we believe. something in these releases from the white people leading you to believe it to be made here. at the beginning of the year indian prime minister narendra modi declared the country have beaten the virus with it saw an upcoming elections the government allowed huge political rallies to go ahead. and despite rapidly rising infections it also permitted millions to gather for the khomeini the largest religious gathering in the world where hindu pilgrims pay then the river ganges gatherings are now limited to $500.00 people but the fires has already spread rapidly scientists are fearful about the weeks ahead only 10 percent of the population has been vaccination it. do you think that if the government should send people to or to do or to vaccinate they should concentrate on the us germany is among the country sending urgently needed medical supplies as india

comes to grips with the scale of the catastrophe. he's the co-founder and director. of hospitals he joins us from delhi welcome to. how your hospital is coping. it's much worse than you can imagine. as a doctor as an on the wall who is being used to being in control of my life i have never worked for anyone as soon as a result of medical school i became an entrepreneur and i'm used to making decisions and getting them implemented but i feel so helpless now i get more than 500 calls every day from people lasting for beds asking for our city and asking for help. but those are not working even to capacity monday or doctors and nurses are very good to work because we are not sure when our oxygen will run out. and it's

been burning out we've been scrambling to get patients to safety is gambling to operate rental or does without oxygen without on hands it's. i hope. and i. do your channel that now if we hear that people are flying in. instruments and offices and concentrators and doing the things will become better the cases are the numbers are at least stabilizing in their own they're not increasing but you have but liebert unfortunately this way of seems to be going eastwards insult words now we are hearing that positivity of it all and all crossing even 40 percent so for each to every person that you are testing 2 people you are testing you getting one positive so the positive we did it's a very high in bangalore and all the way it is increasing so we need bussing through it i think a. blazing project will keep broadway want to other parts of the why hasn't it been

hit so badly. so i think we i called it does not me but i think it's even worse than the tsunami we it's like an inferno in the tsunami at least if you cling on to something and let it pass or what do you survive but it's like an inferno it will burn anything that instead of having people dying in their homes and not even getting a. clue bags are not available i think the sheer size of the population and the fact that there are big metropolitan cities congested areas and dividers as we have seen double moved into a this is triple. well now so. it is a hugely prevalent in the north part of the northern part of the country so a mix of all these factors i think is leading to this huge and for no that's

indulging it getting it spot so does this mean that india just has to sort of sit this out and let this be this inferno through the country or can the health system can the government somehow get a grip of this. so we had all trying our best to get as much of medical care as possible the fact that the. vaccination for. words i think will be one of the bright factors that will stop the pandemic in its . code we have coming in the fact that. 3000 beds already and they will be starting 2000 more beds in delhi with 2 locks in support of the next 3 days i think that will help in getting his people to offices in beds in dying getting they recovered instead of letting them stay in their.

places 200. or directions is full of hospital. people who come out of delhi in search of those beds which they could not find in the city. judge from signal hospital we wish you well and thank you for joining us thank you now here's a look at some of today's other pandemic developments the european union is suing vaccine maker astra zeneca over delays in deliveries after the company reduced its supply commitments by 2 thirds this year all kong and singapore have confirmed they are launching a travel bubble in may travelers will be allowed to fly between the cities without going into quarantine if they meet strict conditions and israel's health ministry says it is examining whether a case of hot inflammation are linked to the pfizer vaccine most were reported in men and 30. other stories making headlines around the world now we'll start in iraq

where funerals have been held for some of the 82 victims of a hospital fire in baghdad officials say the blaze broke out when an oxygen tank exploded the hospital was treating some of the city's most severe covered 19 cases victims' families say negligence and corruption contributed to the disaster. iran has sentenced a british iranian aid worker to another year in prison now the needs are garri ratcliffe has already served a 5 year term the high profile cases prompted international condemnation british prime minister boris johnson immediately condemned the new sentence and said he was working hard to secure the gari radcliffe's release trial of a prominent procurators politician has begun in turkey a seller had tina demi attash was leader of the opposition h d p party and is a 2 time election challenger to president he's been in prison for more than 40

years on terrorism charges despite international calls for his release at the height. of the offices of imprisoned russian opposition leader alexei in the valley have been been ordered to suspend their activities this comes ahead of a court ruling that could outlaw the opposition movement as extremist and threaten supporters with long jail terms the injunction from the moscow prosecutor's office is another step in a sweeping crackdown on president putin's fiercest critic and his organizations. these banks contain the court transcripts the defense lawyers estimate they weigh 12 kilos but that's just the papers that are not categorized as top secret nepalis team has 3 days to read it all then the hearings begin the public prosecutor wants in the valleys organization to be classified as extremist claiming they pose a danger to russia's stability. classification has serious consequences it's all about the definition of illegal activities when an organization is officially

