Welcome to the program a months long lockdown has started to ease today in the chinese city where the corona Virus Outbreak was 1st reported the citys drastic measures have served as a model for countries battling the pandemic around the world after 11 weeks chinese authorities are now allowing residents of one more freedom of movement this relief but also fear of infection as the sealed off city reopens once again. Its about time as the clock struck midnight in one of the major looked at measures was removed in travel an impressive light show marked the occasion featuring health workers. And the words heroic city others werent pausing to celebrate instead thousands of travelers flock to catch trains or take advantage of remove from roadblocks. So. I feel great the epidemic has maybe stabilized to some extent so were able to travel now. The way it has lost a lot in this epidemic and its people have paid a big price. For the lockdown has been lifted i think were all pretty happy. Its the city where the coronavirus a break began many people have been trapped for more than 2 months they will leave for hand to rejoin Friends Family and return to work. I came back before a Lunar New Year and planned to stay for a few days it wasnt even 2 days and it was announced it would be locked down and i couldnt leave so ive been stuck here the whole time. The easing of the lockdown comes as china reported no new coronavirus deaths for the 1st time since it started publishing figures. But authorities still urge caution. Since 0 new covered 19 cases does not mean 0 risk of the lifting of the knock down does not mean the lifting of Epidemic Prevention and control. To hand has been breathing a tentative signs of relief more shops are open and there are more people on the streets so a return to normality appears far off the areas restrictions on movement within the sprawling metropolis will remain in place to guard against a 2nd wave of infection. Lets bring in correspondent crutch for joining me from beijing fabiani is it back to business as usual in rwanda then. No no no thats already far way from normal i mean its kind of a soft opening i would say the authorities are trying like a trial and error f principle they go with one step at a time for example now some citizens are able to leave the city and those citizens who are assigned the greek you are cold that signals their Health Status as some of the residents told me that actually many of the restrictions are still in place for example they can only leave their residential compound every 2nd day and i guess have to report actually to their Neighborhood Committee the guys who are standing in front of the houses where theyre going before they go out so its a really toned down freedom i would say and it can be reversed any time because as was mentioned before on the video pick it there is the fia off actually a 2nd wave of infections so the authorities are cautious on the other and i was one resident told me that he was given actually coupons to go shopping because the authorities are also encouraging to get the economy started so its basically yes yeah. Its a new new opening of the city but not compared to what was normal before the virus essentially a soft easing of the London Underground but of the lockdown im sorry but theres a bit of Human Element to this far beyond redemption about a city of 11000000 forced to stay indoors for more than 2 months give us a sense of what people are feeling today. Yes theyre very euphoric one resident for example told me that the 1st thing that he did when he left his compound his flat for more than 2 months he took selfies it was really really far he couldnt believe that hes in freedom so to speak up he went to the supermarket and bought the boss for his kids because i mean they had enough to eat they had rice and even meat and vegetables but there was no sweets for the kids so he went that for the 1st time but they also lost saddest stories i mean another resident resident for example was planning to visit her 70 from a different province she wanted to drive home essentially but her mother and courage had because she was afraid that she might carry the virus within herself and thats a big stigma actually that people from here in china yeah theyre not really welcome in some other parts of the country because this really again theres a fear that the virus might not be defeated yet 5 in one in many ways is a postcard from the future for the rest of the world what can the world learn from rouhani. I mean in the early weeks there were also mistakes done by the authorities cetera and some off the access stories cannot be called the other countries but i said i would mention one specific thing. I mean in the beginning the all sarkies has not put and mild infections people with only mild symptoms into currency but then they realized that up to 80 percent of all the infection classes were running through families not in the parts place but in homes so they took literally everyone also with mild symptoms. To karen seen hospitals and also Hotels School buildings that were temporarily basically charon 1000 stations 500 thank you very much for that. Now lets get to the latest developments on the coronavirus pandemic the global death toll from covert 19 is now more than 83000 with more than 1400000 infections since the outbreak began british Prime Minister but his johnson has spent his 2nd night in intensive care Officials Say hes in a stable condition and not on a ventilator us President Donald Trump has threatened to freeze funding to the World Health Organization trump accused the w. H. O. Of pro china bias and e. U. Finance ministers have failed to agree on a joint plan to ease the Economic Impact of the pandemic Southern States including italy and spain are insisting on debt sharing tools called bones which Northern European states are rejecting a group of 165 Global Leaders have written an open letter to g. 20 governments calling for an immediate and coordinated to boost bonds to this Coronavirus Crisis the g. 20 is a group of the leading developed and developing nations in the world the letter of a Global Leaders ones that the widest cannot be beaten without for Health Systems especially put a nations theyre asking for 8000000000. 