this is deja news live from berlin a record number of covert 19 related deaths in germany as the country grows and goes into a hard lockdown the daily death toll tops 950 s. schools and non-essential businesses shot for at least 3 and a half weeks. also coming out and uncertain fate mothers of the schoolboys abducted in northern nigeria wait for news as the government says it is now negotiating with the kidnappers. in football the coaching change and dortmund face off right away to

the perennial point to see the contenders start what they hope will be a new winning streak. and he's making a list and checking it twice and taking no chances before his big night even santa follows pandemic protocol says he welcomes visitors to his home near the north pole . i'm sumi so misconduct lad you could join us germany's top infectious disease institute says the number of covert 1000 related deaths reported of the last day rose to a record 952 that grim news comes just as a country enters a harder national lockdown with schools and non-essential businesses to remain closed through january 10th the new restrictions coming into effect sent some last minute shoppers scrambling to buy presents in time for the holidays. there's always

a surge of people at christmas time hunting for last minute gifts but this year the crush has come earlier than usual in germany. shoppers rush to make last minute purchases ahead of the country's tough lockdown but people seem pretty stressed about the whole thing you can feel it but we're finished we got a done. of it he's on time for health reasons all i can say is that it's the right thing to do we can't wait until it all falls to pieces. but while some may not find what they're looking for a welcome christmas present may be coming soon germany is waiting for the 1st coronavirus vaccines to be approved the problem is so far not even the health minister knows when that will happen. and so not so young national authorities are supporting the european authorities to the best of their ability the goal is to secure approval before christmas. germans have watched patiently as a vaccine invented in the country has been rolled out already in the u.k.

and the u.s. mass immunization centers are currently being equipped millions of doses of vaccine are on order those with heightened risk of infection will be invited 1st the elderly as well as front line medical workers establishing priority is key in distributing the vaccine many people wanted as quickly as possible but there isn't enough at least in the beginning so that's why we need clear and transparent priorities the vaccine is being kept under key and lock and it's very highly protected the vaccine is coming to germany but unlike with father christmas himself nobody can get be sure when to expect it. ok let's break down now what has changed in germany with this new stricter lockdown starting today all non-essential shops are closed supermarkets pharmacies as well as banks are allowed to remain open schools are shut until the 10th of january and employee. ours are being

encouraged to allow their staff to work from home as far as possible a chance i'm going michael also made an appeal for people to limit their social contacts during the holidays the number of people allowed to meet indoors will remain restricted to 5 not including children under 14 and in anticipation of new year's celebrations sales of fireworks have also been banned. and let's bring in our political correspondent nina there with the latest on this hi nina ken some of these new measures really be enforced. well it is quite easy to enforce measures like the wearing of mosques the closure of schools and the closure of shops but it is a bit trickier of course when it comes to controlling just how many people are gathering in the private flats because of course the privacy in people's homes is regarded extremely highly here in germany and to do need to have good reasons to intervene but they can do so there are exceptions to that rule that you can do

basically whatever you want in your home and those exceptions also apply to the current corona measures so it is the situation that neighbors could theoretically report that neighbors to the police and the police could come knocking on people's doors to check whether they see that the corona measures are not adhere to in people's private homes and let me just add that the police have been called on numerous occasions throughout the pandemic and they have broken private parties in legal parties that were held against those rules but it of course it is up to the individual police people to decide whether those measures of imposing fines which they could potentially also do would be appropriate or not and of course it's not a picture that anybody wants politicians of say clearly we don't want the police to sit around christmas tree in people's homes and. simply get appealing to

the german population to adhere to the rules how does the german population see this these new rules. it's interesting if you look at the polls from the latest months there was always half of germans who always said the measures are appropriate because they could see that measures were necessary to bring down insects in the men's numbers and then there were always about 30 percent of the german population who said no the measures are not enough the numbers are rising too fast and this is something where i think people are now beginning to see the dramatic situation in hospitals we are beginning to hear of reports where doctors are having to decide which patient gets into beta and which one doesn't simply because there's a lack of resources and that of course is bringing it home to people that the situation is extremely dangerous and that a lot more needs to be done to not only stop exponential growth but to reduce the number of new infections so that we can get control over the situation again so i

