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The european. Market for sports rights. Since. Im phil gal welcome to the Program Thousands of people are in quarantine with schools and Daycare Centers closed in the city of a good northwest to germany because of a new outbreak of the corona virus this latest hotspot is centers on a Meat Processing plant run by the German Company attorneys so far more than 1500. 00 workers have tested positive for cough it 19 local Officials Say they cant rule out why the lockdown. Activity has ceased but the term use meat packing plant has no. But in town a frantic effort is underway mobile teams are testing factory workers for coven 19 over 1500 have tested positive so far 6500 workers and family members have been sent into koren team fenced in their reliant on food deliveries to their living quarters many are eastern europeans who work long shifts and in cramped conditions. The turn his factory has turned the city of no into a coronavirus hotspot. Local officials are ruling out a much wider lockdown. I could see this happening. Its a different situation compared to yesterday. Our mobile teams discovered some additional positive cases. 360000 residents would be affected by a lockdown there also calls for extensive testing to see if the entire population has to be tested very quickly theres no point in waiting a week for the results while we allow the virus to spread further than had to fight or that i did the outbreak has sent National Infection rates soaring after cases declines dramatically in recent weeks fears are growing that hot spots like these could have a wider impact. Well d. W. Reporter has this update from the town. Here in the region of goods as low authorities are using targeted quarantining to avoid a regional lockdown thats why residents on this side of the street are free to come and go as they please while over here theyre living under total lockdown now these buildings house several 100 Migrant Workers mostly from romania and bulgaria who work for the slaughterhouse turn yes and now they are behind a fence with no entrance only police and Health Care Workers come and go Health Care Workers are going door to door to try to test everyone for cobra 19 but society here was divided long before this fence went up and thats because a lot of the residents here many from both gary and romania have little to no contact with their german neighbors and biologists say that this segregation could have contributed to the outbreak thats because the workers are working 10 to 12 hours a day in a factory and coming back to these cramped Living Conditions and now the victim of an outbreak in. Community theyre isolated more than ever before. Im in a safe reporting we can talk through some of the wider implications of this not with the w. Political correspondent simon a young welcome simon political pressure to expand testing around the meat packing plant seems to be growing. Phil i think it is if theres a a lot down in the city of goods is low that could affect more than 350000. 00 people there so that would be a massive step and thats what politicians their local and regional politicians are looking into theyre carrying out Testing Programs and they say theyre going to react soon but National Politicians have also been stepping up to offer their reaction to the labor minister for instance saying that he wants to make this Meat Processing Company Responsible including financially for what seem to be the failings there and the prominent social Democrat Health expert cull out about his been saying he believes the virus is already spreading around germany and perhaps beyond from this hot spot in western germany he says that some of those affected he believes probably have already travelled thats why hes calling for a massive program of testing as he describes it and also for travel restrictions so in other words there are thoughts going in the direction of of imposing new lock downs in taking the drastic measures the government is saying this is a massive outbreak theyre obviously very worried and what are the wider implications then could might this lead to a broader lockdown beyond the area. Well there is a fear of that what weve seen is the the our number this katie indicates that tells you roughly you know how quickly the disease is spreading jumped up to 2. 88 thats the 4 day or number in the last few days it for a long time it was in the safe zone well under one so thats another a longing a signal if it does spread outside groups is low i think politicians may be tempted to look at the possibility of white a lot downs at the moment its saying a regional targeted measures should have the desired effect and of course theres a reluctance to impose new lock downs people are just emerging from the toughest regions of recent months and i think theres a widespread sense of a lot down fatigue in germany as elsewhere simon young thank you for that let me bring you some other developments in this pandemic now the World Health Organization says the number of worldwide Coronavirus Infections has topped 9000000 north and south america account for more than half of new cases in brazil the virus has killed more than 50000 people under the demonstrators turned out to protest against to protest president diables in our home and his handling of the crisis well many of the showed their support for him and Health Authorities in south korea say theyre seeing a 2nd wave of infections