On our mind when she confronted a partial lockdown that will remain in place until at least early january but restrictions on get to go this will be loosened over christmas although some Public Health experts warn of the consequences. Winter is coming and german chancellor Angela Merkel warned it could be a long one. Notion in the month we had already made clear in november that unless there were significant changes for the better it was highly likely that the measures in place until december 28th would be extended and thats what weve now agreed to do. Next. With the record daily death toll reported on wednesday the partial lockdown has done little to turn the tide here in germany. He said i do some because the question is whether we leave the country in this state of half sleep or if we decide at some point to introduce significantly tougher measures well see how efficient the measures currently in place are. For now the restrictions will remain in place until january 10th. For the vendors here at billings famous Christmas Market this is not the season to be jolly as visitors will only be allowed to buy their more wine insisting sausages to go. We need to ask ourselves what to do we dont know what will happen its not really a Christmas Market just a few stands. I was there last year before a few back to eat of the it was wonderful i think its a shame that theres nothing to see here im really sorry that stuff. Restaurants and bars had to close when the partial lockdown was introduced in november many are now looking to take out orders and loyal customers to stay afloat. Its a bit difficult at the moment of course but were doing our best. Were open for take outs with new offers on a regular Customer Support us well see how long it lasts but i really hope the situation answer but. For many the promise of a vaccine has offered a glimmer of hope but until then many worry its going to be a long and lonely christmas. Thomas the partial lockdown in germany then doesnt seem to be working why is that. Well it depends what you look at so on the one hand there are some positive elements the fact that for example exponential growth has stopped that the numbers have been able to stabilize thats something that we heard from the whole black Caucus Institute some time ago today yet at the same time numbers continue to be very high not only the death numbers that we already spoke about but also the overall cases you had over 22000 new cases in the last 24 hours and this essentially means that the numbers are not down enough for authorities to change those restrictions to ease those restriction and that explains why im going to merkel the german chancellor knows of the regional leaders announced to extend restrictions until the beginning of january thomas lets talk arcs anation though they wont happen before christmas in germany as the countrys waiting for european approval will germany tackle this month or prison logistically germany is already preparing for that operation logistically and the 1st element of that plan is the distribution of the vaccine that will be distributed through around 60 Regional Centers a very big Regional Center so for example here in berlin they will be using a disused the airport terminal and through those centers they will be able to distribute that exene accordingly to the different parts of the country then the 2nd element is who will have a priority when it comes to receiving the vaccine that are so father German GovernmentGerman Authorities have stressed that they intend 1st and foremost to Prioritize Health care workers people in risk groups and then also people in relevant professions like for example teachers or Police OfficersPolitical CorrespondentThomas Barrow thank you tony. Britains Prime Minister johnson says vulnerable groups in the country will be vaccinated against the corona virus starting next week the u. K. On wednesday became the 1st country in the world to authorize a vaccine developed by biotech pfizer the u. S. And the e. U. Are expected to follow suit in the coming weeks but those of the vaccine will initially be in short supply whereas in the question of who should be top of the queue to receive it. Everyone in the world who wants to get vaccinated against kovan 1000 should be able to at least thats the idea but demand for the vaccine is likely to be much greater than the initial supply now governments must decide who comes 1st and who must wait most agree that Fair Distribution should take place independent of a country or individuals ability to pay in britain an independent commission has developed a multistep plan according to the key factors of infection risk and age residents and employees in Nursing Homes take 1st priority next in line are those over 80 years old and then Health Care Professionals then high risk adults under 65 can take their turn followed by seniors over 65. And the most important thing is to make sure that we get people as many people as possible starting with the most Vulnerable Women those who work in the front line of the n. H. S. Vaccination effectively in countries with federal states like germany or the us the decision will be left to individual states the u. S. Advisory Commission Recommends that residents of Nursing Homes and Health Care Workers be vaccinated 1st germany is also working to create a system of prioritizing vaccinations chancellor Angela Merkel says above all it wont be mandated month with. The nobody will be forced vaccinated this is a voluntary decision fog of you have a question of who will be vaccinated 1st is being discussed with the Vaccination Commission with the leopold dean academy of science and with the Ethics Commission e. Country but i think i can already reveal this much 1st and foremost of course we have nurses doctors and people in high risk groups because. Only after 60 to 70 percent of people have become immune to the virus will the pandemic be considered defeated and reaching that point worldwide will still take time. Well im now joined by our near whos a viral infection and vaccine expert at Lancaster University in the u. K. Dr one of the u. K. And also well start the rollout of vaccines already next week how will it work. Thank you very much for having me on this year good morning the joint committee of vaccination and immunology here at the u. K. Has the least people who will get the vaccine fast and that is as you have been indicating since the older people or people who have both. The disposition of and also where it will be going into the Health Care System and then minus 88 years old age and then really clean dont do the age until it reached safety and that is all on the 8 phases approach. As stablished here and i dont see a steep descent and it just helps to have the vaccine was come 1st because it has to be amended like minus 77. 