A june about dresden that tests positive for coke at 19. I. Am Clay Richardson welcome to the show we began here in germany where the corona virus infection rate has risen above the critical value of one that means that every 10 patients are infecting 11 other people on average the countrys Public Health agency says its too early to draw conclusions but that the infection rate needs to be closely monitored this comes after many lockdown restrictions have been lifted cafes and restaurants have opened in northern germany and warm spring weather has brought more people out onto the streets and into parks. The rise in the affection rates in germany has also coincided with spikes in new cases at care homes. And some Meat Processing plants those cases in avatars have led to the closure of 2 companies employing hundreds of contract workers from Eastern Europe our correspondent sent us this report from one of the affected towns in western germany. Animals are no longer being slaughtered here b
Spare a thought for people in the chinese city of wuhan who thought they had beat the virus. Now, all 11 Million People are being retested after a discovery of a new cluster of cases. And an inquiry into the actions of Hong Kong Police during last years prodemocracy protests clears them of using unnecessary violence, saying the officers were responding to threats. Accor i am phil gail. Welcome to the program. Germans love their holidays in the sun, with the government starting to lift pandemic controls, the only thing getting them away from those dreams are other countries borders. Germanys foreign minister is due to discuss exactly that with his european counterparts next week the endless beaches of france and the majestic mountains of austria. In any normal summer, German Tourists love to head for these and many other european beauty spots. But because of the coronavirus, the route to germanys neighbors has beenen blocked. For many, the pandemic has given travel in you importance. Of
Self isolation is one thing but life on lockdown with kids one of whom is a preschooler well thats Something Else altogether Alex Forrest Whiting reports from the confines of her home here in berlin. Omarion evanston its good to have you with us u. S. President donald trump told americans of the coming week will bring the reality of the coronavirus pandemic to american shores numbers of infections and deaths are spiraling while Public Health officials struggle to equip hospitals with what they need President Donald Trump seems to have largely stopped downplaying the scale and the danger while u. S. Citizens adapt to the precautions needed to limit the spread of the virus. Reality bites refrigerated trucks outside the manhattan hospital to store bodies because the morgue is full under the gaze of the empire state building. On the street signs that people realize that serious new york has now where mosques and gloves and public. Soldiers are deployed to help extraordinary times and even
Working on a new Smartphone App that will warn people if theyve been close to someone who has tested positive for focus 19. And living in self isolation is one thing but life on lockdown with kids one of whom is a preschooler well thats Something Else altogether. Alex Forrest Whiting reports from the confines of our home here in berlin and. Im married to evanston its good to have you with us u. S. President donald trump has told americans to brace for a tough week ahead numbers of corona virus infections and deaths are spiraling all Public Health officials struggle to equip hospitals with what they need the president seems to have largely stopped downplaying the scale and the danger while u. S. Citizens are now adapting to the precautions needed to limit the spread of the virus. Reality bites refrigerated trucks outside to manhattan hospital to store bodies because the morgue is full under the gaze of the empire state building. On the street signs that people realize its serious new yo
Clear that europes position is irelands position so i made it a but also you know Boris Johnson almost saying were not going to bring back a hard order it will be europe its useful that the ones who are doing this not us lets hear some of what mr johnson had to say over the last 15 minutes or so. Yes of course i think there is ample scope to do a deal and be sprained i think pretty clearly what needs to happen we need to remove those elements of the of the Withdrawal Agreement that simply dont work for the u. K. Ive spoken of the things that i think sensible the protections of the rights of e. U. Nationals be the backstop that particular arrangement which i do think has grave grave defects for a democratic country so every democratic country like the u. K. That plainly has to go but once we get rid of it if we can change it. Then i think there is the real prospect of making progress very rapidly so thats why. I think forest wising this issue that bedevils everyone Boris Johnson there t