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are you talking 202260000 or verse 3 year long do you know. this is the w. news live from berlin and california becomes the latest u.s. state to roll back its reopening up for its governor ordering all bars or restaurants and movie theaters to shut again amid an ongoing surge in new coronavirus cases hospitals in several california counties are already under strain also coming up. a reminder that going on vacation is no vacation from social
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distancing from the spanish party island majorca hundreds are again packing the bars and beaches ignoring guidelines germany's health minister warns reckless hardiness could trigger a 2nd wave to the coronavirus. and encourage out of work and out of options to the virus that leaves the forest struggling to stay afloat. i'm claridge adds and welcome to the show amid an ongoing surge in corona virus cases across several u.s. states california has announced it is a once again shutting down state authorities have ordered closures of restaurants and bars gems shopping malls and churches across america as most populous state several rural counties are experiencing strains to their hospital systems while
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cases are also mounting in large metropolitan areas including los angeles and san francisco. well for more on this we go to correspondent stephanie simons in our washington studio 7 california rolling back on reopening shutting down bars again and banning rest indoor restaurant dining why has the state decided to take these measures now victor step one is your rightfully say so and that is because i want to share a number with you the host from sation rates increased to about 30 percent in just 2 weeks in california 30 percent more hospitalizations due to corona virus infections just in 2 weeks and this gives you a picture an idea of how bad things are in california 8400 cases infection cases today alone and counting and 329000 cases in the state alone 7000 dead so the numbers are staggering the numbers are scary the numbers are
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making officials very very nervous and this is where you have this measure taken no basically a roll back to step one start from scratch everything is closed everybody should stay home if you have to go out where mess if you don't do this this is never going to stop for california or for anybody else in the united states right not the numbers they wanted to see but how is the reimposition of these restrictions being received are people complying. well that's about to we have to see about this as we know in california as well as in other states there are a lot of people i'm happy with the lockdown with shelter in place ordinance with the country actually not functioning and then using their jobs and having no income being at home trying to figure out childcare and being with their with their children who are not going to school however this is for everybody a stark reminder this is not going to get it's not over yet and as dr felt she the i mean america has. been those well known and. the authority infectious
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disease already said we're just in the middle of it this is not the end so there will be reactions there will be harsh reactions on one side and the other probably from washington there won't be any good reactions come into this and what does the situation in california tell us about the progress of the coronavirus pandemic in the u.s. as a whole well as a whole it's this really bad for the united states the curve the infection rate is still upwards is the wrong trajectory europe in comparison it is going downwards and significantly compared to what we have here in the united states florida 202-7000 cases just in 2 days. arizona it is really bad there texas the euston mayor is suggesting a 2 week at least a 2 week shutdown lockdown for used to because the medical system the health care system is getting overwhelmed they're running out of beds to take care of people
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who are coming to the hospital so it's not going to look good and overwhelmingly states are no rolling even out mandatory mask orders that means everybody has to wear a mask now in about 30 plus they buy now when you're outside so the numbers are not good and the situation for the united states is even worse all right our correspondent stephanie simon thank you. well amid that resurgence of the corona virus in the united states the world health organizations head it gave another stark warning saying the pandemic will intensify unless more countries adopt comprehensive plans to combat it if the basics aren't followed there is only one way despondent is going to go it's going to get worse and worse and worse there will be no return to the old normal for the foreseeable future but there is a roadmap to
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a situation where we can control the disease and get on with our lives german health minister young un has warned there could be a renewed outbreak of coronavirus if tourists let down their guard on vacation he said he was alarmed by images of germans of flouting social distancing guidelines while partying on the beaches of majorca spawns as the danger of a 2nd wave is real and he's urging tourists to follow the rules. on my your coast beaches holiday makers enjoy the sun and the fresh breeze but at night all the coronavirus related rules seem forgotten on the party strip the so-called tourists drinking and dancing with few face masks and little social distancing to be seen. german health minister bon has expressed concern. of course in this that we have to be very careful that the become
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a 2nd. what i mean by that is the risk of infection is particularly high when people don't stick to the rules. it's cool the austrian ski resort was one of the 1st coronavirus hot spots from our praise ski parties the virus started to spread all over europe. the health minister urged holiday makers to save vigilant in order to prevent new infections if you build up. when i see pictures from the baltic sea resorts and there is a breeze and everyone's looking out for one another bit i don't get nervous because . that's when i see people partying and drinking out of the same bottles when people are hugging that of course increases the risk as musical. said he understood that tourists are impatient after months of lockdown but that their behavior would increase the risk of spreading coronavirus and potentially trigger
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a 2nd wave of infections. south african president several ram opposed has reimposed a ban on alcohol sales and is bringing back a national curfew the government had loosened one of the world's strictest lock downs setting off a sharp spike in cases of coping 19 south africa is going through stormy times not only in terms of the weather coverage 9000 cases by hundreds of thousands of south african lost their jobs because of the lock down the economy is shrinking and then on sunday the president's made an announcement that shocked those who like to draw on their frustration with a glass of wine or beer now decided that the sale the dispensing and the distribution of alcohol will be suspended with immediate effect. now clear evidence that the resumption of. his use.
