A heat wave hit siberia but it is not all fun and games the higher temperatures in the Arctic Circle also causing forest fires and other dissolves. As welcome to the Program Authorities in germany have ordered a new lockdown in an area in the west of the country after a surge in cases at a meat packing plant regional leaders hoping the measures will prevent the corona virus from spreading further afield in the 400000 people are affected by the restrictions the new outbreak in germanys most populous state is the biggest since the country began lifting the lockdown last month. The State Government had warned it might need to take further action to contain the outbreak at the 20 slaughterhouse now its reimposed a lockdown for the entire surrounding district is just is it whats your game is to calm the situation. And to expand testing to determine whether the virus has already spread to the general population from 10 years employees. To. Its return to restrictions last imposed in much except for family members only 2 people are allowed to gather in directivity such as gyms museums or indoor playgrounds a band for now there are no more picnics in Public Places and boss to have to close. All those restaurants may remain open only for people from one household and i just how stunts shops where mosque wearing is compulsory are also allowed to stay open the measures will initially be in place for one week when authorities will reassess the situation from noon on tuesday a covert 19 tests will be available to everyone in groups as will voluntarily and free of charge local authorities will continue to monitor the corone chain of Chinese Workers and their families some are reportedly left their homes despite orders to stay put. I mean i see if is. Sent us this update a short while ago now that the lockdown has been once again and now its here in the region around good to know because of the outbreak at the tenuous factory the mood here has really sunken people tell us that theyre worried that theyre going to go have to go back into lockdown after being free to go about their business for a while and they put the blame on turn yes they said that this should have been handled better so that they didnt have to give up their freedoms and theyre really dont know whats going to happen in the next weeks and maybe even months. Americas youth are reporting from the lock down area of law and our Political Correspondent you know has is following the story from berlin here nina firstly can you tell us more about what exactly this district level lockdown means for the people in that region. Well it essentially means that an entire district is under lockdown that is the fast in germany it is affecting some 360000 people people can no longer go to gyms cinemas museums galleries everything is closed again cultural events canceled people can essentially only mingle with members of their own households cant go to pubs they counted picnics obama queues outside and of course they mean life is going to go back to how life was back in spring when the numbers were really high and we spoke to a couple of people in the affected region of interest law lets listen in. Of course this is the right course of action but its a scandal that mr turn yes would allow this rubbish to happen it could have been stopped sooner yeah. Right when its pressing we were slowly starting to loosen up and now were having to backtrack because of the. Lets call them circumstances its counterproductive for the whole industry but the people in charge those responsible could have handled this differently its a shame yes. Shot of. Us has made fools of us who claims to have tested a staff and told the public that only 2 workers were infected and that was not true and the whole thing with the addresses is also a scandal in my personal opinion he just wanted to stall so he could get rid of illegal and off the books workers that are you. Good. People. And force the stricter measures well this time around they cant count on the population simply it hearing to the measures i think that is the underlying message here that i mean last said the regional leader of north rhinewestphalia has already sent out to the population and he said that hundreds of Police Officers will be sent to that district to make sure that people actually do stick to the new restrictions that have been really imposed and that quarantine measures arent here to and that the testing units can actually carry out the mass testing that is required for the authorities to eventually be able to lift those its been restricted again. As Public Health agencies. Press Conference Today listening to that is there a danger of a 2nd pandemic wave in germany. This is not the only local outbreak that weve seen in germany in the last week. Actually weve weve got about 2 or 3 places in germany where weve seen a new peak in numbers overall there has been a steady decline in infection numbers since spring when the restrictions were imposed and germany has fat pretty well with this overall strategy of giving a lot of responsibility and flexibility to the regions to deal with the outbreaks but now we have seen those mass outbreaks in 2 or 3 places the president of the Public Health agency said that there is a risk of a 2nd wave here in germany but that he is optimistic that that can be prevented if people stick to those measures that are still in place where mosques when you travel on public transport and go shopping adhere to hygiene measures keep your distance etc but of course it is a big challenge for the authorities to reduce the numbers and have reduced numbers of corona virus infections and at the same time keep a sense of urgency that the virus is still here you know how to thank you very much for this update. Time now for some of the other developments in the coronavirus pandemic Prime MinisterBoris Johnson has unveiled a major easing of englands coronavirus lockdown saying the country has seen a decline in the numbers of new infections south africas coronavirus cases have surpassed 100000 the country makes up close to one 3rd of all we called it infections on the african continent for the 1st time in 75 years World Leaders will not be coming to new york for the annual United NationsGeneral Assembly the meeting will instead be conducted virtually with mostly pre recorded speeches. For iran has struggled to contain the spread of corona virus nearly 10000 people have died from covert 19 that the highest number in the middle east numbers started to fall in early may but recent weeks have seen an increase in the numbers of new infections and experts say the outbreak still hasnt peaked. Many ordinary people are failing to heed the warnings. Tehrans metro is not toria free crowded for safety at the pen demick face masks a mandatory here as well as physical distancing among travelers. In a city with lots