around the capital seoul by small but persistent outbreaks of the northern Italian Region of lombardy was the epicenter of europes corona Virus Outbreak more than 16000 people died there one of the towns hardest hit was berg among locals say no family there escaped the tragedy and many are calling for those responsible to be held to account the interviews 1000000 a strauss reports. Images that are hard to forget military trucks loaded with coffins. Doctors and nurses as frontline fighters hospital. Which travel to battle a city that is still in mourning for stuff the old town usually a tourist hot spot here we meet. A Community Worker things have calmed down now unlike the south of the crisis. After a few days some of us started breaking down emotionally they were sobbing like babies but it was partly the pressure but also because we were dealing with people who had seen 2 or 3 of their family members die one after the other with. During our by lewis among the founders of superbad and initiative to help those who couldnt help themselves 200 volunteers joined him they delivered food and medicines to cover 1000 patients relief for suffering city everybody in bergen i know somebody who died of covert 19 the mural you can see behind me has become the symbol of the crisis a nurse with wings Holding Italy in her arms italian artists franco to bali dedicated it to Health Workers from the wall of bergen with Public Hospital the image that spreads across the world. At berga most men cemetery visit the graves of people who died of. Father beggar mally tells us the number of fatalities was so high that many bodies had to be transported to other cities at the peak of the grossest more than 130 coffins were stored here in his church. In their own body and. It was unsettling because you know being here like the. After a week or 10 days i started smelling not only the smell of pine trees and fur trees but Something Else that i stopped seeing mass by myself among the coffins. The. Imagine. People and are grieving for the loss of laughter but theyre also beginning to ask questions they want to know why theyre reachin lumbered which is one of the richest in italy was so hard hit stefan of course grandfather died in a care home hes now collecting the stories of other covered 9000 victims we just want to know the true if we want to know if it was unjustified or if there is a high level of power in the authorities not the doctor or sort of nurses that have the possibility to contain this feeling or even to avoid their school and others say the worst affected parts of the region should have been closed down at an early states they criticised the regions far right president in milan for putting profits before people. Before we find out whos responsible we have to understand whether or not we made mistakes from the regions point a few i think we try to give all possible answers and take all possible preventions at a time when we were confronting an extraordinary situation at a time when nobody knew much about the virus. From back in bed again will kyoto bio says the citizens will have to take things into their own hands his initiatives superbad again will start organizing concerts to support local artists up in through on and on the b. N. We have to be careful we cant be too cheerful because were doing this in a city in a province that is in mourning or project wants to be a him to life not just going back to work but a real new start a new start based on human relations that market. By law is confident that over time his city will manage to recover but that optimism a stamp and buds a fear of a 2nd wave of infections. We can take a look now at some of the other news stories from around the world a German Airline look handsome leaves the country is a blue chip dax index today that lists the countrys 30 Biggest Companies the carrier is in crisis after being badly hit survive a coronavirus pandemic plan the government rescue package is still awaiting approval by share homes. Residents of a village on the iraqs northern border are fleeing Turkish Military operations against the kurdish rebels more than a dozen families in the town of shania said there have been days of airstrikes and shelling iraqis called on turkey to stop what it says up provocative acts within its borders. E. U. Leaders have expressed great concerns about chinas proposed National Security law for hong kong the 2 sides matin a Virtual Summit on monday to try to find agreement on a trade and investment deal that europe hopes will help its Companies Compete in China Cooperation of Climate Change and the Iran Nuclear Deal were also on the agenda but talks have been overshadowed by concerns over human rights in hong kong. The w. s chief International Editor Richard Walker is in brussels is his take on whether european leaders are any closer to getting what they want from china. The president s of both European Council and the European Commission to Partner Press conference after those talks and they were pretty clear that the 2 sides remain very very far apart on a large number of issues and its really is exposing the tough time that europe is having in really trying to calibrate a coherent stance towards china as china gets more and more powerful more and more assertive on the world stage now the thing is that europe wants better relations with china particularly on the area of trade and it really wants to find progress on this investment deal that they were