believe that germans are. in the majority of cases ok within that our political correspondent you know has a reporting thank you so much. during the 1st wave of the pandemic germany was praised for keeping infection numbers relatively low that is all changed with the 2nd wave but there have been exceptions the southern german city of tubingen has stuck to a simple formula when it comes to protecting society's most vulnerable members and it has worked today setup and has this report just under 100 senior citizens live at this care home and to begin in southern germany and they're all highly vulnerable to the coronavirus to keep infection out visitors including reporters like me must follow strict rules on hygiene and in recent weeks visitors have also been able to take advantage of a free on site coronavirus test

a specially trained carer takes the swap in just a few seconds. at the moment they carry out 30 to 40 tests a day but that number is growing a few minutes later you get the result and can go ahead with your visit. the town council pays for the testing programme and despite the overall increase no one was tested positive for weeks that's a big relief for the managers and residents alike. it means we can say that after a negative test visiting can go ahead. it's crucial for the wellbeing of the residents to keep up their social contexts we know that it puts psychological stress on many of them when visiting had to stop earlier in the year. as a few. and it's not just in care homes but also in the rest of the

town that extreme measures are being taken to protect the elderly segregated shopping times help senior citizens to avoid contact with others subsidized taxis and free masks are also available for those in high risk groups that's a deliberate strategy they may have came in for criticism at the start of the pandemic for speaking out in a way that many saw as a just the town has since spent how from 1000000 euros protecting its elderly people. as a mathematician i looked at the figures and even in april it was clear that people of a 70 were most at risk of dying so we had to take action to protect them and that would also stop the intensive care units from becoming overloaded. the strategy seems to be working so far and older people say they appreciate this preferential treatment . i think you might hear them with not of course everyone has to take responsibility for themselves but in general i think that the measures that have

been taken absolutely right she didn't. good. to my mind it's all being done very well i used the transport service when i need to. i'm wearing this mosque that mr palmer sent me in the post and i keep it in the car so that i don't forget it and it's a good president that these people and. a few hours later a couple of senior citizens to get tested positive one of them in the care home we was that it earlier so going into the strict national lockdown is something both this it is residence and it's may except it's necessary. to bring in and we didn't manage to improve our contact tracing either so if there's got to be a lockdown it's got to be the same everywhere otherwise everyone would just come here to do their shopping it's got to be done that applies to everyone.

the town has also come up with its own christmas plans instead of having festive market stalls they're setting up a testing station where everyone can get a free test before they go and visit their family over the holidays. first get some perspective on this you know we have been with us he's a doctor and also a member of german parliament for the green party mr dom and good morning to you we've just seen the example of the city of to begin there what the city has done well to ensure that the vulnerable the elderly are protected is that the model that the rest of the country should be following instead of perhaps shutting down public life. well tubing is a good example especially when numbers are lower in our country but we have facing a situation at the moment which is so serious everywhere in the country that more stricter measures are important and necessary we have to stay home everybody

and minimise will mobility everywhere in the country if the numbers get lower we can go back to protect more of the bullet boat groups but at the moment i think more increased measures are necessary to save lives ok the numbers are indeed very high right now in germany but this new tougher lockdown that's coming into effect today it really is down to whether people would use their social contacts so why should we believe that these new measures will be more effective. well basically we saw in other countries like ireland ireland for example that if we take strict measures there is a high likely lose that we are able to bring numbers stalin and that is what needs to happen at the moment our health care system is really under stress we face really critical situation especially in the eastern parts of germany and the only saying what is basically left is that we help each other in different regions and

set we take over patients from one region or one city to another because to help get sick there is in many parts of germany isn't able anymore to take care of any emergency just missed it i mean we mentioned that you're a doctor here and the medical director of the berlin fire department so you are also directly involved in the fight against covert 19 could you share with us your experience during the last few months. well i think we were kind of a champion in the 1st wave in the spring but we yab kind of. missed it in the summer to take some measures which were necessary strict measures to protect vulnerable groups and to prepare for the winter season and now we are behind and sings are really serious especially in the in care homes and places where elderly people live the death rates are going up every day and i'm very

