Authorities in northwestern germany are preparing to ease the Strict Lockdown imposed in some districts after a covert 1000 outbreak flared at a Meat Processing plant there people have been ordered to stay in their homes and are banned from traveling anywhere for many of those will seem quarantine return patience is wearing thin but testing who is healthy and who is not is a major challenge. These employees of the tiniest Meat Processing plant and other residents want out about 650 people have been restricted to this block on the outskirts of feral a city of 25000 in western germany theyve been placed under quarantine. But this is set to change the mayor is preparing to lift the quarantine gradually but he still faces one big obstacle trying to figure out who is who and who is healthy. There are different lists of people who are actually living there and people who should be there but probably left before the quarantine whove likely headed home the look of isolation crime that many in feral and in the neighboring larger city of also want out after all its Summer Vacation but numerous german holiday resorts will only accept travelers from high risk locations if they tested negative for the coronavirus this temporary testing facility is being run with the help of soldiers from the german army. Take about every day we test over 700 people here honestly weve yet to see a positive test thats some good news for a change or good news but people here are still angry especially at the management of the tennis meat plant which was ground 0 for a fresh outbreak of the pen to make in this region. So its their fault and the meat plant acted incredibly irresponsibly that was to put it so the police in the city need to come down hard on them. For now the city has its hands full. It has to decide who may and may not be released from quarantine. Or workers have to check people against lists of those who have been tested this is its still going to take quite some time weeks maybe months but until were done with everything by the will likely also take a long time until we finally have a vaccine or drugs to treat the illness medicament up until then local residents will have to live with lockdown restrictions. And yet on some of the other developments in the coronavirus bend make the u. S. Government has reached a deal with pharmaceutical manufacturers are good to buy up almost the entire Global Supply of them disappear for the next 3 months it is one of the only treatments shown to alter the course of covert 19 china has reported just 3 new cases of corona virus compared to 19 the day before all the new cases what in beijing thailand has begun a 5th phase of your next ations of restrictions schools and high risk Entertainment Venues such as balls and message followers have been allowed to reopen and the german state of the very a is to bring in universal testing for over 1000 its prompted a debate about whether the rest of germany should follow suit or stick to targeted testing to prevent a possible 2nd wave while many countries are still fighting took up the pandemic its another picture in the Czech Republic people there have been celebrating a perceived end to the Coronavirus Crisis they held a Massive Public dinner party in the capital on tuesday knowledge crowds gathered on pragues charles bridge and sat down to dine at a gigantic 500 meter long table the country has by now eased most restrictions which had been introduced fairly early on in the pandemic the Czech Republic registered fewer than 12000 coronavirus cases and under 350. 00 deaths. The Israeli Cabinet is poised to debate the annexation of several jewish settlements in the occupied west bank the move is likely to inflame tensions with the palestinians and hamper any future peace negotiations or the status of the territory beit ekes up is a palestinian enclave on the west bank just outside jerusalem and completely surrounded by a village of Israeli Settlers soon this. Could become part of israel the palestinians say that would be unacceptable do you have a correspondent tanya kramer reports from beit except this tunnel road leads to the palestinian village of beit exeunt next to the security barrier that separates israel from the occupied west bank at this particular spot the fence of the israeli barrier was 3rd round a house belonging to one Palestinian Family hi its live in this almost unique enclave right next to a jewish settlement the entrance gate and cameras are remotely monitored. Like other palestinians sad as i have wonders what will happen to his home if the settlement becomes officially part of israel a move based on the controversial you as peace proposal put forth in january. But. I consider the annexation that were hearing about to be a show of american and israeli arrogance in order to confiscate more land the israeli and american governments just want the land but without the People Killed its only a many and. So far israel hasnt presented any official maps to explain which areas it could and next cursed and where the lines would be drawn and i have is concerned that the move could lead to yet more isolation and further restrictions on movement is specially since the tram plan and visions only limited enclaves for the palestinians. That. Theres no future. Theres no hope of. My hopes are gone that so the support we see for the israelis nobody cares about us palestinians out off at work with all of the any movement between different parts of the occupied west bank is already very complicated for palestinians so now we also want to go to the settlement its just literally a meter away from us but to get there we have to drive to the nearest checkpoint and it will take us some time. Its more than an hours drive to cross the kalandia checkpoint. Only palestinians with an israeli permit can cross from here. From there we return to the settlement of give 100. Who is one of the settlements founders like most residents hes waiting for more details on the an exemption plans from the Israeli Government developers for 2 shia holy although a significant things that could come out of this plan is that it can open up a very positive opportunity for us to expand or settlements for our children and its also good for the people on the other side of the fence if an exaggeration goes ahead its expected to be a long process on the palestinian side of the fence uncertainty is crowing us once again maps are rethinking that without the People Living there having much say about where the lines are drawn. Just a quick recap now of our top story of this germanys chancellor Angela Merkel has been outlining goals and expectations for our countrys 6 month stint heading the European Union presidency in a brief statement that ranged from the challenges posed by the corona virus to those posed by climate protection and digitization she also refers to break so she warned that although she hoped