and there's more visible and if you've missed this one you still get a chance to see the next super moon and about 4 weeks time. and you can find much more news and analysis on our website that is e.w. dot com up next is our covert 19 special after that tech or. the fight against the corona virus pandemic. has the rate of infection been developing what does the latest research say. information and contact the coronavirus up to 19 special. on t w. can you hear me now yes yes we can hear you in her last

years german chancellor will bring you an angle a man called and you've never heard her before surprised yourself with what is possible who is medical really what and moves and what all of us who talk to people who followed her along the way admirers and critics alike how is the world's most powerful woman shaping her legacy joining us from eccles last stop. this kind demick has shown us how vulnerable we all are whether it's india where the number of cases is currently skyrocketing with over 300000 new infections a day. or in europe which has reported the highest death toll for a long time and where vaccination is so. very slow. everywhere in the world

resources to fight the virus are limited that is why there are priority lists for vaccinations 1st we must protect those most at risk. doing that what about children there way down at the bottom of any priority list besides there's not even a vaccine available for them yet that leaves children with special needs especially vulnerable. welcome to special i wanted. to have you with us and you just have to admire kids and their ability to deal with new situations i see kids every day on their way to school or in supermarkets with their parents and they're wearing their little face masks with such ease as if it was the most natural thing in the world but not every child can adapt easily and for some this virus is an additional risk to an already

challenging life. physical exercises are important especially for flavia the 14 year old has down's syndrome normally she doesn't do that with her mother but her physio therapist but since the coronavirus pandemic started the family has severely restricted their contacts because for flavia covered infection could be fatal. and infect your own booked by mention the downs a lot of people with down syndrome an infection has much greater risks than. additionally we know very little about long term effects of this illness so even if she were to survive and in fact you wouldn't know what would come after that. this is after. all how hard. therefore the family keeps to themselves physical contact with others is restricted the children are only ok finally allowed

to play with. school happens online all of this puts a strain on flavia what'll. happen if my feet go bye bye i cried quite a bit because school was closed so we had to do it digitally and that was stressful . and massive our flat. to top $1.05 we've noticed that flavia suffers enormously from this loneliness she sits in her room for hours she talks to herself moon more she makes noise she just isolates ourself. want a cup of thaw. getting flavia are vaccinated against covered would help the family but no vaccine has yet been approved for under 16 year olds in germany clinical trials are still ongoing in test run as a sort of on to. explain these trials different age groups are tested and the close

observation that that way the researchers can gradually find out how the drug reacts with certain groups but they haven't finished that yet so using the pixie now is a bit like walking into a dark forest so to speak and don't invite good villains of it. the family hopes that this dark forest will clear soon they don't know when the vaccination will be a proof the children until then they will do everything they can to protect their daughter. of a more i'm joined by dr who is she's assistant professor of epidemiology and environmental health at the ronan school of public health at emory university in atlanta good to have you with us. please tell us 1st of all how much do we actually know about covert 19 in patients with d.s. and monica thanks a lot for having me yeah so i actually know we transmit 21 was

a society conducted last year study on and he just has done some poor men. and what we found when investigating more than 1000 you just doesn't go on and be 90 is that just a 1000. much more likely to die after having killed 19 than the general population so for example individuals with down's syndrome and korea and she and so there were talented rapes out when they are cardiac comparable to those from the general population who are 70 so and their mentality we're just as much higher than the general population why why is that what puts them at such high risk. so there still different reasons one thing is that he does with down syndrome and general often staff of harm premature aging so for example the interviews with down

syndrome are ours or very likely to develop dementia at a very young age so in their forty's many of them already have to mention and that reason is that they also often suffer from immune dysfunction so as an example individuals with down soprano aren't so they are known to be the most vulnerable to all the other kinds of especially disease and not knowing when you're quite sample so it's unfortunately it's not surprising that they are some audible a little cold 90 right so when when the mother in this report that we just saw says she's she's terribly worried about her daughter you just basically agreed that she has every right to be that worried how can she better protect her. yeah so 1st of all i really want to highlight that the high mortality rates that. among it was down someone had securely present for the us was down syndrome about the age

