this is a news line from berlin and should germany extend its 2nd lockdown vaccinations are under way more than 2 weeks of stringent restrictions have failed to curb new infections medical experts are raising the alarm also coming up india gets ready to vaccinate its huge population against covert 19 with a nationwide. with vaccine approval expected in a few days the country. is 300000000 people in a matter of months. and the unwanted. debt stood for more than 5

decades money is berlin's $31.00 game windless streak soon be between one team is on the verge of doing just that. a michael it's nice to have you with us here in germany there has been a surge in covert 9000 deaths over the past month more than half of all deaths in the entire pandemic were recorded in december calls are now growing louder for germany to extend its current lockdown chancellor angler medicalese due to hold talks on tuesday with leaders from germany's 16 states to discuss that lockdown which is set to end on january 10th a leading doctors union is urging for an extension saying the health system. he's

in desperate need of really. for more i am joined by. his head of germany's critical care and emergency medicine association dr jensen's really appreciate your joining d w a record number of deaths in december just how dire is germany's situation in terms of intensive care events. the burden is the very very high and it is the result of very high infection rates all over. and the sender and the burden on the intensive care units is the result of this large locked on the very much convinced of all of this so we were happy to see the hard to look down. at the moment we are still working on the high tolls we got from the light looked on so 1st 2nd christmas

eve and the days between many people came together and we don't know what will happen in the middle of january as a result of christmas eve and. new year's eve so we will see what will happen so yeah we have to wait to see what else might develop here one of the big stories during the 1st wave of the pandemic was germany's success in dealing with the virus and a significant factor was the country's intensive care capacity what's gone wrong here dr is it simply as you were further to the unexpected spike in numbers or hear something else. no i think it's quite easy to explain we have very high and has a clear unit capacities we are leaders in. the way of $33.00 per 100000 capita. for instance in the netherlands it's

of all of the 6 or 700000 inhabitants so it's not the number of ice cube it is the number of infection rates which goes up at this moment and that leads to this very very see the burden of critical patients and as you know in burlington for instance where the very high number of cope with 19 patients per you used as above 35 percent that's quite a lot in other areas of germany that's between 10 and 20 percent so it's the result of the high infection rates and it's not that we don't have enough ice cube it there is so much more i'd like to love to discuss with you dr but i afraid we're out of time really appreciate your joining us dr hoover yes it is thank you for firemen critical care and emergency medical netizen association india is testing its nationwide 1000 vaccine distribution systems as it prepares to roll out an

inoculation program the trial includes the entry of data into an online platform that will monitor vaccine delivery the dry run comes a day after regulators met to review that the potential vaccine candidates including old developed by astra zeneca and oxford university india hopes to inoculate 300000000 people in the 1st 68 months of the year. for more i'm joined now by our correspondent in delhi. india has reported over 10000000 covert cases 2nd only to the united states it says it hopes to and not delayed some 300000000 indians by summer is there any concern about whether the government can actually pull this off this is definitely a massive logistical challenge by the government has laid out of

a very detailed plan on haiti it follows that to doget 30000000 people who will be considered a front line vote was simply what has now locus cost and then sadly she listens to charge but the truth challenge will emerge then be then move to the other $70000000.00 people that india will to lacson aid by the some of which includes everybody a lot of the age of 50 as well as the little one the age of 50 who have but it is now this is on the time that it's got to be added or did in an organized manner and you know he is in the country so now the priority lists are being built across the country people will have the option to enjoy on the digital platform for him to go in after they would be given to be designated slot to show up and get their pre-booked vaccine but of course shocking is due to be a crucial step and this and each vaccines and us will fight it seems that only carry out a 100 vaccinations but did which means that thousands of sites and doesn't be needed across the country looking at proficiency to head this docket. india's

health care budget is only a small proportion of its g.d.p. yet millions of people have to be reached including some in remote and rural areas as you know what are the challenges here. well michael india and you know how do you draw on experience and has had the bust even done nothing all discreet has been got and india has it will cost you no us even as the sheeple cram rich back needs which gives out hundreds and millions of dollars as all blacks and asians do with junk models as men it's intense and this is been jacked up significantly over the last decade which has improved india as one of the sheen infrastructure which is basically how a lack seems discord from the delivery point still actually in operation with the patient in addition it is also bad to rely on its mostyn elections begin to spend millions what in a single day is a similar wanted in

