The freeman foundation. Pursuing solutions for americas neglected needs. And by contributions to this pbs station from viewers like this is bbc world news america. Balancing speed and safety. Nine Major Pharmaceutical Companies promising they rush through a coronavirus vaccine. South korea for how to get it right. Now it has some of the tightest restrictions in the world. And the mysterious p disappearaassport torn up, and drama at the border. What really didopappen to this keeping itn the family. Larus . The three siblings in the u. K. Who have all been selected for their naonal committee. Welcome to bbc world news amica on pbs and around the ieglobe. The executives of the worlds biggest Drug Companies have signed aoint pledge promising to uphold the integrity of the scientific process for developing the coronavirus vaccine. That is afterresident trump signaled that if vaccine could be ready in time for novembers american election. The pledge says they will only submitva for appor emergency use authorization after demonstrating safety and t efficacyough a phase three clinical trial. Among the signatories are astrazeneca, pfizer, who had trials. We can expect some results of these large Clinical Trials may be by the end of the year but you still need to look at the data and validate the data. I think it is fairly unlikely we will have a vaccine distributed at large scale before the end of this year. Katty joining me now is an Infectious Disease physician and researcher. Thank you very much for joining ,. Davis. Is it possible we could haveth a vaccin is ready unsafe by the beginning of november before the u. S. Elections . Dr. Davis anything is possible. Whats likely, and most people dont think its very likely. What i will say is this. This is something we have ence in doing and we ha done successfully before. We have theda, we have the cdc who have done this many times fore so they will follow guidance. Not safe and that has not beenis proved to be effective. For me, wheth in october, november, or january, as long as it follows the science, that is what we can depend on. Katty katty the previous record evr developing a vaccine is four years. Getting one within one year would be almost a miracle, wouldnt it . Dr. Davis you would think so, but if you look at what happened in this pandemic, we have made gigantic steps identifying the virus to test in record time we have not seen. It is conceivable we much will be much faster because we have processes and protocols in place from mulple experiences in the past. Theagain, who i look to are people that have led the charge in science, rigorous scientific exploration, including the likes of dr. Fauci, and he used the word unlikely and that is where i sit with this. Katty what would be the downside in bringing out a vaccine before it had been rigorously tested . Dr. Davis the downside is that we wouldnt know it is effective. We dont want to put anything out there that is not going to do what it was tasked to do. The second really bad part of this is we dont know if it is safe and theres no way those of us who haveedicated our lives to this kind of work are going to back sothing that we dont know isafe. I am a mother before i am a physician or researcher or a Public Health expert. Im a wife and somnes daughter. I will only back and continue to be confident in sothing that i know has gone through the Rigorous Scientific Research that we have depended on for decades now. Katty is aereisk that it has already been politicized and that in and of itself, whenever the vaccine comes out, couldic prejudsome peoples views of it and its safety . Dr. Davis that question needs to be addressed in two ways. I think there has been an element of it politicized. We have seen it in the press. Everyone is concerned about the timing of the upcoming election. But again, the consistent messaging i have gotten from the peop who work in these areas is the science comes first. Our lives depend on the science coming first. On top of that, what people need to know is there are advisory checks and balances that avoid that level of politicization, and those include the Advisory Committee for immunization upractices the cdc has se it is comprised of vaccine measures, infectious seases physicians, and epidemiologists who are here to htke sure we are doing the r thing her katty dr. Davis, thank you very much for your time. The advice is, follow the science. Thank you for joining me. A safe and effective vaccine would beelcome worldwide of course, including in france, where officials have registered another 65 hundred new cases in the past 24 hours alone. So far, h theree been relatively serious cases of the disease in the country, but as Lucy Williamson reports, there are signs in the south of france that hospital beds are starting to fill up again. Reporter testing here has become a weapon against the spread of anxiety, as rapid and silent as the viruitself. One paris mayor is offering free coronavirus tests for anyone who was one without appointment, symptoms, or any contact with a confirmed case. The deputy mayor says they are running at full capaci. If we would have to test only people with symptoms, it would be simpler for sure. Reporter but may be more dangerous . May be more dangerous because we identify positive cases that dont have any sympt and we just dont know how it happened. Reporter today, the Prime Minister announced he would need to test and isolate after being filmed bumping fists with local officials in southwestern france. On saturday and learned thence director of the event has tested positive. Will therefore immediately take a test myself and observe the rules. Reporter new infections have risen steadily in the ew weeks. The number of red zones where the virus is actively circulating has grown from two to 28. The government says the situation is worrying. Young people were seen as driving the rise in infections over the summer. Because they are more resistant to the virus, there was no corresponding spike in admissions but as infections ve spread, there are signs that may start to change. Hers dutch hospitalsrs in lle have begun raising the alarm. One doctor said there was an explosion of severe cases of coronavirus at his hospital with 70 patients admitted since mid august. 