from from as early as tomorrow north rhine-westphalia another log state in the west saying that schools will tell their pupils to stay at home from monday and possibly even all non-essential retail shops will close so obviously these are very tough measures more and more states are thinking about it and there is a push for unity among the states because people say that that the public will accept such rules much more if all states move together but they're not going to wait i think in some cases for for a meeting with the chancellor a lot of the state premiers are saying we have to push ahead now and impose tough lockdowns you know his political correspondent simon thank you. and i'm now joined by her doctor johnson sees an intensive care doctor and a member of the german association of critical can emergency medicine doctor what's the situation in german hospitals and particularly in intensive care units right now. state it cleary the burden is very high the pressure is very high about not just starting this week for weeks we are working on a very big pressure in some areas the pressur

she's building or online presence step by step with a little help from the german state of north rhine-westphalia the state provides small businesses with so-called digital coaches i.t. consultants like my ts lish he visits the retailers 2 or 3 times for a few hours of consultation in indigo and then write me on. their confidence when they see a digital skills coach by their side someone they can always get in touch with to navigate different situations and who speaks both languages the language of trade and the language of the digital economy. knowing how to thrive in the digital economy is vital for small businesses here in cologne this inner city there are far fewer pedestrians around than last year surveys show that sales have fallen tress tickly. the owner of this pet store was unsure about which products the store should stock how can he be sure what the customers want the digital coach was able to give him some good advice. what really helped us out was one of his ideas to ask our customers on facebook and instagram and that's what we did and it helped us choose the products to sell and th

christmas and new year period could be rolled back and for instance the health minister in north rhine-westphalia one of the most populous states in germany has said you know that is what they are going to be looking at doing why he is very a doing as well as some of the other states. yeah that's a very good question and the bavarian state premium marc has had his own for that today he said that a certain sloppiness in attitudes has been creeping aimed in bavaria he said that in some places the rules were being very intensively in force and he also said that people have been looking for loopholes and sort of work arounds to avoid having to you know where the markets and keep the distance in some cases he didn't say exactly where the area is a large and populous state you've got big cities you've got to very rural regions so it may be that in some cases you know the following choosing of the corona rules hasn't been sufficient that's why from wednesday as you reported they're going to be toughening the measures again to try and get on top of it now as you reported and alluded to were german author

service is something that has been met was open and from some state premiers for example in north rhine-westphalia. now germany like much of europe is expected to start rolling out its backs a nation program on december 20th 27th that's just 4 days from now is everything in place to assure a smooth start well 1st there will be around 850000 doses off the biotech pies a vaccine that are going to be delivered on december 26th and the fast vaccinations should take place in elderly care homes the following day and then found that those will be due later in the week and the house ministry say that there's around 3 to 4000000 doses that could be given out in january only and 13000000 up to so to 1000000 by the end of march they will be administered in care and nursing homes 1st then there will be a special vaccination centers that have been set up already all over the country and vaccines we 1st go to the most vulnerable and i think it's the elderly and medical personnel and the general population and germany has a debt to buy and take pride so i vaccine but also to modena a vaccine which it which is st

north rhine-westphalia and other populace states in the west turning to schools to follow the lessons from home, and saxony is imposing a full lockdown, closing shops and schools for monday, so it is pretty clear which way the wind is blowing. laila: but why is the government not acting as a whole right now? >> as i say, germans are used to the concept of different rules in different states. that is the way germany is organized. there is some need to, i think, respond to the different situations of each country. there are, as a matter of fact, more, higher infection rates in southern states than in the north. state authorities do not want to go further than they have to, particularly when it comes to closing down businesses, which are already hard-pressed in this pandemic. there is a set logic to the different approach, but i think now, we need a common, nationwide line. laila: we tried to gauge the mood and asked people in berlin how they feel about the prospect of a hard lockdown. let's take a listen. >> a cut needs to be made. impose a curfew as far as i'm concerned. you should not

champions league and i want the european union to play in the top league as state premier of north rhine-westphaliai mean last it sounded more like a man of the people he was the only one around the table with corona crisis responsibility he's not cialis the social question must be at the center after this pandemic you must avoid companies like amazon being the big winners. under given. in the end it comes down to how much of a break from the macro era the c.d.u. party wants from its next leda $1001.00 delegates will make that choice in general . i'm not certain you're up to date i'll be back at the top off base our coronaviruses special next a good. the fight against the coronavirus endemic. as the rate of infection in developing what does the latest research say. information and context the coronavirus update. on d w. in turn the conference or word seroquel and. i put the tough questions to those in power challenging the key players face to face it's real and hard hitting debate that goes beyond the jargon and helps us better understand what's really. holding the powerful to account getting to th

