Stay in place also coming up a gloomy Economic Outlook for asia the International Monetary fund says theyll be 0 growth in the region for the 1st time since the 960. 00 s. Because of the coronavirus. Her Olympic Dreams have been boxed in for now but this tunisian fighter is doing all she can under lockdown to prepare the postponed games next year. Hello im terry martin good to have you with us germany is preparing to gradually reopen its schools and allow smaller shops to resume business chancellor Angela Merkel announced measures wednesday after consulting the leaders of germanys 16 states many restrictions will remain in place however as the country continues to fight the coronavirus pandemic chancel said the countrys efforts to contain the outbreak had been partially successful but that the situation remains fragile. Its been 3 weeks since chancellor Angela Merkel announced the initial restrictions on contact now have been largely extended social distancing rules will remain in place until may 3rd groups will remain limited to 2 people and at least 1. 5 meters must be kept from of us. From may 4th schools will gradually reopen 1st for School Leavers in primary and secondary education day care will remain shut religious gatherings will also remain banned while major events including germanys beloved football will be called off until august 31st meanwhile restaurants cafes there to cinemas and music venues will keep the shutters down only shops up to 800. 00 metres square can reopen from monday facemasks are also being recommended in shops and on transport. Announced in the amended restrictions chancellor Angela Merkel warned against complacency both of you. What weve achieved is an interim success no more no less and i emphasise it is a fragile interim success this is now determined our deliberations should be no rushing forward even if its with the best intentions we have to understand that as long as theres no vaccine we have to live with the virus. Its kind of them to become in the. Still 50 controls along germanys land borders with its neighbors in the schengen free travel zone will also remain in place for another 20 days. From now germany will continue keeping its distance the curve may be flattening but the government it seems is taking things slow. To w a Political Correspondent in motherwell shaws has more on the story for us a mother well small steps here back to normality how are people reacting to the governments plans. Well i think there were introduced surprise that for example social these dancing would be reconvicted would go further but of course the announcement that for example some stores might be able to reopen in the coming weeks that comes as a relief for those people working in those industries and also theres a relief for example for some parents for some students that key classes for example the final years we see exams will be reopened at the beginning of may for those of the students who have exams to pass and now its worth noting that more than half of the german population was actually happy we do restorations currently in place with even around 10 percent wanting even more stringent measures so theyre werent being taken by surprise that the social distancing measures were conducted the government money well is recommending wearing space masks on public transport for example why isnt mandatory if its considered so important. Indeed the government subsidy short of making it mandatory that im going to america highlighted the fact that we are seeing more and more people aware in mosques even without it being made mandatory by the government does of course the example of neighboring austria where people for example are being handed the entrance of supermarkets and since store can only stores here in germany i can only reopen was they have made sure that their respect social these sensing and hygiene has become very well imagine something similar in that people of their own will wear modest without it being mandatory all these measures that were announced yesterday be imposed across the country or will german states continue to implement their own rules. Well there will be implemented across the country indeed however this is up to 16 states to be responsibly for doing so for example how we tend where schools we reopen to each region each german state to decide and of course this will all depend on the evolution of the pandemic east to carry stays flat eat dinner amber of infections dont increase then more and more places will be able to reopen and there will be a new evaluation of the situation on a pre the 30 is that im going to america warns that as long as we will have to live with the virus was no perspective of a vaccine or of a cure this wont be back to normality and when well thanks very much that was the Political Correspondent a man will shout. Migrants heading for europe fled war in poverty in their own countries but many ended up stranded for months in overcrowded camps are also quite squalid in greece the 1st 12 unaccompanied Migrant Children from those camps have landed in luxembourg under a new program that aims to eventually resettle more than 1600. 