i. know this is deja vu news live from berlin germany has for tighter lockdown restrictions over the festive period schools kindergartens and non-essential shops are told to close from wednesday on after 6 weeks of a partial lockdown coronavirus numbers are surging and the government says it has no choice but to step back but measure. also coming up the u.s. prepares to launch and historic vaccination 1st in its fight against the pandemic doses of the pfizer biotech backseat are being shipped across the country bringing

hope to millions of vulnerable americans. and john le carre the real life spy close name became synonymous with the cold war espionage novel has died a t.-h. 89. i'm seeing so much going to it's good to have you with us germany is set to return to a tighter lockdown starting on wednesday to try to curb rising cope with 19 infection rates schools and kindergartens as well as non-essential shops and services will close and private to social gatherings will be restricted that sets the stage for a subdued holiday season here in germany health departments reported more than $16000.00 new infections on sunday that is 4000 more than on sunday a week ago fatalities related it took over 1000 rows 5188 in a statement german president 5 called on people to take the lockdown seriously and

show solidarity with the most vulnerable zones and with health care workers. visit your daughter's d.m.v. it was. have i was could we are not at the mercy of the virus it's up to us and we know what can do. you can postpone celebrations friends and relatives will also be happy to receive their presence at a later point. what matters now is to preserve health and to save lives. our most important goals must be to bring down infection numbers as quickly as possible and then keep them at a low level. of need we can live would somehow. let's get more on the story now we have our political correspondent you know has a stand by for us hi nina good to see you we saw the german president there addressing the nation appealing to people what did you make of what he set. now 1st

of all you have to know that of course technically speaking from phyto steinmeyer is the number one here in germany from the process of view but he doesn't interfere in daily politics but whenever he does address the nation you can tell that he feels it's an important crossroads that has been reached so it's important for him to speak to germans again and to tell them why certain measures on avoidable now that have been implemented by the government and by the state premiers and this was also the case today when he addressed germans and said that he could understand everybody who felt some sort of corona fatigue and that many people don't know what the future will bring and that they've had enough essentially but he also said you know we need to pull through this together and it's up to each and every one of us to do whatever we can to protect the most vulnerable and at the moment he said it is unavoidable that we have to implement strict measures and avoidable you know

because if you look at the numbers right now there are 4000 cases more compared to last monday 41 more deaths compared to the previous monday is the health system at this point at its limits. angle americal in the press conference on sunday where she explained the latest benches said about the health system was extremely burdened and that we have to bring down infection numbers as quickly as possible so that we can avoid a situation where the whole system collapses and if you look at the situation in hospitals in germany there are still thousands of intensive care unit beds free nationwide but of course some hospitals are already reporting that they're exceeding their capacity and it's not possible to trace contacts so people don't know where they caught the virus and this is a situation where the virus has spiraled out of control so it's vital and said to bring down the numbers to also give the staff in hospitals a bit of breathing time because of course they have worked excessively and under

extreme pressure for months now and many of them are worn out what all of this means that with christmas just days away non-essential shops will have to close starting on wednesday let's take a look now at what that will mean. on the hunt for stuffing fillers in a 1000000000 toy store the owners have been planning all year for the christmas rush which will now be abruptly cut short. a month yet they are cutting us off right now when we have the biggest sales of the whole year. of course that makes me angry. it's part of a new more strict coronavirus lockdown announced by chancellor angela merkel amid surging infection numbers. now due to christmas shopping the number of social contacts has risen considerably that means we must implement these measures they will have

a broad impact on many many people we are aware of that. across germany it has become clear in recent weeks the lotta restrictions imposed at the start of november have not been sufficient to control the pandemic more and more people are dying with the virus and hospitals are approaching the limit of their intensive care capacity. we have many deaths to mourn. all watching the statistics. and we know that the health system is very heavily burdened. and our job was always to avoid overburdening the health system. retail shops will suffer missing out on the most lucrative days of the year in the lead up to christmas and they are only being given 2 days' notice but the government is once again mobilizing billions to soften the blow. if it comes to a complete closure for

