contest of the. story. t w. you're watching the news live from berlin honoring lives lost to the pandemic germany is holding memorial services today for the nearly 80000 people who've died from covert 19th was a country firmly in the grip of a 3rd wave that toll is mounting every day also coming up.

britain's prince philip is laid to rest close family and friends join queen elizabeth at windsor castle near london in a socially distance funeral service. and in the bonus league of buyer nick brush assad bullsh berg but coach hansen flick drops a bombshell announcing he wants to leave the club. i'm max foster welcome to the program. germany honors those lost to the coronavirus today top officials including chancellor angela merkel and president trying falter steinmeier are gathering in berlin for the ceremony tens of thousands of people who have had to say a premature goodbye to their loved ones those who died often did so alone with relatives kept away by coronavirus for searchings old age homes were especially

hard hit by the pandemic as senior citizens and caregivers were unable to protect themselves even as vaccinations increase in germany today's events are meant to provide a moment to reflect on the 79914 who have died since the pandemic hit the country. that keeps memories of his mother and not to a life in this photo album and my mother was a person who liked to be around others who like to be with friends like to socialize. if she hadn't caught the virus the nearly 80 year old would probably still be a life like hegel who was also a victim of the pandemic. i'm with god always good sergeant last year my mother was an exceptionally strong person who put a lot of energy into the family and also kept the family together. she was the heart and soul of the family for everyone and it was. the 93 year what was fighting

fit before she was transferred to this clinic after catching the virus in the care facility where she lived but her son doesn't blame anyone for her death. we had just spent those beautiful summer months when you know you had the feeling that life could go back to normal so i can't blame anyone kind of for. what he looking back knowing what i do today they could perhaps have had stricter measures in place and didn't see the risk i think of. the months before his mother or not his death were particularly difficult for detlef ya cops she was in a retirement home because she suffered from dementia and due to a strict lockdown in spring no one was allowed to see her for months that's why. it was difficult because my mother couldn't be reached by telephone due to her dementia she often didn't respond to phone calls of california so those 3

months were very hard for us relatives but i thought the tight. in the summer detlef jack ups was finally able to see his mother again but then she was infected with the virus and had to be quarantined when her situation worsened and her children desperately wanted to visit her it was too late during the pandemic many people like her passed away in extremely lonely circumstances. son could not be with her when she died that's why i'm i'm finding in my case it wasn't possible because i have a sick family member at home i have to protect i was very concerned that i might bring the virus home with me going to. the now to jack ups was a florist and always very close to nature she wanted to be buried in the forest thankfully that left was able to grant his mother her last wish. and

joining me now in the studio for some more insight on the situation is political correspondent had spread hands thanks for being here. because our minds back a year germany was seen as as the poster child for managing the pandemic low death rate now the hospitals are swamped it's become almost one of the problem children in europe what happened but we have to say that with the almost $80000.00 deaths that we have in all in germany germany is still doing a lot better than probably pretty much all its neighboring countries in europe but still what happened in. depend on nic struck in germany and elsewhere of course was that there was a complete shutdown a complete lockdown life stood still and that effectively stopped the spread of the virus and then during the summer and later. people left on their god in the sense also the government the country as a whole let down its god and when the 2nd wave struck there was a lot of bickering about what to do exactly specially between the central

government and the various regional governments and so the measures that were taken . really taken strictly and across the country there was always a large variation and in fact germany has never had the kind of harsh locked on that many other countries have had. in the end that's really what led to the increase of infections this kind of backward ing and forwarding between various measures and never really taking a very strict starts and germany has also had a bit of a struggle when it comes to vaccinating people far behind the united kingdom for instance united states is that going to change anytime soon it's busy changing is the main problem there was not exactly that germany wasn't prepared for vaccinations but that there weren't enough doses of rome and there was quite a lot of dispute about the one vaccine that was available the one provided by astra zeneca which nala days is in germany certainly is only allowed for people over 60

because there are some. side effects serious side effects among for younger people possible serious side effects so all of these supply problems caused a big problem but nowadays germany is vaccinating somewhere around 500000000 500000 people per day and has vaccinated about 20 percent of the population at least for the 1st time so just picking up picking up speed significantly. ok and as we were saying we're in our 3rd wave angela merkel the german chancellor has been pushing for a considerable time now for a short sharp and uniform not patchwork lockdown is she going to get that she's going to get some sort of looked on but it looks like she's not going to get what she really wants this kind of bickering between the regions between germany federal states and the central government is continuing to this day and she still needs some sort of approval from the regions from the federal states which likely is to

