A much higher risk from the disease. Food Price Inflation is surging in germany the measures make it harder and more expensive to farm and harvest produce to take a closer look at the growing problem. And what do you do when there is Olympic Dreams on hold. And having money as a food. Its good to have you with us after weeks of lock down borders are starting to reopen across europe the European Commission has unveiled a plan to revive the better Tourism Industry and make it possible for people to take a Summer Vacation at the same time the German Government has announced that it will begin relaxing border controls with all the e. U. Member states starting this weekend. Border checks were supposed to be a thing of the past in europes change in zone germans were used to freedom of movement but the coronavirus put a stop to that cross border travel to neighboring austria switzerland and france was limited to those with an urgent reason to move now the interior minister has announced a road map to get the roads open again. It is simply that the people continue to show discipline observe the hygiene rules and wear face coverings then in spite of the easing of restrictions during may not only here but across europe we can foresee that the borders will be open on the 15th of june. 6th. The border points which were closed completely will be reopened and there will only be random checks by police all 4 countries have agreed to review their policies in mid june and there are hopes of freeing up travel to germanys other neighbors as well but the minister warned if the virus spreads the rules could change again that is in line with the cautious exit strategy set out by Angela Merkel on wednesday the chancellor was facing questions in the bundestag the unknown if that melts have not accepted all these previously unimaginable limitations in our lives in our work and our businesses including temporary curbs on our rights only to risk sliding backwards now by dropping our guard it would be depressing if we had to return to limitations which we hoped where in the past because we want too much too quickly. Given that infections in eastern france of been well above those in germany some spread of the disease may be hard to avoid but now it will be up to germanys Border Police to oversee what is sure to be a surgeon cross border journeys. Our Political Correspondent kate brady joins me for more on this kid germany and other e. U. Countries see this as a lifeline to the Tourism Industry but the coronavirus will still be around this summer so what are the troubled look like. It certainly will be and the extent to which travel is even allowed will certainly depend on the situations that not only germany but also neighboring Member States find themselves in in the coming weeks especially as we head towards our summer months and in the School Holidays but of course travel will look very different theres so much should it go ahead we can expect for example to see masks being made obligatory all wearing of must be made compulsory on by planes and in an airport and its also likely that the number of guests that her tells and the Tourist Attractions as well will be limited to a much smaller number than usual to ensure that social distancing measures can still be a did to make sure that people can keep that minimum recommended distance of 1. 00 metres from each other and on top of that as well weve already heard some advice from the e. U. Commission recommended that perhaps travel be only permitted to regions where there is the capacity to treat. With medical cash should that be necessary as of course in the meantime germany like other nations both in europe and around the world all already preparing for the case that may so be a 2nd wave of crave at 19. In terms of Borders Borders with the European Union but what about International Travel. Well germany still has a Global Travel warning in place until mid june and thats going to be set to be reviewed in the coming weeks and horse the whole for the german interior minister he said yesterday again that he would have serious issues Serious Problems he said in considering International Travel particularly to the United States and to russia right now but as i say of course looking ahead to the situation is very volatile at the moment and couldnt change very quickly by positively and negatively and the german. Foreign minister has also hinted as well that should the situation changes accordingly positively then that still may be time to reevaluate that that Global Travel warning a little earlier than planned this specially when it comes to travel within the European Union could pretty thank you very much for the countries around the world are entering a new phase of the coronavirus pandemic loosening lockdowns and reopening their economies but the balance between the return to normal life and the containment of the virus could prove difficult to achieve in lebanon for instance a total reimposed attempt to knock down off of the number of new Coronavirus Infections spiked. After weeks of closures people in lebanon had finally begun to savor a gradual return to normal restaurants and cafes has started operating at reduced capacity shops and here dressers had reopened their doors to customers but a jump in new cases 100 over 4 days brought the reopening to a sudden halt. The government announced a 4 day long total lockdown exempt only 2 essential sectors like health and agriculture once again people are being told to stay at home the hope is that a short lockdown will