a whole month we expect to spend just over $11000000000.00 euros for that month. that shows that this is a very generous support package. and i want to say that i think it's absolutely justified it does if you're absolutely sure. it will be a reluctantly quite holiday season in germany but the hope is that will be also true for the health care system. you know and you know we heard it there that that 1st partial lockdown didn't bring down numbers as hoped so why should people believe that this tougher lockdown is going to be affect it. well what we saw throughout the old him was a patchwork of measures it really depended on where you were in the country which rules apply and it was not a system that was coherent and many people questioned the measures and asked whether this was a sustainable strategy and uncle americal in fact called for

a much a much more rigorous approach very early on but the state premiers insisted that they needed to have exceptions from the rule in their own states here in germany there are 16 federal states and of course this is now something where angela merkel is proven right she said we need to have a strategy where people can understand the measures and the current possible lockdown has not been effective and many people are saying this is not sustainable so it needs to be addressed again on the 5th of january when the next crisis meeting will take place but you can't have crisis meetings every few weeks and then essentially closed shops and tell people to stay at home and then have to compensate them for it this is just not fiscally sustainable our political correspondent reporting for us here in berlin you know good to talk to you.

meanwhile a massive vaccination effort is getting underway in the u.s. with the arrival of millions of doses of covert 1000 vaccine health care workers and nursing home residents are expected to be among the 1st should be given the biotech pfizer vaccine but with the number of coronavirus deaths in the u.s. approaching 300000 it comes too late for many. this is the closest tammie been viet can safely get to her husband has another life hit hard by the pandemic he lies motionless unable to breathe on his own. looking through a window it's this nothing you really want to want to do in life but for a window. towering over the past 2 weeks the u.s. has repeatedly exceeded 2000 covert related deaths per day surpassing earlier pandemic tolls heather surged back in may we were tired we were exhausted and we

thought wow i don't know how this could really get much worse and fast forward to now to this week and the surge that we thought we were having that was really nothing compared to what we're experiencing now but a massive logistical effort is underway that will hopefully save lives and ease the strain on frontline workers this weekend the 1st shipments of the biotech pfizer vaccine left the manufacturing facility in the state of michigan this precious cargo is expected to reach hundreds of key sites across the country by monday 2 major package delivery services u.p.s. and fed ex are part of the ground in air operations. i was pretty excited. they just came up and said hey you're going to be one of the few people unloading vaccines for us and you know that's pretty monumental for so i was pretty excited happy to be helping know this is like i can finally do

something about these problems instead of just staying on hold of those great states are responsible for the distribution once supplies arrive frontline workers and millions of the most vulnerable are supposed to get the 1st doses. staying in the u.s. now the electoral college meets today to cast their vote. as for president democrat joe biden won a majority of the votes but as it's laid out in the u.s. constitution it is the college that actually elects the president now the electoral college is made up of 538 electors chosen from each state here to vote on behalf of their citizens and the number of electors each state gets depends on how many senators and representatives it has now to when a candidate needs a simple majority that's at least 270 electoral college votes you might remember in november joe biden he won 306 of those votes to donald trump's 232 just as

a comparison california the most populous state it has a total of $55.00 electors wyoming on the other hand the least populous only has 3 electors whoever wins the vote in a state wins all of their electors with a few exceptions after the electors need their vote is then reviewed at a joint session of the u.s. senate and the house of representatives that will be on january 6th they will count the electoral votes and finally declared the winner while joe biden prepares for his move to the white house what about the man he's replacing despite a defeat that he's unwilling to admit donald trump has galvanized republican voters like no other presidential candidate what does his future look like and that of the grand old party. reports. from supporters rallying for him again they won't accept that their president lost the elections and they're determined to keep him as their leader around 73000000 americans voted

