this is g.w. news coming to you live from berlin european union rolls out its coded 1000 mass vaccination program it's a shot of hope as a huge coordinated effort gets underway to start him you know seeing those most at risk also in the program for much of december this city has had the world's worst air quality we'll tell you where and why.

hello i'm terry martin good to have you with us germany has set up more than 400 vaccination centers for its nationwide drive to innoculate least 60 to 70 percent of the population is huge undertaking. that many 60 to 70 percent of the population will be needed to be vaccinated in order to bring the bios under control our reporters went to the biggest facility in berlin for the start of the rollout. normally a venue for concerts in exhibitions on sunday the queues outside covered 19 vaccines it's the 1st of 6 vaccination centers in the german capital to open its doors outclassed by the former head of germany's civil relief agency was called out of retirement to lead the project he's been ordered since a free i'm satisfied today i'm happy to vaccinations are getting on the way and i don't want to be truly satisfied. 2 thirds of people in europe are vaccinated so

there's a long way to go but today is the 1st it is. at full capacity the center will be able to deliver $5000.00 injections per day on the 1st day it started with only $150.00 due to limited vaccine supply is up 1st for their injections medical staff and nursing home workers on the frontline of the pandemic priority for those providing vital care for others these mice and human life and 2nd i don't want to infect anyone thank god i don't have my colleagues and i want to stay healthy just like our elderly residents want to do yeah that's just a few kilometers away the 1st of poland seniors were getting their shots as well at the front of the queue was 101 year old get to it hard. was no sing home residents are among the most vulnerable to coronavirus now doctors hope they can finally be protected. the moment extra deal in the eye at the moment

infections are exploding in care homes. it's horrible so we're happy to be the 1st facility to have this vaccination and to have another tool to keep serious infections out of the home. via an ocular action of priority groups in germany is expected to run until mid 2021 when the vaccine is expected to become free and available to everyone. was cross straight over to our correspondent emma show ever house the vaccination program going a day after it was rolled out. well you told us started quietly yesterday i was in the sense how we just so into reports and the 150 people gov 5800 just there in fact then has and this is after fact seen happy distributing in each german region there was some lives just to kill at issues only 7 districts in germany in their very have due to the fact that their vaccine has to

be stored and has to be is to sustain colds tolerate and just out of precaution officials just delayed to start a vaccination just in that this you know otherwise it's been going it was really well i could really sends a feeling of relief yesterday. from the from doctors from the army that was there to ensure every scene run smoothly and of course i from care workers i've talked to and who we saw in the reports most of them are very relieved that finally there is a light at the end of the tunnel there's other what i was of general president of my air referring to do it fast scene so there was an overall a sense of relief there was overall it's running very smoothly and has made it so yes saved that he was counting that germany would get $1300000.00 doses up the job

by the end of this year and that's afterwards starting january we would see 700000 those used arriving to germany we cleave to 10000000 would have reached the country by the end of march and the vaccine should be available to the general public by me 2021 ok would you know some people are skeptical about the specs nation germany has seen protests against government coronavirus restrictions on vaccine opponents are active on social media are people in germany overall willing to get the job. overall there are 2000 germans actually are willing to take a job and along down half of them we would take these immediately if possible and the other half were to other ways of the debate until they see if there are any side effects in those who are already who have already taken the vaccine now 90 percent of 19 sorry for stand up to them and wouldn't take the vaccine but are

still one 5th of the population there are a minority there are a vocal minority that would seem to news but they do not represent a majority of the population they want thanks so much that was our political correspondent a man was shot. see a look at some other stories making headlines today president has signed into law $2.00 trillion dollars worth of pandemic relief and other public spending the move averts a chaotic shutdown of the u.s. government trumps approval also restores unemployment benefits to millions of americans the president had previously condemned the spending plans as a disgrace. counting is underway in elections in the central african republic long lines formed at polling stations in the capital bangui fall in other parts of the country fewer people went to polling stations because of fears of violence or boycotts by the rebel coalition 1st results are expected really next monday. the

chinese citizen journalist has been sentenced to 4 years in jail for reporting for move on during the early months of the pandemic former lawyer chong shon was detained after making a number of videos criticizing the government's response to the outbreak she was accused of spreading. secret a virus began spreading from china in the spring reports have mounted of racism towards members of europe's east asian communities here in germany people of asian appearance say they've been targets of xenophobia incidents one victim of such discrimination here in berlin set out to find others who shared her experience and offer support. he started in early march victoria noticed something had shifted when she rode public transportation skeptical glances from passengers of those who would move to different parts of the train. so the 1st i thought i was imagining.

