this is deja vu news live from berlin as india is overwhelmed by a coronavirus cases accusations emerge so the government ignored scientists warnings about a new and more dangerous variant it's now being blamed for a devastating surge of infections and deaths also coming up. funerals resume in israel for victims of a stampede at a jewish festival calls for inquiry are growing israeli's demand accountability for the tragedy at a site with a long history of safety concerns. and back home on planet earth for us to make a rare night time splash down after spending more than 6 months aboard the international space station.

next pfizer welcome to the program. as india battles an unprecedented surge of covert 19 infections and deaths a group of scientists says warnings made in march about a new and more dangerous variant were a good nord by the government we'll talk to our correspondent about that in a moment but 1st a look at the overall situation hospitals continue to be overwhelmed by the crisis as india's vaccine rollout is hampered by a shortage of shots. people lie in the corridors of this hospital in marja pradesh those with a bed are hardly better off without oxygen relatives can only watch as their loved ones run out of breath. when i got off we haven't got any oxygen at

all now that's why i have put her and the prone position so that she can feel some relief i asked the hospital but they can't give me any because they don't have it either. precious oxygen is delivered to this hospital in delhi under police escort but it comes too late supplies ran out about an hour earlier 8 people died waiting her mother heart reduce we told them that we are doing the best we can despite the lack of oxygen and what was about to happen we begged them to arrange oxygen from anywhere that they can. medical supplies are flying in from germany ventilators and from russia vaccines once a vaccine exporter india is now desperate for imports several states have run out of vaccines even as inoculation campaign expands to adults those who are getting a shot no they're the lucky ones because. of the situation is extremely

good for you to force their. wards there and explain the physics to see if the system is that. lapse and that's the reason why you try to get vaccinated as most of. these lines in punjab aren't for vaccines seek to vote crammed together in a shrine religious gatherings have been partly blamed for n.g.o.s corona virus outbreak even prime minister narendra modi joined the crowds some engines blamed his leadership for the crisis. they are angry about the immense loss of life and are hopeful that. new government will be voted into power in the upcoming election a party that will stem the pandemic and end india's suffering. and i spoke to our delhi correspondent minera choudhry earlier and i asked her for more on those reports that india and the any in government had received warnings of

a new and more dangerous virus variant. it was all a little late december last year when you work week to the post of the wires as you said you have come out and said that he wanted to go ahead and sanction it next you don't believe the issues like the number and that it will be a news story that you knew quite well and you just didn't want and so i love to get out there saying that the government did not beat didn't want me to get back to the c.g.i. government duly logic of my vision of i g organizing massive election rallies in different states the outing of which is being done today as we speak we also saw the government allowing religious calling uses to go on for a couple of months and we saw a large number of cases coming out and there is no i have one question to scientists on this forum has also said that the government did not take into account science and evidence when it came to making policy to credible over to research and has the government actually responded to these accusations yet

well we'll have to go much of not just logically accusations but again we have not seen the government just on kill many partly questions which obviously since the 2nd week started what he has seen instead is a disappointing political blame game happening so we have not seen a lot of concerts coming strong the government. and you know i'm not going to tell you what's going on the ground but the latest numbers of course that this is the deadliest day of the pandemic in india the world is reacting with whatever help it can muster but how are people coping with these tragic you know facts on a daily basis. well i'd say that many but i do not think they have the time to look for these news and tragic of course their many people out. there is eager to serve those why not busy dating to their loved ones. reaching for medical necessity the definition out desperate the situation is going to get out from the fact that just

a few weeks out when the government said that they will be nationwide not down in fact that frank said that he meant in fact many key members of the national top schools are now actually pushing for a nice white knock down they're saying that until. ok. choudhry thanks so much for that its side. let's take a quick look now at some of the other stories making headlines around the world. security forces have opened fire on protesters killing at least 5 according to local media the demonstrators were taking part in some of the biggest protests in recent days 3 months after a coup plunged the country into crisis. north korea has accused u.s. president joe biden of making quote a big blunder by calling on a calling pyongyang a security threat state media say biden is intent on maintaining

a hostile policy towards north korea and warns the u.s. will face consequences in a speech to congress earlier this week biden said north korea's nuclear program posed a serious threat to global security. at least 7 people have been killed and more than a dozen injured in kabul after dozens of fuel tankers burst into flames the fire spread to several homes and caused power outages in parts of the afghan capital it's unclear whether it was an accident or sabotage. israel is holding a national day of mourning for victims of a stampede at a jewish pilgrimage site vigils and funerals are also being held this weekend for the 45 people killed during the festival at mt iran at least 10 children and teenagers are among the dead. flags are lowered at half mast in jerusalem. a tribute to those who died in one of israel's worst

