A new lockdown the government says it is the only way of preventing catastrophe and i am a task ahead on the american prepares to set out her countrys goals for the e. U. As it takes over the Council Presidency for the next 6 months. Thanks. Im sumi so much gone its great to have you with us the World Health Organization says there is a merging evidence that the corona virus could spread through particles in the air that statement comes after more than 200 International Scientists claim that the virus can be spread from person to person through tiny droplets that remain suspended in the air for several hours they also claim that these airborne droplets could travel for tens of meters the w. H. O. As promised to publish information on the known groups of transmission of the virus. These are fields of research that are really growing and for we each there is some evidence emerging but its not to defend the feni teves. And therefore the possibility of airborne transmission in. In public settings especially in very specific conditions crowded closed poorly ventilated settings that have been described cannot be ruled out lets get some perspective on this story now we have viral or just dr Mohammad Muneer with us from Lancaster University in the u. K. Dr minear thank you for joining us 1st of all what does this mean for us if this virus can spread through this Airborne Airborne route. And yeah well if it is economics by the World Health Organization that this was can transmit to other people through we have bought that mean of Meserve Jeanne you know or daily life which is already pretty much distorted that means that we probably have to wear face masks in the or we have to work really effectively onto the ventilation. Conditioning because theres a collision indoor would probably mean higher ups for your to the wires and we also probably need to think about commuting maybe trains and the bus is going to be traveling with or didnt know the open and so on so once it is it were nice message and use it acquired ok so were talking about even more precautions here in the w. H. O. Says its still emerging evidence behind that spend more than 200 International Scientists are convinced that this is true so why is the World Health Organization being cautious. I think one of the major problem is being misinterpretation of the data because they are going that mean define for the going to what is trust mission has been basically based on the studies those going to conducted in 19 fortys and fiftys and at that time point we have a certain limitation on instrumentation what kind of instrument we can apply to believe detect the spread of the infection but as we move along we have no new technology to really determine how much the distance a small problem can travel and now we have a clear idea that once anees can generate more than 30000 different droplets major ranges from the size of 50 to 5 micron meter and even the smallest drop that which is 5 micron could have thousands of viruses in them that can travel up to 10 feet some much more than what we are currently observing the social distances so i think now there are strong d evidences and certainly that is a need to revise the strategy we control this infection this is pretty overwhelming for a lot of people to hear who already taken precautions so given what we know about kobe 1000 to this point what is the best advice you have for preventing yourself from catching the virus i think at this moment to porton thing that i would like to highlight is that carry on following all those control you know that we have already been practicing for example moscow or Face Covering in the gathering of washing hands keeping the social distances and also being digital vigilant of all the information that would become available on to the new guideline especially when we are indoor that also have a lot of distraction on to moving forward with opening up of the countries and working in the offices where there are limited spaces so certainly a lot more need to be generated would be much more helpful in us at defining moving forward dr mohamed when youre from Lancaster University with us thank you very much. Lets check in on some of the latest coronavirus developments now the u. S. Has announced it is formally withdrawing from the World Health Organization the exit of the w h os biggest donor will come into effect in one year about a quarter of irelands population has downloaded the countrys new coronavirus contact app it is hoped that the decentralized out will help keep irelands infection rate low and new zealand plans to bring charges against a man who escaped quarantine to go shopping and later tested positive for covering 1000 he faces a fine or jail time. The australian city of melbourne is heading back into lockdown for the next 6 weeks after a spike in corona virus cases officials from the state of victoria reported 134 new infections on wednesday its in contrast to the rest of the country where the numbers have remained in the single digits. Normally an invisible line between a stray leads to the most populous states now being controlled by Police Offices cars line up for i was at the border between victoria and New South Wales after was closed for the 1st time in 100 years those in border communities rush to get permits to cross for essential reasons like having to work out the permit last fall along with help a little bit of surprise but still it is. Frustrating its probably soon you know that half an hour before i get so worked at me running like. State of victoria is being oscillated from the rest of the country because its capital city melbourne hes seeing a 2nd wave of corona virus cases. This is not the situation that anybody wanted to be in but it is the reality that we must confront to do otherwise is to pretend that this isnt real to pretend that we have other options the best Public Health advice is to type those steps. Shoppers strip supermarket shelves before the big night deadline as 5000000 residents return to Strict Lockdown measures for