the legal situation here she said for example that she would have preferred a situation where the state premier as would have based their decision making on when it comes to reopening schools and kindergartens on the number of new infections bazzi said she's also facing the reality that state premiers when it comes to reopening schools and cannot guns have lots of other factors to take into account and so she staying out of that and she is very aware she said that she can't interfere that means the elections coming up for many of these state premiers she also mentioned the vaccination vaccination strategy that has gone off to a very very slow start here in germany and pointed also to europe and defended the decision to leave the buying of the vaca vaccination of the vaccines to the european union what did she have to say about that.

it is very rare when angle americal uses. political tools like referring to the world war as of cause one of germany's. i mean germany's current modern germany's biggest traumatizes the until america referred to world war 2 as the reference point from which on words modern germany decided to take all the major decisions together with its european partners so that was very strong language from anglo-american in this context she really wanted to get that message out we're only as strong as europe is and so this is something where she is not going to give in to anybody who's criticizing that strategy you have to keep in mind that germany is surrounded by 9 european member states so the virus doesn't know any borders we know that the virus can travel into germany from basically lots of places and so uncle americal is convinced that the european way is the way

forward but of course the german federal structure has also led to a situation where the vaccine rollout has been very slow now there is a bit of light on the horizon now with more vaccines being approved with byron take pfizer extending its production facility that news came out this week so there is a bit of hope but still it is an extremely slow process and the americans said we're hoping to have made an offer to anybody who wants to have a vaccine to have been vaccinated by the end of the summer that is still a very long time. you know she also referred to this 3 new variants that are around she called these variants very aggressive why did she do that using . well to justify the decision to extend the lockdown because of course the numbers have been going down extremely we have reached levels that we

last saw in october so everybody agrees that the current measures are working and people are calling for the restrictions to be lifted but of course i'm going back and said we simply don't know enough about the mutations she did say that in the last big round when she met with the state premiers a couple of weeks ago already so there is not enough data available but there is a real risk of this virus like and other countries need tating in a way that even though you have low infection numbers for a number of weeks because of restrictions you suddenly see an exponential growth again and that is something that she doesn't want to risk not least for the because of she wants to protect the health system but also because politically speaking that would be a disaster as well for the politicians who are involved in the decision making process we're going hear a bit more about these new variants in just a moment from now as our political correspondent thank you very much for this incessant on the amount of speech to be jumbled the star and we got the u.k.

in our coronavirus testing is being stepped up to locate and stop these new virus variance from spreading unchecked up to 10 percent of positive tests will now be sent on to labs for further genome another says it's part of a growing effort to catch the more contagious new virus mutations before they take hold. in the global fight against co that 19 is mutations that are predicting the next great challenge and here in the u.k. authorities are taking another fight directly into people's homes. they're doing door to do the testing in areas where your limitations have been found to go to identify cases before they have a chance to spread. it was just one case of the south african variants found here in this community that launched this door to door testing scheme but the concern is

that one case could just be the tip of the iceberg ordinarily only a small amount of positive covert tests to screen 2 mutations in the when they all found authorities here a cracking down hard it's thanks to genome sequencing that authorities can pinpoint where to look the u.k. is the world leader in sequencing analyzing 10 percent of positive covert samples for the emergence of new variants. in toto the team of the u.k.'s team genomics to suit him is responsible for almost half the world's poor by sequencing. work that will continue to prove crucial as more mutations emerge i don't think we've seen the full spectrum of mutations that could arise so the very common in england at the moment 117 that's very good at spreading but actually what i'm looking for very carefully is mutations going into that there isn't that also impact on immunity and that's what starts to worry me considerably and that is what we're seeing in the in

the u.k. but no population is immune to meet ations that's why professor peacock says genome sequencing needs to become a global priority without comprehensive international screening it's feared new more dangerous variants could take hold putting vaccine programmes at risk we take sions will be in the 4 corners of the year and they'll be lots that we don't know about that would be quite concerned if we did know about now the reason that support of all of us is because some of these variants are actually going to lead to a challenge in terms of immunization now that is really critical as we go forward we need to know what the virus is doing so that we can keep up with that's in development work it's already been done to modify that seems to protect against existing variants. professor paul he is the chief investigator at the u.k.'s novak spanx in trial he says he's confident sequencing can help manufacturers keep ahead of mutations one of the beauties of the vaccine technology