for trump making them a formidable force a force that also threatens to run out of control he loves america he loves america he does not quit on america and that's why america will not quit on him i'd like trump to start a new party if he wanted to get the republican party real fast so we're ready. to be represented by the soldiers the veterans the hardworking people of this country not by the corrupt politicians that sit up here and get back on our money and steal everything. there are many who want to take the republican party down a more moderate path to strengthen their case they talk about this man abraham lincoln he was the president who won the civil war and ended slavery and he was a republican he is the man anti trump republicans turn to when they want to invoke reason and moral values into present day arguments the lincoln project is

a political action committee set up by former republicans to prevent donald trump being reelected i want to hear their thoughts on the future of the g.o.p. from rick wilson one of the co-founders i'm worried about the more competent smart pres presentable version of trump that's going to come down the pike in a few years back to me is. an enormously concerning impact of trungpa they're going to be driving the party further and further into the trump a space which is authoritarian which is nationalist which is highly regimented around the obedience to the dear leader. i also want to hear from a man who sees the new president democrat joe biden as the driving force for republican party unity called rove a top republican political strategist who is also

a contributor for fox news international which is the way liberal in human i think the republican party will have you know will have some disagreements and fractures . that biden ministration and the left way that they were going to party are going to are going to be a force for cohesion among republicans if he wants to have influence he wants to have it inside a party that has representation of the house the senate and across the country he doesn't want to start a new party. but his supporters leave no doubt that they want donald trump and his family to stay in the white house leaving the g.o.p. to decide whether they want to follow him or risk falling apart to me let's get around about some other stories from around the world the prime minister of a sweat teenie has died after contracting kovac 19 according to a government statement here the 52 year old ambrose de la nina announced in mid november that he had tested positive for the corona virus but was feeling well he

was later hospitalized in neighboring south africa many had been prime minister of the nation formally known as swaziland since 2080. police have shot and killed a gunman on the steps of new york's st john the divine cathedral shortly after a christmas carol concert attendants were leaving at the end of the event when the masked man opened fire no one else was wounded the gunman's motive remains unclear . farmers in india are staging a day long hunger strike as protests intensify against government reforms to the agriculture sector unions say the laws will hurt their earnings and only benefit big corporations the government insists the measures will attract investment and boost the farmers' income several rounds of talks between the 2 sides have failed. and iran's foreign minister has summoned the envoy of germany and france after the european union condemned the execution of an opposition journalist iran described

it as unacceptable interference in its domestic affairs. was hand on saturday over his role in protests 3 years ago when more of the well that comes as reporters without borders has released its annual report on journalists who have been detained or missing or held hostage worldwide $387.00 journalists are in detention globally just 2 fewer than last year the biggest jailers are china saudi arabia and egypt but the study also cited an unprecedented crackdown and caliber switches seen months of on breast since it's just beautiful election the report noted a pandemic effect where countries use the coronavirus crisis to increase control of the media. for more that we can speak now to christian mira he's the executive director of reporters without borders here in germany christiane good to have you with us 1st of all i have to ask you about the prominent iranian journalist. he was

executed on saturday and that provoked an international outcry what kind of diplomatic response would you like to see. i mean 1st of all i mean it was really i mean we were shocked this report of the board is about hopes it's execution because we were expecting this and we even had words u.n. human rights commission. should list recently that about as possible execution i was happy actually that we at least had. some diplomatic 3 mentions at an ambassador panel at a prominent conference an economic european conference in tehran has been canceled or the purpose of patient of european ambassador is as big concept but i think this is definitely not enough because we have existing sanctions regime of the european union and we have a knowledge based targeted sanctions regime and i see i think he'd is well who's the mastermind behind this execution and we need really individuals and soon

against those people who are is a possible causes crime if we look at other worrying developments your report also highlights china on your list 177 down on that list and last week a reporter for bloomberg was arrested in beijing on suspicion of endangering national security christine can you tell us any more about that case. yeah i mean case unfortunately fits into a very recent pattern that actually not to the chinese journalists who are working and independently for blocks or file chinese media but as well chinese journalists are cooperators who cooperate where for arrest and beyond i groom are at risk and actually nobody is really safe anymore in china and so this is why we are really really worried about his recent arrest and of course we demands immediate release but it is starting point at least granting axes to 2 lorries to mexico to