00 in Emergency Health funding worldwide and also for emergency measures to protect the Global Economy for now one of the signatories to that letter is a former swedish Prime Minister and cochair of the European Council on Foreign Relations built and he joins me now from stockholm mr bill good to have you on the program is it the case that foreign nations are essentially being left to fend for themselves in a crisis that affects everyone. Thats a risk of that if we dont do enough to help and we have we have strong leeson to mend the International Efforts to have all the poorer nations because if they want to do that and the crisis hits them as hard as its hitting us know then its bound to bounce back on the other countries further on. This is sort of a virus this sort of the pandemic that you must fight everywhere is not that one country can do it the 2 countries can do it it has to be done all over the world in order to be successful and that the fight in helping to fight in the poor nations is absolutely essential mother wont have organizers and has been heeding the Global Health response so far to this pandemic and in the letter that you have signed you are for 1000000000. 00 in emergency funding for the the word joe how does that square with the president of the United States threat think to withdraw all spending for the true image of you because its china centric. Well it wasnt gradual it will be set and then and it should be done to the president president dropped i think at the last of all of that but at the press conference understood that that was a wise thing to say and to do so he backtracked and now be understands that that is unwise state to say that as being criticism because the w. H. O. That is not being perfect is that the enough it is that it was perhaps relying too much on chinese figures thats in the nature of any intergovernmental body that you have depended upon what the Member States senate. That we need a bit about that in due time you know we have to fight the crisis that we are in and w. H. O. Is deep loaded that we have in the world in order to help us and it doesnt the money it has appealed for money it hasnt got the money and our appeal is rated appeal to the press and what leaders understand the severity of the crisis and do the funding always of the world the w. H. O. That is necessary what youre asking for mr britain essentially of all noble its all about it do you when here in europe this appears to be missing i mean countries asked him to decide on the best form of Financial Support within the bloc why conflict you come together. Are these really could come together but is is not entirely see that has to be said in 1st we dont know the we are not at the end of the entire we dont know how Different Countries hall they will be if we are still struggling with a sort of National Programs of different sorts and they are the difference between the National Progress that we see in the different European Countries and then as a person or using the different instruments available to do the European Union and then theres quite a lot we got the europeans support mechanisms for go the European Investment bank we got the policies of the e. C. B. But the mix of that remains to be figured out and they is as you pointed out an element of the tension between the north and south you know one of the governments in the south is the time government and its other than for demanding you Financial Support but you tweeted that thats because of course the heavy pressure from the right radical opposition and that it is playing a highly dangerous and do your own opinion game so what youre saying is its all politics then and not financial meat. What is financially oppressive and there is no question in europe that so there is a need for huge stumps model of a deliberate spade and father says where everyone is going to be affected so its more the question of what ballot is and the opposition this of the no position if the law itself into particular make it is that they want. Which is sort of strange because the moneys there the solar day is that its now a battle for sort of what kind of mechanisms that and to set up an entirely new mechanism which is essentially what they did monica. I think it might be a time consuming element that is not going to help very much now the matter you and others roar to say is i quote a double economic problem requires a Global Economic response given the history of these appeals and how the one of despond stuart are you really hopeful they will be of Global Economic response. If you go back to the Global Financial crisis in 2000 a 2009 where we had sort of the World Economy in the near death experience of the Global Economy. It was raleighs shilling experience might be speaking there was a Global Response the g 20 was the body that came together and that mobilized financial and and other resources. And mobilized those of the chinese and the americans and the europeans together so what was done in 20082009 theres a difference in the crisis because the what was on then should be able to do now and hopefully not happen from a Prime Minister a quarter of the European Council on Foreign Relations called print thank you so much for joining us on. The largest brightest super morning off 2020 of those over cities around the world by the coronavirus on the tuesday sky watchers in germanys capital bilin witnessed a super moon rising over the citys landmarks a super moon is when a full moon is at the point in its 20th day over it it just fills us to the in london and around the globe the full moon this time a bit up to 14 percent bigger than usual. There watching it on the news a member you can get the latest headlines on the. All on our website. And you can follow us on twitter and instagram as well im going to strategy ill see you in 45 minutes. Combating the corona pandemic. Where does research stand. What are scientists learning. Background information and. Our corona update. 19 special next on d w. Is for me. Is from. Beethoven is for ham. And beethoven is for. Beethoven is for every. Day 22022000000 50th anniversary year on d w. Healthcare systems around the world are under stress 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 covert 1000 special d. W. News i want to go 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 for 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 really 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. Were going to differentiate between the situation in germany and japan we have 86 hospitals in germany where were still waiting for a large wave of corona patients to arrive on the other hand we have 44 ospital across spain werent particularly in the hot spots in madrid and barcelona we have had more than our fair share of patients to deal with right how how big a role i mean its 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 that 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. Towards the german culture to keep the natural social distance relative to what we can observe in italy and its banks. 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 a