it is certainly hitting the country very hard in particular because of the more prevail and corona virus variant which is being described as more contagious and contagious also for a long gun which has led to an increase in the number of corona virus cases here in germany and also by the way to a growing debate about what path the country should take in the next few weeks and in the next few months this is by the way a debate on a situation that is not only happening here in germany also in other european countries and in many of germany's neighboring countries as well which only makes the situation here in this country more and more difficult and more and more challenging there are a few caveats a few good news spot of all this situation one of them being that the number of deaths have been going down and also a positive development when you look at the infections among germany's older population but all in all the situation is certainly very difficult when it comes to this 3rd wave of the coronavirus pandemic and it's taking place the pen demick we have to say against the backdrop also

modified a version of a common cold virus from chimpanzees to contain genetic material shared by the corona virus then there's the johnson and johnson vaccine which also contains cold viruses that deliver the genetic blueprint of the corona virus spike protein to body cells it's the 1st to be administered and one shots. let's bring in our guests in doha is patrick tang who is the division chief of microbiology at sidra medicine in johannesburg regina osi who is the medical doctor and infectious diseases specialist at the arom institute and in barcelona is geoffrey lazarus who's the head of health systems research group at barcelona institute for global health welcome to the program thanks for speaking to us on al-jazeera regina so this is a rare admission of weakness by china what do you read into it. well i think it's very difficult to understand exactly what it is that they're talking about because we haven't actually seen the data are i think the data has been submitted to the w h o's. expert a group called states and we're waiting for a decision to be pending but we also don't know what

policy family policy and management of the corona crisis but he and the party late leadership also made it very clear today that they are looking for party unity that means unity between the big sister the christian democrats and the but they're a good party the c s u and therefore the final word has not yet been spoken until mr lasher does meet with mr sergio who leads that are very insistent party and the 2 can show a united front the decisions today by the party leadership both in the executive committee and the broader leadership were not unexpected because this is the leadership of the christian democrats and they are known to be skeptical skeptical about a shift in the balance of power toward their ego therefore there are some christian democrats who have emphasized that it's important to look at what the membership of the party in the federal states the party association is saying rather than only what the leaders have in mind however this where today it may not be the last word but it is a very strong word with a lot of weight in favor of mr lasher of these 2 candidates melinda

the fight against the corona virus pandemic. has the rate of infection been developing what does the latest research say. information and contacts the coronavirus update. on t w. do you feel worried about the planet. due to. a meal on the greens. and to me it's clear to me. the solutions are out there. join me for deep into the green transformation for me. for the. vaccines are turning the tide but they're not without risks especially for women they've been break ace's of blood clotting even fatal ones leading some governments to slow down backs in nations we have. with. each delay puts more lives at risk as the corona virus spreads it's a balancing act between speed and caution in the fight against covert 19. the risk of dying from cove it is much higher than getting a blood clot from a vaccine but even more concerning is a new report from oxford university that shows catching the corona virus puts you at even more risk of a deadly blood clot in a moment we'll talk to scientists at johns hopkins university for this report. astr

popularity of mr serger i think it's that image of dynamism these try to cultivate particularly in the corona crisis sees he's positioned himself as somebody who has been tough willing to get things done willing to take unpopular decisions and by contrast is sometimes been a bit king that see you and locked down so that maybe one of the key differences between them is every simon young reporting thank you. we turn our attention now to the mideast where israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu says his country will never allow iran to obtain nuclear weapons mr netanyahu made their comments after tehran blamed israel for sabotaging its largest nuclear facility israel has not directly claimed responsibility but israeli media reported that an israeli cyber attack was behind the incident a spokesman for iran's foreign ministry said his country will retaliate against israel in due time the natanz enrichment site suffered a large scale blackout on sunday just hours after uranium enrichment was restarted at the plant the incident took place barely a week after you back talks in vienna are reviving t