and that is state steady across germany 16000 new infections on sunday with the states of north rhine-westphalia bavaria button fortan book worst affected we've also seen the number of people who've died with covert 1000 in germany past 21000 this prompted angle of merkel the leaders of germany 16 states to announce that we will be heading back into a much stricter lockdown until at least the 10th of january next year. but journalist thomas fassbender thinks it won't be easy for the authorities to monitor those restrictions. if you read the regulation i read them 3 or 4 times for christmas. you need sort of a law degree to understand really what is allowed and what is forbidden for christmas but christmas in germany in 2020 it will be a lot of. anger criticism and humorous scepter about it. again government wants to restrict is much as possible in context knowing that of course all these measures will not be fully implemented and they will not be able to monitor or. there is a certain despair in the government measures that cannot be denied but it is difficult even with discipline germans to kee

services something that is mentioned is a position from some state premiers for example in north rhine-westphalia. we know looking ahead that germany is going to start vaccinating on december 27th that's just 4 days from now in terms of logistics is everything in place to ensure a smooth start. well there will be there with 1st may be around 150000 doses of the biotech pfizer vaccine that are due to be delivered in germany on december 26th and the 1st vaccinations would then take place in elderly care homes the following day so on time and further dozes off the vaccine will be due later in the week the health ministry say does a treat to 4000000 doses could be given out in january only and up to $13000000.00 by the end of march there will be administered 1st in care and nursing homes in special vaccination centers which have been set up all over the country over the past 2 months and vaccines will 1st go to the most vulnerable that includes that includes the elderly and also medical personnel and to the general population and germany has ordered those that buy and take pride vaccine and i'm a den

she's building or online presence step by step with a little help from the german state of north rhine-westphalia the state provides small businesses with so-called digital coaches i.t. consultants like my ts lish he visits the retailers 2 or 3 times for a few hours of consultation. indeed there are. there confidence when they see a digital skills coach by their side someone they can always get in touch with to navigate different situations and who speaks both languages the language of trade and the language of the digital economy. knowing how to thrive in the digital economy is vital for small businesses here in cologne's inner city there are far fewer pedestrians around than last year surveys show that sales have fallen drastically the owner of this pet store was unsure about which products the store should stock how can he be sure what the customers want the digital coach was able to give him some good advice. but what really helped us out was one of his ideas to ask our customers on facebook and instagram and that's what we did and it helped us choose the products to sell and that's been work

other hospitals which don't have any beds anymore so in north rhine-westphalia the situation is in some areas quite critical that we at the moment we get to the point we help all people but if it last it won't work anymore. well the infection rate among the elderly the over eighty's is particularly high why is that and what does that mean for hospitals. yes it seems that the virus os calls to spread again into the old population and this is that is the fact these people live at home they leave an old people's home and somebody has to bring the virus in these old people's home and this facility is and these are people from outside the virus doesn't go through the window it comes with other people so this is the result of this locked onli of the virus spread throughout the population and now we have the problem that all of peoples are getting infected and if they get infected their immune system is not quite so properly like 304050 year old man or woman they suffer a very severely ill from this virus and they don't have any immune weapon to fire the virus and to control the vice so the co

christmas and new year period could be rolled back and for instance the health minister in north rhine-westphalia one of the most populous states in germany has said you know that is what they are going to be looking at doing why he is very a doing as well as some of the other states. yeah that's a very good question and the bavarian state premium. had his own for that today he said that a certain sloppiness in attitudes has been creeping in in bavaria he said that in some places the rules were being very intensively in force and he also said that people have been looking for loopholes and sort of work arounds to avoid having to you know where the mosques and keep the distance in some cases he didn't say exactly where but the very reason large and populous states you've got big cities you've got to very rural regions. it may be that in some cases you know the following choosing of the corona rules hasn't been sufficient that's why from wednesday as you reported they're going to be toughening the measures again to try and get on top of it now as you reported and alluded to were german authorities

