a devastating. refugee camp in bangladesh the deadly blaze has left tens of thousands of people homeless. plus israelis head to the polls for the 4th time in just 2 years voters face a choice longstanding prime minister benjamin netanyahu or one of several challengers seeking to what will be another shaky coalition. of terror in the eastern part of the democratic republic of congo continues we have an exclusive report from d.w. team embedded with u.s. troops in the reach. hello i'm terry martin good to have you with us germany is extending its coronavirus lockdown until april 18th as it grapples with a 3rd wave of the pandemic. the move comes after talks between chance for going to medical and regional leaders ran into the early hours of the morning leaders were longer heads over whether to ease restrictions on domestic travel over the eastern holiday season ultimately agreeing on a strict 5 day national shutdown over the period. medical says the coronavirus crisis in germany has taken a dangerous turn. we basically have a new time to make the mutation from great person has taken over which means we have a new virus. of course of the same kind but with very different properties it is clearly more lethal more contagious and contagious for longer. spring in our political correspondent thomas sparrow told us germany is tightening restrictions in the face of what chancellor merkel is calling a new pandemic what are we looking at. it was a very long very controversial meeting which had its main announcement in the middle of the night terry and that's that extension of germany's lockdown until mid april basically what that means is that what was already closed like cultural venues and leisure facilities will remain closed but in addition to that and specifically referring to the upcoming easter holiday there will be even tighter measures to prevent people from traveling a lot and from having too many contacts this was the very controversial issue at the meeting that was held in the german chancellor rhee behind me in addition to that what was agreed was to specifically for areas that are particularly hit so above that 100 threshold $100.00 new infections per 100000 inhabitants in 7 days for regions that are badly affected there will be a so-called handbrake in other words they would have to cancel some of the opening steps that had been agreed before basically what this means is that germany's entering is under them a stress a new phase of this fight against the pandemic and one where many people are actually asking how effective it will be so more law but will this really be enough thomas to stem the country's 3rd wave of infections isn't it too little too late you have again. well it depends who you ask those who defend the measures say they're appropriate to fight this particular stage of the pandemic but there is a lot of criticism there is a lot of uncertainty as well and the fact that leaders yesterday met for hours in the german chancellor there was also a long interruption as well that there's a very controversial aspect there when it comes to holidays for example just gives you an idea of how difficult it has become here in germany to find consensus just how difficult it has become in germany to find this way forward with which both the federal government the chancellor in particular and regional leaders can actually start to work together this is certainly a very difficult moment for germany it will be interesting to see whether people in the next few days and in the next few weeks actually play by these rules and actually feel that they're helping to stem the coronavirus pandemic for now we can clearly see that both in the federal and regional governments are also in the general population there is such an aliyah very difficult aspect when it comes to trying to find some consensus well there's certainly a lot of coronavirus fatigue in this country there was talk of germany possibly imposing a curfew like some of its neighbors is that still on the table all that was another one of these very difficult issues where some federal states agreed others disagreed essentially what is now in that decision paper that we received is that curfews can be applied in specific regions if the regions themselves say that the situation is particularly difficult so we're not expecting any nationwide curfew but it can be applied specifically to areas that are particularly affected by the coronavirus pandemic thank you very much political correspondent tom asperity. you're watching d.w. news still to come. the party is back on in one dutch city at least but how is this happening in the middle of a pandemic our correspondent put on her dancing shoes to find out. first let's get a round up of some of the other stories making headlines around the world today the government of new shares says 137 people were killed sunday in terrorist attacks gunmen riding motorcycles targeted villages in the region the suspected you how this massacre is the deadliest yet seen in the west african nation the united nations and the u.s. have welcomed a new initiative from saudi arabia aimed at ending the civil war in yemen the proposals include a nationwide cease fire and reopening air and sea ports emmons who the rebels say the saudi plan does not go far enough. the united states canada the u.k. and the european union have all imposed sanctions on chinese officials for abuses against the country's weaker muslim minority china has retaliated with its own sanctions targeting several e.u. politicians and accusing them of spreading misinformation. at least 10 people including a police officer of been killed at a mass shooting in the u.s. state of colorado the attack in the city of boulder is the 2nd multiple killing within a week president joe biden has called on congress to enact quote commonsense gun laws reforms. a supermarket in boulder colorado now the scene of a tragic mass shooting the grocery store is popular with families and students many in shock over what happened. sitting in their. car and then they were. right. and i would run. their burger go through. 