Everyone its a question of we or me what will it be i bring gulf in berlin this is the day. To serve superimposed upon a search the 96. 00. County. Number since the onset there. Were likely to lose another 250000 people. And were not in a good place cannot be travelling through solid. Diminish to the extent possible travel christmas is going to be a long one. Also coming up a report from a remote corner of russia where distance is no defense against the coronavirus but with a look at one time there was a huge line of hearses standing in line outside the morgue it was only then that people started to understand that the death had really come. Down to our viewers on p. B. S. In the United States and to all of our viewers around the world welcome we begin. On the day with statistics from the pandemic numbers that are usually attached to natural disasters or terror attacks not to a virus in the United States more than 2800 people died yesterday from coated 90 more than on any other day since the pandemic began about is the number of people who died in the september 11th 2001 terror attacks a Record Number of people are now hospitalized because of the virus a 100000 and climbing and Public Health officials warn that a new surge is on the way created by the super spreader of it one week ago traditionally known as thanksgiving take a listen to what the mayor of los angeles said wednesday were beginning to feel that stress here in los angeles and the latest data is nothing short of alarming in the last month alone since early november our daily infections have tripled our hospitalizations have more than tripled and are the new peak and deaths have nearly doubled and they continue to rise these numbers dont reflect last weeks record breaking numbers they dont reflect yet the thanksgiving affects of time spent together with families when many people were gathering in traveling in defiance of Public Health warnings. So a warning there from the mayor of los angeles that the current spike in the number of people dying is only going to get worse lets go to california and bring in Peter Chin Hong hes professor of medicine at the university of california he joins us tonight from San Francisco professor is the mayor is it right are things only going to get worse is this the price for things given. Thanks for having me on brents yes things are definitely going to get worse and im an optimistic person Glass Half Full always but this surge that were seeing is not even reflective of thanksgiving at and then we have the Christmas Holidays so its like a series on a series and then well have a surge on another series so its very grim whats your advice then to people about traveling over the christmas and the new year holiday i mean is it the same as the advice was for thanksgiving its the same except that ill multiply it by a 100. I think there was a little bit of poise around thanksgiving recommendation so not travel came a little bit late after people that are already booked their tickets. But i think at this point with the rate of increase that were seeing which frankly is breathtaking i would not advise anyone to travel at this point what about the Health Services where you are are they able to cope with the growing number of hospitals ations that youre seeing. Well bred its very variable right now and i think in some areas in some commies they are reaching the breaking point so govern and use of it is likely to. Issue an edict how the more us share measures studying in the colonies where the capacity for ice you bads is most at risk so in some areas for example theres 90 over 90 percent ice you bet its already filled in other countries 80 percent some a little bit better but because we have porous borders its only a matter of time and because we share patients within the satan out of state its only amount of time between before we got capacity. So is there any way to avert what sounds like a tsunami that its going to hit the Health Care System in the United States. Thats a tough question i think right now where at the. Prospect of pressing on the emergency brake we have been just slightly stepping on it with the curfew in much of the state but you can definitely dial that up and get very close to where we were in march with only essential workers out and essential businesses open we know that vaccines are all on the way it is there a danger that people will have will know that and that they will start to let their guard down too early. Its certainly a danger i mean i think in our narrative to the community weve been constantly stressing that this will be a very slow rule out and for example california has 2000000 Health Care Workers alone and offers for a lot of vaccines the state is only going to be 300000. 00 so you have to think about not just the front line but whos the front line of the front line so yes it will be a very slow or a lot by the time the Community Gets it will be beyond this deadly winter search and is this what youre hearing i mean are people eagerly awaiting the vaccine or are you also in countering people who are fearful and say that theyre not going to be vaccinated and they want to wait wait it out 1st and see what happens i think many people in the community have vaccine has its in c. So i think the numbers of folks who are enthusiastic about the vaccine in the greenies going up but when we say going up its still hovering on the 50 to 60 percent approval rate in the United States and much of that has and see was due to the name operation on speed as well as they use of the vaccine for Political Capital and then an Election Year so multiple forces going together but i think maybe the search is going to get swing that whats more people accepting the vaccine even if theyre going to be one of the 1st to be immunized before we run out of time when i ask you does it go through your mind very often when youre looking at these for horrendous numbers that if there had been a National State strategy earlier in the United States that maybe the situation would be would be a lot less severe now it would be a lot more people alive today does that go through