A National Interest that was criticized as confused. Germany fights a flare up of infections as it loosens lockdown destructions further and frustration builds in some circles over the governments handling of the crisis. In east africa battles a pandemic and a playing a locus of devastating crops across the region experts from the 2nd wave. Im president of threats to Food Security. Control gal welcome to the Program France has begun to lift its coronavirus lockdown after 8 weeks of restrictions people are now allowed to leave their homes without a permit most shops and businesses have reopened and many children will soon return to school with 26000 fatalities france has the worlds 5th highest coffin 90 death toll. The streets of paris a starting to fill up again after 8 weeks in lockdown french citizens are venturing out again its been a cautious reopening with most shops welcoming customers and many people returning to work. I think its still very risky for the population but costs are rising for companies so we need to go back to work. For you. Know some you know im not afraid everything should be fine of people respect the distancing rules i took the metro this morning and people were really consider us you. Could go beyond what a. Traffic on the paris metro is lighter than normal mosques and now mandatory on all public transport and signs advise commuters on how to maintain social distancing. People can now travel up to 100 kilometers without filling out a form to explain why. Primary schools will also begin to reopen this week although the path forward for children in touch is remains tentative. See if it was the recess hours how will take in the children and the parents and to the school will they wear masks what do we do if children are sick or run a High Temperature so there are lots of questions in terms of organization. That you need. The looser restrictions are based on encouraging numbers including a decline in daily coronavirus deaths or thora hes warned that restrictions could be reimposed if necessary. The hype is the prudence will be enough to further reduce the spread of the virus allowing friends to continue on its road to recovery. Well be doubly correspondent lisa lewis is in paris we asked her how this 1st day go. Quite smoothly i must say according to recent poll 2 thirds of the french are quite worried about the lifting of restrictions and you could see that most of the Public Transport Network was not actually at cracking point there were only a few people taking the metro taking the trains there were some exceptions though for example online 13 which flings cents on the new francis pursed department to the center of paris and where many people actually have to go back to work on that line additionally there was a technical problem this morning thats why the 1st few trains were really popped about apart from that most trains were quite empty people have been reporting that there are only a few people taking to protect taking trains and most of them being mosques and trying to keep a distance from each other. Hes a nurse in paris were just crossing this channel from france a british Prime Minister baraks johnson has published his governments plans for easing the lockdown in england and includes a call for people to wear face masks in public and sets out necessary conditions for a gradual reopening of schools and businesses for days that details follow Sundays National address from the Prime Minister which prompted confusion and criticism. Should they stay or should they go british Prime MinisterBoris Johnson has replaced the nation state home slogan with a stay alert message the rebranding comes as johnson tries to sell britons on his plans to ease the lockdown but trying to balance restrictions while pushing people to return to work has proven confusing. I just bought the hit fires johnson had a great opportunity to get a really clear sense of direction to even just say look were not entirely sure the next step well were on the bed sitting here very sad i think it. Raises more questions that it did come to. People that continues right now its just too easy for people. To leave it last night. One point of contention the Prime Ministers pleas for people who cant go back to work to do so but he doesnt want travelers to take Public Transportation leaving some frustrated by what they believe is a conflicting message. Johnson 2nd shot at outlining his latest plans for the nation came before the house of commons on monday our challenge now is to find a way forward the preserves our hard won gains easing the burden of a lockdown ill be kinder to the house this is a supremely difficult balance to strike his roadmap for the country set out a 3 stage approach to end britains lockdown. It begins wednesday with a relaxation of limits on outdoor exercise and hes encouraging the healthy to go back to work if they can nonessential shops and schools for some students will reopen in june if there are no new spikes in the numbers the gradual reopening of restaurants bars and other businesses is planned for july if the data supports it the u. K. Has the worlds 2nd highest covert 900 death toll johnson fears if he doesnt get this right a 2nd deadly wave of the infection would have a heavy human cost. Lets take a brief look at some other pandemic related stories making headlines around the world will start in russia president putin says his countrys economic shutdown will and tomorrow though some greater restrictions will remain he said it will be for regional or sources to decide which companies are allowed to open and who can be turned over. Irans state broadcaster says a missile launched during a Naval Training exercise killed 19 say those aboard an iranian ship the accident wounded more than a dozen others friendly fire incident was reported near the port of jasc in the gulf of oman. The World Health Organization has expressed the hope that germany can bring a recent flare up of Coronavirus Infections under control the countrys been scrambling to contain localized covered 19 outbreaks in some federal States Health officials are also monitoring of east of the countrys infection right as a Journey Continues to reopen its economy. While using has become the name