these cyclists are among the 1st getting the tourist season in majorca back on the road again for these 2 germans it's also an escape from the pandemic back home where it little storm is raging about whether to tighten down over the easter holidays. is another big time so obviously one reason why my new york a vacation is a look down on with many saying we shouldn't be allowed to come here at the moment that's a view i really can't get my head around. i think the strategies they employ only i learned here along with all the tests mean we're relatively safe so let's just make sure we keep those numbers down. and he pandemic measures begin on arrival where a negative p.c.r. test is required that german planes landing on majorca over the weekend were all fully booked even though the lifting of the travel ban is not the same as a recommendation to go somewhere but the craving for sand and sun is huge. and finally i was last year a year ago and i'm so happy to be back. we're really happy to help things along for the people of new york. the pandemic has sent the spanish island spinning into a

test is required the german planes landing on majorca over the weekend were all fully booked even though the lifting of a travel ban is not the same as a recommendation to go somewhere but the craving for sand and sun is huge. and to him finally i was last year a year ago and i'm so happy to be back. we're really happy to help things along for the people of new york. the pandemic has sent the spanish island spinning into an economic crisis doubling the number in poverty in just a year almost all jobs here depend entirely on tourism now after months of uncertainty maria sierra can finally return to her job in the hotel man well. my boss rang me on wednesday and asked me if i wanted to come back i'm simply over the moon about it. a little but good amount of after henchmen is also lurking everything mossville has to be done to make sure infection numbers don't start climbing again as the tourists return majorca simply couldn't withstand another wave of the virus so masks are compulsory and a curfew kicks in in the late afternoon bars cafes and restaurants all have to close at 5 pm the landl

heavy rain and few signs of life outside parts the holiday spirit hasn't quite arrived in majorca yet the island has been preparing french equally to accommodate large numbers of guests during a pandemic strict hygiene rules are in place such as wearing masks at all times declaration forms tests and flight prices that are often 3 times more expensive than usual holy days and times of the pandemic are not easy nevertheless the island expects a rush of many german tourists over the easter holidays have already added hundreds of connections to their flight schedules. just the calm before the storm so far only futurists have arrived on the holiday resorts at the beach and staff and imho it's came on one of the 1st planes from germany since flights resume seeking a break from the lockdown. they are happy to be here and a little anxious saturday you can give us a to what's on their worst situations that made us feel easy like the flight is packing 150 people into a small cabin really safety even if we had all been tested in the end it was an opportunity to escape it all and everyone has to

heavy rain and few signs of life outside parts the holiday spirit hasn't quite arrived in majorca yet the island has been preparing french equally to accommodate large numbers of guests during a pandemic strict hygiene rules are in place such as wearing masks at all times. and forms of tests and flight prices that are often 3 times more expensive than usual holy days and times of the pandemic are not easy nevertheless the island expects a rush of many german tourists over the easter holidays have already added hundreds of connections to their flight schedules. they're just the calm before the storm so far only futurists have arrived at the holiday resorts at the beach and staff and imho it's came on one of the 1st planes from germany since flights resume seeking a break from the lockdown that they are happy to be here until a little anxious saturday you can get his or 2 out so when there were situations that made us feel easy like the flight to be taking a one $150.00 people into a small cabin really safe even if we had been tested in the end it was an opportunity to escape it all and

we're criticizing the fact that people can you know fly out to majorca stay in a hotel in majorca and yet they can do that in germany and this is of course the whole sense of a differentiated approach you know for you know whole day homes in say in mecklenburg where the incidence rate is fairly roland low in most areas that was one place where that would be something that would work or even in. the has a fairly low incidence rate and this is something that really criticize because of course easter is a huge holiday period is a huge time of the year to make up the revenue that they lost also over christmas because of course there was no travel allowed during that time period as well so that is something that they feel very strongly about that they need to see more support from the government and of course a better response in terms of different. i mean it is kind of strange that i could get a hotel in bavaria that i cannot get a hotel invariant within germany but that i would be allowed to go to stay in and have a holiday there but you know there's no underscoring that this is an impor

