news live from berlin european union is placing its bets on vaccine passports e.u. leaders agree on the need for a coronavirus vaccination certificates german chancellor merkel says they could be ready in time for people to take their summer holiday is also kind of. amnesty international says it has evidence of the worst atrocities yet against civilians into g.o.p.'s to great region he says troops from eritrea and supplant. thing. as welcome to the program we'll bring you those stories in a moment but 1st we have breaking news coming in from nigeria gunman there have a ducted several 100 schoolgirls in what is the latest mass kidnapping in the region the abduction happened at a boarding school in some far a state in the early hours of friday eyewitnesses have told local media that hundreds of armed men attacked security guards before they took the girls groups known locally as bandits have been ramping up attacks on schools and kidnappings in recent months. before i'm not joined by w.'s tomi oladipo who's been based in and covered nigeria for many years what do we k

news live from berlin european union is placing its bets on vaccine passports e.u. leaders agree on the need for a coronavirus vaccination certificates german chancellor merkel says they could be ready in time for people to take their summer holiday is also coming up. the national says it has evidence of the worst atrocities yet against civilians in p g o p s 2 great region he says troops from eritrea.

this is the the news live from berlin european union finally wants to step up chord a nation in the coronavirus crisis leaders to hold online talks over vaccine production travel restrictions until you know ization passports a year after the pandemic started why is there still no common approach also on the program. syria's kurds appeal for international support us islamic state returns in northeast syria they say the u.s. withdrawal has less of.

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this is the the news live from berlin the european union finally wants to step up coordination in the coronavirus crisis and leaders are to hold online talks over vaccine production travel restrictions and immunization passports a year after the pandemic started why is there still no common approach also on the program. syria's kurds appeal for international support as islamic state returns in northeast syria they say the u.s. withdrawal has left a dangerous fake and that they're being overwhelmed by the terrorist groups. i'm going out of us thanks for joining us european union leaders are meeting today to look at ways they can improve their pandemic response the e.u. has been slow off the mark in its vaccination drive and new infection numbers are still stubbornly high in many countries this map here gives an overview of the infections per 100000 inhabitants over 7 days in yellow are countries with fewer than 50 like finland the darker the orange the higher the infection rate germany currently has an incidence rate of $61.00 sweden and the czech republic more than $200.00. ahead of t

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news live from berlin the european union is placing its bets on vaccine passports e.u. leaders agree on the need for corona virus vaccination certificates german chancellor merkel says they could be ready in time for people to take their summer holidays also coming up. divisions deepening our media after the prime minister accuses the military of trying to oust him thousands take to the streets in support of the cold machine ian and also against him. and amnesty international.

news live from berlin the european union is placing its bets on vaccines possible e.u. leaders agree on the need for coronavirus vaccination certificates german chancellor angela merkel says they could be ready in time for people to take their summer holidays. also coming up. divisions deepened in armenia after the prime minister accused the military of trying to i'll send thousands states the streets in support of nicole pushing the un and also against. the brits taking moment that a mother throws her children from a burning building and holds their coats by neighbors who look. out of us welcome to the program those stories in a moment but 1st some breaking news that is just coming in gunmen have kidnapped 300 schoolgirls in nigeria that's according to media reports that the abduction happened in some far a state in the north of the country at 1 am on friday local media reports that some of the kidnappers wore uniforms of security personnel we'll bring you more on this story as it comes in. now the european union has agreed to develop a covert 19 vaccine passport that

news live from berlin and the european union books to step up coordination and the coronavirus crisis leaders are 2 poles online talks over vaccine production travel restrictions and unit station task force a year after the pandemic started what is the effectiveness of thinking approach. also coming up a new blow to berlin's relations with moscow a german man appears in court charged with leaking building plans of the pundits talk to a russian secret agent.