be enough to stop the virus from spreading further but not everyone agrees. With. What a 4 days of lockdown going to do against the coronavirus the virus is here the real aim should be to guarantee peoples basic needs but this is a miserable country. Weeks of coronavirus restrictions have taken a toll on lebanon already fragile economy food prices have soared triggering protests calling for the government to intervene but the need to contain the virus has trumped the looming financial crisis at least for the duration of the lockdown lebanons backward slide could be in store for other countries as they navigate their way through the pandemic. Temporary lock downs followed by reopening to avoid a 2nd wave of corona virus cases. Thats overlooked know the latest developments in the coronado spend demick the World Health Organization says its impossible to predict when the virus may be controlled adding that its likely it to me never go away the United Nations has warned the world is facing a Mental Health crisis as a result of isolation. Caused by the pandemic its calling on all top teams to do more to support peoples Mental Health the e. U. Medicines agency says a vaccine for the virus could be ready in a years time in an optimistic scenario the virus is not present in all 54 african countries often is soulful recorded its 1st case on wednesday the overly over 4300000 people have been infected more than 295000 people have died. But you could have seen the highest death toll from over 1000 in your over 30000 people have died of the others since the pandemic began a disproportionate number of them from ethnic minorities for example blacks in the u. K. Are 4 times more likely than white people to die from the virus thats according to another survey by the National Statistics agency shiela thoughts as to details from london. Has had enough which is why she came here to downing street to protest even though shes 6 months pregnant she had to fight for protective hospital because it just wasnt enough. Im here today for the doctors nurses and Health Care Workers. Tragically and senselessly to pull over more than 200 Health Care Workers have died in britain so far 2 thirds of them were ethnic minorities. Here in the United Kingdom data has shown that the virus does indeed discriminate even though everybody has access to Free Health Care experts are unsure about the reasons but say they vary from overcrowded housing to preexisting medical conditions what is clear though is that covert 19 revealed longstanding existing inequalities in British Society which rings true in this multiethnic neighborhood of brixton one of the colbert hot spots in the capital patients and hospitals across the country a 4 times more likely to die from coronavirus and white ones most people here where and have changed their behavior. Much more carefully march. I mean those are just this. Is something that is killing everybody and i just need to keep myself or my family safe thats the main thing so i dont know im not focused on the fact that its black. I dont even harbor a group. Nothing more nothing. To me. So far medics and experts havent figured out why minorities and the u. K. s so disproportionately affected by covert 19 the government launched an inquiry last month theres also been discussion of shielding minorities from front line jobs and unrealistic approach some say economic priorities but there are limited social actions because of these crimes and. Its all very well. You need to weigh from other peoples far away if its a choice between not and earning a living off. Some people who will be presented with with. Back at downing street this hopes to encourage others to also speak up to prevent more deaths of ethnic minority patients and her colleagues. Who filed that report joins me now from london charlotte you mentioned overcrowded housing and preexisting medical conditions as factors behind some minorities being more affected by this virus what else is playing a role. Well the Research Suggests that these Socio Economic inequalities play huge role that ethnic minorities tend to live in poorer Living Conditions and thereby to be more at risk for Underlying Health conditions such as diabetes and high Blood Pressure for example which we know it doesnt fare very well with the new virus covert 19 but its also for example that ethnic minorities tend to have lower skilled jobs that they work in industries that are very much at the front line of society right now and thereby more exposed to the virus such as for example in supermarkets as bus drivers all across society and those are not necessarily jobs where they could have sheltered now in this crisis for example if you do look at the medical Community Lots of ethnic minorities working in the jobs as as ambulance drivers are cleaners and particularly those might have not be in the position to speak up the lack of protective gear because they did not want to lose their jobs so lots of different factors playing into why minorities here in the u. K. Are so affected the government now has launched an inquiry and its hoping to get some answers and also medics looking into the issue hoping to find answers and then to be able to shield those that are more affected Better Beyond this inquiry is there anything else of the Government Spending one doing to protect vulnerable groups. Well they have isolated so far the elderly everybody above 70 and those that are particularly high risk considered by their doctors so they those are safe isolating where the government has really