your mind a lot. Yes 100 percent National Strategy weve never had that in more than 9 months its going to the state level which is doesnt make sense when the virus doesnt know any borders weve also not out the alignment of science and politics but were hoping that will change in january all right peter jim hong professor of medicine at the university of california in San Francisco professor we appreciate your time and your insights youre doing valuable work stay safe stay healthy thanks so much brant thank you. For now for the latest from the pandemic here in germany and the news is not good the head of the countrys Public Health institute says that germany is still nowhere near bringing the 2nd wave of corona virus infections under control a partial lockdown in place since early november has stabilized the numbers but those numbers remain too high. The coronavirus pandemic is not yet letting up in germany. The head of the countrys federal Health Agency issued a stark warning. Many people are still getting infected with cause with 19 and the numbers are still too high they are on a plateau but they are not yet falling noticeably. We also see that the number of serious outbreaks and deaths is increasing from week to week but since both of these always occur with a certain delay we must expect many more here. Germany has been under a partial lockdown since nov 2nd the daily increase in new infections has leveled off with just over 22000 cases recorded on thursday but this but the restrictions on public life the numbers havent dropped significantly and this week the country reported a record 487 deaths the highest death toll since the onset of the pandemic with no clear change for the better insight chancellor Angela Merkel announced on wednesday that the partial lockdown will be extended until january 10th restaurants bars and Leisure Facilities will remain closed and context will be restricted some say even that is not enough the Southern State of bavaria is considering tougher measures. In the coming weeks well really have to ask ourselves whether all these measures are enough whether we can keep the country in a sort of half sleep like this or whether we should be clear and consistent and impose even stricter measures in certain areas with some exceptions will be made over the Christmas Period to allow friends and families together. In berlin some think a loosening on restrictions over the holiday is a good idea while others fear it may be too risky. Because its very difficult at the moment people cant meet with friends they cant see or their grandparents maybe these few days will have a positive effect on our lives and. This will only make things worse if we pause the restrictions and then we have to beat back the virus again for. Still some long weeks of coronavirus restrictions ahead with hopes pinned on the forthcoming vaccines. From the starts. Going to ization provided factual information and scientific guidance that should have been the basis for a court of the native Global Response unfortunately many of these recommendations were not followed and in some situations there was a rejection effect. And. Of the United Nations and when countries go in their own direction the virus goes in every direction. It was the secretary general of the u. N. There criticizing the fragmented in disjointed Global Response to the coronavirus pandemic will the world pass or fail this test for multilateralism the United NationsGeneral Assembly is meeting in a 2 day session to discuss the International Response since the 1st outbreak my next guest sees serious wrists ahead if and every country for itself attitude determines how the Coronavirus Vaccines are distributed thomas boy he is director of the Global Health program at the council on Foreign Relations he joins me tonight from washington d. C. Destroy its good to have you on the day we have been in this pandemic almost a year now what grade would you give multilateralism and Public Health. So for the most part i think the best grade you could give multilateralism is is. A c. Minus there is one area where countries have cooperate and thats around the science to one aspect of the Global Response and has worked well within 10 days of the publication of the genetic sequence. We had at trials candidate identified to me during the vaccine it was within in trials just 66. 00 days later and we have vaccines that look close to approval in the European Union and the us less than a year from the publication of the outbreak thats great news in every other area im sorry to say multilateral wisdom has largely failed countries close borders they hoarded medical supplies and havent responded to the economic or health needs of ordinations its image and the vaccine the u. K. Is the 1st country to approve a Coronavirus Vaccine i want you to take a listen to what was said today in the u. K. And the European Union and id like to get your reaction to that take a listen fwiw i just reckon weve got the very best people in this country and weve got the best bet equal regulates is much better than the french have much better than the belgians have much better than the americans not that doesnt surprise me so because we are much better country than every single one of the we are of course absolutely convinced not the regulators in the United Kingdom. Are a very good but we are definitely not in the game of comparing the regulator is across countries nor in commenting on claims as to who is better to says no to football competition were talking about the life and the health of people and it didnt stop there today dr fallon she in the us also chimed in and implied that the u. K. Has moved too quickly and that the f. D. A. In the us will not act so hastily you look at all of this together is this the error of vaccine nationalism that we have entered. I dont know if its a sign of vaccine nationalism per se countries hoarding supplies for themselves. I think it is a sign unfortunately a lot of seriousness on behalf of some politicians and the opportunity that this vaccine presents at the end of the day a vaccine must be proven safe and effective and it must be trusted by the broader population and that trust is going to be key to eat because the race here is not to have a back seen proved its to have people take it and from that standpoint conveying to the population that every step was taken. To ensure the safety and efficacy of the vaccine is going to be really important i have no doubt that the british regulators feel that they have done that in the u. S. That requires an independent assessment in europe theres also a longer process i think its important that we take her time to make those assessments particularly for a vaccine that wall to at least be given to billions the rich and the powerful making sure that the poor and the weak are not left behind when the back scenes are distributed the Eurasia Group has released a report showing that global equitable access to could 1000. 