Keeps defying social distancing guidelines. Hello im terry martin good to have you with us germanys federal and regional governments are in a tug of war over easing coronavirus restrictions and how fast to do so some states led by the rings you want to lift all the main lockdown measures with few exceptions early in june thats alarming both neighboring regions and federal authorities which fear a fresh pike and infections. 6 employees of this clinic in his book house and in 7th the ringette have tested positive for the corona virus an outbreak thats bucking the trend in the rest of the eastern german state where infection rates are down while many regional politicians support easing restrictions theyd still like clear governmental guidelines. Given to. Its own thing if we do this without any central god lines from the state or the federal government well and that will lead to many districts doing their own thing. That will create a patchwork which wont necessarily meet with understanding from the general public the state 3 inches approach is being criticised but of the German Federal states especially neighboring bavaria that makes this by and i dont want to see very infected again through careless policies made and theyre sending a fatal sign alaska to reconsider it has to be corrected me. Germanys federal government also wants to move more carefully continuing social distancing measures through the end of june the ranges state premier thinks his policies are misunderstood after all he doesnt want to abolish all restrictions under his plan Wearing Masks remains compulsory as this keeping one meter 50 personal distance and massive in 3 main band however as of june 6th he wants to end police and force mint and fines and. The move away from policing in towards Health Safety measures that means telling the public were moving away from banning things rather saying be careful because just look after yourselves and dont wait for the authorities to order Police Actions you know i know put it in oughtnt a stance thats getting mixed reactions from 3 engines. I mean these restrictions have been in place for a long time so i can understand that people want things to return to normal and youre not going to you know. In the end i think its very risky its silly to change things that seem to be working. On the mess that were seniors the older generation and we have to be careful. You know if people dont take any precaution and measures anymore where will that leave us we wont be protected you know. The restrictions let people in the risk groups take part in everyday life says scientists cornelia bitch shes been studying the measures since the pandemic started testing a suspicious that its important to accept these rules until theyve reached societal consensus that really a societal solidarity weve already shown a lot and that a great cost but we need even more and it will take a while until its become 2nd nature and thats why the rules still make sense and its not. But for the new easing measures to go into effect they must 1st have a majority in the range estate cabinet of what alice bring in our Political Correspondent you know you know how much coherence is there among germanys 16 states in terms of policies for battling the pandemic. Well we live in a federal state where the matters of health and safety in this crisis are clearly in the responsibility of the 16 individual state premier and theyre the ones who have to. Actually implement those measures and they did coordinate also with the federal government throughout the crisis but we have hot similar debates throughout the crisis because of course their approach is different as well not every region was affected as the as its neighbor for example if you look at the very and to rain but now there is of course the situation where the infection rate is going down the pressure is growing on state premiers to ease those restrictions and there is a bit of a competition going on what germans make of all this it must be very difficult for people to understand why some basic freedoms are allowed in one state but not in another oh yes the no the polls show that throughout the crisis that actually this approach received massive support from the vast majority of. Prove a ratings rise also some of the state premier and also the Living Conditions on the realities of germans varies depending on whether you live in the metropolis or in a much more a Natural Environment so there is some sort of an understanding but of course also in recent weeks weve seen protests directed against those corona measures and of course politicians need to explain and justify keeping those measures in place as the infection rate is going down as we saw in the report we have state premiers telling other state premiers they need to correct change their policies whats the federal government saying about this patchwork approach to finding the coronavirus. Made it very clear again on monday she said we have to be a let we have to be courses when using those for strict sins and also there is a rule in place that if the number of new infections in the space of a week prize is to more than 50 over 100000 inhabitants then restrictions can be reimposed but apparently billick newspaper geminis biggest news paper. Published in draft documents and that is yet to be approved by the state primary as why a social distancing measures according to the federal government should remain in place until the 29th of june a government Spokes Person a German Government spokesperson has already said the talks are still ongoing in the thank you very much that was our Political Correspondent nina hudson now the u. S. Has pushed forward a travel ban on brazil by 2 days meaning it will come into force on wednesday the travel ban is being seen as a blow to right wing brazilian president shyer bo sinatra who has been downplaying the virus and pushing for a lockdown measures to be lifted but the pandemic is gaining speed in south americas largest country brazils most recent single day death toll overtook that of the u. S. With 807. 00 deaths compared to 620. 