. that we're seeing. in the production of 19 backings a very oppression and calexico and so it's entirely possible that modified vaccines will emerge very quickly from. their point vaccine manufacturers vaccines will lie. they have to adapt in the meantime identifying and isolating mutations will be an invaluable tool in the catamounts game between vaccines and variance. tunnels have a look at some of the other stories making headlines around the world u.s. president joe biden has announced new sanctions against a military regime that seized power in myanmar this as one of our city leader aung san suu kyi she's close as a was detained in a new wave of overnight arrests tens of thousands have been taken to the streets again to protest against last week's military coup 'd. the wife of

jailed kremlin critic alexander valley has flown to germany from russia according to german news magazine there should be the number they are fled from moscow to frankfurt on wednesday. last week aspen was sentenced to nearly 3 years in jail for violating his probation after he was poisoned in siberia. when i saw the arabia's most vocal women's rights activist has been released from prison general had little was arrested in 2018 allegedly for violating counter-terrorism laws charges that critics described as politically motivated she openly advocated for the right of women to drive and for an end to the country's restrictive male guardianship system . first to the u.s. now in the house democrats have a wrapped up their 1st full day of arguments donald trump's 2nd pietschmann trial

the former president is accused of inciting a riot at the capitol building in which 5 people died last month prosecutors unveiled chilling new video of the violent mob breaking into the building and the subsequent chaos it's. on the 2nd day of the impeachment trial democratic prosecutors wasted little time to make their case. they used security camera footage to reconstruct in painstaking detail how the rioters worked their way into the inner sanctum of u.s. democracy coming within touching distance of the politicians inside. as the riders reached the top of the stairs they were within 100 feet of where the vice president was sheltering with his family and they were just a feet away from one of the doors to this chamber where many of you remained at that time. you can see vice president pence and his family quickly moved down the stairs the vice president turns around briefly as he's headed down. other

footage leaves little doubt about the mob's violent intent. what recordings of police radio calls show how the embattled officers lost control of the situation. they were doing their. job or if you're near 000-000-0000 well what are great no you're up there. were 30 not a girl. we knew someone you work up when i was growing up we were going to. the writers did finally manage to breach the senate floor prosecutors say they acted at donald trump spearhead. this was not a coincidence none of this was donald trump over many months

cultivated violence praised it and then when he saw the violence his supporters were capable of he channeled it to his big wild historic event democrats hope these dramatic images will convince some of their republican counterparts to vote to convict the former president. with millions of americans watching the televised proceedings the intensity of the prosecutor's arguments has reverberated far beyond the senate chamber. and to sports news and football and as byron munich prepare for today's final of the club world cup in qatar the team has confirmed that a top player jerome boyd saying has taken leave for personal reasons germany and german media are reporting that his former partner has died or tang is a defender for by anand was a starter in monday's semifinal win over egyptian side a largely now bion are bidding to make football history is more on their match up

in the final with mexican club take wish for. hante flick has almost done it all by the number one club in the world one a handful of titles in 2020 everything from the bundesliga to the champions league the venture only became part of byron silverware collection that season now in qatar bahrain have won more title to go winning everything plus the fifa club world cup is tantamount to football perfection it's only been done once before back in 2009 by barcelona. winning the final at the club world cup could be the cherry on top. with all of the titles we've won. and then win this and this no one. maybe at 1st you don't think about it that much and that also the but in the end when you know only one team has won 6

titles in the season it's on the south and you have the chance to be the 2nd team it's a chance to make football history for us and i've been chasing history robert levin dosti fief is reigning footballer of the year has scored 27 goals this season any help byron reach their 1st fifa club world cup final since 2013 success would add a cherry to the dream season hansei flicks already had by iron in his 1st season in charge. you're watching the news and here's a reminder off the top stories we're following for you right now johnson has addressed germany's been the star defending reopening strategy and calling for patience on wednesday. the coronavirus lockdown will be extended until at least march the septs machall said the government's objective is to lift the restrictions

as soon as possible but she also made clear that any reopening will be based on the level of infections rather than specific dates. this is a slightly longer version of news so that's it's for now for me the news stream remember you can get over legist views as well on our website w dot com other recommend you follow us on twitter and on instagram i've got office in berlin thanks for. the fight against the corona virus pandemic. has the rate of infection been developing what does the latest research say. the information and context the coronavirus update coming 19 special. on d w. n