concerned because it's not only about people dying it's also about the health care stop by see my colleagues working day and night really really hard and. it's not. only is the amount of work which needs to be done but it's also the psychological stress when you see people dying when you see young people your colleagues dying this really goes up into the hearts of all my colleagues and i saying that's my message to the people please stay home i know it's a hard time but that's the only thing we can do it's a moment to keep our system and society working and stood on the last question about this and that scene and the willingness of germans didn't get a vaccine it seems to be a bit lower some people are afraid what is your message to people. well. that's our only chance to. decrease the duration of. down to a couple of months and we really need. to yeah. i

know there are many question and i think it's reasonable that we need to inform that we need to explain how this vaccine works and what it specially people. as a doctor and looking at our society and what those strict measures need to everybody in daily life the only thing to overcome is really. a good strategy to implement suspect seen into the society. a member of the german parliament for the green party a doctor as well thank you very much for joining us here and just. saying. you're watching news still to come on our show combating the coronavirus and one of the most remote parts of the world brazil is using the army to help with medical treatment in the amazon rain forest forest however the troops are bringing aid also pose an infection to indigenous groups. that's coming up and if it 1st let's take

a look at some other stories making news around the world dozens of police officers have been injured in clashes with anti lock down protesters in ukraine demonstrators gathered in kiev to rally against recently announced coronavirus restrictions non-essential business schools and gyms will be shut from the 8th of january onwards in an effort to slow the spread of the virus. hungary has amended the definition of family in its constitution to limit adoption by same sex couples and now defines a family as a female mother and a male father rights groups have attacked the move prime minister viktor orban has worked to recast hungary in a more conservative mold since coming to power. canadian fashion mogul peter nygaard has been arrested and charged with sex trafficking and racketeering crimes u.s. prosecutors are alleging he sexually abused women and underage girls after luring them into his orbit with opportunities in fashion and modeling over the last 25

years. officials in nigeria say they are in talks with the kidnappers of hundreds of school boys in the north of the country although they're not saying whether they are negotiating with the jihadist boko haram group or another one boko haram claimed responsibility on tuesday more than 330 boys from a government secondary school in the northwest state of kut sina are missing if boko haram is behind the abduction this would represent a significant expansion of the group's activities into new areas. waiting for news of her child her son one of the boys snatched from a school on friday. if this government is just then we want them to rescue our children because they have the power to do sorry this slow to take action because it's not their children who have been taken they've put us in the situation where parents and grandparents are in absolute confusion they've stopped us from having

peace of mind when totally devastated. by. the missing people's will borders that this school in kids you know they were taken in a violent attack by dozens of gunmen with assault rifles while they were asleep in their dormitories. usama is one of the lucky ones he managed to escape the kidnappers. i was about to slape when i started hearing sporadic gunshots and before i could even get outside there were many people there were already outside and so we were asked to go back into a hostel then they said the gunmen are already in the school we even climbed the school fence but then these men asked us to go back and we thought these men were soldiers and they were trying to protect us but unfortunately they weren't soldiers . he was. many details of the ride in the school and its aftermath a still unclear. that of the school and other then as i said and is one of the

boys that has been abducted we heard the security forces saw a boy surrounded by the gunmen on top of a hill we want the government to help security forces rescue our children we just want to see our boys in whatever condition so that we can have peace of mind at this stage it's still unsure how long parents like her will have to write. football now there was a rare mid week slate of matches in the bundesliga dortmund got back to their winning ways after a coaching change dortmund's new interim boss 8 in tears it took his all to bremen including the youngest player ever to start in the league. dortmund 16 year old yusuf. who became the biggest thing his youngest debutant in november started his 1st league match at braman but another historic moment for the teenager it's also

the 1st start of the season for assistant coach turning 18 did search dortmund got their new head coach fired up early in the 12th minute jade incisional shot was blocked the raphael guerrero found the rebound to dig the ball over your republican for the lead. the dog in lead didn't last long only about 15 minutes for a means max egleston put it on a t.v. for a candid movie who smashed it into the net to level the affair. after the break the youngster mukoko got his chance but the 16 year old put too much peperoni. brains aggressive defense cost them the match. pov lanka brought down manuel and congo to set up the decisive goal. of the day's pov lanka did his best to prevent marco rice's winner but to no avail the public and