00 of them around europe. Touched down in luxemburg safety finally for 12 and accompanied minors they were living in refugee camps on the greek islands of chios most and as now they have the chance to start a new life in luxemburg after a period in quarantine. They havent. Just course weve not made the world a better place or made it more beautiful what we have here in the framework of the European Unions peace project is actual solidarity with greece but also with people who have a right to a dignified life without hunger without was here and also to life in peace. And live in freedom. Thousands of miners are stuck on the greek islands living in overcrowded camps they are mostly boys who fled their countries alone before the Coronavirus Crisis a group of European Countries pledged to take in 1600 of them but the process has stalled and observers report the situation in the camps is getting worse. Thought and. Theres not enough space is not enough medicine not enough doctors on site to deal with the situation appropriately its really embarrassing here in europe and were not able to make sure these peoples lives and the longer in danger and even. Germany wants to follow luxembourgs lead it is expected to take in up to 50 unaccompanied minors next saturday. Some of the. Other corona developments around the world cases of the Novel Coronavirus have topped 2000000. 00 worldwide and over a quarter of them are in the United States efforts to slow the spread of the virus or disrupting africas vulnerable food supply lockdowns and over half of the continents 54. 00 countries have blocked farmers from getting food to market and many informal markets are shut australia will keep lockdown restrictions in place for another at least another month in the meantime it will expand testing and improve its ability to Contact Trace and several us states have announced rules or recommendations for residents to wear face coverings when they cannot maintain 2 metres of social distancing. The International Monetary fund says that the Asia Pacific Region will experience 0 growth this year for the 1st time since the 960. 00 s. Due to the massive economic damage caused by the corona virus the new report warns that the impact in asia will be quote severe across the board and unprecedented massive drops in industrial and retail activity major supply chain destruction a huge collapse in demand from europe and north america have been felt across the continent since the start of the year. Well clifford couldnt from v. W. Business is covering this story for us and joins us now on the studio good to see you clifford so we know the coronavirus is having a devastating impact on economies around the world what are the biggest factors affecting asia according to the i. M. F. Well i think one of the things that weve seen is theres never a good time to have a Global Pandemic but its a particularly bad time for asia as its slowly emerging from a very bruising trade war or seeing a lot of slowing growth in the in the regions biggest economy china and also in the other side these days in areas so the i. M. F. Is calling this the Great Lockdown recession and. You know its the worst the worst in 6 decades as you say so what were seeing is china and then also the global slowdown these 2 factors together really causing havoc with asian economies now you mention china during the recession of 2009 china was able to pick up a lot of the economic slack in the region are they in a position to do that now well back then chinese economy was growing by 9. 4 percent and that didnt change during the whole Great Recession now its in much more indebted position this bruising trade war with the us and its doesnt have the same tools as it at its disposal as it used to so were not really seeing any major policy response from from china yet to help there been one or 2 small things but the. Havent really freed up any money again because theyre worried about incurring too much debt so china isnt going to be able to carry the burden of the Global Economy this time around the way it looks just. Say should be done in response to the slowdown particularly in asia well i met is calling for the global coordinated Global Response they say that the 1st priority has to be to shore things up protect the Health Sector contain the virus. As it were but then after that Central Banks need to do things like provide liquidity cut Interest Rates a key thing for them to do is to support lending to small and Medium Sized Companies these are the backbone of a lot of asian economies. Theyre in a very very difficult position now because as we know these these economies are often still very much in the developing stage exactly and many of these are emerging economies they dont have particularly Strong Social safety net some of these countries. What what are the implications of the slowdown for the in terms of the impact on the poor in the people who may not have resources to to cope well i think in. Young rees blog today the i. M. F. Economist blog today he said we need to whatever it takes approach and i think thats what were going to see were going to see different responses from from Different Countries so far a lot of these countries have already applied for i. M. F. Health thats one thing that he offered again and half of all countries have actually applied for i. M. F. Help at this stage so clearly this is going to be a big factor but whatever it takes to support these Small Companies to just get to keep the economys going on till the virus is eventually dealt with the good news is that growth could return to nearly 8 percent next year according to the i. M. F. The condition of the virus doesnt come back so if theres a coordinated approach between stopping the virus and trying to keep economies afloat the chances for the Global Economy are looking reasonably positive for it thank you very much for coming in from a business. Heres a look