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this is news live from the borough lead india sees another record rise in coded 19 say taliban with nearly 3800 dead in the last day we will meet ordinary people working around the clock to serve as many see as many lives as possible. also coming up a new era in tanzania hopes for change grow as the new president takes gradual steps toward democracy and south africa moves to ban captive lion breeding
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conservationists applaud the decision but tourist workers fear the impact on the already battered industry. i'm sara kelly welcome to the program we begin in india where the coronavirus crisis is spiraling out of control deaths have hit another record delhi high and india currently accounts for 3 quarters of the world's new cases the hospitals are struggling to treat patients as they run out of beds and oxygen for weeks now volunteer groups have been delivering crucial supplies reporters and he said well and to reach ahmed have been to meet individuals putting their lives on the line to save others. the nation home has been lost to these right-o. . on the roof in front of
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a sikh temple 50 kilometers from home. his son passed the flu nobody. has also developed a 6 year lung infection. he needs to be hospitalized but his father says even this week shipped at each moment is a blessing. for these people who are working 24 hours providing oxygen to little because otherwise it's very difficult to get oxygen for them to get a bed in a hospital with a morning this morning i visited 15 or 20 hospitals to look sort of back for him and you know there isn't a single that all of them refused to let me. but they're not really. dead has been things seem to be your shortage of medical often. this isn't life saving the last resort a free oxygen service run by cause a hell of a sikh group one in 2 years you are considered the disk they have ticking to be secondary to the central tenet of service in seconds and several of them have
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already been infected. but don't you have done us they aren't afraid these see they must do something to save these light. gergen david i go home to see what was it a hard time to bypass never stop putting on the door but it's the invincible we are getting ahead of whatever that is allowing us to see it so i mean he likes and this is a time that people are even afraid to have respect or helicopter up. every few minutes to be sure of going to. the group has 9 trucks scouting nearby non person and. the oxygen here is provided for free at this instant then we all be rushed and we all made a last minute thing that he has told taking in your patients because of the often cry for putting out f. o. f. messages on twitter begging for help and they only have our number one minute of oxygen left. this. asperger's is one of the previous night was
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a clue she after reading for hours at oxygen plants diving authorities on tricked out and even reducing that student loans to subsistence level is to make it last longer oh the hospital and got supplies in the nickel dime doctors here tell us that supplies that used to last them do reeks now evaporate in 36 hours they cannot predict if the next round will reach them one time dunning of the patients followed just to good reasons is heartbreaking for dr wendy to feels many of these brave since hopelessly believing in this profession because it is because they wanted to help other people prove their sickness an illness if they're not given. back by itself is a big thing any more moderate. than a very few do get lucky back at the oxygen so this has finally managed
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to arrange a bed for his son immediately he's still in the it's cool to woods and not the beach and. do lead into the oxygen crisis hero. every live good breath is a gift. and joining us now to talk more about volunteer efforts and helping the sick is in a yacht sink kakar she is a health activist with people's health will meant and she is joining us from india thank you so much for being on the program today how are you managing to get relief to the sick when there's so little oxygen to call around. i mean it's extremely extremely challenging i mean you know one aspect is that it is basically oxygen to go down because you know the daily deallocation of daily is not even being met and the 2nd issue is with regards to information gaps now even what you know even in cases where there is oxygen available to it runs out very fast you get to know when
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it's available or how you thought it. you know i mean often that is. the feeling but people don't have a decent endos and so what they need to do all of this is very very difficult but we do have linkages with you know other ones you know with people who let their children know study who are providing all decision and we do our best to you know get them oxygen another big challenges that you know that the prices that are just have to get to you and when you're dealing with the supply or you don't really know whether they're legitimate or when that it's being sold on the black market and that is you know that that's a big problem because also i mean a lot of people can't afford these extremely high prices so we often on to have to sort of one reason for individual patients you know is that it's required we have been hearing that more foreign aid is arriving foreign help to the country is that something that you're noticing on the ground and if you're not noticing it yet i
