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i am eddie my junior welcome to the program the battle against kobe 19 continues across africa so it's particularly good news when the continent's most populous city lagos is slowly recovering from the 2nd wave but even though nigerian authorities say the number of known infections is decreasing our correspondent beth karas tells us there's no guarantee this will continue because the country is still far from securing a nickel the 19 bucks in doses. welcome back from mike. is sharing how 1960 race on duty she contracted the virus here in nigeria that would have to return from the u.k. . and the doctor made

a commercial like you didn't see how kiss was this but every time i. would. how will she do it i don't want proof or you was case became critical because of her underlying even less asthma she says she visited 4 hospitals in total before she started to get better we are given access to one of the government run isolation centers in lagos treatment in this hospital is subsidized by the government it's run by a team of volunteer doctors and nurses only people in critical condition admittedly here although it's a saint whom to self isolate and treat themselves most of the beds that empty. off the shelf egos of confirmed khulna virus cases have been decreased since is the 2nd wave in january but the numbers may not truly represent the extant of the pandemic in one geria we know this. is the result of the true boredom it almost

required to. get in but they know they will hospital will already be a good reflection of the burdens too good on the community and know that it is valid form the border because it is going to cover it better to better. as a result of misinformation and lack of trust in nigeria as government and health care system many people are not evil we need to get tested to hospital i don't have . to guess. health experts say that the only way to completely prevent a major outbreak in the country is through vaccines but getting

a hold of the jokes has been proving difficult the government's constant vaccinates up to 40 percent of the nigerian population by the end of this year but it's still unclear when the 1st. right. doctor. is the head of nigeria's center for disease control he says nigeria is walking to acquire. but the his country is also prepared for the law just to quote challenges less user friendly vaccines. i think even more important with the human resources the capacity. you know things like sustaining the power supply getting the vaccine from the cities to the villages and this is where we really have a lot of experience on some of those vaccines i believe that the film health experts one that main chance must take coffee precautions most seriously you know

that to prevent. something that one jazz and the country's health care system cannot afford. joining me now is dr john in canada he's the director of the africa center for disease control and prevention and i disobey by 2 of you hello seth thanks for your time 1st tell us how can the c.d.c. make sure that africa gets its fast shall vaccines no thank you i think that is. maybe the most urgent question we're working on now and turns to the continent. when she caught you record it 3 weeks ago or 4 weeks ago. announced that through the african vaccine acquisition testing the continent was going to. have secured 270000000 doses of vaccines and since then what i do see 7 secure something else for next week distribution of those actions

will be and across the member states of the african union so i think we are working very had. just escaped this same time we have a line and remain optimistic that facility will also contribute to seize have told us that about 27 percent of the doses we've made available to to the country and again slowly will begin to move towards a target of 60 percent of our population between this year and next year. so it seems while that selling has as deciding on what's vaccines are good enough to use because we have reports and how we had that nigeria is trying to acquire astra zeneca vaccines about south africa suspended the use of the same vaccine so what do you recommend. so 1st of all let's celebrate the good news the good news is that we have vaccines out there now i mean it's

a couple of us inside out there that have been proven to be bought safe and if you can show us that is extremely good news i said because geez this situation could have been was i mean we've lived with hiv for more than 40 years without investing so much in that let's pause and celebrate the good news no question of choice of vaccine it's important we've all heard and learned about the news that challenging situation that a new very end in south africa poses to. keep less of their stress on a comeback since we have issued clear guidelines to the country and we see one if a country has an extensive spread of the varian then it is preferred not to step years in as president of vaccine to use other vaccines bit 2nd if we don't have evidence of the extensive spread of that variant to go ahead and use it i think nigeria should definitely be using that vaccine and again as i

said many other countries in africa should be doing this and the vaccine is save the vaccine if you keisha what was t. don't know is what it is effective against the very end in south africa just because the study that was published in reviewed in south africa was based on a limited sump ok what do you say to the ordinary african who is hoping for the end of this pandemic. 2 things that are safe to. africa and one is that we have to to see to fight despondent me ok we have been able to bend the curve twice in this since last year the peak africa experience the peak of the fs we have of the planet meet at around july august last year and we are able to bring down the curve very very nicely. then the 2nd piece. after they will it is and we are

now seeing. that we have been indicative very nicely using probably had measures i think that is one we. did and we were it one year ago ok $22.00 to fight is plan and the 2nd thing is that vaccines come in bed i want to really. caution their countrymen that the measures they probably had measures that have enable us to be where we are today that is when of must avoiding crowded species species but indoor and outdoor washing of hands and make sure the community is fully engaged is very important to me just work decided measures that have enabled us to be where we are today vaccines mean a zone of travel 60 percent of our population would take time but we have actively engaged in that process of acquiring vaccines for the continent now while the continent is dealing with a covert $1000.00 phonetic has another virus. as back again in the our c.n.n.

