this is d.w. news live from berlin germany facing more restrictions to contain the coronavirus council machall is expected to push for a limited lockdown in crisis talks with regional leaders later today daily cases of covert 19 are now expected to hit 20000 by the end of this week also on our show. tanzanians are voting in presidential and parliamentary elections that opposition party say are already deeply compromised by manipulation and electoral votes.

i'm brian thomas good to have you with us today as corona virus cases spike across germany jensen ackles be holding a video conference today with 16 regional leaders the aim here is to agree to a new round of restrictions over 1000 cases have risen sharply with a recent record high of nearly 15000 new delhi cases now that's a sharp rise from june when new infections had dropped to just under 300 per day intensive care admissions for covert 1000 they are also rising that figure usually lags behind new cases by about 2 or 3 weeks hospitalizations were flat over the summer but have risen dramatically in the past weeks the chancellor's said to be pushing for a one month shutdown of all hospitality and leisure venues and fewer people at both

public and private gatherings why haven't alice's after this report. back much tosca in berlin squats but district this is one of 10 busy streets in the german capital where people now have to wear a face mask germany has seen record numbers of coronavirus cases has been particularly hard hit now all 12 districts here are considered hot spots pressure is growing here in germany politicians to introduce new stricter measures against the coronavirus especially as numbers continue to grow this is something that is being debated on a daily basis here in germany both on the streets but also in the german press the latest topic to be discussed is the possibility of introducing a so-called knock down light under this proposal which is reportedly favored by chancellor merkel schools i'm take a would remain open except in the worst hit areas restaurants and bars would have

to shut and large events would be banned so far most bars and restaurants have to close only between 11 pm and 6 am for many berliners new measures are necessary even if they mean fewer freedoms but others are more skeptical we all have to give ourselves a push now and see that it goes in the right direction. the numbers are always going up so you have to do your part to make them go down again the government take the profit wilson says and hope that we will be spared but unfortunately we can't rule this out completely although i'm not sure if it will really help to contain the pandemic and the yanks will then do you know for most people i assume that there will be new measures there's nothing you can do about it and we have to get the infection under control in this newsroom and if the new restrictions are expected on wednesday after chancellor merkel meets with germany's 16 regional leaders. so what's the we've been look you have more on that let's bring in deed of use for the call correspondent nina good morning to you nina what kind of new

restrictions to be going into effect and would they be national or regional. americal is aiming for what she's calling a wave break a locked down and newspaper germany's biggest tabloid actually has some details of what's on the table the aim is to prevent the health care system from collapsing it's still coping ok at the moment bought new infections are rising much faster than expected i see filling up very fast so i'm going to press for that partial lockdown also the lockdown like pubs and restaurants would be closed the number of people you can meet outside of your own home will be drastically limited events will be canceled the main difference apparently to what happened during the 1st wave in the spring according to this plan would be that schools and kindergartens would stay open for as long as possible and that shops would also remain open to a certain extent now whether national or regional i'm going back to wants them to be national but of course the country 16 states have the final say on which

restrictions to impose and there's already some resistance from individual state premiers along with the resistance you know there's been some criticism of the process for arriving at any new guidelines with concerns that the german parliament's not being sufficiently involved does the chancellor have the authority to order a national lockdown without the bundestag or without the state premiers. well no she doesn't and that of course goes back to our country's history where rules were implemented to avoid giving the government in berlin too much power that could potentially be abused but during the 1st wave in the spring the german parliament did give the government certain exceptional competencies to be able to act fostering this pandemic and then germany did get through this fast way fairly well and numbers were low in the summer and then people not just from the opposition parties also from party from america's own government coalition were demanding that the national and regional parliaments get more of

a say on the measures but having said that those voices have not been very loud in the past 10 days when it became clear that we're being hit by a much stronger 2nd wave than expected is there any way to gauge how a 2nd even limited lockdown will be affecting the economy and the educational system both of which have already been hard hit by the 1st lockdown well of course the fact this question is in full swing how do you keep the economy going how do you keep schools and can the gardens open and there does seem to be the agreement that the priority must be to keep the educational system going keep schools and they open not just for educational purposes but would of course also allow parents in essential jobs to go to work and the big worry is of course how much will the economy be affected and there is a lot of criticism coming from organizations that represent pub and restaurant owners they say those plant measures are unfair and would risk throwing people into basically having to give up their own business is. following the story for us this

morning thanks very much here now are some of the global developments in the pandemics india is now approaching 8000000 confirmed drone virus cases the capital delhi reports its highest number of new delhi infections some 5000 on wednesday. protests have been taking place across italy and that's anger at measures introduced to curb the spread of the virus gyms pools cinemas theaters all forced to close restaurants required to shut before dinner service at 6 o'clock and some progress in the state of victoria in australia the epicenter of covert 1000 infections in that country it has not recorded any new cases for the last 48 hours as the 1st time that's happened in more than 7 months. here are some of the other stories making the news at this hour voting is underway in india's 1st major elections since the pandemic began people in the eastern state of bihar are