u you may know years years we can hear you and how the last 2 years germantown so that we bring you an angle a man called and you've never had to have the full surprise yourself with what is possible who is medical really what moves and also who talk to people who follow along the way i admire and critics alike how is the world's most powerful woman shaping how they could join us from echols last august. a single shot back scene and enough for the world would put an end to this pandemic but that's not the reality most required to jabs some have to be stored in a deep freeze and many still await approval. plus not all of them are as effective . china is supplying developing countries with vaccines that don't work as well and

the global rollout of covert shots is slowed less than 2 percent of the world population has received just one dose of a vaccine so far. so is showing the way in europe the prime minister was the 1st european leader to get the pfizer biotech vaccine or internal affairs minister called the russian jab and the health minister posed for one of china's shots the message vaccination should be about geopolitics it's about our health but it's not always that simple. even during the pandemic customers still come in for their coffee. georgevitch has run this cafe in belgrade for 3 years a topic often discussed by patrons is which vaccine is the best u.s. company pfizer and russia have so far only delivered a few 1000 doses china has already sent a 1000000. what i choose to get the chinese maxine chinese people have been getting

it they wouldn't be harming their own people maybe i'll take pfizer's vaccine they are an economically strong company it's a bit of a dilemma for me. serbia's government has promised to buy various vaccines from providers all over the world it's then up to citizens to decide which one they want to get. at the chinese or russian vaccines not the pfizer one it was not missing then you see if i had to choose i'd take the russian one. the russian one i like russia i have russian friends i trust. who to trust there's a lack of detailed information about the various vaccines that's why many serbian doctors are hesitant with their advice. and is not as i get at least 10 calls a day people asking whether they should get maxon aged and if so using which

vaccines cause we only have information on the pfizer vaccine pi's it will work i just don't know enough about the other one is. known as. no one seems sure but plenty of people are driven by their fear of getting sick all the citizens can receive the vaccine at a total of $200.00 special sites like at this exhibition center in belgrade serbia purchased 8000000 vaccines from western supplies from russia and china but only china can deliver millions of those of copied 19 vaccines in a short period of time so china for potations on the balkans is on the rise in the meantime boy in georgia which has made his decision not someone. who doesn't work any of my customers who come here no more than i do about vaccines would do so now i have to sided to get the chinese one with you. but i don't. like men. serbians they take the pragmatic view that the best vaccine is the most available one and

here china seems to have won the race. well i thought it was a race against the corona virus isn't that what we should be focusing on. which. technical officer for the vaccine preventable diseases and in you know his asian program in europe why aren't we the world winning this race. thank you for having me and thank you for this question go believe the 3 everyone in the race you have the vaccine. invented into p.t.o. to less than 5 years the sorry tell months before so generally last year there was a general all. night in south of i was available to the scientific community and in november december he gave the 1st r.c.s. of eating with the market there is more going on this show and there are about those that you want but there are still many more to go because as you all know all

of us are still as an all around earth there are many cases and many people to be a moments we've managed to achieve the unachievable according to so many people but the simple things like the lack of information on the various vaccines in many countries why can't we solve that sort of thing. it's a shop challenge it's a new product it's scientific information 1st is a new product it's always have complete information a lot of and how and what can be related to and on the other side it's like us and if formation which is not easily transformed into a language it's acceptable to have to but it and is easy to follow so it's combine all the addition of any climate that he has in this situation to make it their acceptance in public odo's new products and to have people mock you if you took a drug and isn't that something the world health organization should be doing and

is responsible for. and it's true that the fact that they had doing on the basis of the scientific approach there is a procedure for creek a pro all the any congressman to come in if you are facing called images he said thing that really show is using our mechanism to collect as many as possible technical information us and get really mean any of pro images see you was a sting of that growth looked to be the yard all around earth to fight aids. epidemic in the case that it's not to the i know these continue as it is the meaning that that's product of mass to be continued is the monitored and controlled for the quality for safety and efficacy and that's how they are ensuring the all the countries and vocalization he's receiving the high