the next 6 weeks i think were doing a good job here overall as frustrating as it is i support it. But you know ask me again in 6 weeks. Most people can still go out for work Grocery Shopping or light exercise but for these people in some of the citys Public Housing estates they cant even leave their homes the State Government implemented a 5 day hard lockdown on 9 housing blocks after 27 residents tested positive for the virus authorities said they were preventing an explosive outbreak but many trapped inside say they are being treated like prisoners with little access to food and medical supplies the states primary Daniel Andrews says testing is at record levels and that authorities will continue to investigate how the spike in cases occurred. For more on the story lets go to reporter Roger Maynard hes standing by in sydney hi roger good to see you do we know what triggered this latest outbreak in melbourne. Well the irony is that the victoria was one of the 1st states to really crack down on the virus way back in march. But now its being accused of instigating the the 2nd were as a result of lax a curiosity in some of the hotels where travelers of being quarantined over the past few weeks its alleged that security guards not allowed people to go out to do a bit of shopping son or even alluded to it shared the bedrooms of the people who are being quarantined there are courses guards allegedly been taking the infection back to their own families and spreading it to their friends as well as a result some 3000 people have been virtually imprisoned in 9 town blocks in in in melbourne areas which are very poor areas. And they have to stay there for at least 5 days and forcibly even longer. And what impact do you think that this 2nd lockdown is going to happen. Well these are quite draconian measures that will effectively put 5000000 people. In lockdown in victoria. Its just the inner city area of melbourne its the whole of melbourne and the surrounding suburbs gives you an indication of the people are going to be affected if it means a resistance really were you have to leave their homes unless they have essential excuses or reasons such as going to get some food going to school or College Giving similar kid giving you going to know people are sick and a bit of exercise that occurred you were going to travel very far but restaurants and cafes are also being closed down as well as bars pubs entertainment areas and gyms and beauty salon so its really quite all consuming this lockdown the victorian premier down andrews says the tough measures are needed to ensure that the infection doesnt spread to the rest of victoria and certain situation be turiya is has deteriorated very rapidly over the past few days overnight with another 134 if your actions are reported the big fear of course is that the infection like spread into New South Wales as was altered that they close the border between the 2 states and you have to have very good reason to cross that border up until the the of the border is closed thousands of travelers were trying to get into new south well as before the lockdown part but from now on you know you have done a very good excuse to to come into New South Wales the fear being that if that if you actually breaks out in New South Wales to the same extent its broken in victoria then youll have a very serious problem the 2 of us really is most populous states which are virtually the engine rooms of australias economy Roger Maynard reporting from sydney good to talk to you. After brazil in the us india is the 3rd worst hit country in this pandemic the government in delhi has started easing restrictions after a 3 month lockdown but the result is that new cases and deaths are rising at their fastest pace since the penda mix start. After 3 months of lockdown life in new delhi is almost back to normal millions of indians have lost their jobs in the corona crisis now the economy is sputtering back to life but with restaurants and shops open again the coronavirus is also making a comeback. Afraid we have to leave our house to make a living but we fear for our lives. Many hospitals have reached capacity and the country is scrambling to increase its intensive care units this wedding hall has been filled with hospital beds 12 doctors staff the emergency treatment center. We have around 100 beds here we have patients with mild and less severe symptoms and even some without symptoms that have nowhere else to quarantine. India has ramped up its testing. Fear that the tests will reveal a rising number of infections. Now to some other stories from around the world brazils president jar balls and arrow has tested positive for coverage 19 speaking to journalists also removed his mask and said he felt fine despite displaying symptoms at this comes after months of downplaying the dangers of the virus as the death toll in brazil topped 65000. 00. China has opened a new National Security office in hong kong this comes a week after china imposes a controversial new National Security law on the territory the Security Headquarters is located across from Victoria Park a frequent site of opposition protests. Type police have seized over 1400000 tablets of methamphetamine and arrested 3 suspects in a raid in lampung the province lies in the north of the country in the socalled Golden Triangle or thailand me and maher and laos meet the region as a hub for drug smuggling. And demonstrators have stormed the Serbian Parliament in the capital belgrade to protest a renewed lockdown president aleksander of church imposed a curfew and banned gatherings of more than 5 people after a surgeon coronavirus staff 13 people died of cover 1000 on tuesday serbias highest single day death toll. Now the Coronavirus Crisis is having a major impact on millions of hiv patients who are reliant on lifesaving drugs it is estimated that nearly 40000000 people across the world are living with hiv although there is no cure for the disease that causes aids antiretroviral medication helps control it but the common 1000 pandemic is