this is deja vu news live from berlin the european union is placing its bets on vaccine passports and e.u. leaders have agreed on the need for coronavirus vaccinations for typical german chancellor angela merkel says the documents could be ready in time for even citizens to take their summer holidays also coming up. thousands of armenians take to the streets after their prime minister accuses the military of attempting a coup some rallying in his defense but many others demanding the prime minister resign. and the dog will her point by pop star lady gaga has been shot and 2 for a french bulldog stolen in a brazen attack in los angeles. on pablo foley s welcome to the program european union leaders have faced struggles in managing the coronavirus crisis with the slow rollout of vaccinations putting increasing pressure on them there are also divisions over certain members imposing border restrictions but they have agreed on the need for vaccine certificates which they hope can lead to a lifting of travel barriers that will aid tourism this summer member states could start issuing e.u. v

news live from berlin the european union is placing its bets on vaccine passports leaders agree on the need for coronavirus vaccinations certificates german chancellor merkel says they could be ready in time for people to take their summer holidays also coming up a shift divisions deepening armenia after the prime minister accuses the military of trying to oust him thousands take to the streets in support of he called machine ian and also against him. and amnesty international says it has evidence of the worst atrocities yet against civilians in ethiopia has 2 great reach it says it's the opium and eritrean troops are supplying. and lady gaga dog walker is short and 2 of her friends bulldogs stolen in a brazen attack in los angeles. welcome to the program the european union has agreed to develop a covert 19 vaccine passports that could ease border crossings and allow people more freedom to travel again elite is met for a virtual summit to discuss coordination they're already under pressure over a lagging vaccine rollout germany's chancellor says it will least be 3 months before a vacci

this is deja vu news live from berlin the european union is placing its bets on vaccine passports e.u. leaders have agreed on the need for coronavirus vaccination certificates german chancellor angela merkel says the documents could be ready in time for you citizens to take their summer holidays also coming up. thousands of armenians take to the streets after their prime minister accuses the military of attempting a coup some rallying in his defense but many others demanding the prime minister resign. and the dog will occur in croydon by pop star lady gaga has been shot and 2 of her french bulldogs stolen in a brazen attack in los angeles. i'm only as welcome to the program european union leaders have faced struggles and managing the coronavirus crisis with the slow rollout of vaccinations putting increasing pressure on them there are also divisions over certain members imposing border restrictions but they have agreed on the need for vaccine certificates which they hope can lead to a lifting of travel barriers that will aid tourism this summer member states could start issuing e.u. v

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this is g w news live from berlin the european union is placing its bets on vaccine costs for its e.u. leaders have agreed on the need for a coronavirus vaccination certificates german chancellor i'm going to medical says that documents could be ready in time for the new citizens to take their summer holidays also coming up. thousands of armenians take to the streets after their prime minister accuses the military of attempting aide to some rallying in his defense but many others demanding the prime minister resign. the dog wolf her employed by pop star lady gaga has been shot 2 of her french bulldogs stolen in a brazen attack in los angeles. on pablo foley s welcome to the program european union leaders have faced struggles in managing the coronavirus crisis with the slow rollout of vaccinations putting increasing pressure on them there are also divisions over certain members imposing border restrictions but they have agreed now on the need for vaccine certificates which they hope can lead to a lifting of travel barriers that will aid to tourism this summer member states could start

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news live from berlin tonight the european union and new sanctions against russia a threat or promise foreign ministers of the e.u. countries say they've backed punitive measures aimed at those responsible for the jailing of crippling critic. will go to brussels for the latest also coming up tonight morty use agents this time on me and mars military becomes after hundreds of thousands of demonstrators take to the streets and did a general strike plus blowing the grounds dozens of its triple 7 aircraft following .

berlin. tonight, the european union and new sanctions against russia. a threat or a promise? foreign ministers of eu countries say they back punitive measures aimed at those responsible for the jailing of kremlin critic alexei navalny. we will go to brussels for the latest. also coming up tonight, more eu sanctions, this time on myanmar's military. it comes after hundreds of thousands of demonstrators take to the streets amid a general strike. plus, boeing grounds dozens of its 777 aircraft following a catastrophic engine failure that left a denver suburb littered with plane debris. and from global warming to a glacier warng. how climate change is melting away iceland's famous landscapes, possibly forever. ♪ i'm brent goff. to our viewers on pbs in the united states and to all of you around the world, welcome. tonight, europe is holding russia to account. today, foreign ministers of the european union agreed to sanctions against four senior russian officials who they say are responsible for sending opposition alexey navalny to prison. the sanctions are expected to be formally

news wiser from berlin tonight the european union and new sanctions against russia a threat or a promise to foreign ministers of e.u. countries cabo banking punitive measures aimed at those responsible for the jailing of crippling critic alexina balding to brussels for the latest also coming up tonight more emu sanctions.