case time disasters. funerals resumed saturday after the end of sabbath the jewish day of rest. late night burials were held for a 12 year old boy and an 18 year old man. in tel aviv a memorial for the dead many people here knew the victims one woman stopped going to the pilgrimage site at mount meron after a frightening experience. as they needed assistance for 20 years i also went to melbourne for the pilgrimage once i also experienced a stampede of people it was the scariest moment of my life and i have not returned since. the event was authorized for 10000 people but israeli

media estimate around 100000 were in attendance. a police investigation has already shown multiple failings by event organizers now calls for a full state commission of inquiry are growing. for astronauts have landed safely back on earth after spending almost half a year aboard the international space station their space x. dragon capsule touched down off the coast of florida in the 1st nighttime landing in over 50 years it was the 1st crew mission run by a private company as opposed to nasa. safely returned to planet earth. a c 3 exploded these astronaut spent almost 6 months in our bit at the international space station. they splashed in the gulf of mexico in a rare nighttime landing right also you can go. back to journey home

only 6 and a half hours. just a little over my house off to the space x. team for building such a great vehicle and also the recovery operations tonight was was phenomenal 1st time in the crew vehicle that night the mission was part of nasa public private partnership with elon musk's rocket company space x. it's being viewed as one step closer to achieving commercial space travel in the near future. or goal is one day that everyone's a space person and so this is just an exciting 1st step for that and we're very excited to see it starting to take off space x. will launch another mission for nasa later this year and is also planning its 1st all civilian trip to orbit happy reunions with their families and loved ones thanks again for fly in space x. . in formula one lewis

hamilton has extended his lead at the top of the championship standings after winning the portuguese grand prix hamilton started the race in 2nd place but over took his mercedes team mate for terry bought us to claim victory is the reigning champions 2nd grand prix win 3 ways as the season. a protest by supporters of english footballing giants manchester united cause their club's showdown against rivals liverpool to be delayed after fans made it on to the pitch the protest comes after both manchester united and liverpool were among the 12 club clubs who attempted to form a breakaway european super league project collapsed after resistance from supporters and united fans are now it's amending the club's owners because their family. german football federation president fritz keller has been asked to resign after comparing his vice president with an infamous nab c

judge in a recent meetings fellow presidents of the state and regional associations officially withdrew their confidence in president keller at a damage control conference this weekend keller in office since 29 had acknowledged he made a serious mistake but said he would resign the football german football association is the largest single sports federation in the world with more than 7000000 members . south africa got it not at this year's oscars the country played a role in the production that won the best the award for best documentary the film octopus teacher focuses on an unusual connection between an octopus and a human in the waters near cape town. excuse me the story and its reception has brought great pride of the filmmakers and locals. the donors to. my heart the best teacher in the academy joined

a worldwide audiences in affirming my octopus teacher as a nature documentary with a difference. dr. reddy's frame. it's a captivating tale of friendship south african filmmaker and naturalists craig foster was intrigued by a young octopus he found in an underwater forest near cape town foster began to document their daily interactions and the mollusk wowed him and his fellow directors this curiosity turned a personal video project into a full length documentary. i mean it's lots of ways and we incrementally built it to be something that could appeal to rule who not only interested in this sort natural history in this environment but sold

everything great is going to as a human being a source that relatable things he's dealing with guilt disappointment so he's conflicted about things he's trying to sort of. security. and it patients and assimilation always of human qualities that. well being questions in your stories just the context is very familiar. and the effort is welcome on ground in cape town. i think it can have a profound effect not just on their families when the tourist images take a friday something and maybe what he did with falling off the skills. you know how it had to follow that. it's a lesson in how humans and nature can co-exist in mutual appreciation. and you are of course watching good of you news live from berlin up next our

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your platform for reliable information. alaska us arctic is one of the most remote areas of the u.s. it's also a region that has been particularly ravaged by the coronavirus and all the help they need to recover is flying to the rescue. for you call it is providing backs in ations to surrounding villages and aid workers can only access the areas by plane or by snowmobile in fact alaska. it is currently vaccinating at a faster rate than any other state in the us how is this possible.

that. there aren't any doctors in for do you call but there is deborah mccarthy the health centers director she's responsible for the areas $500.00 residents we have to forego a lot snow slopes instead of ask fold roads no pumps no restaurants no fast internet this is what normality looks like 8 miles north of the arctic circle. i think for most people actually life appears pretty full. on i mean people work hard you know everybody has to get bored or it if he has those feinstein everybody goes fishing most people have a card and it's

a close knit small community i mean it's like we were really to tell most everybody it's of course now like that where you know if you're going to live if you went someplace else or in a city or even just a bigger town that is excessive all by road you know where we're sort of on an island here and everybody is very close. this is one reason why the virus has claimed 4 times as many indigenous lives in alaska compere to urban whites. deborah has a lot on her mind when she goes to the health center every morning namely how to protect people here from the virus as quickly as possible. it's been a few weeks since vaccinations opened up to everyone over the age of 16 much earlier than in most other states same day appointments are available without waiting here. so

your arm might be a little bit sore. some people have more soreness than others it's very easy to tell people pick the arm that you don't. really need to use today is ok. deborah and her team have already immunized more than half of the village concerned about high death rates the health center received the vaccine from the u.s. government and the indigenous health insurance fund now there of vaccine doses in abundance. it's amazing we have a couple 100 doses we've pretty much finished after the charter tomorrow we will be finished with the villages and then we just have to finish for u. conn show and we didn't think we would be able to do this tell the summer you know get everybody then.