interrupting supply lines for the lifesaving drugs other hiv patients are too scared to go to the hospital because of that pandemic as our reporter in south Africa Adrienne creech reports of the tempi would have preferred not to come to the Community Today because of the corona virus and to avoid questions from the books to be is not her real name she prefers to remain in the neighbors i believe she is h i v positive and wants to make sure her one year old daughter does not become infected. My family knows your friends. Know. Because they like to go for a little bit the jobs you are always not proud because you dont know you. Future to have been to you after. So you dont need to charge for. One in 5 mothers in the township is age i be positive a few years ago 2 out of every 5 children also had the virus but now the chances of hiv being passed on that are less than 5 percent south africa has made significant progress of the fight against hiv the government pays for the medicines and aid agencies like Doctors Without Borders spoke with Education Programs in normal times a group of mothers with h i. V. Meteo once a month of the crisis means the meetings have been cancelled. To gain from the groups ations discussing with p. Is given time to discuss the difference in the t. Doesnt think that the group. Is. To post natal clubs the medics know the mothers on a one to one basis hiv is still a serious problem here. The hospital is much emptier than usual because of many patients boys hospitals and therefore dont have access to their medication experts believe this could have a Strong Negative impact on hiv aids but also tuberculosis patients in the future. Medication significantly increases her own Life Expectancy. In the future age. Will no longer be a danger to her daughter. A little earlier we spoke to professor hendrick strake of our ologist who specializes in hiv research at the university of bonn here in germany he told us that an untreated hiv infection is far more deadly and covered 19 and he explained why. Well the difference basically between colbert 19 and a chevy is that when hiv patients do not get their medication its a deadly disease and almost 100 percent can die from aids hiv and they are infected now we were at the stage where we can control the infection bed well that people can make it happen normal Life Expectancy but now lacking those medication in some countries just due to. Transportation chains this is a very serious problem that the issue is that they should be said you have to take the medication every day and if you do not have medication for example for months or even that week you might develop resistance against the medication and then it wont work anymore that w h o n u n aids estimates that about half a 1000000 additional aids be boldface this year because of the call that 19 prices german chancellor Angela Merkel is needing with european lawmakers today as the country assumes the presidency of the e. U. Council methyl arrived a little while ago in brussels where she was welcomed by your problem and president. Expected to make the case for a massive relief fund for european economies struggling with the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic this is the 2nd time that germany has had the important. Lets go right to our correspondent in brussels Richard Walker standing by for us there hi richard what are germanys plans for the next 6 months what are we expecting uncle michael to present today. There was to me theres really just one massive subject that completely dominates over Everything Else and that is trying to get the e. U. Economy moving again now like just about everywhere in the world the economy here has really fallen off a cliff as a result of the pandemic but also of the lockdowns which have also obviously had a huge effect on business here in europe and america has been at the forefront of efforts to plan whats being called a Recovery Fund running into the hundreds of billions of euros that is designed to stimulate the economy to try and prevent this very very deep recession happening right now from turning into a depression and just to give you a sense of how serious this is the European Commission just released new projections yesterday saying that the e. U. Economy was set to contract this year by 8. 3 percent 8. 3 percent how much is that really well as a kind of point of comparison the economic crisis that happened 10 years ago after the collapse of Lehman Brothers then the e. U. Economy contract in one year by just 4. 3 percent so its like twice as deep as the contraction that happened way back then and we know what a huge impact that had on everything ranging from unemployment to politics in the years that followed so a very very big priority there but certainly not the only one there are a whole host of issues that are also very important one for brics it to relations with china migration Climate Change all sorts of things but still that absolutely one overriding thing is likely to be the centerpiece of merkel speech as well you know richard i want to ask you about that economic recovery package as you said worth hundreds of billions of euro is a lot of hopes being placed on that program but negotiations over it are proving difficult what are the hurdles at this point. Thats right i mean the negotiations are kind of underway in the background at the moment the president of the European Council shall michelles been doing a lot of negotiation with individual Member States to try and find out where they will stand almost the one thing that everyone agrees on is that there is a need for a major step here a Major Program but once you come to a lot of the details there are discrepancies about the size of it should it be 750000000000 or just mentioned or should it be less than that there are some Northern European countries that have been branded the frugal 4 who say. It should be smaller than that theres a big debate going on about whether the money should be handed out as grants or whether it should be loans that individual