Risky to hold the event this year and press freedom at risk a new report warns that governments are using the pandemic to crack down on media across the globe. Im burnt off its good to have you with us well germany use its full financial muscle to help the countries hit hardest by the coronavirus pandemic as the crisis devastates economies across the continent italys Prime Minister conte says that the full firepower of the European Union is needed to overcome the shock to the system he wants germany and other wealthy Northern European nations to issue shared debt in order to help countries such as italy and spain but that idea it is highly divisive. Hospitals in italy have faced a massive challenge to treat all their patients critically ill with cove in 1000 disease spains Prime Minister has called the pandemic europes biggest crisis since the 2nd world war with. But help has come for some in the form of the German Air Force specially equipped planes have flown covert patients from ita
The pandemic to crack down on media across the globe. But i must and welcome we begin in southern germany where the state of area has canceled this years october fest because of the coronavirus fan demick the famous be a festival in munich attracts more than 6000000 visitors annually authorities fear allowing the event could take to take a stretch to trigger a spike in infections. Went to the site of the utopia fest where things look very different this year. In a normal year they would start setting up for the a tobar fest in june and once it starts there would be hundreds of thousands of people here on any given day where im standing right now is where all the big peer tents would be but the only tents that are going to be here this year are from that corona Virus Testing facility over there normally millions of people travel to munich for october 1st visitors from around the world setting dancing celebrating at the risk was deemed too high this year. No crowded party tents no giant
Germany. Thousands of victims. Welcome to the Program German chancellor is due to give a statements to the thats the German Parliament to steps in the countrys fight against. It comes off states agreed to make it mandatory for people to wear mosques on public transport across the country and. When shopping. Guidelines allowing some shops and businesses to reopen the government has also agreed. On the restroom sector. Chief political correspondent. Is outside the job on. Good morning to you what can be expect from speech in the parliament today. Well i expected to do a lot more explaining shes been very concerned this week that this initial easing of restrictions some sops opening but those distance restrictions remaining in place could set off Something Like a bidding competition between individual states that germans frankly could be too at ease and believe that the crisis is over theres a real concern that people wont feel their individual responsibility so i would expect her to appe
Fortunately discover how life has changed for cyclists here in berlin since the outbreak of the coronavirus. Im sumi so much calmer its good to have you with us im glad machall says germans must continue to show discipline in the face of the corona virus in a speech to parliament she criticised the lifting of some lockdown restrictions as to hasty she said her fear was the country might squander the gains that its made so far if people become complacent about social distancing she also called for a bigger European Union budget to support recovery in the block. Across germany more people thanks trying out a week after 16 german states agreed to relax certain restrictions on movement some shops lowly reopening albeit with restrictions. And now obligatory on public transport as well as in stores in some states but the restrictions runs the risk of complacency addressing the bundestag on thursday german chancellor Angela Merkel warns that the fundamental far from over. I fully support the
And suspected of torture go on trial get in Germany Campaign is hope itll be the 1st step towards justice for thousands of victims. Perhaps a conversation with the 19000 year old fundraising field on captain tom for all to raising staggering sums for Britains Health care system the last the world war 2 veteran how he views this battle against the pandemic. Hello im christine want to welcome to the program and get a magical ses germans must continue to show discipline in the face of the coronavirus in a speech to parliament she criticized the nifty off some knockdown restrictions as too hasty she said her fia was the country might squander the gains its made so far if people become complacent to buy. Social distancing she also called for a bigger European Union budgets to support recovery in the block. Across germany more people of venturing out a week after the 16 german states agreed to relax certain restrictions on movement some shops are slowly reopening albeit with restrictions. Fa