for an agreement with the u. K. In the autumn that the e. U. Must also be prepared for a normal deal. Speaking about a plan to counter the impact of the governor about his pandemic on the e. U. Michael said any recovery had to be sustainable its important to use that the economic recovery benefits everyone and that its not just about companies and employees but that we also retain and strengthen social cohesion and and that means that the opportunities for young people in europe must be preserved and this is why in our presidency will be pushing for a youth guarantee the possibility for every young person to get a job im joined now from our parliamentary studio by Political Correspondent nina and by our brussels correspondent bob me now to you 1st there was a very clear focus in johns american speech that coronado virus Recovery Plan for the e. U. Needs to be agreed. That is correct and that is going to be the determining topic for the next 6 months of the e. U. Presidency of course the chancellor had completely different plans 13 years ago was the last time that germany was at the helm of the e. U. And so this would have been a chance to bring here a forward instead now germany has to throw all its weight behind the efforts to get the e. U. Out of this very existential crisis that has been caused by the current a virus and of course this is something where Anglo American also needs the support from the members of the bonus talk which is why she outlined in detail that this is not just about other countries about germany rescuing other countries this is about germany surviving as well because if the other countries are not doing well then germany will suffer even more. Bob rivers and in brussels another part of the speech of course was about brags that on the possibility that the e. U. Should be prepared to not have a deal by the autumn what can we expect germany to do in the next 6 months to potentially speed up the process of talks with the u. K. They cant really do anything to speed up the talks because theyve already been speeded up as far as that is doable at all in the next 2 weeks throughout the middle of august and there will be weekly daily meetings between the 2 sides and you chief negotiator Michele Bunny and david frost and the british side they will try to sort of pull things together they will try to find what they call landing zones for compromises between the 2 sides as speaking from a last monday when these talks began after break. There are really very far apart there is no consensus yet emerging on anything on any of those big topics. This city of london the Financial Services be it trade and what that you called level Playing Field if issue and all the as a contentious issues so can it be done it depends on whether the british side is willing to compromise and there are some doubts was on the america will and with other european leaders where the british side really does want to compromise whether they do want a deal or whether they are not really on purpose heading for a new deal exit that means the economic brecks it at the end of this year so she can really influence it a lot and she has already made clear that she will not bend over backwards to make that compromise final question to you in berlin clearly the chancellor will need the support of the entire government and all the m. P. s in parliament as she heads into this presidency thus you havent. She is currently the leader of a grand Coalition Government which gives her the majority in parliament means that conservatives together with the social democrats are forming the government which means that it should be fairly. Smooth sailing for her when it comes to those big projects of course theres infighting because it is ungrammatical last term in office and she has already announced that shes not going to stand again as chancellor next year so well see how the infighting within her own party who will succeed her as chancellor candidates will affect those debates that are going on but this is probably domestic politics this will nevertheless not change the whole attitude of members of the bundestag who are largely in favor of bringing your of forward and of getting europe out of this crisis Political Correspondent nina. Brussels correspondent. Thank you very much. Youre watching the news dont forget you can keep up to date on our web site. 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After the struggle to contain the pandemic what will it mean for Health Care Systems and the people who run them. Welcome to this coverage 19 special on robots in berlin is good to have you with us the burden of tackling a Global Health crisis has fallen more heavily on the shoulders of one group than any other the worlds Health Care Workers are dealing with death and disease on a daily basis risking their own health at the same time and not always with the level of protection that they need. He waves goodbye to his colleagues at the end of his shift all of your labor which has been a nurse for 30 years he works in one of the largest hospitals in paris the. Right in the city center label which looks after up to 12 patients a day on the geriatric ward his net income is 1735. 00 euros per month for months now theres been virtually no time at all to pause for a break. From sort of im the only one working at my station and have to do everything myself you know there are doctors and other nurses but theres a lot to do but i hardly get a break i barely have enough time for a cup of coffee in the afternoon. And walk up to see if. Hes witnessed how the coronavirus pandemic pushed the French Health care system to the brink there were dramatic scenes at hospitals with shortages of all types of supplies ventilators personal protective equipment masks medical staff worked courageously pushing themselves to sheer exhaustion many hospital workers became sick themselves and some even died the system nearly collapsed. We were not prepared for such a wave of pandemic not at this intensity or duration. Olivier level which agrees after budget cuts and reforms french hospitals were left with insufficient emergency room capacity and not enough staff doctors and nurses had to work around the clock all the covert 1000 crisis made working conditions even worse im not the only one all of us notice just how badly things in france have deteriorated. The response every night at 8 the french have gone out onto their balconies to applaud medical workers a movement that spread across the country during the stringent lockdown musical performances mobilized entire neighborhoods people were conscious of the crisis playing out in the hospitals. Eminem a call 8 minute mistakes were made hospital budget cuts had been too drastic it ministration too sluggish to react staff too poorly paid now c g t the Health Care Workers union is calling for raises of at least 300. 00 euros and for the retirement age to be lowered to 55. 