parts of the country it's not just hospitals that are working to capacity in the eastern state of saxony crematoriums are also struggling to keep up with the surge and doubts also coming out. looking for volunteers are willing to get infected with corona virus in the name of science british researchers hope human trials will help them better understand how the virus spreads. plus of the latest tough sentence handed down by a court in turkey to an exiled journalist who criticized his government is sentenced in absentia to 27 years on charges of espionage and aiding a terror group will get a reaction from istanbul. hello i'm claire richards and welcome to the show. germany has reported its highest daily coronavirus death toll since the start of the pandemic 962 people have died from or with the virus in the last 24 hour period alone let me show you how quickly these numbers have been rising over the past few weeks now on a november 4th that is 7 weeks ago today germany registered 151 of covert related fatalities 3 weeks later that number had risen it to 410 and now at the latest a record h

the start of the pandemic in one of the worst affected parts of the country the eastern state of saxony it's not just hospitals that are working to. also struggling to keep up with the surge into it's also coming up relief in sight for truck drivers stranded in southern england as france lifts its coronavirus blockade france will now allow truckers to cross provided they test negative copas 19 and looking for volunteers willing to get infected with the coronavirus in the name of science british researchers hope human trials will help them better understand how the pirates spread. alone terry martin good to have you with us germany has reported its highest daily coronavirus death toll since the start of the pandemic 962 people have died from or with the buyers in the past 24 hour period that's according to germany's national disease control agency let me show you just how quickly these numbers have been rising over the past few weeks on november 4th 7 weeks ago today 151 covert related fatalities were registered here in germany sri weeks later that number had risen to 4. 10 and now today

the start of the pandemic in one of the worst affected parts of the country the eastern state of saxony it's not just hospitals that are working to capacity crematoriums are also struggling to keep up with the surge and it's also coming out relief in sight for truck drivers stranded in southern england as france lifts its credit risk blockade france will allow truckers to crawl space provided if they test negative 90. and the buyers reaches the last code 903 continent on earth a research station in tempe arctic those who did break chile's military says 36 people are affected despite bases being under strict orangey. and israel heads for its 4th election in 2 years prime minister benjamin netanyahu says feel when israel's longest serving leader could face a stiff challenge from a former ally. hello i'm terry martin good to have you with us germany has reported 962 deaths from corona virus in the past 24 hours the country's highest daily death toll since the start of the pandemic a grim milestone. comes a week after germany type measures in a bid to contain the spread of virus during an u

well we have to consider that varia and saxony especially at the moment have quite a high incidence of coronavirus cases well above what the alarm limit that was set in terms of. coronavirus cases and therefore it is understandable that they now want to toughen the restrictions in other states especially recently in the north of the country cases have been lower therefore the need for restrictions was not considered. important and now we're also seeing these states. coming up with ideas of maybe introducing some more limitations so we will have to see whether again a common a common concept will be created or whether everyone will go or go along with their own rules on christmas is obviously an important holiday for millions of people across the world but how important is this christmas celebration for the german population and why is it seems so controversial to impose a lockdown over this period christmas is definitely important here in germany is an occasion for families and friends to get together it is a time to enjoy some time off from the busy life that many people lead but it i

yeah morgan stand shoppin kemet says still open but only just next week the eastern state of saxony will toughen up its lockdown regulations and that means almost all retailers will have to close spent posing with louis i'm stunned because we've been so punished already know christmas markets tighter regulations are now having to close a week before christmas and all through the market and they'll stay shut until january the 10th as well schools and kindergartens here in saxony. germany's national academy of sciences is calling for the tough measures it wants all schools country wide to be closed from monday and for people to work from home wherever possible instead of the traditional holiday season it says public life should be put on hold economist claimants who was involved in drawing up the regulations and believes the time to act is now. and when in fact to invite if we don't shut down now the infection rate will continue to rise and that will mean having to enforce tougher and longer lasting restrictions in january the lockdown is an investment in the economy so that come january o

