all of the meetings onto today, always ended with the w. h o asking the company and the government for more data. so that raised a couple of eyebrows on top of that, there was some international embarrassment when it came to callbacks. in brazil, it wasn't talks to a whole callbacks in trials. it was also talks to place an order of about $20000000.00 doses. that's a huge order to pull the plug when there were occupations of graft and corruption. so this approval means a lot for the pride and credibility of developing countries that produce its own coven, 19 vaccine charges. so the current of ours pandemic has led to a rise in child marriages globally. in parts of malawi, the number is nearly doubled. but there, it's not just the pandemic to blame for young girls becoming victims of marriages as her want us to reports from language tree. when the sun rises over lake malawi, africa's 3rd largest lake, it usually means early morning chores. have to be done out here, washing dishes and doing the laundry is generally a job for young women and girl

all of the meetings onto today always ended with the w. h o asking the company and the government for more data. so that raised a couple of eyebrows on top of that, there was some international embarrassment when it came to callbacks and you know, because it wasn't all to hold callbacks and trials. it was also talk to place an order for about 20000000 doses. that's a huge order to pull the plug when there were activations of graphs and corruption . so this approval means a lot for the pride credibility of developing countries that produce its own coven 19 vaccine. but also, you know, it's not just about india, there are global repercussions of this as well. india has always a position that says as the leader of the developing world, it's the was largest vaccine mekaux. and as of now has been donating and exporting vaccine for 3 programs. there's callbacks, which is the international vaccine sharing alliance. then there is also the quote, you know, the lines between the us, australia, japan and india. and so india is exporting vaccines throug

o and the member states, the w h. i have all us to do, which is be honest and transparent with data. so, you know, i don't feel that we're necessarily back to square when we were ret, we've learned a huge amount in the nearly 2 years that we've been at this. we've got new technologies, we can, as we've just heard a, just those technologies were able to do 0 surveys and we are starting to get vaccine coverage. um, i mean, if we could really, really push that fax in coverage. and i know from this region, we've said this to the whole world repeatedly, you know, you can't leave one continent out. this is not the kind of ours that will sit quietly where you want to leave it, even if you orders. if this is transmissible, it will spread. thank you. hadn't breeze julian tongue as the dean by me? i really appreciate your insight. thank you. thank you for watching. you can see the program again any time by visiting our website a dot com for further discussion goes all the facebook page. that's facebook dot com, forward slash ha

all of the meetings onto today, always ended with the w. h o asking the company and the government for more data. so that raised a couple of eyebrows on top of that, there was some international embarrassment where it came to callbacks and you know, because it wasn't talks to hold callbacks and trials. it was also and talks to place an order for about $20000000.00 doses. that's a huge order to each pull the plug when there were activations of graft and corruption. so this approval means a lot for the pride and credibility of developing countries that produce its own coven 19 vaccines. the world health organization says crone of ours cases have risen in europe for a 5th conception of week, making it the world's only region. where could be 19 is still increasing. poland reported more than $10000.00 cases on wednesday. and infections continue to spike is the highest number of data infections since late april. the country also reported was $120.00 death in the past 24 hours its health ministries, considering title restrictions, masks being re int

as someone who used to work with the w h o. do you personally think that the travel bands that are being rolled out a going to actually achieve their goals? i fully agree with w h o that the travel bands are very much a knee jerk reaction. we're behind the curve. i mean, this variant has been out for probably several weeks because you have to remember your 1st it, we need people need to be diagnosed. they get tested positive, we don't sequence every one. so when we sequence it, we see it's there. and at that point where there's a cluster of cases, the bands come in and, and now we know that it's in more than a dozen countries as, as far reaching as you know, austria, hong kong denmark, the u. k. parts of africa. oh, i know we are still waiting for more information, but based on the mild symptoms to start with, the we're seeing in south africa, a number of epidemiologists, i know already speculating paps while the hopefully that ami kron could actually be a good thing, more infectious, less deadly very and that becomes a kind of

ah, europe has once again become the epicenter, the covered pandemic, the w h. o is wanting of half a 1000000 more deaths by february. the vaccines are readily available. so what's gone wrong with your parents have to spend another winter in lockdown. this is entire story. ah hello and welcome to the program. i brought madison now in the warm months of july and august, much of europe give the impression the worst of the pandemic was over countries lifted, covered 19 restrictions. people traveled for holidays again gathered in large numbers and you didn't had needed to wear masks in many places, but infections and are rising to record levels. the world health organization says the region is once again the center of the pandemic. it's urgent governments to re impose restrictions and step up vaccination campaigns. vaccines are readily available, but many people still refuse to take them. we're going to bring in our guests in a moment, but 1st this report by john hall. while many people are out and about as if the coven 19 thread has passed, the world health organiz

