In Brief: Construction to begin next week on new coronavirus treatment center in Berlin
The new clinic’s project manager Albrecht Broemme says there are considerable challenges ahead, including staffing.
In Brief: Senate sets aside funds for Berlin businesses hurt by COVID-19 pandemic
Millions of euros in aid from the Berlin Senate is now available for small and medium sized businesses, including restaurants and clubs. In other news, the Netherlands closed their borders on Thursday to try and stop the spread of the coronavirus.
In Brief: German military reservists on call to fight COVID-19 pandemic
German Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer says tens of thousands of reservists are ready to be activated to help with the coronavirus outbreak.
The Coronavirus Chronicle #3: THE NOMAD’S QUANDARY
Jimbino Vegan has spent half his life traveling Europe playing music, but the pandemic has killed his gigs and forced him to make a difficult choice. We find out more in today’s The Coronavirus Chronicle.
The Coronavirus Chronicle #2: ‘A LEAF ON THE WIND’
“The only part that is really making me nervous is my travel back to the States. At this point ‘I’m a leaf on the wind.’” In the second part of The Coronavirus Chronicle, American tourist Brian Morton shares his fears of leaving Berlin and heading home to the United States.
In Brief: Chancellor Angela Merkel urges Germans to pull together to get through coronavirus crisis
Chancellor Angela Merkel addressed the nation in a televised speech, urging people to take the coronavirus crisis very seriously.
In Brief: Robert Koch Institute: Germany could face up to 10 million coronavirus cases by summer
Germany’s disease control and prevention agency, the Robert Koch Institute, urges people to take the coronavirus health crisis seriously.
Programming alert 19/03/20
Update: We’re back on air. Thanks to everyone who got in touch to let us know about the issue.
The Fink+Forty Show: Broadcast March 16, 2020
Two of Berlin’s most informed tastemakers take us on a weekly journey soundtracked by what is rocking the hippest city on earth right now.
The Coronavirus Chronicle #1: SEPARATE, BUT TOGETHER
In the first edition of our new series The Coronavirus Chronicle, we check in with Brighid from Neukölln, who has a rather unique problem involving her living arrangements.
In Brief: Robert Koch Institute raises COVID-19 threat level to “high”
The coronavirus crisis shuts down major car and furniture companies as the Robert Koch Institute raises the COVID-19 threat to level “high.”
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