germany's eastern state of saxony has become the latest state to expand its lock down schools and most businesses to close a living health institution now says germany should consider a hot lockdown beginning christmas eve. british prime minister barak johnson will travel to brussels on wednesday in a final push for a post to break the trade deal with the e.u. meanwhile london has withdrawn some of its breadth of legislation that reneged on an earlier agreement in a move seen as a positive jester. this is day to day news from ben then you can follow us on twitter and instagram at the news website at www dot com. medical history was written today it happened at 631 this morning in coventry england 90 year old margaret keenan rolled up the sleeve of her merry christmas t. shirt looked at the nurse holding the syringe and said go for it was the 1st shot in the 1st mass vaccination program using a clinically tested vaccine against a corona virus today's injections are no shot in the dark more like points of light that in time will in this long and dark winter the winter that is this pandem

gemini's instead of saxony has become the latest state to expand its lock down schools and most businesses to close one of germany's living health institutions now says the government should consider a 2 way cod lock down beginning christmas a. strike in india has shut down a large portion of the country's infrastructure shops and markets tens of thousands of families have been camped on the outskirts of the capital daily for days demanding a repeal of new agricultural bills. but its prime minister bars johnson will travel to brussels on wednesday in a final push for a price post break that trade deal with the e.u. meanwhile london has withdrawn clauses in its legislation that reneged on an earlier agreement in a move seen as a positive gesture. this is news from berlin he can follow us on twitter and instagram the handle is at the w. news we can also visit our website to be found that dot com. medical history was written today it happened at 631 this morning in coventry england 90 year old margaret keenan rode up the sleeve of her merry christmas t. shirt looked at the nurse holding the s

treated for cope with 19 and germany's intensive care units due to its high number of infections saxony has taken a decisive step in these an essentially schools and daycare centers will be closed from this monday december 14th. germany's influential national academy of sciences leopold diena recommended that the holiday season be used to impose a heart lockdown across the country this would include lifting the otherwise compulsory school attendance from december 14th and banning all groups sporting and cultural events access to public spaces would also be more restricted from christmas until at least january 10th and beneath trees and and in fact if we do not shut down and the infection numbers continue to climb then we will probably have to impose even stricter measures for an even longer period this lockdown as a kind of investment also in the economy so that we can ease restrictions again in january or february. the chairman of the state premier conference is calling for a new some cities programs should businesses be forced to shut down again. just to pull the programs we already h

in some hospitals in saxony, we're already beyond it. >> there you have a front line worker in saxonye of the hardest hit areas, 952 deaths reported in the last 24 hours. 3,800 people dying in the u.s. in a single day. it is a huge number for the country. of course, one of the reasons why the country is now in a state of a hard lodge. actually, that's one of the busiest shopping streets. normally i wouldn't be able to stand here without bumping into people. it's eerily quiet and calm and all the non-essential shops are closed. schools are closed going into distance learning as well. that will stay in place until at least january 10th. robin, as with all of these measures, all of that is dependent on how the pandemic situation evolves, robyn. keep us posted there. >>> selma, i want to go to you in london. what's happening there? >> reporter: well, londoners are waking up to new coronavirus restrictions. the alert level has been raised to the toughest levels. shutting down pubs, restaurants, closing all night life and banning all households from mixing together. non-essential shops will

confident than i was a week ago and i think you can already see the 1st signs you just recorded of saxony and similarly in the oreo they are also pretty harsh measures announced but mostly i believe that the numbers are very powerful and speak for themselves and i do think that i do hope that the political leaders will heed to it by says here all scientists and to some to the numbers you know the the current plan here in germany would allow an easing of restrictions between christmas and the new year your recommendation calls for this hard walk down to be implemented on december 24th christmas scene why is that. yes correct actually what we are proposing is the 2 step procedure locked on one already started before teams and the idea there is that if you start within our own 24th and your name and during the family possibly with symptoms and with the virus so actually the people who really want to see there are enough ones to think about self finding themselves 010 days before the 24th and the reason is obvious that christmas that we are doing all the things that are really produced of to