and hard hit mexico races to develop its own corona virus vaccine nasal spray inoculation help break the back of the pandemic in mexico and beyond. using debt as a form of resistance to mark the international day of a man in brazil combining 2 very different styles to break down barriers for the community. terry martin good to have you with us joe biden has pitched his proposals for what he calls a once in a generation investment in america and its 1st speech to congress as u.s. president he outlines sweeping plans to increase wages and invest in infrastructure to create more jobs he also stressed the need for the u.s. to reassert its place in the world saying it must. show its adversaries that democracy still works. joe biden spent decades in the us congress as a senator. he was back with an ambitious program that could see him becoming a transformational u.s. president. would be back. he began by drawing attention to the historic fact that for the 1st time ever the 2 people behind him where women madam speaker madam ways president i. was. has never said those words from this podium

the fight against the corona virus pandemic. has the rate of infection in developing what does the latest research say. information and context the coronavirus update. on t w. are you ready for some great news i'm pristine wonderland i'm ready market you know with the brand new details the news africa the show that tackles the issues shaping the country now with more time to all by an in-depth look at all of the crime stuff to you what's making the headlines and what's behind the way on the streets to keep it in the forms on the inside. w. news in africa every friday on g.w. . in one part of the world a race to vaccinate. in another the long white. richer countries have plenty of funding and plentiful vaccine doses for countries that need a it could be years before some of fully vaccinated recent setbacks with the most accessible vaccines astra zeneca and johnson and johnson on to helping global vaccination at 2 speeds. what does it mean for the lives and livelihoods thinking anything be done to prevent it. well india is now the

has lost ground in the polls there's been a bitter fight for her succession in the party and corona virus is hitting the country hard issue leaving behind a mass i think we had should have had a tough debate on the question who might successor might be successor from the union as you do see as we would hear from for a chance to ship in germany. through 2 weeks ago we were good formed about that both chairman of the 2 parties matthew souter from c.s. who is. i mean i said from city who both want to run as katie did for a chance at ship and it took 9 days of discussion in different formats as a party and then the decision came out that i mean i set the cherubs to see the who and prime minister of most from this failure would be candidate i think 9 days is not too much to take such a important decision and looking to zip code in a situation we have heard and learned yesterday from the meeting from the prime minister's visit chancellor that we make huge steps forward concerning that c. nation we are no above 25 percent of corporations and i want to talk about in particular that that battle fo

the fight against the corona virus pandemic. has the rate of infection been developing what does the latest research say. information and context the coronavirus update 19 special. on t w. in the art of climate change. is a massive. cuts to people. what ideas do they have for their future. d.w. dot com megacities the making to get. close to. $314000.00 new infections in a single day it's the worst coronavirus outbreak for any country. india's hospitals are close to collapse they're running out of medication and. 2000 people died on wednesday alone. india had come off relatively lightly during the pandemic but the number of infections has rocketed in recent weeks. why is the big question some doctors blame more infectious variants others point to loose restrictions and people letting down their guard after hearing about the vaccine or following india's fairly unscathed brush with the 1st wave we'll talk to an expert in delhi in a moment 1st this report. many in india thought they had got the better of the pandemic but now the cou

hoping that will give them some protection against the corona by this. that story came from our correspondent i need to tell be in delhi and she joins us now for more on the story how many are we've seen new cases and deaths hitting record highs almost daily and we know as we saw in that report that india is producing vaccines of its own but how quickly can those efforts be ramped up let us know by what i don't believe that both of you that urge out of but one thing is evident way by what the floods are seen by the reports that we are not able to manufacture and many maxie and that is why it says the event of the 2nd wave the domestic demand for that summation had increased that you had to see that was there how. much of a driving demand the last mission to be built on the industrial community had of the sudan as you know which is the largest back in a factor as clearly said that they lack in trying and they do need a sizable cash is also on the up their production now at this time in the situation that we are there are questions also being reached about