news live from berlin tonight the european union and new sanctions against russia a threat or promise foreign ministers of the e.u. countries say they've backed punitive measures aimed at those responsible for the jailing of crippling critic. will go to brussels for the latest also coming up tonight morty use agents this time on me and mars military becomes after hundreds of thousands of demonstrators take to the streets and in a general strike plus blowing grounds dozens of its triple 7 aircraft following a catastrophic engine failure that left a denver suburb littered with plane debris and from global warming to a glacier warning how climate change is melting away iceland's famous landscapes possibly forever. i'm bring to our viewers on p.b.s. in the united states and to all of you around the world welcome tonight europe is holding russia to account today foreign ministers of the european union agreed to sanctions against 4 senior russian officials who they say are responsible for sending opposition leader alexina volney to prison the same sins are expected to be formally approved b

news live from berlin and the european union looks to step up coordination in the coronavirus crisis e.u. leaders are to hold online talks over vaccine production travel restrictions and emunah zation passports a year after the pandemic started what is the effectiveness of the e.u. approach already also coming to the syrian kurds appeal for international support as the islamic state returns in northeast syria they say that the us withdrawal has left a dangerous vacuum and that they are being overwhelmed by the terrorist group and dave was kept from the public eye for more than a century the rediscovered vincent van gogh painting that is finally about to go up for auction. i'm sorry kelly welcome to the program. european union leaders are meeting today to look at ways that they can improve their pandemic response the e.u. has been slow off the mark in the vaccination drive and you infection numbers are still stubbornly high in many countries now this map gives us an overview of the infections per $100000.00 in. habitants over the past 7 days and yellow as you can see here are countrie

news and live from berlin tonight the european union and new sanctions against russia a threat or a promise foreign ministers of e.u. countries say they are banking punitive measures aimed at those responsible for the jailing of crippling critic alexina boni will go to brussels for the latest also coming up tonight more e.q. same since this time on me and mars military it comes after hundreds of thousands of demonstrators take to the streets amid a general strike and from global warming to a glacier a warning how climate change is having a dramatic effect until the irreversible effect on iceland's famous landscape. i'm brink off it's good to have you with us making them pay e.u. foreign ministers today agreed on sanctions against 4 senior russian officials who they say were involved in the jailing of opposition leader alexina volley and the subsequent crackdown on his supporters the political agreement is expected to be formally approved by the e.u. in march it came after france germany poland and the baltic states urged the block to send a message to russia's president vladimir putin that

news live from berlin tonight the european union placing its bets on vaccine passports the leaders today agreed on the need for digital coronavirus vaccination certificates german chancellor angela merkel says the documents could be ready in time for europeans to take their summer vacations also coming up thousands of armenians take to the streets after their prime minister accuses the military of attempting a coup some rallying in his defense but many others demanding the prime minister. and syrian kurds appealing for international support as they face a revival of so-called islamic state in northeast syria with no u.s. troops helping them the kurds say they're being overwhelmed by the therapist. i'm off to our viewers on p.b.s. in the united states and to all of you around the world welcome how to get some semblance of a normal life back even in the midst of this pandemic today european union leaders met to discuss how to better manage the coronavirus crisis there's agreement on one controversial proposal vaccine passports the digital certificates could even be ready in time to allow f

berlin. moving on, the european union leaders are under pressure of the slope progress of the c -- bloc's vaccinationampaign. angela merkel has defended their campaign, offering someone -- everyone an initial dose by september. reporter: more than 2 million in germany have been injected with the coronavirus vaccine. nearly 3/4 of an million have had their second dose. there is a widespread feeling it is not fast enough. 68% of those surveyed said they think the vaccine rollout has been too slow in germany. that is a 16% increase compared to a month ago. chancellor merkel knows it, too. she called the meeting to speed things up. >> the path has been slower at some points, but i think there were good reasons for this. one of the reasons cited was that the european union countries acted together. the e.u. decided not to issue conditional approvals, as happened in other places. >> i think we did the right thing. it is about trust. reporter: another delaying factor was the joint e.u. approach to ordering vaccines. some say attempts to push down the price meant it took longer to reach a deal. whatever the

news live from berlin tonight the european union placing its bets on vaccine passports the leaders today agreed on the need for digital coronavirus vaccination certificates german chancellor angela merkel says the documents could be ready in time for europeans to take their summer vacations also coming up thousands of armenians take to the streets after their.

