where the infection rates accel orating fast some labs in germany like this one in ryan and platon it a warning that smaller facilities are already working at full capacity and wouldn't necessarily be able to cope with rising numbers. there's also increasing concern that more areas in germany will have to implement restrictions again like kiran back to london in bavaria where even schools have closed down again to curb the spread. but joining us now is d.w. political correspondent huns plants hun's what these numbers into perspective for us just how serious is the situation here in germany. well one thing you could say is if germany was a foreign country germans wouldn't all be warned against traveling to that country because germany as a whole has exceeded the critical level of 50 cases of call the 100000 in the last 7 days but of course germany is germans are not being warned against traveling to germany itself the situation in germany is being looked at in a lot more detail of the fine detail in other words tones where the incidence of covert 19 is particularly high are being given

much better chance of spreading if there's an infected person present players with infection rates accel orating fast some labs in germany like this one in ryan and platon it a warning that smaller facilities are already working at full capacity and wouldn't necessarily be able to cope with rising numbers. there's also increasing concern that more areas in germany will have to implement restrictions again like kiran back to london in bavaria where even schools have closed down again to curb the spread. well national leaders across europe are faced with tough decisions over how to deal with rising numbers of covert 19 in denmark they've taken their own approach a sense of community spirit has been sent to help weather the crisis they even have a word for it and believe it could help populations facing new lockdowns possible economic hardship and the yearning for a sense of normality. in the u.s. is with me here on the set don't keep us in suspense what is this magic word well firstly i spoke to one of our editor producers who's in the house who's danish thomas mtr and he told me it's some

where the infection rates accel orating fast some labs in germany like this one in ryan and platon it a warning that smaller facilities are already working at full capacity and wouldn't necessarily be able to cope with rising numbers. there's also increasing concern that more areas in germany will have to implement restrictions again like kiran back to land in bavaria where even schools have closed down again to curb the spread. well that's the situation here in germany how about elsewhere in europe let's begin in athens where infection numbers lower than elsewhere on the continent and kara salva is our correspondent there can you tell us why that is. well the governments here took a very aggressive start from the stance from the start of the pandemic here and it's effectively imposed a very strict sweeping draconian lockdown that just brought the country to a standstill and it really had no other choice because greece had just come out of a 10 year financial recession that had left the health system here shattered so the government knew that it just could not face this this health cr

where the infection rates accel orating fast some labs in germany like this one in ryan and platon it a warning that smaller facilities are already working at full capacity and wouldn't necessarily be able to cope with rising numbers. there's also increasing concern that more areas in germany will have to implement restrictions again like kiran back to land in bavaria where even schools have closed down again to curb the spread. that's the situation in germany about what about elsewhere in europe we have team coverage from warsaw in london and athens let's go 1st to warsaw where living a quarter past is standing by for us poland's been reporting similar numbers to germany the health system there is having trouble can you tell us more. yes indeed the health care system in poland is about to reach its limits yesterday for the 1st time poland had more than 10000 new called the to 900 infections within a day around 9000 people are hospitalized that is a record high in poland according to the health ministry we still have 6000 people that's available in the country but there's growing repo

much better chance of spreading if there's an infected person present go players with infection rates accel rating fast some labs in germany like base one in ryan and plaques in it a warning that smaller facilities are already working at full capacity and wouldn't necessarily be able to cope with rising numbers. there's also increasing concern that more areas in germany will have to implement restrictions again like kiran back to scott in the land in bavaria where even schools have closed down again to cut the spread. ireland has become the 1st european country to go into a 2nd log down during the 2nd wave of the coronavirus central dublin has was deserted look at this during the morning rush hour today non-essential businesses have been forced to close with bars and restaurants limited to take away service and everyone has been told to stay within a 5 kilometer radius of their homes ireland has recorded nearly 10000 new cases in the past 2 weeks and the government says it has imposed these measures to save the public health system. let's get you more on these measures i'm joined now by gov

where the infection rates accel orating fast some labs in germany like this one in ryan and platon it a warning that smaller facilities are already working at full capacity and wouldn't necessarily be able to cope with rising numbers. there's also increasing concern that more areas in germany will have to implement restrictions again like kiran back to land in bavaria where even schools have closed down again to curb the spread. well national leaders across europe are faced with tough decisions over how to deal with rising numbers of covert 19 in denmark they've taken their own approach a sense of community spirit has been set to help weather the crisis they even have a word for it and believe it could help populations facing new lockdowns possible economic hardship and a yearning for a sense of normality popular fully in the u.s. is with me here on the set don't keep us is suspense what is this magic word well firstly i spoke to one of our editor producers who's in the house who's danish thomas mtr and he told me it's some fun since so hopefully we got that right and that i mean soci

much better chance of spreading if there's an infected person present players with infection rates accel rating fast some labs in germany like this one in ryan and platon it a warning that smaller facilities are already working at full capacity and wouldn't necessarily be able to cope with rising numbers. there's also increasing concern that more areas in germany will have to implement restrictions again like kiran back to land in bavaria where even schools have closed down again to curb the spread. so that's the picture in germany now let's look at what's happening in the european countries earlier i spoke to a levy a courthouse in walsall or she said that the situation in poland's hospitals is looking increasingly dire yes indeed the health care system in poland is about to reach its limits yesterday for the 1st time poland had more than 10000 you called it 900 infections within a day or on my dolls and people are hospitalized this is a record high in poland according to the health ministry we still have a wrong 6000 free baths in the country however there's rising reports of hospitals

we're getting look at the new accele as it undergoes speed testing at this facility outside pueblo, coloradon't the u.s. have as fast of trains as others? >> in europe and asia you have infrastructure, a lot of right-of-ways built specifically for these designated high-speed corridors. the corridor here is more than 100 years old and never designed for high-speed trains. >> reporter: the new trains will be 20 miles an hour faster than the current high-speed fleet. they hope to shave 15 minutes off a trip between dc and boston while carrying 25% more passengers and using 20% less energy. during the year of certification at the transportation technology center, this train is basically a rolling test lab. >> we look at speed upgrades, tilt testing, all the safety appliances on the train set and we make sure everything is operating like it's supposed to be. >> reporter: built in who nell, new york, the new train is part of a $2.4 billion modernization effort continuing despite the pandemic and amtrak's decision to furlough or lay off more than 2,000 employees. >> given the pandemic and the plumm

loading them into a central database, but they we re into a central database, but they were using accel the file format they we re it happened. the file format they were using was an old 11 —— an old one with limited capacity. it meant that every time they got a bundle of these tests the software could only cope with 1a00 tests at most. when the surge happened with lots of positive tests coming through, the system just couldn't take them and flog them into the central computer. this happened unnoticed for days on end until on friday they suddenly thought, let's have a quick look at this and see what happens, then they find a mistake. it is amazing when you think to scrutiny the government is under on this system in particular, they are asked questions about it every day, and you just wa nt about it every day, and you just want a whittle that scrutiny, all those questions about reliability, higha those questions about reliability, high a mistake of this size could happen. it is extraordinary. iasked why this had not been spotted and they couldn't really say. they knew at the beginning wh

where the infection rates accel orating fast some labs in germany like this one in ryan and platon it a warning that smaller facilities are already working at full capacity and wouldn't necessarily be able to cope with rising numbers. there's also increasing concern that more areas in germany will have to implement.