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mean how hopeful are you for the future prospects in the next weeks and the next. i think a lot of organizations particularly that are you know providing oxygen then i go to seek organizations that have set up what i call oxygen longers which is basically i mean it's a place where anyone can come to get. and i think a lot of these organizations are deceiving fodder need you know organizations are flying an oxygen concentrator does what individuals providing these in there. got to know yesterday that you know eventually it does that i. have been busy for central government hospitals so we're hopeful that things will see an improvement but i'm not sure that it's. a system has worked. to address only. the much. actions and. the shortages and not you know not
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to. respond to the crisis that we're seeing and that we will be seeing in the coming months and as you take that really proactive approach i mean just to fill these gaps in capacity that the system does have in india tell us i mean how are you coping on a day to day basis you're organization yourself are you receiving for example you know some sort of psychological support in dealing with what you're dealing with every day i mean this is life and death. i mean i think it's extremely distressing you know a lot of fuss and aren't getting enough sleep usually working around the clock that have been. you know some of us have been sleeping once in 48 oz. david is a sense of you know despair when you're not to be sions. you know you're having to have patients get oxygen at home but now we also get there so less calls from patients when admitted in hospitals and that's a complicated because when somebody's just out to you for an i.c.u.
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bed you also have to ensure that the hospital has adequate oxygen and you know we're not we don't have access to a system of resources to be able to go all of that and i think i don't think a lot of fuss so to leave processing the emotion at all that this is taking you know a lot of young volunteers are dealing with cases great patients and not surviving i think that is this you know gendered healing of guilt for not being able to do everything could really save the patient and i think that all very very aware and all the limitations that we're facing. you know our numbers are public we get constant calls for help we're going to sponsor some people who are not able to respond to some people. but yes we're trying to set up a more organized form all you know providing support and psychosocial support to each other. and in fact yesterday i spoke to. him and asking her if she can do some group sessions online for one and. that we can deal with this collective trauma piecing and i also and he and i also see also you know what's going to
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happen once all of this goes down. you're doing is going to work under difficult circumstances. and we know that you know your time is also very precious so so we thank you so much for taking the time to speak with us here on news to tell us a little bit about what you're experiencing there in a volunteer capacity in the country as as the death toll mounts as we mentioned in the. health activist with the people's health movement we appreciate it thank you. and germany is about to send its 2nd shipment of emergency aid to india the air force has already sent a plane with 120 ventilators and medicine also on board a team of medical experts several european states and other countries including the u.s. and taiwan have also joined in the aid effort. and
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benjamin alvarez guba is standing by in one store off air base in lower saxony germany from where this shipment just took off benjamin what's been happening near you that's right sara we're standing right next to the runway year at the force base of the german army of the air force just a few minutes ago the a $400.00 and military cargo plane took off to our to then continue the trip to daily as you just said on saturday another plane landed already sending a crew that will help to operate this oxygen generator machine that is on board off this plane there will be a german team helping their indian call the use this machine that compresses the air to use it for oxygen is full several hospitals that are in dire need to get it . germany joined some 40 countries offering aid to india tell us
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a little bit more about the efforts and how far they might be able to go. that's right germany is joining more than 40 countries over the past days there have been a lot of cargo planes arriving from australia from the u.s. from the u.k. what is special about this shipment that dominion sending so we had this take off today will have a take off tomorrow as well with the same plane a 400 m. airbus cargo transporter what's interesting is that the german team will stay there the 1st team arrives on saturday they assess the situation there and we've talked to several officials before this live and they told us that there's a cure yes because also very important if we consider that there is indeed a black market of oxygen in the country and also over concerns that the aid that several countries are sending is not reaching the hospitals and he's still in costumes for example in airports or in several holes that have been put in place by
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the government so there's also a fear when we look at this in the media reporting that the aid is not reaching also other regions in india so they will be really careful that this machine and all the help that is being sent to india right now can be used as soon as it arrives there reporter benjamin alvarez thank you. it's time to book your holidays in italy that is the message from prime minister mario draghi a year ago italy was the center of the pandemic suffering the highest death toll and the european union now authorities are relaxing restrictions and there are hopes that tourism can give the economy a much needed boost correspondent back center reports from rome. it's spritz time in rome. after the government eased some of the coronavirus restrictions in most parts of the country the streets are finally bustling again.
