A lot of address the reason why its also being described as a sort of lockdown light or a partial lockdown schools will room it will remain open daycare will remain open churches will remain open shops will remain open but basically Everything Else will have to close for the month of november so bars restaurants james museums theaters and so on and there has been criticism as to why exactly these areas were targeted and not other areas but thats also why the german chancellor explained that since germany at this point cannot track and trace most infections in fact 75 percent of infections then there is a need to come up with these measures then why for example schools were left open Angela Merkel has had that as a clear goal right from the start school to have to remain open as much as possible thats important socially also economically and at the same time the German Government wants to make sure that the businesses under the economy in general are affected as little as possible chancellor merkel has been seen. In National Leader who generally has a grip on this pandemic what does this lockdown mean for her politically it is also a big challenge for Angela Merkel politically in her last year as german chancellor theres no doubt that this could also moch legacy especially the corner me is badly affected and thats why for her in particular theres also a lot at stake here she wants to make sure that germany comes out of this pandemic in a healthy way as much as possible obviously these affected not only germany but other countries around the world are german and who wants to make sure that germany still continues if i told possible to fare better comparatively than other countries around the world and thats why the challenge is a very big challenge not only for the contrie in general but also for anglo merkel in particular if you dont have Political Correspondent tom starr thank you. Well take a look now at some of the other stories making news around the world a huge cleanup is underway in the philippines after it was hit by typhoon goni over the weekend at least 20 people were killed and tens of thousands of homes damaged or destroyed the worst hit areas have been left without communications and electricity and the army has appealed for more troops to assist the relief operation. At least 19 people have been killed after gunmen stormed Kabul University during an iranian bookfair officials from iran and afghanistan had been expected to attend witnesses say the attackers targeted Students Islamic state militant group has claimed responsibility. Hollywood star johnny depp as last years libel battle with british tabloid the sun back to sue the newspaper after it described him as a wife beater in his ruling the judge found the tabloid report to be substantially true and that was the death had been physically abusive towards he said a former wife. On 12 separate occasions. Now british monk has surrendered to police in me in morrow after 18 months on the run away to was wanted for sedition after allegedly making inflammatory remarks about the leader Aung San Suu Kyi surrender comes days before parliamentary elections and analysts say is reappearance could be an attempt to influence the vote against sushis party. And have less than 24 hours until election day in the United States where the clock ticking President Trump and democratic rival joe biden are focusing their campaigning on swing states lots of eyes will be on florida which has seen razor thin margins between winners and losers in the last 2 elections as in trump is hoping that support from latino voters will boost him to victory there the w. s catalina chinmoy has been to florida to find out how the president S Republican Party has been appealing to cuban americans. They want to see. Donald trump state in the white house and theyre determined to deliver florida for him its a must win state for the presidency even at this scaled back democrat rally in orlando the triumph orders are far louder. Trump has strong support from a large part of the Latino Community here in florida this despite things which would seem almost designed to put latinos off like the hair schwartz he has used to describe immigrants im here to find out why the hispanic vote leans more republican here in florida nearly a 3rd of the latino voters in florida have cuban roots including betty got covered im maurice had of latinos for trump in orlando she was 15 when her family fled cuba after losing everything to the government of fidel castro they just knock one there the door and they said this is ours now we had lost everything you know we had lost our beautiful hall. The ranch the chauffeur but we had a different life and you adopt. Thats why voting is so important to me because its the gift that this country has given me that i didnt have they took away. One of her biggest fears like many other cuban americans is the idea that the system they fled could be adopted in the United States no i dont think joe biden is a socialist or a communist but i do believe the people around him are and they have the same socialist ideas that ive lived through in cuba and ive seen in venezuela so yes i do believe that hes surrounded with that and a leader is as good as the people around them being pro trump is slowly becoming something to president s supporters keep to themselves because there can be consequences mike or plumber is also a devoted trump support i have received for you because i have. 0 right. For your press you know let a few of the left over i was there but he says youre not appropriate and i said no word because you dont want to do the job you were charged already provided through just to do the job because thats a really good word. Its not just a fear of socialism driving support for trump. Many latino voters are catholic and support the republican position against abortion and it may seem counter intuitive but many also supports trumps hard line on immigration even from latin american countries. That trump has the truth i dont want other hispanics to come into the u. S. Even if they are from my country peru if they dont pay taxes that is not fair so if more hispanics come and dump a taxes they seal and live off the money they get from the government then im a racist too and i also say get out its not fair that those that come through the board border illegally painted call you already 10000. 