Goes next. I british my misery welcome to dublin news asia its good to have you with us chinas foreign minister has said a recently introduced security law was needed to bring peace to the streets of Hong Kong Wang he made the remarks earlier in the day as he met German Foreign minister. Just outside berlin wang said hong kong i didnt care also the high point of street protests and the law which critics have described as being draconian was required to calm the protests just more force he said. Over 80 per cent of the people in hong kong think that their lives and rights have not been affected by the National Security law. Besides all foreign nationals and by Foreign Companies in hong kong can have their benefits legally and sufficiently guaranteed through the law isnt that a good thing if you who call the shots you. Really are someone who may know if that is indeed the case but 1st here is what German Foreign minister heikal must set at the same press conference. And i am currently trying to make it clear to my dialogue partners those who visit me and who i visit that they must be prepared that europe will represent its interests more confidently in the future we will not allow ourselves to become the plaything of a power competition between the us russia and china we want to do this in dialogue with everyone talk to. So what do these statements mean for those facing try and crack down on human rights and free speech joining me in the studio is former hong kong lawmaker prodemocracy activist and welcome to the loop what do you make of the statements of the foreign minister as well we all know that the west has been adopting a peace and engagement strategy to china for pasta case but in fact it does not work we thought that china will go to a more democratize or open the russian with a growing up population a wealth in a country but its going into the opposite way so i would be having dollar for them but it should not be as an excuse for us not to take actions for now we need to be really aware of the chinese expansion is also a terrorism and to take problems actions in order to contain that do you think that the west is not aware or of chinese intentions and chinese are these therefore appeasing the chinese well weve had a long period of mistrust and i think this is. A lot of politicians ive talked to several of them and they also said to me that they thought china that the problem of all the credit regime will be fixed when people rise up more middle clause more wealth for legal rights and so and so forth but in fact that is not the case and i think this is coming to a consensus that we need to take actions and we need to be more assertive and critical towards the system than we had before change through trade is because we would have voted during this is really been the cornerstone of german policy for example. Were trying do you think germany is following correct policy with regards to china when it comes to Human Rights Violations say in Hong Kong Well starting from. The German Government has been having interaction with china and of course weve been hearing. A little for german top officials saying that they want to fix to solve the problems by half and double before us we would clearly understand. Its not enough of course we need to so if interaction we need to talk to each other but. Most important is we need to come to my shows we need to understand that while incidents concerning concentration in the humorous alesha in hong kong is not going to be fixed by just talking to china we need so have a coordinated actions and a coalition on defending Democratic Values so that we could get something work what would you have the German Government do well i think 1st of all we have to recognize that actions is needed and we need to be based diplomacy and a coalition with other western democracies and also democracies like japan and korea so that we can have you know into funds to go against these old rotarian regime because it is clear that. Abusing not only abusing the rights of people in the country but they also importing also a talent. Into the democracies so that to dismantle and discredit us and is it important for us to take actions that protects our democratic rights and also the rights of people in maine and china and hong kong you spoke up for united front to look to expand to be your producer because you. Got to be on the go to. Germany he was in france and in fact you followed him or to interview him you were protesting in rome when it comes to be European Union do you see some sort of a united front developing against china well i think the consensus building up is important and we see it any issue that every single policy and effort single country could join in and should join in and. To protect our shared fairly all democracy so i think the trend is just a matter of how we can accelerate it and make it done before its too late do you think europe is policing treed before human rights in its remissions rich or is it important that we remind ourselves we should not prioritize trait interest over human rights were not talking about we should cut all the types with china its quite impossible under the globalization era but its important that we interact with them with the see what the up to our values and we are not being. Too broad to bring up issues that really are concerns and that our values should allow us to bring up so its important that we 2 of allies and even though we interact with them we speak it loud and i think you speak about values but then the reality is that when it comes to germany for example china is a very important trip for produced in turn do you remember when there was close to 200000000000 euros worth of trade when it comes to the European Union china is also one of the top 3 treated as youre talking were big sums of money here do you think values will be more important when it comes to trade well i