Program germany has posted the most corona virus infections in a day and with infections sharply rising in other countries as well Financial Markets are getting the jitters again amid fears of tighter restrictions european shares sank to near 2 week low on thursday driving the sell off across europe and asia are coronavirus concerns germany reported daily infection rate. On thursday hong kongs hang seng index tumbled over 2 percent shanghai and tokyo shares also fell. Lets cross over to our markets correspondent Chelsea Delaney in frankfurt chelsea a record 6638 new infections in germany leaders are saying the 2nd wave will be big yet theres seems to be little optimism that can be stopped. This is all becoming very real for investors and for politicians and for citizens across europe weve seen over the past few weeks a lot of. A lot of optimism among investors we havent really seen big impacts on the stock market despite these rising number of cases but today it is really starting to sink in that we are amid the 2nd wave and there will be more restrictions we have the taxes here in frankfurt down about 3 percent really that the steep this drop among european chairs and all of this is really starting to spook investors and there will be economic consequences what is there anything positive amid all the worrying news the visitors are focusing on. I think theres not a lot to be positive about today if there is a case for optimism optimism among investors among markets that we havent seen countries is resorting to these nationwide lockdown that we had seen earlier in the year and those have been obviously extremely devastating for it the economy right now were seeing countries really prioritizing localized lockdowns and really narrow and set of nationwide lockdowns and whether theyll be able to continue at that we dont know yet but thats clearly their priority and that will mitigate the economic and. Chose to delay in frankfurt thank you. Now technically britain has left the European Union at the beginning of the year during the current transition period both sides are still wrangling over their future relations a deadline for a trade deal is fast approaching and todays use summit is expected to be decisive will the 2 sides keep talking or is it time prepare for a final no deal brags that at the end of this year and e. U. U. K. Trade deal would ball search the british economy at the start of this year the u. K. s economy was already struggling but the coronavirus been demick forced to sheer drop in g. D. P. Since then its come back up but far from previous levels the latest u. K. Unemployment data puts the rate at just 4 and a half percent only a little higher than a year ago the u. K. s office of budget responsibility says a 2nd wave of the virus could push that grade up to almost 12 per cent by the end of the year the pound has been looking healthier in recent weeks though suggesting traders expect a deal despite all the wrangling now there are all those that say Boris Johnson the u. K. Prime minister doesnt even want to deal with the European Union a short while ago i asked maria says Deputy Director of the brussels based think tank bruegel what the economic in. Cations of that would be some of it might be political expediency bust your aim by the men at the end of the day if you are a producer youre looking after the best of the country you really do want a deal i dont think i can see a world in which you can do better otherwise as so i have you know the careless might ensue if we dont get a deal but i think that all everything will be done on both sides to actually get something even if its small and in fact he will have to be small in the sense they will be the confines for something that can built on an ac is by adding masses of these brueghel think tank speaking their time for some serious k. Pop now shares and the Management Company of the korean boy band b. T. S. Perform strongly on a stock market debut huge interest in the i. P. O. As a reflection of the massive global Success Story that is korean pop and its current contents. Even though she could only watch the show online wearing a mask in the presence of a few friends b. T. S. Found angie one was deeply touched. She was one of more than 100000000 people worldwide who logged on to watch a b. T. S. Concert last week and. This 7 piece group of korean 20 somethings clearly means a great deal to her and many others around the world. Revival know their sons are really good their songs gave comfort in these tough times and made me a fan. Such devotion is lucrative for korean pop purveyors its easy to understand why big Hit Entertainment the Management Company behind the band decided to launch an i. P. O. Demand was huge the share price almost tripled within minutes giving the company a market cap of almost 10000000000. 00 comfortably making it one of south koreas 30 most valuable. My name is chip is now a major Worldwide Industry leader with their smooth american accents and seemingly universal appeal b. T. S. Are at a global forefront big hit successful i. P. O. Is also good news for this month bang see the Management Companys founder is now a multi billionaire well might he bang his drum. For its passionate fans though the appeal of b. T. S. Is about something much more personal than a share price 2. All right lets get more on this from franks misty w correspondent in south korea in seoul he joins me now frank give us an idea about this phenomenon b. T. S. Well i think you touched on it a bit in the in the package of that we saw a lot of it can be can be credited to its socalled army of fans after all on the billboard social 50 p. T. S. As top that chart for a record 200 weeks 2 songs right now dynamite which came out a bit earlier in savage love are both number one and 2 each top songs on that billboard hot song chart the 29. 00 teen tour that traveled around the world sold out concerts everywhere in generated help generate Something Like 500000000. 00 in revenue for the company that you mentioned their Management Company big Hit Entertainment and of course were talking about the i. P. O. Of big hits today it has certainly put the company on the map of south korean economic heavyweights where exactly well its the number 30 companies by market cap experts predict though it will drop down from value to 10000000000. 00 to something in the neighborhood of 7000000000. 00 this is the largest i p since 2017 here and it makes it the Largest Entertainment Company in so the korea but there is a risk to this for a big hit 95 percent or more of its revenues are generated by that one x. B. T. S. So what exactly is big hit planning in the future more boy bands and what is it going to do with all the money that is raked in with design. Well one thing that happened this year it had to suspend or cancel its map of seoul world tour because of the covert 900. 