Prevent a pandemic from becoming an economic depression eurozone finance ministers are divided especially over one controversial proposal with the name. Gone. And denmark starts to lift its coronavirus restrictions Daycare Centers and schools will reopen on april 15th as a 1st step to relaxing the countrys 3 week lock dale but some are wondering is the government putting danes at too great a risk. Im bored goff its good to have you with us tonight as World Leaders send messages of support britains Prime MinisterBoris Johnson remains in stable condition in intensive care in a London Hospital johnson spent 12 days in isolation after testing positive for the corona virus but he was admitted to the hospital on sunday evening because his symptoms were simply not going away. On monday after a night in hospital bars johnson insisted there was no cause for concern. But just hours later his condition had deteriorated. As we speak bronzer is in intensive care being looked after by his medical Team Receiving the very very best care from a team of sentences the hopes and prayers are with him and with his family downing street says johnson is conscious and includes spirits hes getting oxygen support but hes not on a ventilator. My thoughts are with him and his family because of the see its a very worrying time for them im going to suffer one zone because its very seriously going to take 10 im obviously never a great breakfast. He might have been taking it seriously i can fit people who are normally healthy but including myself i think its probably a wake up call to well i think you see it in the best of attention i only hope that the rest of the British Population get the same attention but unfortunately will be the case will live. In the meantime foreign secretary dominic robb has taken over the Prime Ministers judis World Leaders have been sending messages of support. Sending my best wishes to Prime MinisterBarak Johnson for a full and speedy recovery my thoughts are with you and your family right now i hope to see you back at number 10 cern hang in there Prime Minister hope to see you out of hospital and in Perfect Health very soon. Get well soon Boris Johnson thinking of you your family and all our u. K. Friends at the stuff time. Queen elizabeth has also sent a message to johnsons family and his pregnant fiance Kerry Simmons wishing the Prime Minister a full recovery ministers have faced calls to be more transparent i made concerns they under played how serious johnsons condition was. For many its another reminder that the corona virus does not discriminate. The death toll in the u. K. From this virus stands now at more than 6000. 00 the number of confirmed coronavirus cases is much higher that figure includes Prime Minister johns lets take this story to london our correspondent shorter parts is on the story for us tonight good evening to you show so what is the latest on the condition of Boris Johnson. Well the Prime Minister remains in and tens of carrots Thomas Hospital its one of the best hospitals in the country and weve heard from downing street that he does not have pneumonia at this point and his deputy who took over government matt says when Doris Johnson became incapacitated on monday said that he. Received oxygen support received oxygen support at this point but that he is not on mechanical ventilation at this point so this is what we know so far as. A very carefully worded statement and of course we know that the information policy coming out of this downing street and from this government has not always been transparent so its really a very worrying time for people. In the u. K. Asking who is in charge exactly right now we have the foreign secretary. Tell us a bit more about him and what kind of role is he playing at the moment. Well there is no clear line of succession in case a Prime Minister becomes incapacitated and so in the beginning of the crisis it was decided that dominic robb would take over he is the foreign minister hes fairly new to government new comma so to say and he was brought onto the cabinet because he was a supporter that is why Boris Johnson brought him on now he has a very tough job at hand because the United Kingdom is facing the worst times are still to come here and the cabinet a 16 day divided on strategy and has been over the time when Boris Johnson was already in soft isolation so there has been a lack of leadership and dominic rob has its hands full now trying to find the united position there and theres been criticism for how Boris Johnson has been handling this pandemic criticism for instance on the slow roll well of testing for medical staff in the u. K. What is the stage of the countrys response to this outbreak tonight well the Prime Minister as many others has taken this crisis too lightly his critics say and so the response was just not quick enough testing is not for the general public it is just done for severe cases in hospital to the unrecorded number of cases much much higher hospitals doctors and nurses are saying that they are becoming slowly overwhelmed that they dont know how to handle this crisis if it becomes worse that they are facing a tsunami of corona patients in the hospitals in a week time or so so the situation is pretty dire and protective equipment and ventilators im missing so it is really a very intense time that the u. K. Is facing there. That it is indeed true autopilots in the store force in london to no i thank you. Of finance ministers from the European Union have been holding Coronavirus Crisis talks by Video Conferencing trying to stave off a looming recession theyve agreed to finalize a rescue plan for Member States worst hit by the virus on the table is a safety net worth half a trillion euros but there are deep divisions over how best to use that money think outside of the box that is what Council President michel told eurozone finance ministers this appears to be the result 3 potential measures to breathe life into europes virus hit economy. First the e. U. Adepts its bailout fund with a firepower of 410000000000. 