think for us quite disappointing for us the thing though if we taught this issue to china and we will lose all the interest because we should not be abided by the faults we should be confident to our economy our products our exports and wish well as a giant democracy germany it has been through a traumatic period in history and we all understand that something in the values that we fought for yes it should not be replaced and cannot be replaced by merely monetary interests so its important that yes we continue to have dialogue yes we continue to arm well have trait but. That should be he my closest and that should be actions that to contain that expansion us today so thats a protects our democracy it is not only the thing for hong kong people for seeing john people of all the people in concentration camp but its a fight that we work with together you left hong kong just a couple of months back when the good role was about to be imposed demos are still the party that you would have thought a long redress for warm have to be disbanded as a result of the you said that you want to be here in the worst so you can bring the issue of chinas human rights abuses on an international stooge how exactly do you plan to go about doing it well of course its very difficult for an ex out of the us to plan is to share but i remind myself that i carry a huge responsibility to be out here and when the. Need for me to be a voice a phone call i will be until this time when chinas foreign minister is having the europe trip. And not be represented by the. Representative of china so i what im here and im speaking up for hong kong people and fight for freedom and democracy to report to go the beautiful model maker you know sort of one of the youngest all because hong kong and now you know one 3rd of the new Hong Kong Security law where do you think see things headed in hong kong needs and. What can we expect in the coming few months or years yeah well i myself as a story. Its enough to reflect how erodes at home can see some or has been well i was 14 and i was elected as the youngest parliamentary and i was gel it into 17 and whats my seat in the lodge co and then i am intensely 20 being a solid and i can see that deterioration and for me in hong kong we are in the time that the government. Really used the National Security you know the prosecutor political activists and our freedom of expression is lost so its important to let the well knows that the situation in hong kong should not be repeated in elsewhere and if we do not be aware and take actions towards this expressionist communist party then will suffer from it just one last question very briefly do you think hong kong has changed forever well i think its important we have to work there gotta the International Community to put pressure on china so that there will be changes and by the time there are changes. And system hong kong could have a chance to be better with them over leave it there but thank you so much for your good. Thats a from. The start of. The protests in hong kong. Displaying political speech could result in arrest so theyre leaving their signs but blank im sorry were back moral of. The. Combating the corona pandemic. Where does research stand. What are scientists learning. Background information and news. Hour carona update. Covert 19 special next on d w. Belonging to one official estimates more than 1200000 venezuelans live in colombia legally and illegally. Why return to. Visit friends is that i dont think id ever go back there to live you know what i live there again i dont know so im not sure. Witness global news that matters. Made for mines. Covered 19 has made life difficult for families and it has had those with Handicapped Children especially hard many of them like kids with down syndrome have a weakened immune system and are forced into isolation during the pandemic. But being isolated can have dramatic consequences for kids with special needs they need social contact to not feel outcast its crucial for their development. This is your cover 19 special im chris core blend it is good to have you with us homeschooling online classes. Its all become a new normal for kids and their families but the transition from classroom to living room has often been rough particularly for youngsters who need special care in india the problem seems to be particularly pressing with a recent survey suggesting that because of the pandemic many of the countries children with disabilities could be dropping out of the Education System entirely. Kartik you like to look closely at the colors of the Story Building blocks before he starts playing with them. He can only see to some extent large objects and colors. He was born with only logical disorder visual impairment and have troubles with fine motor skills. The 9 year old studies in the 2nd grade of a Government School along with children without disabilities. The school does not provide him with a special educator are the crucial resources he needs to study. As a result he is almost entirely dependent on his mother for his education. That is challenging enough now the shutting down of schools during the covered lockdown has put him at risk of missing out on formal education. But talking about impaired to other children disabled children are lagging behind and studies now even more than before but theyre facing many problems he cannot see properly what can you understand from a small phone screen and sometimes there are Network Issues too because of which he cannot attend the classes there the lack of inclusion in the Education System for children with disabilities has never been more pronounced than now. According to some recent surveys majority of students with disabilities are finding it difficult to cope with Online Education at the same time many nongovernmental organizations which address the needs of these children and provide them with academic