God is 58 seem. To subsist. On. Love and respect. The brace continues for a Coronavirus Vaccine still the highest hopes of treating infections with the medicines that already exist approved for other diseases or in development. Its called repurpose saying. You want to go with the things they do know that work such as severe appears to be. So you want to drugs like that. Its important to know at what stage a treatment is most effective medicines helpful early on when the infection is mild when there are no breathing problems could be affective or harmful to a patient. Continue to scour their portfolios for possible solutions the world has never faced a pandemic of these proportions in a moment ill talk to an expert from the European Medicines Agency 1st a look at some of the drugs that are being repurposed. Antiviral medicines were originally developed for hiv ebola hepatitis c. Influenza and 2 other coronaviruses sars and mares theyre designed to stop the disease from reproducing or entering long cells antiinflammatories are used to treat Rheumatoid Arthritis or inflammatory diseases theyre supposed to limit the bodys defenses and severe long infestations to avoid further information which would cause more damage than the disease medicines for long complications are designed to treat Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis they help supply the patients longs with sufficient oxygen and help to long to repair themselves cardiovascular medicines were developed to treat blood clots or Heart Disease theyre now being used to prevent complications from covert 19. Is head of biological Health Threats and strategy at the European Medicines Agency is a pharmacologist who spent several years in antibacterials and antifungals in preclinical and Clinical Development so where are we at in treating corona with repurposed medication. Yeah were seeing some important advancements in particular i think they use autism at those on up or up to and all the lights patients we copy 19 and with important results from the recovery study showing the benefits to immortality using this a medicine has an important enfants ment and will be used and also the anti virus does appear one of the 1st ones to be tested in Clinical Trials for the treatment of corby 19 it showed that the ability over a few scenes at the time to recall very so the time to start from the off the gulf agents meet all the lies that call the 19 and therefore ds are so far the most significant upon spend that we are reaching tons of the dis ease i went through the various treatments before what are the most effective of these treatments. Yet theres a macas on indeed the movement giving us the most impressive results so far and we really hope to see other interventions that will be as effective as this one and really the combination of different more dolly piece of treatment will be but important to be investigating the future we are causing the hope being then you want to cling onto bodies with that and neutralizing the activity so really acting as unto biros and probably that combination all bunty bar as we say knew no more do leaders might might be the most interesting were to follow in the future it took a long time to find the right mix to treat hiv we going to have to wait that long suppose it. We are not of course your everything is much more compressing time and fortunately there are still a lot of patients out we need severe call the 19 and be hospitalized and we have seen progress when youre up new wave all of the cases including similar cases so were really all that Clinical Trials that are running at the moment and there are several efforts well be able to deliver you know much faster way what we need to know about what could be the best intervention here now to combine the different agents of course is very important and one of the Lessons Learned that we need a lot from the my skin the court trial and the small mentee Clinical Research that weve seen in the beginning part all seen europe is not really elsewhere because we need a lot of studies to tell us exactly what its 14 and which patients but instead of free pass a single these different drugs developed to treat different diseases what what about new therapies. Yet in terms of one to virus in the new way both products are brand new and they cover all the small molecules seem not to read that severe or indeed these unto bodies that have the potential to naturalize the virus and being badly affected by any indeed we see these with other emerging viruses like it how they can be a really bad feeling times all reducing the burden of disease so we are really hoping that all these new maxines will provide really new opportunities and really be helpful in fuck food in treating the station as he said the new drugs could reduce the burden the need to hospitalizations i guess what we do need is a drug that works at all stages. Absolutely in fact so were really supporting the effort by Many Developers to study different drugs that different state is all caught in 1000 d. C. s starting really from their profile oxys impulse the sport of lux is going to treatment of mind p. C. s in the out patient and then of course the treatment of severe cut me 19 patients that i was brutalized and maybe we will need a combination of different drugs depending on the different thanks on to all the zs all of your encouraging new therapies but why isnt more being spent on that potential vaccines are saved about 6 times more funding than therapies and we dont even know if well get a vaccine. I guess for what i can say is that hes believed that the vaccine could ever be the end of the day yet bigger in parts are on the course of the fund than it can also in trying to contain the spread of the virus and this is what will be learned for a number all of our old diseases over years and decades but of course youre absolutely right that probably we need not to forget that also tara pure ticks are a stream important that and that effort should be put also in that ira to make sure that we have a group or fawley or or Treatment Options that cover different pharmacological activities in order to make to make sure that we can treat this one as possible in a non christian way