be given in the coming week but not quite to the extent that i'm going to america is calling for she's calling for instance for a nighttime curfew and the readers are not prepared to impose that so it looks likely that there will be a locked on under certain circumstances but not if you have not ok deb you political correspondent hence brant thanks for that insight. and later today we'll be bringing you live coverage of the official service to commemorate germany's coated 900 dictums here on t.v. . let's take a look now at some of the other stories making headlines around the world. scientists say one of the world's largest icebergs has melted away a 68 as it is known had a surface area of nearly 6000 square kilometers and weighed approximately 1000000000 tons after it broke away from antarctica in 2017 but satellites show the formation is virtually gone now broken into countless small fragments. the

czech republic has announced it is expelling 18 russian diplomats the move comes over suspicions that russian intelligence services were involved in an explosion at an ammunition depot in 2014 that killed 2 people moscow in turn has accused prague of engaging in what it calls tricks and says there will be diplomatic consequences . drs for jailed russian dissident alex in the valley say he could be close to death based on medical tests received from his representatives the 44 year old is on hunger strike he says authorities aren't letting his doctors treat him for back pain and numbness in his legs. prince philip queen elizabeth's husband for more than 7 decades has been laid to rest he died last week at the age of 99 the ceremony took place under strict social distancing rules at windsor castle near london the prince himself helped plan the funeral and it reflected his

lifelong ties with the armed forces. a funeral for a man who gave almost a century of service to his country and his soul for him. to lips coffin was carried to st george's chapel in windsor castle draped by his personal standard and adorned with his naval cap and sword. only 30 close friends and family members could attend to 2 coronavirus restrictions . it was philip's devotion to service the provider to theme to the funeral ceremony . we have been inspired by his arm wavering loyalty to our queen. by his service to the nation and the commonwealth. by his courage fortitude and face.

listening to the service with their head bowed the widow of british monarch queen elizabeth the 2nd the ceremony was steeped in military tradition in line with prince philip personal instructions and included a rendition of the last post sounded by buglers from the royal marines and humanise he. was that i am. members of the public had been asked not to gather outside windsor castle but many felt the need to be there and pay their respects. i think everyone's feeling of it so much that ice but yeah i think you should be sadly missed in a sense he's died we've only still come to terms with what an amazing person he really was because we're hearing all these stories about the things that he did in the people that he influenced i've been absolutely amazed with the extraordinary

number of things that he was involved in. it really the amount of work that he put in but he always had that little bit of a sparkle didn't he. inside the chapel the queen looked on as philip's coffin was lowered into the crypt and he's. in the heaven. and then a room funeral like no other drew to a close reduced in scale due to the coronavirus what an exceptional tribute to a long life of military and public service. very moving scenes there from windsor every move to sports some big news now from the bundesliga where byron munich beat will spur but the champions coach has the flick shocked fans after the match by saying he wants to leave at the end of the

season flick enjoyed a successful 18 months at the club winning 6 trophies including last summer's champions league but reports of a rift between flick environ sporting director have persisted now flick has confirmed that he wants to be released from his contract which could set him up to take the role of german national coach said he had told his players before the match that he wanted to go but that didn't seem to affect their form as they disposed of a stubborn wellsburg side. of the light cigs goalless draw on friday by an players knew a win involves pool would significantly boost their title chances and they already knew of coach on the flicks desired to leave the club. on the quarter hour mark 18 year old jamal opened the scoring for the visitors. keeper cohen castillo's not covering himself in glory as the youngsters f. it slipped by him and eventually crossed the goal line. cus dale's then

again made things easier than they should be palming the bulls straight into the path of striker eric maxime to promoting as brian where once more for the time and space while attacking down the left flank. hit back through leading scorer of very cost who was set up by the ever lively's of a shrug of his 19th of the season but just 2 minutes later jamal musi alla sealed his brace to put by and 3 want to head. thomas miller it was a 17th assist of the season but it was not a routine victory. in the 2nd half by and took their foot off the gas and the hosts revved up shortening the lead through maximillian phillip far too easily for manuel neuer slugging the wolves had the better chances but couldn't make up for their keepers 1st off mistakes by an hour now 7 points clear at the top of the table as

humphrey flick kicks off what looks like his farewell cool by ending full sporks unbeaten home record. you're watching news up next as world stories work their week in reports forgive me you know forget you can always get the latest news on our website at studio b. dot com or follow us on twitter and instagram i did abuse the next peiser thanks for watching. people in trucks injured one trying to flee the city center more and more refugees are being turned away my. family contacts you see. these are going to be like demonstrators. people sleeping extreme.

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