medical treatment for her but it's i forgive me a pattern that everybody who's working independently is as risk and christian i want to ask you as well about something else your report mentions a pandemic effect where countries are using the coronavirus crisis as an excuse to repress journalists what does this mean. i mean what we actually saw and sees here actually according to our data are all over data which of course almost exhaustive but if we seize it we resist us all fall increase in obvious very restive journalists during the 1st 3 months of the cold nineties threat around so were both 1st 3 months we count from our children 8 and from the start to fairbridge the end of november 2020 we saw all our terrorists a little represented certain crews and all the press freedom violations lot glue

and everything we see that actually. called it 19 and yet it is used as an excuse to support for a 3 because those countries and so there was governments who arrested journalists actually words are words who always were and use of press freedom. chris and their executive director of reporters without borders germany thank you very much thank you. now the british spy writer john le carre has died at the age of 89 after catching pneumonia the novelist saw a number of his books turned into films including tinker tailor soldier spy despite who came in from the cold like ira whose real name was david cornwell found some of the inspiration for his thrillers while working for the british secret service. let's get more on his legacy now with scott roxboro from def you culture hi scott a you are in bonn right now which is germany's former capital and like ira had

actually a special connection to that city tell us about that. yes hi yeah john kerry was stationed here as a spy. undercover at the british embassy and he had a great connection to the city of course he set one of his famous novels a small town in germany here in boston and look harry had really close connections to germany and even to the german language and he studied german and he gave that trade on to one of his most famous characters george smiley and various of his novels even the fact that a few years ago he received a good medal for contributions to the german language and for international cooperation so i think it's particularly appropriate that i'm speaking about john le carre from from this town and ball on where he had which he had great affection for how would you describe his literary legacy. you know i think

margaret atwood put it best when she said. carries works are key to understanding the 2nd half of the 20th century i mean he basically gave an alternative history to the of the cold war and it turned of narrative he instead of looking at the the victors of the cold war of the world war 2 as being the great heroes and the moral heroes of the 2nd half of the 20th century he questioned their moral actions and he really looked at the gap between the lofty rhetoric that came out of the 2nd world war with britain and america talking about freedom and democracy and looked at sort of the the grab reality of what these powers did in their espionage efforts throughout the throughout the decades and he was wildly successful in doing so scott i mean what do you think was that secret behind all of a success. i think was a combination it was that he knew his stuff i mean he knew spycraft he knew about

the details of of dead drops and how he traps they put that all into into his books but then even as important i think was the fact that he understood motivation and he understood what drew drove people to be the spies and and drove them to take these actions and as i say i think he understood this gap between the the lofty rhetoric of freedom and democracy that was professed by by these espionage pete players and the often quite nasty morally ambiguous reality of people driven by jealousy of greed and ambition it was truly a maze of writer scott roxboro from culture on the passing of british spy writer john thank you scott. to bundestag a soccer now live are close and are now topping the 3 endings in the point as they go they took over 1st place after a win over hoffenheim on sunday and an earlier drop by. leon bailey scored twice

for laver couzin including one shot which you're about to see that will certainly be a contender for goal of the season. leon bailey's performances this season have again attracted the interest of several big english clubs there's club scouts didn't have to wait long for another glimpse of bally magic i assure corner routine with not the merry and then the strike a contender for go of the season 4 minutes gone for 6 this go with the sublime things went the ridiculous 3 opponents hoffenheim just over 20 minutes later on drake chrono rich's lackluster back path intercepted by bailey and he did the rest i had to nail the hosts were coasting to the top of the table. 5 minutes into the 2nd half and hoffenheim hit back with a screamer of their own stuff baumgartner looking up and eyeing the corner of the