this is news live from berlin tonight the european union placing its bets on vaccine passports e.u. leaders today agreed on the need for digital coronavirus vaccination certificates german chancellor angela merkel says the documents could be ready in time for europeans to take their summer vacations also coming up thousands of armenians take to the streets after their prime minister accuses the military of attempting a coup some rallying in his defense but many others demanding the prime minister resign and not a poker face but a sad face the dull ball working for pop star lady gaga has been shot and 2 of her french bulldogs stolen in a brazen attack in los angeles. good to have you with us how to get some semblance of normal life back in the midst of this pandemic today european union leaders met to discuss how to better manage the coronavirus crisis the e.u. is under pressure to speed up its vaccination role well there are also divisions over certain members imposing border restrictions others have been pushing for vaccine certificates which they hope could unlock tourism this sum

this is t w news live from berlin and the european union looks to step up coordination in the coronavirus crisis e.u. leaders are to hold online talks over vaccine production travel restrictions and immunization passports a year after the pandemic started what is the effectiveness of the e.u. approach also coming up a new blow to berlin's relations with moscow a german man appears in court charged with leaking buildings plants of the one just talked to a russian secret agent and syrian kurds appealed for international support as the islamic state returns in the northeast of syria they say the u.s. withdrawal has left does dangerous vacuum and that they are being overwhelmed by the terrorist group. that was kept from the public eye for more than a century that their rediscovered vincent van gogh painting that is finally about to go up for auction. i'm sorry kelly welcome to the program european union leaders are meeting today to look at ways that they can improve their pandemic response the e.u. has been slow off the mark of its vaccination drive in new infection numbers are still stubborn

this is g w news live from berlin tonight the european union and new sanctions against russia a threat or a promise foreign ministers of the new countries who say they backed punitive measures aimed at those responsible for the jailing of criminal critical lexing of all think will go to brussels for the latest also coming up tonight morty using this time on b. and mars military it comes after hundreds of thousands of demonstrators take to the streets amid a general strike and from global warming to a glacier warning how climate change is melting away iceland's famous landscape possibly for ever. i'm burnt office good to have you with us tonight europe is holding russia to account for ministers of the european union have agreed to impose sanctions on 4 senior russian officials who they say were responsible for sending opposition leader alexei of only to prison the same sins are expected to be formally approved by the e.u. in march russia has called the move and. the next time that a matter that's. i like seeing that 5. protesters in brussels reading aloud just some of the names of the n

news live from berlin tonight under pressure of the european union's sluggish vaccination roll well leaders held talks today hoping to speed up banks and nations and improve the pandemic is being handled couldn't vaccine passports be part of the solution also coming up thousands of armenians take to the streets after their prime minister accuses the military of attempting a coup summer.

news live from berlin tonight under pressure of the european union's sluggish vaccination role well leaders held talks today hoping to speed up banks and nations and improve how the pandemic is being handled could a vaccine passports be part of the solution also coming up thousands of armenians take to the streets after their prime minister accuses the military of attempting a coup some are rallying in his defense but many others are demanding the prime minister resign. i'm burnt off it's good to have you with us the european union has a corona virus vaccination speed problem today e.u. leaders met to discuss how to improve their pandemic response admitting that they have been slow off the mark in the vaccination drive and new infection numbers they remain stubbornly high in many countries this map here gives you an idea of an overview of the infections per 100000 inhabitants over the past 7 days in the yellow are countries with fewer then 50 as you see right there in orange you have darker orange i should say you have a higher infection rate germany currently has an incidence rate of 61 sw

