Relieve a city overwhelmed by the covered 1000 course. Im serious almost gone but its good to have you with us europe is marking 75 years since the end of world war 2 on may 8th 1905 nazi germany and its Unconditional Surrender forces the large memorial events that were planned have been either cancelled or scaled back due to the coronavirus pandemic in london the Royal Air Force or red arrow squadron strict across the capital skyline trolling the colors of the union jack. In scotland Prince Charles laid a wreath at the war memorial. Castle. Meanwhile in france president he might want to paid his respects at the tomb of the unknown soldier in paris. And here in berlin the german chancellor Angela Merkel took part in a ceremony at the main memorial to victims of war and dictatorship. The bell rang i would sit across an empty city to mark the moment. Germanys president trying to touch stein my and chancellor Angela Merkel maintained a suitable distance from each other at the countrys central memorial to the victims selfwill steinmeier said germany had accepted its own guilt over time and taken part in its own internal liberation. People firing on such film and feel liberation of 945. 00 was imposed from outside it had to come from outside this country had descended too far into the evil the guilds it brought upon itself. But we too played a part in the liberation in our internal liberation this did not take place on a single day rather it was a long and painful process. Schmetz after vic. Germanys neighbors had needed that time to trust the country again he said and accepting german this required an emotional understanding of the past. Past is a fractured past with responsibility for the murder of millions on the suffering of millions. That breaks our hearts. And that is why i say this country can only be loved with a broken heart. Ambivalence to about making the day a Public Holiday this year it was but only in the capital and only this time iran. Could then talk i think it should be a memorial day in all of germany and. I hope that everyone understands that this day this date should remain unique. And theyre not misled by scaremongers. Often fashion fought but. The message from the. Germans need to keep liberating themselves actively every day and. We have our chief Political Correspondent linda crane with us melinda no german patriotism can come without its cracks are really moving words there from the president in his speech absolutely and he went on to them quote a rabbi who talked about the fact that you can only love germany with a broken heart in other words with a sense of germanys historic crimes and responsibility and i think this word responsibility was a key message that president was trying to impart and for me it had to really particularly. Crucial aspects one responsibility for ensuring that democracy is strong and can flourish in this country he said in that liberation is an ongoing process we must liberate ourselves from nationalism from hate speech from the temptations of populism so democracy on the one hand and as he said also responsibility for multilateralism and in particular for europe he talked about the fact that germany was alone in 1945 but it is not alone any longer and that never alone again must become a message for germany also in its dealings with europe ensuring that the European Union cannot only survive but thrive and he called it a day of liberation and thats how its seen here in germany do germans perceive it that way they do actually d. W. Has done a survey just in this week that builds on surveys that have been taken in the past and shows an ongoing support over 30 quarters of germans over 75 percent saying they do see it as a day of liberation for the country as a whole only 7 percent said for them its a day of capitulation or defeat but interestingly enough if you break it down on political lines you see that 30 percent of those who say they have right wing political sympathies do in fact see it as a day of defeat and that is a sentiment which right wing political leaders have absolutely instrumental eyes and capitalized on even in this week in discussions about this very holiday not all the way all the more important as we heard from the german president to carry this day on in public memory our chief Political Correspondent melinda crane with us thank you. Now to our ongoing coverage of the corona virus pandemic the race to find a vaccine is continuing to pick up pace in south africa hundreds of Health Workers are being given a century old tuberculosis vaccine and a trial to see if it can protect against the virus trials are also underway in other parts of the world like the netherlands and australia now its proven effective the vaccine could be a vital weapon in the fight against the virus. Its just a small puncture but it could make a huge impact on tackling the coville 19 pandemic that at least is the hope of researches who this week began a vaccination trial in cape town the team around got to carry an opto and wants to investigate whether the tuberculosis vaccine b. C. G. Can reduce the severity of corona virus related symptoms the reason behind it researches have experienced positive socalled nonspecific effects of b c g in the past is adolescence that although. There have been a reduction in the number of a spiritual Tract Infections in individuals who received the vaccine versus the ones who do not receive it so thats a very interesting nonspecific effect in order to investigate this further a minimum of 500. 