gemini's instead of saxony has become the latest state to expand its lock down schools and most businesses to close on of germany's leading health institutions now says the government should consider a 2 week hard lockdown beginning christmas a. nation wide pharma strike in india has shut down a large portion of the country's infrastructure shops and markets tens of thousands of families have been camped on the outskirts of the capital delhi for days demanding a repeal of agricultural bills. which prime minister bars johnson will travel to brussels on wednesday in a final push for a price post break that trade deal with the e.u. meanwhile london has withdrawn clauses in its legislation that reneged on an early agreement in a move seen as a positive gesture. this is news from the ne can follow us on twitter and instagram the handle is at the w. news or you can also visit our website to be found that dot com. medical history was written today it happened at 631 this morning in coventry england 90 year old margaret keenan rolled up the sleeve of her merry christmas t. shirt looked at the nurs

the start of the pandemic in one of the worst affected parts of the country the eastern state of saxony it's not just hospitals that are working to capacity crematoriums are also struggling to keep up with the surge in doubts. also coming up relief in sight for a truck driver stranded in southern england as france lifts its coronavirus blockade france will not allow truckers to cross provided they test negative for coverage 19. looking for volunteers willing to get infected with the coronavirus in the name of science british researchers hope human trials will help them better understand how the virus spreads. plus the latest tough sentence handed down by a court in turkey an exiled journalist who's been critical of his country's government is given 27 years in prison for alleged espionage and aiding a terror we'll get reaction from istanbul. i'm sumi so misconducts good to have you with us germany has reported its highest daily coronavirus death toll since the start of the pandemic 962 people have died. from or with the virus in the past 24 hour period that is according to germany's nat

next and that was in the state of saxony on hold for my initial thought was of course that is a quick way into the history books because the official vaccinations start tomorrow many states in fact most states here in germany are in the same position as saxony and health right now they have the doses of vaccine nations the largest states have $9750.00 each and then mostly mobile teams are going to start tomorrow. so how big of a challenge is that distribution question going to be not just in germany but across the whole of the e.u. . it's a big challenge but here early on the federal states were told to have those vaccination centers ready already in mid december and there was a lot of impatience also from the health minister when it took so long to get the vaccination cleared by the european agency that has the say so over all 27 you countries now we're seeing a slow work but largest scale rollout with the minister himself admitting today that there simply isn't enough vaccine available yet not for the coming week weeks not even for the coming months and he speaks of this whole thing

the start of the pandemic in one of the worst affected parts of the country the eastern state of saxony it's not just hospitals that are working to capacity crematoriums are also struggling to keep up with the surge in dams also coming up relief in sight for truck drivers stranded in southern england as france lifts its coronavirus blockade france will allow truckers to cross provided they test negative for carbon actually. the pandemic goes truly global reaching a research station on what had been the last cold 1003 continent on earth. and then exiled turkish journalist critical of his country's government is given a lengthy prison sentence for alleged ask be an arch of aiding a terrible we will get reaction from if. i'm sumi so much gone it's good to have you with us germany has reported its highly highest daily coronavirus death toll since the start of the pandemic 962 people have died from or with the virus in the past 24 hour period that is according to germany's national disease control agency and we can take a look at how quickly the numbers have been rising for the past few week

christmas because 2 states have effects of the already called off the pre christmas periods these saxony and bavaria and we're potentially going to hear from more states as we've seen a record number of deaths overnight 490 people have died and also no indication that infection rate rates are on the decline and that was the aim of that last meeting which implemented the postle lockdown which was then once again extended into january but it's simply not enough the figure is not delivering any kind of relief and the big question mark is will she give another hint that yes there might be a full lockdown here and many well as you say this is a speech but with a lot more significance obviously this time around well actually doesn't come much more significant than the budget anyway because that's the money that's taxpayers' money but we've already seen a lot of debate because there was a word lot of instances where the budget was discussed the overarching theme is and remains that corona crisis and. lawmakers were talking just a couple weeks ago on how many will get out of this now the dynamic