net. but moments later the to go christian was restored florian vs jean through the visiting defense after a nice exchange with patrick shake hoffenheim exposed and they ended the game with 9 men in. the final act and lucas allowed a penalty to make it 41 and ensure the business leader has a new name at the top of the table. while the league's only winless team shaka did look set to clinch the 1st victory but i expect tonight them in the final minutes of a 2 all draw midway through the 2nd half in a scene who fired shots into the lead that after a pass from sweat said there and the shot was too difficult to handle for the outs for the goalkeeper. but in added time michael saved a point for sparing his head and dash out his hopes to end the wooden streak which

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one. i mentioned. secret skullcaps starts december 25th. up. the 1st. german retail us prepare to go into lockdown this time many of them could be shutting down for the boot also coming up the. indian fama is beginning a one day hunger strike against every cultural reforms they say spread through the lifeless. on to brussels and london agreed to ignore sunday's deadline i don't states keep on running over a trade deal this time is running short. but come to business i

want to get johnson berlin good to have you with us australia us most populous state new south wales has terminated its work for. imho order which aimed at curbing the spread of the coronavirus it's the 1st state to resume pre-code video arrangements for the white collar wet force as a very different picture here in europe germany is going into a hog lot down to curb the number of corona virus infections here non-essential shops will close for the remaining christmas season and well into january the german government has pledged aid to affected businesses but retailers warn that many of them may never open shop again. this berlin toy shop is a hot tip for anyone looking for creative games the store has it all from books to chemistry sets to haue made soft toys but from this wednesday the shop has to close and the owners are annoyed. and then not once yes indeed i of course it makes me

angry they're cutting us off right at our busiest time of year a time we spent a whole year preparing for that because i think they could have gone into lockdown in october to make sure we could have the shops open no during these 2 weeks get the light in the inside before you leave the office and often. in the state of saxony moishe ups are required to close on monday 2 days earlier than the federal deadline entrepreneur mart sits or is packing up his wares mulled wine and traditional christmas decorations from the f mountains just 2 weeks ago he opened this christmas store in downtown dresden as an alternative to the christmas market which is being counseled which is the talk of course the people of dresden loved it so having to close it again is particularly bitter with what it was almost but the. government has introduced 8 of over $11000000000.00 euros each month in which the stores are forced to close. retailers can get a percentage of their fixed costs like rent electricity and loan repayments

reimbursed. the payouts are up to a half a 1000000 euros per store. the german retail association says the aid is not enough it is worried about a wave of bankruptcies and the loss of 250000 jobs in inner city retail in this scenario every 2nd job in the sector would be lost. if one wanted to bring in our financial correspondent chelsea delaney in frankfurt chelsea how bad is the situation for german retailers. well it's devastating for retailers this is their busiest time of the year and to be forced to close starting this period is going to push a lot of retailers to the brink many retailers had already been struggling for most of this year even as we've seen some parts of the retail sector like online shopping and homes good stores really doing well the rest have really been struggling so this really takes away their main source of and common and what many

have been counting on to get them back into into profitability for the year there has been of course aid proposed for these businesses but many analysts and many businesses say that 11000000000 here is that covers the cost that's really not enough to make up for these losses why chelsea delaney in france the thank you. to india now where farmers continue their fight against you agricultural reform lowest since september 6th rounds of talks between government officials and farmers union leaders and fails to resolve one of the most pressing issues facing the indian government now the farmers stepping up the pressure. here on stage these indian farmers are beginning a one day hunger strike as talks between the farmers unions and government officials fail to break the deadlock over agricultural reform. and we want to give

this message to the government that the one who feeds the country sits hungry because of your wrong policies. the farmers in delhi fear the new legislation will stop the government from buying wheat and rice and guaranteed prices leaving them at the mercy of private buyer as prime minister modi has tried to reassure farmers saying the changes will boost their income but the growers are skeptical they've tretton to increase the pressure. to look the murdered out of the yeah. this is a symbolic strike for one day to tell the government that our movement is peaceful and nonviolent protesters can't do anything more than give up food now slowly this movement will grow today we held it at different stages on 4 city borders where we've blocked roads furthermore it is possible that we might escalate this year was a. good yard everybody on our border. tens of thousands of farmers have

