In a d. W. I. Exclusive interview with indian author arent as heroic says Prime MinisterNarendra Modi as exploiting the pandemic to incite the prosecutions of muslims in the majority internation. Im still welcome to the program Germanys Health minister says the countrys corona Virus Outbreak is now manageable a National Disease control agency has confirmed that the infection rate is now declined to less than one germany has seen one of europes highest number of infections but better to have no deaths writes Health Officials attribute this to widespread testing in the outbreaks early stages but as the country looks forward to next weeks gradual easing of lockdown measures Health Minister is still urging caution. Germanys streets are still empty its stores still closed a result of the countrys strict physical distancing measures after almost a month the restrictions are proving successful germanys hospitals have i. C. U. Space to spare at least 10000. 00 intensive care beds are available this means the Health Care System has not yet been overwhelmed by the pandemic according to authorities this is because germany managed to flatten the curve and reach an important milestone a much awaited drop in the infection rate. If youre a reproduction number we calculate is currently 0. 7 on average in germany. Of course there are regional differences here too. But its clear that this reproduction number has continued to fall. Which means that on average each person who is infected no longer in fact another person. Using courage in numbers are what the German Government has been aiming for they show that the spread of the virus is finally slowing down although theres been a recent rise in the death rate for weeks german chancellor Angela Merkel has been explaining the need for a drop in the infection rate leaning on her scientific background to clearly explain how a virus transmission works but she hasnt yet called for a loosening of restrictions authorities are aware of the risk of going back to normal life too quickly germany is doing relatively well managing the epidemic. That makes us humble not overconfident. The call for caution has been spelled out by the last 3 days which have seen a day to day increase in both cases and total deaths germany still faces months of struggle with the virus even with the gradual loosening of the Lockdown People are being asked to accept restrictions as the new normal well efforts continue to expand testing and develop a vaccine and that is likely to take months of painstaking research in cooperation with scientists and governments around the world. Straight to d. W. Political correspondent simon you who welcome simon lets talk about the reproduction number why is it so important. Here phil theres been a lot of focus on this number and as you heard there the head of the year robert cock institute germanys main sort of medical Public Health institute was saying that the number is now at 0. 7 what that means is that if youve got 10 people who are infected with this virus on average theyll only infect another 7 people so as fewer and fewer people are being affected infected as those people then recover there are even fewer who are just beginning to get sick with the disease and that of course should mean in turn that ultimately the death rate will come down its at the moment is around 300 a day here in germany. But that of course reflects the figures of the infected from some time ago so it may come down although i should also say theres equally a possibility for instance that as it begins to get into care homes perhaps god forbid then we might see the death rate go back up again so as well as testing the band lots of tests at the start of this pandemic what else is germany begetting right. Yeah a lot of people said that the testing really is the core of it but also of course a pretty robust Health Care System it would seem which is really been able to ramp up fairly quickly and has been able to deal with the number of cases arriving and weve seen that. Again today and what the Health Minister was saying germany currently has around 10000 intensive care beds theyre not being used so that just shows youve got quite a lot of room to maneuver and indeed the the ministry and spawn said that up to 75 percent of those beds would now be made available to treat other european patients from other European Countries if that is desired so germany has got a strong Health Care System and that is really served it well in this crisis thank you for that simon you. Know clear a picture of post lockdown china is starting to emerge the pandemic is left the countrys economy revealing the figures for the 1st 3 months of this year show the 1st drop in output for nearly 30 years and the death toll in the city of virus was 1st detected has been revised upwards by 50 percent well start with a look at the economy. The lockdown may be lifting but the virus has left its mark for the 1st time in decades chinas economy has plummeted people can return to work but with virtually no demand many businesses remain closed. Car sales that 1st dropped then plummeted down 21. 6 percent in january then down 92 percent in february according to the China Association of automobile manufacturers. China home to the worlds 2nd largest economy has released its 1st quarter g. D. P. A drop of 6. 