The medical team decided to use hydroxy to require you to do this if i hadnt taken the test i wouldnt know how to come to turned out to be positive. Up with you. Also coming up tonight the new security law in hong kong what does it mean for free speech online and what about social Media Companies can they adapt or will they have to pick up and lead. Like it will. Even the same. Tracks well as to continue to receive funding we have to somehow. Their worst scenario than remain also to move to. Other countries. And to our viewers. Yes in the United States and all around the world welcome we begin the day with the coronavirus and president ial powers today u. S. President donald trump notified members of congress that he is withdrawing the country from the World Health Organization with the number of new corona virus infections soaring in the u. S. And with hospitals filling up taking the u. S. Out of the w. H. O. May appear self defeating but it is in line with trumps attempts to deflect efforts to blame him for americas Coronavirus Crisis while trump continues to ignore the reality of the pandemic another president no longer has that option today brazilian president is liable sonora announced that he has tested positive for the corona virus the 65 year old has symptoms but he told reporters today that he is feeling better thanks to the entitle larry a drug pushed by President Trump also noro is known as the trump of south america both leaders have a lot in common theyve down played the pandemic and theyve refused to stand behind efforts to stop the virus from spreading the virus however does not recognize executive power or privilege of any kind so far trump has avoided infection today he and the world sell 1st hand that the title mr president Means Nothing to the corona virus. From the very beginning of the outbreak that would shine. Repeatedly played down the risks of the corona virus and initially described this as an issue flu he also flouted central distancing recommendations and other measures including planned facemasks in public. Has been tested 3 times previously who came back negative however on tuesday he proceeded in rightwing glee to confirm to local media he had tested positive for conflict 19 will see if you will be a row if you dont. On sunday with a certain feeling of being known well the cult was a monday with newseum tiredness a bit of muscle pain under fever that reached 38 degrees in the names of the new and then thoughts that with the symptoms and with the president ial dont have believing it to be a possible curvy 1000 infection i had a c. T. Scan at a Military Hospital here in brasilia my lungs were clear. Brazil is the 2nd worst hit country in the world after the us with more than 65000 deaths and at least 1600000 coronavirus cases. Despite this pass restaurants and other businesses are slowly reopening the people still have to outguess and are getting as long as we follow the Safety Measures space between the tables i think its worth reopening but we are the only ones in here but if for instance theres someone on another table i think i would probably feel uncomfortable to w. H. O. Has won the pandemic is far from over as its taking its toll around the wild parties. That have now been 11400000 cases of corporate 19 and more than 535000 lives have been lost the outbreak is accelerating. And we have clearly not reached the peak of the pandemic the World Health Organization also wish to persevere in president also narrow a speedy recovery in his own battle against the coronavirus or more this was going after Rio De Janeiro talk to journalists but he is able hes been following this story for us good evening to you might say years does this have any impact on both an hours ability to execute the office of president. But so no himself says no he wants to go on to govern the country from his home by Video Conference so for at the moment its not sure if he would do so really or if president. Replace him but in the end it depends on the severity of the symptoms of both scenarios so the next days will be turbulent him brazil. As we know the president will sonars says that he is taking the antimalaria drug that has been pushed by u. S. President donald trump now doctors say that medication does not work against covert 19 so do we know why is also not taking it yeah i think he sed he Still Believes in this a medicine and simply has that he he thinks it can help hes convinced by it instead of the critics by experts a recent study in man hours in the amazon capital of brazil showed that crow kind can. Cause heart attacks can of course problems which havent been there before so it is not recommended by experts for all type of patients so in ours taking it in the end maybe because his role model donald trump all and so promotes this type of medicine we know that there is a growing list of political leaders who have become infected with the coronavirus some have changed their policies about the virus some have not how do you think this will impact the policies of president. I think personally that it wont have a huge impact on his policies in future because im both an r. Is really keen to get a common new economy back on track he needs a Strong Economy in order to be reelected in 2 years and this is main aim to he wants to achieve and on the other hand hes in the middle of a political crisis many ministers and stepped back in the last weeks of month so he still he was a radical and the current cries and i