what does the latest research say? good information and context with the corona virus update the coding scheme, special monday to friday on d. w a . ah ah, this is d w. news coming to you live from berlin. ami cron becomes the dominant corona by restrain in the us. people line up to get tested in washington as authority say the highly contagious new variant. now accounts for almost 3 quarters of all new infections. also in the program. leaders in germany are set to plot the

countries next steps against the all the cranberry and health officials warn even the fully vaccinated are at high risk of infection. and philippine troops race to reach survivors. after typhoon ride, devastated parts of the country. hundreds of people were killed and half a 1000000 driven from their hoofs. ah, hello m terry martin. good to have you with us. the only kron corona barris barry of is spreading rapidly around the world. case numbers have exploded in many countries in the united states. army cronies. now the dominant strain accounting for 73 percent of all infections. just a week ago, the figure was 12 percent in new york virus cases were surging just ahead of holiday season gatherings. oh 03. 0,

one happy new year. this is just a test. new year's eve in times square has not come early, but the on the chrome wave has hit the u. s. sooner than many experts expected. nearby and new yorkers lie enough to get tested with christmas just days away and cases surging. many are worried. it definitely feels like that 1st wave of the pandemic without anxiety, all these long lines around the city, people getting tested, exams are getting cancelled for people in grad school like myself. so it kind of feels like that early parent who didn't, we didn't really know what's happening. i think we've all been affected as a new yorker, we're trying to take every single precaution that we can um got dull vax boosted regular testing. i am planning to charge for the holidays, but depending on the result of this test, i'll probably say, put in your back america's talk. pandemic advisor anthony found she though, had

a hopeful message for those. worried about the holidays in you can go the extra mile and get tested before you have a family gathering or a group get tested the day before or the day of getting together, but vaccinated and boosted people. one of the family members of vaccinated should feel very comfortable in getting together and enjoying a holiday meal or a holiday. get together president joe biden plans to address the rapid rise in corona virus case as later on tuesday. but he's already made it clear with some of the blame lies for those who choose to remain and vaccinated. he'll issue a stark warning and make clear and vaccinate individuals will continue to drive hospitalizations and deaths. that is not trying to scare people or maybe it is trying to make clear to people in the country what the risks are here of not being vaccinated. despite the worsening situation in times square, some people were still in a festive mood. but this might be the last time new york as see these lights in

person. the mass still hasn't decided if new year's celebrations here. we'll go ahead. earlier we spoke of the professor peter chin, hong from the university of california, san francisco explained how you us on the chron cases have skyrocketed within a week. will there 2 main reasons explaining this rapid rise in percentage of the variance a script are accounted for by or across the united states. the 1st is that is oftentimes a delay. and when food sequencing is done from what's going on in the population. and the 2nd of course is the unbelievable transmission of omicron not having been seen before with delta or any other variant. and if you have enough people infected at some point, that transmission is going to be exponential. so the graph starts re gradually enough people get infected on all of a sudden that graph shoots up like a rocket. i think unfortunately, we'll see a lot more hospitalizations,

even though probably fewer proportionally speaking people will go to the us when he's talking about a wide swath of the population being infected. even if you say 2 percent of the of that population goes to the hospital. that's still a lot of people that me strain hospitals. the 2nd thing is hospital health care workers will be pulled out of service because they to live in a community and they may get infected, they will get infected. and every time someone gets infected, that's 10 days of a coed prison sentence, where you have to isolate yourself. we think that even though a lot of people proportionately won't get sick necessarily because they've been vaccinated in some areas. that's still a lot of people not just to be hospitalized, but to potentially lead the community into a lot of chaos with a lot of closures of businesses. broadway theaters, obviously, when we've been seeing now, are sports games. and most importantly,

and close to my heart streaming on the health care system. professor peter chin hong there from the university of california speaking to us a little earlier. now the world health organization is calling on people to cancel some of their holiday plans to help maintain help contain rather the spread of the on the chrome barrier. w h o director general tedra us get 3 years. so said, there is now clear evidence that only crohn is more contagious than any other version of the virus so far. and he warned that holiday festivities would in many places, lead to increased cases and more deaths. all of ours are seek off this bundle. all of us want to spend time with friends and family, but uneven counsel is better than a life cancelled. it's better to cancel now and celebrate later than

to celebrate now and grieve letter. alyssa, on the crown variant races across the globe policy makers here in germany, are plotting their next steps to tackle the fresh wave. germany's infection rate has been falling, but cases are expected to soar again soon. the national health authority is warning even fully vaccinated. people are at high risk of infection. preparing for alma chron, germany is rushing to get a vaccine booster shot to its critical workers, like these firefighters and hamburg before the new cove. at 19 variant becomes dominant here, while daily cases are sinking across the country, experts more in the dreaded wave could arrive just after christmas. it's empress and there schnell is excellent. and so it's a rapid exponential increase i talk with once. if you take the conservative estimate that cases double every 3 days, or what scientists and britain are reporting every 2 days. and if i don't know, you only need a pocket calculator to see that that's extremely fast bonds. and while