you can't tell people they can go to majorca but they can't come here.emy, the virus, but europe's bickering over vaccines, germany over top—down restrictions, no wonder, perhaps, people are getting fed up. it's an election year here. that frustration could yet have far reaching consequences. jenny hill, bbc news, cuxhaven. scotland's first minister nicola sturgeon has won a vote of no confidence in the holyrood parliament with a convincing majority. a report published this morning accused her of misleading a parliamentary committee looking into her handling of sexual harassment allegations made against her predecessor, alex salmond. but a separate, independent inquiry yesterday cleared nicola sturgeon of breaking the ministerial code. 0ur scotland editor sarah smith has this report. cleared by an independent inquiry yesterday, today nicola sturgeon has been found to have misled a holyrood committee and faced a vote of no confidence. no first minister who truly wanted to live up to the ideals of this parliament should be able to continue in post after ha

but the health ministry says it's concerned about thousands of german tourists expected to head to majorca over the easter holidays a spanish island was taken off of the list of high risk countries earlier this month. and he did his chief political correspondent linda crane joins us now melinda thousands are traveling over easter road as we've heard is this what the german government had in mind with these new measures to control a 3rd wave of the pandemic. no absolutely not travel has been a big topic in the regular crisis meetings between the federal government and regional leaders and in fact a couple of weeks ago it was decided that there would be no travel over the easter holidays within germany greatly to the frustration of a number of different germany regions that rely on tourism also at easter time for income so of course the optics are very strange for travel is pretty primitive within the country but suddenly international travelers are packing their bags and taking off for places like majorca which is one reason that the federal government actually carefully analyzed the possib

the holiday spirit hasn't quite to arrive to majorca yet the island has been preparing french equally to accommodate large numbers of guests during a pandemic strict hygiene routes are in place such as wearing masks at all times the collaboration forms covert tests and flight prices that are often 3 times more expensive than usual holy days and times of the punk isn't nevertheless the island expects a rush of many german tourists. have already hundreds of connections to their flight schedules. the calm before the storm so far only futurists have arrived at the holiday resorts at the beach. came on one of the 1st planes from germany since flights resume seeking a break from the. they are happy to be here and a little. anxious subtly if you want to visit what's on there were situations that made us feel easy like the flight into the show is taking 150 people into a small cabin really safe even if we had all been tested in the end it was an opportunity to escape it all and everyone has to decide for themselves if they want to take the risk or not just music with it and the copying of us

and the health ministry says it is concerned about thousands of german tourists expected to head to majorca over the easter holidays the spanish island was taken off the list of high risk countries earlier this month. let's get more on the story now we can speak to john or stahmann he is a doctor and he's also a member of the german parliament for the green party mr dominic good to have you on d. w. 1st of all i want to get your take on this what do you think of making sure that everyone who flies into germany has a negative test is this going to be effective. well it's said to my opinion not only as a politician but as a doctor it's just a 1st step i think we need to quarantine people who are coming from abroad we have a cost spread all to new parents especially very dangerous ones like the one from brazil also on islands like majorca and we need to con taking those and you. get to situation under control we have really fast rising numbers as we said before over here in germany with the b 117 and which asian which is threatening. situation and health care system over here in germany at the

that's what i asked secretary majorcas about.force can issue a report so that it never happens again if there is not a holistic investigation into potential criminality of the trump administration. >> well, i -- i haven't excluded anything, but what i am focused on right now is reuniting the families. and in terms of not happening again, our intention also in the task force after the reunification of the families, after restoration of the families to the best of our abilities and as fully as the law permits, is to build institutional safeguards to make sure it does not happen again. >> ali, i think -- i mean the key there is the secretary said he has not excluded everything as the leader of the task force when it comes into looking into the criminality of the trump administration. on one hand you have looking back at how to unwind the cruelty of the trump administration and on the other hand looking forward. which is hur cuelyian task to wholesale reform what immigration is in the united states of america. >> jacob, you were some