00 so yes and then there will be a small d pizza boxes those will be delivered to the care homes their kids are and the care that has a dental would be immunized so that is new approach that is going to be taken very strong because we will be expecting i dont hate and its all the those is. Back maxine in the next week but several other vaccines now wait to approval how far along are we in that process. Yes absolutely martin thats already some interest there are those near to the ascii gate at also they have a coach the european body did not use and the d. N. C. As well for the approval process so i am expecting that money and approval process wouldnt be significantly far from the 5 and beyond jack and that. Would be just as i think of basically have some glitches because the number of people who were assessed to have that long small d of those and once were told wasnt really enough so that only 2 of them 800 so this means that they need to do more call me for that offense i think i have seen could be presented with anything fortys but sadly in the 1st d 2021 we will have other vaccines that will be getting really close to be a one Point Success so the future is bright you say the future is bright but will these vaccines be the end of covert 90 no will we have to get vaccinated every year just like we do with the flu. You know thats thats the most important question at the moment because what we have seen so far that most of the front runner vaccines including pfizer biotech and i suppose anything is that they could have kept somebody from getting so they have almost the inspection but they dont protect anybody shutting the inspection so that means a person who has a vaccine if it can still share the virus that can still insect anybody in became unity so this means that it would have relatively little impact on to delaying the date they depend on me for shortening the life not that and i mean but what it does it would certainly prevent people from getting. Some this infection and this is particularly important what we put or the infection so example in the household there is only 2 people there older d 2 people that are illegal in the d list to get the vaccine and the rest of the family members they are still susceptible to the inspection so it would be a mixture of people to be minimized and i mean when i was into the nation that will increase that is false light is communicating with in the household as well so certainly there would be a lot more challenges on the way as we move along challenges remain about those lines at the end of the tunnel moment monier from Lancaster University many thanks for joining us here on news thanks for having me. Time now to have a look at some of the other stories that are making headlines around the world today hundreds of ethiopian immigrants have been airlifted to israel as part of a plan to bring 2000 ethiopians of jewish descent into the country they were welcomed by Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu but activists say the government should be doing more to reunite thousands of other if you open jews with family members in israel. Hong kong media tycoon and prodemocracy activists jimmy lie has been charged with fraud and intend on till his next Court Hearing in april the court refused to grant him bail over a charge that his antigovernment newspaper violated the lease terms of its offices the decision comes a day after the jailing of 3 prominent prodemocracy painters. At least 5 people are reported dead in thailand after monsoon rains triggered flash floods in the south of the country Officials Say 9 provinces have been hit by a week of heavy rain and storms affecting more than a quarter of a 1000000 people flood warnings remain in place as more heavy rain is forecast. The Indian Government says its resuming talks with farmers for testing a series of our culture reforms disputed bills were passed in september and among other things we moved government controlled by as for farm produce that private baez negotiate directly with producers delhi says the move will give farmers more autonomy farmers and self say the reforms mean an end to guaranteed minimum pricing for their crops theyve taken their complaints all the way to the capital. Thousands of indias farmers are far from their fields and staid taking to the capital in protest as vehement opposition to Prime MinisterNarendra Modis farm reforms grows by the day. That are going to get theyre turning us into daily wage labor we are sitting here to safeguard our future we do not want elderly such here in the cold. But it is legal. Despite winter closing in defiant farmers have set up camp in delhi they say the new laws that remove middlemen who cut off a vital source of finance and leave them at the massey of corporations. You know men are like a. T. M. s for us we can borrow money from them any time if we get on well and we dont have money in our homes we just borrow from them. Logue people are against these laws everyone is against them the government has become popular for corporations. The government has scramble to keep the powerful farming groups but stands by the overhaul farmers say theyre not going anywhere until the law is abolished. Lets have a look at the latest developments in the coronavirus pandemic the number of people hospitalized with covert 19 in the United States has reached 100000 thats an all time high as the pandemic in place is increasing strain on Health Care Systems it really will place strict limits on travel over christmas and new years holidays movement between regions will be banned from december 21st russian president Vladimir Putin has ordered voluntary mass vaccination to start next week says its sputnik vaccine is 92 percent effective. But russia 2nd wave of corona virus has hit some of its regions hard in many cities there are hardly any hospital beds left official statistics say almost 40000 people in russia have died from corona virus bus media reports say the excess mortality in the country is 4 times higher than last year our correspondent emily servant went to the city of fog in the countrys southwest where it is mainly undertakers who experience these grim figures 1st. With a steady stream of coronavirus dead speed is of the essence at the morgue every morning the team from the Funeral Agency comes here to collect new their contents of the pandemic. 