countries then have to pay back because the countries that are likely to suffer most say well if we just have to pay it back its not really going to help us very much theres also a debate about the distribution of the money from which country to which and so the countries the likely to suffer economically the most the countries like italy and france will these are rich countries can eastern European Countries that are less rich but probably will suffer less under this really be expected to subsidize their recovery so thats a flavor of the debate going on next week theres a big summit when they want to crack it but there are questions in the air whether theyll manage in one single summit all right Richard Walker reporting for us in brussels will be coming back to you through the course of the day thank you richard. And we will be bringing you live coverage of chancellor merkels address in about one hours time stay tuned for that lets check in now on some Business News a boeing has settled claims related to the crash of a 737 max jets in indonesia 2 years ago the u. S. Plane maker did not disclose the amount of the compensation the crash followed by another one in ethiopia led to the grounding of all 737 max planes. And thousands of people in finland are in local fields to save this years barry harvest as the coronavirus restrictions have kept many of the pickers from other countries away this year finland normally needs around 16000. 00 Seasonal Workers a year farm worker earns 8 euros and 0. 40 an hour for filling a 7 kilogram crate. One of the many things that has changed because of 1000 is flying many countries have closed their borders leading to airlines being grounded and people staying put but some people are starting to miss the experience of flying now some tourists have come up with a way of compensating for that loss but you know thats usually not the last call for china and lines flight 1168 from taipei to taipei flight time 3 in the hof i was thats right a flight to nowhere and its fully booked have you missed flying they think oh yes definitely i havent been abroad for 6 months. Its all very nostalgic remembering how flying works bringing back happy holiday memories prospal control security and whats in your bag. The one you now call the class and they will naturally want you to. Build a grinder and. Dont forget gigi free and a quick selfie with the tanika. Applause for the airport firefighters. And then its time to head for the gate. Fantastic a freshly disinfected cabin. Like. Just by knowing perfectly good place to. Vacation or might be that is this your final Security Check and then its time for the fantasy flight to liftoff although the actual plane stays firmly on the ground. For sightseeing flight would be nice i dont i dont think i want to waste on my fuel. And indeed it doesnt the micro break may be over but theres plenty of fun still to come Temperature Check quarantine rules customs forms passport control and the drug squad detection dog. Tell the man what was the best bit that you know coming out of. The plane being disinfected. Off the flight landed on time and its Carbon Neutral all in all a muddle travel experience. Ok we have a programming note for you former u. S. National security advisor john bolton has given an interview to Tim Sebastian fronted obvious conflict sell the republican strategist criticize us president on all trumps the Foreign Policy especially his dealings with china paying and north Koreas Kim Jong il when you were present at 2 out of 3 meetings between trump and kim you said there were times when we were very close to making concessions that i think even prior administrations like the clinton and obama administrations wouldnt have made was willing to give away the shop what kinds of concessions do you mean. Well i dont think he understood what he was doing i think he he he longed for a deal with north korea on the Nuclear Weapons program i dont think he studied the issue closely enough to know what the ramifications of different terms that were offered were i think ultimately in the case of the high noise summit the 2nd meeting where he did walk away from a proposal by north korea that i thought entirely inadequate he did so because he knew that if he were to accept that it would have produced a volcanic political reaction in america from the Republican Party and that he fundamentally couldnt do that and that really was the sort of reaction that troubled me the most that he didnt approach north korea or much else on the basis of philosophy or grand strategy or policy it approached it on the basis of what was politically beneficial to him. And you can watch that whole interview tonight on to the view or on line a dot com slash conflict zone thats your news update will be back here at the top of the hour with another update thank you for watching. The for. Me. Coronavirus summer 20 twentieths following lock downs and working from home people surely want to get outside and travel. The tourist industry is waiting for them with bated breath but problem restrictions are still in place and many potential holiday makers are feeling. Im certain to planned vacation made in germany. D w. N during the conflict zones confronting the powerful 4 months to go chill the president ial elections in america so no trump is sinking in the polls and those former National Security advisor says he isnt fit to be president anyway jumbos and is my guest this week from washington how much damage trump both have done to america and the rest of the. Conflict zone today on w. The Global Media Forum during our 2nd on the run. Between tokyo and dystopia the internet and other critics streets more than 3000000000 people live under repressive regimes they censor the internet for a political purposes used to diversity of opinion on the internet so. Join our online session at the Global Media Forum today. We all crave those few weeks every year the chance to get away from it all and relax far from the day he met last year someone of the half 1000000000 tourists