of the game in germany and not only at supermarkets now machall like much of the nation is waiting to see the effects of gradually easing restrictions in recent weeks. But many other things its important to me to once again draw attention to the fact that we are now in a new phase of the pandemic it will now be necessary in easing restrictions that we ensure safety so following the basic requirements that means keeping our distance wearing a mouth and nose covering and having consideration for others. Thats very important. Because the. Closed doors of new infections some linked to Meat Processing plants have emerged in several german districts that pushed new cases in those areas above the maximum agreed by medical and State Government leaders and locally put the brakes on easing restrictions elsewhere in germany there are some signs of returning to normality as many businesses reopen but on the streets the vocal minority is getting louder thousands of people demonstrated on saturday accusing politicians of infringing their rights concerns are growing the protests are being used as a platform for conspiracy theorists and far right extremists. Was about her picks in claims hateful stereotypes theories that either result in a scapegoat or in a kind of world villain you supposed to be pulling all the strings people spreading this want to stir up conspiracy theories that havent gain much traction before anyone who spreads Something Like this want to divide our country and turn people against each other. Dimension of monday so the opening of berlins Coronavirus Treatment Center weeks later than originally planned the hope is that beds here will stay empty when the effects of easing restrictions become clear. When i spoke with our Political Correspondent. And i asked her how concerned Health Authorities in germany are about being creasing the infection rate. Well this weight has been circulating up and down over the past few weeks so its being as 1. 07 at the moment doesnt mean that the hospitals would reach full capacity or be overwhelmed just now what it means though is that every 100 infected people would infect another 107 what is of concern however is that that number keeps on increasing and it probably will as the loosening of restorations are said means more social interactions then we might face new outbreaks such as the cases in the sing homes in through those installed to houses registered over the past few days here in germany. And what is the Political Climate here in germany than our position politicians generally behind the governments handling of this pandemic. When on the one hand we have the governing coalition the social democrats and the conservatives who shows a united front of the moment but indeed if you look at other politico factions and a 1st Opposition Party thats of the far right for example theyve been up in arms against the restoration measures shops being close individual rights being limited because of social distancing for example they stated that this was a breach of Constitutional Rights and also the leader as of the if not the biggest promoters of the measures implemented was the Vice President of the bundestag the German Parliament even talking about must be addressed to actions against fundamental rights so with each region leaders being handed over to this Decision Making for the measures of rest traction we bound to see that there will be differences in how the crisis is handled in each of the lender the german regions. Reports we just saw mention the growing number of protests against lockdown measures how representative of a of public opinion. Well theres certainly a concern within the German Society that fundamental rights could be stomped upon when individual freedoms are limited and that issue is being taken very seriously and being taken into account in the Decision Making and across the political spectrum however within the German Society to seems to be an antagonism between Conspiracy Theory if impetuses a war kinds of acts and a majority of the germans in fact more than 80 percent of the germans walk quite happy about how the krises is handled and many where mosques not only in public transport mentally but also industries for example and theyre also happy to work from home and those people the majority are concerned when they hear that paos of people gather to protest without trust they think so so this dancing measures for example thank you for that Political Correspondent shows. To kenya where a 2nd wave of Desert Locusts has descended on east africa as the minutes indicate the swarms of 20 times worse than those that hit the region just 2 months ago you know i said nations as the locals propose are unprecedented threats to Food Security and to livelihoods. This is home for the same blue tribe and since recently millions of locusts the terrain is difficult but locust track is working for the you when food and Agriculture Organization only have 2 helicopters locals often go by foot its not my lets talk little cost places thats going to be accessible by my hold my back so the if we are some lazy opposing and local folks come to us in their violence locust swarms can engulf hectares of land and as they eat their own body weight each day the swarms devour practically everything in their path for the World Bank Warns that the horn of africa could lose more than 7000000000 euros worth of crops crops like moses motors tomatoes. Me 7 but i dont know whether god will send us any angles the truth is that we farmers have been totally written off its obvious will be wiped out regular rainfall has been contributing to the explosion of the locust population and the co that 19 crisis is slowing down the fight against this infestation this and it just isnt me using. We are getting them from oxygen and what you have easily and if an element as locked down everything trost punch in all this and then there is a Little Movement of this. The you win fades 20000000 people in the region but is now warning twice that many could be threatened with hunger this is day w. s live from berlin wall well news at the top of the al in the meantime of course as always the website d w dot com other good. 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