patients with different stages of the disease from the he used top strategist Michael Company thank you very much for your time thank you building a high end is germanys 2nd because Pharmaceuticals Company with close to 6 and a half 1000 staff and busy working on various drugs including a special covert 19 therapy. These antibodies may be invisible to the human eye but they could play a vital role in neutralizing the corona virus scientists in the laboratories and bieber of half said they are developing new treatments as fast as they can. We are generating antibodies they bind with the virus and prevent it from infecting other cells and the human body in fact. So these antibodies are designed to catch the virus after it has entered the body yet before it can do any damage. Besides in a persuade b. A is brilliant in the himes Largest Research and Development Center the head of the German Division says the prospects for b. Are good. We are in the middle of the process of building up our team and our workforce and we expect a slight increase in personnel over the next few years i mean. Another approach to fighting the corona virus is the inhouse molecular library the socalled treasure troves these shells contain over a 1000000 different Chemical Substances the accumulated knowledge of the pharmaceutical giant researchers are investigating whether these substances are suitable for treating some of the effects of covert 19 the scientist said person or have joined 36 other pharmaceutical companies and Research Institutes around the world to form a consortium to fight the corona virus. Invent some enough by if we can Work Together and we can pull the best information from each contributor and that is precisely the goal of the consortium to bring together all the experts and move forward quickly on sakia but it could take years before an anti coronavirus drug is approved the scientists at drilling on him say its too early to speculate about a possible release date. Time to look at the viewer questions that have been coming in on how you tube channel is derrick williams. Its covered 19 now endemic. When i read this question i thought ok its time to talk about the elephant in the room the fact that despite all of our fondest hopes this virus is not going to fizzle out and go away 1st lets define endemic the way were using the word here is in its epidemiological sense which describes when an infection is more or less constantly present in the background within a specific population and geographic region but it also implies that its in a kind of steady state which hope in 1000 is not at the moment its still spreading fast and furiously in many places all over the planet one of 2 things could happen next when enough people build up immunity to it through infection or vaccination covert 19 could become an endemic disease or it could just apparently burn itself out and disappear like sars dead but not thats not going to happen in other words at this point if we could say that the disease was endemic wed actually be farther along the road towards returning to life as usual than we are it would mean covert 9000 was no longer out of control but was a disease we had tools to cope with well develop those tools eventually just like we did. Aids and influenza in fact probably a lot faster but but wiping the virus out entirely at this point would take a massive planet wide strategy like the one that wiped out smallpox and is nearly banished polio but projects like that take high levels of cooperation between nations and they take time so covert 19 is going to be with us for the foreseeable future but to some extent at least for how long will depend on us. Humans are the only ones going through difficult times during the pandemic some zoos are closed or have very few visitors and often lack the funds to feed their animals but merchants from perots launches wholesale food market have joined forces and donated over 10 tonnes of fruit vegetables to help feed the animals of lima zoo it seemed visited numbers tumbled from around 5000 to under 500 a day and leave you with the animals nice to have you along for another code special here on the w one it was only 7 i thought of going through. Germanys business in the middle kingdom is going well my friend how much longer. As a trading partner is becoming increasingly. Free Market Access is becoming more difficult intellectual property. Humans rights violations. How can these things continue. Made in germany. To the point of strong opinions clear positions International Perspectives. From our say that munich paris to prague corona virus infections are surging in europe the big cities at the for. If the weights can new restrictions bring the situation under control joining us on to the point. To the point. Being 60 minutes on d w. D to know that 77 percent of lucky are younger than. Me and me and. You know why this time of course is 100. 77 percent talk about the issue. From 1. 2 flashes from polls like to thank you tom this is where. The media. Step aside usa soon to take over as the worlds biggest economy china is no longer just an emerging giant its already clearly stealing the top spot on the podium staking out its claims on every continent with its sprawling belt and Road Initiative impacting how most every country does business officials in beijing as setting the Global Standards in tech theyre drawing up their own treaties and deals and theyve got the upper head with an immense amount of financial firepower but chinas also quietly secretive fad restrictive the question is is china more of a partner or rival. President xi jinping has promised time and again to open his mammoth economy to the world to lead in International Investment and allow for a level playing field. The executives ive spoken to say its going in the other direction they say chinese officials clamping down on foreign firms more than ever china and the European Union have been hammering out a comprehensive agreement on investment for 7 years now but of the multiple rounds of negotiations theyve basically got no way. The skyscrapers a friend high have all been built in the past 30 years. Almost all the big German Companies have an office in this business metropolis but some are starting to get nervous. 