but they were almost sidelined by the corona virus outbreak. the construction of our space station was affected by the predominate early stage but we were hard to minimize the impact china has made no secret of its ambition to become an international space that was to rival the us it's been collaborating closely with russia to the stand washington has bandaging been working with nasa because of security concerns in 2003 china became the 3rd country after the u.s. and russia to put a man in space they jane has since launched a number of space walks and cruellest missions including the retrieval of lunar rocks in december it's expected to land a perv on mars later this year and there are plans to eventually work but the russian space agency to build a research station on the moon. in the coming years will carry out a 4th phase of china's lunar exploration program explore asteroids and the space as well as develop her live car iraqis all those are included in our plan china's space station is a fraction of the size of the international space stati

biotechs co-founder says he's confident that his company's vaccine works against the variance of the corona virus the 1st emerged in india the e.u. has accused beijing and moscow of state sponsored disinform ation campaigns against western developed coated 19 vaccines while promoting their own and europe has now recorded more than 50000000 corona virus infections that represents about one 3rd of total global cases. and champions league football manchester city scored 2 goals in the 2nd half to defeat paris sensor mount 21 in their 1st semifinal match in paris p.s.g. open the scoring with a header by mark in us in the 15th minute but after the break kevin to broil. has each scored to give manchester city the advantage heading into the 2nd leg between the 2 on may 4th in manchester england. business is coming up next i'm terry martian thanks for watching.

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was completed during the last crisis and stood empty for a long time and just as business picked up corona hit but look at that it was what we have right now is uncertainty through coded we didn't know how customers would react but we have indications that people are buying again. the industry as a whole seems to share this optimism but for now it's wishful thinking spain's largest real estate appraiser tends an estimate after a period of stagnation prices will drop real estate has already gotten cheaper in madrid barcelona and also in under the sea where the casa del sol lies and demand for cement fell by 10 percent across spain another indicator of a weak market the reason. the virus has mainly effective the start of new projects we were more conscious in 2021 watching the market and postponing many projects for me and the more that i saw them falling prices and falling construction activity maybe it's just a dip but it could also be the end of a boom if so thousands of jobs will once again be at risk ali would season awards season like no other has been bad news for those who make their

was completed during the last crisis and stood empty for a long time and just as business picked up corona hit and look at that it was what we have right now is uncertainty through coded we didn't know how customers would react but we have indications that people are buying again. the industry as a whole seems to share this optimism but for now it's wishful thinking spain's largest real estate appraiser tends an estimate after a period of stagnation prices will drop real estate has already gotten cheaper in madrid barcelona and also and i do see where the costa del sol lies and demand for cement fell by 10 percent across spain another indicator of a weak market the reason. the fires have mainly effect of the start of new projects we were more cautious in 2020 and watching the market and postponing many projects. falling prices and falling construction activity maybe it's just a dip but it could also be the end of a boom if so thousands of jobs will once again be at risk. and finally the owners of the container ship ever given are facing billions in compensation payouts which means they may

i don't think they'll be crouse the would be if it was allowed because corona forbids that. thank you very much for that culture of puerto robin merrill. tens of thousands of people are being evacuated from the area around the volcano on the caribbean island of st vincent after began erupting on friday the volcano has been spewing smoke and ash across the island it had been dormant for decades until december 2020 when it began showing signs of activity. watching the eruption ejected smoke kilometers high into the air oh my god who last of free air created an ash cloud so thick it hid the sun poor visibility forced airlines to cancel flights to and from st vincent i hear there's this low down scroll down i hear it does this smoke start to go up in their saw me and i does get punished on the syrian dust so maybe those merry go over 16000 people living near the volcano were ordered to leave the area for their own safety by st vincents prime minister ralph gonsalves as. residents queued for many buses taking only what they could carry with them. but they weren't enough places fo

links to blood clots it's been suspended in more than a dozen countries and some research found the corona virus variant discovered in south africa can penetrate pfizer bio on texaco with 1000 vaccine to some extent and a new study in the us suggests that modern us vaccine might have more side effects than 5 years where the vaccines differ in the way they trigger people's bodies to fight coronavirus china sent a vacuum killed parts of a virus to expose immune systems to it without risking a serious response pfizer and moderne are so-called m r n a vaccines in which part of the corona virus is genetic code is injected into the body the u.k.'s astra zeneca vaccine has modified a version of a common cold virus from chimpanzees to contain genetic material shared by the corona virus then there is the johnson and johnson vaccine which also contains cold viruses that deliver the genetic blueprint of the corona virus spike protein to body cells it's the 1st to be administered and one shots. let's bring in our guests in doha is patrick tang who is the division chief of microbiology at sidra medicin