guinea with several that's in both countries already recorded how concerned should we be we should all be very concerned because of this various is that tend to spread very quickly decide various is that spread through contacts and we said he street of what happened in 20142016 is to very fresh in our minds especially with respect to west africa situation however let me just say this that we know how to fight it. done it was for 5 years ago because we have to vaccines out there we have treatment as monoclonal antibodies that can be used in the theater of respond and we have people are deployed i mean and we've learned lessons that you don't delay the reason that depend and make our break in west africa was so devastating was that it's. so long to recover that there was something going on and mobilize

and mount an effective response as we speak we already have people mobilized and moving towards that response already so i think we should be concerned but it's not . absolutely no reason to to panic we are working closely with. other partners to address this situation ok no reason to panic that's good news now in talking about covert 19 and ebola but regarding solutions how far as africa in developing its own vaccines to tackle any such diseases now and then you have to. that is a very good question i think africa has to be very deliberate in developing continental approach to fastly kid look up production of vaccines drugs and and then our sticks . country of 1200000000 people cannot depend on next to no support order tame to fight

a pandemic flu outbreaks. i want to be very clear that we live in and it often mimic ok or outbreaks and it will continue to occur i mean we are dealing with this clearly we are going to defeat this pandemic but there will be another pandemic city a country and has to take a step back and really recall amazed that we must develop manufacturing of these vaccines. and then last 6 depressed days richard in senegal it's already been a factor in vaccines against you the fever south africans have manufactured in firstly keys egypt so you start late a continent doesn't have a bit we need to really be very deliberate and support those infrastructure in the continental manner that is that ok resources appropriate sources to develop those important to us ok dr john song director of the africa centers for disease control and prevention thank you very much for your insights. and on dopamine that africa

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worldwide but it's not just the animals that are suffering it's the environment if you want to know how old one 5th of the priest i'm a hunch was strange stuff as anything to listen to our podcast on the brain. of. a pop star and a military coup singer mickey survey about speaks out from his home in me and more coming up on arts and culture and. young german and jewish actor alec sound of mind stands for a new generation of jews in germany who are tired of being seen as victims. and more than meets the eye the shapeshifting paintings of british artist patrick hue. but 1st sense me and more as

a military coup earlier this month hundreds of thousands of people have been protesting for democracy and the release of the country's elected leader aung san suu kyi among the crowds of young demonstrators a 28 year old german pop stocks musician and actor. has lived in myanmar since 2015 and has become somewhat of a celebrity there appearing in films and fashion hats as well as singing in english and for means. really where i spoke to me at his home in the capital gang gone about how he as a foreign a pop star in me and maher has been supporting protests against the military well i have to show my colors i support the people by going on street by posting 30 think

the facebook and the death of course sharing that you and getting interviewed international media. i have to take have to watch out a little bit as i have quite a media presence that i want to get to and both politically i won't make dangerous statements that could lead to my may arrest anything because of course i'm also in the spotlight of the media but. yeah. i could but i do a show my support and i also let people know that well. how our artists and them are handling their career what does it mean for about. i guess since it's already going on for over a year people were already used to a preexisting condition that people couldn't shoot. but now of course i think. more celebrities that i know on the street not only i did but also like big top

tier celebrities they show their support and. people. see that even those kind of people are on their side and everybody is on by but you see i just on the street playing music doing. doing you know you have painted musicians and basically everybody on the street at a very unique protest because you don't see. it all fighting against each other every. basically every every person is. together on the street and i think by the same reason you know i do understand that at night time the situation is good time served particularly when the military cuts off the internet what has nighttime been like for you in the area where you have. frankly i'm it's been very spooky since tonight night and that night we had internet. so we couldn't even. and i think we had

a lot i mean here in the neighborhood we have a neighborhood watch you might know there were 20. and there could have been released and they have been doing i think that it was done by a lightning rod or stabbing people so that people are going to think they're being contracted by military by police they say and not to know what's going on but for what you can do you need to imagine you are in a country and. everybody's recording things like you can you can watch online now people are. doing arrest and such or interrogating. from a prison not in touch and that is a way that we have to try to stay calm and pray that we don't hear any alarm sound and we can try. right and i know that the internet and particularly facebook play a really big role over there do you see yourself staying in myanmar now do you

think that you can stay. i think i have to be prepared for all scenarios so i have to pack my back in any case and that could be. from there it could be that my feet that won't be approved again that their life quality is just an absolute whatever. if i leave it at that ok by me i mean it's just i am so many people i love to get up the country i love people i don't want them to wake up and. actually because everybody is combine and people are suffering it's just unfair and not. completely human rights restrictions. mentioned of the people will wake up in a peaceful country again and what might happen. not relevant for me i can come back at some point if i'm not elected. because favor i thank so much for talking to us and please stay safe. well here in germany celebrations are about to begin to mark