00 pandemic big hit does have another platform that its launched a fan based as social Networking Service platform where fans can Exchange Messages with band members and it also as you alluded to intends to diversify to bring along other up roy in and girl bands but the other risk for b. T. S. Is military service and so 3 able d bodied men between 18 and 28 need to spend about 2 years in military service and one of the members gen he turns 28 in december and he might have to go to the military even though hes got some wiggle room having registered for graduate studies might be bad news for fans frank smith and seoul thank you and now a brief look at some of the other business stories making headlines the Silver Screen is making a cautious return in india after months of shutdown despite the countrys virus case the surging past 7000000 the home of bollywood is partially reopening some cinemas us restrictions are eased strict social distancing. Will apply though singapore and hong kong will set up a travel bubble as the 2 cities move to reestablish overseas travelling and lift the quarantine hurdle for visitors from overseas under the scheme travelers would need to get negative coded 19 test results and travel on specific flights only to see mens health and ears has launched a rapid coronavirus and to test kit in europe rising infection numbers have sparked growing demand the test is said to be able to deliver a result in just 15 minutes. Argentina has been hit hard by cove 19 both in terms of deaths and case numbers and its existing economic woes have been compounded by the end but there are still some cause for optimism but the easing of restrictions allowing some businesses to get going again. Its not exactly heaving but shoppers are roaming around buenos irises a boston Shopping Mall again its been closed for 8 months to district pandemic regulations in argentina. Disinfecting clothes racks and scanning customers temperatures before they can start shopping might not be anybodys idea of Retail Therapy but store owners are just glad to be able to sell again. I think it was time to reopen the Shopping Mall as the stores are open on the street. Everything has to begin to be more flexible again. Even though thunders this is back the company that owns the mall says the long hiatus did serious damage to the retail sector. It was very hard because depending on the shops we lost around 20 to 30 percent of the tenants and tens of thousands of jobs. No one knows when malls like this will be full with customers again but after 8 months of literally nobody even a handful of shoppers is a welcome start. And that wraps up our program if you want more go out and check out our website at the w dot com slash business or social media. Thanks for watching. Successful. Combating the corona pandemic. Where does research stand. What are scientists learning. Background information and news. Hour carona updates. Coded 19 special next on d w. How does a virus spread. Why do we panic and threaten well. Consider through the topics covered in the weekly radio show its called spectrum if you would like any information on the crown of virus or any other science topic you should really check out our podcast you can get it wherever you get your podcast can also find us at dot com slash science. A double epidemic is coming as covert cases rise and influenza wave is heading to the Northern Hemisphere what if you get both at the same time. The corona virus is already in your territory its a combination with influenza equally unknown. Winter will be a challenge. And the big problem were facing is that cold it can look a lot like flu at ascot. Create a lot of problems for hospitals so one of the most important things we can do is to provide flu in our community and one of most important tools we have is the flu vaccine whether it impacts the behavior of the coronavirus is another thing but a flu vaccination could narrow the diagnostic options when flu like symptoms occur. And doctors say its more important than ever to get your flu shot this year facebook has launched a Vaccine Information campaign its also banning ads that discourage people from getting the jap as the reportedly only for the time found out demand is surging experts say this could be a test run for an eventual coronavirus vaccine. A little pinprick that protects against the flu and helps make sure the Health System wont be overwhelmed doctors are worried about a widespread flu outbreak alongside a new wave of covert 19. The the demand for flu vaccinations is higher this year than usual and people are a bit alarmed and scared and that means that they are much more willing to get vaccinated. A flu jab is usually recommended for those over 60 pregnant women people with preexisting conditions and medical workers but this year of the vaccination is available to everyone who wants one. German Health Minister says anyone who wants to have themselves and their children vaccinated should and can do so but if everyone in germany decides to get a flu jab there wont be enough of the vaccine to go around. If we just vaccinate anyone who wants the done its quite possible that the people who really needed may not be able to get a vaccine at all in the end would be ethically and medically wrong. To avoid that outcome the Vaccination Commission recommends not high risk patients be vaccinated 1st then the rest of the population germany has never used up all its available vaccines nevertheless this year the flew back. The nation will serve as a test run for an eventual corona vaccination and we can learn how a covert 1000. 