29 year old. Has been working at the funeral home for 12 years but he says hes never had to bury this many bodies but one time there was a huge line of persons standing in line outside the morgue it was only then that people started to understand that the death really. Called the relatives to identify the body. This morgue in the city of is only for those who died of the corona virus or had contact with an infected person the bodies have to be sealed in plastic the coffins closed. Many russians feel theyre dead should be treated with more respect toward explains. Some of the relatives are often more tense than usual because their dead are handed over to them in plastic bags. To open the bags so i tell them that right away some people cry and demand that we open the bags. And i have to explain that they could get infected themselves this virus is no joke ive been there it. Has been in the business for 7 years today hes in charge of the team of undertakers he says since the 2nd wave of corona virus there have been at least twice as many deaths in the city of funeral agencies have had a tough time keeping up. With we have more work a lot more work over a 1000000 people live in the capital of the republic of. Government statistics say that only around 80 people in the region have died of the corona virus since the pandemic began but official numbers also show that during that time over 4000. 00 more people died than in the same period last year corona virus infections are spiking across russia but authorities insist the situation is under control. The undertakers arent so sure today unity because law and his team are entering a 92 year old woman she didnt die of the coronavirus that means her relatives can say their final farewell with an open casket which is the tradition in russia. Usually funerals are big Family Affairs in russia but the pandemic has changed up people are often worried about getting infected and stay away. So far no one on yuris team has caught co that he can only hope it will stay that way. People say if its decided up there think shell get run over by a street car you wont drown fate is fate if the coronavirus is of my faith it will pass me by. Her with a very good the next day the team prepares for 4 more funerals tour and his colleagues hardly have time to worry about their own health at the moment theyre just too busy. But our correspondent on his show and father reports joins us now from moscow emily whats driving this increase in cases and deaths in russias regions. Well in the spring most of the cases coated cases were taking place in moscow most of the deaths as well and of course the epidemic the pandemic rather has been spreading across the country now when it comes to the number of deaths actually in russia theyre pretty low comparatively for example to the u. S. There have been officially only 40000 deaths but recently there have been questions about that number of journalists here have been pointing out that actually the number of excess deaths could be much higher and could point to much higher number of coded deaths so essentially during the pandemic a much higher number of people died than in the same period last year and that could point to the fact that the statistics that were seeing on deaths every day could be perhaps not quite accurate quite accurate and despite this question this murky question of the deaths its clear that the Health System here in russia is very much overstretched particularly outside of moscow in the regions the Health Minister here in russia recently at the beginning of the month said that around 80 percent of hospital beds are currently occupied across the country in some regions he said that number is as high as 95 percent so essentially there are no beds left and there have been reports in recent weeks of one siberian city where people patients were offered seeding seats at the hospital rather than beds through all these numbers being reported as you choose towards the virus changing in russia. Well according to surveys in the spring around 30 or 40 percent of people here in russia said that they were very concerned about the quote the corner virus and now that number has just about doubled but my sense is that people kind of here often only believe that the corona virus is really real when theyve been infected or theyve seen other people being affected and the undertakers that i spoke to in that report also said that they know a lot of people who just simply dont believe that the corona virus is real a lot of people are kind of lax on mask wearing and on taking measures and a lot of people also have this very russian i would say attitude where they just say if i get sick thats my fate and and thats how they accept it our correspondent Emily Sherman in moscow thank you emily south korean boyband b. T. S. Wont have to swap their shop for Army Uniforms any time soon and thats thanks to a new law passed by the countrys parliament all able bodied south korean men between the ages of 18 and 28 must serve in the army bought the new law makes an exception for globally renowned pop stars like b. T. S. Who will be a large to postpone conscription until they are 30. They may be a boy group but for their countrys military not to mention many compatriots they are able bodied men. Now with the new deferment for k. Pop stars or the singing sensations b. T. S. Being unfairly advantaged or they will. All south koreas physically fit young men must serve in uniform a legacy of the korean war which started 70 years ago and technically south and north korea have yet to make peace. And the army life was quickly closing in on the groups oldest member