now the spanish island of majorca is getting ready for a wave of tourists in the run up to the easter holidays most will come from germany which has taken a holiday hotspot off its list of high risk destinations many islanders are worried that the visitors will bring the coronavirus with them did a child's travel to the island and so on found its sprawling tourism industry hoping for the best but preparing for the worse. heavy rain and few signs of life outside. the holiday spirit hasn't quite arrived in majorca yet the island has been preparing french equally to accommodate large numbers of guests during a pandemic strict hygiene rules are in place such as wearing masks at all times as the collaboration forms covert tests and flight prices that are often 3 times more expensive than usual holidays in times of the pandemic are not easy nevertheless the island expects a rush of many german tourists over the easter holidays have already added hundreds of connections to their flight schedules. which has the calm before the storm so far only futurists have arrived on the holiday resorts at

currently hundreds if not thousands of german vacationers are taking their easter break in majorca while at home infections continue to rise german health experts are demanding decisive action. because here is this till now only curfews of effectively stem the spread of the b one month 7 variant in portugal ireland and england i think we also need to take this approach. speaking as a doctor the new data shows that infections are increasing so fast that rates of $100000.00 which our experts predicted seem all too realistic this should be a warning to us to quickly implemented safety measures against. medical shares this view and says stricter laws could be necessary possibly including obligatory tests for companies she also floated the idea that germany's lawmakers might pass new legislation faster than the conference of state leaders i intimately had thought one possibility would be to revisit the infection protection laws and make changes on a case by case basis we're bound by law to curb the spread and currently that's not happening all nick is the. this remains the case now as it did

recovery in the months ahead as well we've seen some airlines reopening popular travel routes like to majorca but because of this 3rd wave of infections we're now seeing because of the quite disastrous to you vaccination rollout we are seeing these hopes really so if the e.u. is able to get the coronavirus situation under control we could see something similar particularly a rebound in domestic travel perhaps this year but the floor recovery of the market is still possibly years away for the you. chose to do a new front good thank you. the european union is ready to deepen trade relations with a techie at a video summit in brussels eagerly to signal to their willing to plot a way forward if a current deescalation is sustained ties had nosedive last year and present gas exploration in the mediterranean. it was back in 2016 that e.u. leaders 1st promised turkey closer trade ties in return for its welcoming of syrians fleeing civil war but almost immediately afterwards the process stalled brussels became concerned about the deterioration of political freedoms in turkey following a failed militar

over the easter holidays even as germans continued to travel overseas to favor destinations like majorca or many businesses were hoping the holidays would bring in some much needed revenue after recent lock downs now some are wondering for make it to summer. the same closed signs the same empty spaces germany's latest lockdown extension prolongs misery for businesses already suffering a year on from the 1st wave of lockdowns the. desperation is growing existential fears are increasing dramatically and the endless lockdown isn't a solution so. the resorts in places like both area hope of an easter boost has melted away a ban on overnight stays by tourists will remain in place many hospitality managers feel the relatively normal summer of 2020 shows such tough restrictions on needed. and we're frustrated sad and disappointed that our industry is being dealt with this way after we proved last year that we are responsible and i guess its treatment of. the german hospitality sector claims one in 5 jobs has been lost during the pandemic but it's by no means the only industry that's hurting caf

currently hundreds if not thousands of german vacationers are taking their easter break in majorca while at home infections continue to rise german health experts are demanding decisive action. because here is the till now only curfews of effectively stem the spread of the b one month 7 variant in portugal ireland and england i think we also need to take this approach with allchin speaking as a doctor the new data shows that infections are increasing so fast that rates of $100000.00 which are experts predicted seem all too realistic this should be a warning to us to quickly implement safety measures. medical shares this view and says stricter laws could be necessary possibly including obligatory tests for companies she also floated the idea that germany's lawmakers might pass new legislation faster than the conference of state leaders. one possibility would be to revisit the infection protection laws to make changes on a case by case basis we're bound by law to curb the spread and currently that's not happening. is the. this remains the case now as it did a week ago. else motor sports an