talking about today but that investment deal has been years in the making already the negotiations on that go back fully 7 years and the 2 sides had said that this would be the year where they make a breakthrough but the implication from the 2 presence today was that they remain very far apart that china still needs to make a lot of concessions and the picture on human rights is getting bleaker by the year from shin jang in chinas northwest down to hong kong in the south the imposition of this National Security law seen by human Rights Groups as a grave threat to freedoms in hong kong so the European Union is confronted with this kind of reality that it is struggling to get what it wants from china either on relating to its interests in trade or to its values in freedom and democracy Richard Walker german chancellor Angela Merkel has condemned as a horror and night of rioting and looting in the southern german city of stuttgart interior minister whores they often went there on monday to support local officials after the weekend unrest left shop windows smashed and 19 Police Officers injured 25 people have been arrested. Interior minister horst z who for visited strict guard city center with both the state premier and the mayor at his side. They wanted to show strength and solidarity with local police in the aftermath of the weekend riots. Both the i hope the perpetrators have been found. And thats be the end harsh sentences will be handed down along the use. Shopkeepers already suffering from the pandemic lockdown had to sweep up glass shards the cost of the damage is in the millions. Scare got a knock at the last thing we need in these difficult times is for young men to initiate an orgy of violence for no reason at all no sign of. Police are at pains to determine what led to this night of violence. Following a single drug check by police young men joined forces to riot in stuttgart from saturday night into the early hours of sunday morning. All they seem to have in common was a hatred of police and a desire to broadcast their violent acts on mind 25 suspects have been arrested so far. One unites them is a hatred of the police that we have been observing across germany during the last few weeks and months. They acted on the spur of the moment to live out the violence that has been brewing inside of them all. This social worker says theres no excuse for what happened for weeks he and his colleagues have watched the frustration of local youth build to the boiling point. This is mr building and this is not about immigrants its a matter of whether or not these young men can see in the future what can they do with their lives where can they go from here in. 7 of the queues were brought before a judge today. A warrant has been issued for a 16 year old for attempted murder hes accused of kicking a student in the head for criticizing the riots. Another nears the 1st private vehicle has crossed the new genera bridge in its allayed follows a year and a half of construction work after a deadly collapse in 2018 that killed 43 people. Who than 200 migrants rescued off the libyan coast last week of disembarked in sicily italian ports have been closed since april because of the pandemics only people on board will have to spend 2 weeks quarantined aboard a ship off the coast. Archaeologists in the u. K. Say theyve discovered a major prehistoric underground monument near stonehenge the site contains huge shafts of forming a circle more than 2 kilometers across which is believed to have been dug moved 4000 years ago researchers hope the find will shed new light on the origins of stonehenge itself. Be corona virus pandemic has been affecting how people make themselves heard politically with bans on Mass Gatherings in place around the world the Environmental Movement fridays for future is trying out old turners heads activists gathered in the northern german city flensburg of the weekend for a socially distance sit in meanwhile lubet several 100 protesters rode bikes to remind people of the Climate Crisis is still with us now the move radical Extinction Rebellion movement is also returning to the streets t w news has been to meet activists from both groups here in berlin. Elena marshall and jacob basil are fridays for future activist they took part in the protest that turned Environmental Movement into a household name the coronavirus pandemic put an end to such Mass Gatherings fridays for future is now looking for new ways to raise awareness. But of course you have to maintain social distancing that means that we for instance paint crosses on to the streets and some cities and people keep their distance by standing on those marks or we form human change with People Holding tape to keep apart and some cases we wont bring people onto the streets at all but instead use items like protest signs. As part of online protest fridays for a future place 10000 placards in front of the German Parliament in april but the activists know such digital demonstrations wont be enough to push their message in the long term. I think we were right to hold back but now our voice needs to be heard again we have to remind people what is most important we have to be confident in clear that the Climate Crisis is the biggest crisis of the century we have to treat it that way. They are also keen to take up the fight again extension rebellion are back with what theyre calling rebellion weak civil disobedience is compatible with social distancing as