berlin. tonight, your union thing is about -- the european union placing its bets on vaccine passports. the german chancellor, saying the documents could be ready in time for europeans to take their summer vacations. also coming up, thousands of armenians take to the streets after their prime minister accuses the military of attempting a coup. some, rallying in his defense, but many others demanding the prime minister resign. and syrian kurds, peeling for international support, as they face a revival of the islamic and northeast area, with troops helping them. they say they are being overwhelmed by the terrorists. ♪ i'm brent goff. to our viewers watching on pbs, in the united states and around normal life back, even in the midst of this pandemic. today, european union leaders met to discuss how to better manage the coronavirus crisis. there's agreement on one controversial proposal. vaccine passports. the digital certificates could even be ready in time to allow for summer travel. discussions focused on the need to speed up vaccinations. new infection numbers remain stubbornly high in

berlin e.u. russia ties understrength on a visit to moscow the european union's top diplomat calls the jailing of kremlin critic alexei navalny a low point involving is now on trial again this time for defamation. meanwhile they protested in moscow and now they are paying the price will speak to friends and relatives of those arrested in protests supporting opposition leader a lesson on it also coming up and merkel is back america is back diplomacy is back at the center of our foreign policy. president joe biden announces a reversal of trunks on their 1st agenda. and fleeing the war only to find even more suffering bitter cold and the pandemic make like even harder for syria's refugees sheltering in the province would meet a family whose efforts to keep warm ended in tragedy. i'm susan was going to it's good to have you with us in moscow the european union's top diplomat has said that the e.u.'s ties with russia are under severe strain after the imprisonment of kremlin critic alexis of all me made the comments during a meeting with russian foreign minister sergei lavrov it is the 1st visit by a s

this is news live from berlin russia ties understrength on a visit to moscow the european union's top diplomat calls the jailing of kremlin critic alexei navalny a low point involving is now on trial again this time for defamation. meanwhile they protested in moscow and now they are paying the price will speak to friends and relatives of those arrested in protests supporting opposition leader a lesson on it also coming up merkel is back.

this is deja vu news live from berlin russia ties under strain on a visit to moscow the european union's foreign affairs chief says the jailing of kremlin critic alexian of all me is a low point to have all these now on trial again this time for defamation. meanwhile german chancellor angela merkel condemns the kremlin's decision to expel several european diplomats as unjustified she was speaking after a joint defense and security meeting with the french president and. i'm irked this is fact america is back to diplomacy is back to senegal foreign policy. president joe biden had a reversal of trump's america 1st. i'm sumi so much got to thank you for joining us germany has summoned the russian ambassador over the kremlin's decision to expel diplomats from sweden poland and germany moscow accusing them of taking part in a legal protest against the jailing of alexina volley now it comes after the european union's top diplomat described the block's ties with russia as being under severe strain during a visit to moscow. the e.u.'s goal is to keep communication channels open as their foreign r

berlin e.u. russia ties under strain on a visit to moscow the european union's foreign affairs chief says the jailing of prime one critical lesson of all need is a low point to all name is now on trial again this time for defamation. meanwhile german chancellor angela merkel condemns the kremlin.

berlin. russia ties understrength on a visit to moscow the european union's top diplomat calls the jailing of kremlin critic alexis a low point of the mommy is now on trial again this time for defamation. meanwhile they protested in moscow and now they're paying the price we speak to friends and relatives of those arrested in protest supporting opposition leader alexina. also coming out. mercury is back.

berlin e.u. russia times on the severe strain on a visit to moscow the european union's top diplomat calls the jailing of kremlin critic i was in a valley a low point van is now on trial again this time for defamation also coming up. the u.s. is back on the world step president joe biden announces a reversal america 1st agenda also wants to end support for the war in yemen and stop the withdrawal of troops from. only 2 percent of germans have received a vaccination so far and most germans think the roll out is still far too slow that's putting pressure on chancellor not up the temple as elections in september. as welcome to the program in moscow the european union's top diplomats just apparel has said that the e.u. ties with russia the pressure following the imprisonment of kremlin critic alexei navalny were all made comments during a meeting with russian foreign minister sergey lavrov is the 1st visit by a senior diplomat since $2817.00. meetings agenda also included the iran nuclear deal the situation in ukraine and other human rights issues in russia. is what the e used foreign policy chief had to