deborah takes us to her home a small wooden house on the outskirts of town people here are content living without much. deborah has already seen much of the world the daughter of a white father and an indigenous mother she lived in germany for several years when her father served in the army before you call him has always been her home when the 1st covert cases broke out it was easy for deborah to shield herself from the rest of the world because she lives alone with her son but for most families quarantining is almost impossible because they live in small homes and the virus spreads rapidly. it was pretty scary for everybody it was kind of. a really big unknown you know how bad is it going to get here people were thinking oh my you know the grandmas and grandpas thinking oh it this is going to be like

1918 and it's going to wipe out whole villages so that's kind of what everybody was preparing for so of course people were scared the kids were scared we were worried at the clinic you know we don't have ventilators if somebody needs oxygen or c.p.r. what are we going to do. there was a lot of preparation going into it. that summation day has arrived the team is making the final preparations before a round trip to live villages nurse kimberly andon is carrying 50 doses of the modernity vaccine in her luggage and she hopes that this will bring the state of emergency to an end one person gets a fair that's you know that's 5 percent of the population almost so that one household pretty much can cause for the whole village to shut down that means nobody hauling water nobody hauling fuel nobody you know you're not leaving your

house to go get stuff that you need ok it's going things don't do it 20 minutes would be a time limits the flights are expensive and time consuming so the team tries to vaccinate as many people as possible on a single trip the aid workers who come today won't return for 4 more weeks. this is another reason why even with many villages situated in the middle of the wilderness alaska is the fastest state when it comes to vaccinating residents in the u.s. they are approaching vina tie on the banks of the yukon there's hardly any infrastructure no cell phone network and supermarket and most importantly no road access. the yukon is the lifeline for villages in the arctic in the summer it provides salmon upon which many residents here depend in the winter it resembles an ice desert. a snow slopes or of cells landing

strip. there are 2 cars in the village and one of them is the ambulance. in the winter of the snowmobile is the most important means of transportation it's just a short drive up to the health center. food fuel clothes everything has to be flown in here today if the vaccines turn to be born.

20 villagers are already waiting inside word has spread about how dangerous the virus is here too so no one in being a time needs to be convinced about being vaccinated. right. did you guys read the. brochure thing about whether or not ok you know you're going to get some side effects. for. whatever. i'm going to have if. you. we've been anticipating to get our 1st time and we are so happy to finally get it and we've thought it's going to you know hurt but not know.

if there are at the end of the vaccination marks the end of a long period of isolation finally meeting friends again finally partying again. they are. ok after the shot a sticker and some warm words. congratulations lady. but. florence are all birds is next like most of the village back he belongs to the indigenous which in tribe ok if you read the information see for many years he has relied on his strong constitution but in time of the pandemic he wants to play it safe after all there aren't any doctors or ventilators in vina thai either you are done and i'll see you in 4 weeks. so

it's pretty important i mean. you are from wherever they go the. you would have to get sick or you know if it will prevent parts musician that's good to know. lauren's takes us to his home. we use his quad bike to get to the edge of the forest of the 200 person village there are no roads here during winter you drive on a snow slope and in summer on a meadow. he lives alone in a locked cabin with his son for the past year he hasn't been allowed to leave the village the tribal government imposed strict rules to protect the community from the virus lawrence roberts says that the modern lifestyle is what makes people so vulnerable to the pandemic like we don't have no car off by contact and we're always doing this piece of the travelling with doc and it here and there

and graeme probably should move or something and that's where we settle down for a month. you know and try to meet this. and. took me when i listen to your i didn't come out of there over 10 years for. it was much healthier lifestyle you know that i knew that experience never get 2nd in your army with you know it all. back and forth you call the village has come together at the traditional spring carnival for the 1st time since the pandemic began there hasn't been a cold case here for 2 months. the coronation of the princess is one of the year's highlights. up until recently deborah made card he would not have expected to see this much normality even though sled dogs are racing again this year.

i feel very fortunate i mean we hear about other places that don't even have all of their health care providers vaccinated yet and we were all vaccinated in sheep in december for the most part i think the majority of us and everybody here and in the other villages feel like it's the beginning of the end. by summer life in the rest of the us will be a secure free as it is in the villages in alaska arctic circle. take care africa. it's not common in country was. and is helping slow from

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