declared extremist and even the people who donate money can be taken to court. and the valley runs a network of regional offices they help independent candidates and raise money for these anti corruption fund for more than a decade this organization has been denouncing corrupt politicians no money says this problem goes all the way up to the highest government offices their best known video shows a palace that allegedly belongs to putin the kremlin denies this donations to this organization would be endangered if they were to be categorized as an extremist group the german government criticized russia. using counter-terrorism lost to suppress political criticism is not compatible with the principles of the rule of law. for thursday is the next court date only recently in of on these team organized protests across the country now they've been stopped from doing this again. a hollywood finally got to roll out the red carpet for the film industries

biggest night of the year. previous years the 93rd. first line nominees and winners 2 of the top prizes for chinese born chloe jo who made history as the 1st woman of color to win best director. struck a chord with you who turned her into the evening's big winner. from the center of hollywood prepared demick to the main los angeles train station mid pandemic a nice room though where this happened. oh that was this year's oscars best actress frances mcdormand who had the star role in the best picture of 2020 no man's land a tale of down and out americans living on the road. and the also coast to. glow is also momentum.

it was directed by china born chloe's out the 1st asian woman to take home the best director award. there is for anyone. who have the faith and the courage to hold on to the goodness in the south in a delayed intimate event in a socially distant space the winners were a diverse group far more than years past and the oscar goes to. take korean yoshio newman who took home the best supporting actress award. i'd like to thank to my 2 boys who will make me pull out and work so i bid out stand. it this is because the money will. also picking up a statuette the movie judas and the black messiah is supporting actor daniel kalu.

who in his youthful way offered to wait for what moments include. that. it's amazing just. the i mean so i'm so happy to be alive so as a result tonight. you are probably at a diverse array of reactions to the top honors amidst a diverse array of nominees and winners. but the line of sports. coach or your leonardo's man is in high demand german media reporting that he's to leave the club to take over from hansie flick and buy a munich according to reports the 33 year old could cost the defending this league a champions around $30000000.00 which would be a new thing for a german league coach announcements current contract with leipsic runs until 2023 he made history last season by taking them all the way through to the champions league semifinals. and the 1st super moon of the year has risen by

phenomenon happens when a full moon is close to earth unusual here can be seen in the skies above sydney's bonded beach in australia and it will be mrs moon would have to wait too long for the next one it's coming at the end of may and it's expected to be even bigger and brighter. something to look forward to more news at the top of the hour next up but the w.c. covered $900.00 special with morning to jews. the fight against the corona virus pandemic. has the rate of infection been developing what does the latest research say. information and context the coronavirus update 19 special. on t w. ready to go to more extreme.

places in europe or smashing the records stick to ensure. just don't lose through. the treasure. globetrotters discover some of europe's record sites. also in book form. it's tough being a teenager at the best of times during the pandemic it's so much worse home schooling no hanging out with friends massive stress all because of coke at 19. in fact more and more young people are getting infected in germany the number of cases among teens rose 11 percent adolescents have until recently been tested less

because they aren't as impacted by the virus but they could be asymptomatic carriers recent outbreaks have been linked to them spreading the virus. doctors say vaccinations for kids are key to achieve the levels of immunity we need in our community. welcome to our coverage 19 special i want to get jones and slide millions of us on still waiting for my shot now the good news is worldwide more than a 1000000000 doses have by now been administered and teenagers in the united states have a clear advantage of those age 16 and can now receive the biotech prize a shot and anyone 18 and up can get the modern a shop for all of them this means the days of isolation assumed over. daily training during the pandemic that's how these 2 brothers have gotten through the last months both. get vaccinated yes was promised teenagers

a jap then your future being that age is hard enough with the code restrictions it has been even more challenging i think for me it's a mental health and of course like school that thing i was worried like there being back but then i went to school and get behind but i think that ways to catch up with academics might with growth and socialization you know it's it that's had it this school has been moved into the living room the boys convoyed to get their bikes and. i think you know so it keeps the people my people around me safer and i don't keep myself safe too i think so when we bring a little normality back i don't miss school exactly by the people in school because you know it it's really difficult not to interact people and talk to people. and yeah i mean he's an awesome guy he's just my brother. you know friend.