the w h. o. well aware of the weight of its pronouncements on countries in economies, it has to operate on the basis of evidence on the basis of hard data. and in the, in respect to this new variance, the evidence and hard data simply are there. and we know that in terms of studies into some of those previous periods, beta and, and delta and so on. but it can take weeks to determine the infectiousness to determine the transmissible to figure out just how severe a threat it is. so the actions that these countries are taking the u. k leading and the whole of other countries. now the following with these travel bands is not intended. i think, to try and hold the varied in its tracks. travel restrictions can't do that. we know that it is intended to slow the spread of this period to buy time for the scientists to be able to do their work, to figure out the nature of this threat. so that appropriate counter measures can effectively be taken. and of course, you know, as we had from dominant came, there

the w h o points to waning immunity among those vaccinated 6 months or more ago. and vaccine hesitancy in countries like russia, where misinformation on social media has contributed to more than a 1000 virus deaths a day. there's also the relaxation of public health measures, england, for example, where mandatory restrictions were lifted in july is now responsible for around one in 10 of all new infections worldwide. efforts to distribute booster jobs are being hampered by public apathy. yet the government is resisting calls from scientists to reintroduce precautions or risk and even more deadly winter. there is a glimmer of good news. the u. k. has become the 1st country in the world to license a new treatment for cove at 19 described as potentially game changing the anti viral pill made by us pharmaceutical company. merck has been shown to have the chances of dying or being hospitalized for those most at risk. of severe symptoms of the disease, this pill interferes with the viruses replication mechanisms. and by interfering with how it reproduces, it makes it ma

to develop contingency plans for vaccines or boosters if needed, w h o is warning the heavily mutated very in poses a significant global risk. although there has been no debts linked to it. experts say arising infections could have severe consequences. if there is wanting, we have learned it's that norwegian, nor country, nor community and no individual is safe until we are all safe. the emergence of the highly imitated army chron variant under lions. just how perilous and precarious our situation is. south africa and was sworn, i should be tangled for detecting sequencing and reporting this warrant, not penalize nevertheless, many nations are pushing on with their measures. japan is banning. own you foreign travellers in an attempt to keep the new strain out of their country. we have a team of reporters covering the latest developments. jenna hall is standing by for us in london. we have our white house correspondent, kimberly hallett, and we have our diplomatic editor james bays at the united nations. james, let's start with you. and what's the latest from this special 3 day meeting

and they have advised w h o that this variance should be classified as a variant of concern. so today we are now seeing b 11529 is the variance of concern named on the crime, the w h o cautioned against hasty counter measures for now, but many governments chose instead to act fast. early indications show this varied may be more transmissible than the doubt and current vaccines may be less effective against it. it may also impact the effectiveness of one of our major treatments. one of the u. k. his lead by restricting travel from 6 southern african countries with the emerging all member states to follow suit. cases of a new variant have been confirmed in a growing list of countries including hong kong, israel and belgium. it is now important that all of us in europe act very swiftly. the european commission has today proposed to member states to activate the emergency brake on travel from countries in southern african and other countries affected. of course travel restrictions of designs not to hold the spread of the variance. it's too late for that. but instead to buy time,

and w h a will inform the public am and our partners and our member states. as soon as we have more information, several countries are restricting travel to and from southern africa, we're on the chrome was 1st identified cases of also been detected in belgium, israel and hong kong. at least 3 people have been killed in the solomon islands capital on yara where they have been days of rioting. gangs have been setting buildings on fire and trashing property, demanding the prime ministers resignation. they say they're part of the pacific nation has long been neglected by the government, as also anger about the decision to switch diplomatic allegiances from taiwan to china. french president emanuel macro has accused british primaries, the boys, johnson of not being serious about migration, count french of also dis invited the u. k. from the european crisis meeting, at least $27.00 refugees and migrant found of northern fonts on wednesday. the united states is taking the disbanded colombian rebel good fark off its list of foreign terrorist organizations. the decis