00 in the u. S. Brazil is now the country with the 2nd highest number of cases globally more than 370000 thats still significantly fewer than the u. S. Which has more than 1600000 cases deaths from cope with 19 in brazil number more than 23000 u. S. The death toll is approaching 100000 well before washington announced its travel ban some latin american countries impose restrictions that have already left hundreds of people stranded. Grounded by fear would be travelers at rios International Airport cant go back to colombia their government is scared to bring the coronavirus with them so theyre stuck now the u. S. Is bringing in a similar ban for passengers and planes going nowhere the world has been spooked by brazils rocketing corona virus infections in many countries it has shown that after a certain number of cases of that a certain threshold it moves like a bushfire explanation it did it in china in one it did it in many European Countries and its doing you know as you see it in brazil it really moves fast durch why we need to do everything to slow it and the slowing is mainly in the social measures social distancing measures that we take and we have to be as really aggressive as possible that aggression against infection is patchy in brazil this speech just half an hours drive from rio is open some shops are to people about in about locals can see a way out of a frustrating lockdown. As i think the conditions are in place for it all to turn out well its not possible to free up too many things i think that the way its being done is correct and with hope all this passes and we can return to normal but i dont know how. In rio itself most things are still closed but the citys mayor is under pressure to produce a timetable for reopening. Im not saying that shops are going to open tomorrow or the day after itll remain to be seen that theyre demanding a plan and thats what we need to give you some encouragement the horizon. But its also funny. President child both so narrow continues to offer encouragement and even hunch shakes to his and he look down subpool says outside the president ial palace in the capital brasilia he again ignored distancing recommendations and shouts from opponents calling him a keller. So you look now at some of the other stories making news around the world today hong kongs leader carrie lam says new Left National security law planned by Mainland China wont affect the citys rights and freedoms prodemocracy supporters of sharply criticized the proposed legislation set to be approved by Chinas Parliament this week. Argentina has quarantined a shanty town on the outskirts of the capital when osiris after more than 50 people there tested positive for cove it 19 police have set up fences around via us who Health Workers are controlling the embers and are responsible for distributing food and hygiene. Dominic cummings top advisor to british Prime MinisterBoris Johnson has defended his decision to leave london during the coronavirus law he said it was responsible it was reasonable rather to travel to his parents home in durham for childcare reasons while he and his wife had symptoms of coded 19 spy public outrage coming says he has not considered resigning. The German Government is throwing a 9000000000 euro lifeline to the countrys flag carrier tonsil the airline has been locked in talks for weeks with berlin seeking a bailout to survive the Coronavirus Travel slump if all goes through the deal will be the largest german corporate rescue since the crisis struck. Lufthansas airplane sit motionless on the airfield in frankfurt their engines covered in plastic its an image that symbolizes the weeks of standstill the company experienced during the corona crisis with hardly any flights or passengers or revenue but now the German Government will be helping with an emergency relief package worth 9000000000 euros after a long fight over the deals fine print an agreement has finally been reached we want to make sure that germany maintains its leading position in the field of Civil Aviation its about helping a company thats rich in tradition get through the difficulties they were confronted with during the korean pandemic and steered towards a more healthy future. Over the last few weeks there are a few airplanes took off or landed the majority of those that did were cargo planes thousands of live tons of employees have been worrying about their jobs the German Government is set to receive a 20 percent share in lufthansa in exchange for giving the airline billions of euros in aid to government representatives will also get seats on the airline Supervisory Board both parties are waiting for the European Unions approval before the deal is finalized. A Top German Court has ruled that volkswagen must pay compensation to customers who bought b. W. Diesel cars fitted with software that manipulated missions test results the landmark ruling in the diesel gate scandal paved the way for tens of thousands of others to receive. The federal court of justice said anyone who bought a v. W. Car equipped with software that manipulated the missions tests is entitled to compensation they can return the vehicle and receive partial financial reimbursement from the comic. It legal come down after the plaintiffs can request compensation from the defendant on the Purchase Price of his vehicle but they must take into account that the car has been used and they must make the vehicle available to v. W. The plaintiff was this retiree he had sought a full refund from folks falcon of around 31500 euros for a v. W. Sharan he bought in 2014. Its a great day and a great ruling its the ruling that i had expected it wont just help me but also the thousands of plaintiffs who are stuck waiting to bring their lawsuits to a speedy conclusion if you have. To get sober in around 60000 individual lawsuits are still pending before the courts is now pledging to act quickly to result of those outstanding cases. But indeed most foreign will approach plaintiffs in these cases and offer a one off payment the ruling sets a decisive precedent as the 1st judgment on the diesel gate scandal from the highest court in germany. Youre watching g. W. News just reminder to get all the latest news information on our website its t w dot com im Terry Martian ill be with you at the top of the next hour thanks for. Come bearing the corona pandemic. Where does research stand. What are scientists learning