Of the country to the gulf region estimated value is over a 1000000. 00. Im told me all logic well welcome to the program the 2nd wave of the corona virus pandemic has arrived in europe and its prompting National Lockdowns island has become the 1st e. U. Country to return to an almost full nationwide lockdown as it battles to stop a surge in corona virus cases Prime MinisterMikhail Mohsin said that all nonessential retailers must close for 6 weeks starting at midnight on wednesday schools will be allowed to stay open but bars and restaurants will only be able to be able to serve takeaways and people have been told to stay within 5 kilometers of their homes for all but essential purposes the Prime Minister appealed to the nation to respect the new measures. I understand and i feel very personally im profoundly the sense of disappointment the feelings of loneliness perhaps even this the despair that this announcement will bring for money the days are getting shorter and colder but i ask you to remember remember this even as the winter comes in there is hope and there is not much if we pull together over the next 6 weeks we would have the opportunity to celebrate christmas in a meaningful way from all we are joined now by governor riley he is a Political Correspondent at virgin media news odland good to have you on the program ireland is the 1st youre going to take such drastic measures nationwide for a 2nd time why is it doing this. The main reason is concern about arlins Health Service that right now there are 34. 00 people would cope with an art its carryon so that may not sound like much but art is a country that only has around 260 or 270 permanent intensive care beds and i was in the seat next to sticks there are only about 30 more available and likewise if you look at those who are just in hospital with cope with and want to go the number was 70 for the c. Think its 298. 00 it has quadrupled in the space of a month and really the concern is that if that rate continues much more of the rate that its currently going then within a couple of weeks are tossed her system will simply be overwhelmed and that a lot of other procedures will have to be counseled and that we could be looking at something approaching the sort of circumstances that we so it is only at the start of the spring which prompted so many other countries to go into loveday arent you concerned that is that unless some drastic action is taken in the next couple of weeks to lower the level of code 1000 transmission in the Broader Society are could be heading a similar way again and hows the public reacting to this announcement. Weve yet to see this announcement is only a few hours old so most people havent really had a chance to digest this there were some opinion polls taken by newspapers across the weekend which suggested that irish public was broadly split on this that of course there were many people who simply were sick of the idea of having to be europes guinea pig were our it would be something of an experiment who just wants to go back to some kind of normality but there are others who accept that this is a very dangerous disease that this is a virus which can spread very very easily and which even if it isnt fatal it produces very Significant Health difficulties for many people who contract it so there are dividing opinions i think me hallmarking stoked about that the seedling when he really urged the public to join reading uncle dan with the hope of saving christmas that if we have 6 weeks of properly observed lockdown maybe we can go back to having some kind of social life for december and save the Christmas Period whether that is enough of an incentive to keep everybody onside well have to wait and see but i havent this is likely to be calling me a hot will the country be able to handle the consequences of a 2nd lockdown. Well that is something which the government has already had to entertain because this isnt even the 1st time that the National PublicHealth Experts have recommended a 2nd lockdown they also recommended this measure 2 weeks ago back then the government said it wouldnt accept it because it would have been too premature that the government was not ready that this suggestion was landed on it without any prior warning and that it didnt have the business support place since day weve passed our National Budget and we also have the expanded welfare systems we have new employment supports we have new corporate lifelines which basically means the government thinks that it is prepared for this now this will be quite expensive for the r. C. Checker there will be about 250000 people they estimate losing their jobs as a result of this the welfare supports alone will cost around a 1000000000 euro over the next 6 weeks thankfully its money that our it is able to borrow on the Global Markets that are economically went into this town demick in a pretty good shape so it does have scope to be able to deal with that but obviously it is a very very significant gesture and something which is going to take the side from basis its sightly a long time to work up ok well have to leave it there for now governor riley Political Correspondent at virgin media news island in dublin many thanks here now is a roundup of the latest developments in the corona virus pandemic the World Health Organization has praised the response of countries in asia to the pandemic the director general lauded the continents perseverance with anti coronavirus measures preliminary results from a late stage Clinical Trial in brazil show that and experimental vaccine developed by the Chinese Companies to novak appears to be safe the trial 13000 participants will continue to be monitored and in spain the region of nevaeh announced the countrys most drastic regional measures yet its recorded infection rates over 3 times that of the National Average in the past 2 weeks. Now coronavirus restrictions around the world have led to canceled birthday parties graduations weddings and other ceremonies but this wedding in israel was determined to include all of the family the father of the groom is in hospital with covert 1000 i was sad to miss his sons big day so they held it in the grounds of the hospital allowing him to watch safely from his window hospital Officials Say the ceremony was in compliance of all health regulations. Police in france have searched dozens of homes belonging to suspected islamic militants the raids are linked to last weeks killing of a teacher in a paris suburb some he had used cartoons of the prophet mohammad in a lesson about freedom of expression you moms were among the people who turned out to pay their respects outside the school where she worked. Frons held a minutes silence for slain teaches summer party on monday 3 days after the islamist attack people continue to mourn. Crisis meetings went late into the night in paris on sunday the result officials decided to authorize dozens of rides on properties beginning at 6 am on monday among them a proport an Aid Organization armored charity investigators say at least 80 complaints against the spread of hatred on the internet have been filed since the teachers murder. We have a clear message there would not be a minute to respond for the enemies of the republic. But is it people like the French InteriorMinistry Says its currently investigating around 8000. 