of 40 so we only found very few. deaths among those downs and so it was really really rare but just similar as in the general population so that's at least one good thing i don't because never the less that doesn't mean that parents often use with down's syndrome don't have to worry because as i already mentioned death is not the only yet come of this disease and we still know so little about the long term effects of cold 19 and also. other. complications might be more prevalent in my circumstance and i'm then in my shoulder was out on some soft cost and as a part to protect them but the other problem is that it's arsenal yes it's a hot thing to do and i had to certainly cause especially kids let's dance and grown they may as we already so saw in the video we they really need

a special care not only for their physical health but also apply cutter and mental health so it's always an act of balancing whisks and benefits and. at the moment our highest chance to really protect them as suspects a nation vaccination i know that in the united states teenagers at least from the age of 16 on words can now be vaccinated does this include teenagers with down syndrome. yes absolutely so when december the students would have to answer our top sounds i was a high risk medical complications 19 so and then and january right and the last go rollout staggered most states including the leader was down syndrome and there for 1st 2nd priority so and since march early april the whole country the whole country and it was down syndrome can be

vaccinated against hope at 19 and that includes. yeah lots of teenagers are so starting at the age of 16 and i know that most european countries now are not now and so vaccinating interviews will stand some go as it does now well known that they are at a higher risk for severe community so so many european countries are so bax named in his response and i'm starting at the age of 16 all right so now we have to look forward to that and of course to vaccines for children that are even younger than that but for now thank you so much dr phil's from the road school of public health it more university in atlanta thank you so much for your time thank you for having me. and of course we all hope that vaccination will bring back the freedoms we've enjoyed before the pandemic some sooner than us perhaps time to us derrick.

germany or the e.u. be implementing a covert vaccine passport. yes though it won't be called that as it will also document people who've had the disease or have recorded recent negative tests in the e.u. is moving forward with what's being called a digital green certificated to facilitate movement within the block though it's still not yet clear exactly what rights it will confer there's opposition of course but but but proponents say governments currently really have few other options and after all long before the pandemic hit tourism had become a key pillar for nearly every economy on earth and the last 15 months have just cut the industry off at the angles europe relies on tourism heavily and desperate attempts to to restart it somehow someway have been going on since the

very 1st days of lock down over a year ago so what are the issues well there are many ethical questions but a lot of critics think the most serious is that a certificate could lead to discrimination against people who for whatever reason haven't been vaccinated or or at least not yet especially if the documents are used to limit their activities and their own countries by their own governments there are also big practical and technological barriers to overcome in certification systems especially when it comes to data privacy and secure. already potential fraud is another big issue despite the many hurdles the plan is to have the program up and running by june in order to make travel between e.u.

member states easier for people who are vaccinated or who have recovered and and not just for europeans talks have also begun with the us about the best ways to allow fully vaccinated or or recovered american tourists to begin returning to europe. that's all for today thanks for watching. africa. it's extraordinary and not for the faint of heart on a bike ride in cairo the city is dominated by cars by its activists completing their best case. for clearer streets and

better. eco town for go. next to the body double to. return currency. then just an experiment. and it is a method of measuring some counseling commodity. just bit clinic i wired. how do you use it and how secure is that strong money made in germany. 60 minutes on d w. o. trencher it's. a lot of flushing when they extract it into outfits and glitter glitter glitter. they're fighting against

prejudice i got called a boy i did nothing and just getting up and form recognition thanks. to your little stores on the big stage. coach my 17. welcome to a new edition of the environment show co-produced by m.t.v. in uganda china's t.v. a large area d.w. in germany i'm chris owens here in lagos later we'll take

a new all our by talk of cairo but 1st let me welcome my co-host sundra in uganda hello from compiler i understand the 3 of you and yes today we're going to be celebrating the humble bicycle and its contribution to planet protection also coming up on the show. pointing to an interesting you won't find it on the stand up to. find out how solar energy is transforming the group of minutes between mining. and we visit in the democratic republic of congo huge portree out of plastic. and many life cities in africa have problems with constantly increasing traffic with his legacy in particular like cairo accompaniments train anyone who has been stuck in one of these for johnson the years that change activists into traffic and