15 of them in inteive care with more arriving every day. It is exponential at this time. Theres no doubt that p a number ients in the hospital and icu will increase in the next 15 days to three weeks and this will be a difficult period. E reporter fra now carrying out one million tests a week to carry out the lockdown. Mask wearing is already compulsory throughout several cities including marseille but with people in offices and schools, this is highrisk moment and the next few weeks will be key. Lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. Katty thats thekatty situation in france. Leis go to south korea has just extended a lockdown they are the toughest measures asthe cityeen since the start of the pandemic. Health officials have set a curfew for businesses, schools are closed, and nearly 25g million are be urged to stayathome. Forthany m south korea was seen as the poster child for how to handle the crisis. Testing program that cap the virus for the most part under corol. Cases first surged in february and after an initial peak, the country brought cases down for most of the spring and summer, but recently infections have shot up again. Joining me from soul i the bbs laura bicker. Agyou m to escape most of the lockdown, but now you are in it. Reporter yes, the 9 00 p. M. Curfew. All restaurants, bakeries, ulanywhere young people hang out have been told to close strictly a9 00. The streets here are usually vibrant at night. Lots of loud noises and conversations. W you are wondering around and it is eerily silent. It is all around great seoul, all the area around the capital, around 25 million people. Other things like schools have been forced to go bact online and t something the south korean government did not want to do. One of the reasons why they said they wanted people to stayathome right at thehi beginning of twas to keep schools open and of course, thousands ofse them are clo all of this is linked tohin outbreak wa right wing church. Thend they hmassive rally in the center of the city and hundreds were infected, but i have to put this into context. When we say there has been an outbreak,e are getting about 300 cases a day. In paris, theyve had 6000 cases in the last 24ours and they might be discussing it in the ay ishere, 300 cases a a lot. It seems to be decreasingr williew the near lockdown this weekend. Katty so to put thisiv in perspe south korea has had 340 one deaths and america has had 180,000. Mostca ame would look at south korea and say, what are they worried about . The death toll is so low. Why are they risking the deconomicages when they have such a low death toll . Reporter because they dont want it to increase. One of the things they escaped is the virus did not make it into this heavily populated capital. The city is in between mountains, meaning theres little living spe. If the virus took hold here, officials believe it would take hold very quickly and easily. They are trying to stop it before it sprea. Thats one of the reasons why there is such concern this time around. Because they were so successful, wathey want to keep it tha katty briefly, you were in quarantinef. Yours how strict was it . Reporter very strict. The airport has about seven different stations. Yoyou ge temperature taken and you have to download this application. You cannot move from your otherwise you get find or thrown out the country. Th call you to check you want today. You check your temperature twe they sent packages of food, which is quite nice, but do not move from your home otherwise there will be repercussions. Katty very different from here in the u. S. Laura bicker fm seoul, thank you. E story of belarus opposition figure, yesterday seen bundled into a van bmasked man. Today belarus Officials Say she was detained at the border with ukraile trying to leave the countr ukrainian officials have a different sndryhey say belarus was trying to expel her and then there are reports sow ripped up he passport. The bbcs shona fisher has the port. Reporter this began monday morning when the Opposition Leader was picked up on the streets of minsk by masked man in an unmarked van. To other opposition figures were also picked up that day. What we know now is they were taken to the border where belarus borders ukraine and the authorities are trying to make them cross the border, effectively force them into exile in ukraine. They were all brought together, these three people, in no mans land. It was there that Maria Kolesnikova made clear she did not want to cross into the ukrain one ho the menid cross into the ukraine, he was in no mans land at the time, and i spoke to him here in kyiv about what happened. At that moments forcefullyut in the car, she literally tore her passport into small pieces. Reporter so as they were giving her a backup passport to travel . Exactly. It was in the car and she took it immediately and tore it upli and then sheed out through the rear window. O she walked proudlye russian territory. Reporter this was in no mans land . Yes. I think it is heroic. It is really fantastic what she did. Reporter she was really clear as she did not want to be forced into the ukraine. Absolutely. She tore the passport up, so she wanted to seemed absolutely clear. Reporter e understand Maria Kolesnikova was taken back into custody by belarus authorities and is being held inside belarus a camp not far from the ukrainian border. Will this have anmpact on the very large demonstrations we have seen in belarus over theou last and a half weeks since the election . I very much doubt it. The reason is these are very decentralized protestsnahat are coord through social messaging apps, through the telegram channel. If anything, i think it is likely this sort of thing further evithnce o brutality and the violence of president lukashenkos government will only s mve to motivae people onto the streets and more people to call for him to go. Katty we will try and keepabs on what is happening to Maria Kolesnikova, now bacustody in belarus. A quick look at other news. In new york, the chief of Rochester Police department and other senior staff have announced their rowirement follg criticism of the citys handling of theeleath of dani prude, the black man restrained by officers using a spit hood in march. His family released the footage last week and there have been days of protest ever