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Germany has brought in measures including border closures to try and head off coronavirus. Freelance business reporter Eric Graydon is in Berlin, and has been speaking to some businesses about the impact of the moves. And we get wider context from Peter Bofinger, a professor at Wurzburg University, who also spent ten years on the chancellor's Council of Economic Advisors. In the UK, we speak with Emma McClarkin, chief executive of the British Beer and Pub Association, about the challenges faced by the hospitality sector caused by coronavirus restrictions. We hear about a steady stream of warnings today about company viability from a range of businesses in the aviation and auto industries. Plus as more and more businesses move to cashless payments, amid concerns that notes and coins are more germ-ridden than paying by card, we look at the future of the technology. Cafe owner Ross Brown of Brown's of Brockley tells us why he's so enthusiastic about the move. Richie Torres is New York City council-member for the Bronx, and explains why he introduced a bill making it illegal for businesses in New York to go cashless. And Claire Bogusz, a researcher at the Stockholm School of Economics tells us why Sweden is at the forefront of cashless payment systems.

(Picture: A deserted Brandenburg Gate. Picture credit: Getty Images.)