because no one should have to flee, ah, make up your own mind. w. made for mines with ah, ah, this is dw news live from berlin, china and battles a cove at 19 search infections rides, as people take advantage of their new freedoms. public unrest forced banking to scrap restrictions, and many believe official figures now play down the scale of the crisis. also coming up israel to ports palestinian lawyer, an activist,

salah ha marie to france, claiming he has ties to a band militant group. this comes despite objections from the french government, across to jerusalem for more on this story. and the biggest show down in world for all is here, the un messy tanks on kilian and bob pay as writing champions, france phase, argentina in the world cup final. ah, i'm jared raid. thank you for your company today. cove at 19 infections are rising rapidly across china after the government last week, dramatically eased some of the world's toughest virus measures. nationwide frustration and unprecedented public protests forced authorities to act. but since then, more and more people are testing positive official figures on infections and deaths

remain low, but independent estimates point to the real figure being likely much higher. ah, people in the jing line up to get nasal spray boosters cases or surging after the government abruptly ended. it's strict 0 covert policy. in the wake of nationwide protests against the restrictions authorities are trying to persuade reluctant seniors and others at risk to get vaccinated to prevent large scale outbreaks, hospitalizations, and death. those already showing symptoms make their way to temporary clinics set up around the city like is public gymnasium, where they can get medical advice and treatment. others are opting to stay home either because they're already sick or trying to avoid infection. that means deliveries of food and every day items are in heavy demand.

but scores of workers are also coming down with the virus. so packages pile up on the streets unclaimed. in china's financial hub, shanghai schools of switch to online classes as cases, sore nurseries, and child care centers are also set to close across the country. people were quick to return to old habits when the restrictions were eased. crowding shopping malls, subway stations, restaurants only, and for young people, it's about going out traveling and enjoying life. and many popular places are already full and it's difficult to make reservations. life is returning to pre pandemic levels. koya you day, another one. the freedoms have come at a price. the official death toll remains low at a little more than $5200.00. but experts believe the real figure is many times higher and that china may be facing its worst serge. yet, in the build,

up to the winter travel season and lunar new year, when hundreds of millions of workers will travel home by road, rail, and air. we can cross now to begging and speak to journalists, fabiani kuzma from their fabi in high. we've just been seeing the coven 19 situation in badging. how are people they coping with all this yet? right now is really an interesting time. most people still stay indoors. they are either recovering from the virus or they are afraid to go out because of the virus . and of course it's also difficult to get basic necessities like am the fever, reducing medicine, or also the itself tests for home. but despite that m, i've also am seen that at least to day and since yesterday and life seems to return back to the city. and some restaurants are packed again or some bass or even packed . i mean, they're just not represented to for the whole city, but i mean, you can feel that slowly life returns to the capital. and this is for surely by the

number of people who are a recently recovered from the virus because they also grow day by day fabi on. is there any way to estimate the actual scale of infections and deaths in china given the widespread belief that they are much higher than authorities of saying yeah, they are definitely much higher than what authorities are saying. the official numbers say, have become unreliable of really useless because some people are simply stopped testing at the designate a testing sites. most of the am, infections are on reported. so we have to use some other measures. he and beijing were many of correspondence are we can do on the ground research and, you know, interview people and i spoke to many a chinese who's, you know, colleagues were literally, is suffering 90 percent are f o under covert symptoms. so most of them are infected, and that's also what i've been hearing from my own personal network. i would say that the majority of bridging

a stiff already been infected. and you can see that it's really an extreme stress test because her infections are rising or a so rapidly. and especially in the beginning of this rice, it was an ad world, really long queues in front of a fever, kleenex. and we know that from reports that am also the crematorium center, a funeral homes are working overtime. so of course isn't video extreme stress test, but so fight seems the health system is holding up. but i mean, the real tests will come in the more provincial am areas in the west of china because they don't have an s develop medical system as we do here in beijing or so other big cities like shanghai and extreme stress testers. as you say far beyond could all authorities bring back the strict measures that led to these widespread protests recently across china. know those lock downs were basically aimed to contain the virus. but i mean, now it's impossible to contain a virus. it is so fast spread basically all around the country and are there it's

really irreversible. there's no turning back. what we will, however, likely see is some mitigate dish or mitigation effort. some efforts to slow the spread of the virus. for example, in shanghai, the schools have been close early or, you know, in some cities the elderly homes were, will are suspend any, you know, or visit us. so this we will see but am for any locked down. so it's entirely not possible doesn't even make sense, of course, and it will only buy you a little bit of time. i think the problem of 0 forward was that there was no exit plan. and, and the reason we opened is m are with the economy, was deteriorating soon. there's no turning back to 0, covert fabi on christmas in beijing there. thank you. ok, let's get a round up of some other world news headlines now. japan has lodge lodge to strong protest after north korea fired to ballistic missiles. eastwards on sunday, tokyo said that pyongyang actions threaten regional and international security.