00 back scenes would generate half a trillion dollars in economic benefits by the year 2025 now this should be a no brainer but it apparently is not how do you explain the. So unfortunately were in a situation that can only be described as your classic prisoners dilemma. We are every nation is other nations as an awkward if so they will be on cooperate its also. Every nation seems to believe that other nations will pour in so they will or event scene supply as well thats really a dynamic were seen and we seem to be and its unfortunate because as you said it is a no brainer this virus doesnt know borders the response to it cannot as either if we cannot share a medical intervention in Global Crisis in which it is everyones every nations interest to share what exactly are we going to cooperate on with a very good question is a job by presidency is it a lifeline for the w. H. O. And for the future of multilateralism in Public Health considering what weve seen the past 4 years especially with the america 1st approach. Relatively speaking there is no doubt the president elect has made clear president elect biden has made clear on his 1st day in office he will withdraw the withdrawal notice that the u. S. Had filed to leave the World Health Organization now id like to thank the u. S. Makes a big difference on Global AffairsGlobal Health in particular. But. In particular it is a significant contributor resources and the u. S. Is behavior towards World Health Organization over the last several years has been a major distraction so resolving that will be certainly a good start. And how prepared is the world for the next pandemic commune how many selfish mistakes and missteps will countries have to repeat when the next virus arises so i am fearful of this. We may refer to this pandemic as a once in a 100 year crisis but there is no reason why that would be the case the next pandemic threat could be emerging now as the current one rageous. Thats why its so important that we find a way to cooperate around this vaccine not only because cooperation around this vaccine will end this pandemic sooner than any alternative approach but again if we are going to set the stage for future cooperation we cannot have a handful of wealthy nations hoarding a vaccine while the rest of the world waits with the pandemic raging we will not have a Good Platform on which to cooperate to fight the next pandemic threat and its really important that we do so do you find any optimism when you look at the future and our ability to fight the next pandemic because i see the richest countries in the world are the countries that have been hit hardest by this virus one would think that that would humble us but i dont see that right now what does that tell us then about the next challenge. Yeah so i think and it ties back to the great quote you claimed before from from politicians around the spec scene its a great moment for science and the nations in particular that supported that Scientific Development or hosted those scientists should feel proud but at the end of the day were a year into this pandemic with one and a half 1000000 my last trillions of economic damage tens of millions infected before we got it back see it is science is not going to save us from working together to prevent and control outbreaks earlier the only thing that can save us is nations cooperate in together the fact that weve done that around the science and this crisis is a sign of hope its we the challenge has been the politics and thats really the area on which i am hopeful that you u. S. Administration working with allies and partners can start to help support that saddam era the emerging you know what you are certainly not the only person with those hopes tonight tomas boycie director of the Global Health program at the council of Foreign Relations whos dorky we appreciate your time and your insights tonight thank you. And. The 2nd wave of the corona virus pandemic has hit parts of russia hard in many cities there are hardly any hospital beds left almost 40000 people in russia have died from cope at 19 that is the official number but media reports say the true mortality is 4 times that our correspondent emily sure when went to the city of in the country southwest where it is mainly undertakers who experience these grim figures 1st hand. With a steady stream of coronavirus dead speed is of the essence that the more every morning the team from the Funeral Agency comes here to collect new victims 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 coffin is closed. Many russians feel they are dead should be treated with more respect toward explains. But 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. But 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 since the 2nd wave of corona virus there has 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 and his team are interring and 92 year old woman she didnt die of the corona virus that means her relatives can say their final farewell with an open casket which is the tradition in russia. 