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Coronavirus threat the situation is looking bleak for him and many others and did it take a virus to end israel political paralysis after 3 elections in less than a year Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agrees to form an emergency unity government with his rival. Im burnt off its good to have you with us we begin tonight with a journey back in business but still at risk today stores and shops in germany reopened after what has been a 5 week coronavirus induced shutdown it is a 1st step in what will be a long gradual return to economic normality and it comes in a world that still dominated by the new normal the coronavirus the german chancellor issued a warning today. Its shopping but its not as we knew it at this store in cologne customers are required to keep a safe distance from one another. But will that happen when more people come. Chancellor merkel and that its the easing of germanys strict lock time just days ago but now she says shes worried people may think the pandemic is no longer a problem. With india so we must proceed slowly step by step and with caution it would be a real shame if we were to suffer a relapse despite being able to avoid that and put our initial successes at risk your actions. So we must not be careless or it responsible not even for a moment the. Retailer patrick kula is our broken near the French Border is only allowing 15 people at a time into his shop he has had to improvise a plan to keep everyone safe. We have put a bill of the door each customer rings the bell and then we let them in if possible otherwise theyll have to wait for perhaps 10 to 15 minutes we put a table in a chair outside the customer considering the sauna and read a magazine while they wait. By the time i took that off of my. Insall and shops with more than 800 square meters of sale space can open if they are divided into separate areas that means Big Department stores can return to business to in saxony customers are required to wear a mask and bavaria and the range you have followed suit cloth masks will soon be mandatory in shops and on public transport the lack of a single set of rules for all of germany has a were tainted some. Would like to see standard rules for retailers across the whole country and i would prefer the rules to be implemented immediately in the different states that their arm chair minis retailers are optimistic as they emerge from the lockdown they hope that customers will come but the business will not lead to a surge in infections. Or d. W. Political correspondent has more now on todays reopening of store she warned that there was too much focus on easing travel restrictions particularly in the different 16 states around germany rather than focusing on making sure that people still are daring to those social distancing measures that are still in place and making sure that people are still keeping at least one and a half meters away from each other making sure that people are gathering in groups of no more than 2 and that people that you all me sing with or moving around cities with off from your household and so one thing that merkel did point out as well is that the results or rather the consequences of these relaxations that were starting to see take place across germany this week the results of those wont be seen for another 14 days so there will be a reassessment in another 2 weeks and the key message from merkel is that germany just cannot be callous right now and that the cautious approach needs to continue. That was kate brady there reporting earlier today now heres a brief roundup of other coronavirus developments around the world the global death toll has now exceeded 167000 thats according to Johns Hopkins university in the u. S. The number of dead in france due to the pandemic has just surpassed 20000 spain will ask the European Union to set up a massive 1. 5 trillion euro fund to help countries recover from the economic fallout and italy reports its 1st drop in the number of active cases and the lowest death toll in a week question what if you have a product no one needs and theres nowhere to put it and it becomes worthless right well that is what has happened to or oil thanks to the coronavirus pandemic demand is low Storage Facilities are full but producers while they keep pumping the us bitch marked up a u. T. I. Fell into negative territory for the 1st time ever today below 0 dollars a barrel analyst say this months decision to slash output by 10000000. 00 Barrels Per Day well it wasnt enough to stave off a demand shock all triggered by that microscopic pathogen named corona. In early march a number of European Union countries promised to take in at least 1600 Migrant Children from camps on greek islands including the maria camp in lesbos the coronavirus pandemic delayed implementation of the program but now germany and luxembourg have flown out the 1st groups of 70 unaccompanied minors childrens rights organizations say thats nowhere near enough because thousands of other youngsters many of whom desperately need help are being left behind. For many children in the morea camp last bus this is their bathroom and their playground the camp currently houses over 7000. 00 children because of khurana virus restrictions none of them are going to school desperately overcrowded moreas now largely sealed off and Many International aid workers have left their posts but when there was a miracle or even alive but if the virus takes hold they will need to think about treating the ill although have to think about is how they can bury the dead because thats all theyll be able to do. Or say no saying hes from afghanistan hes been living here for 7 months together with his wife and 2 children they share 4 square meters in a container winter was bad he says but corona has made things much worse hossein and his wife especially worried about 5 year old mom or 2 the boy who was born prematurely and suffers from epilepsy and fainting fits that. Show what happens if the virus comes here even healthy humans can find it and thousands have died around the world. So how can a frail little boy like muhammad possibly survive. They dont let more much out of their sight even for a moment the lack