this is indeed a good use lot from berlin closing down for a christmas marked by the pandemic. with less than a week to go before the holiday celebrations countries across europe are tightening restrictions to reduce corona virus infections also coming up germany marks a grim anniversary 4 years ago today a truck plowed through a christmas market in berlin well look at how the country reacted and the lessons learned.

welcome to the program countries across europe are introducing a new round of coronavirus restrictions they're coming either just before christmas or soon after italy is the latest country to announce new steps shops bars and restaurants there will close and travel between different regions will be banned similar precautions are being taken across the continent. a pause on public across. shotted shops and empty streets in germany as the country goes into its past weekend of hog lockdown this winter. follow suit just after christmas non-essential businesses will close on december 26th. austria's current a virus infection rate is lower than many of its neighbors but there are

a fee is that could change. since we are not an island and have people coming in from other countries we should prepare ourselves for the possibility of exponential growth at any time. sweden's infection rate on the other hand has been surging for 2 months the nordic country never imposed a full lockdown relying instead on voluntary social distancing but with case numbers going up non-essential public facilities like pools and libraries will close and for the 1st time the government is recommending residents wear masks on public transport yet the measures remain lax compared to germany and austria very serious look look down for example. in the long run because people would not put up with that switzerland too is headed for lockdown as restaurants are set

to close next week the swiss government has urged people to stay inside but has left at least one decision to local authorities whether to or can ski lifts this year's ski is will have to add covert 19 to the long list of alpine hazards. and for more on this i'm joined by dr claudia hanson an epidemiologist at the carolyn scans to toot in stockholm thank you for joining us dr sweden is tightening its restrictions what are the new measures and why the big change. good morning from stuck on the big changes that the country is realizing that the president is trying to cheat that's not really protect the the most good the ribbon and the people so they realize a bit that the particularly the promise which was given in the spring that there wouldn't be a 2nd race because of the reach trying to munity doesn't hoot so and that is

changing the public opinion which is every. i'm not sure whether the president measurements will really bring the case numbers is tremendously down after hearing . the government is our recommending that passengers wear masks on public transport won't make them mandatory will that work. i don't know to have been telling the public 2 months no to 2 to 6 months that must do not what i'm not sure how one interior measure now can can walk in public or it may become very difficult. and your country as we heard in the report went it alone at the beginning of the outbreak when other european countries locked down can we now say that that was the wrong approach i constantly think it's the wrong approach and it's an it's a wrong discussion to think about locked down and not locked down it is it do not make to cease that means if you do something that shot and decisive very fast you

benefit on the long run so it's not about sustained lockdown it's about that very decisive fast measure at the right time which could touch and the public in sweden would work on going terry measures it chaps need to be explained by and that has not been taken place so is it a failure of communication or governance part. now the government has been saying mass do not block the government hasn't said that they've asked him to map to transmission that means that you can't in fact from somebody who doesn't know that you. know the different tracing test and tracing and isolating if it's not too bad it's not just on this has not been communicated so how can be how we can make informed decision it can't that's my opinion. ok dr claudia hanson an epidemiologist at the carolyn ska institute thanks for that

a 2nd covert 19 vaccine has been authorized for emergency use in the united states millions of doses of the madonna vaccine are expected to be added to the massive american vaccination program which began this week with health care workers older people live in long term care facilities are next in line for the vaccines the approval comes one week after the u.s. food and drug administration authorize a vaccine developed by biotech and pfizer. this weekend germany marks the 4th anniversary of the terrorist attack on a christmas market in the heart of berlin. and islamist extremists hijacked a 40 ton truck and killed the driver he then ran the vehicle into the crowded market killing another 11 people and injuring dozens more the terrorist escaped and was shot dead by italian police 4 days later near milan. berlin was unprepared for

such an attack and had to learn how best to help people in the aftermath. eustis men is an emergency pastor in the days following the december 26th terror attack he met many of those traumatized by the event he says their grief was made even worse by the disastrous response from official support agencies. it did not work well at that point from people understood very clearly that they were on their own. to a certain extent that's because the berlin agencies and institutions were themselves overwhelmed you know that's one of the i'm a bit of a followed up on as a result people waited a long time for financial and psychological help a public memorial service however happened very quickly the day after the attack possibly to suit. the scenes the memorial service was meant to be for victims'