3rd really early. bird. i just sort of big bang and i was like kind of weird like enough was a gunshot or whatever but. i was just like by 3 seconds before i heard another. bang and i merely meant that over to her and they had to hear like pushed open the door and. police confirmed multiple loss of life among those killed a police officer official say the rapid response by law enforcement agencies minimized fatalities without that quick response we don't know. if there would have been more loss of life i can share with the public today or this this evening that there is no ongoing public threat. that we do have a personal interest in custody. that suspect seen here half dressed being led by police onto a stretcher was seriously injured and is being treated in hospital. it's the 2nd mass shooting in just a week in the u.s. gun violence is one of the most hotly debated topics in american politics last month joe biden commonsense gun reform many will now be looking at how the president and. officials in bangladesh have begun investigating what caused a massive fire that swept through a range of refugee camps several people have died and thousands have been left homeless early a 1000000 refugees live in camps in the region having fled from persecution in neighboring myanmar. the remains of shanty homes continue to burn into the night as for hinge a refugee camp scene conks is bizarre in southeastern bangladesh emergency services say the 5 is able to spread easily in overcrowded conditions of the makeshift accommodation. was this is not in we've been trying to put the fire out we are struggling with numerous cooking gas cylinders and we are trying to deal with this problem to fight the flames. oh. the blaze swiftly ripped through the camp housing onlookers panicked and powerless to do anything aid agencies say international help is urgently needed. the bandages she government has been pushing the muslim minority rush injure refugees to relocate to a remote island in the bay of bengal however aid agencies say this would not be a safe place for this stateless community as the area is prone to flooding and the island lies in the path of deadly cyclons. i'm joined by all of. the country director for bangladesh for the charity save the children he's in cox's bazaar thanks for being with us 1st of all we're getting conflicting reports about the number of people who died in a spire what's the latest information you have from the camp. well. it is true that sometimes there was. a situation like this it's extremely difficult i'm sure information we have words of at least i'm going to help these children but as i mentioned that's still an ongoing ongoing process. some witnesses say that barbed wire fencing around the camp trapped people inside during this fire what have you seen there. what we do know the answer is that in place and this is a large parcel of the camps. not certainly has made it easier for refugees to leave or groups or in those circumstances new circumstances like this where. the populated and. it's very early where you. will stand that tens of thousands of people there have had their shelters destroyed how are you and other aid organizations there going to deal with that situation so 1st of all we need to make sure last night this is not. during the night. these people were hiding. places where it was and community shoulder. learning center. how. do you suppose other. cities not being used to support these people. is ongoing as to how many how many shelters are lost we we do still have numbers there is nearly 10000 people or 10000 households actually. most shelter reports on what actually many more are also lost their jobs are pretty affected. by disability. needs to be clear unusual need to be need to be good and we need urgent support for. mischief and money and thank you very much for talking with us that was all to auto fund money and rather the country director from bangladesh or save the children. the democratic republic of congo is home to the un's largest peacekeeping mission yet a violent insurgency in the country shows no sign of abating last year more than 2000 civilians were killed in ballance attacks by armed groups well than 17000 peacekeeping troops are deployed in the region and as our correspondent found out the un's mission has not brought peace or security to people there she sent us this report from benny. these as soldiers from south africa and that's half the secure of this region which is considered the red zone doesn't believe attacks by the islamist group a.d.f. so they've got to follow them one day. it feels a bit odd to move in an armored vehicle like this while people outside seem to live a normal everyday life but the impression is deceptive this area is dangerous attacks happen almost on a daily basis the islamist militia a.t.f. has carried out