the start of the pandemic in one of the worst affected parts of the country the eastern state of saxony it's not just hospitals that are working to capacity crematorium serve also struggling to keep up with the surge in deaths also coming up relief in sight for truck drivers stranded in southern england as france lifts its coronavirus off a france will allow truckers to cross provided they test. 19. the krona virus reaches the last. earth research station and because his fight outbreak chile's military says 36 people are infected despite bases being under a strict. plus going back to the polls for the 4th time in 2 years. israel's longest serving prime minister says he's confident he'll win another term but he could face a stiff challenge from a full work out. well i'm terry martin good to have you with us germany has reported 962 deaths from corona virus in the past 24 hours the country's highest daily toll since the start of the pandemic this week and this comes a week after germany tightened block down measures in a bid to contain the spread of the virus during the holiday period as

here in the state of saxony maximum capacity that half the coffins have a coronavirus highly infectious the state premier is warning residents the next 10 weeks will be the most difficult. and. there will be a 3rd wave the question is how high they. and everyone who is dealing with this is worried about how much higher than the current peak it will climb. the number of new infections might last be leveling out to people in mice and what answers from their late is they just kind of great there were no clear rules no one is going outside anymore people are infecting their own families and some people are following all the rules and others a coming up with their own theories they say there is no corona virus. but every day there are more coffins in the criminal containing the bodies of private 19 victims. well as infections increased some parts of germany are affected worse than others the 1st hot spot emerged in the far west of the country in the town of heinz bag that outbreak was attributed to regional conical celebrations well as the year draws to a close d.w. has been back to heinz ba

treated for cope with 19 and germany's intensive care units due to its high number of infections saxony has taken a decisive step. sensually schools and daycare centers will be closed from this monday december 14th. germany's influential national academy of sciences leopold diena recommended that the holiday season be used to impose a heart lockdown across the country this would include lifting the otherwise compulsory school attendance from december 14th and banning all groups sporting and cultural events access to public spaces would also be more restricted from christmas until at least january 10th and been in fact if we do not shut down and the infection numbers continue to climb then we will probably have to impose even stricter measures for an even longer period this lockdown as a kind of investment also in the economy so that we can ease restrictions again in january or february the chairman of the state premier conferences calling for new subsidies programs should businesses be forced to shut down again. the programs we already have would certainly have to be more flexible so th

kermit turin's here in the state of saxony maximum capacity about half the coffins have a coronavirus stick a highly infectious the state premier is warning residents the next 10 weeks will be the most difficult. and. there will be a 3rd wave the question is how high. and everyone who is dealing with this is war had that how much higher than the current peak it will climb. the number of new infections might last be leveling out to people in mice and what answers from their late is just kind of great there were no clear rules no one is going outside anymore people are infecting their own families some people are following all the rules and others a coming up with their own theories they say there is no corona virus. but every day there are more coffins in the criminal containing the bodies of covered 19 victims. who has infections increased some parts of germany are affected worse than others the 1st hot spot. in the far west of the country in the town of heinz bag that outbreak was attributed to regional conall celebrations was a huge rolls to a close d.w. has been back to heinz back

instead of saxony has become the latest state to expand its lock down schools and most businesses to close one of germany's leading health institutions now says the government should consider a lockdown beginning christmas a. strike in india has shut down a large portion of the country's infrastructure shops and markets tens of thousands of families have been camped on the outskirts of the capital delhi for days demanding a repeal of new agricultural bills. which prime minister bars johnson will travel to brussels on wednesday in a final push for a price post break that trade deal with the e.u. meanwhile london has withdrawn clauses in its legislation that reneged on an earlier agreement in a move seen as a positive gesture. this is data news from the ne can follow us on twitter and instagram the handle is at the w. news we can also visit our website to be found that dot com. medical history was written today it happened at 631 this morning in coventry england 90 year old margaret keenan rolled up the sleeve of her merry christmas t. shirt looked at the nurse holding the syringe and

treated for cope with 19 and germany's intensive care units due to its high number of infections saxony has taken a decisive step. sensually schools and daycare centers will be closed from this monday december 14th. germany's influential national academy of sciences leopold diena recommended that the holiday season be used to impose a heart lockdown across the country this would include lifting the otherwise compulsory school attendance from december 14th and banning all groups sporting and cultural events access to public spaces would also be more restricted from christmas until at least january 10th and. if we do not shut down and the infection numbers continue to climb then we will probably have to impose even stricter measures for an even longer period this lockdown as a kind of investment also in the economy so that we can ease restrictions again in january or february the chairman of the state premier conferences calling for new subsidies programs should businesses be forced to shut down again. the programs we already have would certainly have to be more flexible so that businesse

the start of the pandemic in one of the worst affected parts of the country the eastern state of saxonyit's not just hospitals that are working to capacity crematoriums are also struggling to keep up with the surge and jets also coming out relief in sight for truck drivers stranded in southern england as france lifts its credible irish blockade france will allow truckers to crawl space provided if they test for.