this sit in at an industrial lobby headquarters in berlin shows. Where only a small group im glued to this spot and the rebels below me have chained themselves to it this is how we protest and i think its entirely appropriate as. The risk of infection weighs heavily on the climate protests which have been forced to reinvent themselves. And there is strong hippie vibe that this 24 hour demo in a berlin park a handful of activists want to engage with the public through music and discussion. We dont want to limit ourselves to big demonstrations where you go out on the streets for only an hour and all that counts is your slogan and the amount of people who show up we want to offer a space for people to exchange ideas. They think are more colorful and creative but with a pandemic preventing big turnouts climate protests have yet to reach their earlier power to exert political pressure. Or the German Football League d. F. L. Has accepted a lower price from domestic broadcasters for the rights to screen the bundesliga from 2020 while the top 2 leagues will earn 60000000. 00 euros or less each season. How much is football worth post pandemic or rather how much are broadcasters willing to pay for their cash makes up the majority of the budget for the 36. 00 clubs competing in the bundesliga and bundesliga 21100000000 euros will be divided up between them every season those are the terms of the new deal starting in 2021 and lasting 4 seasons. Does this is i believe that this is a good result considering the times but even outside of this context the so i thought it was one that gives the League Security until 2025 and i am certain that this deal we have reached will stand up to all other deals from other leagues in the coming one or 2 years. He said give me a seamless and. Its the 1st time in almost 20 years that the bundesliga Parent Company couldnt secure a rise in t. V. Money but thats largely due to cove it 19. 00 with empty stadia no atmosphere and no clear end in sight for the restrictions placed on football matches. The entire system surrounding football will change following the coronavirus pandemic in one such area of change will be the financial conditions they will be adjusted downwards in all aspects. And below for german fans who currently cant watch their teams live in the grounds not much else will change the matches will continue to be available albeit without their vocal support in the stands. So a famous spanish opera house has reopened after being closed for months with a special concert for plants barcelonas lisieux concert hall celebrated the end of spains state of emergency with a piece called the chrysanthemums and fans who say idea of a conceptual artist who said you could use the lockdown to get in touch with nature capacity crowd of more than 2000 plants was not required to observe physical distance. And finally something about the personal from us here at b. W. News 5 years ago today we launched this new channel from this studio since then weve produced about 30000 new shows covering the major world events so heres a look at some of the most dramatic developments we witnessed since 2015 and a few less than serious moments. This is the w. s line from berlin a night of terror continues to unfold before our eyes and shootings and explosions continue throughout the french capital paris this is such a nail biter at the moment a result that most of us frankly did not see coming the United Kingdom has voted to leave the European Union thats the outcome of the referendum held on thursday and we now have breaking news coming in we have a winner in the race for the white house. And that is republican the republican candidate donald trump he will be the 45th president of the United States people of us are shocked and you can only imagine how quickly a very lively and happy place here turned into a scene of sadness. These key. Really going to take some longer to bounce back from. When the new coronavirus actually come about her governments response to the coronavirus pandemic coronavirus is sweeping across africa thank. Her. Corner are on the march for. Things like the tax reform plan passed last year and the strong state of the u. S. Economy theyre hoping that this will all blow over soon. This is g. W. News live from brazil all right from live excuse me excuse me im waiting for the teleprompter maybe the teleprompter thank you thank you there you go those dilemmas you mentioned masters for us from brussels thanks very much a lot of that guy who is a guy. Clearly you love it 1st i was cracked up i think what. Since youre up to date more world news at the top of the hour ill take you through the day in just a moment. An unprecedented approach. To handling of the coronavirus pandemic. Has become a polarizing topic within the country. Its relaxed attitude has left those affected feeling helpless and grieving they are paying the price for smeaton strategy of herd immunity. 3000. In 60 minutes on t. W. My smile is. Like. 2 things he. Did things he painted me. On. I come from a screwed those who look at me. My and say. I am so over the bridge and. The secret of the sun starts july 3rd d. W. Ringback the number of new covered 19 cases excel the rights of the World Health Organization decries a lack of leadership against the pandemic brazil is one of the epicenters with more than 50 deaths with more than that with more than 50000 deaths and more than a 1000000 cases im phil gale inbound and this is the day