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and the health ministry says it is concerned about thousands of german tourists expected to head to majorca over the easter holidays the spanish island was taken off the list of high risk countries earlier this month let's get more on the story now we can speak to he is a doctor and he's also a member of the german parliament for the green party mr dominic good to have you on d. w. 1st of all i want to get your take on this what do you think of making sure that everyone who flies into germany has a negative test is this going to be effective. well it's my opinion not only as a politician but as a doctor it's just a 1st step i think we need to quarantine people who are coming from abroad we have a cost spread all to new parents especially very dangerous ones like the one from brazil also on islands like majorca and we need to con taining those and you. get to situation under control we have really fast rising numbers as you said before over here in germany with the b 117 and which ation which is threatening. situation and health care system over here in germany at the moment very seriously a

here possibly here it's like a ghost town at least here in town the day my orca samina spotted by majorca in. the big hotels are nearly empty tourism has come to a standstill. and. people are angry and there are demonstrations on the streets unemployment is at a record high many are on the brink of ruin and say the government has abandoned them. it was american and we needed something to eat we have to pay our bills but no one is helping us we're fed up tired of being humiliated and lied to me. i seems like this have become commonplace in palma lines of people waiting patiently at a food bank like this one run by the toilet or aid organization. before the coronavirus crisis tardo distributed about 200 meals a day now it's about 2000 the government subsidy for people who've had their alice cuts or lost their jobs is really enough to keep people in flight. it is going to say to and help out there also here she lost her job working in a hotel. that here's how we got there i'm not ashamed to be here so many of us have to stand in lines like this i just find it sad to have to ask for food the

the new rule was introduced after majorca the spanish island most popular with germans was taken off the list of risk areas that led to a russian bookings for the island over the easter holidays and to the german government hurrying to prevent a surge in newco of 1000 cases among travellers. but the new rule hasn't deterred those dreaming of a holiday. no no no no no 2 of our trips were cancelled last year not because of coven 19 but because of other things and it's so we really want to change to get out of the city and. also. the new normal in travel may be here for a while as vaccinations in germany are making slow progress and covert 1000 cases are on the rise. while the united states is one of the world's leading nations when it comes to covert $1000.00 vaccinations the u.s. ordered a large number of doses early on and the biden administration has ramped up distribution since the start of the year you probably know the u.s. is a large country but already 20 percent of all adults are now fully vaccinated that's more than $52000000.00 people among them nearly half of americans over

currently hundreds if not thousands of german vacationers are taking their easter break in majorca while at home infections continue to rise german health experts are demanding decisive action. busy till now only curfews of effectively stem the spread of the b one month 7 variant in portugal ireland and england i think we also need to take this approach with you all i thought some of the speaking as a doctor the new data shows that infections are increasing so fast that rates of 100000 which our experts predicted seem all too realistic this should be a warning to us to quickly implemented safety measures. medical shares this view and says stricter laws could be necessary possibly including obligatory tests for companies she also floated the idea that germany's lawmakers might pass new legislation faster than the conference of state leaders i in the mood to peddle but one possibility would be to revisit the infection protection laws and make changes on a case by case basis we're bound by law to curb the spread and currently that's not happening all nick is the stop this remains the case n

trips at the moment there's a huge controversy on travels being allowed in the spanish island of majorca which is one of the top destination for german tourists so old those issues are being discussed here as well as you've mentioned it's a possibility of a curfew so is there any any of these issues that they have at least made some progress on. they did agree something such as a reconnecting the current restrictions set to be reconnected until at least meet a period this means that socializing will be restricted restaurants bars and leisure place is a will remain closed and they will be the use of the so-called day marriage and see break to close again those of the cultural places for example which we've had tentatively reopened these also means delays in reopening dining places leisure places in fact the new zinging of restrictions us planned weeks ago ease being rolled back because the incidence rate is too high at the moment so as you mention these extensions on the measures what germans views on people accepting these types of measures. people are divided does weekly proud tests aga