managed to get a hand on the ball but royce was there to clean it up. dortmund with 18 ted sits at the helm get back to winning ways with a 21 victory over brain. also tuesday night club box visit to frankfurt offered high drama right to the very last moments of their draw frankfurt's under a silver had a foot and all of frankfurt's goals he broke the deadlock in the 1st half when he sprinted to the ball and fired in this goal past young and some are about the visiting team had their own hero in-laws who netted a hatrick including the equaliser in their 95th minute it ended 33 frankfurt's 8 draw in 12 it's. all right let's take a look now at some of the other developments in the coronavirus paddock now the drug regulator in the united states says its analysis shows the more daring of

vaccine is safe and 94 percent effective that data means the vaccine could get emergency approval in days and could be rolled out next week south korean officials say there are only 3 intensive care hospital beds left in its capital sole a city with a population of nearly 26000000 the country has reported a record surge in cases in recent days and scientists from the world health organization are planning to visit the chinese city of one of the outbreak was 1st reported they want to find out how the virus moved from animals to humans. well the virus has spread to some of the most remote parts of the world like the amazon rain forest in brazil people there also need medical treatment and when they become available vaccines but getting the doses to them will be a major logistical challenge which the government is leaving up to the army. the troops are ready the destination an indigenous community in the amazonas region who got it it's hard to reach the area where this group lives luckily we have the right

transport. commie doctors and nurses airlifted to the region whether to kunar people live the flight takes them 100 kilometers across virgin rainforest. the resilient army has been responsible for these medical missions since the start of the pandemic 6000 security people live in villages here and in the forest the soldiers and doctors arrival is an event the community put on a welcome ceremony it's the 1st visit to this kind since the pandemic began then the medical work begins local people help doctors examined everyone and carry out false coronavirus tests so far 2 people in the community have died from covert 1935 people caught the virus but they say they recovered with the help of traditional medicine. but the military operation deep in the amazonas region

is controversial the soldiers help the community but risk infecting them at the same time indigenous groups a critical. 2 years ago the government pulled doctors out of the indigenous land and they've weakened permanent local health authorities in the region. so instead they send in a lot of troops to areas where they used to be health missions. that security people are happy about the doctor's visit at least but they are skeptical about the vaccines being promised. if the vaccine works we will take it but if it's not clear that it's really effective we would be reluctant. bad because only vaccines that don't need to be kept in a freezer can be transported here and when they arrive here in the amazon it will be up to the army to distribute it. now to

a time honored holiday tradition visit to santa when boys and girls tell cent of their christmas wishes normally children sit on his lap but like so many other things this year that's had to change because of the pandemic luckily for those making the trek to centers village in finland near the arctic circle the man and red has everything under control. it's under usually quiet and sanchez village at this time of the year the little town in the arctic circle is usually bustling with people but not even the magical enclave is exempt from the pandemics global consequences. times of uncertainty for old and young. have to be very nice and we have to follow public health recommendations. we got front new ways to be.

friends and relatives. and santa leads by example creating those who have made the trip to his village through plexiglas sporting masks and pacifiers traditions or reinvented here in the arctic circle after all staying in good graces with santa takes commitment. to their visit here i've been trying to get off the naughty list for years. for those unable to come see father christmas personally the elves at the post office are working overtime to make sure all wishes are granted and as rudolph and his herd started warming up for their paid trip around the globe santa has one last word of advice. to each other christmas is coming. ok let's get a quick reminder of our top story now germany is entering a tougher nationwide lockdown with shops and schools closing for 3 and a half weeks people are also being urged to limit their social contacts the new

measures come as the country reports its highest daily death toll yet 952. coming up next our documentary series close up visits the survivors a striper need sept 25 years after the massacre statute. to. be.

fighting against. and against a denial of the genocide in tripoli. that's haasan has one of the churches mission she was 19 during the mass murders and represents a and he survived today he's working to raise awareness about the genocide and to commemorate the victims 25 years. after the massacre close up. on t.w. . eco india. how can

a country's economy grow harmony its people and the environment when there are do worse than look at the bigger picture india a country that faces many challenges and those people are striving to create a sustainable future clever projects from europe and india he told. him 60 minutes of d.w. . why did this person loses hope. there are answers. there are. plenty there is a lot that can be done to. make

up your own mind i've double whammy. 25 years after the genocide instructor and it's a son who's son of it is taking on the genocide denial he works in the memorial center which commemorates the mass murder in the serbian part of bosnia although he survived his father and.