known as gen just 2 days before he turns 28 the laws upper limit for beginning service Parliament Cleared the way for a 2 year deferment. Other heart throbs didnt have that luxury in 20131 of the countrys biggest k. Pop stars known as rain was discharged from the army after serving his time. In sports stars enjoy their own special rules saw on him in a footballer currently playing for Tottenham Hotspur was exempted from service because hed won a medal at the asian games but he still had to complete basic training which he did last year when the covert pandemic conveniently interrupted the premier league season. So whatever they decide to do b. T. S. Have 2 more years to set more industry records and break more hearts until their National Service is supposed to begin and the musics over. It watching the news his top story the head of germanys Public Health institute says he expects the coronavirus. Claimed many more lives in the country daily death this week reached the highest level since the beginning of the pandemic. 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Hello and welcome to the program liz show for a long time russian authorities acted like they have the coronavirus pandemic under control they issued relative low infection rates and even developed the 1st vaccine against the virus but now the numbers have skyrocketed in many russian cities hospitals have reached their limit even the government has admitted that in some regions almost all hospital beds are occupied and the number of cases is rising steadily one of the cities that has witnessed a rapid increase in corona virus infections is a 1000 kilometers east of moscow the situation is dramatic more and more people are falling sick or dying from coated 19 thats something out of tour can see caves and other undertakers are experiencing firsthand he and his colleagues are working around the clock our reporter met the men at work. With a steady stream of coronavirus dead speed is of the essence at the morgue every morning the team from the Funeral Agency who fight it while comes here to collect new victims of the pandemic 29 year old artur kinsey kiev has been working at the funeral home for 12 years but he says hes never had to bury this many bodies according to career in such a difficult time a lot depends on the team we all know exactly what to do we know who picks up the coffin from which side which shoulder to carry it on and that makes a difference how we Work Together matters even more now that we have so much more. Call the relatives to identify the body. This morgan the city of who fought is only for those who died of the corona virus or had contact with an infected person the bodies have to be sealed in plastic the coffins closed. Many russians feel they are dead should be treated with more respect toward explains. Some of what is wrong with the relatives are often more turns than usual because their dead are handed over to them in plastic body bags they arent allowed to open the barracks i tell them that try the way some people cry and demand that we open the backs then i have to explain that they could get infected themselves the virus is no joke. To bring it to. You because love has been in the business for 7 years today hes in charge of the team of undertakers he says that since the 2nd wave of corona virus hit in the fall there have been more than twice as many deaths in the city of. Everyone i know suddenly wants to know more about our work they call me and ask other really so many funerals are a lot of people dying i tell it to them like it is people dont believe the media maybe they think theyre being lied to so instead they want 1st hand information and they ask. Over a 1000000 people live in new far the capital of the republic of. Government statistics say that only around 80 people in the region have died of the corona virus since the pandemic began but official numbers also show that during that time over 4000. 00 more people died than in the same period last year. Corona virus infections are spiking across russia but authorities insist the situation is under control. The undertakers arent so sure today u. T. Cuz loft and his team are interring a 92 year old woman she didnt die of the coronavirus that means her relatives can say their final farewell with an open casket which is the tradition in russia usually funerals are big Family Affairs in russia people gather at the cemetery and then at home with food and long toasts but the pandemic has changed that. It was a war that. Some people called to express their condolences instead of going to the funeral some people are afraid of getting infected they dont want to take the risk. Thats all that sort of. Some people are really worried about what is happening but we have to bury people anyway. No matter what happens we do more. When you go through the whole reason other than we do. Since the coronavirus some funeral agencies have even started offering live streams from the cemetery business is booming so far no one on yuris team has called covered he can only hope it will stay that way. In russia people say he was excited up there that youll get run over by a street car you wont drone fate his fate if the coronavirus isnt my fate it will pass me by me will bring you the next day the team prepares for 4 more funerals a tour and his colleagues hardly have time to worry about their own health at the moment theyre just too busy. The ing a fisherman is a tough job if youre out on the open water the seas can get rough but abrupt changes of the weather and high waves are not the only lurking dangers in september 18 fisherman from the sicilian town of mud. Set out for the rich fishing grounds in the southern mediterranean libya claims sovereignty over this area although it is considered International Waters and thats where the cilia men were arrested by libyan coast guards their families havent received any signs of life from them since then and are desperately calling for their release but this case has not deterred others from risking it all for the big catch. Once again its been a success. Despite the risks bulks is upon boxes are unloaded from the trawler and carefully registered the men are happy with the catch is specially with this delicacy. These are famous prime quality