gains exclusive access to the high security siberian the burra tree where russia's corona vaccine is made developer say the shots 100 percent effective of producing antibodies against 4 strains of covert 19. now the news the world health organization criticizes the rollout of covert 900 vaccines in europe the big an acceptable explode the agency's executive director for europe explains the problem in numbers. both the long and frustrates a good long because we are rapidly approaching 1000000 deaths in the european beach with but also we just don't see these vaccines. play. a long. and asian man is brutally assaulted in the new york subway and an elderly filipino woman beaten in the city's streets in the latest string of anti asian hate crimes in america. in the u.k. warns his community can't be held responsible for the actions of some individuals unless muslims are treated with more respect for a teacher showed his class cartoons of the prophet mohammed we put the issue of. you know we call the brain paul is it ok to be like fuck and be racist against muslims but for most alarming he

the many aspects of the corona virus pandemic topped the tunker for us around the world captured their impressions of exhausted caregivers people dying alone social distancing and loneliness. the winning photograph shows an 85 year old woman receiving her 1st hug after 5 months isolation and her son apollo nursing home through a plastic curtain which happens to resemble an angel's wings. she had the jury viewed this photograph as one of the pandemics few positive images this picture suggests boner ability loss grief and death but above all survival and. brazil has been especially hard hit by the pandemic 350000 people have already died there nursing homes were closed for months to protect residents. in this split of a 2nd that we see the images we feel. how it must be that other person get a sense of. what unites us the jury looks through nearly 75000 images. but disposable surgical mask even made its way into the winning photo in the nature category. all right coming up next china's economy picks up significantly 1st quarter figures show big growth why and is it sustainable monica jon

makeshift cremation sites like these a springing up to deal with the rising death toll because corona turion some cemeteries cannot cope. relatives feel helpless as the coronavirus teds through the capital i have money i have everything but i can't get my sister. got me nobody at the back to baghdad because that is not forget no very good we can do good we can go. as a boy and hospitals have run out of oxygen and intensive care beds india's prime minister patients and caution. are gobs of money i'm speaking to you on this radio show them at a time when corona is testing our patience and that capacity to bad pay for many of our loved ones have left us to soon i meant. to leave at this moment in order to win this battle and we must listen to scientists. for several days running the indian government has reported more than $300000.00 new infections. doctors worry the recent surge has been fueled by a new variant this one composed of tea while the more infectious and vaccine resistant versions of the virus health experts fear the result could be a virus that's fast spreading and less cont

the long term health effects of the corona virus a still polio understood. some people bounce back quickly. while others struggle to recover from the virus facing trouble focusing and breathing. suffering severe symptoms like organ damage. researches and turning to new types of therapy. as we learn to live with code 19. and if that's too wacky for you how about an opera singer to teach you how to breathe more easily if you're suffering from long covet the w.'s london correspondent berkut mascotte up with an operatic voice coach. knowing bubbles to help with. susie do basic training. she's developed special greeting exercises for patients and for some of them it's a bit too hard work at the moment but what it does is it just allows your voice a little bit of a chance to unpressed. sheba says it's thanks to suzy that she feels well again and is able to take up your hobbies just a year ago she was suffering from a lung infection and needed oxygen. 3 months on i remember feeling so fatigued breathless i mean literally from my bed to the bathroom i would just get