already blockaded highways in and out of new delhi in recent weeks. 7 they demand a complete rollback of the new laws but after 6 rounds of talks there is no solution in sight. speaking of talks the british pound rally to get drive a currencies monday off to britain and the e.u. agreed to yet again extend to brics its trade talks to of 8 and no deal breaks it come january 1st the e.u. is chief negotiator michele boundary is in brussels meeting with the blocs ambassadors this morning after the 2 sides pushed past their sunday deadline to announce that negotiators would go back to work regulations and fishing rights remain key issues both sides face new trade terrorists should a deal falls through. and with only 17 days to go before the end of the transition period i asked de matz's deputy director and brussels based economic think tank what businesses on both sides of the channel should prepare for but i think the 2

obvious things necessity awnings said q so there will be queues r.'s the board is close that the on the 1st in january so there will be delays you have to read both in receiving as well as in sending things from the u.k. and the 2nd one is sort of the costs that of course is a function of what the talks will deliver so we don't know exactly what the cost will be and then you course if you like or for having to trade with the u.k. queues and costs i think that would be a snus assess would expect all of us in general but of course we know that the main sticking points they have been the same for for ever it seems fishing level playing field how to sell future disputes what needs to happen in these last few days for those issues to be resolved. well i mean i think a very surreal one sticking point in my view of that something that we have seen now these 3 shoes being repeatedly i discussed here in brussels and in london but i think the most important one is how far the u.k.

will be prepared to accept that the more you have the liberty that is seeking for when we decide say how much targets to charge or indeed regulations this is what i think the sticking point is the u.k. left to the u.s. in order to what it clearly called regain. its summer dates and liberty to decide whatever way he wants to the site but i think they you he's going to want reassurances that he's not going to engage in competitive policies that will damage the economic the economic welfare of the u. and that's the level playing field argument that we've summarized as such and i think that is really the sticking point where i believe they you is going to bill is going to pay very hard full so that is going to require that you can use in a fair rethinking this and to and i think that's the difficult part that is not so easy to resolve and i mean the clock is ticking and whatever deal if there is one needs to be ratified is that time. well i think we've

recently i assume that there won't be a deal now that will be something that doesn't even resemble the other will be some sort of an agreement but not really a deal. between hope it will be won but i think when he tells you that they want if they were to be won i think both the u.k. parliament as well as the e.u. parliament are on what they call christmas standby which means that if they have to have an emergency talk they will have it so i don't think that will be that will be the problem but i think the issue is that whatever we get it's not going to be the last what i hope it is the 1st word but i think we've been told even have that yes ok but i had to matters that deputy director to burgle thank you so much thank you . several european countries depend on revenue from winter tourism especially ski resorts in the alps the swiss are hoping for a good season but they could be in for a disappointment all of switzerland is considered a covert hotspot at the moment. ski conditions on the diablo let's say in the swiss

region of engadine are outstanding at 3000 meters there's still not much action but residents are hoping for a packed season full of german tourists in the valley hotels are ready to welcome guests but all of switzerland has been deemed a high risk area since october. yes i think people are worried because this is on likelihood here. the infection rate has risen dramatically even in the sparsely populated region of engadine will germans and all the europeans want to spend their winter vacation there no one really knows guests from further afield though won't be showing up. there's so much of africa if you find star hotels did fine in the summer but they're all worried about the winter no international visitors just aren't coming because there still there is hope that domestic tourists will come and take over it measures are in full effect in all ski resorts this season that means masks on the lifts physical distancing and hand