particular road it's relevant for the global oil because not all the countries have capacity by their own national guard this go through and the programs and it's also kind of the mechanism that you already have in place for a day you only supply and get the call backs that every single country candy lie on these results and have the technical information and hey guys giving the proper information we are trying to haul off all these they think our information needed additional question send us or send communication goals for the operation but also work out there marcus how they can communicate the quality and benefits of the example to corporations well being at the w.h.o. os specific vaccines most suitable for specific regions that. no there all the vaccines which are approach are equally also in any part of the over in this moment that is all we have on the scene of each received images she was listing but to be whole field the means of february this year you have to be or 4 more of them is my

dad not the other is us that doesn't make that there is a procedure in any shape that for the example you will see in china and in russia so we hope to have more available tools to fight the dishpan that i just want. and again need the existing knowledge for the clinic as they have status and really mean to us as i want the conscious thing to different parts of the word all it seems are showing. us a c. in preventing our money the station of the said our case of this is dead and preventing the better than all and the better knowledge of the health system which are relevant in this moment of that and then tell me what you recommend for foster global growth of these kodak seems. well we have many would say is they just the only procedure of approval also inviting all the manufacturers to continue or say just book buying get permission for use of the oxy in there is

a critical need to increase capacity to produce physically more goes so far same because we need them again as for us also solar is better and it's also they should that it should be equally this you go to the on the global level meaning that actually causes them to thier but they separate thing we would like to see that all people of the 1st level of the face and all people belonging to the 1st race groups mailing at least people and people who are back now on dishes and he see that scene as well as possible we are not as masha safe globally until everyone of us is safe and preventing all of the cases is also preventing all the further mutation of the areas with the virus which is normal for that i was so wherever whenever he's getting what i said and as many of us get the internet is a better for all of us and our coverage from the w.h.o. europe thank you very much thank you. is that part of the show when derrick

williams takes the floor to answer your questions on the coronavirus. if you test positive can you be vaccinated anyway or should you 1st recover then get the vaccination. this is the biggest vaccine campaign in history in just a little over 2 months about 140000000 doses of vaccine have been injected worldwide and around 5000000 more are now going into arms every single day so it's no wonder that questions like these are common the answer to whether you should be vaccinated anyway if you test positive for the disease is actually simple but the explanation is slightly complicated the 1st thing to understand is that if you already have covert 19 then it's too late for a vaccine to fix things it takes at least 10 days after

a 1st dose for your body to start ramping up an effective immune response to sars kovi to do so so getting a vaccine right after testing positive for the disease won't help you the general recommendation is that you should wait to recover before even thinking about vaccinations since aside from the dangers that getting vaccinated why are still sick might pose to your own health it could also expose others everything i've read indicates that if you've completed the recommended isolation period and are symptom free then it's ok to go ahead with vaccination although the c.d.c. also recommends that patients who are treated with monoclonal antibodies or or with convalescent plasma that they should wait at least 90 days before getting a shot in general the experts say the. the chances that your contract covert 1000

again within that period are very slim anyway as naturally acquired immunity caused by the infection seems to remain strong in practically everyone for at least that long. there are volumes there and keep sending in your questions to our you tube channel i'm been fizzling thanks for watching stay safe and i'll see you again very soon here okey dokey about. insomnia all over the world more and more people are having trouble sleeping some of them even sleep all day and are active at night but sleep disorders have detrimental effects on the body and may even increase the likelihood of dementia. what can be done to prevent people.

in 15 minutes on d. w. . it's about billions. it's about power that. gives them the hood the foundation of a new world order the new silk road. china wants to expand its influence with this trade network. but in europe there's a sharp mornings whenever accept money from the new superpower will become tensions on the commitment of the state. the chinese state has a lot of money at its disposal. and that's how it's expanding and asserting its status and position in the world. china's gateway to europe.

starts feb 19th on d w. are we alone it's a fundamental question of humanity trying to figure out whether or not. life existed on mars pretty clear water was there and quite abundance while that would be interesting so on mars the atmosphere is 100 of what we have here on earth it's very very cold and at the past it's like antarctica you could imagine bringing some supplies and you know if you do even build a little self-contained pressured vehicle or vessel which would be on the surface there are things like oxen and that you can harvest from the atmosphere to help make living possible. if you want to think of humanity if we really want to survive forever we're going to have to move off the earth eventual and i know that seems

a little crazy but you've got to start somewhere. this is g.w. news live from berlin sean tsonga america the friends germany's continued look down in front of politics expressing empathy for the whole the restrictions off of people on the knuckles calls for patience for a few more weeks so germany come conquer the country. coming up prosecutors on bail should.