it. starts to seem to turn to the. issue of the fact that. this is deja news live from berlin the u.k. government unveils tighter covert 1000 restrictions for christmas british prime minister boris johnson warns against travel to high risk areas saying the country cannot continue with christmas as planned a new strain of the virus is fueling fears also coming up israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu becomes the 1st in his country to get vaccinated for govan one theme as israel kicks off its vaccination campaign look at why many are unhappy

with how netanyahu has handled the pandemic. i'm told me a lot of well welcome to the program british prime minister boris johnson has announced tighter restrictions on millions of people to cover a surge in corona virus cases london and south east and england will be placed in a new t.o. for level under which non-essential retailers will have to close and people will no longer be allowed to mix with other households johnson said a new strain of the virus was speeding up the spread of infections. while we're fairly certain the variant is transmitted more quickly there is no evidence to suggest it is more lethal or causes more severe illness equally there is no it is

against the new very and it is with a very heavy heart i must tell you we cannot continue with christmas as planned in england evidence to suggest the vaccine will be any less the for those living in tearful areas should not mix with anyone outside their own household at christmas though support bubbles will remain in place for those of particular risk of loneliness or isolation across the rest of the country the christmas rules allowing up to 3 households to meet will now be limited to christmas day only rather than the 5 days as previously said there will be no relaxation on the 31st of jack. for more let's talk to our correspondent charlotte charles and tell in london charlie good to see you. some areas in the country onery so people must not break the rules that new year. it's very very important

to emphasize this classification which all these areas and how will the people there be impacted by these restrictions. where those areas are london where i am now the east and the south east of england those are the areas that have been identified as having this new variant this new strain of the virus which we just heard that is believed to be more trans this transmissible than the existing strain or just to put these new restrictions into some context for you it was just this week the prime minister boris johnson said canceling christmas here in the u.k. would be inhumane now although with the news of this new variant that is indeed essentially what he has done particularly here in london and the se now the rules up until today had been 3 households would be allowed to meet indoors for 5 days

that is now been cut back severely people in these new to 4 restrictions as that quote won't be around to leave that area is that being asked just to remain within their own household and for the rest of the country while they're now being told that they can only meet for one day on christmas day and those measures people around the country is being advised not to travel far and to cut down socializing with their with other households where possible. you mentioned the new strain of call that 19 is more easily transmissible what more do we know about it. well it's still in the early stages of finding out say exactly how this new variant was but one thing that did become clear for the 1st time today is that preliminary data shows that it is more transmissible one estimate that we heard in the press conference with boris johnson just that was that it could be up to 70 percent more transmissible than the existing variant that of course is very shocking hearing for

a lot of people here but again this has to be put into context we were told that there is no evidence so far that this is any more dangerous than the existing virus variant that people are more likely to have adverse affects serious effects all that they could end up being hospitalized or sadly losing their lives there is also nothing to suggest at this stage that treatments or vaccines will struggle to deal with this new variant of those that of course is being examined very closely one thing that we did hear in that press conference which of course is interesting for an international audience is that it is possible that this variant could be in other countries although no details were given on that say of course though the the goal is to try and limit the spread of this virus both abroad and across the u.k. and that's exactly why people who are in areas where we're seeing this new variant already are being told not to travel the big question though is whether or not people will listen it had been sold to them here in the u.k.

that christmas will be a moment of relaxation after what's been a terrible year for so many people christmas was really a chance to relax the rules a little bit that they're now today has been canceled ok charlotte pill thank you for bringing us up to speed let's take a look now at some of the other stories making headlines. bilin has paid tribute to the victims of a terrorist attack at a christmas market 4 years ago and islamist hijacked a truck and killed the driver he then rammed the vehicle into a crowded market killing 11 others and injuring dozens more he was shot dead 4 days later by italian police. a teenage girl has killed at least 3 people and wounded 2 others when she blew herself up in a crowd in nigeria's northeastern borno state the attack occurred in the town of. the town and nearby villages have been repeatedly targeted by boko haram militants