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country it's not just hospitals that are working to capacity crematoriums in the eastern state of saxony are struggling to keep up with the search and downs. i'm kyra trades and welcome to the show a court in istanbul has sentenced one of turkey's best known journalists to more than 27 years in jail on spying and terrorism charges the case against agenda and are centered on an article he wrote for the opposition newspaper trumpery at where he was editor in chief he presented a compelling evidence in 2015 that turkey's intelligence service illegally sent weapons to syria. fled to germany 4 years ago and will likely not serve any of the sentence. let's hear now from the man himself john dunbar joins me from berlin where he lives in exile china 27 years in jail that can't feel good but how surprising is this decision for you. i think we're having some technical problems there we'll see if we can bring him back later in the show but let's be honest i think story's germany has reported its highest a daily crow virus death toll since the start of the pandemic $562.00 people died from or with t

the 1st to be vaccinated along with her dozens of people in nursing home in the eastern state of saxony and hope that that appears to be a way to get a fast entry into the history books but also with officials there saying they didn't want to wait a single day don't go because every day could potentially cost lives at the same time one thing is for saw this simply won't be enough vaccinations ready to stop this pandemic right now $1300000.00 expect until the end of the year with the health minister again spawn promising that there will be enough vaccinations for those who want them by mid summer to ensure we don't go into another winter of a pandemic so for most people you wouldn't be not much. it will change at all at this very moment in time but those most vulnerable now have a chance of being protected so how big of a challenge is that distribution question going to be not just in germany but across the whole of the e.u. . it's a big challenge but here early on the federal states were told to have those vaccination centers ready already in mid december and there was a lot of impatien

in the state of saxony moishe ups are required to close on monday 2 days earlier than the federal deadline entrepreneur marts hits or is packing up his wares mulled wine and traditional christmas decorations from the out some antonyms just 2 weeks ago he opened his christmas store in downtown dresden as an alternative to the christmas market which is being counseled. if the course of the people of dresden loved it so having to close it again is particularly bitter with what it is almost but the. government has introduced 8 of over $11000000000.00 euros each month in which the stores are forced to close. retailers can get a percentage of their fixed costs like rent electricity and loan repayments reimbursed. the payouts are up to a half a 1000000 euros per store. the german retail association says the aid is not enough it is worried about a wave of bankruptcies and the loss of 250000 jobs in inner city retail in this scenario every 2nd job in the sector would be lost. well for more on the economic fallout of yet another knock down let's bring in chelsea delaney at the frankfurt stock exchan

of cases today and the record number of deaths yesterday we've seen some states like bavaria and saxony already introducing tougher restrictions themselves and other states thinking of going along to issues stand one is whether we will have a net national agreement under measures and whether they will be the same all around the country or whether states will go along their own way individually the other is timing is it feasible to introduce a lockdown now just before christmas for example see non-essential shops closed at a time when sales are high and are people prepared to spend christmas under lockdown here in germany where christmas is very important so we might be seeing a locked out introduced right after christmas but there are concerns that that may already be too late. much thanks julie because of the pandemic many couples have decided to cancel or delayed their wedding in india determined brides and grooms are still tying the knot but planning around social distancing and lockdown measures presents quite a challenge as. reports from delhi. its peak reading season in india like