support are also reeling under the impact of college 19 and the Lockdown National association for the blind in delhi is one such organization that helps children with visual impairment and multiple disabilities to build a foundation in learning so that they can lead to join means school one of them dormant were not receiving many donations now. So were not able to pay our staff or provide the facilities for the differently able to. Warm up over weve also not been receiving the funds we normally get from the government from reformatting our experts feel that during this pandemic the special needs of students with disabilities have been completely left out from education policies which any we kept them on the sidelines. Has shifted to online and systematically nor should it be to cater to them you know its good because ability particularly there is a was in accessibility and engender the information Communication Technologies it out learn those with disabilities not ready developed a magazine then there are also issues or nonavailability or internet devices that despite all the hardships he faces is unlikely and happy child like other children he has dreams one day to be a doctor another be a single. The Education System or is it to him to be more inclusive. For more lets bring in christine comment shes with the United NationsChildrens Fund unicef welcome to g. W. Christine give us an idea of the global scope of the pandemics impact on the lives of children that are already physically and mentally challenged. And there have been 19 children everywhere are at risk surgery and physical disabilities are at high risk without mitigating actions of the end that affect them disproportionately on the one hand they media high risk of complications from comit Underlying Health reasons and yet at the same time information on how to protect themselves from introduction may not be in a format they can understand. Support. Including on how education have been suspended just when the children meet and most and parents who are themselves struggling under the pandemic may not be able to step in or they may themselves fall ill with code that. Children with preexisting market teams are also least likely to benefit from Distance Learning solutions when schools are closed so they me and they are at risk of falling behind and all these factors can lead to increased stress fear and sense of isolation as actually i mean difficult for them to understand the changes and how life chrissy mental and physical impairment of children are a challenge for them and their families even under non pandemic circumstances now that the whole world is concerned with not contracting the virus to the concerns of these kids with special needs go on dressed. And the fact of permits are affecting total disproportionately as i said the poor and the most marginalized children and there you are at it is that and our banner will situations are affected most like children living in cook communities countries and girls in particular children operated and living in countries actings or exposed to it disabilities and it was not an impact and lifelong of the consequences of undamaged risk plunging them further into hardship or marriage and labor many children for example may never return to school as they have to support their families and when schools are closed they may also become my marriage because many have dependents who meet us as their only or a similar situation on the move to live in cannes or added settlements the situation is particularly difficult this nearly impossible for them to protect themselves from the pirates and have the same time most likely to be excluded from support and Education Services or learning. So this looks at exactly what needs to be done them to improve the current situation. This is an unprecedented crisis which requires unprecedented solidarity and all of Us Government and the public the private sector must Work Together to keep surgeon how safe and planning and the jugular focus must be on the most honorable and just surgeon so you especially must ensure that surgeon communities not only recover from the crisis but also become more brazilian for the future and this requires urgent and in education and Child Protection and help in your question. And whats also very important is that we listen to children and young people and were along to design a Better Future and overcome this crisis and prevent this from becoming a sustained type rights crisis forseen common of unicef thank you for your insights. And now its over to our science correspondent Barry Williams who is hard at work and serene your questions about the coronavirus. How efficient are saliva tests. Pretty much all of the experts agree that that fast simple accurate testing is a cornerstone of fighting the spread of coke at 19 but the conventional Testing Process has some some major disadvantages weve all seen a medical professional takes a swab that that looks like its like days long and they stick it way down your throat often via your nose i havent been tested myself but people i know who have been say its really no fun at all which is why the news that saliva tests are now being authorized for years is its pretty important stuff not only because saliva samples are easier to acquire and new methods make them cheaper to process but also because at some point at least you could potentially take the sample yourself and just send it in and removing the sample takers from the equation doesnt just get rid of a bottom bag it also means fewer people being potentially exposed. But how accurate are spit tests can they can they can pay or to conventional swab p. C. R. Tests that they get it right around 95 percent of the time well if you trust its developers the most recent saliva test to gain emergency use authorization in the u. S. Is highly accurate and the Research Team behind it says that their tests a