champions league and i want the european union to play in the top league as state premier of north rhine-westphalia i mean last it sounded more like a man of the people he was the only one around the table with corona crisis responsibility. the social question must be at the center after this pandemic you must avoid companies like amazon being the big winners. under given it. in the end it comes down to how much of a break from the macro era the c.d.u. party wants from its next leader $1001.00 delegates will make that choice in january. chief political editor there is following the party leader race for us good morning mr taylor 1st of all i want to ask you about the optics of this debate it took place in a small studio we saw the 3 candidates sitting at one table not that far apart from each other there were more than a dozen people on hand is that the right signal almost a day before a hard lockdown goes into effect in germany. well i would want to does but no doubt it's a tricky one all kept the minimum distance is the counter argument from the c.d.u. and there are those quick tests that can be

service is something that is meant to is a position from some state premier is for example in north rhine-westphalia. we know looking ahead that germany is going to start vaccinating on december 27th that's just 4 days from now in terms of logistics is everything in place to ensure a smooth start. well that would be there was 1st maybe around 150000 doses offered by a tech pfizer vaccine that are due to be delivered in germany on december 26th and a 1st vaccinations would then take place in elderly care homes the following day so on time and further doses of to vaccine will be due later in the week the health ministry has saved out at 3 to 4000000 those is could be given out in january only and up to $13000000.00 by the end of march they will be administered 1st in care and nursing homes then in special vaccination centers which have been set up all over the country over the past 2 months and vaccines will 1st go to the most vulnerable that includes that includes the elderly and also medical personnel and to the general population and germany has ordered those that buy and take pride back seen and i

going to work or you're going to see the doctor and other states doing something similar in north rhine-westphalia another big populous state in the west telling old school peoples to follow the lessons from home and section is imposing a full lockdown of closing shops and schools from monday so it's pretty clear which way the wind is blowing pretty clear which way the wind is blowing but why is the government not acting as a whole right now. well as i said you know germans are used to the concept of different rules in different states that's the way germany is organized and so there is some need to i think respond to the different situation across the country there are as a matter of fact more higher infection rates in the southern states than in the north so of course state so authorities don't want to go further than they have to physically when it comes to closing down businesses which are already hard pressed in this pandemic so there is a certain logic to the to the different approach but i think now more and more people are saying we need a common nationwide line and 2 here were points wher

from from as early as tomorrow north rhine-westphalia another logged state in the west saying that schools will tell their pupils to stay at home from monday and possibly even all non-essential retail shops will close so obviously these are very tough measures more and more states are thinking about it and there is a push for unity among the states because people say that that the public will accept such moves much more if all states move together but they're not going to wait i think in some cases for for a meeting with the chancellor a lot of the state premiers are saying we have to push ahead now and impose tough lockdowns you know his political correspondent simon thank you so. will scrap one of its 2 official currencies in january leading to the devaluation of the remaining cuban pestle $24.00 to $1.00 u.s. dollar economists say it's a necessary if painful step in battling the socialist country's economic woes but many fear speculation and inflation cubans will soon have to get used to paying with just one kind of money the peso the communist government says doing away with the conver

from from as early as tomorrow north rhine-westphalia another log stays in the west saying that schools will tell their people to stay at home from monday and possibly even all non-essential the retail shops will close so obviously these are very tough measures more and more states are thinking about it and there is a push for unity among the states because people say that that the public will accept such rules much more if states move together but they're not going to wait i think in some cases for for a meeting with the chancellor a lot of the state premiers are saying we have to push ahead now and impose tough lockdowns simon young reporting earlier we turn our attention now to argentina lawmakers in that country's lower house of congress have passed a bill to legalize abortion in the 1st 14 weeks of pregnancy the legislation still has to be approved by the senate which rejected a similar bill 2 years ago the country's president said illegal abortions in argentina have led to roughly 3000 deaths since 1983 getting the bill approved by the lower house is a combination of decades of ca

services something that is meant to is a position from some state premier is for example in north rhine-westphalia. we know looking ahead that germany is going to start vaccinating on december 27th that's just 4 days from now in terms of logistics is everything in place to ensure a smooth start. well there will be there with 1st maybe around $150000.00 dozes off to buy into pfizer vaccine that are due to be delivered in germany on december 26th and a 1st vaccinations would then take place in elderly care homes the following day so on time and further dozes off to vaccine will be to you later in the week the health ministry say doubt it 3 to 4000000 doses could be given out in january only and up to $13000000.00 by the end of march they will be administered 1st in care and nursing homes then in special vaccination centers which have been set up over the country over the past 2 months and vaccines will 1st go to the most vulnerable that includes that includes the elderly and also medical personnel and then to the general population and germany has ordered those that buy and take quite so vaccine and