of regulations already covert 19 has added even more to the mix. But as with the other rules to ronnies have adopted a rather relaxed attitude. Of it there are signs that you should not enter without wearing a face mask and in some stations they dont let people enter without one but people dont observe this in the metro when its crowded they go in and sit next to each other. All over the capital every day life is returning to business as usual after 4 months iranians seem to have lost any fear of the virus. Almost as normal as if there were no problem at all ive seen many people who dont care anymore at the beginning they were strict but now theyre not they dont know any rules at all. And. We have many sick and deaf people because people dont obey the rules they dont listen they dont keep distance they even kiss each other. And covert 19 is making a comeback over the past regan ron has reported more than 2000 new infections every day experts like to see say the country is in the midst of a 2nd wave. Its bigger even bigger than the 1st but not as severe as the 1st one maybe because the. Facility is being prepared for the situation. But its. For now to irans hospitals are able to cope and while the sanctions imposed by the u. S. Make it difficult to import medical equipment they have also decreased the countrys dependency on imported goods so unlike many other countries iran never ran out of protective equipment because its produced in iran still dr ali horizontal sea is concerned he fears this republics International Isolation could make it difficult to get a hold of a potential vaccine. So to avoid a further spread of the disease hes contribution to a channel on instagram that informs iranians about covert 19 but as far as we have not educated enough people maybe just you know taking some more strict decisions about and restrictions in some some places that work. That is something most people in tehran spas are afraid of then those are still trying to recover from the weeks of lockdown and spring which made their already bad Economic Situation even worse. And decide on that. Sales have plummeted. In record for example checks have bounced and now they have piled up. But in general its a terrible situation now you know whether how we hand. Ensure that. Its not likely to change any time soon irans government has wanted citizens they will probably have to live with the virus for a long time. Time now for some of the other news stories making headlines around the world today north korea has reinstalled huge loudspeakers designed to blast propaganda across the border into south korea the sound systems were taken down after the 2 sides sounded a chord in 2018 but tensions have risen dramatically in recent weeks. U. S. President donald trump passed temporarily halted access to several employment based these as the move affects hundreds of thousands of people seeking to work in the u. S. Technology Companies Including twitter and amazon criticized the order and said that immigrants tech labor could help the u. S. Recover from the corona virus pandemic. The former c. E. O. Of the german financial platform why a card mark was brown has been arrested after the company said it believed accounts thought to contain nearly 2000000000 euros probably never existed shares have dropped more than 80 percent in recent days. As. Germanys track area lost tons and is in dire straits the coronavirus fallout has bought one of the Largest Airlines in the world to the brink of bankruptcy the German Government wants to save loved ones out with a 9000000000 euro rescue package but not everyone is on board. The fate of germany flagship carrier hangs in the balance it took weeks for love tons and the government to hammer out a 9000000000 euro rescue package but it could take just one man to jettison heinz how much is the airlines largest shareholder he wants the package voted down hes especially unhappy about the proposed 20 per cent government stake in the airline a summit on monday between the countrys economy and finance ministers of tons of c o n t failed to yield an agreement. Unions are alarmed theyre facing the prospect of over 20000. 00 job losses while theyre ready to compromise with management on matters like wage cuts it wont be at any price as of tuesday lufthansa said it hadnt managed to deal with them yet but that it will continue efforts to reach one before shareholders meet on thursday the stage is set for a vote that will either seal of tons of bailed out or send hurdling towards bankruptcy proceedings. Is not the only economic victim of covert 19 in fact the pandemic looks to have taken an even more drastic toll on germanys economy than previously thought the German Council of Economic Experts advising the government has revised down its growth forecasts expecting g. D. P. To fall by 6. 5 percent this year not the 5. 00 per previously predicted economists believe the German Economy has bottomed out with things likely to pick up again in the summer the council is forecasting growth of 4. 9 percent for next year. For more on this and on the Economic Outlook i am speaking now to folk of violence a member of the German Council of Economic Experts mr vaile and your latest Research Says things are looking worse than initially thought yet you seem to believe in a rather quick recovery whys that. Yes we had to revise down a bit our assessment for this year the economy is going down more we came to 6. 5 percent of g. D. P. Loss on average this year the reason why it turned out worse is basically because the lockdown lasted longer and it takes us longer to get out of the lockdown still you know in some areas that are closed i mean for Example School children parents with little children theyre still suffering because they have to run their home office if they work from home and look at their look after their kids in many places so its taking longer but on the other hand we also see the evidence the impact of the easing of the lockdown that has happened so we see that the industry has recovered somewhat or at least is not declining as much anymore and the evidence we get for it in may points to a recovery so we are reasonably confident that if there is no 2nd wave and no 2nd lockdown we will have a we shaped recovery with about 4. 