sanitizing waiting times are non existant at the moment but during the holidays visitors will have to be disciplined. we can tell people what to do but the guests have to behave as we tell them. in the gondolas the windows are open and there are fewer passengers in the snack areas there are no salads no birthday and cake under plastic wrap. we have to be more responsible and wear a mask that's better for sure. if they close down we're out of a job but health is the priority. people here remain hopeful they're doing all they can to prevent business from going downhill. all right let's end with a nice little story one of the ways you know christmas is coming in japan is when you start seeing lucky bags everywhere the. japanese

retail phenomenon is called cool but inside the bag is with more than the price tag. well there is a catch though you don't know what's inside until you alter one. of only anticipation the hope is wes and probably well that's your business update here and now for me and the team as always thanks for keeping us company stay safe .

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make up your. made for mines. let me put it. this week on world stories. russian funeral homes at capacity. german clinics search for volunteers but we begin in sudan the african country is a haven for thousands of refugees fleeing war torn ethiopia the fight over the t.v. grey region has torn families apart and half of those seeking safety are children.

as. a year of likes to sing songs he learned growing up and he could and he misses playing with his friends and especially with his older brother. you know. i miss them all and i want to go back home because i want to play with my brothers i miss my friends and my brother us. it's been 3 weeks since aopa last saw his family his mother had brought him to his teacher's doorstep when the bombs started falling on the hometown and home at a she said she had to search for her 2 older sons a safe way yasser recalls without a 2nd thought she took him and ran recess again. we jumped over dead bodies our neighbors were dead but we couldn't bury them so we just kept running. up so a lot of things a 7 year old shouldn't see says a c 4 yes if she's close friend of his mother has known him for years he trusts her

. many other children who fled to die when not so lucky the u.n. estimates almost half the 40000 refugees from the region actually it's not clear how many of them arrived in sudan on their own but the health ministry is currently registering all these as especially vulnerable. we face multiple problems 1st an important one we have to find out whether the family came to sudan or not if the family was killed we need to explain that to the child after that we look for a solution. a safe way yes the hopes that she will never have to explain that to europe she believes his parents live but with no phone and no communication blackout until right she can't reach anyone in their hometown. if god lets me live long enough and if there's peace i'll take the boy back to his mother now i'm a refugee but i will do whatever i can for this boy he's like my own son. live at

the campus heart up in s.f. was still wearing the same clothes as when they left home often they have to try 3 or 4 comes to get water but still sometimes a safe or manages to get a up something special. i love her because she takes care of me she buys me this quits fruits and candies i really love you. according to official statistics $40000.00 people in russia have died from the corona virus so far the situation is especially dire in a city south of the ural mountains the workload in funeral homes there has doubled and become more dangerous. with a steady stream of coronavirus dead speed is of the essence that the most every morning the team from the funeral agency. comes here to collect new victims of the pandemic 29 year old. has been working in the funeral business for 12 years

but he says he's never had to bury this many bodies. but one time there was a huge line of hearses standing in line outside the morgue it was only then that people started to understand the death really come to. call the relative strength down to 5 the body of. this movie in the city of is only for people who died of corona virus or had contact with an infected person the bodies have to be sealed in plastic the coffins closed. many russians feel that dead should be treated with more respect to explains. some of their relatives are often more tense than usual because their dead are handed over to them in plastic body bags. to open the bags so i tell them that right away some people cry and demand that we open the bags then i have to explain that they could get infected themselves this

virus is no joke. it's been if it. has been in the business for 7 years today he's in charge of the team of undertake has he says since the 2nd wave of corona virus there have been at least twice as many deaths in the city of funeral agencies have had a tough. time keeping up. a lot more work over a 1000000 people live in the capital of the republic of. government statistics say that only around 90 people in the region have died of the corona virus since the pandemic began but the official numbers also show that during that time over $4000.00 more people died the nost year corona virus infections are spiking across russia but. the situation is under control.

