Whats behind the new phenomenon antiflu von fong slams into the philippines as authorities struggle to evacuate tens of thousands of people the storm is expected to barrel across the densely Populated Areas as it blooms north plus needs a new Front Line Health Care worker harleys the hug is helping his human colleagues stressed as they fight cope with 19 and a mexico city hospital. Im sorry kelly welcome to the program this weekend sees the return of professional soccer to germany the bundesliga will become the 1st major league in europe to restart following the coronavirus lockdown soccer bosses say its more than just a sport but an economic driver as well the big leagues across europe will be watching to see how this might change conditions for germanys bundesliga. Since mid march germanys football stadiums have fallen silent now the bundesliga aims to emerge from its coronavirus brick with socalled closed door matches without funds and under strict hygiene rules the idea to get back out on the pitch as soon as possible. Gets anyone who rejects close door matches neednt wreck their brains about whether the league will have 18 or 20 professional clubs playing in the future because in that case there wont be 20 professional clubs left. To give its not only a make or break issue for the German League the other big european leagues are also deliberating how to emerge from a lock down. The English Premier League is the biggest money maker in european football followed by the bundesliga and by spans legate for the premier league and lega t. V. Revenue accounts for more than half of all income. Its slightly less than that for the bundesliga but theyre determined to get the ball rolling again even without spectators if thats what it takes to keep revenues flowing. When matches are aired the advertising boards around the pitch will provide another financial boost in the Current Crisis the upcoming weeks will show how well the new concept works but there is no doubt that the game will be a different war as seen in south korea where the caley season kicked off last week gold celebrated with social distancing. A sign of the times. So theyre going to get kicks off this friday as the 1st major league in europe to get back in action mark meadows from sports is here to tell us more about that i mean we have you know many other close contact activities which have essentially been canceled you know by and large in europe tell us how were the soccer bosses able to persuade the authorities to allow the league to restart here well the approaches were pushing forward as well i think is a question of morale they felt that if they brought the bundesliga back it gave people a little bit of hope that this very strange situation generally was coming to an end i mean millions of people watched the bundesliga in germany and around the world and now theyve got something to watch when maybe theyre over leisure activities still to tailed the other issue is finance a lot of these clubs would have gone book stiff the league couldnt restart and the other thing is its a real favor in the cap for germany you know people be looking around the world where the bundesliga is back germans as efficient as ever theyve got off the ground yes for them to stadiums and strict hygiene rules the English Premier League will be looking at the bundesliga very closely theyre hoping to come back in june theyre basically going to copy the bond as they could come set normally as you go around but this time jim you really is the trailblazer so the matches are going to be a behind closed doors right so you know how how about if fans start to gather outside of the stadium and what sort of measures and precautions are going to be in place here yeah i mean some people call them games behind closed doors in german its ghost games whatever you call it though we know fans at the stadium this weekend and for the rest of the season now personally. I dont think fans are going to come to great in mass numbers outside the grounds people in germany generally over these last 2 months have been sticking to the rules one person who didnt is the coach heiko headache he left his hotel quarantined to go buy toothpaste and therefore hes now banned from being at the game on saturday but as for the fans if they go and stand outside the stadium then they risk the league stopping again they risk their club going bust and they risk that if theyre ever allowed back into the stadium theyll be banned if you turn up at the ground all this going to happen is you going to be arrested so i really dont think is going to happen but it is true that Police Forces are worried they can actually listen now to the chair of the police union. As the police are strongly against the playing of these ghost games from our point of view there is a large potential for trouble and we assume that all fans will stay at home and we assume that there will be places where there is a possibility that there will be violence and then my colleagues will have to intervene there is a Significant Health risk in these times and these are situations that we dont want any woman so some very real concerns that we did have one game behind closed doors in march which is not black and its cologne this is the 1st time weve had the whole League Program without fans well just have to wait and see when trotted center territory will see on saturday and sign charter territory indeed mark meadows soccer is back thank you. So the blood think it kicks off without any fans in the stadium one of those 6 matches is the war derby between dortmund and shell it is one of the fiercest rivalries in german soccer what will this be like for the teams loyal fans when they cant engage in their regular shows of support. This time everything is different the