5000 German Companies operating in China Business is good but for how long the German Chamber of commerce in beijing has confirmed that German Companies are increasingly worried. The 1st issue is Market Access is asymmetrical access to the Chinese Market. A 2nd point is the Regulatory Environment and the 3rd point is obvious protecting intellectual Property Rights and finally a big concern these days is digitalisation and the Free Exchange of information and the Digital World. To get a hole. In chinas Digital World no one is really free beijing monitors its internet and Messenger Services like we chat for years now Foreign Companies in china have been required to store their data on chinese servers and the socalled social Credit System uses big data and Artificial Intelligence to monitor the behavior of its citizens and its companies. Why do western Companies Put up with that. For example western Companies Still have to form joint ventures with Chinese Companies. Germans can own 49 percent of the joint venture but the chinese retain the majority stake. A well known example is fox wagon which has been partners with the Chinese Automotive Company s. A. I. C. Since 1988 but joint venture requirement means the transfer of technology is almost mandatory to build in china a company has to make its know how Available Technology and systems have to be expo. To china the reward is access to the Chinese Market but not to all markets theres a list of approved sectors thats updated regularly teef list negative list is a register of the Chinese Government uses to control what types of Foreign Investment are allowed into the country. And. On the list is used to limit which industries these companies can invest in. In the studio. Currently the prohibited industries include medical Technology Environmental technology and aerospace the negative list includes 33 industries that are closed to Foreign Investment. Do the 300 Chinese Companies in germany have similar problems to deal with negative lists here the Chinese Chamber of commerce in germany deflects the question. Of course we value the partnership between germany and china very highly and this Political Security is very important for us we are entrepreneurs of course we invest here we want to earn money here and do good business. Good business its something that German Companies are also doing in china but 44 percent of them want to see more fanous according to an Anonymous Survey by the German Chamber of commerce in beijing why isnt anyone willing to say that on camera. Targets is no end of the day the station the economy here are so closely interwoven from the point of view of German Companies its sometimes better to address things behind closed doors rather than speak out publicly. And theres a lot to lose of all the cars it produced in the 1st half of 2020. Over 40 percent in china b. M. W. Sold 34. 00 p. And dima which makes most sadies sold 33 percent that. No other western industrial country has become as dependent on china as germany. This is especially true in the auto industry. Only a few German Companies have left china like model train maker met leave the company moved back to germany because production costs were too high and the quality too low. But that was 10 years ago. Looking at real trains is much more revealing chinese high speed trains are as good as their european counterparts much of the technology was copied from european trains made by siemens and storm which also built in china those companies shared their know how with that chinese partners now the copies are challenging the originals on the European Market on the one side is the gigantic state company subsidized with millions of euros and all the other private companies from europe. Since 2013 the e. U. And china have held over 30 meetings to negotiate an Investment Protection agreement so far without results. In a 3 way relationship between china the us and the European Union theres only one way germany can play a role thats if the e. U. Is firm and united in representing its interests china and the united states. With africa that germany is chinas most important trading partner in europe. Do you have anything from china you know what i have in my hand my cell phone air pods i think my computer is from china too low i think it is from china you know they are safe yes definitely half my stuff comes from china. Coronavirus its where corolla started no one thinks about where it comes from anymore. The corona virus did 1st appear in china and china took its time letting the world in on it the Chinese Communist party brutally suppressed the warnings coming from its citizens. Experts agree that if the aging had reacted faster it wouldnt have become a worldwide pandemic. The coronavirus pandemic has weakened the worlds trust in china. Chinas factories deliver products to the entire world but its a police state that brutally beat down the Democracy Movement in hong kong. Is it possible to do business with a country like that. How can you do business with a country thats built large concentration camps engine junk province to detain wiggers. European companies have to ask themselves who ends up paying the price for doing business in china thats also a factor in the Investment Protection agreement our European Investments really save even if europeans demand more fairness and support for human rights more and more people are beginning to put trade between the e. U. And china to the test. And what about europes biggest economy germany a nation reliant on its exports the chinese make up a huge market for machinery cars and Premium Products made or designed by germans companies that have a lot of vested in the asian powerhouse insists there is only one china but does the german economic or German Economy really rely on the chinese to the extent that some economists would have you believe. As far as to im with you its wrong to say that were dependent on china on its own. If we look at the economic numbers german exports to china are to around 7 percent as important. Is considered one of the sharpest critics in germany of chinese economic policies of course he is aware that 7 percent of all exports represents