on there's also a huge issue around vaccines at the moment in the european union on monday there was a summit taking place here in berlin by say was taking place here in berlin a lot of it was virtual between angela merkel the leaders of the 16 states here in germany and representatives of the european commission and vaccine factures angle a merkel saying that although the movement of vaccines has been slow that there is a plan and that it will be stuck to. the message essentially being base will take time she did double down the german chancellor on the promise to offer a vaccine to everyone in germany by the end of the summer that still seems pretty ambitious but the chancellor seems convinced following at that meeting that she held on monday night that it could be. chief while that's going on there are still huge recriminations the fallout 'd from the spot between the european union astra zeneca the vaccine manufacturer and the united kingdom kong to news basically the european union had been told that it would get less of the astra zeneca vaccine in a slower rate of time that had been expected. that the united kingd

evidence do you have that there are voices within the european union always younger merkel now leaving and even more neo liberal voices arguably in berlin may emerge what what evidence have you got that people are taking on board your suggestions and your. issues in your report seriously at all well there is a rethinking on grain and votes which is called the european semester process which is basically a process by which the budgets of the member states are being screened by the european commission and member states are given recommendations as to how to improve macroeconomic policy conversions that'll be thought the stability and growth pact that is this economy street jacket it pulls on states in order to ensure that the big the euro the currency share is projected is also be rethought so there is now a unique opportunity to rethink choices meet back in the 1980s in 1900 that have truly been to fragile i social protection systems across the e.u. well we'll be monitoring this rethinking as you as you call it on this show i mean like we were covering the g.l.a. john protests with the thousands injured in you know a rich country like fr

berlin e.u. russia times are the severe strain on a visit to moscow the european union's top diplomat calls the jailing of kremlin critic i was in a valley a low point than he is now on trial again this time for defamation also coming up. the u.s. is back on the world stage president joe biden announces a reversal america 1st agenda also wants to end support for the war in yemen and stop the withdrawal of troops from.

berlin e.u. russia ta is under severe strain on a visit to moscow the european union's top diplomat calls the jailing of critics. a low point on it is now on trial again this time for defamation also coming up fleeing war only to find even more suffering bitter cold and the pandemic make life even harder for syria's refugees sheltering in the middle of probably the province we meet a family whose efforts to keep them warm ended in tragedy. and the u.s. is back on the world stage president joe biden announces a reversal of trump's america 1st agenda he also wants to end support for the war in yemen and stop the use drawl of troops from the. first welcome to the program in moscow the european union's top diplomat just sapporo said that the use ties with russia the pressure following the imprisonment of kremlin critic alexei navalny barrel made the comments during a meeting with russian foreign minister sergey lavrov is the 1st reason visit by a senior e.u. diplomat since 2070. the meetings agenda also included the iran nuclear deal the situation in ukraine and other human rights issues in russia. is wh

berlin russia expels diplomats from germany sweden and poland as tensions rise over the jailing of kremlin critic alexina valving visiting moscow as mr millet no volleys put on trial again the european union's foreign affairs chief says relations with russia are at a low point also coming up a court in turkey again refuses an appeal to release prominent philanthropists. or get the latest from our correspondent in istanbul. i'm told me a lot of both thank you for joining us germany has summoned the russian ambassador over the kremlin's expulsion of swedish polish and german diplomats russia chooses them of participating in illegal protests against the jailing of opposition figure alexina volley the kremlin made the announcement while the european union's top diplomat just of coral was in moscow he described the blocks ties with russia as being under severe strain. it was supposed to be a day to mend strained ties between the european union and russia but when 3 diplomats from sweden poland and germany were expelled from russia friday evening the message was clear and so was the response. also we consider these expulsions unjustified and we believe this to be yet another expression of what we

a spot is brewing within the european union after the block berated germany for closing its borders to austria the czech republic the move by berlin was part of its battle to stop the spread of new variants of coronavirus but explanation didn't wash with its neighbors for weeks but there is minister president marcus soda hasn't missed a single opportunity to take a pot shot at her all these constant pejorative remarks and disgraceful and don't befits a minister president that's not the way to treat neighbors the truth is that the virus cannot be stopped by close borders i think it's wrong to return to europe with close boris' like we had in march 2020 we're battling the mutated virus on the borders with the czech republican or strip the e.u. commission should support us and not throw a spanner in the works with their cheap suggestions. meanwhile the introduction of border controls house cause must if traffic jams as you're seeing here at the german check from tear all of the restrictions which took effect on sunday german citizens and lorry drivers are allowed to enter germany provided they test negative for corona virus they will