turned a blind eye it seems is on care homes theyve been neglected in this crisis and britain has the highest death toll in europe but now data suggests that 40 percent of all those deaths occurred in care homes because the government has not paid much attention to the situation very horrific situation there and even guidelines that the government have released has released show that hospitals have released covert 9000 patients from hospitals to free up beds into care homes which then made the virus spread there even more so very tricky situation and while the virus itself is going down in the communities here in the United Kingdom the crisis in care homes its very far from over china votes in london thank you very much for that. Now for a brief look at some of the other stories making headlines around the world the chinese city of one hand there is no epicenter of the coronavirus our bric is conducting mosque testing of all its 11000000 residents the entire city used to be tested over the next 10 days a cluster of fresh pieces has raised fears of a 2nd wave of infections. At least 5 people have died in a truck bomb attack in afghanistan the vehicle blew up near a military court in the eastern city of god of there is at least 20 others were wounded including civilians and military personnel taliban insurgents have claimed responsibility. A powerful storm has hit the eastern philippines a typhoon made landfall just past noon local time have begun evacuating some 200000 people from coastal and mountainous areas fearing flooding and landslides they say physical distancing will be nearly impossible. Containing this global a pandemic has required a global effort but longstanding allies still face chronic divisions over issues such as collective defense in a commentary for the german daily developed the u. S. Ambassador to germany and the director of National IntelligenceRichard Grinnell says berlin is undermining nato mission of Nuclear Containment this comes after plans to buy u. S. F. 18 fighter jets met resistance from within chancellor merkels own government the planes are capable of launching nuclear warheads. Germany has repeatedly said it intends to play a larger role in the tour but decisions on how the country should approach its own defense capabilities are often hampered for political infighting. Political editor. This is what many wants to avoid americas drone who went from being considered a violation of International Law to washingtons compact method of choice the us example has sparked concerns among the opposition and the public that arming german drones could see berlin on the wrong side of history the driving force towards also mated machine warfare. Does underline that its great that other countries have it isnt a good argument to say we need it to keep the tendency towards automated warfare which means automated killing offers a depressing outlook at all in German Defense minister and it can it can come on by once the drone just one item on the long list of unresolved to teach it purchase decisions she inherited from her pretty to set up. Despite corona the Defense Ministry launched a webcast public debate on the matter when opposition m. P. Summed up the last 10 years of argument over term and defense well put it let me say it bluntly at some point everyone here has to just barrel and say what they want and what they dont want. Germanys military also wants to make another contentious purchase u. S. Built f. 18 fighter jets those would ensure germany would remain able to deliver its part to nato is u. S. Led nuclear deterrent. Currently the United States is stationed Nuclear Weapons in 5 European Countries and small town crucial in germany along with the netherlands belgium italy and turkey while the u. K. And france have their own nuclear warheads. In a war scenario germany would have to use its aging fleet of tornado fighter jets to deliver them but those are running out of spare parts fast. The governing Coalition Partner the social democrats have announced resistance to about replacement it wants a more passive role in nato at this school so i dont think theres anything wrong with having that debate i think its an important question of democracy. Military experts see this latest in a coalition rao of a defense as an attack on german credibility from within i think that position is increasingly untenable and and frankly the rest of the world does not do us a favor while germany carney looks set to expand its military engagement in crisis regions like mali even within its own government any issue to do with defense remains a political minefield. Germany where the price of food has shot up once again by nearly 5 percent in april alone thats according to a government report out today its a picture repeated across the world food is becoming more difficult to farm due to knock down measures which is driving up the price of everyday goods. A half a kilogram of broccoli costs 3. 00 euros a cali flour sells for 4 euros in recent weeks some produce prices have gone up noticeably in germany like here at a Farmers Market in berlin of course prices for fresh fruit and vegetables normally vary with the season but this year is different says vendor casting klink miller who sells Regional Produce here. I wish id been jumping out of ive been here for 10 years even longer i think and the customers buy for me because they know theyre getting quality so theyll pay a little more and buy a little less but customers are viewing the price hikes of up to 50 percent with some concern.