currently hundreds if not thousands of german vacationers are taking their easter break in majorca while at home infections continue to rise german health experts are demanding decisive action. till now only curfews of effectively stem the spread of the b one month 7 variant in portugal ireland and england i think we also need to take this approach. in speaking as a doctor the new data shows that infections are increasing so fast that rates of 100000 which our experts predicted seem all too realistic this should be a warning to us to quickly implemented safety measures. medical shares this view and says stricter laws could be necessary possibly including obligatory tests for companies she also floated the idea that germany's lawmakers might pass new legislation faster than the conference of state leaders i intimate one possibility would be to revisit the infection protection laws and make changes on a case by case basis we're bound by law to curb the spread and currently that's not happening all nick is the. this remains the case now as it did a week ago. for more on this i'm joined by r

dramatically and there has been a lot of concern about travel because many germans booked flights to majorca and other destinations as well over easter so what we are seeing now is a tightening of rules for travelers and we may see further restrictions imposed later today germany center for disease control will be holding a press conference in a couple of hours and is expected to announce that quarantined restrictions will be put into place for people returning from particularly high risk areas for example including france so that would be one measure that has been taken but beyond that what we heard the chancellor say yesterday was basically that testing is the bridge that germany would have to go over until it has enough vaccine and then essentially hand responsibility back to the federal states and in this apparently saying look the federal government can't do everything and nothing is stopping the local cities and states from coming up with intensive testing strategies for people who want to shop in the inner city for schools for workplaces and try it out and we will support you to the g

of the planned individual measures is not revealed and these can no longer be discussed planes to majorca empty outdoor restaurants in germany how can that be justified we need to change our method of governance the last time became disappointed people who can't go on like this m.p. keesters last 15 hours during which the essential decisions are made between $1.00 and 3 o'clock at night run the risk that in the end not all the details are clarified and thus communication becomes more difficult especially on such sensitive issues we're already seeing what some would like to see is the fallout from this huge u. turn from angle americal with those in opposition calling for a vote of confidence on her government. position as chancellor. i call in the chancellor to ask the question of confidence in accordance with part of graph 98 of the rules of procedure of the german bundestag because she has not only admitted her own inability the lack of competence of her ministers and spam is obvious but because she has obviously lost the trust of part of her coalition factions. ahead of what really cruc

the health ministry says that it's concerned about thousands of german tourists expected to head to majorca over the easter holidays the spanish island was taken off of the list of high risk countries earlier this. spring indeed deputy chief political correspondent melinda crane melinda tell us i mean we just heard about these thousands of germans who will be traveling abroad now over easter is this what the german government had in mind with these new control measures in order to bring this 3rd wave of the pandemic under control. no it's definitely not what the german government had in mind obviously with highly infectious new variants that are transmitted through person to person contact any additional mobility like travel is risky and therefore there were many debates between the federal government and regional german leaders about forbidding travel even within germany which greatly frustrated regions in the country that very much depend on tourism over easter and now we have this very strange uptick of travel within the country bitten but people packing their bags and heading abroad so

over the easter holidays even as germans continued to travel overseas to favor destinations like majorca many businesses were hoping the holidays would bring in some much needed revenue after recent lock downs now some are wondering if they'll make it to summer. the same closed signs the same empty spaces germany's latest lockdown extension prolongs misery for businesses already suffering a year on from the 1st wave of lockdowns the. desperation is growing existential fears are increasing dramatically and the endless lockdown isn't a solution so. the resorts in places like bavaria hope of an easter boost has melted away a ban on overnight stays by tourists will remain in place many hospitality manages feel the relatively normal summer of 2020 shows such tough restrictions on needed. and we're frustrated sad and disappointed that our industry is being dealt with this way after we proved last year that we are responsible in our guests treatment that. the german hospitality sector claims one in 5 jobs has been lost during the pandemic but it's by no means the only industry that's hurting ca