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of pressure being put on hospitals. including trauma and i.c.u. in south africa already banned the sales of alcohol in the early stages of the lock down but the industry pushed for reopening warning of massive job loss this what happened after wards the hospital admissions went up significantly about 17000 alcohol related trauma admissions in hospitals were recorded every week that's why for now the liquor stores throughout the country remain close again. now seems to me to be straightforward i'm not going to be rude i think it's terrible i think it's realistically because in the leaky industry is not only the people working in the bottle store there's a better a 1000000 people now then all you have to be at home no i don't call it that most of us think that is why people are always fighting people like the ladies who are a woman to a violet every time just because of so i support the president did put in that was
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very good he's done perfect the president also announced tonight curfew and stricter controls to enforce the airing of face mask but many here fear that this might not be enough to weather the storm off corona virus there's still a massive lead off intensive care units testing kits and a shortage of about $12000.00 health care workers. well with over 320000 confirmed coronavirus infections her rule is 2nd only to brazil confirmed cases in south america as well as placing a huge burden on peru's fragile health care system the pandemic is making it harder for the poorest charnel living bring you this report from the capital. arturo is afraid of infection but he has no choice he was laid off from his job in retail . now he sells plastic face shields his commission is $0.50 per sealed and i have 3
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kids i have to go out and earn money to feed my family. corona has hit hard 70 percent of peruvians live day to day working as street sellers or in construction block down measures here were initially strict and almost impossible to follow some rules have been relaxed since then the rules have the poor hardest in some areas outside the capital lima mayors have set up soup kitchens. by which a thing about a boy are there lots of children and old people in need most of the people here live hand to mouth to the news you know them in. intensive care beds are a luxury here the whole country has just over 1000 beds for 32000000 inhabitants doctors warn that's well below international standards. our health system has been broken for years now we're paying the price for having no real health policy for 4 decades. oxygen tanks for sick relatives
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do it yourself medicine where the state has fallen short. well let's go now to some other stories making news around the world in san diego hundreds of firefighters have been battling a blaze on a u.s. war vessel for a 2nd day the fire started on sunday in the lower cargo hold of the u.s.s. bonhomme discharge which was docked at the u.s. naval base in san diego for routine maintenance about 60 people have received medical attention. e.u. foreign ministers have met in person for the 1st time in months they discussed taking measures against china over the controversial new security law imposed on hong kong human rights concerns in turkey were also on the agenda in brussels. when german chancellor angela merkel says the. you still has a quote long way to go if leaders are to agree on a massive recovery package to aid the block's hard hit economies merkel made the
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comments as she hosted italian prime minister just at the contest here in berlin the pair are working to build solidarity ahead of the summit in this week in this weekend in brussels and e.u. leaders are set to debate a proposed 750000000000 euro recovery package to help the bloc recover from the crisis diplomacy in times of corona while the leaders of germany and italy practice social distancing they've moved closer on policy issues the move made possible by germany's concession for europe to borrow more money to help rebuild after the current crisis without action economic forecasts are bleak. that is why we want to head into the talks and brussels in the spirit of great friendship and with great solidarity with. you and we hope the talks will give us all the chance to come out of this big humanitarian disaster and also out of the
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ensuing economic downturn in the best possible shape is what the whole so called conti has been touting italy's reform plans here in music back they consist of an energy transition the green new deal the dismantling of italy's notorious bureaucracy and improvements to its justice system. we need to move fast react quickly history has shown us that the best reactions aren't worth much if they come too slowly it's this they know that what neither leader is willing to predict whether the upcoming talks in brussels will make significant progress deciding this could be the beginning of a long process. well to pro tennis now and here in berlin a moment you don't see in the game often a double tweener as in 2 shots between the legs. 1st germany's tommy haas in the white manages it without hurting himself. and then yet a center of italy gets it done as well. cos when the points and
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a small socially distance crowd cheered and center won the 1st round match of the nit pandemic exhibition china events. you're watching data billionaires don't forget you can get up to date on all the latest on our website that student news dot com or you can follow us on twitter and instagram at when you noticed i'm claire edges and brylin from me and the whole team here thanks so much for joining us. has a virus spread. why do we have it and then we'll. just through the text and a weekly radio show is called spectrum if you would like to expand the information on the coronavirus or any other science topic you should really check out our talk
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