00 euros that pot safe to greece during the financial crisis secondly an extra 200000000000. 00 euros in loans for small and Medium Sized Companies from the European Investment bank. And finally a short time work scheme suggested by the e. U. Commission worth 100000000000. 00 euros it would encourage companies to cut workers hours not their jobs. Hard hit nations such as spain and italy welcome the idea but they say they need more socalled corona bonds a new type of public debt instrument backed by the euro zone so far germany austria finland and the netherlands strongly oppose the idea but financial expert going to involve tells me the positions on mutual is debt have been softening so this should not be seen as a backdoor entrance for a fiscal union because if it is that i think it would be not acceptable to the north of europe i mean the north of europe does not want a Permanent Transfer union to be created so it needs to be in a sense temporary and targeted to the coronavirus cost but if that is achieved i think joint issuance should be feasible french finance minister lemaire already floated the idea for a common fund and dutch Prime Minister who also has a plan 1. 00 offering grants to those in need rather than a no plenty of material for an outside the box solution whatever is agreed by the finance ministers goes to e. U. Leaders for another Video Conference later in the month. On the corona virus continues to cause havoc around the world and here in europe so it may surprise you to hear that denmark is about to begin lifting and walk down restrictions today the Danish Government has said that after easter it will begin its return to normal albeit very slowly for about 4 weeks its been quiet on the streets of denmark now the restrictions on public life are to be dial down people in copenhagen have mixed feelings. I think its too early so. This is them putting my opinion its the right thing to do and im not worried that its too soon. Of course there is discussion of whether infections will rise but i think its a good move thats one of. The biggest step is the reopening of kindergartens in schools after easter but only certain classes an age groups will be allowed back Strict Home Office rules for private Sector Workers are also being relaxed the governments reasoning for the move the number of covert 19 patients in hospitals is beginning to fall or so newsman to learn is the message from our Health Ministry is that it is reasonable and appropriate to begin a controlled reopening of the country. But it comes with conditions that we all continue to keep our distance house that wash our hands him and avoid groups of people before moments ago denmarks borders will remain closed until at least the 10th of may and the ban on large of vents and festivals will stay in place until the end of august. Well heres some of the other stories that are making headlines around the world a Cardinal George pell has been freed from prison in australia after that countrys high court threw out his conviction for child sexual abuse hell left prison and was driven to a monastery near melbourne the high court found errors in the original jury trial that trial led to a conviction and a prison sentence of 6 years for pell a court in slovakia has handed down a 23 Year Prison Sentence to the killer of investigative journalist. And his fiance the couple were shot in their home back in 2018 as it was investigating organized crime a former soldier pleaded guilty to carrying out the contract killing. Germanys Largest Airline and tonnes is shrinking its fleet and closing down its Budget Airline subsidiary german wings its part of a major restructuring as the travel industry grapples with plummeting travel numbers because of the coronavirus and tonnes is said it hoped to find jobs elsewhere in the company for its german wings stamp. Our sports news 2 motor racing formula one bosses have taken a pay cut and put nearly half of their staff on furlough due to the coronavirus pandemic Senior Management including chairman chase carey of taking a 20 percent pay cut a similar move was taken in the past few days by 3 formula one teams including Williams Mclaren and racing point formula one has had to cancel several races this season and is struggling to deal with the Financial Impact of the pandemic. Christians celebrate easter this coming weekend and people around the world well they are getting creative about celebrating under these difficult circumstances in some cases that means defining new categories of system relevant workers who are not subject to the lockdown stake a look. Youll be placed in our that we do consider both the tooth fairy and the easter bunny to be essential because New Zealanders obviously take their easter seriously so to the swiss where many of this years batch of chocolate bunnies are dressed in protective masks that way they stay safe on their way to their customers mouths. This may look like a medical laboratory but its an italian chocolate egg factory the owner has rolled with the new challenges of distributing eggs during the Coronavirus Crisis. With interest if you can be in new york since we couldnt sell them in stores we ship them out there were more orders than ever before with just a figure and a possible and i guess. Going on shit on my startup and you know. In greece dr bunnies can even bring candy medical equipment their diagnoses are not considered reliable though. In case people eat too much of the sweet stuff just remember ardern has allowed the tooth fairy to continue its rounds as well. We hope theres easter egg hunts will also be system relevant this coming week youre watching the w. New stay tuned for our coping 1000. 