want to waste any time after taking delivery of the vaccine it 101 year old woman in the state of saxony on hold was the 1st to get the shots a day earlier than scheduled those in the highest priority group include people over 80 as well as residents and staff of care. and kate martyr is standing by for us at the largest retirement home in the cologne germany of course kate what's happening right now where you are. i'm sorry just behind me is the foss woman who got vaccinated here today she is a 9092 year old lady named so mrs fogle and yet she was vaccinated today the fuss of a 110 residents here at colognes largest cow home where there's 1100 residents so she was the fast many and everyone here who will get vaccinated everyone here who wants to get vaccinated at will be able to do so in the coming days but just today they'll be 110 residents here paxson ated and a number of stuff as well and it can you tell us a little bit more about how people are reacting to this news and having you know i guess the media there in this event and rolling in their own care home. yes everyone was really

here in the state of saxony maximum capacity that half the coffins have a coronavirus highly infectious the state premier is warning residents the next 10 weeks will be the most difficult. and. there will be a 3rd wave the question is how high. and everyone who is dealing with this is worried about how much higher than the current peak it will climb. the number of new infections might last be leveling out to people in mice and what answers from their late is using to take just kind of gray there were no clear rules no one is going outside anymore people are infecting their own families some people are following all the rules and others a coming up with their own theories they say there is no corona virus. but every day there are more coffins in the criminal containing the bodies of crowded 19 victims. well as infections increased some parts of germany are affected worse than others the 1st hot spot emerged in the far west of the country in the town of heinz bag that outbreak was attributed to a regional conference celebrations well as the year draws to a close d.w. has been back to hind

here in the state of saxony maximum capacity that half the coffins have a coronavirus highly infectious the state premier is warning residents the next 10 weeks will be the most difficult. and. there will be a 3rd wave the question is how high. and everyone who is dealing with this is worried about how much higher than the current peak it will climb. the number of new infections might last be leveling out to people in mice and what answers from their late is using they just kind of gray there were no clear rules no one is going outside anymore people are infecting their own families and some people are following all the rules and others a coming up with their own theories they say there is no corona virus. but every day there are more coffins in the criminal containing the bodies of covered 19 victims. well as infections increased some parts of germany are affected worse than others the 1st hot spot emerged in the far west of the country in the town of heinz back that outbreak was attributed to regional conical celebrations well as a year draws to a close d.w. has been back to heinz bac

containers and there's also been some alarming last 24 hours about reports from eastern sections saxony those in the far east of germany on the border between the checked with the czech republic and poland that's the region that has the highest incidence of infections at the moment it's fairly remote to the hospitals are small their capacity is limited and there it is said that decisions about whether or not a patient gets life prolonging treatment store already need to be taken for instance in the case where people have to be transported to other hospitals hundreds of kilometers away sometimes they're too weak to be able to make such a journey so on paper the situation in germany still looks pretty good there sort about 4 and a half 1000 intensive care beds available and an emergency reserve of 11000 emergency hospitals for instance in exhibition holes but in certain regions the situation is dire already all eyes and hopes are of course on vaccines getting the go ahead from able thora teas and being rolled out how fast can hospitals expect to see a relief from map. hospitals in fact ar

saxony do more, at least -- saxony and bavaria and maybe even some others are anding at actual curfewskeeping people at home, right? >> that is right. on the other hand you have states further north where the numbers are lower, even the mayor of berlin today said, you know what? we don't rule it out but we don't think i meeting with merkel is necessary. states have the leeway to do whatever they want, so why do we need to meet again? states are not doing as much as they should. again, a lot of politics going on. they need to do these things in the federal republic where everybody needs to play ball. quite a bit of resistance as well. anna: let's get a bloomberg first word news update. >> officials are warning hungary and poland must meet their demands or lose billions of euros. they are pushing ahead with the recovery fund but excluding the holdouts, a sign hungary and poland will give in. sources claim joe biden plans to american tost black lead the pentagon. he was previously head of u.s. troops for the middle east from 2013 to 2016. biden is under pressure to deliver on his pledge o

are particularly infected with high infection rays lackner and bagging by very aslam districts in saxony have introduced even tougher measures with people ordered to not leave their home without good reason and mockers a state premier's of by varia spoke of toughening measures nationwide we heard it in the report either we leave this country in that state of half sleep or we take action to tackled a virus to reporting from berlin thank you. now to the u.k. where british prime minister boris johnson says vulnerable groups in the country will be vaccinated against the corona virus starting next week or the u.k. on wednesday became the 1st country in the world to authorize a vaccine developed beyond tech pfizer well the u.s. and the e.u. are expected to follow suit in the coming weeks produces the vaccine will initially be in short supply raising the question of who should be top of the list to receive it. everyone in the world who wants to get vaccinated against coburn 1000 should be able to at least that's the idea but demand for the vaccine is likely to be much greater than the initial s