the view from still in my, who represents the w h o, is that decisions such as those should be based on risk based assessments rather than some sort of knee jerk reaction rather than some sort of thought or we must do whatever we can. rather, he says that it will take some time to work out the trends. miss ability, that's his phrase there. of this new variant. and it would be precipitous. i would be too quick to impose a blanket ban on travelers coming from southern africa. that's what he has been saying, that's the only strand that i've seen so far from that w h o. meeting that is taking place. but obviously more strands will emerge from that as time goes on in the course of to day dominate cane is right across the situation. the coven situation in europe this friday. thank you, dominic. well, there has been a travel been imposed on south africa by the u. k and a number of european countries over this at new variant, it has driven some people to rush to the airport in south africa to get out. and many them are frustrated about it. is a big inconvenience. we had our flights booked fo

and so they have done in sufficient vaccination coverage is the other factor that the w h o points too broadly. this means in one, in one sense, people coming to the end of their immunity, conferred by the double vaccination jab if they had it 6 months or more ago. and they haven't yet had a booster. that's happening a lot. and also vaccine hesitancy, also very prevalent, certainly in the east and part of your former soviet countries. places like sweeney lack fear at the moment. especially russia, where misinformation is pretty rife on social media. a lot of people are reluctant to take the vaccines, russia ferrying the worst of all because in that w h o european region registering well over a 1000 deaths every day at the moment. and you will know, you mentioned the u. k. they're, they've just, they've just authorized this new anti cove and pill, which is probably just as well, given the state of the numbers where you are much higher than any other western european country. it's estimated something like one in 10 of all new infractions taking place globally. happening here on the death

and the w h o and vaccine manufacturers noting that it could be 2 weeks before they have definitive data on this variance. and that's well, you know, plenty of time for it to spread substantially. ok, thank you. jonah hall in london, covering developments in london and across europe. news of the travel band that we just heard about drove a number of people in south africa to rush the airport. try to get home. they are to be fair, frustrated. it's a big inconvenience. we had our flights booked for a week time, but we got the news from our daughter in the u. k. about 31 o'clock last night saying that you were going to introduce the read. this is sunday sun justified. it's abrupt and it's not good for tories in for south africa. we understand that this is been bringing in a lot of tories into south africa and ever seen these regulations they passed last night. people are frantically trying to get back into the u. k. more with family to miller in johannesburg. deja vu isn't it for me that i had the beta very which started in south africa. wow. feel that years ago. doesn't it now they're star

k. israel and singapore of all imposed travel restrictions. meanwhile, the w. h. i was saying, it'll take a few weeks to determine exactly how transmissible this new variance is. we don't know very much about this yet. what we do know is that this variant has a large number of mutations. i'm in the concern is that when you have so many mutations that can have an impact on how the virus behaves. so right now researchers are getting together to understand where these mutations are in the spike protein and the fear in cleavage site. and what that potentially may mean for our diagnostics are therapeutics nor vaccines. i would say we have concern, but i think you would want us to have concern. ah, and i want the viewers to know that we have people who are on this more on this with family demila in johannesburg. yet again, now the detection of a variant that has scientists worried specifically because of the complexity and the multiple mutations they're seeing in that spike protein is concerning because they're worried about how it will spread from person to person. and

and you and the w h, i was actually meeting in geneva in the next. now to decide if this is the variant of interest or concern. meanwhile, if we want to visualize the variance and it's always important to remember that they constantly evolve in scope and size of got this from next strain dot org, which sound a little bit all minutes. this is a global picture of the variance over the course of the pandemic. first of all, look at this, all of this, these green and blue say that is all delta variance. there are officially 3 delta strength that is easily the most prevalent and long lasting and then further down we'll get rid of that. we've got these sort of blue colored ones. hey, you've got your gamma than alpha and then feta down there, which is all mostly pated out. and then right down here, this little red dot 21 k. that is our new variance. but if we switch to an africa focus like this, well you see on your very and down here again, and it is definitely bigger, and it's growing. and some a saying it is potentially the worst. so far, scientists say i

the world health organization says it is a bad move to impose new travel bans the w. h o s regional director for africa praise south africa today for following international health regulations. but that's not stopping travelers from trying to leave. after being stranded for two years because of not seeing your family. my parents were you, you know, um so i had to come back when the borders were open to come and see them and now you know, only to realize well, it's happening all over again, and it's like this is. you don't know what it is, you know, it's disappointing decide the least. president biden is sticking to his plan to move forward with travel restrictions tomorrow. the white house released a photo late this afternoon showing the president meeting with his covid response team. boxes jackie heinrich reports tonight on the new restrictions we may see in the future. president biden is now back at the white house, where he's receiving a briefing from dr anthony fauci, the latest on the micron variant. the biggest question is whether biden will impose any new travel

k. israel and singapore of all imposed travel restrictions. meanwhile, the w. h. i was saying it'll take a few weeks to determine exactly how transmissible this new variance is. we don't know very much about this yet. what we do know is that this variant has a large number of mutations. i'm in the.