8 percent millions of workers do not qualify for Unemployment Benefits and many businesses are on their knees what should be peak season for many is now the worst in recent memory. The situation is dire awful it is oscars for me. Ive got no idea how to get through this year. Theres no hiding from reality my business might not survive this year that i might be unemployed. Next year i dont know. Ive been through the chinese officials released another startling figure the number of coronavirus deaths in has been raised to almost 4000 thats a 50 percent increase from earlier numbers the news has fuelled concerns that china has covered up the true extent of the outbreak an accusation the country denies lets go through this with the material usually based in china for travel Restrictions Mean hes here in the welcome material what is this 50 percent food revision of chinas death toll tell us. Well there have always been doubts about the off issue figures that have been reports about corpses being cremated without being registered although the people had died from the symptoms of covert 19 if its especially in the early days when testing was not widely available etc so it is not a surprise that the death toll is higher than we than the number we knew until yesterday the question remains of course is this now really an accurate figure on no Chinese Statistics especially in this situation opaque and we have no way off very fighting this and on the economy this latest Economic Data makes sad reading what impacts that likely to have on day to day life that. This is this data reflects the 1st 3 months of this year this was january february and march when the peak of the crises and the lock downs when basically the whole of china stood still all the shops and restaurants almost all of them he said except for those who cater for the. Necessary needs like food or pharmacies all of the others were closed and factories stood still so theres no surprise here that this did that there was a joke the shoppers drop since 967 in the Economy Economic performance and the question is now will the economy get back on track now that many of these restrictions are eased and there is of course a lot of dollar to about that. Because people are still wary and we do not really know to what extent the economy is already running the effect trees and the companies are already running the it that the demand from from from our from here in germany and other western countries that are now under lockdown is of course not there and exports to us have plummeted thank you for that im a to serve but. Well take a quick rundown of coronavirus developments around the world in the confirmed death toll has now exceeded 150000 according to the Johns Hopkins university in the u. S. From says registered death toll near that 19000. 00 to more than 760. 00 people died monday Officials Say the spread of the disease appears to be slowing and will so forth hardest hit country britain has launched a task force to spearhead efforts to create a Coronavirus Vaccine 800 people died in the u. K. On friday. Well the u. S. Government is providing stimulus checks to millions of people affected by the pandemic but at least one group wont be getting any of those federal funds and thats undocumented Migrant Workers this is prompted the state of california to step in to protect a group that makes up a 10th of its life before. The program to provide stimulus payments to undocumented immigrants in california is valued at 125000000. 00 most of the funding will come from the state but a large part is also coming from Philanthropic Partners regardless of your status documented or documented there are people in need and this is a state that steps up always to support those in need regardless of status 10 percent 10 percent of californias workforce is undocumented 10 percent any over representation of that work force is undocumented in the areas that are so essential to meeting the needs of tens of millions of californians today many undocumented workers are key to the agricultural and food sectors as well as manufacturing and construction in california newsome added that tax money spent now to keep people from getting sick infecting others and overburdening that states emergency rooms. The payments arent as large as the federal stimulus checks undocumented migrants are eligible for 500. 00 per person or 1000. 00 per household and that money will help bolster the california economy. Indias population of 1300000000 is halfway through a 6 week lockdown the government insists the restrictions are key to breaking the chain of infection but critics say the battle against the virus also contains an element of religious prejudice d. W. Correspondent and we should just well has been to the Northern City of new routes to find out why muslims are being targeted for supposedly staging what some locals are calling corona jihad. 3 movie knocked out of business is closed restricted movement. But these men are fuming about Something Else abdul rashid a shop people in the Northern City of made it says islamophobia in india is that all time high. He clearly blames the indian media. Yeah corona has a right this is what they say when they see muslims. Theyre beating us here shouting at us saying here comes corona is this a way to behave so if there is a limit to our patience the discrimination started off to an event by the jamaat and islam except was recognised as a kid one of wireless hotspot many who attended the gathering in delhi became called 19 across india. Several Media Channels were quick to claim that this was a deliberate attempt to undermine india some even alleging corona jihad. These allegations have also had a severe economic impact. Moment if the us would normally travel to different neighborhoods hawking has with some of these were predominantly hindu. Now people refused to let him in so even when everyone is turning so away the residents say dont sell food here go back to your own neighborhood. Police are stopping us to beating us down. These muslim vendors can now only sell goods in their own majority muslim neighborhood business has dried up elsewhere and were not rumors are circulating about malicious intent. Locals who are fighting the ports of