today and his team are in tearing a 92 year old woman she didn't die of the coronavirus that means her relatives can say their final farewell with an open casket which is the tradition in russia. usually funerals a big family affair as in russia but the pandemic has changed that people are often worried about getting infected and stay away. so far no one in your research team has caught covert he can only hope it will stay that way. and russia people say if it's decided up there think she'll get run over by a street car he won't drown fate is fate if the coronavirus is my fate it will pass me by. her with a very good. the next day the team prepares for 4 more funerals and his colleagues hardly have time to worry about their own health at the moment

they're just too busy. with a number of corona infections is rising in germany as well which can be seen in the intensive care units medical personnel are already at their limit and hospitals are searching for volunteers. the born to talk germany's parliament. zuzana of uganda has been working here for 18 years but she has another job too. when the corona pandemic hit germany she volunteered to work part time as an intensive care nurse and berlin's shockey t. hospital. just finished a 9 hour shift taking care of covert patients now she's come back into the office to finish off some work for her full time job. commitment i can't stay at home with a clear conscience if my colleagues are slaving away in the i.c.u.

i have the training and can help so i help there's no question about it. and german hospitals are in dire need of help intensive care units are stretched thin. chief nurse of the shop one of europe's largest research hospitals she has put her finger on the problem germany's health care system is facing. we have enough ventilators enough beds enough masks and gowns and gloves but we're worried that all the beds can't be used because we don't have enough personnel. for. to deal with this the shonky to have launched a campaign to rehire former health care workers like susan have you got she trained to be a nurse over 25 years ago but decided to move into

a different profession in this all hands on deck situation it's people like her that are needed now. that the i.c.u. use are running at full capacity if one person is taking care of 3 or 4 covert patients that's rough you have very little time. after work i leave the hospital with a sad feeling because i couldn't give the patients the attention that they deserve . despite rising corona numbers germany's health care system has not crashed yet. but hospitals were already understaffed and the workload was too high before the pandemic. despite all the problems zona has rediscovered her passion for nursing care she could even imagine quitting her job in the boom the stock what for that she says hospital working conditions would need to improve.

our last journey takes us to finland the scandinavian country has done well during the pandemic at the beginning of november the finns had the lowest invention rate in the e.u. instead of strict rules the government relied on its citizens to act responsibly until now. how has finland managed to keep the coronavirus said bay during the 2nd wave it's not due to harsh restrictions on citizens because there aren't any masks or recommended but not required in most places all stores are open. restaurants and bars are 2 orders for alcohol and at 11 pm. is director of the national coronavirus strategy he explains it relies on a sense of personal responsibility near recommendations wouldn't work everywhere but here they do parents are quite obedient in the sense that they are suggested to try to maintain. avoid a lot of gatherings of

a lot of parties many people intend to work with the way it is suggested says many finns are working from home and surveys show in person social contacts have been cut by 2 thirds but the number of new cases has started to rise so now the government has ordered students over 12 to wear masks in school and limited the size of social gatherings in the helsinki area to 20 people it also extended until at least mid december a ban on all non-essential travel into the country finnish officials say in the summer half of new coronavirus infections came from abroad that's dropped to 6 percent now that tourists aren't allowed in the european union is pressing governments to restore open borders as soon as possible one government proposal is the travel restrictions could be eased by making it mandatory to be tested on a rival team on. there is deputy mayor of where the airport is located and he's

responsible for security there he says his city doesn't have enough medical professionals to carry this out commune communicated to the government that if you lift restrictions and if you make the law that forces our staff. to move over to the airport the situation is so that we cannot treat our finnish people anymore so well that liked difficult decisions lie ahead for finland as it tries to figure out how to continue blocking the virus but not visitors.

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this is deja vu news live from berlin a rare appeal from germany's president as the country has for a new lock down with covert 900 number still rising to find father steinmeyer tells german they must build. christmas shopping and cut back on social contacts if they want to save locks. also coming up the u.s. prepares to launch and historic vaccination effort in its fight against the pandemic doses of the pfizer biotech back scenes are being shipped across the country bringing hope to millions of americans.