York times job out for their moscow correspondent. Sounds like something straight out of a fine thriller and reveals the outlets predetermine narrative on russia. A very warm welcome to the program from all of us here at our teach q. In moscow. Lets get started with your live news update the race to get a covert vaccine to market is heating up with british pharma giant astra zeneca. Becoming the latest to publish initial data on the effectiveness of its job developed with Oxford University Clinical Trials established on average, it worked 70 percent of the time, his arteries in the hawkins with the details. Astra zeneca are the latest company to join the front runners in the coburg 19 vaccine race, analysing an efficacy over 70 percent after concluding their phase 3 trials. Know, these preliminary results may sound humble compared to other vaccines. The companys c. E. O. Is optimistic, same as i will be highly effective and will have an immediate impact. And with the u. K. Having alrea
Get you more now on these developments is standing by new not 1st of all talk to us about this meeting that is about to get away or is already underway what can we expect from that. Well its going to take place tomorrow angle america is going to try and press the country 16 state premiers to agree on new restrictions on whats been dubbed a lock down lights and that strategy would basically work with 2 tools one would be to continue to have strict lock downs in districts where of the infection rates are skyrocketing currently in germany we have 2 districts in the varia that are experiencing that life is standing still that because of high infection rates and too nationwide some new restrictions will be implemented in concrete terms pubs and restaurants will close again much like in the spring events will be cancelled and any time some shops will be limited the government has so far always said that theyre going to try and avoid to close schools and kindergartens at all cost but of cours