9 percent of growth next year so you just mentioned the 2nd wave which could come of course how reliable are predictions about the near Term Economic future with these variables. Well uncertainty remains very high but we do see that with the easing off the lockdown basically. Electricity or mobility or transportation and you know we have real time indicators for those measures and they basically are showing up so there is some reasonable confidence that were starting to recover with this summer and whats key though is that you know there can very well be increased infections that weve developed better techniques to handle with you know. Or smart social distancing there are a whole range of approaches and were hopeful that we can. Or the governments on the national and regional level can manage that so that it doesnt require a full scale again even if theres a reemergence of infections aside from the troubles that youve pointed out expecting in the long term damage from this pandemic well 1st of all itll take some time to recover we dont expect to reach g. D. P. Level before the crisis before the beginning of 2022 so there is at least some lost some big share of lost which we would have otherwise if that crisis had not come 1st and 2nd there also major adjustments which need to take place you know Consumer Behavior changes now were doing more videoconferencing less travel no more ordering online Online Shopping so there will be structural adjustments and it may take some time even for potential growth to adjust and get back to the level of rate of potential growth we had before. The German Council of Economic Experts thank you very much for joining us today. Youre welcome. Tone in siberia has recorded a record High Temperature heat wave hits the region many locals have welcomed the development but the unusual weather is also bringing serious problems. Beach vibes in siberia very young in the Arctic Circle is known for having the worlds widest temperature range used to some of the coldest winters on the planet locals welcomed the current heat wave. The temperature is climbing up to 38. 00 degrees celsius every day our family comes here to swim and they don a river. But to experts siberias unseasonably High Temperatures are cause for concern rising heat across the arctic has led to widespread wildfires in the soccer republic were there were young is located local Authorities Say more than 275000 actors are burning. The heat wave is also causing permafrost or permanently frozen soil to fall at a faster pace in late may the arctic saw one of its worst environmental disasters in decades when a fuel reservoir collapsed near nor lisc spilling 21000 tons of diesel into local rivers and accident blamed in part on melting permafrost. Temperature records are being broken all around the world but scientists warn the arctic is warming much faster than anywhere else. Well to find out what that means im now joined by paul shes a climate analyst at the Copernicus Climate Change Service a servicemans the European Commission for High Temperatures in a region that is known for a wide temperature range i understand 40 degrees is nothing outside of the ordinary in parts of siberia in the summer why is this heat wave so special now good afternoon good lunch maybe im clear on i think what it will hear is that we actually talking about you know the mother superior. If you must have beer you know answer kind of one into g. When it comes to climate is stating large differences between us not a survey i think was the area which is very concerned or climate we really really large granges very cold in winter very. And here were talking about location north of the Arctic Circle and we also have to the large regions but you know to go out into the high thirtys and see that thats true why we did this. Concession well that region there in the north of the Arctic Circle is going to a very sparsely populated weiser the heat wave that were yes i think the reason the didnt. Want to i think in a general. Consistent basis its a problem when the climate theyre exposed to climate then whether its humans or animals or microorganisms when it comes to acting in particular. Its an arctic complication. To you right. Now because of the sea ice retreats that region around it can take up more heat and then the woman very smart or one of the reasons why that woman there is in the course we have the permafrost that was mentioned earlier how much permafrost this affected by heat wave a lot of the couple of days out something one has to find out by taking measurements are 3. But i think what i think i think about the period of this particular location but if here we monitor the water became changed. And its a question for barry and the team were talking about temperatures not only judicial heat wave which is more in the evening but also among many you know several months in a row. Average temperature starts of course impact if they come from. A larger. Right now during the corona related locked on this were seeing a massive drop of c o 2 emissions worldwide will that have an impact briefly if you. Say i mean if the prefrontal say yes the missions have dropped but we do not see any change in here 2 caps or 2 concentrations continue to rise. As we just had with the previous speaker. That the economy will pick up depending on how the Community Picks up and how that will impact future missions this really is a lot. Fred thank you very much for this assessment thank you. The famous opera house in spain has reopened after being closed for a month with a special concert for plods the event was the idea of a conceptual artist who said hed spent the lock down getting in touch with nature. A concert inspired by the strength and beauty of nature resilient in the midst of a pandemic. As spain comes back to life after a 3 month lockdown leafy guest fill seats at barcelonas ellis aoe opera house. I watched what was going on in nature during the pandemic i heard many more birds singing and south of plants in my garden were growing faster without a doubt i thought that maybe i could now relate in a much more intimate way with people and nature were not on center stage a streak or tech place put chaneys the chrysanthemums before a crowd of more than 2000 potted plants its a full house but theres no coronavirus restriction required. The music says the man behind the concert is his way to communicate with nature. To tell them what weve gone through during this time in the shape of music a language through which they could be influenced it was obvious it was almost like a recreate him. After the curtain comes down the end or plants will go to a clinic there barcelona as a symbolic thank you to Health Care Workers everywhere. For. Food before you go some breaking news from the world of sports tennis star Novak Djokovic has tested positive for covert 19 news falls widespread criticism of the Service Decision to host a tennis tournament. Earlier this month of which a number of high profile players contracted the virus the 1st leg of the tour which took place in serbia attracted more than 4000. 00 fans and ended with players dancing together in a nightclub. Thats it for me on the new scene your view news im back with an update at the top of the hour stage of. The. Usual surveillance. Journalists critics are under threat. As tight censorship. This is china during the coronavirus damage. 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