now in the war on the pandemic russia has an array of weapons among them is the epic corona vaccine this week it's become available in all russian regions for the mass vaccination campaign the job developer of safe safe 100 percent effective at producing antibodies and can even fight off mutant strains r.t. was invited to visit the high security robot tree in the heart of so barrier where it's produced. this sign is probably worth a 1000 words because we are in one of the few places in the world where it has been plastered against the door not for cool looks not for show but as an actual warning behind this door is one of the world's 2 largest virus collections some of them so deadly they make covert 19 look like an allergy we are at the vector research institute met here with armed guards barbed wire and the no fly zone above us inviting journalists is worlds apart from common practice here but they're eager to show and talk about how with their jab corona is made so this machine is where the work on the vaccine begins basically an inactivated virus from the red zone from the dirty zone

during the corona crisis london feels a bit more like bike friendly amsterdam. phillip johnson and his family hope it will stay that way though this new golden age for cycling seems almost too good to be true. when the cycle struck eastern india in mid 2020 the world heritage site but this wasn't spared located in the bay of bengal it constitutes the largest mango for us on earth and is at the receiving end of many mental calamities local communities are now putting their heads together to find long term sustainable solutions to improve the living conditions in a place they call home. like then unpin had barely come and gone when help arrived in the sunderbans. volunteers from the quarantine students network set up pumps to expel the salt water that had collected in the fish ponds. the immediate aim of the emergency assistance was to enable locals to return to fish farming and also prevent an outbreak of disease. public. health and hygiene are seriously destructive here and need to be restored stagnant water is dangerous as it can lead to gastro intestinal disea

the fight against the corona virus pandemic. as the rate of infection developing does the latest research. information and contacts the coronavirus update. on t.w. . official estimates more than 1200000 venezuelans live in colombia legally and illegally. why return to. visiting friends i don't think i'd ever go back there to live where i live there again i don't know so i'm not sure. their own witness global news that matters. made for minds. hungry is easing it down but doctors a sounding the alarm death rates are among the highest in the world still stores are reopening with the government praising its vaccination campaign. at the same time as batting journalists from hospitals. coronavirus wards a feeling to capacity but that's not the message the state wants to broadcast like it or not the 3rd wave is hitting not. hungry has the highest number of people vaccinated in europe and one of the highest covert related death rates won't wide relative to its population health care workers say restrictions should have been in place so

the fight against the corona virus. as the rate of infection in developing what does the latest research say. information and contacts. virus update. on t.w. . what's going on here. house of your family home from a printer. computer games that are killing. my dog needs electricity. explosions delivers 1st. and shows what the future holds. living in the digital world shift. on d. w. . a life. well i'd rather not but how will the world look after the pandemic alone welcome to the show i'm seeing beardsley in berlin that was sociologist richard sennett with whom we spoke on monday as part of our week long exercise of imagining life after the pandemic that is the aspects of society or even our daily lives that could be changed for the better we've been asking researchers from around the world for their biggest lessons for the past year and a half here's what we've heard so far. has the pandemic changed how we live will social distancing become the new norm the danger in this is you naturalised the extreme. to zoom or even w

india now has the 2nd worst rate of corona virus infections in the world pilgrims gathering for a religious group of festival threaten to make matters even worse. and covered in ash $20000.00 people could be displaced months in the caribbean island of st vincent a volcano continues to erupt. so people in a could all have rejected the leftist revolutionary chosen conservative bank aquarium or last out to be the next president with most of the runoff ballots counted took nearly 53 percent of the runoff vote economists on his out who's admitted defeats with 47 percent of electors voting for him a latin america tellus in human as this report. 3rd time lucky after losing 2 previous presidential election bids 65 year old ecuadorian banker and businessman yet one last look set to govern his troubled country yes thank you from the bottom of my heart for allowing me to be your president so i can serve you . facing the worst economic crisis in recent memory at the door into preferred to choose the conservative last or rather than swing back to the left. to former president rafael correa as citizens f