1700 years of jewish history dating back to the 1st recorded evidence of jewish life in germany in the year 321 and then author of the occasion we're meeting jewish artists and leaders in cities across germany today actor alexandre very up on his debut film mazeltov cocktail has struck a chord with young jewish viewers here it's a comedy about anti-semitism. aleksandr that man is a good example of the new jewish generation he's young cosmopolitan and confident we meet up with the son of russian immigrants in berlin where he's just finished his acting studies. and. the thing with me is i didn't even really know that i was jewish it was not a big deal in our family courses. nothing much to me at all and she was even a swear word i even used to use it myself was this way late in primary school and high school sure. but let's just really think about this investment's

acting debut takes a stand against anti semitism. it's . an end to a culture of remembrance that ignores the problems of today. and i just don't feel that i can exhibit this issue asian anymore or anti semitism is on the rise it's real and it's happening here as a jew in germany i just can't say everything's cool and i feel good at the situation at the moment. or alice is here quick this really is a teen age that we haven't really discovered his jewishness that was also during this time that he became a star member of the local youth theatre troupe when applied to see people take a clear position in the for them to also take action. today being jewish is

a big part of the actor's identity sometimes is more and sometimes less active than you synagogue in iranian bogus traffic lane really consecrated in 1998 it stands as a symbol for a lively jewish community. rabbi the bag she's one of and i 9 fame our rabbis germany wide her synagogue stands for diversity and tolerance as well as confronting the issues of the day we would like to call ourselves l g b t i q stright inclusive which doesn't mean this is us in queens people are now welcome here but of course they are welcome here and have been so for a long time. to back study jewish theology and converted to judaism 30 years ago. she was fascinated by religion which allows room for maneuver in terms of faith and lifestyle.

to day isn't has always been a religion that changed with the times and has asked the question how does what our ancestors handed down to is fit with today's times where do we need to attach and where is to important to keep things the same. a balancing act between looking to the future and preserving the past. and divestment also wants to move forward. so he's leaving barely envy his 1st acting engagement at the renown season the shush being house tell him. to choose leaving in germany that manhunts above all this i wish that people wouldn't see this is strange will an alien treat us as though it was something special does not just one way of being jewish it's actually incredibly divinest if you hate to hear.

it. and we'll have interviews with more jewish artists and leaders in germany coming up this week on arts and culture but now we're off to london to the studio of painter patrick hughes he's got his own unique perspective on the world or should i say perspective. i. took lucian's on 3 dimensional surfaces. they play with trumpets so it's and perspectives to trick the viewer into seeing what's not really there. british artist patrick hughes calls this reverse specter for the 1st perspective the painter developed the technique itself. it's extraordinary because it uses you to create the movement there are artists who make the move through the machines inside but my work makes it work by having you move on the painting

seemed to him and. he's got a team of 6 to support him in his london studio the actual creations is a very involved process. it can take up to 3 months to complete one image. the 1st step is to build a 3 dimensional base out of wood. then patrick you sketches out his ideas. music. to project his designs onto the canvas then he and his team paint the pictures and orioles trash excuse likes to reference the work of other artists we choose privacy for paul really because people like him and i quite like i'm not mad about him i quite like his. love who goes there wools though any graffiti house would prefer to work in a concrete hole but we like to make out the work on brick pools. patrick hughes created his 1st reverse effective picture 164 and called it sticky room. but not

until the 1990 s. he set himself to perfect this painting technique. the work titled jazz from 2016 made him famous. he says your call is a combination of the whole person is for 2 feet and your knees and your legs your body is still much closer as well as you know so although i have been an intellectual and sold in soul in the mind is actually all in the mind and the ball . the more perfect feel lucian the more complete the experience patrick hughes creates fascinating perspectives on our world. well that's almost it for this arts and culture so thanks for watching and i'll leave you now with a global pop icon multiple grammy winner multimillionaire and birthday boy ed

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is g w news longer from berlin tonight combating islamist militants in west africa france and germany disagree on how to do it has rejected a request from paris for more german troops to be sent to the sawhill region where armed groups affiliated with al qaida and isis continue to stoke tensions also coming up if europe can't charnock am after complaining about the european union's slow coronavirus vaccination for well under we must become the 1st e.u. country to accept doses of the vaccine.