00 Vaccination Program might work from how influenza vaccinations go this year well probably vaccinate the same risk groups 1st will have much less of the vaccine at 1st compared to the influenza vaccine so well probably have to vaccinate gradually starting with those who need it most in this respect you can see the flu vaccine as a kind of test for the population boom for you before coming out to come out of seeing the states and the medical profession are hoping to learn valuable lessons from this years flu season and how to prioritize future vaccinations. Nucular patricio joins us from his National Institute for Infectious Diseases in rome nicholas i got my flu shot last week was that a good idea that well somebody bagel day. I did the same just 10 days ago and was also vaccinated against there are no cocoa infections this is a very well they do it because we have decreased. The number over flu cases. Firstly because florrie its. The infection that should be prevented before in scotland patients secondly because we have to avoid fresh during the winter season or into asking for a. Meeting but tell me this there are studies that show that it could actually protect me against the corona virus is is that can you substantiate that. There is no evidence that. The vaccine National Guests flu can protect against south cyclone alive still that different viruses and they belong to different families they snowy interactions between the 2 viruses and the Facts National against flu does not protect against corona virus there is scope to be seen aided. By another important ceasing the risk into the system that can get can worsen the course of that it could infection with coffee or increase the pressure in their hosking does. Mission and intensive care mechanical ventilation cases but what if i do get the flu and corrado at the same time we dont have a vaccine against. About of also busy 5 or so for your question and no. Reply i just can say that if we have all the vaccine come in at the same time they could be done and maybe next year when in the. Fall of the vaccine. They could be done to get new zealand has a 99. 8 percent reduction in flu cases following its code 90 response it is that because so many people so much more vigilant about washing hands wearing mosques. This is a possible explanation the most likely explanation d that the mission to reduce the spread of the core of i can reduce also the spread of through this is correct and in my. Class if we use proper masks wash and sand and we have a physical distance if we can avoid bought the flu and. The the fact that that in new zealand the number of cases of flu is is so dramatically decreasing can may impede the view to the death up to there under arrest of the people who meet the measures for d whats your Research Reveal on geographical differences on the spread and sabera here of the flu and covert. The buck flu when. It does need to be the same way it is the risk you know it already has got all the way to the outlets and the contact that oh a competent. Bashan can just meet the infection dual to one cog passion to 2. 00 persons on average whereas at dusk the c. B. D. For flu is so low at around the one a 1. 00 and case fatality rate is around 5 percent up to 1520 percent they know people older than 80 are sold for a copy of the last. 4 through the more case but if youre a lower than one percent and this is the big difference between the 2 of the c. C. C. In terms of epidemiology you know patricio thank you very much for joining us today. A brief look at some of the coronavirus stories making news. Another setback for hopes of a vaccine anytime soon johnson and johnsons Clinical Trial of its covert 19 vaccine is on hold after a volunteer came down with an unexplained illness. Nearly has also posed a Clinical Trial of an antibody treatment. To Taiwanese Companies have designed a covert rapid test using electronic chips a coating on the biosensor a tracks and binds with the are in a of the virus in the flow of electrons through the semiconductor changes showing a negative or positive result in a few minutes and researchers in japan have used a supercomputer to show how humidity affects the dispersion of corona virus particles the findings suggest contagion risks are high in dry indoor conditions in winter they say humidifiers could help limit infections when window ventilation is not possible. Of to our science correspondent now Derek Williams for another book shelf installment of his q. And a the usa its. How do you make a vaccine for something that mutates. I get asked this a lot to answer we have to look at the process of evolution not just like with living organisms the genetic code that governs how a virus is made changes from generation to generation sometimes in small ways sometimes in big ones the progeny if they survive eventually will become separate strains that are distinct from their common ancestor their genetic code has changed and and that can change how they look at their structure and also how they interact with potential hosts for example whether they can cause more or less severe illness whats key to creating a vaccine is the speed at which these changes occur in viruses like the ones that cause influenza for example which have genomes that are less stable or the rate of change is so rapid and random that we need a new vaccine to fight them every year we have to play catch up with flu bugs all the time fortunately due to the way that sars cove 2 makes copies of itself its genome remains relatively stable as far as we can tell a worldwide there isnt a lot of genetic variation yet among all the Novel Coronavirus is circulating in different parts of the planet and because those groups are so homogeneous theoretically a vaccine that can prevent one should be able to prevent them all whats interesting and kind of scare. Is that is that when we start to prevent infections with a vaccine will also start forcing sars cove to change in ways that will allow it to get around the vaccine but but thats a different question. Finally the pandemic is being let down for life music lovers many concert holes remain closed to prevent the spread of the virus. So young members of the new York Philharmonic have decided to take their music to the public and now staging performances on the citys streets and in pots the setting is a hot cry from the film on its usual venue and it gives the musicians a sense of purpose and is likely to attract in fact and also. Really. Good to have you along for another about coven specials ive been fizzling so its worth. To the barricades in defense of cultural autonomy students in brooklyn occupy the countrys top Arts University the far right government wants to impose a government of learned more to the school. Cut the student protesters strongly oppose this measure. The culture war in congress to speeding up the. Focus on europe. Become 30 minute spot d. W. Into the conflict zone with tim sebastian. A deep fried divided america is heading for its election my guest this week from washington is carol cuccinelli the acting number 2 at the department of Homeland Security which caused uproar also reports of the sages used Excessive Force during recent protests in Portland Oregon countys Department Keep the peace conflicts of. 90 minutes on d. W. Beach their obsession for spectacular pictures. Their passion for nature the book. Instead complete devotion that makes them the best wildlife photographer in the world. Fascinating. And classic. Confrontational. And story. 5 adventures. One. The preservation of our planet. Is not just an issue of heart trees and saving pandas a. Song thats survived last. Time it starts november 6th on g. W. 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