a huge portion of the economy. In 2019 it was 96000000000 euro the german says in europe around 10 times that around 903000000000 exports to the us 419000000000 euros in many jobs are we creating in china does this mean that. There are varying estimates but its definitely at least a 1000000 and were only talking about jobs directly related to manufacturing. That if you take into account all the supplier jobs and Service Industry jobs then its a lot more. So its time to apply pressure to say were creating jobs in china we dont have to put up with everything. Im fully convinced that we could take a much stronger position towards china because in fact china needs German Companies especially right now. They need German Technology and jobs much more urgently than we need china. You know. The chinese economy has returned to growth despite the pandemic but National Debt has been increasing for years. In 2019 it reached around 56 percent of gross domestic product. Chinas g. D. P. Has almost tripled in the last 10 years d its debt ratio is still rising alarmingly. At the end of october the Party Leadership wants to toast the agreement of a new 5 year. This is a framework for the distribution of work and money under the communist government. It also determines how much the economy should grow and which companies the chinese may trade with. What can we expect from this 5 year plan. It depends on how the chinese see globalization and how china sees its interdependence in the area of Technological Development and well see whether china relies more on National Technological sovereignty or whether it relies on International Interdependence in the partnerships with europe and the u. S. Problem do you think as with the mission with bae and i know its going to be a mixture of both but under she we have to expect a stronger focus on techno nationalism and the temptation will be very strong for china to be more selfsufficient and independent when it comes to innovation that will make life more difficult for german and European Companies there. As for the u. S. The white house is no longer ruling out a complete break with china but 1st President Donald Trump imposed billions in customs duties on goods imported from china now washington is quite openly talking about decoupling the American Economy from the chinese one. I think we have to say goodbye to the idea that everything is becoming more interdependent and globalized were in a day globalization phase at the same time its also clear that we cant just push ahead blindly and assume that the situation is going to stay the way it has been and for German Companies that means facing some difficult choices. Well germany may not be as dependent as you think on china as an export market but the coronavirus has highlighted how dependent multinational corporations and many other Small Businesses are on chinese suppliers spare parts Raw Materials manufacturing and very important right now ingredients for pharmaceuticals as the virus spread abroad and its neighbors close their borders to china whole supply chains fell apart it also hurt the chinese economy as factories closed and people were forced to stay home now things are gradually returning to normal the beginning of a. Travel season around national day most people get to recall its high point for beijings cultural. City which hosts 40000000. 00 tourists a year. It is also the 1st National Day Holiday since the outbreak of corbett 90 just over half a year ago beijing city center looked very different during the winter beijings heritage sites were shut down because of the epidemic travel restrictions were in place in the whole country. This is usually a bustling commercial street lots of souvenir shops not shops tourists who visit beijing usually come to spend time here today im the only one. And this is what the same things like the late. China has brought the epidemic under control there are virtually no more domestic transmission and people are enjoying a return to a new life. So theyve got. To use have that you know its. Hard to. Get up there are you so right now i dont see all. The time that theyre not aware that. There are still measures in place people have to use a health and scan the code to register at certain locations tourist sites have limited visitor numbers estimates put the number of tourists in china during this season that 550000000 people that would be 2 thirds of last years figure. That if you get that idea that. You know were going to. Go there. Chinas economy has returned to positive growth Government Spending on infrastructure and construction has brought workers back into the city. The growth is still a lot so. Lower than in previous years private consumption you specially is lagging behind companies have cut wages and council bonuses for the employees in downtown beijing the traces of the past 6 months are still visible. Businesses have been hit hard by this crisis many have little to no income for months and months and many shops and restaurants have to shut down experts have long warned of chinas imbalance growth too much investment and too tittle consumption hoovered 19 has made these warnings ever more urgent. China has a history of ambitious projects the great wall of china the silk road and now its new silk road officially known as the belt Road Initiative its the largest Infrastructure Project ever seen the transport Energy Mining i. T. And communications projects spanned the globe and even reach into outer space the original silk road may seem quaint according to todays standards but the fact is it paved the way to where we are now. A brief history of the silk road 6400 kilometers searing 50 degree celsius heat the bitter cold of 40 below across steps deserts and high mountains with the constant threat of armed bandits. The silk road a perilous challenge the bones of pack animals litter the way as if in mourning. But the worlds oldest and most important trade route was not a single road it was a vast network of many caravan routes. By the 2nd century b. C. E. The silk road connected china to the roman empire. The term silk road was popularized in 1987 by german geographer fedayeen and frontally toughen. Up was highly sought after by roman women. But only the chinese knew how to produce the valuable textile. The 2 year long trip with up to 1000. 