Experts warn the worst could be yet to come but the countrys president is calling for a lockdown measures to be lifted. Im michael okwu thanks for joining us germanys bonus leader became the 1st major European Football League to resume play this weekend after a 2 month break due to the coronavirus pandemic the games played in empty stadiums under strict social distancing rules were being closely watched by other sporting leagues around the world but for fans all eyes were on the referee a darby as bruce your dortmund thumped shaka at home though the celebrations were muted. This doesnt look or sound like you usual been deceived again bullis your daughter been playing shaka in front of an empty stadium due to the coronavirus pandemic pay us who didnt start have to wear masks and keep their distance but whats not unusual is some of each machine earning holland scoring goals and 1900 groped a deadlock in the 26th minute for his 10th each goal of the season and it was a muted celebration with play as unable to embrace one and not bow. Out there was no stopping to outland just before the break they made it to nil thanks to laugh i am all. And it all started with this nifty pass from union and. The 1st half was one to forget. And so was the 2nd. One picked up exactly where they left off the top and added a 3rd goal minutes into the 2nd half and if that wasnt enough gay at all with the brace to seal a 4 new victory for the black and yellow was. There now one point behind by and munich normally stage a 1000 but but we knew that we we had the support at home from the fans so we were not. We were never afraid of anything we knew that we are going to win dogman play is kept with tradition and at the match with a celebration in front of an empty yellow wall. Also in the bundesliga title contenders version which in gladbach strengthened their position in the standings with a dominant performance at frankfurt on saturday evening buck wasted little time to get ahead and never look back. Glaad were quick out of the blocks in their return to action after a 2 month hiatus scoring within the 1st 40 seconds throughout the santelli. The visitors doubled their lead minutes later thanks the raimi bins of my knees crossed then found marcus to raam who checked it in from close range. In the 2nd half after a foul when brill in below been hit by any got on the scoresheet himself. The conversion had a little help from kevin trapped by. Frankfurts andriy silva netted a consolation goal for the hosts with 10 minutes to go but it was too little too late. Were very happy very tired and it was a very very tiring day visit could see the last 15 minutes i dont even know if it looked like something over with was running around but were happy were happy to be back were happy that people are home can see us play and were happy that football is back the wind moves a lot about up to 3rd in the table following r. P. Like 611 draw with freiburg earlier on saturday. As for frankfurt they remain in 13th place 5 points ahead of the relegation playoff spot. Lets go a little deeper on all of this with Ed Mccambridge from our sports desk good morning ed 1st year football fan so quick one word to describe what it felt like to see football come back very exciting as to what to expect you know so listen the whole world was waiting to see how germany was going to handle the return to this whats the verdict well this was football as we have never seen it before really was an unprecedented audience all around the world was choosing to find out how the bundesliga got on yesterday and a lot of people on twitter were saying you can really see the power of fans of these empty stadiums the games felt a little bit flat to begin with you know these big empty concrete bowls that theyre playing football in they will treat its a play is warming up with masks on their faces social distancing goal celebrations you could hear almost everything the players said to one another the good and the bad and all of course everything the coaches were shouting from the bench but beneath all of that there was of course the football and as weve just seen there was a thumping victory for dortmund in there appeared to be something which a lot of people said what is this darby going to be like without any fans there we all saw a lot 6 stumble against freiburg so beneath the football was also entertaining and i think people are glad to have it back you know its interesting not everybody observed all the guidelines is not the case that is the case unfortunately for the 2nd goal in linz 3 nil win away to hoffenheim theyd at ease of it the captain and the striker unfortunately was involved in the controversial goal celebration were seeing it now and his fellow teammates all came to him hugging him i mean this was absolutely one of the things that dia felt they would not be allowed should be allowed to return these plays muskie that this that its and in a rather sinister way he actually came out after the game and said that hed already spoken to some of the Club Officials and said well i get in trouble if i do this was almost as if youve done this on purpose lets hear from him now. Not really hijra motions just like i asked our doctor before the match if the goal would count if someone does Something Like that that was the most important thing for me its hard in those moments motions take over and we also waited a very long time to be allowed to play again give out that doesnt even die off. Well i mean you can understand why they celebrated like this although its really important we should note to maintain those social distancing rules prescribe by the government this plenty of action to come today the Number One Team in the league by in munich of course take the pitch later on this afternoon how do you see day 2 of the return playing out flows to be more of the same as if they both still be these empty stadiums hopefully some more social distancing goal celebrations but of course there are still football matches to be played cologne host relegation threats and mines and as you said lead leaders by an hour in the capital today against there is plenty to play for and as we just saw with a piece of it