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life seems almost as if it has gone back to normal here in the streets of rome letting people down outside and restaurants is one of the 1st steps of the government's reopening plan that seems to hasty for so and too cautious for others . before the pen demick this square in front of the coliseum would be packed with visitors on peak days they would wait in line for up to 2 and a half hours to guide and he tells us now that archaeological sites have reopened she could be back in business if only there were visitors. many of the big and travel companies mostly were king and mostly getting new kings a full the 2022 because we help about this with the racial world being. sad because all that vaccines them if they open the borders probably
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we can speak of the change. but the numbers are within the high is that is before culture as well is taking center stage in the countries reopening efforts like all the tele and cultural institutions they tout through that has had difficulty or having to rely on streaming and a few outdoor events. a member of the women's choir is certain better times are coming. and we have great expectations we hope that this moment will mark the end of the dark times we're live in. her choir is practicing for his 1st performance coming up in front of a live audience with far fewer visitors allowed and singers have a. to keep distance from each other it's not ideal but even having this opportunity means a lot. to. seeing again the public will be
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a great moment of great hope and a group sure for everyone that. italy was hit hard during the pandemic and 14 months in people are experiencing fatigue the reopening is welcomed by many but this calculated risk as italy's prime minister mario draghi put it could have an forseeable consequences according to experts mostly featured a. very difficult to take a calculated risk during an epidemic because at the very moment we realize that viruses are emerging it's always too late. tourguide ellen unfairly on the other hand would like to see a further easing of restrictions such as official guidelines on tourism that would make it easier for people from other regions of italy and even overseas to visit and connect with the city's rich heritage i want to go back to my job i want to actually show people all the visitors that are coming to all these i want
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to may not all much come along for that and i would be waiting newco for. everybody to see everybody here pretty soon italy's government is planning to further east restrictions in the coming weeks how this will influence the pandemic only time will tell but for now these small steps are inspiring hope for the future . and let's take a look at some other stories making news around the world authorities in mexico have said that they will punish those responsible for the deadly collapse of a metro overpass in the capital mexico city 25 people died with many dozens wounded many residents have taken to the streets saying that corruption. and poor construction standards are to blame. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has failed to form a government after the 4th election in 2 years president reuven rivlin will now
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begin fresh consultation to decide who should get the next mandate it is likely to be one of netanyahu is of conan it's. a leader of spain's left wing paul daniels party is retiring from politics pablo and lacy a stepping down after a poor showing in the trades pitch in elections the conservative people's party won a landslide c.s. is credited with helping and decades of 2 party politics and its. foreign ministers from the g 7 group of industrialized countries wrapped up a 2nd day of talks ahead of the leaders' summit in june relations with russia and china took up much of their agenda u.s. secretary of state antony blinken also reaffirmed washington's loyalty to its allies turning the page on the previous administration's america 1st policy for. tanzania has announced a new measures to control the spread of the coronavirus it's
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a departure from the approach taken by the former president john magaw who played down the pandemic before his death earlier this year the new leader sania hassan has been in office for a month she's been in neighboring kenya on a visit aimed at improving trade relations her supporters say that hassan is gradually paving the way toward democracy in tanzania so how do the opposition had ordinary citizens assess the start of her leadership is charles combo of reports from dar es salaam. and we wouldn't say expectations were high when some some took over as the president following the day for joining. his rules marked by controversy and division her son has a process of change that many see as a fresh start for the country has lifted the media been allowed public debate formed
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a coven 1000 task force and is seeking to end years of between opposition and government . lindo warraq a democracy here in the in. interest of protecting a democracy i in team to meet with own political party leaders to discuss how they can best to conduct their political activities for the benefit of our country this marks a big shift from happy decease up critics say michael hooley used to repress political dissent in tanzania opposition politicians are now more optimistic the president. has shown leadership in their own various issues and as an opposition leader we have seen like spending that only abroad and we think we are going to go to the discuss in kabul and have a good discussion about the fruits of a country has an style of leadership is also different the bulldozer is mobile follows known she's more diplomatic analysts say that could be good not just