dog meant stadium an empty cell section no fans and no emotions the prestigious darby between top minshull car has turned into a ghost kay has to know who not to phone or did you feel i want i know hundreds of people there in the south section and you miss them you look forward to the game for weeks and you go there meet him and her and drink a beer. And now nothing without fans its like having sex on your own 6 alone. In his life time brutal records has only missed 4 home games of his beloved dog he experienced his 1st dog minshull kadar b. 51 years ago so missing out now especially hurts. One concern for me the number you just cant change it im sad and i dont know what ill do on saturday if the weathers good ill probably go for a walk this season is over for mange with domains opponent show everything is also different the shark affair distiller has only a few guests and to prevent fans from cheering too closely to one another at a shelter goal the perves owner might not show the darby on t. V. But there is still a bit of anticipation. In. The army is always highly emotional i dont sleep leading up to it and then what happens on saturday at 330 i dont know so well freak out then anyway but we have to keep our distance its very important it starts on tuesday. The fans are looking forward to the 1st ghost darby in football history with mixed feelings but they all agree on one thing a darby without fans has no real value. Germanys president is urging citizens to put their faith in science as a set instead of conspiracy theories if they want to avoid getting covert 19 from 5 to steinmeyer expressed concern at the declining acceptance of government imposed restrictions in the country it has seen a surge of protests against restrictions in recent days. Germany hadnt witnessed scenes like this in weeks thousands gathered at an official demonstration in downtown stuttgart last weekend calling for greater freedoms during the corona pandemic despite a recent loosening of restrictions because i think the way theyre dealing with this pandemic is a bit over the top driving the whole country into the ground i am not putting 83000000 Healthy People in lockdown and winding the economy down thats never happened with all this is to do with the all. We here to show that were not outsiders people here on from the Green Party Eco freaks all hippies. From the alternative for germany or whatever were normal people from the middle of society that we actually sponsored and we always have to were responsible citizens. In good arent hard we really get builders in the demonstration is allowed but peaceful and most here respect the social distancing rule but protests like this one have also attracted people who are using the crisis to promote their own cause among them conspiracy theorists and extremists according to yunus gonna. Look i wish i wasnt in stock got i was in berlin and its clear to see that the number of people trying to hijack the demonstration especially right wing extremists is far higher in the limb than instant got. At an unauthorized demonstration in central berlin things got out of hand and the vax is conspiracy theorists and right wing hooligans were among the crowd. A prominent participant is hilde. One became known for his vegan cooking videos on social media these days hes demonstrating against coronavirus restrictions and spreading conspiracy theories he also claims that sedatives have been added to billions Drinking Water his social media channel garnered 30000 subscribers in just 2 weeks come up you can laugh about it and wonder what kind of person craze such attention in times like these but of course its also totally dangerous because hes calling exactly these kind of people to arms saying we have to defend ourselves were facing a superior enemy and so anything goes. And government has expressed concern that violent right wing extremists could sway opinion especially among those doubting the validity of the current restrictions for the large demonstrations have been announced for this weekend. And for a closer look at conspiracy theories on the rise im joined now by may have butcher professor of american studies from the university of to begin hes an expert in conspiracy theories thank you so much for joining us here on the program and id like to begin by asking you the selfproclaimed resistance 2020 group has really become one of the main players here in germany and spreading theories that the coronavirus pandemic is overblown that the media is causing mass panic why do you think these views are gaining traction right now. Well i think they are gaining traction because conspiracy theories are answering true feeling of insecurity we know that people are drawn to conspiracy theories if they are dealing with ambivalence or insecurity and what time could be more insecure than the current one where nobody knows how a life will be in a couple of weeks and in these times conspiracy theories offer a seemingly easy answers because they identify the people allegedly responsible and the alleged plan behind all of that and they ensure people that they dont need to worry about themselves and the health of their loved ones because all of these conspiracy theories claim that the virus either doesnt exist or is completely harmless ok but where do you think it comes from i mean because its really gained quite a lot of popularity especially weve seen it you know playing out in German Society where is the skepticism coming from from about the official information. Well i think this is a longer story and weve had this for years and most of the people taking to the streets and this is also where it does agree with the experts who said that there were less if your conspiracy theories just looked up than in berlin most of the people