Contend with the u. S. Now faces a new threat an invasion of giant killer hornets scientists will tell you why. As welcome to the program the number of People Killed worldwide in the corona virus pandemic has now passed 250000 fresh data shows that the u. K. Now has more deaths than any other european country figures released by the u. K. s office for National Statistics show the number of deaths has moved past 32000 overtaking italy the country has been under lockdown since the end of march straight social distancing measures remain in place but authorities are urging people to save lives by staying at home the u. K. No has the 2nd highest coronavirus death toll in the world just behind the us. Joining me now from london is our correspondent there good must be if you can become the new epicenter in europe how has it got to this point. Well the figures include all the suspected deaths of covert 19 this is what the government is saying say not not everywhere where a test has confirmed that a person has died of the virus but also where it was suspected and of course the government are saying that you have to take it with a pinch of salt at every country records the deaths in a different way and that only in a few months maybe even years time will it be possible to have an accurate comparison but i think one thing is clear the u. K. Is definitely definitely hard hit by the virus and the head of the Statistics Organization in the u. K. Told british media that the death toll could be even higher that could be over 40000. 00 thats what they are suspecting and of course behind every statistics there are there are people and there is a lot of heartbreak here in the u. K. With these numbers coming out also within the medical Community Doctors and nurses they are pressing for for better protection a lot of medical staff have died and yes there is a lot of a lot of anguish about these figures johnsons government has come under fire for being a bit slow to react to the crisis does the government now seem to have a grip on it. Well yes this is what the government is saying they are ramping up their testing that tracking and tracing this is of course a strategy that they had deployed very early in the crisis i think this is the consensus that critics of the government rallying around that in the early stages not enough has been done the u. K. Was lagging behind other European Countries when it comes to the spread of the virus and very early on the government could have done more if there was a capacity to do more testing and the chief scientific adviser has admitted that the government could have done more in the early stages and of course because the testing was quickly abandoned in the early stages when they could have been more for muting off of the spread of the virus this is when it actually the virus then spread and now its very very difficult because it is a widespread in the country and now to catch up and now to develop these new techniques to test and trace and the government has developed and now its very very late in the day you do that so a lot should have done be done much earlier because mass in london thank you. India has reported its biggest daily jump so far and confirmed coronavirus cases arise of almost 4000 to more than 46000 Health Officials said the spike was due to increased testing regional governments have started to ease the 6 week lockdown and that includes allowing alcohol shops to reopen but the Central Government has imposed a special tax of 70 percent on liquor purchases to prevent large gatherings and shops. Going for a liquor run people in indian cities couldnt wait when they heard that certain shops were reopening police had to implement social distancing. I dont got all call shops of the shops for 40 days people are very anxious. Of course weve incurred a lot of losses because alcohol is not considered essential goods but after more than 40 days without alcohol its become more essential to. The countrys lockdown has caused economic misery for millions of workers in the Informal Sector for many of them a reopening cant come too soon but easing the restrictions makes some people nervous i still feel the need to be very cautious about how good timing that would be in implementing that i mean would like to see because theyre like oh well people would thinking you know theyre getting ready and happy about that thing and were going full speed ahead not be alleging that not only can they be gaddy is but they can put other people at this theres also the risk that the official count is lower than the actual rate of infection new mobile Testing Laboratories are supposed to get a better picture of the true number of infected people Officials Say indians should not expect everything to return to how things were before. Were now transitioning into a new normal its important to remain careful conscious and vigilant to continue our battle against covert 19 with the same speed and momentum. But on the streets its clear that theres a hunger or a thirst for relief. German chancellor Angela Merkel has been holding talks with the countrys powerful car industry the likes of diamond and b. M. W. Are calling on the government to help them through the purana virus prices plant closures and plummeting demand have hit the industry hard measure measures being looked at include a subsidy for comp but is this scrappage scheme bus environmentalists have spoken out against states force for diesel and petrol top production. Now those crisis talks between chancellor merkel and the countrys Auto Industry executives have wrapped with out in the green but now a new round of talks is planned for june. German flag carrier loved ones as also desperately seeking help from the government in the form of a bailout but it is pleading with berlin not to involve itself into the allen states day management and business we got into this crisis through no fault of our own set c. E. O. Cost. Tons us annual Shareholder Meeting which was conducted online spore argues that the companys management and strategy