red prawns. The mediterranean prawns are in great demand in fine restaurants around the world for me something in good times we 550 euros for. The poem quality red. Top 45 euro. Thank you double for. The fishermen from. Then weeks out at sea for such a catch sometimes even up to 2 months but theyre taking a big risk the richest fishing grounds in the southern mediterranean are off the libyan coast in International Waters but libya now claims their territorial waters this has caused repeated conflicts like in the summer of 2018 the libyan navy wanted to stop the italian fishermen and or. The entire crew. In september thats exactly what happened to Marco Maroney his 2 trollers were impounded by libya the ship owner is in despair his 18 crew members have been an unending gazi jail for over 3 months fishermen have never been held the small number that. Being able to see the ships the men who work for me. Is like a song that you missed. During that confrontation libyan authorities pursued 9 italian trawlers on the open sea unlike some of his colleagues captains use separate cologne a managed to get away. The libyans came close and wanted to see all the captain on the ship papers patrollers were told to follow them but we could flee risking our lives the coast guard is on they could have fired at us. Versus all our. Mother but there were worse but. Back in 2018 the fisherman received help italy sent a Naval Helicopter to aid the trawlers the libyan speedboat was forced to back off but now italy no longer provide such protection in the southern mediterranean of the libyan coast telling fishermen such operations are too demanding and politically sensitive. Now they fish at their own peril. The goal before they bother to post but we need protection so we can fish in these International Waters otherwise what happens in the fishermens will happen again just. Now. The shipowner has even spent 2 months protesting outside the Italian Parliament in rome calling for his crew and fish trawlers to be released. Ischemia you know we are all risk of being arrested 74 nautical miles off the coast because libya claims the open sea has its territorial waters. Europe and italy must take action against this because this sea belongs to nobody alone it belongs to us all of this or that little thing that includes crewmembers like mohamed he is one of 6 tunisians who worked on the italian travelers who are now in jail in benghazi mohammeds family is worried about him in the past he was already arrested twice by libya but this time its worse. It almost seemed on the past we were always in contact but we knew how he was doing his own always words and things out of washington this time weve not heard from him. We have no idea what is going on even if he is still alive if people sort of. Whenever she can mohammeds daughter nora meets the families of other detained fishermen at the port of missouri. Here they staged protests with shipowner. To give each other hope. Fighting for 18 italian fishermen. To museums to send them to indonesia and. Have lived here for many years some of them even before. The families have no choice the hunt for the lucrative red problems must go on that is the only thing that makes the fishing industry and. Profitable in International Waters and that includes of libyas coast. Our next report comes from the greek island of its one of more than 200. 00 inhabited islands in greece but its rather small there is no hospital or Police Station just the school which is the pride of the village in fact its the Smallest School in the grease 12 year old crystal is the only student on the whole island life there can be a pretty lonely is so here in the future are trying to do something about it. The goats bells act as crystal says a long talk each morning soon after he sets off for school into columbia turn right here on the tiny island of aki in the aegean sea. Just some 40 people live here 12 year old christophes is the youngest president and the only child farm why. When he gets to school his teacher in the area to see a letter hes waiting for him along with his only playmate the schools goal you want to. Go in this friends like a play list of course friends who go to school with me and who i could play positive for we have. Been the last. Oh. The school day begins outside by raising the flag and singing the Greek National anthem even though its just the 2 of them i try to make daily life the same as every other Elementary School increase. One pupil one teacher one classroom him marriot see a letter teaches every subject whether its joe graffiti musical math shed love to have more people but so far no more families have been persuaded to move to the island. Yet white men want to get the cube or papa because i would love to have some fellow teachers. But the situation has brought us together. And ive always been able to offer christo some variety. We visited other schools. And going to the movies in theaters on other islands you have to keep on asking to see but. For now christoph is still spending his breaks along. Next summer hell move on to a new school and if no new people show up only school will have to close. Theres little work available on the island a handful of people live from fishing and foaming like crystal says parents who dont want to speak on camera and a few live from tourism like those who work at the islands to tell them. So longtime residents are skeptical whether the school can remain open or. In my childhood there were almost 20 peoples and equally there werent more families but each family had 6 or 7 kids. And we were all taught together only from the 1st grade and as its. Going back its easy to move from here to a bigger island but coming here from a city or a larger island is tough its not nice not really. Still maria hugs to say 1st school from closing every evening she sits a computer and tries to find families whod be willing to settle on this beautiful line and. I mean this to persuade businesses to pay for their moving expenses. Horn up on up others the up with the hope of ive found a greek family and look at all germany. Or yep theyve already been seen everything harmonious and memorable horney up honestly now im constantly on the phone of Office Writing emails in trying it with the help of a t. V