and w h a will inform the public on and our partners and our member states. as soon as we have more information, several countries, a restrict, intact travel to and from southern africa, we're on a cron was 1st identified cases of also been detected in belgium, israel and hong kong. at least 3 people have been killed in the solomon islands, capital hon. yarrow, where they've been days of rioting, gangs have been setting buildings on fire and trashing prophecy. the united states is taking the disbanded colombian rebel group, fall off its list of foreign terrorist organizations. fox find a piece deal with the colombian government in 2016 french president. emanuel mccoy has accused british prime minister boris johnson of not being serious about migration in the english channel. french have also disinvited the u. k. from a european crisis meeting, at least 27 refugees and micros round of northern france on wednesday, ukraine's president volunteer meiza landscape says his security services have uncovered a russian bank plot to overthrow the government. zelinski to

and are coming to us to colleagues at cdc usaid pet far at the world bank at w h o to say what are our next steps? for example, the brazilian government are looking at recording on death certificates. whether, whether people have dependence and allowing then access to get economic support and, and social support to those families. we're seeing that the u. s. government is starting to, to discuss how they can best do this within their pandemic response. i think there are encouraging science, but what we still have to see is one government step forward and say we, we see this problem and what we're going to rise to meet at chapters about the mental health piece of this. what are they held, the rest, the mental health or is they covered orphans are facing. oh, well, what we know about bereavement for children is that am a child who, who loses a parent or grandparent, primary caregiver, so, so many children are after, by the grandparents. if that child or adolescent is, is supported and cared for and within a strong and loving family environment than within about a year or so that their pr

there say that they've detected the variance in 2 samples from november, the 19th one week later, the w h o labeled it a variant of concern and countries shut their borders to southern africa. domains incoming transfer. all of shots says mandatory vaccines are necessary to contain a 4th wave of the pandemic in the country. he will parliament to vote on the matter before the end of the year. dominic cane has more from the capital berlin. the seriousness of the coven situation. here in germany, his focus many mines, both medics and ministers. on what they can do to try to dampen down this wave of covert that has been washing across the states of germany for many weeks. now. in one sense, the politicians have decided to decide later many of the ministers who took part in the digital conference on tuesday afternoon here in germany, we're trying to get some form of decision that might help them in their individual states. but in the event, what's been decided is to wait for a special conference of prime ministers of states and the new government that will be sworn in next week, federally will

on the chrome was detected in the netherlands before it was reported in south africa, we speak to a w h, o representative in russia about how dangerous this new strength could be. a logic, not a huge is telling us, been there, learned that this is a more deadly virus. there is no place for planning, but there is place for preparedness, proportion, and action. nothing unions from 28 countries to mount a, suspension of cobit vaccine payton's. so poor countries can legally produce them, they say jobs are being unfairly hauled it by wealthier nations. we will be forced to create similar sites as a reaction to those who threaten us in this way. and we can do it now because we have successfully tested a hypersonic missiles, but it may appear in says rush has developed a powerful new hypersonic missile in response to append to get the statement ramping up tensions with moscow. and growing fears over twitters future as a beacon of free speech as the online giant gets a new boss known for coming out against freedom of expression in the 1st amendment . ah hello, good to happy with its life from m

and a w h o also says urgent work is being done to assess how effective our current vaccines.