are solid pointing to 2019 a year with record passenger numbers and record revenues a government rescue package for the airline could be worth 10000000000 euros according to most recent discussions lets bring in hes an Aviation Industry expert and joins us from the hamburg mr speight what do you think is going to become a full of tons of actually im fairly optimistic in a way as bad as the situation is right now look times are is really in a much better shape and has been in a much better shape prior to the crisis and i think they probably might come out even a bit stronger in the competitive environment that we might see after the crisis to their recently hit record profits there are many profitable years behind them privatisation as a privatized carrier of private regionally and 997 and that makes a lot of people work cause it wasnt that he really resent any government meddling in his and new decisions oh its get a house. Has had such great year is why does it need a brain all then. And its all feasible and alans business is to fly and most times that is mr sport right he said without any of its own fault is not able to fly at the moment that 3000 cancel flights at the moment there is 700 out of 760 of their groups aircraft grounded so theyre kind of robbed of their bases to do any business by circumstance something all that outlines need state help anywhere but do you think we can expect the government getting greater control of wealth in exchange for any bailout it seems was being discussed is that they would have it i think quite unknown act if it were to your role and that there will be 2 and Government People on the Advisory Board in the future and this is i think probably tolerable for concert work i know him fairly well myself and him know that hes absolutely a verse of this kind of government influence in general and in a way rightly so because more be seen over the last few decades all around europe especially off other countries that normally state ownership and meddling in alans normally is a recipe for disaster of course for those more but whether theres been a string of bad news coming out of that industry for a while just the couple of minutes ago. A Virgin Atlantic announced theyre cutting 3000 jobs when this is all over what will and travel look like what would the industry look like. Im just coming off of a teleconference with the out of the scheduled island body and theyre also predicting like really groundbreaking changes in the Passenger Experience all the procedures of flying even with probably a long term requirement air force in the years to come for passengers to always wear face protection during the flight you momo flights and this is only a small item of the overall danger that it would really definitely trying to over time but i think they should actually let me come back to flying again but i think in the end the most important thing is to make a vacation what again i mean if it is it absolutely essential lifeline for modern life and so thats what we need to find the Industry Needs to find ways through those live head and provide Michael Service to humanity and theres an Industry Expert on there spent talking to us from hamburg some q. And welcome. Now to some of the other stories making headlines today federal prosecutors have issued an arrest warrant in connection with a cyber attack on the German Parliament in 2015 1000000000 has accused russias military Intelligence Service g r o of hacking the bonus toss Computer Systems a suspect is also wanted by u. S. Authorities for interference in the 2016 president ial elections. Authorities in venezuela say they have arrested 2 u. S. Citizens there were a moment group of alleged mercenaries involved in what carcass says was a failed invasion the government claims the group wanted to capture venezuelas president Nicolas Maduro and bring down his regime. A Vice President at amazon has resigned after the Company Fired whistleblowers who had raised concerns about covert 19 in its warehouses to embrace said that the dismissals were quote evidence of a vein of toxicity running through the Company Culture in april hundreds of amazon employees in the u. S. Went on strike over conditions. In the United States its not just the corona virus thats causing an alarm but also giant hornets hundreds of the asian insects stop the murder hornets have turned up in Washington State they can give you a nasty sting and they also a threat to honeybees. Its only 2 inches long and has a sting that can kill the asian giant hornet has made its 1st appearance in the u. S. And it has officials worried so what makes the brain giraffes is that people dont want to look for them and it is our ground nesting species so if you were to encounter a nasty undernourished you know you could be stung several times in a big hurry and several stings is enough to kill a human its responsible for up to 50 deaths a year in japan giving it the menacing nickname murder hornet. Is. Fairly talks or. Creates. So youll see melting. Theres been full verified sightings of the Worlds Largest one is to northwestern us and now theyll be emerging from hobbit nation its not humans who are most at risk but rather a honey bees researches call it the slaughter phase when the hornets destroy entire colonies of honey bees whose bodies they feed today young well the real danger besides human health is to be a theory industry so pollination has a huge heart culture on the arguer cultural systems we have here in the United States and so if this were to become well established and then start spreading it could be pretty catastrophic if they keep these in the region have reported gruesome hive deaths in recent months scientists will begin trapping queen murda hornets in the hope of eradicating the species youre watching t. W. News dont forget you can keep in touch with the news on our website as well thats of course on duty w dot com and also do follow us on twitter instagram if you dont already do so it was out w. 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