relatives but many of them had no idea at the time that they were actually the relatives of victims it was far too early. officials understood that there were not structures in place to deal with this kind of event a central liaison now coordinates support for victims and their families who will also get more financial help in the future. we all know that money can't make up for the terrible pain that people have experienced it can only help with immediate problems. for the victims of the 2016 attack we've retroactively increased the payments even tripled them. trungpa says that the victims of racist and anti-semitic attacks in the cities of how now and how they have had quicker access to support he says the agencies have learned from their mistakes. that was put to the test earlier this month interfere where

a driver fatally rammed 5 people. that's the perspective of the victims is what matters are the perspective of the victims' families. every step of the process you have to say slow down don't hurry thinks. many people who are suffering after an attack get immediate aid and then you have to come to an agreement with the victims' families and also the families of the. 4 years after the 2016 berlin attack us this monster still stays in touch with many of the victims he just wishes the changes in victim support had come in time to help them earlier. in nigeria hundreds of school boys have been reunited with their families after a mass kidnapping armed men abducted them from school in the northern state of siena in a week ago they were later rescued by nigerian security forces many of the boys say

they suffered abuse while being held. the moment nigeria was waiting for the school boys free and safe after nearly a week in captivity some say they were beaten and starved. to be honest there was no food or water for us. no shelter no break in the friday we were taken we spent 2 days without sleep. our food was leaves and after 2 days without food we were given fresh potatoes and pieces of ground that cake. 2 nights have passed since the boy's release they spent the 1st night with soldiers then medical checks now the government says they can go home or school. to bring. the efforts made it turns into

a lot of things. that are going to need to. be 300 who do fool despite government praise for the armed forces it remains unclear exactly how and why the boys were freed or if more are still being held the mass abduction raises questions over the government's ability to protect its population especially in the northern part of the country who carried out the armed kidnapping remains in dispute whether it was boko haram the islamist group that's claimed responsibility and has posed a threat to nigeria for years or bandits as some officials allege the security situation is precarious in many parts of the country for the moment at least the sight of children reunited with their parents is a welcome distraction from daily threats many in nigeria face. lockdowns around the world have inspired many people stuck at home to take up an

artistic pursuit and former beatle paul mccartney is one of them music legend has just released a new album recorded at his home after the pandemic forced him to stay inside for many months. paul mccartney is rocking out and staying in. his home studio in sussex it may not have an audience but mccartney had all the instruments he needed to put out 11 new tracks and i was actually just doing it for my own fog but suddenly those you know for an album mccartney 3 as the title suggests is the 3rd album bearing his name each one came at a notable moment in time. the 1st mccartney album after the beatles broke up mccartney 2 after wings did. 3 deals with the current state of things on this record what he's trying to offer

more than anything else is not an exercise in experimental ism i think he's trying to offer comfort and sound and i think he's trying to say i think the overarching message is probably we will get through this. is an optimist. and an optimist with moving lyrics about reality on an easy going pop album that will keep you entertained in this era of social distancing music is an acoustic from the 70 year old performer. full of little ideas like. some of which i was able to use and finish on the album but yeah there's plenty more plenty more like a. return

of sports now on friday nights bundesliga match. continue to exceed expectations this season when they pulled off a stunning 21 victory against dortmund. the winner came on a christopher trimble corner in the 78th minute which marvin headed home for. it was his 4th goal of the campaign most of any defender in the bundesliga win puts in 5th place right behind door. and many of us are wrapping up warm to fend off chilly weather this winter and it's not only we humans however who are trying to keep out the cold a zoo in the southern chinese city of nothing has installed heating to protect its animal residence after local temperatures plugged to an all time low keeper say the creatures are enjoying being warmer is always one exception however zoo's giant

pandas are still living up in the great outdoors despite the freezing with. your of course watching news live from berlin don't forget you can get all the latest news and information around the clock on our web site at student news dot com i'm exposer thanks for watching. why are people forced to hide in trucks. there are many reasons. and there are many answers. and there are many.