it comes after the spanish island of majorca was taken off germany's "high risk" list last week and airlinescope with the surge in demand. germany is battling a sharp rise in coronavirus infections, fuelled by new variants. mexico has become the third country to reach a coronavirus death toll of 200,000, after the united states and brazil. the president said the armed forces will be brought in to help with the roll—out of covid—i9 vaccines. community groups have been urging people to avoid social gatherings over easter. nike and h&m are among major clothing retailers facing a backlash in china after expressing concern about allegations that uighurs are being used as forced labour in the production of cotton. it's estimated that a million mostly muslim uighurs are detained in camps in the north—west region of xinjiang. bbc investigations have gathered first—hand testimony of forced labour, and evidence that detainees have been raped and tortured. china denies the claims and says the camps are vocational training schools. our world affairs editor john simpson reports. the stories about the uig

homeland security secretary out $100.00 majorca us is facing a panel on capitol hill on the recent influx of migrants at the u.s. mexican border it comes as president joe biden's administration struggles to accommodate the growing number of children crossing that border alone u.s. customs officials say they encountered 29000 people in february up by nearly a 3rd on the previous month while president biden told a.b.c. news that his message to migrants is don't come resist serbs the last 2 years and 19 and 20 there was a surge as well this one might be worse not what it could be but here's the deal we're sending back people do it for 1st of all the idea that joe biden said come because i heard the other day that they're coming because you know i'm a nice guy and i want there's a strain of this yeah well here's the deal they're not do you have to say quite clearly don't come yes i could say quite clearly don't come and we're in the process of getting set up don't leave your town or city or community well alan fischer is following that hearing for us on capitol hill allan what have we been he

and the fact that he essentially dismantled the immigration system over the last 4 years alexander majorca is not going to say that that is a crisis the he said he doesn't want to get caught up in the winds and instead he's concentrating on easing the problem he pointed to the fact that the number of people have been turned away from the border there is new open borders despite what the republicans are saying but he admits the numbers are high when it comes to unaccompanied children and he said that that is perhaps going to be the highest figure for about 20 years and one other interesting point to make he said that on the question of domestic terrorism while many people are focused on the idea of external threats here in the united states he's aware of the problem there he called it actually the most lethal and persistent threat in the united states and he's diverting resources to that so while the border is taking up a lot of time the very few questions being asked of it something he described as a persistent threat which is domestic terrorism here in the united states and elena's. they'

it comes after the spanish island of majorca was taken off germany's "high—risk" list last week and airlines to cope with the surge in demand. germany is battling a sharp rise in infections, fuelled by new variants of the virus. china has imposed sanctions on four organisations and nine individuals in the uk over what it's called "lies and disinformation" about human rights abuses in the western xinjiang region. those named will be prevented from entering chinese territory, and will be banned from deailing with chinese citizens and institutions. major brands have also cut ties with xinjiang, expressing concerns about the use of forced labour in the production of cotton. it's estimated that a million mostly muslim uighurs are detained in camps in the north—west region of xinjiang. bbc investigations have gathered first—hand testimony of forced labour, and evidence that detainees have been raped and tortured. china denies the claims and says the camps are vocational training schools. our world affairs editor john simpson reports. the stories about the uighur camps have spread around the world.

after a year of restrictions, tens of thousands of germans wasted no time in returning to majorca. island, following the news less than a fortnight ago, that their government was lifting their government was lifting the balearic islands off its coronavirus high risk list. we cannot be — coronavirus high risk list. - cannot be locked away for more than a year and not be mobile any more. i think that it is really terrible. i think it is beautiful here, it totally safe. ~ , , beautiful here, it totally safe. , ., , safe. whilst it stays in hotels and holiday _ safe. whilst it stays in hotels and holiday let's _ safe. whilst it stays in hotels and holiday let's are - safe. whilst it stays in hotels and holiday let's are banned | and holiday let's are banned within germany, the nation's airlines were fully booked last weekend for foreign getaways. but, with a country facing the threat of a third wave of the virus, the government is now advising against all travel abroad. after late—night negotiations with the country's 16 regional authorities, angela merkel announced further limits, ext