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This is g w news why even from berlin tonight the pandemic its grip on germany is trying as ever germanys Public Health agency warns the country is still far from reigning in the 2nd wing of the corona virus infections the daily number of deaths this week the highest since the start of the pandemic also coming up at a moment of reckoning at the un General AssemblyWorld Leaders convene for a special session is there any time lateral way out of this pandemic. Im bringing office good to have you with us we start tonight with the latest from the pandemic here in germany and the news is not good the head of the countrys Public Health institute says that germany is still nowhere near bringing the 2nd wave of corona virus infections under control a partial lockdown in place since early november and stabilize the numbers but those numbers remain too high. The coronavirus pandemic is not yet letting up in germany. The head of the countrys federal Health Agency issued a stark warning. Many people are still getting infected with cold and 19 and the numbers are still too high they are on a plateau but they are not yet falling noticeably. We also see that the number of serious outbreaks and deaths is increasing from week to week but since both of these always occur with a certain delay we must expect many more here. Germany has been under a partial lockdown since november 2nd the daily increase in new infections has leveled off with just over 22000 cases recorded on thursday but this but the restrictions on public life the numbers havent dropped significantly and this week the country reported a record 487 deaths the highest death toll since the onset of the pandemic with no clear change for the better insight chancellor Angela Merkel announced on wednesday that the partial lockdown will be extended until january 10th restaurants bars and Leisure Facilities will remain closed and context will be restricted some say even that is not enough the Southern State of bavaria is considering tougher measures. In the coming weeks well really have to ask ourselves whether all these measures are enough whether we can keep the country in a sort of half sleep like this or whether we should be clear and consistent and impose even stricter measures in certain areas with some exceptions will be made over the Christmas Period to allow friends and families together. In berlin some think a loosening on restrictions over the holiday is a good idea while others fear it may be too risky it is very difficult at the moment people cant meet with friends they cant see or their grandparents maybe these few days will have a positive effect on our lives and. This will only make things worse if we pause the restrictions and then we have to be back to the virus again for. Still some long weeks of coronavirus restrictions ahead with hopes pinned on the forthcoming vaccines. Or lisping in our Political Correspondent emanuel it was good to see you let me ask you what is the plan here in germany for rolling out the vaccine. Well brand Vaccination Centers up being says have got right this moment around the country days should the 1st one should be able to open within 2 weeks but at 1st they want you know vaccines for everyone else production goes to supply will of course increases over time with production there will be a 2 phases to t. G. During the 1st one so probably still Vulnerable People will be prioritized im thinking badia the least people in hospitals 1st responders and vaccinations will take place in those centers and through my bio teams for example homes then there will be a 2nd phase one step vaccine will be more broadly available at the end of general population well have access to it and the vaccine will be available at medical practices just like any other vaccine should be probably next year early next year and we know that the partial walk down is going to stay in effect into the new year january 10th place i think and yet were still not seeing a lot of progress in bringing down the number of new infections why use that. Because its partial so it takes time for number of flooded number of infections to significance they drop right now at the light lockdown has stopped to exponential growth suggested good news but it hasnt significantly reduced the number of infections today we so more than a little over 22000 new cases but on they want to current law bound they means like on the 2 that would number one is over 23000 so we do stagnate with a significantly more deaths at the moment does partial lockdown has to be extended to a donor i read tens with some areas it was particularly particularly high infection rates im thinking about now and back in the very hour some districts in saxony where tougher restrictions have been implemented so these other restrictions we know were going to be eased from christmas into the new year how do we know that that will not be creating a super spreader that. Well so the plan is to allow more people up to 10 from 2 different households to gather at christmas but this is up to local authorities to a low rates are not here in berlin for example into german capital the mayor and Michelle Miller has decided to not alone loosening autocar Interest Rate shows which are 5 people maximum for 2 households because the 7 days incidence rates in the german capital is too too high and i got america had warned at time and again that there was a need for tougher restrictions and she called for individual restaurants ability to avoid socializing and to avoid traveling when this is not necessary to virus wont take any holidays over the Christmas Season you know thats true the virus certainly does not observe in the home but it is in my grill shelves the latest here in berlin and thank you well as the world prepares for mass vaccinations in the new year supply will most likely not meet demand at least adverse and that raises questions about who should be at the top of the vaccination list. After months of doom and gloom a shot of hope or rather millions of them but well most agree that anyone who wants to get vaccinated should be able to demand is likely to outstrip initial supply thats why the World Health Organization is now recommending that health and social workers. Over 60 years of age and residents and stuff. Get facilities