find to make life an easier in the egyptian capital we went along for a ride. it's an ordinary week day in cairo. is riding to work on her bicycle it's race to find people here in cairo commuting by bike and even more great to see it women outside. but isn't evan primary making to inquire into bike friendly city finds it normal to cycle each day otoh it times it takes and you don't care if. she's seen firsthand what intrigues need to be made. that said i'm not from them and i usually ride on the right hand side of the street that's where you get all the dust and garbage and the gutters and the road is often damaged. people in cars don't expect to see bikers and when drivers swerve to close

to me it can be dangerous. the streets alaeddin with popsicles. the cairo metropolitan area is the largest in africa with a population of over 21000000. vehicles and pedestrians all compete for space the egyptian authorities have gone to great effort to build bridges and widen highways in recent years they've built a 7000 kilometer long road network across the country. since the start of the pandemic there's been a slight increase in the number of cyclists in the egyptian capital at this bicycle shop in downtown cairo mohamedou street is not more people are wanting to buy bikes now. in the us but public transportation is very crowded and during the pandemic some people have been afraid. you might catch the virus.

they're looking for a bike to ride instead. and also the volume of traffic and congestion in the city has caused people to realize that bicycles are actually a good way of getting it right by going to tell us a bit before but i had no choice. but being who need to change you cycling is to gain wider appeal top deal where have the most awakes is one of several initiatives looking to do that the startup was created in 2018 by 4 evan planners set up with private donations their work is now funded by the arab council for social sciences deal 6 to make cycling more viable it also gathers data on the existing and projected number of cyclists their commuting routes and that to the decision to hop on a bike at the united nations habitat office in cairo research is also being done in 2 ways to improve the city's infrastructure for cyclists and other world uses.

we want to have cycle paths in the city center and also bike sharing this will require changes in the layout of the streets. if 70. scent of travel is done either on foot by bike public transport then 70 percent of the street needs to be dedicated to those modes of transport. u n habitat says public transport is used for 55 percent to hold journeys in cairo while cycling and walking accounts for 13 percent cycling groups and no popping up in different parts of the city. like go bike created by king cyclists mohammed sami he got the idea while living in europe where he noticed some people using bicycles is the main want of transport. and. are more encouraging people to get cycling because we want to reduce the number of cars taxis and buses on.

someone travelling a short distance 5 to 6 kilometers let's say to the supermarket or visiting friends . which would be a better option and or just a question. they go by the group meets every friday morning in a different part of. sped by my nickel for those in heaven thought what everybody is welcome to join in i just don't think it's a great idea and it's well organized this is the main reason i decided to join i tried once before and this is my 2nd time i was here i was. on this day approximately picture writers covering a distance of over 12 kilometers on credit cards. most of the writers how human making it right in the eye opener for many in the city and highlighting how cycling can be an itty bitty clean one. know. if

we had proper infrastructure and a psychopath that kept me away from the cars and all the obstacles it would be so much better it would really improve my daily ride to work. and i'd like people to get used to seeing cyclists and women cyclists to bikes are not just for men. like getting misled again is talk has been made but it's clear they still a long road ahead. wow amazing let us hope that more and more people stop using bikes a lot but now let's switch gears with reported a sense of the problems with this and plastic that's right it's everywhere and most of it isn't biodegradable so one way or dealing with it is to collect a recycle it in the letters of paul doing your bit serious with someone who's fault

or very crude a way of talking trash and turn it into something colorful. companies artist frank can go go specializes in portraits but instead of using paint and brushes he creates his work from plastic bags recovered from college. and he finds plenty where he lives on the outskirts of kinshasa waste management in the capital city is virtually nonexistent vision street crew i said to myself i'll turn the dirty plastic bags littering our city into artworks that are valued it's a message to others to find better ways to dispose of trash you know. they can next plastic waste from this landfill site. then washes it. and hangs it in the sun to dry. after