00 special coming up next ill be back at the top of the hour with more world news followed by the day hope to see that. Combating the corona pandemic. Where does research stand. What are scientists learning. Background information and news. Hour corona. 19 special next on d w. Healthcare systems around the world are under stressed more and more patients are seeking treatment pushing hospitals to the brink of collapse but if you look closely there are differences in the u. S. Health care is largely privatized in an effort to cut costs many hospitals have reduced staff and stretched resources that are now urgently need it many clinics are overwhelmed the same goes for countries like italy and spain which were burdened with severe austerity measures after the last financial crisis state run Health Care Systems on the other hand are proving to be more robust to deal with the crisis some experts say in many countries this has sparked a discussion about whether health care should be a public good run by the state or a business model. This is your coverage 1000 special d. W. News i want to get jones and good to have you with us now lets agree money cant buy you everything but it can give you a better chance of survival if you can afford a private Health Insurance chances are you get to see your doctor sooner than someone on National Health its not fair but it is what it is but how does it work in a crisis like the coronavirus pandemic and a moment well talk to the c. E. O. Of germanys biggest private hospital operator but 1st this report. The patients just keep on coming the coronavirus outbreak is testing the limits of hospitals all over the world demand for beds spiritual equipment protective gear and workers continues to search many for medical professionals have been called back on duty like a qualified doctor the irish Prime Minister as you know rejoined medical register there last month and. Setting aside. One session a week about half a day a week so far its been a telephone click the virus which is infected politicians celebrities and Business Leaders is often described as indiscriminate but as hospital staff get to work in a quality rains. Poor people are more likely to catch the disease and theyre more likely to die from it thats led to calls for a lifting of the barriers for example between public and private hospitals in spain one of the countrys worst hit by the crisis the government has ordered private clinics to share resources with the public system australia has pushed through similar measures. In germany meanwhile some private clinics have reportedly applied for Government Support to compensate for the cancellation of lucrative procedures but they simply arent a priority right now. For more im joined now by the c. E. O. Of frizzy a Global Health care group with more than 200 set 90000 employees in more than 100 countries and here in germany is also the largest hospital operator welcome stephanie good to have you with us tell me how are your Hospital Holding up in this health crisis. In the hot spots in madrid and barcelona we have had more than our fair share of patience to deal with right how how big a role i mean it it feels awful to talk about money in such a situation but how big a role does money play when it comes to providing good health care. Well we have to see that the fatality rate in germany is substantially lower than the one that we are seeing elsewhere but i do believe that 1st and foremost that has to do with quite a few issues that happen outside the hospital. So when it comes to the amount of testing that were doing the denominator in the fatality ratio germany has done substantially more as far as i can see than most of the countries but also when we look at the numerator i believe that in germany the potion population on average is substantially younger than elsewhere a key reason for this may actually be a cultural difference where i think it is more true towards the german culture to keep the natural social distance relative to what we can observe in italy and spain. And it comes to the money the Capital Allocation to a Hospital System than i do believe. That germany is a bit better equipped than what were seeing elsewhere and as far as our own hospitals are concerned we have invested quite heavily in the past and we can now also afford to shift resources within this large network. They are needed right as as you just mentioned about shifting resources you are you do run private hospitals and private hospitals that and then theyd say they need to be profitable is that a problem now given that treating covered 9000 patients is very time and very cost consuming. No and this is not the time to think about market