them an additional obstacle mosques. it's very hard to see people's expressions and it just gives a sense of like you're talking to a wall. this is a body you. know you look at the u.s. this quick with vaccinations but what if as in other countries restrictions remain it would definitely obviously my social skills. already played the lottery not the most social i'm going personally. but. i think i would not really be good for me that's what i'm trying to go back to school to see brown is a social worker and sees the huge opportunity in teenage makes the nation teens need to be with their peers and need to be taking social risks and doing things on

their own outside of the confines of their family home for a teenager to have the opportunity to vaccinate i think is tremendous to give them that freedom to move about with a lot more confidence before both themselves and for their parents that they can go about their lives and do the things that they're developmentally supposed to be doing right now outside of the u.s. most teenagers don't have access to the vaccine yet they have to find other ways to keep going. so the question is how long until young people can be vaccinated on a grand scale let's ask him k. he science communicator of the german association of research based pharmaceutical companies that's the. a good to have you with us now as you know case numbers among young people are rising here in germany even number off new cases among teenagers actually know equal to those of older people of over 60 and sars

a no there's no vaccine in sight for the younger age group is their 1st good news one company has applied for approval for its vaccine for adolescents so it seems we're only weeks away from an approved vaccine for this age group also some other companies of developing their vaccines for this age group and even for younger children so most likely within the next months this year we will get 4 'd more vaccines which are approved for this h well that is good news indeed but i wonder why can't we just use the existing vaccines on teenagers just like they now do in the united states we need not change anything in the composition it's all about safety so we can use those vaccines when we know that it's safe to use them in the as this age group. also with children we can use the same vaccines but we need to know what is the good

appropriate those things. so what are the risks that we know about teenagers and children getting vaccinated well most likely the risks will be no. for adults this is something we need to know and that's why clearly called trials a mate with various age groups to see if the risks indeed. and the benefit is high now of course this takes time i mean you say we're just weeks away from at least one vaccine for children which is brilliant in the meantime however do those risks outweigh the risk of catching the iris which as we know by now can lead to severe inflammatory reactions in children known as. or also long covert well that's what trials of all. designed so that you

see that indeed back scenes of safe and once they are approved you can off of them to the parents and their children. with. a come from safety. and who is actually investing in that scene trials for children well all the companies that have. far developed vaccines for cope with 19 they invest and trials right from the start they expected to develop vaccines for all age groups and the e.u. also expects a company to do so you just mentioned earlier and i have to get back to that because that is good news indeed we may have a vaccine ready for children in just a few weeks from now and there are several other trials underway. will this vaccine

only be available for children here in europe are we talking about a vaccine for kids all over the world these vaccine trials that are have being carried all of just being carried out they will lead to safety and efficacy data which can be used all over the world to apply for provable and that's what the companies have in mind also the chinese companies which have to follow vaccines they have also included children in their trials so that they as well can offer vaccines are suitable for children so hopefully within the next moments we will gather the set of vaccines that are approved for all age groups and then it's to politics and the logistics to get them out to every child in the world all right well let's hope that politics and logistics

are not getting in the way to get everybody vaccinated. from the german association of research based pharmaceutical companies thank you so much for your time thank you. so vaccination is one way to train our immune system against the virus another is catching it and recover again but this there's always 6 slack time to ask derek . do asymptomatic people develop weaker immune responses than people who have more severe disease. ok this is going to get probably horrendously complicated because we're still so far from unraveling the immune system which which immunologists compared to to a ball of spaghetti which is a really brilliant image even understanding just why some

people can be infected yet show no symptoms is a really complicated task early in the pen demick studies that focused on antibody levels in patients and former patients indicated that people who got severe cases of covert 19 might have longer lasting immune responses and that a decent emetic people might be at more risk of getting the disease again at some point but but antibody levels are just one aspect of immune response a recently published study has no helped fill in some of the other gaps it looked at blood samples taken from several 100 male migrant workers in singapore who lived in densely inhabited dormitories during an outbreak there last spring and its findings agree with other research in one sense that levels of some antibodies

against cuba 19 and the men who got it a symptomatically did indeed fall more after convalescence them and those who had symptoms other immune response that's how the. including ones involving what are known as t. cells they remain fairly robust even in the asymptomatic group and that's being carefully interpreted as a sign that immunity by 8 generally remains strong for some time even in people who caught the disease but had no symptoms so so lots of ifs ands and buts like i said it's complicated. talking of complicated the relationship between the e.u. and astra zeneca it's anything but easy the european commission has just announced its launched legal action against the british swedish drug maker for not respecting

its contract for the supply of covert $900.00 vaccines $180000000.00 vaccine doses were agreed to for the 2nd quarter of this year but astra zeneca said it would aim to deliver only one 3rd of that to the bloc castella kuria kiedis the commissioner for health and food safety explained the decision on twitter saying every vaccine does counts every vaccine dose saves lives. and that's all for this edition thanks for watching.

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