let's update you on other parts of the
world in regards to coronavirus first
let's start with Yemen there are reports
of a dramatic rise in the number of
people dying with corona virus like
symptoms in the southern city of Aden
quoting official figures Save the
Children says that there have been at
least 380 deaths in the past week
according to the charity some health
professionals lacking personal
protective equipment or refusing to go
to work several hospitals have closed
and people are dying because they can't
get treatment
turning now to New Zealand where people
have been getting a sense of what it's
like to get back to business as lockdown
there is lifted thousands of firms have
reopened with shops and restaurants
welcoming customers for the first time
since March well although the risk of
transmission is now said to be very
small people are still being urged to
follow strict social distancing rules
well while New Zealand has been praised
for its decisive action on coronavirus
the government is facing criticism over
a new law which gives police greater
powers to arrest those breaking social
distancing rules here's a Briony sowdan
the law was rushed through a Wednesday
before the restrictions were eased
around the country and what it means is
that these lockdowns the quarantines
police giving fines for flout and social
distancing rules those that can continue
but with more ease now the biggest thing
and the biggest change is that police
will be able to enter people's homes if
they have significant reason or grounds
to believe that people are breaking the
rules now what that means in practice is
that if you're having a party or there's
loud music you can probably expect
police at your door without an arrest
warrant the other big thing is that the
Health Minister can now effectively
designate any government employee an
enforcement officer which means they can
go into businesses and check that
businesses too are complying with these
social distancing rules and if not they
can be shut down too there's been a lot
of criticism many believe that this
infringes on people's civil liberties
the opposition's too has cool
but a stick too far MSD International
also has urged the government to relook
at this law and to review it in the
coming weeks the government though it's
defended this legislation it says that
New Zealand is facing unusual times that
this is urgently needed to fight covert
19 and was necessary to be able to lift
the restrictions around the country and
also give them the power to ramp up its
response should be there be any more
cases that come to light in there in the
next few months and in Finland
schoolchildren have returned to their
classrooms after eight weeks of lockdown
strict social distancing rules are in
place with staggered break times Finland
has recorded 284 deaths more than 6,000
infections lower than its more
neighboring Nordic countries now let's
turn to France which has announced of 19
billion dollar package to support the
tourism industry over the coming years
with 95 percent of hotels closed the
government says it will extend the
current furlough scheme until at least
the end of September the government has
promised French people that they'll
still be able to go on holiday in France
over the summer and what do you make of
this attempt to maintain social
distancing this is in a cafe in Germany
just south of Hamburg the cafe owners
are asking customers to wear swimming
noodles on their heads this was posted
on the cafe's Facebook page gimmick or a
practical idea let us know our hashtag
is BBC OS I'm at BBC Pasha Madeira