00 Health Care Workers will receive a shot in the coming weeks hoff will be given the actual vaccine and the other hall a placebo. Through follow up phone calls there were searches will determine the Health Condition of the participants and so the effect of the vaccine the trial is conducted and funded by tosk a Clinical Research center based in cape town c. E. O. Andreas daya khan says the speed of the results depends on several factors this will be pinned on this beautiful epidemic for more cases we have to follow through through to prove the protection and if we also depend on the number of cases we can include for the more people we can include. Truong through following to signal. The next big challenge for the researches is to secure additional funding but sandras diet is optimistic excited to start this trial its not basically because i expect her 13 results but i see your positive energy in marketing and also through a lot of positive energy in the Health Care Group is that we want to vaccinate just due to the fact that were trying to do something that might actually work if it was a lot of people could profit from b c g i dos for 10 people only call so little mole than 2 u. S. Dollars. Lets get a brief look at some other headlines from around the world more than 260 people have been killed during heavy rains in Eastern Africa kenya somalia wanda and uganda are the worst hit an estimated 11000 people have been affected by this years floods. Unemployment in the u. S. Has surged to almost 15 percent the highest level since the 2nd world war more than 20000000. 00 americans lost their jobs last month as lock downs prompted by the coronavirus pandemic led to a major freezing of the economy employment fell in all sectors hospice hospitality and leisure were among the hardest hit. Australia has announced a 3 stage plan to ease coronavirus restrictions and reopen the economy the country seen a drastic slowdown in the number of new infections since opposing Strict Lockdown measures in march. And spanish authorities have recovered almost 20000 historic artifacts and a major crackdown on art traffickers officers arrested 100 people the pieces included some very rare objects from precolumbian south america. Now the epicenter of the u. S. Corona Virus Outbreak has been in new york where more than 26000 have died of coverage 19 the virus overwhelmed the citys medical facilities from the start as a result large numbers of Health Care Specialists have been brought in from outside. Jacobs getting ready for is not shift he grabs a quick coffee then the ventilation specialist from connecticut heads back to his hotel to be picked up for work hes here to help because new york couldnt cope on its own out of the entire health care population we comprise a very small percentage so i had the ability to help and i a very meaningful way and i wanted to take full advantage of that to try to alleviate the situation. Over 3400. 00 doctors nurses and carers from all over the u. S. Have come to new york well paid to process managers who work 12 hour shifts without a break in almost military fashion that transported to facilities across the city jacob was in fact previously a soldier he believes its his duty to serve his country. I think theyre scary in different ways the same enemy can see this is a historic event. And i think everybody has to be able to look themselves in the face after theyre done and be ok with how they made their way through it jake given a few others head through new york to the bar of queens tonight theyre working in one of the citys hardest hit facilities hospital. Just kind of clear had to go through a job to get stressful things like this is he said because theres the added element you know we do want to raise this and that you know theres still theres no. Conditions of the beginning of april here were catastrophic patients lying in carter was doctors and nurses without protection gear and out the back there was a refrigerated container for bodies. Since then things have improved but its still tough going to hobnob with the high number of patients going on to ventilators who are already unconscious. We always treat them is gently and then finally in the mainly as we can we try to spend that extra time. Talked to the reassure them. But who was caring for the doctors and nurses experts believe as many as a quarter of them could have been traumatized themselves after seeing so much death and suffering in jacobs hotel there is now a crisis team to help. Its one thing to to sign up and say i want to come help and its another thing to say im a great at my job i know how to save people and then terror here. And people are dying and they that they made that mean that they werent doing their job effectively as a soldier jacob so numerous times in iraq he says he can cope with the pressures but i understand that as my knowledge. You know a lot of times people are ok for a while they start to show signs of it afterwards so i would i would just encourage anybody thinks thats happening not to try to weave their way through it or do that either although i would suggest that theres. A bit of support and comfort comes nonetheless at the end of every shift. And just one sports item for u. S. Soccer fans desperate to watch some live games have been tuning in to south koreas kaley it is the 1st major competition to resume following the coronavirus lockdown but there are strict rules for players and staff no handshakes are allowed and conversations between players and officials are restrictive coaches have to wear face masks and games are being played behind closed doors. So its good reminder now of our top stories here on w. Germanys leaders have marked the end of world war 2 in europe 75 years ago today playing wreaths at the countrys central memorial in berlin president gave a speech highlighting the importance of remembrance for future generations of bands were originally planned on a larger scale but they were heard back because of the coronavirus. Thank you for watching news are called 900 special with fences all of this coming right up. Luck. 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