being treated for cope with 19 and germany's intensive care units due to a tiny number of infections saxony has taken a decisive step. sensually schools and daycare centers will be closed from this monday december 14th. germany's influential national academy of sciences leopold diena recommended that the holiday season be used to impose a heart lockdown across the country this would include lifting the otherwise compulsory school attendance from december 14th and banning all groups sporting and cultural events access to public spaces would also be more restricted from christmas until at least january 10th and in fact if we do not shut down and the infection numbers continue to climb then we will probably have to impose even stricter measures for an even longer period this lockdown as a kind of investment also in the economy so that we can ease restrictions again in january or february the chairman of the state premier conferences calling for new subsidies programs should businesses be forced to shut down again. to the programs we already have would certainly have to be more flexible so that

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 impose comparisons, b

and they'll stay shot until january the 10th as well schools and kindergartens here in saxony. germany's national academy of sciences is calling for the tough measures it wants all schools country wide to be closed from monday and for people to work from home wherever possible instead of the traditional holiday season it says public life should be put on hold economist claimants hoost was involved in drawing up the regulations and believes the time to act is now. reason when in fact to invite if we don't shut down now the infection rate will continue to rise and that will mean having to enforce tougher and longer lasting restrictions in january the lock down is an investment in the economy so that come january or february will be able to relax restrictions on them time is pressing germany only has a finite number of intensive care beds 80 percent of which are currently occupied hospital staff are reaching breaking point. finally flashy holidays to far flung destinations of basically been a nonstarter for most of us this year but the trip of a lifetime may not be beyond reach if

due to his high number of infections, saxony has taken a decisive step.entially, schools and daycare centers will be closed from this monday, december 14. germany's influential national cabinet of scientists recommend the holiday season be used to impose a hard lockdown across the country. this would include lifting otherwise compulsory school attendance from december 14 and manning group sporting and cultural events -- banning group sporting and cultural events. "if we do not shut down and infection numbers continue to climb, we will probably have to impose even stricter measures for an even longer period. this lockdown is a kind of investment, also in the economy, so we can ease restrictions again in january or february." the chairman of the conferences calling for new subsidies should businesses be shut down again. "the programs we already have would certainly have to be more flexible so businesses that are affected by further measures could also become support programs." a meeting between federal and state programs concluded states can unilaterally im

a 101 year old woman in the state of saxony and hold got the 1st was the 1st to get the shot a day earlier than scheduled those in the highest priority group include people over 80 as well as residents and staff of care homes. and kate larter is standing by for us at the largest retirement home in the cologne germany of course kate what's happening right now where you are. arm sir just behind me is the foss woman who got vaccinated here today she is a 9092 year old lady named so mrs fogle and yet she was vaccinated today the fuss of a 110 residents here at colognes largest cow home where there's 1100 residents so she was the fast many and ever on hand who will get vaccinated everyone who wants gets in a tent at will be able to do certain the coming days but just today they'll be 110 our residents here packs and ated and a number of stuff as well and it can you tell us a little bit more about how people are reacting to this news and having you know i guess the media there in this event and rolling in their own care home. yes everyone was really really excited today and profer who misspoken

the start of the pandemic in one of the worst affected parts of the country the eastern state of saxony it's not just hospitals that are working to . struggling to keep up with the surge and it's also coming up relief in sight for trucks stranded in southern england as france lifts its coronavirus blockade. allow truckers to cross provided they test negative for cobra .

the start of the pandemic in one of the worst affected parts of the country the eastern state of saxony it's not just hospitals that are working to capacity crematoriums are also struggling to keep up with the surge in deaths.