as he was questioned by a house committee over an increase of migrants at the us mexico border 100 majorca said his department is working around the clock to manage the situation customs officials say they stopped 29000 people in the month of february by nearly a 3rd on the previous month most single adults and families being sent back president joe biden's administration is struggling to accommodate a growing number of children crossing the border alone where u.s. media reporting the on average 565 unaccompanied children have been crossing the border every day this month that's up from an average of 313 a day last month more than 4200 children are and border patrol custody this week up by by about 25 percent on last week and almost 3000 of them have been held longer than the 72 hour legal limit a number that's doubled in a week during the trumpet ministration about 4000 migrant children separated from their parents and authorities are still trying to contact the parents of about 500 of those children or president joe biden told a.b.c. news that his message to migrants is don't come. there

it comes after the spanish island of majorca was taken off the germany high risk list last year and thea flights to cope with a surge in demand. germany is battling a sharp rise in infections fuelled by the new variants. mexico is expected to reach the grim milestone of 200,000 coronavirus deaths shortly. the official death toll recorded by the johns official death toll recorded by thejohns hopkins university is currently over 199,600. mexico �*s president has said armed forces will be brought in to help with the roll—out of covid—19 vaccinations. china has imposed sanctions on four organisations and nine individuals in the uk over what it's called lies and disinformation about human rights abuses in the western jin chang region. those names will be prevented from entering chinese territory and will be banned from dealing with chinese citizens and institutions. major brands have also cut ties with xinjiang, over the production of cotton. it's estimated there is a million mostly uighur muslims detained in camps in the western region of xinjiang and bbc investigations had gathered testimo

currently hundreds if not thousands of german vacationers are taking their easter break in majorca while at home infections continue to rise german health experts are demanding decisive action. because here is the till now only curfews of effectively stem the spread of the b one month 7 variant in portugal ireland and england i think we also need to take this approach with a view allchin speaking as a doctor the new data shows that infections are increasing so fast that rates of $100000.00 which are experts predicted seem all too realistic this should be a warning to us to quickly implement safety measures. medical shares this view and says stricter laws could be necessary possibly including obligatory tests for companies she also floated the idea that germany's lawmakers might pass new legislation faster than the conference of state leaders i intimate one possibility would be to revisit the infection protection laws to make changes on a case by case basis we're bound by law to curb the spread and currently that's not happening only it's the. this remains the case now as it did a week ag

medicals cabinet follows concerns after german tourists rush to book flights to the spanish island of majorca for the easter holidays currently only passengers entering from designated high risk areas are required to show proof of a negative test upon arrival well german health minister ian spawn and public health officials have been speaking about the latest pandemic a pandemic developments here in germany let's bring in our chief political correspondent melinda craving for more details hi melinda the head of the infectious diseases institute here has said that not only is germany in a 3rd wave but this could be worse than the last 2 that is troubling tell us more about what was said. that's right both he and the health minister warned in no uncertain terms that we are already in the midst of a 3rd wave that cannot be halted but at best tempered they said that because of the new variant of the virus which is both more infectious and more dangerous we are seeing rising numbers of cases and rising severity of cases in basically all age groups in the population including people of working age a

merkel's cabinet follows concerns after german tourists rushed to book flights to the spanish island of majorca for the easter holidays currently only passengers entering from designated high risk areas are required to show proof of a negative test upon arrival. german health minister ian spawn and public health officials have been speaking about the latest pandemic a pandemic developments here in germany let's bring in our chief political correspondent melinda craving for more details hi melinda the head of the infectious diseases institute here has said that not only is germany in a 3rd wave but this could be worse than the last 2 that is troubling tell us more about what was said. that's right both he and the health minister warned in no uncertain terms that we are already in the midst of a 3rd wave that cannot be halted but at best tempered they said that because of the new variant of the virus which is both more infectious and more dangerous we are seeing rising numbers of cases and rising severity of cases in basically all age groups in the population including people of working age and a