00 to come here and we dont know who they are they could be rapist here in florida support for President Trump and the republicans steeply emotional. If thats a poor does reflect it at the ballot box it could decide the election. Chinmoy is now back in washington and joins us now from that welcome guy catalina you mentioned in your report that abortion and immigration are big issues with latino communities why so while abortion is not illegal in latin america so were talking about a very conservative group a very religious group talking about the immigrants coming from that in america 11 america only 3 countries are for abortion for legal or from allow illegal abortion and these are cuba or wise are really very small countries also in the region and so in the region many and there is sand abortion as a surgery that killed saliva lives and this is why many people coming from that region still think that they. Had an enemy because he and the democrats they strongly support abortion and this is why one of the reasons they are for trying they see and trump a man a leader who would protect life as they say and this is the same for religion do they see. Religion you mentioned that most a lot of them a catholic sway them in one direction a lot of them another. Well there not only casually but also with Christian Evan jelly cults and that is a very Important Group because Christian Evangelicals these are groups that are growing in latin america lets talk for example of our brazil votes and i had a large support from brazil this is one of the main groups who helped him become the president of brazil and the Christian Evangelicals coming from latin america are also very very strong here and this is also very Important Group for donald trump yes so what about joe biden and what is he doing to try and talk to do with this Community Well joe biden talks his narrative its mainly about uniting the country and. Aims to reach not only African Americans saying he wants to unite the United States of america again but also immigrants who are from latin america and he also of course you phares to the narrative of donald trump to his harsh words to his suspected way of talking about immigrants from latin america but as we saw also in the report many of them see the narrative of the democrats and after biden as a social is a way of making politics and this is a very Important Group its around 26 percent of eligible voters in florida are from cuba or venezuela and if they think that biden is a socialist system they fled from this of course takes their support for them across and it underlines their support for for donald trump for you that you currently in washington. Riffle we go we have a curious case of life imitating art in the netherlands a metro train ran off the rails in rotterdam and was saved from plunging 10 meters to the ground by a sculpture coldest saved by the white tail dr was the only person on board at the time and he skate on over the next chapter in this way of a tale hes working out how to safely remove the train from the lifesaving work. This is d. W. News life and then his reminder of our top story the german chancellor Angela Merkel has defended her countrys latest coronavirus lockdown which began today she told a News Conference the restrictions are necessary to protect the German Health system the number of coronavirus patients in intensive care units is doubled over the last a 10 day. As it youre up to date ill have more world news at the top of the hour corona virus a special is the next im going to. Combating the corona pandemic. Where does research stand. What are scientists learning. Background information and. Our corona update. 19 special and next on d w. This president ial election is a crucial why not just for the United States but for the world whos leading the race in americas full rise fall with his boss will be right here for you and well tell you everything you need to know as america decides who bring you the numbers issues the background as it happens and until last is counted join us for special live coverage from berlin the u. S. Election november 4th on details. Herd immunity. Its usually achieved with a bank seen like for polio but in the fight against some countries gambled on natural herd immunity they allowed infection to spread claiming it would minimize harm and protect the economy. More Scientists Say its dangerous and may not even work it also reinforces to me just how morally unquote shit unquenchable and unfeasible this socalled natural how did he meet her team unity strategy is not only would it lead to millions more unnecessary does it would also lead to a significant number of people facing a long road to full recovery. And its the most fun rable whod be hardest hit. You may remember the footage of mass graves in maine now spurs ill the false promise of herd immunity or is there some truth to the strategy well talk to our science correspondent about it in a moment to add an expert 1st the even more important question of how long he actually lasts. As the covert 19 pandemic took hold scientists knew a vaccine would be the best protection against the virus but there was still the hope that those recovering would be immune as in the case of viruses like smallpox or polio when a 33 year old man in hong kong tested positive for a 2nd time those hopes were dealt a blow. Some people might ask. After you recover. Before but now. After your 1st infection you get infected again. In their Research Paper the team at the university of hong kong says the 2nd infection was a different strain of the virus and that the patient was asymptomatic the study examines how often people whove had covert 19 are immune to new infections and. These questions have implications for Vaccine Development and decisions about returning to work school and social activities as many countries in europe and around the world went into lockdown earlier this year sweden went against the tide opting not to confine its population schools and restaurants remained open in the hope that infected people would become immune allowing them to continue their lives as normal and ultimately slowing the spread of the virus. Swedens infection rate and death per 1000000. The worst in europe and yet testing showed the country still fell a long way short of the infection rate which would create herd immunity. The w. H. O. Says that until the world has readily available vaccines the virus will continue to inflict significant changes on our lives. As a planet as a global population were nowhere close to levels of immunity required to stop this disease. And we need to focus on what we can actually do not to suppress transmission and not live in whole herd immunity been our salvation right now that is not a solution d its on a solution we should be looking to for bush. And the immunity picture is looking increasingly complicated in the southern german town of. A study by germanys robert institute found that 40 percent of participants who had tested positive for the corona virus before the study began no longer had immune a globe in g. Antibodies the most common type of antibody. The Robert Koch Institute