. u.s. president donald trump has questioned whether russia was to blame for a widespread data breach across the country in a tweet he also downplayed the seriousness of the cyber espionage campaign. secretary of state michael said russia was likely the source of the attack on u.s. government agencies and businesses. space x. successfully launched its final mission of 2020 by sending a spy satellite into orbit the company used its falcon 9 reusable rocket to get the job done for the u.s. national reconnaissance office the mission was classified but was broadcast without disclosing the launch position. israel has beginnings of roll out its vaccination program and tonight the country's leader benjamin netanyahu has become the 1st is ready to receive the shot as and receive his injection at a television medical center and he's urging all israelis to follow suit and get

vaccinated from sunday medical personnel were the 1st group eligible for the job after that people over the age of 60 will be allowed to be vaccinated. is outside the hospital where the israeli prime minister has just been vaccinated tanya benjamin netanyahu says he wants to boost confidence in the coronavirus vaccine by becoming the 1st israeli citizen to take it but could it be said that what he's doing here is he's actually seeking a shot in the arm for his own political reputation. well i think israelis look at this in different ways actually i mean the israeli prime minister binyamin netanyahu tonight said it's a great day for israel and as you said he called on all israelis to come and get vaccinated once it's their time this is the kick off of vaccination campaign that

will start next week with certain categories of people so on the one have here israeli said would say no this is a relief actually to know and they would credit him that he got the vaccines and at least some batches of it not all of it is yet in israel. so early on to israel but at the same time of course that comes when infection rates are going up again in israel in recent weeks and it comes also the time of the deep political crisis in the country because as early as next week you know we might not see the coalition government surviving there is the question of a state budget that needs to be passed and that doesn't happen there at the moment rather deadlocked about it and the coalition then that could kick off early elections in israel next year the 4th time in 2 years but i think the main issue tonight is for many israelis is this relieved that there's some kind of timeline they can look at now with regards to the pandemic ok now i

will come back to you in just a 2nd but 1st we are going to take a look at the pandemic in the palestinian terror territories on the west bank where despite a rapid rise in the number of cases of have not yet secured vaccine supplies. the streets of jericho aren't usually this quiet most business is a shot apart from pharmacies and bakeries palestinian police are in forcing the strict lockdown in the west bank. it's going to be like this till the beginning of january the palestinian controlled parts of the west bank were already suffering economically before the pandemic people are hoping they will get the job soon they love in this realm although a lot of the palestinian people need a vaccine which is certified by the world health organization it would help the palestinians who are suffering a lot from the coronavirus pandemic which is adding to the problems of the israeli

occupation that legalist right and show a lot of baloney and with god's will this vaccine will be effective and we can escape this crisis which has affected every part of our life she untied me also. at the coronavirus testing labs more and more samples are testing positive for covert 19. countries in the region like saudi arabia bahrain and israel are beginning mass vaccination programs. but the cash strapped palestinian government has not closed any supply deals with drug companies yet. or over the american way it will be many months before we receive a quantity of the vaccine sufficient to vaccinate people on math or mentally or. bethlehem is usually bustling during the christmas season christians normally flock

to the holy sites on the west bank but this year the celebrations will be muted as it struggles with the pandemic. let's return to tania kraemer in television tanya any talk of the israeli supplying the palestinians with the vaccine. well this is not really clear at this stage so we have in fact the situation that while the vaccination drive started in israel we see cases infection rates rising in the occupied palestinian territories so we heard just the palestinian prime minister mohammed style you're talking about that it will take months until they get their batches of vaccine to actually need from what we understand from the palestinian authority is that they're actually in talks and looking you know with the companies themselves or with states like russia or china to get vaccines from

there or international organizations like w h o who has a scheme a vaccine scheme to get about 20 percent of the need so from that but at the moment cases rising in the occupied west bank and gaza and it's not yet clear whether vaccines will go from israel to the territories all right w.'s tanya cram on in tel aviv thank you and blunders league of football shall go under new coach. and you're the 29th straight game without a win on saturday losing one nil home to promoted side to build a field now funday medina sent a beautiful long ball into the box and i've been close was there to head it home early in the 2nd half. stephens was not pleased with his team's defending with close given far too much space in front of goal charcoals last win was way back in

