city. Of racial abuse hes experienced on the subway. And a friend told me you should you should totally report it even though i dont have much hope on the. Police but because i want to at least to show people that i have this evidence and im not going to being silent was poor. At the time. Victoria court of do says its been helpful to compare notes with others in the same boat that prompted her to create a website that helps bring people together and offer support. Its important for people to be connected this way in times of social distancing to share their experience so others know whats going on. Racism is nothing new in germany and victoria curfew fears it will be around a long time after the pandemic is over but shes determined to make a difference so people like her feel less alone. The anonymous british artist banksy is known for his subversive stray dog that pops up in unexpected places is the latest piece is a tribute to Health Workers on the frontline against covert 19 and surprised stuff a southampton General Hospital in southern england and shows a boy whos discarded spiderman and batman in favor of his prized new action hero and us the work will be auctioned off to raise money for Britains National health service. And heres a reminder of the top stories were following for you here d. W. 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