that was a blow he did not see coming that wasn't foreseeable from our point of view and the reason why it wasn't foreseeable from our point of hubris because to her were constantly reassuring the industry back tripe would continue after bricks. but the government in london places the blame for the disaster on the e.u. not itself. but the e.u. had said originally that trade could continue their own laws provide for it to continue and actually refer to a significant it would enable it to continue but they have had a change of policy change and although there's no 'd legal impediment to this trade the european union told us a couple of weeks ago they were going to allow it continues the e.u. maintains that this is simply untrue. let's be clear there are bigger issues bunny import all these shellfish into the european union was already on the table or for. which he's to blame bricks it's that james screens oyster tanks are empty he's using the time to renovate them james by the way voted for breakfast now he sees that as a mistake the government's rhetoric blaming the e.u. for all the u.k.'s ills no longer flies with him people say oh it's the are going on i don't think that's the reason not to tear it down for us and a new negotiations are the last 3 years that work for them to create a lot of proportion of incompetence and. so the shellfish industry is among the big losers of breck's it. and the impact is being felt acutely here in with bill. here in europe we are now at the beginning of the 3rd wave of the corona virus pandemic one of the new variants of the virus the one 1st discovered in britain is more contagious it's more dangerous and it's reading fast now even if the e.u. had enough vaccines at the moment which it doesn't surveys have shown that europe is the most vaccine skeptic region in the world wonders and belgium though is working to combat those conspiracy theories and to change perceptions of the cove in $1000.00 vaccines her name is christina rodriguez and in a country where some nursing homes have seen just 30 percent of its staff choose to get vaccinated she's rolling up her sleeves to fight that battle herself. geriatric nurse christina rodriguez wants to encourage others she asks a colleague to take photos of the message look at me i'm getting vaccinated. this is rarely i really hope that i can get other care workers to get vaccinated and my own family and the entire country to. like christina care workers across belgium are trying to convince back scene skeptics to get themselves backs unaided in the french speaking part of the country many belgians still vehemently refused to do so nurse obama as one of them. wanted to have a good day when it comes to medicine and you always have to assess the risks if you can in this case there just hasn't been enough time or not but look you know we've only known this virus for a year now and we hardly know these genetically modified vaccines either if we are manipulating genetic material we need answers to all the unresolved questions before we can speak of trust is equal feels. online. calls on people to boycott facemasks lockdown measures and above all mass vaccinations and many agree with her more than 50 percent of care workers in privately run nursing homes in the french speaking part of belgium and brussels have refused to be vaccinated or the director of this nursing home is one of them. we will only know what side effects the vaccine can have in 20 years time is sort of like buying a new car you feel like it's safe but you would rather wait to see a chrestus 1st your. first vast software the week of the belgian association of private nursing homes is perplexed by this with online campaigns and training courses largely unsuccessful they're considering making backs the nation's mandatory did not understand i do not understand the it was so awful that. this so a lot of rape of every people who died this so the loss of life and it's unbelievable odo's people do not understand that they can protect themselves it's a big question but experts say that is also part of the answer traumatic experiences and low wages despite being overworked could have turned to care workers into vaccine skeptics. and there is such a sweet situation of distress that when when when when they hear stories of down it's actually use unless it's just due to to force you to to get vaccinated then and and reach does big from a critique on a company's i would totally understand why someone would want to believe such a thing and they want to make sense of it and and conspiracy theories are help you make sense of society of what happens to you. on social media these theories are spreading like wildfire somewhere the vaccine is being used to spy on them others say it leads to infertility or even death many of these rumors come from neighboring france where there are many vaccines skeptics in order to get them to change their mind the european union is testing the back scenes thoroughly to gain people's trust there was no emergency authorization but movie obama is not convinced it's a back and back so lots of work we're not even told which vaccine we will be getting it's pretty modest but it's our right to know that humans need to consent to being experimented on we need to be able to sign something that says yes i want to be vaccinated with this vaccine with this technology i can't move at that point as you. move the nursing homes doctor on the other hand argues that the vaccine has been sufficiently tested and that time is of the essence during a pandemic. there's always an open door for the virus and then it will quickly spread again this could go on for