00 all of your labor of its supports this. We need more Funding Resources and personnel but above all else we need higher wages. So hes off to protest even though the french government has just promised to increase wages considerably and reform the health care system. Well lets speak to Professor James buck hes editor in chief of the publication Human Resources for health and speaks to us from as imbra professor this really has been a tough time for healthcare workers even beyond the sheer volume of patients there having to deal with hasnt it. Very much so what could have it has done is expose any weaknesses in how systems and Health Workforce numbers and deployment were coming out of the initial impact of coode was meant to see workforce problems that existed before you could impact. On the sort of problems weve been seeing or also the Health Implications for the workers themselves some countries doing a better job of protecting their way than others weve seen that in the ficus have when we have the Health Workers are at the front line they are a high risk of exposure the International Council of nurses which is done some good work on allies in the variation in infection rates suggests one of ridge about 7 percent of nurses have been affected across the front 30 countries the other day 84 without varies from below one percent in 64 up to about 20 percent in spain and in the countries that are on the wrong side of those numbers have anything in common is a case of not enough p. P. A. Is a case of understaffing to reno i think there are several contributory factors its always difficult to isolate one and uses it feel guilty of p. V. Was a big problem and continues to be a problem in some countries us heightened risk of exposure where there are being shortage in stuff individuals are there to work close to patients for longer or for longer periods of time another has also been heightening the risk of exposure what about Health Systems themselves 3 seen them performing to varying different degrees around the world all that particular models of Health System that have shown themselves to be effective in a pandemic like this. I dont think a specific form or model guarantees success but i think you can point to systems which are of a localized flexible will it see to respond to differential impact in different parts of the country as being one which is better suited top dont overly centralized one i think we will see this become even more of an issue i spikes could occur locally within countries is the ability to respond quickly locally there will be what is required trying to deal with this next phase and for the types of systems where it may be hasnt worked as well as it could have is there a positive outlook because presumably if youve been underfunding your system thus far youre not now financially in a better position to do it given the effect of coronavirus on economies kutas group to expose the gaps in Health Systems and health is those funding and those you see the risk know is that the countries that have been worst hit by a coup or those who also need to find more resources to me. Economic damage. There is a double whammy there high of players of coop gud most negative impact on the economy of professor park and its been fascinating talking to you thanks for your time thats Professor James burke and editor in chief of Human Resources for help thank you very much and now its the part of the program where you get to ask the questions as our science correspondent derrick williams. Can kovac 19 cause bad breath. Ptosis can be caused by a wide range of different factors from inadequate dental hygiene to to a more serious underlying condition but the w. H. O. Doesnt list it as a symptom for covert 19 however there is an interesting connection between bad breath and the virus mouthwash sales have spiked during the pandemic which i guess was to be expected i mean plenty of people probably hope that using mouthwash is regularly will have a preventative effect even though there is currently no evidence that that garbling with them protects you either that or or breathing into a mask all the time has made people hyper aware of how their own breath smells. Can you catch coded 19 from drinking unfiltered tap water. There is no evidence you can get covert 19 from drinking treated water and the risk of transmission through water in general or even untreated wastewater appears to be very low even when the viruses genetic material can be detected in untreated water in most cases its probably not viable thats because sars cove too is whats called an envelop virus which means it has a pretty fragile membrane that doesnt really protect it for very long outside the body so this is standard treatment methods used in motorists municipal Drinking Water systems like like filtration and disinfection should inactivated just like they do other pathogens if you dont have access to safe treated water then then the standard precautions. That you take like like boiling your Drinking Water should also kill any source code to. Why does cambodia have no deaths from covert 19. As of this morning at least there have still been only around 140 cases of covert 19 reported in cambodia and not a single official death no with a record like that theres of course a lot of speculation the country is under reporting none of it confirmed but if the official numbers are accurate then then cambodia has has a remarkable record so far as does the neighboring vietnam both countries have been praised by the w. H. O. For for how they detected and responded to new cases at a very early stage of the pandemic with extensive Contact Tracing travel restrictions and quarantines as early as january time when when most other countries were willing to even consider them at the time those measures were viewed as as extreme but retrospective lay they look like something that everyone should have been doing. As a science correspondent dr williams now its certainly proven that with during the coronavirus pandemic but many Health Care Workers remain some of the least well paid in their societies resistance to that fact is growing not least in spain around 10000. 00 nurses station demonstration on monday against the levels of pay and temporary contracts and they made that point with a moving rendition of the eightys pop song resistance which translates as i will resist enjoy the music this is been the coming 1000. 00 special thanks for joining us. Because africa. Back to the future when century comest become wandering headsman its because of the ecological revenue stream in Southern Africa abolishing fame stingrays enough to keep soil from becoming depleted and protects the habitats of wild animals shedding ancient skill thats a contribution to a Sustainable Future eco account for go. Fishing 39. 00 and so on t. W. 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