electing representatives to their legislative assembly more than 72000000 people are eligible to vote old and safe elections has been a real challenge for india's electoral commission as the crow virus continues to spread. typhoon has been battering vietnam packing winds of up to 135 kilometers per hour and bringing trench will downpours 40000 people from coastal villages have been evacuated to emergency shelters in like a number of people died dozens more are missing. philadelphia in the u.s. has seen a 2nd night of protests and violence after the killing of a black man by police on monday 27 year old walter wallace jr was shot by police after refusing to drop a knife his family says he was suffering from mental illness the latest protests also seen the looting of a number of retail it's. now an opposition leader who

survived 16 attempted assassination boards faces off against an incumbent who says prayer can prevent covert polls have opened in tanzania as presidential and parliamentary elections amidst fears of violence more than 29000000 people registered to vote in that country's rights groups say authorities have cracked down on critical voices by closing media it's opposition or he say police disrupt their campaigns and that electoral authorities have disqualified dozens of their candidates. president john with ophelia seeking out 2nd 5 year term he represents the ruling. a doozy party it has been in power for decades. rallying his supporters before the election incumbent john michael fully is running on an economy that until recently was growing fast but i ask you my fellow

tanzanians to vote for me on the 28th i want to bring new changes to tanzania you were all witnesses that in my 1st term in power i have brought a lot of changes to this country. yeah. but economic record has taken a hit from the coronavirus pandemic critics say the government has covered up tanzania's outbreak maghrib fully said the country had conquered the virus through prayer the government stopped updating its infection numbers earlier this year the opposition says that's part of a trend of suppressing bad news and press freedoms and brutalizing rival political parties. todo list who heads a coalition of opposition groups he spent 3 years in exile after an assassination attempt he claims the government is ratcheting up its crackdown on rival groups. the kind of violence that we we see it we're beginning to see. it is

is is is different this time. there he is is cat and there will be better violence because in a free and fair election fair and square. voters see the 2 sides in starkly different terms seacrest into the room is that you can use it well you know the road to what we see you can't guess if it was we don't see it and he began yes you did these courses no receipt yes. we are here because we are patriots and because we are tired of the oppression that is happening in our country and. our country has a lot of resources which could make it rich but unfortunately our leaders have a lust for power and are denying us that it was telling that. the government has limited the ability of international media to cover the election

and tonight accreditation to international election observers that's cast further doubt over whether the poll will be free and fair. we have some sports now and in the world of football discrimination against gays especially among male players continues to pose a challenge one club in mexico said he wants to change that and has put together a team that's tackling stereotypes and. sometimes a team has to create its own enthusiasm and build from there these are members of mexico city's football club called the moose's and they are building themselves up along with the rest of the l g b t community. they're doing it in a country where a vast majority of people are practicing catholics where football is the number one sport as played by straight men. from beam on which is by the what we're breaking many stereotypes because soccer has

always been seen as a game for heterosexual men in fact we played in heterosexual tournaments and were always discriminated against but we knew how to get through it and i think. the moose's are named after the indigenous transgender women who have been part of southern mexican culture for hundreds of years their black uniforms are adorned with a rose and a soccer ball and have slowly gained prominence shoe giant nike has come on board as a sponsor. and they can put that up it's a gun in a heterosexual team you can't be who you really are. when you get to n l g b t teen it's completely different. it's an inclusive team you feel comfortable if you're not discriminated against. get him in an england moment you know if you're the one you know the next step for the motion is within the l g b t community growth to include more lesbians gays bisexuals and transgender people

a training center will open this coming spring meaning more chances for more roses to bloom. in the us the los angeles dodgers have won baseball's world series with a victory over the tampa bay rays fans celebrating into the night in the city it hard bike over the club one baseball's top trophy for the 1st time 32 years looking betts was the star of the game hit a home run also slid past tampa bay's catcher or another school. get your mind of our top stories at this hour german chancellor expected to push for new coronavirus restrictions and crisis talks with regional leaders the number of cases and intensive care admissions are rising across germany measures could include a one month shutdown of all hospitality and leisure venues and fewer people a public and private school. or you can always of course get

more on these and other stories that are website. dot com up next is our doc film profit profit for life the power of pharmaceutical company i'm brian thomas for the entire team thanks for being. in mexico many push over lunch us right now in the climate change a different office story this is one place in way from just one week. how much worse can it really get. we still have time to actually i'm doing. this.