really very highly effective and then corona happened and. have retreated now more than 300 patients so far more that 2000 a tele consultations and it really a very good results compared to our national survey especially in the most severe covered 900 patients so again highly effective and also we could keep them at their local hospital. mostly so after all it's immediate very timely possibility and of treating patients. today treaty and i'm sure this is the right way forward but story come fall or be there comes a time florine replace the face to face visit at the doctors well this is a very good question so one thing is for sure and has been proven in the states in research studies telephone alone is not enough you need to see a patient you need to have the clinical picture. all kinds of information and means x. rays. of oratory of blood gets analysis of monitoring e.c.g. and so on what we cannot provide using telemedicine is that we touched patients so there's no hectic but we have really very good resolutions and technology we can zoom in

we're all in this together it was the slogan on social media back when the corona pandemic started. around the world that a symptom or become clear to our social and. economic inequality in the bars the to reinforce. on. we've got some tips for your bucket list. corner. kataklysm. and some great cultural memorials to boot. the double trouble we go. welcome to global 3 thousands. this week we focus on one of our world's biggest problems inequality societies where the gap is huge between rich and poor where many people are being left behind and that was the full the pandemic. we go to indonesia which due to the coronavirus lockdown is currently in the midst of a baby boom it's making life tough for many.

the amount of people here could be one of the reasons why corona virus infections have skyrocketed in argentina in the past days on wednesday argentina as government confirmed over 22000 new infections of covert 19 and that's why president i want to finance this announced new measures to prevent the spread of the virus. in these months we want to help health care aid economic recovery and keep schools open as much as we can if we do this we can diminish the speed of transmission the higher the transmission and the hospital occupation the more restrictions we will have to impose and that's why we need to protect ourselves from a member this also announced a curfew at midnight restrictions on public transport and social gatherings in private homes last year argentina was one of the 1st countries in the region to impose a total lockdown to prevent the spread of the virus but the situation is different now. argentina's government is trying to avoid imposing are told to love down mostly because of the impact it would have on argentina's fragile economy where millions are struggling to make

the fight against the corona virus pandemic. has the rate of infection been developing what does the latest research say. information and contacts the coronavirus update 19. on t w. every day counts for us and for our planet. who might use these homes way to bring you more conservation. to make single screen. how can we protect our interests. we can move to france. good morning to you as the environmental series of little sleep on. the coronavirus knows no borders similarly there's one group of people that manages to target more migrants. they're at a higher risk of acquiring and dying from covert 19. the dantes patchy and the reasons are diverse. today we cut through the prejudices and racism to see what's. behind the trend. i've been fizzling welcome to the show in a moment we'll talk to a public health scientist about the dangers for migrants but aside from what the state can do is also a lot we can achieve at a community level as our reporters found out. as a so-called neighborhood mother mona ramadan helps recent immigrant

the corona virus pandemic. has the rate of infection in developing what does the latest research say. information and contacts the around a virus update. on t w. culture. hair. superman. superfood stylish. lifestyle you're a. $314000.00 new infections in a single day it's the corona virus outbreak for any country in. india's hospitals are close to collapse they're running out of medication and. 2000 people. had come off relatively lightly during the pandemic the number of infections has rocketed in recent weeks. is the big question some doctors blame. others point to loose restrictions and people. after hearing about the vaccine or following family unscathed brush with the 1st wave we'll talk to an expert in delhi in a moment 1st this report. many in india thought they had got the better of the pandemic but now the country is being overwhelmed by a devastating new way. no city is as badly hit as delhi. as cases explode hospitals there are breaking point. some patients are forced to share a bed and there's an ac

this week's news our exclusive access to the high security software in the bar a tree where russia's corona vaccine is manufactured developed so the shot is 100 percent effective at producing antibodies against all strains of. the world health organization criticizes the rollout of coded 19 vaccines in europe unacceptably slow the agency's executive director for europe explained the problem. i'm frustrated. because. 1000000 deaths in new york in nature but also frustrated because we don't see these vaccines reaching us to. play . a little. longer. brutally assaulted in the new york subway and an elderly filipino woman beaten in the city's streets in the latest string of hate crimes in america. in the u.k. community can't be held responsible for the actions of some individuals unless muslims are treated with more respect teacher showed his class cartoons of the prophet muhammad it's an issue we put up for debate. cultural debate is the ok to be poked fun can be. moved to la me here is that the teacher had to go into hiding with police protection. very good afternoon thanks for joining us you