who are taking to the streets in the moment in stuttgart for example are conspiracy theorists these are people who were already part of them on the home for peace in 2014 and halls of anti refugee protests in 2015 for example so they have been spreading conspiracy theories online for years many of them and she backs us too so its just knew that theyre not taking to the streets again but this is not a new formation but this has been there for a couple of years and concurrently its not just conspiracy theories because the german greens have also pointed out that some coronas skeptics are spreading anti semitic ideas how big is the danger of anti semitism also growing out of these protests. I would not overestimate that at the moment and i wouldnt worry too much as we were serving with corona conspiracy theories is that they just latched on to conspiracy theories that people had believed on anyway already and it seems to me that the amount of antisemitism that were seeing at the moment is relatively small compared to other conspiracy theories that dominated the community for a while so compare this for example to the great replacement Conspiracy Theory which tends to blame george soros the american billionaire for masterminding the plot now we have bill gates as the evil mastermind and as horrible as that is at least its not an antisemitic argument so i think just as the conspiracy theorists in panic about the measures of the state that they consider inappropriate and horrible there are politicians who are in panic about conspiracy theorists and i dont think that one shouldnt be too much worried about that its still a very very Small Movement that is getting a lot of public attention at the moment. Professor of american studies and an expert in conspiracy theories thank you. Frank you so much for having me. Well lets have a look at the latest developments in the coronavirus pandemic the John Hopkins University says that the global death toll has topped 300000 there are more than 4400000 confirmed cases worldwide south sudan has registered its 1st death from the coronavirus slovenia has called an official end to its pandemic becoming the 1st european country to do so and after 2 months shut down restaurants cafes and bars are reopening in australias most populous state new south wales. And of course there are also other stories making headlines around the world lets have a brief look now because people in central bolivia and in south america have defied shutdown orders to protest against corona virus for stretches the country has been under lockdown since mid march and many residents want to relax their calling on authorities to provide more water and food there have been over 3000 qubit 1000 cases reported in bolivia and around 140 deaths. And ethnic rohinton man has become the 1st person to test positive for the corona virus in the refugee camps in bangladesh local Authorities Say that they have stepped up preventative measures in coxs bazar where hundreds of thousands of persecuted Muslim Minority have been housed since they fled myanmar 2 years ago. U. S. Republican senator richard burr has stepped aside as chairman of the Senate IntelligenceCommittee Hours after f. B. I. Agents searched served a search warrant for his phone it is part of a probe into whether he exploited events information when he sold as much as 1700000. 00 in stocks during the corona Virus Outbreak. A typhoon has slammed into the eastern philippines as authorities struggle to evacuate hundreds of thousands of people but many of the emergency shelters are overcrowded with no means of social distancing and without proper safety gear against the coronavirus typhoon fung is expected to sweep across densely Populated Areas before exiting in the north on sunday. Hes packing powerful sustained winds of up to 150 kilometers. So far no distress have been reported but its still putting millions of lives at risk because of the coronavirus pandemic arey is hit by the typhoon on the lockdown and. Trying to stay home to avoid infection the authorities have evacuated around 200000 people who now face contracting the virus at overcrowded emergency shelters due to social distancing measures the shelters can only accept hof the capacity and people have to wear face masks but not everyone has one and many are trying their best to keep safe. And were learning now we have a lack of supplies to face masks thats why we have started to make our own once the spread of the virus typhoons are common occurrences in the philippines but this time the corona Virus Outbreak has made the threat even worse the National Weather agency wants of potential flooding and landslides in the coming days. While the United Nations has warned of a brewing Mental Health crisis brought on by the corona virus pandemic u. N. Secretary general antonio says that governments and Health Authorities need to take immediate action in order to support the millions of people who are suffering psychological ramifications in the fallout of the pandemic. Her name is neville many. And shes been fighting coronavirus on the front lines in albania for more than 2 months. But enormous passion will sacrifice. Colonel embarrassed for this midwest to have a 15 month old daughter. Can be i also have a 10 year old son it and i have parents who could be at risk because they also have other Health Issues and that scared me. To the printed. At this washington d. C. Food bank the hardship is economic with millions laid off and school meals gone with the lessons families are also struggling to cope with the mental stress brought on by hunger helped me because right now im struggling what shall i have meaningful steps there in city and at my every little bit helps keep the house on steady. Now the United Nations is arguing governments to be proactive. The covered 1000. 