is already conducting several regional studies as researchers around the world continue their work to create viable vaccines. Lets have a look at your questions now from our you tube channel is derek williams. What are the risks of the focused protection of price point out in the Great Barrington declaration. Since the very earliest days of this pandemic there have been those who believe that our responses to cope at 19 so the lock downs and all the other measures that they have actually caused more damage than the disease itself and they believe that we need to look for other options even without access to a vaccine since really wide scale infection would be at least theoretically a pathway to what we want which is herd immunity the concept laid out in the highly controversial declaration that you mention was proposed several weeks ago by 3 scientists from the us and britain and its been signed by others it says that we need to only focus on protecting groups that it classifies as vulnerable especially the elderly and that urges a return to normal life immediately for everyone else that means basically not trying to limit infections among those that it says are at minimal risk of death so what would be the dangers of going down that path there are some pretty major ones in the big flaw in the declarations reasoning a lot of experts say is the fundamental assumption that that people who appear to gain at least some immunity after surviving that disease will keep that immunity for extended periods. Weve already seen some cases of people who have gotten coated 19 a 2nd time though those so far theyve thankfully been few and far between them still the coming months could see many many more another big question how exactly would you go about protecting vulnerable populations effectively in societies where the virus is basically raging unchecked is that even possible and in aspects that the declaration doesnt address at all is the potential long term damage that covert 19 could do to many younger people even those who survive then of course at least some people who arent classified as vulnerable will turn out to be very vulnerable to cope in 1000 after all and theyll die from it potentially even millions of people worldwide people who wouldnt have died if social distancing measures remained in force until effective vaccines are available. Lets talk more about immunity with Valentino Gallo shes a neuro if you did me all just at the university of corning in the netherlands whats your take on the Great Barrington declaration. Right dan thank you very much for the invite so 1st of all i think the declaration. Is pointing towards say it is scientifically divided which is not entirely that in fact its about a few scientists coming from a very prestigious. Organization that have put forth these idea claiming that there is a divide between scientists but its just that they are. Against the rest of the scientists which are more compact suggesting different types of approaches to their great rant and to the situation of we call it. In addition to these so they can they claim that they motivate these with a factor that downs with it will bring a lot of such an inequalities and willing creases social inequalities in place and however the way they suggest 100 these is so the focus protection increase even more of the social inequalities if this is not coupled with really a funding for protecting people who need to be shielded so if people from the poorest state of their population have shilled because they suffer from some corby for example or because they. Are over a certain age but they cant because they need to choose between you know renting their job and shown think peace is not every our options and it will increase even more today by its being populations we were seeing pictures there of my now see in brazil where it went terribly wrong and you mention the word protecting from from what ive read should we use the term protection rather than immunity i mean thats quite important isnt it. It is very important its a subtle distinction but important and its the way scientists communicate with the rest of the war to so we use a herd immunity for saying that when a proportion of the population is actively mune from a condition than the rest of the population are prevented to get the condition from a normal social to social contacts but in fact theyre not you know but theyre protected because they are they are still vulnerable protected by the fact that other people are immune and whats happening brazil is proving that herd immunity for natural infection is might be no working because they have coming now back saying that in fact that infection is again on the rice and in fact normally. Usually longer if you give me only just heard unities only achieved the flu vaccination and not through naturally and we have no idea if this is. Even a viable option and preliminary data we are seeing now. In fact to go against of these idea staying with brazil what about brazils experience with zeke of ours. Expedience was busy covering us had a different distribution because a particular spread that having being a backs were Borne Disease particularly spread in a suburb of population some of the lower socioeconomic status because where the scientists of a city or of this suburbs could be meant taint the mosquitoes was not breeding and so the infection could be avoided while in other contexts where he was impossible to prevent the breeding of the mosquitoes and their faction went wild and in fact is a large straight off the population but this is a completely different type of approach because the in this case what should be prevented was the mosquito rather than the interpersonal infection as in the case what about the sweden talk to the government get it so wrong. Well sweden is a nice example in europe because the spite of having a not very dense population and young population and strong systemic weakness very high mortality you know every such a conducted by the end of june 20 twentieths where that ranked as a 5th european continent for mortality accounting for the it structure of the population there belgium u. K. Spain and ireland overtaking italy who was heavily hit by the by a date caught between 1010 a gallon thank you very much. Thank you very much i will have to leave it there im been fizzling for any other developments from the buyers go to our website e. W. Dot com slash the night in a public. Option. Im skilled at the my work not hard and in the end its a me youre not allowed to steal any more we will send you back. Are you familiar with this. When the smugglers were lions and. Whats your story. d with numbers and women especially in victims of violence in. 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