january. now a look at the other results from match day 13 so far. by and get the better of leverkusen 21 in the final score they were away wins for hoffenheim bremen and frankfurt leipzig dropped vital points at home to cologne when you unveil in feet bruce you don't mind on friday night and on sunday fibered host heard of elin and stuttgart travel civil spoke. finally to some festive news as the old saying about santa claus knows when you've been naughty you know when you've been nice and that's of less than suspected drug dealers in lima peru have been learning the hard way that the police have tossed santa and one of these elves carrying out raids among the loot christmas crime busters of the covered ah drugs and weapons. clear the suspects received a lump of coal with the rest aren't. you

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through the tap. and we couldn't read your show is called spectrum if you would like any information on the coronavirus or any other science topic you should really check out our podcast so you can get it wherever you get your podcast you can also find us at dot com slash science. this week on world story. south dakota the virus is out of control. number a silent christmas in lockdown but we start in delegates following a controversial presidential election many members of the opposition were arrested or fled into exile. but protests against president bush and co were continuing

unabated. buskins the much just coming out to march on sundays is as much a part of everyday life as having breakfast a neighborhood just won't keep quiet it's here that you finally get to meet your neighbors. for all the demonstrative good humor fear is never very far away in minsk but most people here don't want to be recognized and only agreed to be filmed where and i'm asked one person who is willing to take that risk is media at 20 she's only ever known one leader at xander. was. back in august we felt the change was really close it felt like it was in breach of just a day or 2 more and everything would change. for months later we're not where we wanted to be. dollars. was. police

emerge out of on mock bans scattering the marches in all directions dozens of smaller demonstrations in parallel across the capital means making the police's job that much harder but for the hundreds of protesters still routinely arrested each weekend the stakes are rising the courts hand out a harsher sentences. look at the putting the fear only really hits you when you get home and read about everything that's happened that day online here i always carry a set of instructions with me that tell you what to do. and here's a call in case you were arrested. eventually the protesters recruited continue this time without the help of modern technology so often on protest days in belarus the government has switched off mobile phone networks. the reaction to their protest from the locals is over what. we got really lucky one time the police were using stun grenades we got hit by some shrapnel that was nowhere to hide and all we could do was no can people still as we moved from

house to house and eventually there are about 30 of us hiding in one woman's house she looked after us and wouldn't let us risk leaving the house unless we had a lift to pick us up. this is one. but not everyone is as impressed. as the march reaches its conclusion the question is as ever how to get home without getting arrested. because it really feels like we've changed as a country have a happens now that can't be reversed. no one can say with any certainty how long these protests will continue or what they might still achieve but for most of these young better russians out protesting giving up doesn't seem to be an option. the u.s. has the highest number of cope with 1000 deaths worldwide. this is partly because

president trump continues to downplay the threat of violence the consequences are dramatic. one of america's least populated states but yet the virus has spiraled out of control here like nowhere else in the u.s. in the city of sue false a mask mandate was put in place recently without sanctions many citizens remain defiant i think it's a good idea that people wear masks. the idea of being told to do so i think with some of the shutdowns are doing and the picking and choosing that they're doing is making it very difficult for a lot of businesses like most of the people nowadays like even ehlers or not. but i think it's for the best like there's happy. south dakota now sees the highest hospitalisation rate of the u.s. and there is no relief in sight. out of schroeder is one of them he and his colleagues working 12 hour shifts trying to save those who are at

the brink of death. a task which comes with the personal toll we deal with a lot of dying right now unfortunately not everybody is recovering how we'd like. it's a little harder every day people are coming in typically requiring much oxygen a lot of them end up getting a breathing tube. and from there you know it's just a battle for their life i kind of see and understand his weekly press conference mayor paul 10 hakan of the republican party updates his community about the latest developments the mayor has been criticized over his handling of the pandemic in this part of the country i think there's a fierce independence a lot of people have made the mistake of calling a cowboy country at one point and people didn't appreciate that but the point of that term meaning we're independent we don't like people telling us what to do.