of space the noise the dirt its a terrible combination but the boy really needs a medicine and specialist treatments in a good hospital but nothing like that exists in the camp. That was why 2 months ago the family got a special permit to leave less person but then the authorities cancer the permit because of the color on a crisis. We want them to process things fast so that we can get out of here a soon as possible to go somewhere where our son can get proper treatment and is looked after really all our thoughts and our only concern is with muhammad. The International Medical Organization Doctors Without Borders runs a provisional clinic next to the camp but are unable to treat chronic illnesses like moments. Its good they say that some children are being flown out but the at its far from being good enough that we 1st used it its a positive Development Finally the from thing is moving and filled in are being taken out but these numbers are so small that the question for me is not a question of capacity but its all an issue of political will. As the pandemic spreads relief organizations are now calling for the full evacuation of the camp but greece government took a different approach it has tightened the asylum law and later suspended the law governing the right to asylum for a month. They say the law has changed why is it changed can anybody see this child needs treatment can they see that this is not a good place to keep them so they can stay isnt this law not considering all these things that all. d of you to say no saying he says he now regrets ever taking his family on the dangerous journey to europe and many a year now believe that what the greek authorities are said and doing is to use the shocking conditions in the morea camp as a deterrent the message stay away from here oh. Well how did they come to this to talk about that im joined now by gerald kelseys a migration specialist to help construct the e. U. Turkey deal meant to manage the influx of white goods into europe just because its good to have you back on the show in that report we saw over crowded camps squalid conditions this was not supposed to happen according to the plan that you coauthored what has happened. When we have a very simple answer to this we have far too many people on these islands they can accommodate a few 1000 humanely now we have 39000 people 13000 of them are children 8000 children below the age of 12 and this is no place for keeping children especially since it is clear they will not be returned to ticket on all returns at the moment no returns to a countries of origin and there are no asylum procedures might like them down well there are no returns right now where ever partly because of the pandemic has the pandemic made the plan that you coauthored no longer feasible but its its less than that you take the statement that you read in march 2016 was a cold off by turkey in end of february disuse it was based on the e. U. Getting support to refugees in turkey substantial 6000000000 before a year is now this money hasnt been spent yet but no new projects are being planned and why do we see the crisis on the islands of greece wanted 3000000 refugees in turkey when it the Health System is also suffering tremendously these refugees are now also losing get jobs until now they receive funding from the European Union 1700000 social support i bet numbers increasing as well so we have that regional problem that will it all goes wrong and if we dont act meet more people trying to cross flees knowing humane conditions for them putting more pressure on our borders and all suffering mistrusts whats going on there with the money here has the European Union has paid the money that its promised turkey inst is turkey basically trying to extort more money out of the e. U. By using migrants as blackmail material. Techies the country of most refugees in the world and has been for many many years and the money that you gave ticky and promised is very early days and it helps syrians go to school 680000 children it provides money for clinics and to keep all these money 3000000. 00 syrians have access to healthcare but it was a few years its all running out the question is can be agree on a new deal when the e. U. Continues to fund the integration of syrians rescanned move goes on on the islands of the mainland and answers like germany can help greece i think some of them. Mr general counsel we appreciate your time and your insights tonight thank you i think you are now in israeli politics israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has agreed to form an emergency unity government with his political rival but he guns this ends a year long political deadlock following 3 inconclusive elections the emergency situation in the country because of the coronavirus has forced the 2 arch rivals to make a deal over the weekend protests were held against netanyahu he faces trial on 3 charges of corruption he has denied any wrong doing. Are lets bring in correspondent on ukraine where shes in jerusalem on the story for us good evening to you john you say here we are again and it took 3 elections now israel is finally getting a government did it take a virus to bring about a movement. Yeah you could say that it really took a year and a half to come to this point and also to quite unusual time during the corona crisis now both sites have said theyre forming this National Emergency government to deal with the corona crisis but also of course to avoid another forced election. If any guns has also made devolved a stunning out turnabout in the last weeks to come to that point and his centrist alliance of blue and white broke apart over this he has actually given up on his election promise to never sit with Prime Minister netanyahu who is facing corruption charges in the government at the same time the acting Prime Minister has always you know has become the face actually in dealing with this corona crisis and now we have to snoop how sharing government with a crime minister netanyahu is staying in power for another 18 months so you kramer on the story for us in jerusalem tanya thank you youre watching the news ill be back at the top of the hour with more world news. 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