well the number of corona virus deaths in brazil has dipped slightly from a record high of 4200 announced on tuesday another 3800 deaths were reported on whedon's day with around 1000 new infections and he has throughout the pandemic the presidential year paulson abra continues to plague 19 monica has more from rio de janeiro. doctors here and scientists have been warning that the new variants were boring to show up in brazil because not much has been done to control this outbreak the spread of infections you have mayors and governors of some cities and states imposing restrictive measures to keep people at home you have the president saying that they should not stay home and so there isn't an organized effort to control the outbreak and with this the virus is spreading rapidly and mutating very rapidly and what doctors here have told us is that they're afraid that by the time brazilians are all vaccinated those vaccines might not be enough to control the new variants of food still don't know and which will show was a vengeful argentina is clamping down with restrictions on movement and b

hoping that will give them some protection against a corona. and that's it for today you can of course find more information on our website the death of dot com forward slash asia and you can check us out on facebook and twitter as well we're back to moral at the same time went to bat for. more than a 1000 years ago europe witnesses a huge construction of. christianity firmly established itself. as religious and secular leaders want to display their power. to trace speaking. and create the tallest biggest most beautiful structures. stone masons builders and architects compete with each other. this is how massive churches create a. contest of the. stars. on t.w. . on this show a film that's making a splash understand all of its needs we'll take a closer look at one of the contenders for this year's best film also coming up there was a ship that see the name it takes on old traditions turned a postman living in a backwater town into an internet sensation. and how a photographer is capturing everyday life in germany during the. coronavirus pandemi

the funked up against the corona virus. as the rate of infection been developing what does the latest research say. information and contacts the coronavirus up to. 19. w. climate change. soon. to. be used today. d.w. dot com african american cities for the meeting to give. clues to. the problem in society we have at the moment everyone is afraid of making a mistake what may happen if we don't do any. independent macos changed life as we know it. but what comes next. will a fast paced lives pick up again. will we continue to innovate regardless of the cost. live lives profit driven. and globally connected. or has this pandemic sparked irreparable change. how will we live in the future after the pandemic. hello and welcome to the 1000 special i'm seen beardsley in berlin well this week we're taking a look ahead at life after the pandemic for what it means for cities to economies and even nutrition a recent study has linked higher obesity rates with higher cova death rates the world obesity federation report says covert death

while europe is in the midst of an intensive 3rd wave in the corona virus pandemic in france more than 100000 people have now died from cove at 19 meanwhile germany is seeing its largest rise in new infections since early january that's despite vaccinations picking up pace new national controls have been approved by the country's cabinet but they could take another week to pass through the parliament doctors and health officials are pleading for immediate action. on germany's intensive care ward the 3rd wave looks like more than 29000 new coded 19 cases were reported on thursday the highest number since early january doctors are warning that in parts of the country only 10 percent of intensive care beds around filled the head of germany's public health institute is alone. just the reason yet it is clear that we need to act now on all levels above all the decision makers need to take action we need to reduce our contacts now break the infection chain now and save lives and the health of many people. but not all decision makers share that sense of urgency in particular some regional lead

andy has seen its worst day so far from corona virus with nearly 3300 more fatalities taking the official told past 200000 more than 360000 new cases a global record have been confirmed in the past 24 hours in new delhi and neighboring states hospitals are running out of beds medical supplies and oxygen many people have been flocking to makeshift clinics like this sikh temple hoping to access some of it's limited oxygen supply anyone above the age of 18 can register for vaccinations from biden's day but it's not clear if the government can provide enough of them if they can get it going to have money to come move from my leave and come here for the south again so i can not take it out you know fit into i have to give it one 0 my god how much time of the week. or. turn to go. how do you do our job and all over the nearby street is 10100 limited but we are getting. all over go on go towards. the local media is reporting new delhi is running out of wood to keep its crime atory ims running almost 3 and a half 1000 funerals for coronavirus victims were held across the capital last week operato

