this is d.w. news live from berlin coronavirus surges back around the world one country after another sets new records in infection rates germany sees its high its daily number of cope with 19 cases so to the west and poland where the president is among those infected are countries paying the price for a careless summer also coming up. a long time already afraid of the moment we reach our limits and have to choose who we take on who gets to be treated. should it be

to 13 or to 16 year old belgium has the highest coded $1000.00 infection rate per capita in europe you take a look inside a hospital straining to cope. i'm married to evanston thanks for joining me a worrying milestone in the coronavirus pandemic has been passed here in germany a total of more than 10000 people have now died from cope with 1000 here this follows a sharp rise in cases in recent weeks a new record in daily new infections has also been set in the last 24 hours with more than 14000 cases reported. a grim milestone painful for every family it has touched germany has become the 6th european country to reach 10000 cobe in 1000 deaths after

a peak in mid april the daily death toll was much lower over the summer for most of july august and september corona deaths in any 24 hour period were in single figures in the last 2 weeks the mortality rate has begun to rise sharply but there are hopes it may not return to the level it reached earlier this year we had a very high death toll in the springtime especially for the elderly and now we have more rate is higher in the younger population and that explains why they were telling the rate is lower because younger people do not succumb to 19 they usually get sick sometimes also very severe is severely sick however the usually do not die compared with some other countries fewer people in germany have died from the disease the number of deaths per 1000000 of population is $120.00 neighboring

france are seen more than 4 times their death rate meanwhile china and india have reported much lower numbers of fatalities by head of population those figures show germany may have dealt well with the virus so far but infections are also rising again more steeply than deaths and experts are increasingly concerned as they look towards the coming months. we don't know how the inspection situation will develop we have to assume that the number of serious cases will increase and that the number of deaths will surprise. if that assumption proves correct many more funerals will have to be held under the shadow of covert 19. well with me in the studio now is t w political correspondent times brands hello to you hans so 10000 dead in germany from covert 1000 that's 10000 families who are suffering what are the implications of germany passing this milestone of course you can say is just

a symbolic number it doesn't have any meaning in itself but it is a signal it's a warning signal to the german society to the german population that not only other infections increasing again very very quickly but also the number of deaths are increasing exponentially the number of days are increasing in parallel to the number of infections and so they has to be the continued appeal to the population to heed the rules to a mosque to stick to hygiene protocols and so on. one has to say that germany is not as badly as effected as other countries but these are tens of thousands of people who have been affected by somebody dying in the family that's right we can even say germany was perhaps very lucky i didn't suffer nearly as badly as other european countries even but we're seeing this increase now very sharp increase so what's causing that i think what you have to say is that the 1st wave was of

a comma was stopped in the sense of by using the most heavy measure that was available a total lockdown of the country. as a result the number of infections did get reduced very quickly and people then had thought well this is over with the virus has in some sense been defeated during the summer months the doctor who obviously relaxed people relaxed they went into gatherings they had parties and so on. as a result as the autumn started as the full season started here in the northern hemisphere people continued to go into policies to go into balls to meet in clubs and in side in knocked in close drew. they act as a very dangerous behavior and that's the result of what we're seeing all well hans' germany's chancellor has been speaking out to the public about the corona virus pandemic she again called on germans to help find the rising infection rates let's have a quick listen to what she had to say the isn't true is getting us deal with we are

not helpless and facing the virus our actions determine the strength and speed at which it spreads and the imperative thing is for all of us to reduce contact to meet fewer people than those if we all stick together we will meet the enormous challenge posed by this virus. so. they're stressing the importance of individual responsibility which i found very interesting so does that mean she's not about to impose a nationwide lockdown and response of the search that is something that the government is trying at all costs to avoid a nationwide locked on instead one is trying at the moment to focus the measures more on areas where the numbers of infections are in danger of getting out of control so there's at least one area in germany and southern bavaria which at the moment has a local lockdown already but what she's saying is that everyone in germany has the

responsibility to to to actually stick to the rules and what she's been doing has been very unusual she has been accused of being alarmist but in fact her warnings have proven correct and we could go in a you know weekly podcast she criticized the regional leaders in germany saying that there measures were not strict enough and now this we can have part because what she's in fact on is repeated have protocols of last week so she's really raising a finger to the population and saying stick to these rules be careful there's still a chance of getting this under control if you will mosques wash your hands stay away from people and do not go into governing well here's hoping that people actually heed the warnings from the chatter on ponce thank you very much always good to talk to you. well of all the countries in europe belgium is among the hardest hit by the pandemic it has the highest number of coded 19 infections per capita the regions of the law nia already has

