Plans to cut the number of american troops in. The suspension of a popular satirical t. V. Show in hong kong fuels fears of creeping clampdown as china prepares to impose a new law against dissent. Im somehow arrives as a heat wave hits siberia people are enjoying the sunshine but are usually high temperatures in the Arctic Circle of course in forest fires and other disasters. Im so welcome to the program more than 600000 people are now back on the lockdown in the western german state of north rhinewestphalia authorities re imposed restrictions in the district of goods as low on foreign go 5 to more than 1500. 00 workers at a meat packing plant tested positive for corona virus residents are also under quarantine in areas of the central city of good singer. The districts are good as low and fat and off a back under coronavirus restrictions until the end of june residents in the western german districts can only have contact with their own household just weeks after restrictions were eased schools popes cafes museums and gyms will all close again. We will now for the 1st time in germany return the whole region to the locked on the ashes that were in place a few weeks ago. The decision came after more than 1500 workers attorney a slaughterhouse tested positive for 19 die a Living Conditions are being blamed for the quick spread employees living here moved out just 2 weeks ago. The specific situation with the geographical spread of the locations and also the International Nature of the 10 years work force mean that this outbreak is a potentially enormous pandemic risk similar cluster infections have also sprung up in housing blocks and getting on in central germany clashes broke out between quarantined residents and police. District has also been affected confining societys most vulnerable to cramped Living Spaces as a result the hotspots have caused the reproduction rate in germany to skyrocket to 2. 76 but while the overall number of new cases remains low the robot cock institute for Public Health ses concern is limited to viruses did in our country and if we give the chance to spread and we take this opportunity which we can see in the current outbreaks from. Elsewhere in germany the slow return to normalcy can be deceiving with most of the country enjoying the summer weather but the lock down and grew to slow is a reminder that the cove in 1900 is far from over with a bumpy ride still ahead. V. W. Correspondent see bill it felt so good to slow which is under lockdown welcome i mean whats it like that. Well phil the residents of the goodness of the district are quite disappointed to say the least that after weeks of going about daily life as usual theyre now going to be under lockdown again this means that pools playgrounds bars cinemas theaters institutions like these are going to be closed once again this does not mean travel restrictions it just means that people cannot go outside more than 2 people at a time with members of their households and the state premier did ask people even though its not mandatory to stay home to not leave the region if at all possible. Decision was taken locally just talk us through whats behind it well the authorities are saying that these are just preventative measures that contrary to reports in the media they still have the situation under control that only a little over 20 cases have been found in the general population so just to remind you there were 1500 cases found but virtually all of these were among workers and their families who belong to those who work at the slaughterhouse turn yes so they say that they still have the situation under control theres still a lot more tests to be done theyre going door to door and trying to test as many people in that group as well region as possible but i think that people seeing the way that this escalated and the way that authorities had put off lockdown until just now it gives them a bad feeling that they dont have the situation under control yes so what have they been telling you about this announcement. You know we spoke to some people there when the news broke that the lockdown was going to be put in place we were sitting at a coffee shop and we could hear almost a collective sigh of disappointment and heres what they had to say i think. That if you force is this 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. Yeah and. Its interesting we were slowly starting to loosen up and now were having to backtrack because of these 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 its like a. Shot of. 10 years 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 address is also a scandal in my personal opinion he just wanted to stop so he could get rid of his illegal and off the books workers. So i mean the mr attorney is a referred to in that last comment that this is the. Meat packing plant this has drawn attention to working conditions in germany said me processing industry so are they likely to change after this. Well as you said they refer to him as mr turner as hes from the region and hes responsible for billions of dollars of revenue and 30 percent of the meat of the pork in germany so he has pretty much a good hold on the market but i think this might be changing that the government is now putting pressure on the turn you need company to change theyve already passed a law that disallows the company from using outsourced labor which means using Foreign Companies to give them labor that would be cheaper and make the price of meat come down but a lot of critics are saying that that law isnt going to come into effect until january and we need change now i mean in a safe beautiful thank you. Are separate development more confident 19 cases have been reported as another slaughterhouse this time in valdez housing they have bremen according to local officials 23 out of 51 because they have tested positive for the 1500 employees are due to be tested. Its sport tennis star Novak Djokovic has tested positive for coverage 19 the news follows wide spread criticism of the decision to host a tennis tournament this month after which 4 players tested positive at the 1st leg of the top attracted more than 4000. 