years which is why we need to do a collective effort we need to this vaccination should be mandatory for everyone if people where read they need to understand the risks posed by the vaccine or in no way comparable to the risks of an infection. christina regus agrees she's experienced many tough days in the nursing home today each report that more people are signing up to be backs and it makes are hopeful for the future but she's convinced that the fight against the virus must be one online too. and to a man now who is battling the pandemic in a very different way as christopher cross is that the fight against the coronavirus is also a fight against monotony and loneliness ever since the 1st lockdown began here in germany about a year ago he's been doing his best in all kinds of weather to make people's lives just a little bit more positive and at the retirement home in the small town of flint and bag if you can pronounce that one he is very eagerly awaited. every evening everyone you can at this nursing home shows up at their windows or the door to listen to this stuff because i was a plain serenades exactly at 7 pm the 80 year old man starts to play his baritone horn. one card. your mind that's great he is 80 years old and yet he still does this you know. the residents know the 80 year old. he has been volunteering here for years. these regular visits during the pandemic are very dear to him. by the hue of melaka be before because i notice that the residents miss affection and want to talk i used to come by every day before the pandemic. could not attend so i wanted to create a new connection with the people here but some wonderful feeling when people light up when they see me is i've got this would not. bad weather does not deter cost of cows he just needs to make sure that the rain does not trickle into his horn but when it rains i must go like this. and actually i there's never been a good reason not to come one could give to come at the end of his performance these 5 loyal residents await him. and villein august schmidt watches from the window is i fence lovely to have something to look forward to in the evening and then boom and if we don't hear him we become very impatient. to stop because i have been playing here since march 29th 2020 and hopes to continue once the coronavirus pandemic is over. and hopefully not too long now until those nursing home residents can finally give him a hug that was focused on europe for this week thank you to everyone out there for watching take care and until next time good bye. oh. 0000000000000000000. hello. to own. or not to own. what about assuring economy instead. of a change in thinking is changing the economy to create something new. economics magazine in just. 30 minutes w. . to the point the strong opinions clear position the international perspective such. the arctic ice cap is melting away making it easier to exploit the region's huge reserves of natural resource 63 major powers the us china and russia vying for the biggest possible shout of the cake so how explosive is their rivalry. to. point to. the minutes on d w. the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. the rate of infection been developing. measures are being taken. what is the latest research. information and context. coronavirus of the coded special monday to friday. how is your view of the world. where i come from but over that glitters is gold just like this chinese food that's measure of where i am it's always reminds me of home after decades of living in germany china's food is one of the safest i miss the most but that taking a step back i ceased a company to the difference came out. benefits president a coalition that exists to add the part of the old haven't been implemented in china that's new for a lot of chinese people wondering if they're going to take it but if you don't have a ride to another that is this is the job of just under them how i see it and that's why i left my job because i tried to do it exactly it is a great day. my name of the owning tool and i want to add to that view. 2. this is d w news live from berlin europe's top medical regulator gives the astra zeneca coronavirus vaccine the go ahead again. this is a safe and effective time expended in protecting people from cope at 19 with the associated press and from coast to life nation outweigh the possible risks 10 european countries say they are resuming astra zeneca vaccinations also coming up. a new lockdown for paris and northern regions of france as the country battles the 3rd wave of the virus non-essential shops will close and travel is forbidden for at least 4 weeks also coming up verbal abuse and physical assaults members of new york's asian american community tell you how racism has surged during the pandemic . i'm already and he's a welcome germany france and several european union and several other european union countries say they're resuming astra zeneca vaccinations after that ye may the european medicines agency said the vaccine is safe and effective after a review that you may concluded that the vaccine was not associated with an overall increase in the risk of blood clots more than a dozen european countries suspended astra zeneca vaccinations after some recipients developed clots the committee has come to a clear scientific conclusion this is a safe and effective vaccine its benefits in protecting people from cope with 19 with the associated risks of death and hospital life ation outweigh the possible risks. here in germany the government and public health authorities have been under fire now for weeks over the sluggish vaccination rollout numbers are not good less than