a preliminary sketch he then uses the plastic to fill in the finished what he can usually complete one work in just a few hours. this is a portrait of the late ten's and even president john mark of food. franklin google has completed and number of portraits of famous begins his work generates a lot of interest. better known by his monika a rover designed some would sell for up to $400.00 his dream is to. go forward and study. then how about you if you're also doing your bit tell us about it visit our website or send us a tweet. doing your bit. we share your story. recycling 6 plastic is one

solution but think better of the environment would be if we all voided the to the 1st place. no one belive so and set up our own plus the free package and business based on strict ethical and the better mental principles of the local business owners that showing it's possible to the source of the ball as tight. rolls and rolls of patterned material christina and her husband are selecting the most suitable to use for their next batch of bees wax wraps. is a sign of your we use organic cotton coated with a layer of beeswax tree resin and to hobo oil the 3 components together of what we paint onto the material the mixture is the secrets behind the wraps. and the great thing is that these wax cloth allows food to brief at the same time as keeping it

moist. condensation doesn't develop and that's basically why plastic wrap food often goes. into plastic. the mother of 2 developed her prototypes 3 years ago in her own kitchen with lots of wax and an iron she'd come across bees wax cloth while she was studying to be a graphics designer in the us. since we were always using so much plastic cling film which can be recycled i thought ok bees wax cloth is a great alternative but i want to know what it's made of and i want to use raw materials from europe that's how i started making it in my kitchen. there's a lot of manual work involved the high level of wax in the mixture means the cloth stick together once they're made they have to be separated by hand cristina's our insists on manufacturing in berlin and pays her employees fairly. so

to beeswax cloths are quite expensive at 10 euros but they can be reused for up to a year. christine as business idea has created 20 jobs here. there are plenty of women who want to go out in profits and there's important thing to them but by and large the gym data really speaks very directly to this this idea that when it comes to prayer ties and social rules of my or middle schools and economic goals men tend to prayer ties economic goals or other goals women tend to pray or try as social goals or other goals part of women's entrepreneurship right now is entrepreneurship in general is seeing this the emergence of what we call impact investing and use social entrepreneurship. it can be a long slog before a female entrepreneur can live off her profits in berlin's meant to distract the

vibe of a chaffed female entrepreneur center helps women who want to become self-employed it offers support in developing a business plan brokering micro credits there's even a daycare center it's this support that the more than 70 members value about this co-operative treasure and also need to have fallen as dorothy's 1st of all it's far harder for a woman to set up and business there is a systemic disadvantaging of women here in germany they're supposed to take on the nurturing work meaning they do much more work in the family and they earn less than men that raises the hurdles for setting up a business women tend to found service companies rather than tech companies and it's hard for them to find commercial space which also needs to be close to home so that they can also take care of the family it's the only offer you have for moving objects ally's. the rents in the co-operative are well below average something fashion designer cutting your don back it's from. she's been

producing her own fashion collections for 10 years her materials are all organic made in weaving mills in germany austria and elsewhere in europe. she wants to take a stand against the fast turnover cheap textiles industry. mock what we buy today is definitely too cheap so basically you shouldn't be able to sell clothing at those prices because i know what the costs here are like even if we consider economies of scale what's on offer here is still too cheap that devalues the garments along with the people who make them we simply can't do that to each other . ethically made high value clothes have their price address here cost 600 euros a top 170 cotton says the priority for her customers used to be being well dressed now many have

a keen interest in where the clothes are made because tina also found customers quickly her bees wax wraps are now sold in $8000.00 shops across europe the annual turnover is a 7 figure sum. but she doesn't want to exports to asia africa or the u.s. . as it's not hard to get i wanted to make a sustainable product right from the start because i said to myself we have these role materials in europe if we shipped them overseas the c o 2 emissions would be catastrophic. but she can imagine setting up production abroad using locally sourced raw materials and a local office for the local market. we head back to africa one that supports did you know that only 50 percent of the population in rwanda has access to clean water went to the country through both of the water running the projects aiming to remedy the situation while also for your job.