a russian modifies the out significant challenges to one g. in storage and mentioned it is useless put up an axiom that people threw it back seemed to quiet up because it wouldn't do and 8 degrees but when you look at something that provides that x. seems to quite as temperatures of minus 17 degrees this is do you think not because this is too massive which and in a country like india and wouldn't that be much more difficult to pull off that is also concerns that on the timeline it's meant making sure to get back on a 2nd goal was following up on observations of the people who get the vaccination and of course the ending was an. correspondent. for us there in delhi really appreciate it misha thank you the global coverage 19 vaccination drive is posing huge challenges in the world's poorest region in places like mali the lack of infrastructure makes even basic health care difficult doctors there are hoping for international help to carry out vaccinations. one of these refrigerators are essential hardware at this health center they hold vital medicines and polio

vaccines part of an effort across mali to immunize 5000000 children against the disease in a country where temperatures often top 40 degrees celcius the campaign is a huge logistical undertaking vaccinating malia's in the largely rural country against the coronavirus will be an even greater challenge. it's extremely important to that the vaccines have a functioning logistics chain it will be very complex to get it to the people in the countryside. so not to c.d.b. travels on foot by motorbike and sometimes by donkey to distribute the polio vaccine in remote villages people ask her if she will soon be bringing relief from covert 19 the health worker doesn't know what to answer many african countries will struggle to pay for the drug. the corona virus affects the whole world

but here in mali we have no vaccine. and i pray to god that we get it to. russell. infection rates are on the rise in mali while little testing is taking place in the capital bamako the health minister recently opened an intensive care station with the help of the w.h.o. she hopes that the international community will help pay for the vaccines and that rich countries don't keep on buying up everything for themselves. the numbers are rising we need the vaccine that's why i have asked for help. mali hopes to access the vaccine through the w h o's kovacs fund developing and rich countries have already pledged to $1000000000.00 to the fund and some pharma companies have committed to delivering the vaccine through the mechanism but even if it becomes available the vaccines

distribution will be tough in a country without a reliable electricity supply. at least have a generator but that's not the case at other health centers. if there is a power cut that's a huge problem. the vaccination drive is gathering pace in the europe but across africa most people will likely still have to wait and. long time for relief. highlighting now some other international stories japan is considering declaring a new covert 1000 emergency after a record surge in cases the governors of tokyo and 3 nearby prefectures urged the national government to call the state of emergency to stem the spread of the virus the government says it must 1st consult with health experts. french police have been recording the details of revelers leaving an illegal new year's eve party in

the western region of brittany some 2 and a half 1000 people from france and abroad attended the rave it was held in violation of a nationwide curfew and ban on gatherings and continued until saturday morning. for the 1st time since donald trump took office republican and democratic senators have overridden a presidential veto more than 2 thirds of the chamber pastor a major defense bill to which trump had objected that means that the bill will pass into law unlocking more than $700000000000.00 worth of military spending for. in football germany's shaka will be hoping to end and run of $29.00 games without a win when they face her to berlin later today they're on target to set an unwanted record the longest winless streak in the bundesliga the current holders of that title are a bird lin team called manya who set the record back in the 1960 s.

and despite the negative connotations tasmania are not keen to relinquish their place in history. as money a bellino known throughout germany for one thing that disastrous 196566 season the cup win 31 matches without a win in the campaign a ball in this league a record they also hold the record for the fewest goals scored in a season and the most goals conceded i thought form a player that's a becca's says the small club is still proud to this day of competing for that one season in the bundesliga. king county i can say that we were of course proud to play at least one season in the bundesliga sometimes just to meet the expectations also to never disappoint and to eventually realise when the opponent was simply better than us. and being a bit. but now their winless record is in danger of falling current bundesliga side

shall come doing their best to use. they haven't won in 21 matches for the 7 time german champions it's an embarrassing predicaments. it's a threat to their identity to become surprisingly attached to this undesirable record and don't want shell cup taking take laurie. maybe it would be put through that tried to break this record but i can't imagine that we did it in one season and try to get it over to season so there's a 3 for me it's not competitive for us through no. shell to have just 2 games to save their reputation with a victory to zali their biggest cheerleader will be. they want their record as the bundesliga worst ever team to stand i and a reminder of the top story we're following for you the german chancellor angela merkel is due to hold talks on tuesday with leaders from germany's 16 states to

discuss extending the country's lockdown as after more than half of all deaths in the entire pandemic were recorded in december. this is the news that live from berlin up next reporters takes a look at opera during a pandemic i'm michael okun berlin for in their breast of the team here thanks for watching. what secrets lie behind. discover new adventures in 360 degree. and explore fascinating world heritage sites. p.w. world heritage 360 get that now.