multiple incidences of muslims entering neighborhoods and spitting in them to spend the corner at us residents here are standing guard and barricade in gates to prevent this from happening even leaders from the ruling b. G. P. Have claimed that members of the leakage of mots sect have deliberately spread the wireless. India should have been free of coronavirus by now but in the market these members this collective like suicide bombers or these suicide bombers that should face the strictest possible legal action is going to be punished in a way that generations to follow starting with will be too afraid to commit such crimes. If the allegations the sect has spread the virus on purpose are still unfounded but fewer and anger across communities persists. But these men their religion has become an added burden during the long lockdown. Earlier we spoke with Booker Prize Winning writer and political activist and dottie roy in delhi and she gave us her take. In fact its not a crisis yet in the us if you look at the numbers which of course but little exposed seems about there are so that all of us knew you know its its bullshit on full display he just as you were reporting were seeing were suffering not just from but from a crisis of hatred progresses. And of course the lockdown in india is lot a lot darker as there is not physical distance either just physical compression. But really this crisis of. Its coming of course on the back of a massacre which was the result of of you know since december people protesting against the anti muslim citizenship a lot more and now to. Be. Under the cover of core with the government is moving to arrest Young Students to cases against lawyers been seen. As against activists and true. To their recently thought into doing so theres nothing i can see to look to the government its all i. Can speak to people and to the world outside not to dislike me because obviously the situation is approaching. You know because the governments agenda has been that its just this guy who killed muslims have been lynched was them have been hunted down but now the stigmatize it in this illness has left you know Government Policies on the street now you can hear it everywhere. And thats the roy brazils president has fired his Health Minister over the countrys response to the corona virus pandemic president of the who has himself come under fire for dismissing the disease as a little flu so as a wildlife is priceless the economy needs to return to normal workers in the countries in far in the countrys Informal Sector of siena by the hoods destroyed by the pandemic. 31 year old live peaceably last used to work as in many areas but today shes forced to live on handouts theres no work anymore. The mother of 7 and her husband live in a little house in the to. One of many poor neighborhoods in the u. It is on the arrow. And i have been without income since the start of the quarantine and before that i had my clients i could buy things for the house for the children my husband was also working which is that since coronavirus we dont have anything they might. Volunteers in the distributing bags of food for 600 of the 25000 families living there among the beneficiaries are independent americas who have not received any income since march when their restrictive measures were announced. In the community there are a lot of people who are street sellers people wrecking today to eat tomorrow and because of the quarantine doors are closed if they dont work today what are they going to eat tomorrow in the meantime the government at least announced that tens of thousands of informal and independent workers in brazil were received 603. 00 our list per month about 120. 00 during the plan that make it would help them to deal with the crisis. Well then after some of the stories making news around the world u. N. Secretary general antonio good terrorists creditor nations to grant debt freezes to developing countries he told a Virtual Conference on africa hosted by the world bank and the International Monetary fund but africa needed more than 200000000000. 00 to respond to mitigate the coronavirus pandemic. President trumps former lawyer Michael Cohen is reportedly being released from prison early because of the pandemic comes to conus less than a year of a 3 year sentence for directing hush money to women who claim theyve had affairs with the vice president. For the 1st unaccompanied children to leave greek migrant comes to relocate to germany are due to arrive this weekend greeces face criticism for failing to provide decent conditions for the youngsters at its Detention Centers now around 1500 of them will be relocated to about a dozen e. U. Member states but germany says the process has been held up by red tape. Arrival in luxembourg these were the 1st children to be relocated this week from the refugee camps on greek islands 1600 unaccompanied minors are being relocated around europe and initial 53 will travel to germany on saturday isnt asleep so we are striving to provide help as part of a european solution we offered that early on already on march the 8th the German Government decided to accept at least 350 children from the camps. 5 of the children will eventually travel here to potsdam just south of ireland man mike shubert has been demanding action from the German Government for months. Because we could certainly take in more we already said that in january its wise to me its a 1st step and quite a positive person so i see it as an initial step in getting people here but more have to follow quickly i was with. The German Interior Ministry says huge numbers of players and bureaucracy is slowing down the process to use the current virus restrictions to the children arriving in germany or complete a 2 week quarantine before moving on to