a nighttime curfew but its hospitals are still straining to cope and staff fear that they'll soon face some very hard choices. the briefing between shifts at this hospital in charlotte while in bologna our staff are already preparing for the worst. it took almost a new long i'm already afraid of the moment we reach our limits and have to choose whom we take in and who gets to be treated should it be deferred t. or the 60 year old. i don't have to answer. 120 new kogut 1000 patients in 20 days belgium is experiencing deja vu the situation is boring as it was at the beginning of the pandemic the belgian government has imposed new regulations no spectators at sporting events almost no students at universities but so far no lockdown there is no regulation will itself

stop the virus from spreading it's up to us to change our behavior in order to stop it but that most of the. experts however are quick to criticize the measures some of the regulations won't bite fast enough the situation is set to get dramatic. like the villain here region went with its own measures extending its nighttime curfew the region is on the brink of a total lockdown in the hospital in charlotte while this patient has survived the worst. week ever but i was really scared once this to seize is horrible i didn't take it seriously at 1st. one life saved but more patients will be coming.

it's difficult to cope with all this psychologically their work lives it's marks on the stuff for them politics is not keeping up with the pace of the bars. and here's a look at some other developments in the global health emergency poland's president andre duda has tested positive for covert 19 as the country faces a record rise in cases a spokesperson said due to is feeling well. has also hit a record number of daily infections on friday more than 15000 new cases were counted in the country and japan's government is asking businesses to extend their new year holidays until mid january to let workers travel off peak to their hometowns and holiday destinations. well it was only on thursday night that u.s. president donald trump claimed the country was turning the corner on the corona

virus pandemic a day later the u.s. set a new record for the number of daily infections with more than $85000.00 cases in just 24 hours a pandemic is set to dominate the final days of campaigning before the election on november 3rd. each white flag remembering an american who died of covert 19. this sea of flags by artists suzanne brennan furstenberg illustrates the devastating scale of the coronavirus pandemic in the united states with over 220000 deaths. as new infections and hospitalizations grow across the country the crisis remains in the spotlight as the election fast approaches. after they faced off in thursday's last presidential debate the 2 candidates were back on the road for the final days of intense campaigning at

a rally in the must win state of florida trump muffed biden's quote gloomy outlook for the pandemic claiming that the u.s. was in fact approaching its and. all partners they're losers in the media want to talk about today's covert covert cover you know that you turn on she looked elijah's world eternal cheer the. you turned on and mysteriously you turn on this network is covered over covered go on november 4th you won't hear anything about it because we are around the. wall. during a speech in delaware biden laid out his plan to fight the coronavirus if you were to become president a stark contrast to trump's take on the virus. we're more than 8 months into this crisis and the president still doesn't have a plan he's given up he's couldn't you could own your family he could in america. he just wants us to grow not resigned to the horrors of this death toll in

the pain is causing shroom merik. biden said he would instead push for more masks and widespread testing and for free vaccine for everyone once it is available . according to polls the response of the coronavirus pandemic is one of the most important topics for voters in these elections something both candidates need to keep in mind as november 3rd draws closer 'd. let's turn our attention now to some of the other stories making news around the world a suicide bombing in afghanistan's capital kabul has killed at least 10 people and wounded many more the interior ministry says the blast struck an educational center in a western district of the city the country has seen an upsurge in violence in recent weeks despite peace talks between the government and the taliban in poland tens of

thousands of people protested on friday against a court ruling that bans nearly all of bor sions in the country the nation's top court ruled that abortions for fetal abnormalities violate the polish constitution women's health activists have warned that the new ruling will force women to have new legal abortions or to go abroad for the procedure. voting is underway in egypt and parliamentary elections that will stretch over several weeks the vote is being held under a controversial new law that critics say benefits the incumbent president it allows abdel fattah el-sisi to appoint some legislators directly overseen a sweeping crackdown on dissent and recent years. all right some sports news now and in the bundesliga promoted team stood guard strong start to the season was halted slightly by a 11 home draw against cologne those took the lead in the very 1st minister and the president goal from or among the law. but to winless cologne hit back through save

us and anderson's penalty as the sides had to share the comp the colby's in germany to learn german early in the group. why not learn with him d w z learning course because very. closely. carefully i don't know if those should be used to do good.