00 pandemic is not we think families and communities with additional mental stress those most at risk are front line else workers older people a dollar sense and young people those with preexisting mental laws conditions and those caught up in conflict and crisis we must help them and stand by them. Psychologists in the u. K. Who are trying to help dont all creating a number of cartoons to help families manage the additional sure enough loctite to do work there are all the early. Thats not a surprise really when you think. Members of the support group for people suffering from depression are by pullar normally me tom bone died beach but social distancing rules have forced them online. There are stories i see not feel a lot of you know that it actually put some perspective on your own life and i think perspective is really important. Certainly in these times now and its a fresh outlook that International Body see is now vital to ensure its coverage 19 doesnt leave millions more struggling with Mental Health problems. While the pandemic isnt just impacting family individuals families are facing a whole array of new challenges parents have to put food on the table while homeschooling their kids and trying to keep their children safe reporters around the world now tell us how covert 1900 has ended family life in their countries. In south africa would be allowed to leave the hours in the morning for 3 hours to exercise or to take the kids out to play everybody has to wear a smile and by 9 oclock you have to be home with their kids School Preschool remain closed and the peak of the full day is expected to free slaves who live in september the pandemic so german families that the country is not nearly as advanced as it thought it was the sudden closure of schools and Daycare Centers forced parents to juggle home schooling and working from home and that meant that inequalities group because most schools lack the technology and training to provide digital classrooms and not every family could fill the learning gap the lockdown has affected how many families function especially in metropolitan cities since most of the households up to not calling their households family members have been trying to divide the responsibility of the chores amongst themselves well. Are trying hard to divide their time between their work their children and other responsibilities since all the schools and the daycares continue to remain shut the locked on has hit people and francis poorest suburbs particularly hard 8 associations have been telling me that the number of families in the suburbs asking them for help has increased 10 fold if he beats you he loves you so the saying goes in russia Domestic Violence was already a huge issue in the country its considered an administrative rather than a criminal offense but like in many countries things have gotten worse and lock down one well known n. G. O. S reporting that the telephones of its Domestic Abuse hotline are ringing off the hook but the outbreak of the corona virus has profoundly affected Many American families with millions of low wage workers losing income getting sick and struggling to put food on the table putting on display all this crisis is exacerbating longer exists to give the qualities in American Society and its also having a really big impact on retail the lockdown is lifted for many stores in the United States but not it hard hit new york city retailers there are worried that their businesses wont survive the pandemic partially due to delays in federal aid. Retailer because john had van jones 9 boutiques in manhattan and employs 18 people hes been in the business for decades and now he says its a nightmare he sent his staff on vacation while he waits for money from the federal paycheck protection program. Definitely helps. Keeping your employer. Employee. Told to cover our expenses while this. Shot meanwhile hes been removing the Winter Clothes from the racks but for the summer collection he needs cash. In the event we do not get the support. May. Be we might be a good thing that we can move forward after being in business for so many years. The may. Be in may be the end of the road for us almost all retailers here are feeling the pinch stores are closing down staff are being laid off and regardless of how soon the pandemic and it will be many months before the economy recovers from the shock. And as we heard earlier in the Program Health care workers and others are suffering severe stress from their work fighting cova 91 hospital in mexico has taken on a special new employee Whose Mission it is to help really something that stress. Preparing for work on the front lines during a pandemic you can never be too careful. Mate holly a 3 year old pug who works 2 hours a day at a mexican hospital to help raise spirits among Health Care Workers cycled by years commandement there were any getting some colleagues want to carry harley or play with him right away you have to consider the long lasting deprivation of physical contact the most is it significant especially for staff on the front lines including even segregated themselves from their own families to avoid the possibility of infection basher. Hollies i know lets see it says shes surprised by all the smiles hollies brought out of the Health Care Workers treating patients with coded 19. 1000000 important buffer against all kinds of stress psychological mental and emotional as we as Health Professionals experience on a daily basis. During the long grueling days of work in the crown of our section of this hospital hopes are high that little holly can bring some pulsar to vittie. Isnt he so cute im with that now youre up to date on t. W. 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