Almost 500 people have died of cope with 19 in the last 2 weeks in the Czech Republic more than in the 1st months of the pandemic another 400 are in critical condition. Close. I think people are not taking the virus seriously human. Medical staff at this hospital in prague are doing all they can to protect themselves nearly 3000 doctors and nurses have been infected with the virus meaning many are unable to work. In small hospitals where there are not so many staff it can be problematic if one infection turns into a cluster. No other country in europe currently has a higher rate of infection per capita as the Czech Republic many let their guard down in the summer and became lots about protective measures like the wearing of mosques. If they say please wear a mask then very few people will do that it was recommended in the holidays but no one wore a mask the ability to put a chimney effect then you could do and you couldnt and. The government has decided to take action theatres cinemas
Christiane there were no has tested positive for the coronavirus he has spent the past week with the Portuguese National team he was supposed to play. On wednesday night and drill it now they say. There are several one. Back on the campaign trail boasting bragging about testing negative for code 19 his democratic challenger joe biden is also on the attack with just 3 weeks to go until election day. Its good to have you with us we begin tonight with the pandemic here in Europe European Union countries have agreed to a common strategy. Restricting travel from coronavirus hotspots e. U. Ministers meeting in what some burg want a traffic light system showing regions as green orange or red depending on the number of corona virus cases the ministers have to avoid the kind of confusion that disrupted travel across the e. U. At the height of the initial outbreak earlier this year. Lets take this story now. She joins me from brussels good evening to youve barbara so talk us through these europe
Is some good news local booksellers are thriving right now in germany pandemic really is a page turner. And welcome to the show im Stephen Beard in berlin its good to have you with us and we begin in germany where the pen dimmock is leaving a deeper imprint on the economy than previously thought thats according to a new joint report published by the countrys leading Economic Research institutes theyve downgraded projections made earlier in the year forecasting now that the German Economy will shrink by 5. 4 percent and 20. Thats more than a percentage point worse than the earlier projections but they also predict a slow recovery compared to prior forecasts infection rates are rising again in germany meeting to new business restrictions. And one of the authors of that report joins me now stefan crudes is head of the Forecasting Division at the kill institute for the World Economy stuff and its good to have you with us. First obvious question what is driving this report what is driving t