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domestically swallowed up when you can have your i dish and to meet with opposition leaders i think i would think that trying to strengthen democracy internationally because minnesotans as a country that limits people's freedom of expression and limits to position parties from performing their activities rights activists are also happy for. change we are not safe even political parties leaders. lead us where not actually face under. their previous leadership we think that my most obvious who has done has started well turned on and citizens are keen to see what hasan's leadership brings 5 different ability and what the constitution says the constitution is the mother lode and if she pulls it she will be touched as data pin it was howard used to go to holland to our challenges because they want to progress that's the thing so there is an opportunity to talk
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a mother who is willing to listen to the development which if it helps the youth it can have the country girl her son his own. detached don't keep issues affecting tanzania like democracy and development raising hopes for change implementing these changes may yet prove to be a challenge despite a different approach hugh from the same party is most fully as you will still need he's backing on. and that report from today he is charles conway and dar es salaam i asked him earlier about the controversy why someone has sohn did not use her influence earlier to change tanzania's autocratic style of government. well on the challenges 5 around you what was your role link the monks really. not you know not solve the laws.
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and also. the issue of. what is now well she's not going to say this is the national guard she remove all the present laws but let's not to mention we're not. going to move up by issue of democracy yet and in. sports now in manchester city have reached the champions league final for the 1st time by beating paris and her man to you know the man of the match was riad a marez he hit the net twice for the english premier league to complete a $41.00 aggregate victory in the final on may 29th city will face either chelsea already on bitter end. the people believe a chance to determine. who is this competition in the finals is so difficult is. this is the toughest one the quality of the open and the composer that you had. the
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software the bug the duffers moment. and we did it so we make an incredible champions league season no we deserve to be there are going to create a form. of cardio and now we turn to as a marine you know widely considered one of the greatest football coaches of all time is taking charge of roma the italian club have signed the portuguese coach on a 3 year contract 2 weeks after he was fired by english premier side tottenham hotspur moreno house one dozens of titles and honors including the champions league with porto and enter milan. breeding lions in captivity for tourists to hunt or pet has long been a thorn in the side of south african contribution and now the government wants to ban the practice aiming for a more authentic experience it's a win for animal rights activists but with tourism already hit hard by the pandemic
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many in the industry fear for their future. as sanctuary for some of nature's most beautiful creations. this is how willie jacobs sees his safari lodge and conservation center in johannesburg. it aims to connect human beings often living in urban areas with while black. but jacobs business model could now be at risk. we need on sunday south africa and now and still end its multimillion dollar lion breeding industry. we are saying is that we go into once captive breeding captive hunting captive creating captive use of luns and gooder of the. decision also aims to stop a slew of inhumane practices including the growing black market for lion as well as so-called canned trophy hunting where people pay to hunt animals in
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a fenced off area. but it will mean the end of captive bred lions in wildlife preserves like this one having potentially fire raging impacts to conservation tourism and education but now during covert we're all being hard hit so we will we still need to see how things will develop but they will be a. substantial loss due to the fact that we do not offer the interactive experiences any more you know although these experiences were very well regulated but the benefit of the animals in mine despite the objections the environment minister is convinced it's the right form of action it will now go through a consultation process with stakeholders before heading to cabinet for approval the decision has been praised by animal welfare advocates who say it is a win for wildlife. this is deja vu news a quick reminder of our top stories daily coronavirus deaths in india have reached another all time high 3800 people have died in
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a single day but with hospitals and morgues overwhelmed the true extent of the tragedy is believed to be much higher. up next the environment magazine eco india you've been watching the news i'm sarah kelly in for landis always more on the web site www dot com thanks for watching take care. to.
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