repeated massacres killing more than 500 people in the 2nd half of 2020. where on our way to the village of my moya very close to that the 6 kilometers away there was an a.d.f. tektronix account that this area where we're getting to is the concept of the things that you know what you're going to always have an attack with the u.n. troops we visit a clinic in my maurya that has been targeted by a.t.f. in the past. was the director here he's witnessed gruesome attacks all murders are the militia slaughters people and when you see the animosity they have to kill these people how they cut off the heads you find the brains scattered all over they head off feet that leaves you with fear and traumatizes your heart. in one incident the islamists tried to kidnap 4 of his nurses. they found them in the waiting room and took them hostage once people realized it was i.d.f. they were very afraid but then the militia said they won't kill them they said it is not a day to kill. because of the constant threat the clinic is only open for a few hours in the morning women and children struggle to get the medical care they need a program with whom we cannot go in particular going from they have to stay at home they cannot move children cannot go to school where women can accompany the progress where the villagers have experienced a lot but many are reluctant to speak to us. according to the intelligence officer here at all school some villages are related to the f. members and for them with information about activities of the un troops and the congolese army the local population is in a tight corner some of their sons and daughters have joined a.d.f. and often provide them with food but in return the villagers have to cooperate and provide the militia group with information or risk getting killed. and sometimes we are happy and sometimes we are afraid because they can come today or tomorrow they have now become our everyday people. just when we were about to leave a man wants to speak to us out of fear he doesn't want to be named. the government should help all the international community should help our government to deal with this phenomenon that has made a lot of people suffer 80 f. should be finished finished finished. his frustration as palpable and sums up what many people here told us off camera their feeling is they're being brutally massacred while the outside world needs to act. israelis are heading to the polls today in the country's 4th national election in just 2 years but is face a choice between blocs that backed longstanding prime minister benjamin netanyahu and those who seek to oust him with the opposition fragmented many fear the vote for once again lead to a shaky coalition that if one can be formed at all. every vote counts and every deflection of support. and no power to us live next to the gaza border and south in israel she's out in the streets to remind people to vote she has no doubts about who should remain prime minister binyamin netanyahu. that they are going to know it's the moment of the elections i'm here to remind people who is the best to vote for him bibi netanyahu maybe they look good that's all they're called the 4th election in 2 years is once again seen as a vote for or against benyamin netanyahu the leader of the likud party ran his election campaign on the much admired covert 19 vaccination drive and the reopening of the economy this time he has several challengers all running on an anything but netanyahu ticket. pete with his centrist yes a tea party is 2nd in the polls. actually could politician get on sour with new hope also aims to replace netanyahu just like writing enough taliban and from yemenia who's left it open whether he would join a coalition with netanyahu we have about 3 to 4 leaders of the enter nathanial camp standing divided against that then you know so if you stand together but you are divided. the ability of co-working is very limited so the ability for them to form a coalition that will be able to govern and will be able to survive. is improbable to reach a majority in the knesset the israeli parliament and to form a government parties need to get 61 out of 120 seats for many israelis netanyahu has become an increasingly divisive figure he's been in office since 2009 and he faces corruption charges in court allegations he denies that i know of as netanyahu states are over he has been our prime minister for 15 years that's it we need something new a different prime minister can achieve the rebuttal sure i think baby would be reelected because there's no one more promising although i want to believe there is someone else i don't really treasure a little i want the same prime minister to stay because he's good for everyone around you people are living thanks to the prime minister people our life bibi netanyahu no. opinion polls suggest that netanyahu is likud will remain the strongest party what's less clear is who can build a coalition one still votes are counted. journalist sami sokal is covering the story in jerusalem and joins us now for elections in 2 years sami are israelis not getting tired of this. yes you have that kind of the mood that people are saying you know force that extant but you know i've been speaking to people in the poll behind me and they've seen that they do want to vote and they do want to come and influence the outcome of these results even though you feel that all the. camp there's a kind of a pessimism people are coming out here and the