should be played a taste for access to over 1000 vaccines. The recommendations closely mirror the plan announced on wednesday by the British Government which said it will start vaccinating since later this month. In countries with federal states like germany or the u. S. The question of who comes 1st and who will have to wait will be left to local authorities in the meantime german chancellor Angela Merkel has sought to calm critics. Nobody will be forced to vaccinate and this is a voluntary decision fog of the of a question of who thats needed 1st is being discussed. Because what i think i can already reveal this much of 1st and foremost of course we have nurses doctors and people in high risk groups. Who many have hailed the new vaccines as potentially Game Changing the beginning of a Brighter Future but across europe an air of euphoria mixed with clouds of caution. It will inevitably take some months before almost bone or are protected long cold months so its all the more vital that as we celebrate this sort of typical achievement were not carried away with overoptimism or fall into the naive belief that the struggle is over its not 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 take time well covered 19 in the road to recovery is the focus of a special session of the un General Assembly almost 100. 00 World Leaders are taking part the 2 day meeting coincides with the release of a u. N. Study that shows that more than 1000000000 people could be living in extreme poverty by 2030 due to the long term effects of the coronavirus. U. N. Secretary general Antonio Gutierrez criticized some countries for going it alone he stressed the size of the challenge facing the entire world vaccines may become available within the next weeks and months. But lets not fool ourselves and vaccine cannot undo damage that will stretch across ears even decades to come. Extreme poverty is rising the set of famine looms we face the biggest slow global recession in 8 decades and this intention the nation alene pacts are not due to cover in 1000. 00 alone they are the result of long term for the gili views inequalities in the injustices that have been exposed by the pandemic its time to reset. Well another concern is of course making sure theres equality of access to vaccines around the globe we spoke about this earlier with professor calypso chunkier the shes director of Global Health policy at the center for Global Development heres what she had to say this our carriage in news especially on the vaccines i think we still need to look at the data we need to rely on more than press releases we need to look at their new publications of the results but in the meantime our regulators here in europe and the United Kingdom thing that states are proceeding with emergency authorization processes and thats important and understandable in terms of they could have the access i think its reasonable to assume that wealthier nations those with those advanced deals with companies will be the 1st to get the vaccine and distribute to that populations followed by resource constrained countries. Our lets take a look now at some of the other stories that are making headlines around the world the german city of tree or has held a minute of silence to honor the 5 People Killed when a vehicle plowed into pedestrians on tuesday a 51 year old man is in custody prosecutors say the suspect was under the influence of alcohol and that there are no indications of a terrorist motive British Police say 4 people have died and one is injured after an explosion at a Water Treatment plant in southwest england the blast near the city of bristol is believed to have involved a chemical tank the calls of the incident is still unclear israel is urging its citizens to avoid traveling to the gulf region saying that iran may be planning to attack israeli targets the advisory comes a week after irans Top Nuclear Scientist was killed in an ambush outside tehran iran has blamed israel for the attack and has value retaliation for 3 egyptian human rights activists who were detained last month on terrorism related charges have been released from jail thats according to their organization the Egyptian Initiative for personal rights the mens arrest in november sparked an International Outcry its not yet clear if charges against the activists have been dropped. Firefighters in australia are struggling to contain massive wildfires devastating a unesco World Heritage site Fraser Island is the largest sand island in the world the fires have been burning now for 6 weeks and have already destroyed almost half of this unique natural paradise. The flames here have been raging on for weeks with more than a 1000000 liters of water and extinguishing agents firefighters are battling the blazes to no avail more than 80000 hectares of land have already been scorched. Weve been reporting that 50 percent of the all in has been affected by the fall and were probably not seeing the end of it yet. Exactly what thats going to look like in the end because were trying to limit it as space we came. With a length of 122 kilometers Fraser Island is the largest sand island in the world and has been in unesco World Heritage site since 1902. The island is particularly popular with camping tourists with Freshwater Lakes and mangrove swamps Fraser Island is characterized by tropical rain forest which is currently still unaffected by looking at the next few days to say what the wind does the money. Winds which a helping us in this in this work we know that if we have winds kick up on the weekend its come i think it would how authorities suspect the blaze was started by an illegal bonfire in mid october this week the situation was further aggravated by the force of an ongoing heatwave tourists have been instructed not to travel to the island Fraser Island is known by native aborigines as garri which means paradise. Well a teacher from rural india has picked up one of the professions major awards the global teacher prof. So you saw the teacher there run. Was on earth for transforming the education. 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