Of staff came ahead of a government meeting to review the countrys coronavirus lockdown at the moment the chancellor of the country 16 regional leaders discussing proposals for the reopening of institutions including museums and places of worship as well as public areas such as playgrounds schools are already shut you will to reopen from next week were expecting a statement from chancellor merkel shortly meanwhile the head of germanys Public Health institute is urging people to remain cautious and warning that the pandemic is far from over. You unappointed me compendium it like this can only end when 60 to 70 percent of the population has been infected then we have a chance to stop the violence there according to our data the percentage of germans inflicted is still in the Single Digits so its clear this is a marathon but its not clear how long it will be until this marathon is. Well chancellor merkel is due to hold a News Conference to outline the results of todays deliberations very
Gale in berlin and this is the day. We are cautiously optimistic that were strong in the infection rate cuts with a number say thats where the data suggests to us as you see a dramatic decline in those numbers and thats obviously very good news the change in i. C. U. Admissions is actually a negative number for the 1st time since we started this intense journey and again thats the 1st time weve seen a negative number so thats good the bad news is we continue to lose a tremendous number. Of great pain as a state 777 lives lost these lives lost the people who came in at that height hospitalization period. Are we losing them. Also on the day where you take a look at musicians who are building bridges despite the coronavirus keeping them out yeah. Many. In the United States about 18000 people have died from the corona virus infections putting the u. S. On track to overtake italy as a country with the highest death toll but half a 1000000 americans are confirmed infected new york state has
Despite aggressive monitoring interventions. Im phil gail welcome to the program. German government has announced a series of bans and restrictions in response to the coronavirus pandemic im going to magically expected to announce the next phase of the governments action plan in just under an hour across the country all nonessential shops will close as will bars restaurants or concert halls and theaters and museums religious services will be halted until further notice germany has already partially closed its borders with france luxembourg switzerland austria and denmark so far at least 14 people in germany have died from the current virus. And get more on this from Political Correspondent to hans brandt welcome once one of these latest german restrictions due to come into effect well thatll be different from one federal state to the other in this federal state of bavaria these measures were already basically announced and implemented this morning and they will take effect on wednesday
His state of the nation the tress to strengthen parliament and propose a referendum on a package of constitutional changes to democratic president ial candidates face off in that final deal paid before the Iowa Caucuses in the United States Foreign Policy close at global trade and health care are amongst the top issues. Storming the stasi east Germany Secret Police were feared and hated today marks the 30 years civil rights activists forced their way into starting headquarters the beach that lent prevented the destruction of their lives and files for the company state. Im phil gail welcome to the program. China poses an existential threat to International Human rights that assessment is contained in the latest annual report from Human Rights Watch the u. S. Based Group Condemns what it calls chinas domestic repression and its attempts to censor critics abroad they urge the International Community to challenge beijings actions or face what they describe as a dystopian future ahead of Hu
Gather pace hundreds possibly thousands of people missing with tens of thousands more in desperate need. Im phil gail welcome to the program indias Space Agency Says Mission Control scientists have lost communication with the spacecraft carrying the countrys hopes of landing a successful of a successful moon landing it appears the lander was just a short distance from the lunar surface when contact was lost Prime Minister Narendra Modi joined Mission Control personnel as the final countdown began and here chandra to overturn launched into space engine lion has been circling the moon for nearly 3 weeks if it lands successfully it will be the 1st craft to run lands near the luna south pole uncharted and unexplored part of the lunar surface. Gopalaswami isnt on or a senior fellow with the indian political think tank the observer of Research Foundation he joins us from downey welcome to d. W. What more have you heard about the chandrayaan 2. Well i think communication is still waiting for