one in 10 people in germany has received the 1st dose of the vaccine some say the delays are damaging germany's reputation for efficiency. a widespread sigh of relief after the european medicines agency the clear the astra zeneca vaccine safe and effective german health minister yen spahn called it good news and then ounce the country would be resuming vaccinations with astra zeneca. this is our joint goal of the federal government and all 16 states is to start vaccinating again in germany with astra zeneca during the course of the day and begun and we haven't come sponsored the e m a's assessment confirms that the german government was right to press pause on astra zeneca vaccines and await the outcome of the agency's investigations doctors will now have to inform patients about the possibility of rare blood clotting disorders said the head of germany's institute for vaccines. for the committee has found that the risk to benefit ratio is still favorable and therefore vaccinations can continue. and involve however there will be a warning and it is important to us that it is a warning that draws attention to the 4 to cure symptoms that can occur in very rare cases. the astra zeneca shot is essential for the success of germany's vaccination plan the rollout has so far been sluggish especially compared to countries such as israel and the u.k. only 3.7 percent of germany's population has been fully vaccinated and the around 8.4 percent has received a 1st shot. the government's strategy relies on the uptake of astra zeneca deliveries expected over the next few months up to almost $17000000.00 doses in the 2nd quarter of the year germany also wants to start vaccinating in doctors' offices by mid april a plan that is highly reliant on the astra zeneca shot being available the government will now also have to work to ensure that germans don't lose trust in the safety of the astra zeneca vaccine a loss in trust could endanger chancellor angela merkel's pledge to have given all adults in germany the chance to get vaccinated by the end of summer. germany has faced criticism for being slow to vaccinate even before the astra zeneca shot was passed. international editor richard walker spoke with foreign minister. says it is crucial to get more people vaccinated quickly but. it's important that we step up the pace of vaccinations over the next few weeks because otherwise we'll lose the trust of our own population. that's the most important point for me. of course we would have hoped by now to have vaccinated many more people in germany but in april and may well have such large amounts of that scene that the numbers will go up significantly. and it's also crucial to fight the pandemic in order to make sure that the hospitals don't get so full of intensive care patients that they can treat everyone. with no illusions that the problems that have arisen their mistakes that were made have of course have a concert or overall impact on public confidence in governments and in germany but also in other countries across the european union for your. interest i was german foreign minister talking to richard walker. surging kovan 1000 infections have forced some of france's most populous areas into a limited lockdown starting this weekend the capital paris has been hit hard once again and hospitals are struggling to cope france recorded nearly 40000 new cases on thursday the government has ordered stores to close for a month. the could ward it hospital in southern paris and the face of france is good why a patient struggles to stay alive this massive machine pumps oxygen into his body allowing his heart and lungs to rest and iron lung for the 21st century the stuff in this ward of pricing for even more patients paris is in fiction right to surging for now this hospital is coping but it stops a war that could chime. in as the elastic is getting tighter and tighter we're not at the breaking point at the moment when we're getting very close we have the impression that the breaking point is not far away but we're. paris in the north of france worst affected by this good whiteside hospital emergency wards in the capital and nearly full more and more sick parisians have been suffering from baby 117 the very 1st reported in britain even the city 6 pm curfew doesn't seem to be effective against it this time that's how little they say and we haven't found a good solution in the past year and a year from now what would be in lockdown number right now in the widespread vaccinations can prevent that from happening like many you members france has been suffering from a vaccine shortage causing a slow rollout. the vaccination numbers for paris i would assume the national average leaving the city vulnerable against the 3rd why. but frances prime minister says vaccinations will soon pick up allowing these new lockdown measures to be reversed soon. knowledge of the challenge of the coming weeks will be scaling back these restrictions really do have that allowing locke to return to normal as we vaccinate more facts. that is the case numbers rise there's undoubtedly more suffering ahead before relief comes right now fatigue is stronger than hope. let's take a look at some of the other stories making news around the world u.s. secretary of state antony blinken says that china is quote threatening global stability he made his comments after arriving in alaska for talks with china's top diplomat young gent share the pair are due to discuss diplomatic sticking points including trade human rights abuses in the militarization of the south china sea. thousands of people marched in argentine capital buenos iras to demand food aid as the