00 fans and ended with players dancing together in a night club. Penguin these easing its coronavirus restrictions on tuesday a Prime MinisterBoris Johnson announced the museums and restaurants and pubs are set to reopen on the 4th of july after months of lockdown but not everyones convinced the move is a good idea. And the pubs empty streets something unimaginable for you case pint lovers became a reality in late march due to coronavirus restrictions brits were no longer allowed to indulge in one of their favorite pastimes but now england not the rest of the u. K. Is taking steps towards business as usual we speak i can tell the house. That we will also reopen with straws and pipes. Almost metallic she. Will be limited to Table Service and dog gardens will encourage minimal staff and customer contact. This new guidance produces physical distancing broods from 2 meters to one meter plus that will make it possible for even smaller pubs and restaurants to welcome customers again i think a meter is fine its a business isnt everything really so i think they put it just right. Others consider it a bit too early days to isa for strict gens suppose it got to something and. If it goes back up its going to be looked at again so that it doesnt average enjoying pints on the precautions will soon be the new norm in england. Lets take a look at some of the other developments in the pandemic will start in the United States where the governments top Infectious Disease expert says the u. S. Is seeing a disturbing surge of infections in several large states including florida and texas dr anthony found chiyo warned congress that everyone should wear face masks and avoid crowds a brazilian federal judge has ordered president jaya both an hour of to wear a face mask while outdoors in the capital brasilia the president has sought to downplay the crisis despite his countrys death toll of more than 50000 from covered 19 and saudi arabia has announced a dramatic scaling back of the annual heart pilgrimage restricting it to only a 1000 pilgrims who are already in the country. Another country struggling to contain the pandemic is iran when they need 10000 people have died from coverage 19 thats the highest number in the middle east the number started to fall in early may but recent weeks ive seen a record breaking 2nd wave of infections as people disregard the warning the vexed the outbreak has not pigged the w. s to raise a drop of reports from tehran. Tehrans metro is notoriously crowded for safety and at the pen demick face masks are mandatory here as well as physical distancing among travelers. In a city with lots of regulations already covered 19 has added even more to the mix. But as with the other rules to ronnies have adopted a rather relaxed attitude. And innovation in the us 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 be normal as if there were no problem at all ive seen many people who dont care anymore at the beginning there was strict but now theyre not they dont observe 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 rigger 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. It 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 the islamic 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 decided on a. Sales have plummeted. In the quarter for example checks have bounced and now they have piled up. In general its a terrible situation now you know whether to have a hand. On basis or that. Its not likely to change anytime soon irans government has wanted citizens they will probably have to live with the virus for a long time. Now for a look at some of the other stories making news around the world a powerful earthquake has struck southern mexico killing at least 2 people and causing mostly minor structural damage the magnitude 7. 00 events are centered on the Pacific Coast in the state of harken and also set off local tsunami along with there by coast. The u. S. State of georgia who has been held for a shot to brooks the black man who was fatally shot during an encounter with Atlanta Police this month he was shot less than 3 weeks after the killing of george floyd whose death in Police Custody touched off mass protests against Police Brutality and systemic racism. German federal court has ruled against facebook in an anti trust case the code is the court said the company is abusing its market position to force you. Uses to share data from other facebook own Services Like whatsapp and instagram. Says the former c. E. O. Of german Financial Partner wired card marcus brown has been released on bail a 5000000 euros following his arrest for suspected from monday is alleged to have inflated