at some of the other stories making headlines around the world today partial results from south koreas general election show a landslide election victory for the left leaning governing party the Democratic Party looks set to gain a majority in the National Assembly boosted by an Effective Response to the coronavirus the election was carried out under strict social distancing rule. Israels president has tasked the countrys parliament with forming a government after Parliament Speaker benny gantz and Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu missed a deadline to reach a unity deal the country could now face its 4th election in a year. And the worlds richest man jeff bezos has become even richer because the share price of shares in his retail giant amazon has shot up according to bloomberg the value of bases assets have as increased by 24000000000 to more than 138000000000. 00 since the beginning of this year. Its been International Condemnation of Donald Trumps decision to freeze u. S. Funding of the World Health OrganizationPresident Trump accused the u. N. Of the u. N. Body of failing in its response to the corona Virus Outbreak although he himself has been under fire for his handling of the pandemic for its part the w. H. O. Says it regrets trumps move. The World Health Organizations response to the white house on wednesday was clear the worlds most vulnerable may now be at greater risk. W. H. O. Works to improve the health of many of the worlds poorest and most people. Bluto is not only fighting corbett 9 to trumps decision to cut w. H. O. Funding amid a pandemic has stunned the Global Community and drawn criticism from experts back. You know credible. Concerns. Absolutely can be raised right now from the Public Health perspective we believe that the president should reconsider its decision despite the backlash trump on wednesday reiterated his concerns over the w h os handling of the early stages of the outbreak. And you see what happened to italy you see what happened to spain you see what happened to france. W h os guidance had failed to control their borders at a very crucial phase quickly unleashing the contagion around the world the us is now the worst affected country worldwide with more cases and more deaths than anywhere else white house critics believe more should have been done by the trumpet ministration and that the president is now deflecting blame the United NationsHealth Agency says unity is needed now more than ever. Well as you heard in that report there the United States is the epicenter of the coronavirus now and its disproportionately impacting africanamericans in some states and cities black americans make up the majority of deaths from the virus correspondent stuff went to a hospital in washington d. C. To find out. This is how far we are allowed to follow doctors and nurses to one of 2 intensive care units at Howard University hospital. This Medical Center in washington d. C. Has been serving the Africanamerican Community in the city for over 150 years. For. Help. On in short. On their. Employer. Other. Health here in washington and elsewhere across the country high quality primary and preemptive care can often be absent and im affordable in poorer neighborhoods and communities the lack of access to healthy food sources is another factor that accounts for the stark difference in numbers of cope with 19 related deaths in predominantly africanamerican and white communities. This is the one b. C. She spent years researching the root causes and impact of what she says are systemic inequities on predominantly africanamerican and minority. Shes not surprised that black americans are impacted by covert 19 and a disproportionately higher rate. You have hired to higher proportion of individuals with hypertension with diabetes with obesity these things that are the leading causes of death in the country and the chronic disease leading chronic diseases in this country its not surprising that individuals that are already had that higher proportion of those immunocompromised diseases would then be at the higher. One of the most economically and socially deprived areas of the District Of Columbia table a Nonprofit Organization that serves underprivileged communities is based here providing healthy food and offers education healthy food choices among other things for many residents of. Despair for the hard by the coronavirus the work carried out there. Is critical this is a food theres only 2 Grocery Stores in this neighborhood and theres a lot of people that dont have the resources to either get there or shop there so we came here because we knew that this is where the food resources were needed as well as the education giving families healthy food choices they normally cant afford is perhaps just a bandaid right now but many hope that americas Coronavirus Crisis could finally trigger a real policy change that aims at making underprivileged communities healthier more affluent and with that more resilient to a Public Health crisis in the future. Heres a look at some of the stories were following for you today u. S. Retail sales tumbled by a record 8. 7 percent in march many stores were forced to close as state and local governments issued stay at home orders to curb the spread of the coronavirus the pandemic also weighed on manufacturing u. S. Industrial output fell by more than 5 percent last month. And a 106 year old woman has been released from hospital in britain after recovering from cope it 19 great grandmother connie teachin is believed to be the