today you know these players they want the points so its going to be interesting to see if with all the emotion all the drama of the football matches if they can continue to maintain the social distancing laws of course not fans so it could be another unusual day in the book is the other interesting day to come Ed Mccambridge from sports appreciate your time thank you lets give you a look now at some of the other stories making news around the world dozens of people have been detained and in protests in the polish capital Walsall Police used tear gas against the protesters who were demanding that the government move faster to allow businesses to reopen police and the gathering was illegal under their current restrictions. Shopping malls have reopened across thailand after a month long lockdown to contain the spread of covert 19 customers will be required to wear face masks at all times and have their temperature checked before entering the mall the easing of curbs follows a steady drop in the number of infections. Now new figures show that brazil now has the 4th largest outbreak of the krona virus in the world nearly 240000000 people are infected and more than 15000 have died of covert 19 but with far less testing then in many other countries the true figures are believed to be much higher. One by one the sick keep arriving at this hospital north of rio de janeiro. Its barely been open for 2 weeks and already 90 percent of its intensive care unit is full. People are coming from all over the region as other hospitals become overwhelmed by the numbers of patients needing treatment for covert 19 the local Health Secretary says f. A. Sing an emergency. Fund already barbering less disease is not kidding around and. Whoever thinks is a joke is going to lose their life for brevity. Brazil has become the epicenter of the disease in south america whats more experts say fatalities have not yet peaked and the worst is still to come yet despite the surge in deaths and new infections the countrys president jab also narrow once knocked down measures imposed by state governors to end so that people can go back to work. Or many though are choosing to ignore the president. In this poor neighborhood as some paolo leaders are urging people to stay home or potentially be killed by the virus the district is home to nearly 300000 people and has the highest rate of infection in the city the residents are doing all they can to protect themselves but there are obstacles. That are we have a problem with water here theres no water here for 23 days the water just arrives at night. For all the efforts it seems to some the only option may be to sit it out and then hope for the best. Meanwhile former us president barack obama has criticised the u. S. Governments response to the coronavirus pandemic obama made the comments in online graduation speeches for a college and High School Students without referring to trump directly obama said some leaders were quote pretending to be in charge during the Current Crisis is rebuke breaks with the convention that former president s refrain from criticizing their successors do what you think is right doing what feels good what can be and whats easy thats a whole kids like unfortunately a lot of socalled grown ups including some with fancy titles an important jobs still think that way which is why things are so screwed up. As restaurants in some countries reopen they are required to ensure physical distancing and to protect staff against a krone virus thats forcing many dining establishments to rethink how they can serve their customers one restaurant in amsterdam has come up with a pretty clever creative way for people to dine out. Its not just the perfect backdrop for a romantic dinner for 2 its also a well thought out concept from a clever amsterdam restaurant who are planning his next steps once measures to halt the coronavirus pandemic at least for most of the us and we have to close we spend weeks cleaning on reorganizing and while we were doing that we kept thinking what could we do we came up with lots of ideas including this one. The 3 square meter greenhouses came from an artists collective that used to grow plants in them with different light colors the guests for tonights trial of the restaurants of the future our employees and their friends. Often doubters and if they are youre supposed to keep your distance but the question is for how long and how much do you want to give up for it thats why this is a good idea youre not putting anyone at risk and you can enjoy life thats important to me. Stuff where plastic visor is for protection so that guests can see their faces they wear gloves while serving the food on wooden planks to keep their distance but they must be careful not to tip over the boards or the candles. And every detail had to be carefully considered and tested to minimize contact a dedicated staff member looks after a single mini greenhouse all evening and they need to make sure that they dont poke their head inside its already clear more staff are needed for fewer guests. It was always your direct item you have working you know those in school. Which means that perhaps people dont be fooled will be having brick for. Womens. Times will result from not will be able to accommodate lots of people with fewer seats and. Im still. The concepts creators hope the author already as well quickly give the idea of their seal of approval when restaurants are allowed to reopen guests will be able to enjoy the romantic scenery of amsterdams canals once again. So you might know that the your vision song contest was supposed to take place in water dam in the netherlands this weekend but instead the event was held online with are to streaming their performances former eurovision winner bjorn all values from the Group Welcome viewers to the broadcast. Everybody knows why there couldnt be a usual eurovision final this year. But we hope this show will comfort you in more way there was no official voting and no winner was declared the event dubbed europe shines a light featured songs from 41 National Artists who also sang together in a combined anthem. 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