question is going to be what's going to happen in other sectors here in israel this is the arab minority in israel and and in the last election they came with their party the joy at least number 3 and these elections they're divided they're demoralized they feel that the arab population in israel has no impact many of them will not vote and this might have also effect on in actions what's a slow election really about is it essentially a referendum on benyamin netanyahu and his handling of the pandemic well it's a israelis are now out and with. proof of the way the has been handling the pandemic and the answer is and we we've seen it in polls that the vast majority of israelis are very much appreciate is the way that the neo was successful in bringing and socks see and that they think that he's been actually handling the cold the crisis quite well in people here who are voting for the left that i spoke to were saying to me that he did a great job on this but nevertheless they're not going to vote for him. but but this might have some kind of effect on the mood of those who are undecided is there any chance sami that netanyahu slip could party and its partners will get a clear majority in parliament or are we looking at another cliffhanger. well it's still early to say. the moral of the here is that and. is in a better standing even though most of the public does want change they still haven't found the leader to replace him and there is so divide in some ways different parties are in the and. there are people on the right there people on the left and the lack of cohesion over there and no doubt that this is something that is playing in the hands of the in the funny how even though he will get libby as 30 m. on dates around 30 miles dates out of the 120 he has some really just allies and according to recent polls he's standing around the 60 points out of a 120 and he's just trying to get. 2 more that will vote for his camp and to secure his victory. so we thank you very much for filling us in there that was journalist in jerusalem. now will last time you went to a concert or a big event with hundreds of people packed tightly into one spot well i haven't done that and while it's often possible for many people due to the pandemic but revelers in one dutch city were able to forget about credit virus just for one day they took part in a test event run by an organization that's looking to see how we can best return to some sort of normality while keeping safe. arm in arm face to face for just one weekend in one park in one dutch city beating hasten people dance like there's no one watching. it feels like before corona like immediately in fact plenty of people are watching doctors government officials and event organizers in an initiative called field lab this is more than a concert in this part of a series of scientific and social experiments the aim to see how people interact when the loud some freedom from coronavirus restrictions everyone here agreed to wear trackers so that all their moves that the concert can be recorded they will be what it is a little bit aware. of mary and they all tested negative to get in and will take another test 5 days after the event if anyone test positive contacts can be traced. is a doctor in a coded ward she knows what's at stake here and she's confident the risks are minimal everyone there is negative and it's simmering. partiers are being observed in their natural habitat most people here aren't wearing masks and the experiment requires that the experts don't interfere voss is one of the doctors working with the field project and he is now. to be just a little nervous people are careful that's a beginning and then during the party head will be they will be very much less careful so we want to have the way they party usually because otherwise all the data we would have would be it would be senseless field babs peter libert says he's confident the data will prove that these precautions if it sizes can safely expand i think we can prove that we really can increase the capacity of fishes maybe in steps maybe starting with 50 percent go to 70 or 80 percent and in the end we want to have the there are real goal is to have 100 percent i really hope for everybody in industry as a super art and yet somehow we get out of this as a soon as possible but for now dr buss says hardy's over we do this to allow more to give more possibilities in the future but at this time people really should stick to the rules outside this pile of events in other words what happens in bidding heads and stays and feeding. it watching t.w. news from berlin got more for you at the top of the next hour coming up next kick off with a look at this soccer season's over performers i'm terry marshall thanks for watching. pick up. 7 points in the relegation battle. i said to my list name a closing as mine speech tom and. i'm tom little has changed mine and life is a given nothing away but it's like you do it when the 2 teams come. on d w. migrant workers europe's new packing industry. thousands of romanians come to germany on a decent living. and on the romanian job market the gap is filled by asians 1st by a social dumping. it's a survival of the desperation. closer. in 60 minutes d.w. . they've been robbed of their soul that's what a people experiences when their heritage is taken from them. countless cultural bridges were stolen from africa and carted off to 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