country's economy continues to slide because of the cope of 19 pandemic unemployment is over 10 percent now and poverty affects more than 40 percent of the population. police are still investigating the motive of a gunman who killed 8 people in the u.s. state of georgia on tuesday the 21 year old was arrested after a shooting spree at multiple massage parlors in the atlanta area most of the victims were women of asian descent the suspect has been charged with their murders rights groups say the killings are part of a surge an anti asian hate crimes in the u.s. you know. reports from new york. every day as trooper also gave sun makes who way from her workplace to the post office to the west village in manhattan usually considered a safe area in new york city but one day about a year ago she experienced something that she hasn't been able to flick it. read about here was on someone. so close from behind me. came from here and then just started spinning at will at the time cases of code 19 were surging in new york city then president donald trump was pushing and asian rhetoric calling it the china virus make the people of asian descent people like esther a target for racist attackers i just kept telling them why would you do this why would you do this right at this time and he yelled at me because you're sick. for weeks she says she couldn't walk the streets without constantly looking over her shoulder and even now there are some scars from that day that haven't healed. it's the feeling of vial being violated that that feeling of. not being alone. in the feeling of disgust those 3 things are kind of hard to. erase i guess from my memory and asian hate crimes have surged all over the united states in the past year in new york city alone their number has increased more than 8 fold activists say that's just the tip of the iceberg many victims often don't want to come forward don't want to speak to the police new york police department has set up a specific task force to reach out to the asian american community. a lot of them don't speak the language a lot of them are undocumented they're afraid of coming to the police a lot of the want to cooperate is they don't want to miss work they also fear retaliation this task force builds a bridge to that career victims we convince someone we were game a cooperation we tell them the benefits of cooperating we have officers who speak their language of some of heritage a step in the right direction but for many new york's asian american community not nearly enough to tackle a problem that's plagued them since the very beginning manhattan's chinatown is one of the oldest chinese ethnic enclaves the 1st chinese migrants settled down here back in the 850 s. and the. an increase in anti asian hate crimes is just the latest flare up in a long history of anti asian sentiment which is just as old as the migration from asia to the united states itself especially in times of national crisis like now during the pandemic americans of asian descent have repeatedly been made the scapegoat for their country's plight you are known as a perpetual warmers rep permanent or you can be there for many many generations and there's always the option because well he was that rare you probably where you really from right and there was. nobody believed you so i think it's easy to. get victimized or what you don't get along and that you don't. think that's. the right. despite what she's experienced esther but also his son still considers the u.s. her home she's been here for more than 20 years and she hasn't given up hope that things will one day get better if people who educate themselves they end up being more informed than the being kinder. helping them hold true against other races would eventually stop but for now many asian americans remain vigilant as every new attack further fans the fear among their community. its controversy has once again hit the upcoming tokyo olympic games the creative director for the opening and closing ceremonies has resigned over a derogatory comment aimed at a female entertainer who was due to perform it's the 2nd resignation over such remarks in recent weeks. we've just 4 months to go until the opening ceremony the tokyo games have once more been overshadowed by insensitive remarks made towards women. this time it was creative director hiroshi says psaki who suggested to a planning group that niamey watanabe could perform as a quote a limb pig later apologizing and offering his resignation what a nobby is jude to perform in the opening ceremony the entertainer has challenge body image norms in japanese media. just last month your ciro mori stepped down from his role as president of the tokyo 2020 organizing committee after he among other things claimed women talk too much the committee then set up a gender equality team and the former prime minister was replaced by athlete turned politician psycho hashimoto who now has to find a new director for the opening and closing ceremonies. you know i saw the headlines and was really shocked that his remarks were inappropriate and it is very regrettable that. as the committee has been emphasizing gender equality as one of its most important policies we have decided to accept sakis resignation. ashley moto insisted the resignation would not derail olympic preparations but the tokyo games have revealed deep rooted issues surrounding gender stereotypes in japanese society. you're watching news from berlin next up our coverage 1000 special there's more on the news app and of course t w news dot com thanks for watching i'm on me and it's. the coronavirus. developing. the latest. information. around a virus.