Is now red only the parts of Northern Europe and at least still with low infection rates so the coroner pandemic has europe in the its grip and we have now 10000000 cases in europe alone according to the World Health Organization all right so part of it as you reference to is to do with people becoming more complacent now as xander was reporting germany has accepted patients from belgium because it still has capacity its i. C. U. Capacity is still good how are you members in general working together and is there an in you wide approach to this pandemic. Admitting peasant patients in other hospitals across borders this is a regional approach the e. U. As such has no central register for intensive care units as ministers are trying to set up such a thing but the cooperation on the you level is fairly low just a simple example there is no common passenger locator form as of now 8 months after the makers started and so the Health Ministers are not concentrating on the future and the future
Melissa chan welcome to d. W. New asia thank you for joining us thailand is facing another weekend of antigovernment protests and demonstrators have been Holding Daily rallies to with tens of thousands of people turning out the activists have 3 demands theyre calling for the Prime Minister to step down for a reform of the constitution and a reform of the monarchy theyve been keeping momentum up with some inventive events such as this a terrible fashion show held earlier in the week meant as a criticism of the elites and is specially of the royal familys tast well. Joining us now to what kind of fellow who has been out on the streets over the past few months and a critic of the government since his University Days you know what i remember the protests earlier this summer and then to see people still out now why do you think this movement has gained momentum i think that. You would not have been given moment because of the fairly Economic Situation is thailand the government condon manag
Problems now this is a Large Population millions of people now face a prospect of of been outside of their homes even even though city even though the buildings have been collapsed there is a danger that they may be badly damaged and could possibly fail if another after structure shocks struck the city so they are trying to find refuge on the streets in parks along the coastline anywhere and of course this will add to concerns about the spread of the pandemic of. The moment the main worry of people is just to find safe shelter. All right dorian jones. Thank you. And to poland now where abortion rights activists are holding with they say will be their largest march so far capping off a week of mass demonstrations and as you can see in these live images from Warsaw Police are on hand as protesters gather. Over last weeks Court Decision banning abortions in cases where the fetus has congenital defects while that ruling has left poland with a near total ban on abortion women there can now
A weekly radio show is called spectrum. If you would like any information on the coronavirus or any other science topic, you should really check out our podcast. So you can get your podcast. You can also find us at the science of the stress of the coronavirus pandemic is taking its toll on all of us. Theres the ever present fear that you or a loved one could catch the virus. On top of the strain of having to work from home with normal ways of relaxing and socializing on hold for now, scientists are starting to study the emotional impact the pandemic is having on people everywhere from the oldest to the youngest. There was 5 1 missing. Ringback children perhaps, can fully comprehend the unusual strain that this pandemic is placing upon them. Is not normal times for anyone and the impact is being felt strongly by those who would normally need the most help. The elderly are among the many thing you 3 friends have met up to play cards in lump to durham. Any they are between 70 and one over
The near total ban on the porch and well bring you a live update from most. Of the program. A strong earthquake has struck in the aegean sea causing extensive damage in greece and turkey so your thoughts is say at least 12 people at dad and or 100 injured the tram struck off the aegean coast with the epicenter just north of the greek island of some quake caused several buildings to collapse in the turkish resort city of izmir rescue efforts there on going. I dont know this woman was almost buried alive i dont know how rescue workers are racing to free her from the rubble of a collapsed building one of many that came crashing down in this turkish resort city on friday. I. Am told the ground had shattered you can think in that moment all you can do is try to get out everything was collapsing around us luckily our building stayed intact but we were really panicked and managed to get out at the last minute. The earth shook for at least 25 seconds according to some witnesses after the quake