christina bjorkman wishes for more government action against the pen demick in october she lost her husband took over at 19 after a 30 day long struggle at the hospital her ordeal. where. she says his death could have been avoided with stricter rules. the whole mask mandate got political and should never been political and should have been a medical thing and i think it just got so blown out of proportion and i think maybe it came from our president. he started. christina bjorkman is pinning her hopes low on the president elect and a nationwide mask mandate once he takes office before then thousands more could die from cold at 19 in south dakota and are all the rest of the united states.

the coronavirus situation is also a concern in turkey. the government only recently began publishing the full number of daily actions. doctors in the country's population. is celebrating her birthday she turns a 2 day or 2 biggest wishes harry potter cake and meeting her best friends. the latter is more difficult to organize since straight to coronavirus measures have come into force in turkey young people under the age of 20 are only allowed to leave their homes for 3 hours a day yes i know that but i used to be able to go outside whenever i wanted it that was much better but i also miss school now everything is done why assume and it's so annoying they are. coming to the other says mothers trying to organize life

as best as she can between work and curfew. curfews for children are not the only new anti coronavirus ruin tokyo those older than $65.00 can also only go outside at certain times public transportation is forbidden for young and old people and on weekends everyone with few exceptions has to stay at home. it looks pretty bleak these days in istanbul's usually very busy neighborhoods restaurants bars many shops closed. the government now reports about $30000.00 new infections per day. many of us are angry about how the government is managing the crisis but there's nothing we can do. the government is concerned with its reputation they want to look good that is why there is no transparency of

almost publishing them it's about they should have informed people much better right from the beginning then everyone would have known what to expect and how to act if you curated. a miracle in their deals with many covered 19 patients he's a family doctor and belongs to the turkish medical association he says the authorities are still hiding the true extent of the crisis. we still have a lot more cases than the government says according to our estimates we have about 50260000 new infections per day while our doctors and hospitals are at the absolute limit we have to urgently take radical countermeasures on that almost all the of us things the current restrictions are already plenty tough parties over the kids have to go back inside next year she hopes for birthday with out the coronavirus.

our last journey is to germany the country is now in a hard lockdown almost everything is closed citizens are being told to stay home the world famous christmas market nuremberg has also been cancelled. this is christmas eve as it gets back and 2020 usually the central market square is bustling with the city's famous christmas market at this time of the year but it was canceled weeks ago and now the city center has become almost ghostly. only fruit and vegetables on offer but no one comes to buy him. has been working here for 3 decades he says he's never seen his city so empty. it's all full for us there's no christmas here now no tourists it's terrible just

look the market square is completely empty. and it's the same all over the city the state government has asked the variance to only leave their homes if they have valid reasons like going grocery shopping visiting the doctor or going to work wearing a mask is compulsory in most areas of the city center partial school closures a ban on alcohol in public places and a nighttime curfew complete the strictest lockdown in germany police have increased their presence in the city center to remind people to stick to the rules but for now this little resistance they tell us. not to release and of course there are people who intentionally defy the rules there have been incidents of people refusing to cooperate when police tell them to wear masks but luckily those people are really the exception on the fellah bones all the people we speak to think the authorities should be even tougher. in the monitors that we think the lockdown is

absolutely justified there's just no alternative at the moment the restrictions should be tightened even further for shift and so is the mystery i'm totally fine with it because there are so many people suffering and people not taking this seriously should see what it looks like in hospitals. and that discriminate and getting worse every day that scares people including those who are suffering from the effects of the lockdown that is already in effect black market trader on the 2 things are hard lock down is the best option now there are 3 and we've just got to get through this and maybe things will get better that gets better. maybe even in time for christmas for that known back as a willing to make sacrifices in the weeks ahead.

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