the companys revenues to make it more attractive to investors. In north korea has reinstalled huge loudspeakers designed to blast propaganda across the border into south korea they were taken down after the 2 sides assigned and according 28 attentions from risen dramatically in recent weeks. Now to malawi where voters are casting ballots in a rerun of last years president ial elections the countrys top quarter no doubt president peter thought mr tuckey has a victory because of evidence of vote tampering this makes allowed the 2nd african country to avoid a president ial election because of irregularities a kenya to this in 2017 w. s elson actually garra is in malawi and explains whats at stake. President metallica are you thinking you think in 5 year term the nearest but political pundits say its too close to call he faces the main will position talent. Who leads the grand alliance on little more on. This is the 5th time in malawi where we now according to law must have at least 50 percent plus one just like the boards the election in iran comes after the court decided in february 2 are now the 21000 board or bar. It is their decision on or that is Supreme Court of appeal last month. Ministration has been dogged by allegations of corruption disrespecting the rule of law and poor governance. Is according to think far be tipped to win the presidency. Elson chicago in malawi Donald Trumps decision to pull nearly a 3rd of americans american troops out of germany is continuing to make waves within nato the us president confirmed last week that america will cut its military deployment here 225000 reduction of almost 10000 germany currently has the biggest contingent of u. S. Troops in europe including important bases for ongoing combat missions the decision is a major concern for nato and not the only challenge facing the alliance. So we asked secretary general ban stoltenberg whether the alliance now needs to look to berlin for leadership as the us pursue civil isolationist course well there are differences between 12 allies there has always been differences binny between nato allies but. Nato is the most successful alliance in history because we have been able to overcome these differences and all was to unite around our core toss to protect and defend the childer on the main reasons for doing that is not to provoke a conflict but its to prevent war prevent conflict so as long as we stand together all our laws are safe and secure and we preserve peace yeah i mean this is all big talk about provoking they have to see all st louis listening to the president of the United States calling germany delinquent because its not meeting its defense spending target is that a way that you would use what you say the germans are being delinquent. I value germany most of it is strong on important. German is now actually investing significantly more in the fence germany has added 4 percent to the Defense Budget over the last years and germany has plans in place to to increase by 80 percent over a decade that is significant and it also helps to the total nato defense spending which was. Increased by a 130000000000. 00 over the last 4 years. Germany also basically rolled by leading france is the group in the end in the baltic countries and in the doing and germany was a lead nation in you know if youre not on this on then of course we expect germany to do even more. And expect all of us to make good on the pledge to invest 2 percent of g. D. P. Talking about germany during even mall but i wonder if that also involves more leadership from bin laden at a time when the leadership that we would normally have from washington doesnt come from a u. S. Administration that really doesnt believe in military multilateralism do you expect more leadership from bin ladens to still. You know. The world the needs more german leadership nato needs german leadership we all need germany to play. Even more Important Role because the german is is the largest economy in. Europe germany largest Defense Budget within the European Union the 3rd in nato after not taking them under not in states so of course the german leadership is something we we welcome but thats paul all of the nato family and thats being part of a Multilateral Institution like nato and in Uncertain Times we need strong Multilateral Institutions like for instance neighboring and germany. Is playing. An Important Role in in a. Secretary general in stoltenberg speaking with christine. This is good news still to come. Some has come out its a part of siberia but while some are making the most of the high temperatures others have to deal with the disasters the heat wave is unleashing on the arctic. First their hong kong chief executive kerry line has tried to reassure the islands residents about a controversial new security law to be passed next week a 2nd that she will not pick judges to preside over cases critics are concerned that the law being imposed by china will be used to target dissent and will erode the chinese territories democracy they claim the suspension of a popular comedy show is one sign that the Political Climate is already changing lives phoebe kong reports. Dressing up as a man present to Mark Hong Kong for me to carry let in attendance a flattering palace munich played a unique its empty hope one of the host of headline oh thats so true because out in the city. Today the team is filming the final episode