think i think he will go on like this because he is under pressure. Politically and that means he might not change too much correspondents yes it hurts reporting tonight from Rio De Janeiro in brazil but yes thank you. We are still beat deep in the 1st wave of this if you look at the at the graph from Europe Europe the European Union as an entity it went up and then came down to baseline now theyre having a little blips as you might expect if they try to we open we would help never came down to baseline and now is surging back so its a serious situation that we have to address immediately Dr Anthony Fauci there americas top Infectious Disease expert on the worsening pandemic in the United States and now the corona virus is threatening a new group of people more than a 1000000 International Students in america some schools including Harvard University plan to only offer courses online next semester u. S. Immigration Authorities Say foreign students in rolled at schools with only online courses will not be allowed to stay in the u. S. And could face deportation. Now this could impact more than a 1000000 students a large share of them coming from china south korea and canada and there has been a lot of reaction on social media to this the economist danny bihari tweeting the trumpet ministration has now decided to deport yes deport thousands of foreign students the most skilled and talented young men and women of the world already in the u. S. And holders of a valid visa if thats not america attempting suicide please explain what is president us Richard Haass president of the u. S. Council on Foreign Relations tweeted this having foreign students on u. S. Campuses is a great way to make none americans proamerican its also a great way to introduce them to our ideals and persuade them to stay or take those ideals home we seem now to be intent on turning them away and turning them against us but some also defending the move Mark Krikorian executive director of the u. S. Center for Immigration Studies tweeted this what would be the point of foreign students being physically in the u. S. If all classes are online unless the real goal is to get a job and or put down roots as part of the scheme to stay permanently well to discuss the impact of studying in the u. S. And what todays announcement means to u. S. Power and influence i am joined tonight by dr andrea snicker a member of the German Parliament for the conservative c. D. U. Party and also here in berlin professor would call youre an economics professor from the u. S. Who teaches here in germany gentlemen to both of you welcome to the day mr nick let me start with you if you were one of those International Students in the u. S. Not so long ago i mean you studied at Johns Hopkins and Harvard University just to name a few what impact did that have on hugh you are today. Only on me personally but i think for generations of International Students coming to the United States d that has deeply shaped their and form their perception of the United States of their of the ideals. Of american democracy and has been a great element of soft power of the United States around the globe and i find it almost incredible that you would to deliberately. After hate that enormous element of soft power in shaping views and perceptions around the world professor call your let me get your take on this would be you have seen 1st hand what studying in the us can mean for your students right here in berlin havent you tell me about that. Ok for 25 years i taught in the john f. Kennedy institute for north american studies at 3 university for women and we require our students to go abroad and naturally people would go to canada and the United States and to a student they would come back with a much richer different differentiated view of america what makes America Great where america shares problems just like problems here in europe but it an understanding. For the United States and a respect of deep respect for its educational institutions they bring that back the other thing to keep in mind the American Students gain enormously they dont have to come and go broad to have close intimate contact with. Students coming from abroad they enrich the campus environment in the United States its hard to imagine the stem a Group ScienceTechnology Engineering studies mathematical studies these are many many foreign students who mean to help maintain the programs and thats where the long term innovations for the American Economy are to be found out its you cant find a better win win situation than bringing the ambitious talented students to the United States today the head of the council of Foreign RelationsRichard Haass tweeted that forcing foreign students to leave will marks the end of u. S. Soft power id like to get both of your reactions to the fessor call you let me stay with you just a moment i mean do you agree is this america attempting suicide. You know. Many things going to happen one needs a longer term view but this is definitely a step and a major step in the wrong direction it also seems to signal a belief that this is not just a temporary problem the whole idea of online teaching is not to replace face to face long term and change the nature of Higher Education no its an emergency measure chosen very responsibly by the individual universities so in many ways it would almost seem like its a surrender. To the code if epidemic mr nick you know you and i have talked many times on this program