w. stephanie barnett, reporting from heidelberg, thank you for that update. well, jim and chancellor shawls and the countries 16 state leaders have agreed to keep the current rules against the spread of covet 19 in place. during their talks at the chancellor, they decided a tightening of restrictions is not necessary at the moment. despite the rapid spread of the i'm a cron variant that is causing record confection numbers here in germany. while some politicians and germany all are calling for an end to restrictions, as the new varying appears to cause less severe disease and vaccinated people. but some doctors, especially those working in hospitals, say it is too early to give the all clear. a typical scene in one of germany's emergency rooms an incoming patient is tested immediately for coven 19 and receives the news they're infected with omicron. germany's latest wave has cases spreading faster than ever, and many health workers are also expected to catch the virus. the university clinic and regensburg is bracing for impact. ma'am for them so much was that