the 1st to be vaccinated along with her dozens of people in nursing home in the east the state of saxony and health of that of his to be a way to get a fast entry into the history books but also with officials there saying they didn't want to wait a single day don't go because every day could potentially cost lives at the same time one thing is for saw this simply won't be enough vaccinations are ready to stop this pandemic right now $1300000.00 expect until the end of the year and with the health minister again spawn promising that there will be enough vaccinations for those who want them by mid summer to ensure we don't go into another winter of a pandemic so for most. well you and me not much will change at all at this very moment in time but those most vulnerable now have a chance of being protected so limited doses even for a country like germany where the vaccine was developed how big of a challenge is distribution going to be across the e.u. 3. it is a big challenge it's down to not simply brussels delivering it at the doorsteps of those who need it but even here in germany it sou

the start of the pandemic in one of the worst affected parts of the country the eastern state of saxony it's not just hospitals that are working to capacity crematorium cerf also struggling to keep up with the surge in deaths also coming up relief in sight for truck drivers stranded in southern england as france lifts its coronavirus off a branch will allow truckers to cross for bought if they test for covert.

considering a tougher along down measures to curb the number of coronavirus infections the eastern state of saxony which has especially high case numbers has become the latest state to voluntarily expand its light down closing schools and businesses one of germany's leading health institutions the leopold diena says the government should consider in 2 week ha. lockdown nationwide starting on the summer 24th this would include a ban on travel or gatherings over christmas and an extension of school holidays until january 10th. all right and i like to turn now to professor ralph for heritage he is one of the co-authors of the leopold statement and a psychologist at the max planck institute in berlin the professor so good to have you with us and you are making the case for a hard lockdown explain why a complete lockdown is inevitable in your view. well 1st of all thank you for having me on i don't think it's inevitable but it is a necessary choice that we have that we need to make as a society and also as a middle decision makers the reasons are very obvious the reasons are that we are any. number of

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want to waste any time after taking delivery of the vaccine a 101 year old woman in the state of saxony on her it was the 1st to get the shot in germany a day earlier than scheduled those in the highest priority group include people over 80 as well as residents and staff of care homes. let's get more of on this vaccination rollout with dr. from berlin he's the deputy director of the institute of allergy at shari today welcome to the program 1st of all what do you make of the vaccination plan which is starting with the oldest in the population and their caregivers it makes total sense to me because those people most at the highest risk of suffering from severe $92.00 needed. those over 8 years and also this test is going to be vaccinated to care for those people so it makes sense to me. now as my as i understand it the vaccine looks to be very effective protecting the person vaccinated it's still to be seen how well it works in terms of preventing the spread so how and when will we know just what role the vaccine is playing in in limiting and shrinking the pandemic. it to play a very imp

yes there's been some alarm in the last 24 hours about a report from a doctor in eastern saxony this is a border in the east of germany that borders on on the czech republic and on poland and is currently the area in germany where the rate of infections is very much the highest across the whole country and it's a remote region the hospitals are small the number of beds that are available is not that large and the number of patients coming into those hospitals is threatening to overwhelm those hospitals and a doctor there has said that they have already had to make decisions whether or not a patient should get all possible treatment depending on what is chances of survival and that is really this scary scenario that everyone is trying to avoid that patients come into hospital and cannot be fully treated in this case the doctor said it was a patient who would not have survived being moved several 100 kilometers into another hospital as we've just seen in that report just sometimes they're moved by helicopters but it's not always possible to move patients so this is a scary situation if

in germany remains one of the country's worst affected by the pun to make the state of saxony has registered a disproportionately high share all of germany's debts linked to the coronavirus with toria in the region really struggling with a body like video agency ruptly can give you a sense of. let's bring you back to thursday where the u.k. and the european union reached a landmark trade deal after 4 years of well they will pay more for the chief e.u. breaks a negotiator described the divorce as a lose lose prime minister johnson though he was more upbeat this is the least full of fish by the way and i believe it will be the basis of a happy and successful and stable partnership with our friends in the e.u. for years to come yet but getting your dollars there is no winner and bracks it's a lose lose situation to separate especially in the world as it is today england the united kingdom has chosen to be solitary rather than stand together. well let's look at how london the e.u. will cooperate from january 1st no tar of sun each other's goods no limit on trading the u.k. will not control its o