vaccines are the 1st line of defense, germany's government is preparing new restrictions for as early as next week, even for the fully vaccinated. like to send off not by to that we will have further restrictions on private contacts. so we're well prepared for the spread of the new virus mutation all over europe hos donahue, violin novel pals, fight it. what the new curves will look like is unclear. that still needs to be discussed with the leaders of germany states. but it seems, everything is on the table, is global, then the fish data. but if experts predictions are confirmed, and what we're seeing in neighboring countries continues gal and we can't rule out a general lockdown, including everything from businesses to education, to private gatherings, and yet nice malibu season. for starters, that will likely mean canceled new years eve parties. and those making fitness resolutions for 2022 might have to postpone hitting the gym until the alma kron

waive is over spree. and our chief political correspond here melinda cray. well, in the health officials report, the number of new infections has actually dropped over the past few days. here in germany is only kron simply not here yet. actually, germany is infection rate to did pick up on monday after weeks of falling figures, as you say, the 7 day incidence rate here rose to 316 from a little over 315 cases per 100000. the country center for disease control, the robert cough institute is reporting about 16000 new corona by virus cases. now her day, and that's down from the peak in november. but oh, micron has set foot in germany and fears are absolutely growing here that it could become the dominant variant as late as soon as late january or early february.

since, as we heard earlier, it is vastly more infectious than previous variance variance of coven, an expert panel that's advising the new german government, says that, and i'm quoting a report, it has just issued, if the spread of the army crime very it in germany continues as it is doing so far, a significant part of the population will fall sick and or go into quarantine simultaneously. and experts are saying that that ultimately could mean a $100000.00 new cases per day. and the expert group is also warning that army crown is a high risk threat to fully vaccinated people, as well as those who recovered from coven 19 so that we're seeing a whole new dimension. at this point of the pandemic, there's been a lot of mixed messaging melinda, about how to cope with his new variant. what's the german government telling people to do going into christmas holidays? well, they said mixed messaging here as well. the government actually has ruled out

a strict lockdown before christmas, but concern is now rising, that medical facilities could be overwhelmed and that essential services could be interrupted. so german politicians on both the federal and the state levels will be meeting later on today to discuss how best to tackle the on the crime barian and a 5th wave. and chancellor schultz said monday that he expects that they will reach agreement on imposing further contact restrictions. now apparently the paper that will be discussed involves limiting private gatherings to 10 people maximum starting on december 28. and that would be regardless of whether those attending those gatherings are in fact, vaccinated guests would have to be immunized. and we're hearing that berlin, which is a beloved destination for party years over the years, plans to close night clubs, and to reduce the number of people that will be allowed in the beds. and by the way, those who are not vaccinated maximum of 2 people according to this new paper,

i want to thank you very much, a political correspondent on the cray take a look at some of the other stories making headlines around the world today. in ethiopia, the to grab people's liberation front, says it will withdrawal from several regions that had captured in recent months, saying it was a step toward peace with ethiopian government. this missed the announcement saying it's a cover of for recent military setbacks. ethiopia has been fighting a civil war for over a year and has killed, which has killed tens of thousands, one of egypt leading pro democracy activists has been jailed for 5 years on charges of spreading fake news. a lot of delta has already served a 5 year sentence were taking part in unauthorized protests rights groups describe the trial is a sham us. it was disappointed by the verdict. troops in the

philippines had been racing to the liver, aid to regions devastated by super typhoon right. at least 375 people were killed and hundreds more injured when the massive storm hit last week, half a 1000000 people have been forced from their homes. the red cross is launched and emergency appeal. many survivors are desperate. i am hungry. have mercy. that's what's written on this man's shine as he tries to flag down help. surrounding him a fallen power lines, a mangled mass in the carnage. survivors of super typhoon rye have been left and begging for food and water. oh, but what is the liam for what is really important during this situation is water and food. the people are on the stress and they need water. when that

though they are so thirsty, lana will begin. oh no, i hope we can fix the supply mamma. then it will be the president, rodrigo to tirty, has promised about 36000000 euros in funds to help with the recovery diesel example mclaughlin. but reaching the people who need help is no easy feat. many areas are still struggling with down communication mines. power outages and blocked roads the anger and desperation a palpable people here feel abandoned and the biggest linen guy. well, it should have at least given us one fire truck for water, but there is none in law. no one showed up. i don't know where the politicians and election candidates are ended up in the. let's see what happens when election time comes around. when they come here next. thou see,

go be hurt by what the people here will say except that lemme balancing without being on what bow to basil at the monotony. wonderful. the red cross has appealed to the international community for 19000000 years to help victims of the disaster. but with scientists warning that climate change is making typhoons like this deadlier, that amount of money may just be a drop in the ocean. you are watching dw news business is next. i'm terry martin. thanks for being with us. with ah ah, to some.