about the importance of soft power especially for superpower like the United States do you see americans soft power being eroded here. I think its clearly one more decisive step in giving up the moral leadership and and the soft power that has shaped him into Foreign Policy and americas wrote in the world for decades and dont forget i think this goes back much stronger to the founding of many of those u. S. Universities. In the early days of the United States if i recall. From germany during the nazi time who came to us universities including the new school in new york and others. At the bar college which recently is represented so theres a lot much longer tradition than just people of all the generation here and. Being the worlds university and being credit lee attracting to talent from all over the world has been a key ingredient to soft power and will remain so in the 21st century and i fear it is another element of what Richard House has also called the education of the United States as a Global Leader yeah its a very good point its a disturbing point because you cant buy soft power either you either have it or you dont undress nick member of the German Parliament and professor Irwin Collier economics professor here in berlin to both of you gentlemen thank you very much we appreciate you sharing your stories with us tonight thank you. They get. The new security law in hong kong has created more questions than answers how far will the wall go in curtailing personal freedoms what we do know is this authorities in the territory have begun combing the citys libraries to find books that may violate the law all the wall which forbids supporting hong kong independence today hong kong chief executive kerry lamb warn people not to break the wall promising harsh consequences but prodemocracy activists fear the consequences are already real w. C. Because reports. That for years now everyone has joined fellow members of his party on 1st of july to mark hong kongs handover to chinese fruit but everything changed now sweet it isnt uncommon for such a small peaceful protest you have 200 plus police to search a dozen office by cast this movie didnt you know you may never see the picture of me then hong kong is on the street ok not because we are content not because. We are now happy with because it is because now we have to upgrade now very very hard to think about how the world. Was the 1st protest seems to new security will was put in place was to see offenders go to prison for life for suppression. Several parties have now decided to disband some leading activists have fled but a very long and his party im not about to follow suit. Because if the point i make to the party to bow down now whats it to say that to do wrestle hong kong psychologically. The most selfless keypad to go to prison for a long time were not going to take a walk we have been doing for years but depends on their own. Suppression that we are going to face in the future there will be short term. Modification and transformation of activism in hong kong theres no doubt a strong sense of fear also lose hope and support selfcensorship has been the most common reaction just as many prodemocracy restaurants have quickly taken down declarations for political messages leaving empty mammals as a way of silent protest. Beijing in sr along a fact only a minority of lawbreakers critics say political activism is under threat and thats just the 1st step i mean the now works for an n. C. O. Based in hong kong for decades it has been advocating for labor rights across asia hochul has been a popular hub for also soft local and international n. G. O. S but a new law means many are now we considering options theres a lot of and very quick thing we dont know what do you mean by some how may be called where Foreign Forces because we have from overseas under this law we acquired and sure like how it will impact even the safety of individuals to our or widest rights well as to if we continue to receive for funding we have to somehow p. Pair their worst scenario down we may also consider to move to. Other countries. Beijing has played down the last impact saying in nearly plans to strengthen the management of n. G. O. S and our organizations in hong kong. Even though is still clear how the security law will be implemented activists and africans here will have to be where the face a rocky road. Was i and uncertain future it is talk about that i want to bring in steve hes director of the university of londons China Institute he joins me tonight from nottingham is just wrong its good to have you on the program let me 1st start by asking you what do you make of cheery lamb today threatening harsh consequences for people who violate this new security law. But it is to be expected the new law was introduced to intimidate people in hong kong and therefore it is understandable that the chief executive would be making a Statement Like that in order to intimidate people there do you see this law as part of the process that beijing is now forcing to reclaim hong kong thats going to take us to the end of this period of 2 systems one state. Well one country 2 system of hong kong has effectively been pushed to end the Chinese Government you would say as it has already set that it is to strengthen in one country 2 systems what they really meant is that the strengthening of one country 2 systems as the communist party of china understands it and he finds it but thats not the way how people in h