since you are watching bbc world news america. Still to come, does the italian problem . Industry have a race we will meet the designer trying to bring diversity to the catwalk. The last two journal wtsking for australian media and china have flown home following a fiveday diplomati standoff after police demanded to interview them. Tensions between australia and china rose after the australian Prime Minister made remarks about the originf covid19. Reporter by anybodys standard, what happened with those journalists is a worrying development. China is not only austrartas key r and biggest customer as the abcs news director said, one of their most imp stories. China, understanding, the relationship between our countries is probably the biggest story of our time and having our people on the ground working with the local team is criticbc to the reporter he says the last correspondence working for stralian media in china, their evacuation means for the First Time Since the 1970s, australian media organizations do not have accredited journalists inside the country. Katty on italian fass famous all over the world, but there are some questioning whe ier parts of tustry have a problem with race, even though migration has made it more diverse than its ever been, there is only onelack italian designer who enjoys any notable recognition. She has launched a campaign asking, do black lives matter infection . Reporter of the changing face italian fashion. Is the woman behind mixesan makes italian, african and caribbean. Styles her designs have been warned by celebrities like beyonce and rihanna. E launched a campaign that exposes the stereotypes and cist comments black Italian Women face every day. [speaking italian] growing up black in italy was extremely trying. I have been called many insulting things. Reporter italian fashion has facedci crism for racist imagery. These from gucci or these accessories from product prada. Sfice to say i am the only member of the Italian Fashion Council out o 113, who is black. My uniqueness is absurd. Reporter the Fashion Council in italy alongho with in the u. K. , america, and france dictates what hapns in france around the world. Out of protest, stella asked if she could promote her Antiracism Campaign there inste i asked for support. From that moment on, the Fashion Council stopped all communications with me and didnt even send me an invite to fashion week. Reporter but she says those same fashion brands later rushed to show support for black lives matter on social media. Italys Fashion Council says a lot of brands are trying hard to be more inclusive, but thantthe governmeas to drive positive change. Racism in italy is blatant. The problem is that after faism, italy didnt reckon with the colonial past and did not eck improperly with the heritage fasci left to this country. Reporter stella is now lending a voice to the black lives matter campaign. She is urging fashion horses to hire mblack people. And as the movement grows, she feels they will now linally have ten. Bbc news, rome. Are happy to support black lives matter in theory were not happy to actually support a black italian designer. Raising one childthho represents r country at a sport is a great achievement, bu three takes things to a new level. Siblings. Have all been selected for the Great Britain waterski squad. Tom williams went to meet them. Reporter meets thifamily. Ben, tillie, and seb. Waterskiing is their life. Eldest. En is the he began as a toddler. All threvery much at home on the water. That really is showing off. I do try. Reporter how much time and effort has gone into making something so difficult look fsy . A lot time on the water is pretty much key. I spend most of my days out here on the lake. 15 minute sessions each, three times. Doesnt sound like aut lot b the body is tired afterwards. Reporter all three siblings have been selecte for the british wateki squad in their age categories. Ap has neverpened in britain before. It maintains a Strong Family tradition, following in the oftsteps, or water skis, their granddad and father who alsoed represe their country. Reporter can you tell they will be good for a very early age . It u isto them. You can only offer them the opportunity. Reporter dout you worry ahe dangers . The jump does worry about me. Obviously theyre children. But they train properly, they work hard, they are fit, they are strong. You minimalize the chance of injury that way. Reporter are three main disciplines. Slalom, frakes, d jumping. This involves skiers taking off at speeds of up to 70 miles an hour. Its not about style, its all about distance. How many 12yearolds do you know that can do that . Seb has only been jumping for a year. Its a lot of fun to just fly and feel the air underneathou. Its very hard. You have to have the balanl and the skil do it. Reporter presumably,etou have to gt wrong a few times to get it right. Absolutely. I have fallen off quite a few times. Still here falling off today. You need to make sure youre still moving nice into three. Reporter ben is now also coaching his younger brother and sister. It is such an adrenalin rush. You cant compare to anything else. Is family time. It is something i really he international stage, been flipping and spinning his way to team gold at the under 21 world championships. It is not an olympic sport so it doesnt get much covage, but as the trio turn on the style, they are hoping to change that. Tom williams, bbc news. Katty i could do that. Before w go, we know wearing a mask is important. We got the message. Getting people to do so however a bit tricky. If a bit of humor doesnt work, perhaps technology can do the trick. Meet pepper. This robot is programmed to scan faces and determine whether people are wearing masks. Originally used to welcome visitors to shops and exhibitions, pepper can scan up to five people at once. On a tablet,ap green circle ars about around someone wearing a mask, and a red circle for the mask list. Fears of robot overlords abound, but in this case, pepr comes in peace and with the right message. Im katty kay, this is bbc narrator funding for this presentation of this program is provided by. Language specialists teaching spanish, french and more. Raymond james. The freeman foundation. 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