00 bactrian camels was worth it they didnt just carry silk but also spices lacquers furs and porcelain. In return europe sent gold gem stones and glass. Inventions too such as paper and black gunpowder were spread. And even with legends were transmitted buddhism arrived in china and japan by way of the silk road. Cities along the silk road flourished in summer conde and tashkent there was a rumor in train. Most merchants only travelled short distances then sold their wares to the next buyers this made the goods more expensive but diseases were also transmitted along the train like the plague which killed a 3rd of europes population in the 14th century. The demise of the silk road began mainly because it was replaced by new maritime brutes customs duties and bandits could be avoided and reach their destinations more quickly. And today chinas new silk road is expected to cost a trillion euros but that gigantic Infrastructure Project is not about reviving the glories of. Its purely a shrewd economic investment. And that brings us to the controversy this initiative is the centerpiece of president Foreign Policy its a clever way of locking in future markets for chinese goods and services but also a risky way of keeping countries on the drip of a financial lifeline. To developing economies since the. Several have applied for debt relief however before taking things too far governments might want to consider chinas human rights record and its green credentials. A gigantic construction site part of a highway said to run 170 kilometers across montenegro financed with the help of a 1000000000 euro loan from china this stretch of construction is along the Charles River part of the you know school World Heritage site some environmental activists say the decision to build here was a mistake there had been 18 ill put negatives in the p. G. P. But the sentiment and why is that we agree a great question none of these is just considering that the financial side and some of it and if it should be taken one of the. Charles river gorge is one of the deepest in europe the river basin is a Biosphere Reserve the water that flows from the Higher Elevations is crystal clear. Environmental activist natasha kovacevich says its one of the most ecologically important regions in montenegro. Its for many speeches the species like species. Similar so. That 100 kilometers because its. About 100 kilometers downstream is where the chinese financed highway will run directly across a tributary of the Charles River. Building on this terrain is complicated and expensive the activist believes that the valley route was chosen because its the cheapest option biologists studying the issue say that the construction project is destroying the habitat of various fish and plant species. Up to 4000. 00 construction workers from china have been working here during Peak Construction phases Chinese Companies are raking in the profits but paying precious little in tax plus all the Construction Materials and equipment imported from china are exempt from customs duties. As Environmental Organization employs 15 people their work is supported by donations as well as some funding from the European Union. While were filming a guard pops up and orders us to leave the area even though were on a public road. Chinese manager just said that we have to leave the place because we can take a week and i think the reports of the construction because this is something that should be forbidden so the site the new highway will connect montenegros to coast to the north of the country. In the capital the state where an agency money to put its responsible for the construction work the director insists its all in accordance with each standards and. Were on the right path because we want to develop north montenegro that helps the country and europe as a whole. The north of the country is under developed compared to the south. The north has enormous potential in the areas of industry tourism and energy. Months is an Anti Corruption watchdog that keeps a close eye on the montenegran government. Is investigating the Financial Impact of the 1000000000 euro loan. Its a difficult task because the government is keeping the financial details under lock and key. Research shows that Construction Contracts to domestic firms are only going to companies with close ties to the government hes also discovered that under the terms of the loan an Arbitration Court in china would have jurisdiction over any legal disputes and if montenegro cant repay the debt in time china would be able to make collateral claims. Montenegro is a small country with a population of just over 600000 the average income is around 500. 00 euros a month the chinese loan is worth almost one 5th of montenegros g. D. P. We ask monte puts director for his assessment. But there are always risks associated with any construction project. The government investigated these risks in full detail. So we can say that the. Project wont be a problem for the montenegrin budget. Its important to know that every cent of highway tolls will go into paying back the loan but we believe well be able to pay it back down to the last cent. They dont know that. We had to an area just south of the capital where another section of highway is under construction pitted against a 1000000000 euro project environmental activists like that tasha which are very much underdogs but shes determined to speak out against the lack of transparency and rampant environmental destruction with the Chinese Investor and their culture actually its more about just straightforward being and doing things without the 2 questions and of course the it also causes some questions and none understand it. For the time being this is still a highway to nowhere whether the new superhighway will ever reach neighboring serbia is very much an open question. Skepticism and concerns over chinas place in the Global Economy could be higher but its clear the chinese will be already playing a leading role. To the point to strong opinions clear positions International Perspective such. 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