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so little one event shay, representative of the w h o. here in russia. if there is something new, a new cluster or a cluster related to travel or something else, then genetic sequencing will give us the answer. unfortunately, you know, to jeanette requires that need more time than a p c or a manager test. but for the moment there, no such, i would say information available when a mutation shows a number of i would say change is a number of mutations that we can relate to something either to previous knowledge . for example, the buyer at the very end has mutations. many more mutations on the pipe dropping it is actually the needle that the virus is using to get into the salad to make us infected. to actually post infections will spread further. and this is why because it has many more and other viruses are the variance. it has the media to come into concert. so i think has scientific knowledge, but we don't have them, you know, all the logic, but not a huge. it's telling us at the moment that this is a more deadly virus. what we know from south africa is

we speak it to a w h. o representative in russia about how dangerous this new strain could be. we don't have a logical knowledge. it's telling us that the man, this is a more deadly virus, there is no place for panic, but there is place for preparedness, propulsion, and action. we will be forced to create similar sites as a reaction to those who threaten us in this way. and we can do it now, because we have successfully tested a hypersonic missile. president putin says russia has developed a powerful new hypersonic missile in response to a pentagon statement, ramping up tensions with moscow. and growing fears over twitters future as a beacon of free speech. as the online giant gets a new boss known for coming out against freedom of expression and the 1st amendment ah, a broadcasting live direct from our studios in moscow. this is our 2 international . i'm sean thomas. certainly glad to have you with us. are now 3 students have been killed and 8 other people injured, including a teacher in a school shooting in the u. s. state of michigan. it happened to just for, for just before

she's co lead the cobit 19 emergency parenting response, and she's worked closely with the w h o unicef and other international in jo's and government organizations to support caregivers looking after children during locked downs and school closures. lucy, clover, thanks so much for joining me on up front. according to your research, every 12 seconds a child loses an important care giver due to cobit 19. but when the pandemic began, did you expect it to be this bad? you anticipate this? well, actually it was the year or so futile full of offense. hospital thieves can child fast identify this challenge. a connie up to season. hillis called me one morning and said these sorts about what's, what happened with ha, and the fact that this is going to be happening with corvette and a mock. you know, i heard you say the numbers 1000000 children and one every 12 seconds. that was what we published in the lancet in july. but since then there's been a huge rise, even in those numbers, particularly with am surges in india and africa. and the numbers that we're now looking at a 5200000 children who'

o an extra half a 1000000 people might die by february as a result of it w h, i was saying the main driver of that being the relaxation of restrictions on movements, for example, before widespread vaccination had actually been taken place. australia is one of those countries. the vaccination rate has been particularly low. it's about 17th in the ranking of european countries as far as the uptake of fully vaccinated people around 63.4 percent, double jobs in austria. and on saturday, 13000. you infections were reported enough in all. busy time high, so you can see that the chancellor was on the huge pressure in order to turn that around. now, unvaccinated people already from restaurants and public places. you know, places where lots of people congregate. this new lockdown will expand, expand that, and it will essentially say that unvaccinated people aged over 12 who haven't just recovered from the virus, so they got no anti bodies will have to effectively stay at home unless there are specific circumstances that they are attending. now they will be able to go to work, they will be ab

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so, i mean, rather the w h i was saying country is everywhere. need to ramp up their vaccine rollouts, but given the number of mutations in this varying especially around the notorious spike protein of the car. and vaccines actually likely to why it's very hard to predict. they might look, or they might, oh, what we need to have right now is the virus in so culture. and then just look at the antibodies that were generated by the different vaccines. now look, if they neutralize the virus, if they do, then it looks good. if they don't it, it might look more bleak. now directing companies that produce the messenger name vaccines there. so it is $100.00 days and, and will house of vaccine for these various ok. it's day for where his well infomedia report there. she also mentioned people living with h i v, and there's obviously been a huge debate around vaccine rollouts and equality. we've known for some time now that more mutations do take place and immunocompromised people, right. so should they actually have then been prioritized to vaccinations? t

well, the 10 percent vaccinated indians have taken kovacs and job w h o approval means they're not q lation against coven 19. it's more likely to be except since in other countries. let's get more now from so he jam meal. he's a religious and fellow at the university of ox with green templeton college jones is from there. it's good to have you with as old news are, it's clear the good news for india that this vaccine has been given the w h o approval, but how much of a game changer would you say this is for the global fight against corporate? well, it's not very clear at this time whether it's going to really benefit the callback's program, which the w. a chill set up for supplying vaccines to low and middle income countries . just to be clear, india has exported a little were $60000000.00 of faxing this year. how to flinch, you know, roughly $20000000.00. i've gone to the call x program. but what is not clear is how much of the school works in monday, and how much was the sheet? it certainly is going to help of india's exposure to other countries, commercial exports that are already