cases are on the rise. again. what stage are we at in the pandemic? that s the question will be asking in this edition of our coven 19 special, the head of the world health organization certainly sounds concerned with continued transmission. decreasing testing and sequencing, and 40 percent of the world s population is still unvaccinated. the fund image is not, is not over. it s vital that old countries continue to vaccinate, especially those most athletes, including held workers and people aged over 60. we began with a look at new corona virus studies on long coven, and we ll meet a mexican researcher who s working on a new treatment for cove in 19. but 1st to germany. very few restrictions remain here in everyday life. politicians are debating the possible introduction safety measures for the coming fall in case the country is hit by another wave of infections. what the people on the street think we canvassed opinion and berlin in the evenings when it s cooler and the sky i
A very warm welcome to focus on europe im Michelle Henery germany is in the midst of a political crisis one that the country has not experienced since the federal republic was formed after World War Two for the first time there will be no new government in berlin after eight weeks Government Coalition talks aimed at forming a socalled Jamaica Coalition of christian democrats liberals and the greens have collapsed. We believe we were on a path where we could have reached an agreement said chancellor Angela Merkel and thats why im sorry we could not find a common solution in minds on the news and fin klyn. Chancellor merkel stands empty handed and this doesnt suit french president and then im a cron who has big plans for europe he wants to comprehensively reform the e. U. But he needs germany at his side some of his most passionate supporters like the bridge and shawn tully worried that without the support of their teutonic neighbor europes future could look bleak. Robust relations betwe