necessary there's been a rise in cases and that is state steady across germany with the states of north rhine-westphalia bavaria button voting book worst affected we've also seen the number of people who have died with covert 1000 in germany past 21000 this prompted angle of merkel the leaders of germany 16 states to announce that we will be heading back into a much stricter lockdown until at least the 10th of january next year the meantime in one of the biggest the most complicated logistics operations in modern u.s. history pfizer is beginning the mass rollout of its covert vaccine by the 1st phase is expected to go to health care workers and nursing homes complications distribution i do include a jab being kept at minus 70 degrees celsius but we're talking of the cold here in russia very harsh weather has affected the city of nor lisc above the arctic circle and by its own harsh standards severe businesses have seen flights. roads blocked and there are also reports of cars being buried in the snow storms. and riot police have blocked thousands of protesters from marching to the home of the head of po

from from as early as tomorrow north rhine-westphalia another logged state in the west saying that schools will tell their pupils to stay at home from monday and possibly even all non-essential original shops will close so obviously these are very tough measures more and more states are thinking about it and there is a push for unity among the states because people say that that the public will accept such rules much more if all states move together but they're not going to wait i think in some cases for for a meeting with the chancellor a lot of the state premiers are saying we have to push ahead now and impose tough lockdowns you know his political correspondent simon thank you. e.u. leaders have set inhibitions taguba for do think carbon emissions by 55 percent by the end of the decade compared to emission levels in $998.00 followed a night of intense talks in brussels with eastern european nations more dependent on fossil fuels seeking clarity on how to fund the transition to clean energy. and judging by their faces there was no doubt it had been a long night here in brussels. after hu

services something that is meant to is a position from some state premier is for example in north rhine-westphalia. we know looking ahead that germany is going to start vaccinating on december 27th that's just 4 days from now in terms of logistics is everything in place to ensure a smooth start. well that would be there was firstly be around 150000 doses of the biotech pfizer vaccine that are due to be delivered in germany on december 26th and a 1st vaccinations would then take place in elderly care homes the following day so on time and further dozes off a vaccine will be due later in the week the health ministry say doubt 3 to 4000000 doses could be given out in january only and up to $13000000.00 by the end of march they will be administered 1st in care and nursing homes in special vaccination centers which have been set up all over the country over the past 2 months and vaccines will 1st go to the most vulnerable that includes that includes the elderly and also medical personnel and to the general population and germany has ordered those that buy and take pride back seed and i'm a den of vacci

from from as early as tomorrow north rhine-westphalia another logged state in the west saying that schools will tell their people to stay at home from monday and possibly even all non-essential retail shops will close so obviously these are very tough measures more and more states are thinking about it and there is a push for unity among the states because people say that that the public will accept such rules much more if states move together but they're not going to wait i think in some cases for for a meeting with the chancellor a lot of the state premiers are saying we have to push ahead now and impose tough lockdowns you know his political correspondent simon thank you. and some source who's now in the american athletes we're now have a bit more freedom when the competing on the international stage the united states olympic and paralympic committee says it will not sanction athletes for peacefully and respectfully demonstrating support of racial and social justice at the olympic and paralympic games in the past us were banned from competition for protesting in mexico 68 olympics the s

going to work or you're going to see the doctor and other states doing something similar in north rhine-westphalia another big populous state in the west telling old school peoples to follow the lessons from home and saxony is imposing a full lockdown of closing shops and schools from monday so it's pretty clear which way the wind is blowing. well now to south america where argentina's lower house of congress has passed a bill to legalize abortion thousands of pro and anti abortion activists rally through the night and one of us as lawmakers debated the legislation if the bill clears the senate it would make argentina the 1st major latin american nation to decriminalize abortion. and are you 131 in favor 117 against with 6 abstentions. it means what these women have tirelessly campaigned for. as other got my eyes and we've been fighting for this fundamental human right for 15 years so we're overjoyed we held a 21 hour vigil outside congress and in more than 40 places around the country we took to the streets once more to make sure lawmakers knew they had to vote in favor just as the people already