brazil battles a 2nd wave of corona virus infections as a variant 1st detected that spread across latin america health authorities are scrambling for more vaccine. alexina valmy appears in public for the 1st time since the russian opposition leader and his. long hunger strike. i'm phil gal welcome to the program. u.s. president joe biden plans for what he called a once in a generation investment in america his 1st speech to congress as president he outlined proposals to a vast massively in infrastructure and said the country must reassert its place in the world by sharing advice democracy still works. joe biden spent decades in the u.s. congress as a senator. he was back with an ambitious program that could see him becoming a transformational u.s. president. would be back. he began by drawing attention to the historic fact that for the 1st time ever the 2 people behind him where women madam speaker madam vice president i. was with. has never said those words from this podium no president ever said those words. then a grim summary of his 1st 100 days combined with a note of optimism 100

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hoping that will give them some protection against the corona biters. and germany is seeing its biggest rise in corona virus cases since early january just under 30000 new infections have been registered in the last day almost 300 people have died taking the total number of deaths in germany to almost 80000 the government is seeking to push through fresh measures health minister again sponsor as new restrictions are inevitable. right scenes and testing alone will not be enough to break the 3rd wave it will take decisive action and hard as it is further restrictions. we can already full see that if we don't stop this trend our health care system would reach its limits that's why the situation in the intensive care units is one of the most decisive factors because our main goal in this pandemic is to prevent our health care system from being overwhelmed. and for more let's bring in chief political editor michelle local to mckayla the last 24 hours showing the highest number of new cases in more than 3 months how bad is it. it's pretty bad if you listen to

corona is good for the environment there are fewer boats fewer tourists and also less trash they used to be a lot more of all that here. fishing is easier now i used to spend hours looking for fish but since corona there's plenty of them. with the tourists gone life underwater has visibly blossomed. corals have recovered. fish stocks have multiplied and animals that haven't been seen for years have reappeared. for corona $40000000.00 tourists came to thailand each year 33000000 of them when times beach holidays along the coast and then suddenly they all disappeared all the boats are gone but there are no more beach parties no more noise there's less sewage and rubbish from the hotels what a difference. but while empty beaches are a boon for the environment they spell economic ruin for many in the community tourism is thailand's most important source of income even environmentalists agree it's about striking a balance. without tourism without the desire for these wonderful holiday destinations people would never have understood the importance of preserving nature they wouldn't care if

the death rate from corona virus is much higher amongst people who are on the margins of society. presidential year or so narrow argues that lock downs increase economic hardship but critics say brazil is paying a high price for his radical stance this week the senate opened an inquiry into ball scenarios handling of the pandemic so the president has resolutely ignored all scientific advice he long played down the virus and encourage the use of medications that doctors say are worthless with his poll ratings taking a hit balls an arrow is now making more of an effort to procure vaccines from abroad but in a country of well over $200000000.00 it would take many months to vaccinate even the most vulnerable of the current rate. in the meantime without any nationwide restrictions thousands are continuing to die in brazil every day. well for more on this joining me from sao paolo is journalist sam cowley that's a joining us sam what's the reaction to the restrictions being loosened as we see another bleak figure in brazil but i mean it's hard to say you really quite frankly because the

each to lay puts more lives at risk as the corona virus spreads it's a balancing act between speed and caution in the fight against covert 19. the risk of dying from cove it is much higher than getting a blood clot from a vaccine but even more concerning is a new report from oxford university that shows catching the corona virus puts you at even more risk of a deadly blood clot in a moment we'll talk to a vaccine scientist at johns hopkins university 1st this report. astra zeneca $1000.00 victor vaccine has hardly been out of the headlines since last december in till now it's been instrumental in the success of the u.k.'s vaccination program but from now on its use there will be restricted to those over 30 years of age there have been worries in the european union about its effectiveness and potential side effects germany initially restricted its used to under 60 five's now berlin is recommending it purely for over sixty's those worries were compounded by several cases of a rare thrombosis type following astra zeneca vaccinations some of them fatal. the european medicines agency in ams