north korea has conducted an unprecedented number of tests this year. a prominent iranian actress has been detained by authorities after she openly supported anti government protest, taryn nearly to stay a took to social media without a headscarf in november in support of the nation wide movement. the judiciary statement said that several celebrities had been summoned in relation to recent events, or prominent palestinian french human rights lawyer. salah ha, marie has been a, has arrived in france after being deported by israel. now this is the combination of controversial and lengthy judicial saga that saw the activists hilde without formal charges. and since march authorities have accused summary of having ties to a group that israel considers a terrorist organization with his resident residency rights revoked. emory has denied links to the group. he holds friendship citizenship, but was born and raised in jerusalem rights. organizations have condemned his

deportation. we can cross now to d. w correspondence, tonya lima, in jerusalem for more on this story, tanya, hi there, what more can you tell us about sala ha marie? well, as he said, we understand that fellow her moody, a very prominent palestinian, a lawyer born in jerusalem has been taken to the airport in the morning hours. he has been deported to france. and as he said, he had his residency revoked in december. he was since march or march arrested and had been since then. and what is a very controversial practice administrator detention. he had also gone on hunger strike are doing the detention or the allegation that is was saying is there thing that he's a member of the popular front for the liberation of palestine insured pierre from p a designated terrorist organizations. and he has denied it and claimed his

innocence and that no human rights organizations here have the said defects are very den dangerous precedent. but we also heard of the now outgoing interior minister ayla to care. there's a new government, a potentially coming a soon in israel. she hated actually as a personal success and a statement, she said it was a tremendous achievement that she was able to bring about this deputation and also adding that as used to tools to advance to fight against terrorism. now in the meantime, we also heard from the french foreign ministry are saying that our condemning the decision by israel to deport ursula ha marie saying that there had been working on on making sure that the rights are his rights are protected. and are there condemning that he was deported now after all. okay, tanya, now if israel can legally revoke residency of palestinians in occupied east

jerusalem, what does this mean for palestinians living there? while we are talking about a very specific situation, as you said, for palestinians living in east jerusalem for this, you have to go back in history. in 1967 when is worked a occupied and later and next is jerusalem. most of the residents there, palestinians, they were a granted residency, recall it here, the so called jerusalem id or you can apply for citizenship. but most people here do have this urge, whistler, my dear, the residency here, which i don't give them the full rights of being an israeli, a citizen. so basically, there are provisions here that if you're too long out of the country, for example, as a student or something, then you can actually lose or this residency. but what you're talking about here in this case is an amendment to the law, the entry law to israel from 2018 very controversial and human rights groups. i

talked to this morning for thing, they're challenging this. this are law still in court. a clear thing this a law actually provides the legal basis for this debilitation, for a breach of allegiance to the state of as well. okay. that was d w's, tanya claim. and jerusalem, thanks to sports now. and anticipation is building for the clash of the titans between france and argentina in the world cup. final france have been contending with a viral outbreak in their camp. but all players have now been clear to return to training. they're hoping to become the 1st team to retain a title since 1962, but they'll have to overcome in argentina led by an on formerly anal messy. he's aiming to crown his glittering career with his 1st world cup title. and argentina fans are more than ready for this evening final they've been urging

on leona mercy and his teammates for a month now during the tournament, they're desperate for the team to finally put the country back on the top of wall football. it's been 36 years since they last one footballs. ultimate trophy. it seems buenos aires has been pulsating. 247 as a dream edge is closer to becoming reality. arguably, football's greatest ever player could help argentina when footballs. greatest prize, but i know i'm waiting for massey to bring home the trophy since to say i get up and sing, which i told her the whole week already. when i go to work and sing, an anxious and hoping to win if it on the one out of them. and then if it happens, what will i want to happen? it will be a great party. and if it doesn't happen, it will also be a great party because we're made it to the final with a best plan, the world messy. if you're roaming argentina's capital, chances are you're either buying or selling team jerseys to show you're on board

with the one cause that matters today in by i'm only the countries very delighted because of ideology and politics that now we are all united for ads and tina that is something truly beautiful in the, in italy, if, if, even if you got the little this means everything, the argentines don't eat, they don't sleep, they watch the football match and they watch massey for us. this is an enormous joy, but it's very emotional that can tina blevins, but i was with rashly misleadingly miserable zeal. oh, more moments of high emotion are assured with fans, banking on joy, as they settle in for footballs. biggest match. oh, good luck to both tapes. don't forget, you can always get dw news on the go, just download our app from google play or from the apple app store. now this will give you access to all the latest news from around the world as well as push notifications for any breaking news.

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