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Restrictions that were put in place are actually having the desired effect or whether authorities have to tweak them and maybe increase them as well in the next few days. There are Big Questions as to whether this is being effective in particular, because germany continues to record very high numbers of new cases over 20000, for example, in the last 24 hours. And that is something that is obviously concerning for thors at the same time. There is a big concern among german hospitals. Many saying that the situation is even worse now than what it was in april, for example, during the 1st wave of the pandemic. So yes, there may be some positive signs, but the situation remains very serious and thats something the German Authorities have been very clear when they talk to the friends about these kinds of things. Christmas is only 6 weeks away and no government wants to go down in history as the one that canceled it, untold millions of people. They can go home and see their families. So tough
Hes heading towards being that china is condemning the mass resignation of prodemocracy indoor makers in hong kong as a political fast. And a blatant challenge. 15 opposition. Legislator stepped down after 4 of their colleagues were expelled and the new powers to remove members of the territories parliament were deemed to be disloyal to china. A radical change for hong kongs legislature. The seats are usually occupied by hong kongs democratic parliamentarians, but now theyre empty. As the session got underway a day after the mass walkout, one of the lawmakers resigning in solidarity protested he rolled out a banner in the foyer, criticizing city leaders carry lands decision to disqualify the legislative council. Not long afterwards, the lawmakers took part in their last act, formally handing in their resignation, letters they cues beijing of trying to remove the citys autonomy and shrines in hong kongs basic law. We all know that the Central Government in government can always say they
Democracy, and say, the president should be focusing on the pandemic. Instead. Im burnt. Coffee, its good to have you with us tonight. New infections. Corona, virus infections here in europe continue to increase despite the partial walked owns imposed in many countries. Frances Prime Minister saying that the number of coronavirus patients in hospitals is now higher than it was last spring. With another person admitted every 30 seconds, france has made the pandemic, the focus of this years virtual paris peace for president emanuel microns stressed today, there must be fair access to vaccines and treatments across the globe all across europe. Tonight, hospitals are under strain including in italy, europes ground 0 in the pandemic. This time its not just the rich north thats at the for the 2nd wave is also stretching resources in naples and the poor self. 2 2 hundreds of coronavirus patients wait for hours outside the emergency ward at the continue clinic to get treatment. Relatives have
Other parts of the breaking point, naples, just one of the hot spots reporting a shortage of doctors and hospital beds, amid a surge of new coronavirus infections. And with germany also reporting hospitals approaching their limits. We look at one critical resource that can not be boosted from one day to the next. The number of Trained Personnel viewers joining us on p. B. S. In the United States and to all of you around the world. Welcome. But we begin tonight in ethiopia, where there are reports of dozens of people being killed in what Amnesty International is calling a massacre. Its the 1st time widespread civilian casualties have been reported in the weeklong conflict in the countrys region. The United Nations says some 11000 refugees have fled from ethiopia into sudan. At least half of them are children aid agencies or more of a humanitarian crisis in the making. This is a country sliding into civil war. These ethiopians have come here not to enjoy themselves, but to give blood for