people would look at my face and then sit somewhere else i followed 3 of them just to make sure they didn't simply get off the train they went to other compartment or sat in the bicycle section. victoria kudo who is german her parents moved here long before she was born she's used to experiencing discrimination for being part of a visible minority but once the 1st cases of coronavirus appeared here such incidents became more frequent although berlin is widely seen as a tolerant and diverse city there's an undercurrent of hatred one man even told her that she should spray herself with disinfectant. so. i've been keeping a low profile because i'm afraid of more attacks like that one. i have to admit when i see a bunch of people outside a bar i cross to the other side of the street to avoid being hassled. i'm glad to

be working from home these days because i have the sense that even though i live in berlin people don't see me as german. 'd victoria tried to talk to a german friends about it but they shied away from the subject she doesn't think they're taking the problem seriously. then through facebook she made contact with people across the country who were having the same kind of experience since the pandemic began and they've reported almost daily occurrences of hostility just because they look at asian. hi nice to see you. pop our furniture in china also lives in berlin he's filmed incidents of racial abuse he's experienced on the subway and a friend told me you should you should totally report it even though i don't have that much hope on the. police but because i want to at least to show people that

i have this evidence and not going to being silent was caught on the. other side. victoria says it's been helpful to compare notes with others in the same boat. that prompted her to create a website that helps bring people together and offers support. it's important for people to be connected this way in times of social distancing to share your experience so others know what's going on. racism is nothing new in germany and victoria who fears it will be around long after the pandemic is over. but she's determined to make a difference so people like her feel less alone. bishkek the capital of kyrgyzstan is one of the world's most polluted cities in central asian city only has around a 1000000 inhabitants but for several years now it has been choked in small for several months over the winter when many heat their homes with coal fires but with

the coronavirus pandemic hitting the country's economy hard moving away from cheap coal will not be easy. coal is selling like hotcakes in the freezing cold winter temperatures in the city of bishkek average at minus 6 degrees celsius coal is an essential good because homes on the outskirts aren't connected to the city's central heating network. people by a lot of these bags sometimes 20 at once as you can see there are private houses all around here and they all heat with coal. that. made headlines several times in december for being the number one most polluted city in international air quality ratings but people here say the smog is a problem every year in the winter. it's just there's a lot of fish character it's like this when you leave the city the sky is clear but

. i think this is because of the negligence of the government and no one is monitoring the situation and the smog as a direct consequence of that remote the most you have to work at the moment i think it's just fog it's time. finally because of the winter do you really think it's pollution with the words there's a. lies in a valley and smog covers it like a lid is authorities admit they don't know the exact source of the pollution the country's prime minister recently said this mainly coal powered heating plant could be behind up to 20 percent of the emissions he ordered the government to look into switching to gas. for now though air quality sensors in the city show the air is hazardous to people's health the concentration of cancerous particles is several times higher than the norm here in the center you can sometimes even smell the smog it smells burnt and city authorities say that the air quality is so bad that people

should actually be wearing masks like this one. but environmental activists feel authorities are all talk and no action they're protesting against the city's latest planning document they say new buildings are blocking the wind unlocking the smog inside the city. the plan is only in the interest of the construction lobby the building companies and big all of dark. and other countries they would have declared an emergency situation by now but here they just pretend nothing's happening. but for now local environmental inspectors are stuck in forcing existing norms today they're checking the quality of the coal used to heat the boiler at this local school even many government institutions are still heated with coal. regular people will keep eating with coal because it's the most cost effective we can ban the use of coal in the winter people have to live they have to cook.

everyone has access to a gas connection and to an affordable electricity supply there simply won't be small here anymore. but. provider raised prices this year and the. country's cash strapped economy hard. to move away from and. far off. sure when reporting their. many events have had to go virtual during the pandemic and the european timber sports championships are no exception 14 competitors lined up in disciplines based around wood cutting skills involving axes and soles and. the competitors couldn't go up against each other directly for social distancing reasons the rival lumberjacks went through their paces in their home venues and no

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