00 active islamists men such as abdelhakim. A radical islamist who has long been known to police launched an Online Hate Campaign against the murdered teacher and its now in police custody. Numerous frenchie moms expressed their sorrow on monday and clearly distance themselves from the attack president to mine your calm received the family of the murdered teacher at the el is a president ial palace meanwhile the Police Investigation into the killing continues. The u. S. Supreme court has ruled that the Northeastern State of pennsylvania can count ballots sent by post letter received up to 3 days after the next months president ial election the justices rejected every public and party plead to nullify ballots received after election day with 2 weeks to go incumbent donald trump is hoping to make up lost ground in recent polls by holding many large rallies in swing states his rival joe biden is hosting drivein rallies and with the pandemic most americans have already made up their minds of the 2 candidates hoping to win over undecided voters in this 2nd and final debate on thursday. Our reporter. Joins me now for more on this donna how could the Supreme Court decision affect and sylvania Election Results so pennsylvania. Man involved has now able to post about it on election day and even if it doesnt arrive for another 3 days means the vert will still be counted now much to the frustration of republicans this is a big win for the democrats because as polls time and time again have shown we get a lot more democratic voters using mail and voting than we do Republican Voters so. For what this could mean for pennsylvania when we look at the state back in 2016 trump won this by such an armada in under 15000 birds so this may well tip the balance. The results coming in on election day does this. Open up the possibility that we might have to wait for several days after yes of course i mean if pennsylvania still counting ballots coming in 3 days later thats of course going to delay them a little bit of pennsylvania delayed anyway because theyre one of the states that on counting any mail in ballots or person any mail in ballots before election day now some states have decided that poll workers can do this a little bit try and lessen the load starting election day but pennsylvania was one of those that we were expecting to kind of see come later anyway so this could delay a feather and when we look at this on a National Level as well there are millions of mail in ballots in a way that weve not seen before in a u. S. Election which is definitely going to did they delay the vote states on really prepared for this level of mail in voting and it could its not going to be a result today its probably going to be a results week or is the results month even interesting to the 2 men at the heart of this trump and biden theyre still going you know trading barbs and at loggerheads over the upcoming debate. Yes sir the final debate is this day and the 2nd one with cancelled of course after donald trump refused to take part in a virtual debate and youll probably remember how shambolic the 1st one we had was with constant interruptions theyre trying to change that this time around sorry organizers have said that theres going to be 2 minutes where the other persons microphone is muted that whoever speaking will finally get a chance to Say Something and theyve also been arguing about what question. Theyre going to be asked these issues about Foreign Policy that trump really wants to be. Saying this is just translate trying to get out of our pandemic question the drama is far from over. Thank you for that update on the u. S. Elections. Pakistani Customs Officials have seized 74. 00 falcons during raids against smugglers in the Southern City of karachi the birds all belonging to endangered species or legally trafficked from afghanistan and were destined to be sold for high prices in arab countries dozens of endangered. Their heads hidden under leather hoods smuggled for the status they can for police said these birds were being taken from afghanistan to arab states when pakistani Customs Officials got word they swooped down on an upscale neighborhood in the port city of karachi 2 people were arrested traffickers catch felt in the mountainous area along pakistans border with afghanistan they sold them to rich buyers in the gulf states there the birds are trained to hunt prestige purchase for the privileged few. There are 74. 00 birds in total we estimate their value at around 200000000. 00 rupees. Thats well over a 1000000. 00 after the paperwork is completed the birds are supposed to be released back into their natural habitat. Now the saying goes the cats have 9 lives but a rather special one in southern peru has been given a new lease on life after 2 millennia ocular just restored the image of this grand this giant feline figure to its former glory it measures 37 meters from head to tail but years of erosion had left its outline hidden from view drawings such as this unknown as geo glyphs they considered archaeological enigmas as no one knows for sure why they were drawn or why they were so large. Watching the news from but then coming up next is the documentary titled the Wonderful World of singapore remember you can keep up to date with all the news around the clock on our website im told me a lot of talk about that for me but the news continues at the top of the hour the full. Image and home any portion of lunch us right now from the World Climate change a Different Office story this is my plan for when film goes one week. How close can really get. We still have time to watch im going. To. Watch this. Buildings that resemble mystical creatures. Spectacular futuristic skyscrapers adorned with greenery and a 300 meter high rooftop garden. Singapore set its sights high. It evolved from a developing country to one of the richest nations in the world within just a few decades us. Here east meets west and the past meets the future. The airport features the highest indoor waterfall in the world feel singapore also has the Worlds Largest orchid collection a unesco World Heritage site. And people live in spectacular Building Block architecture. And ultra modern city yet the jungle and its animals are never far away and that poses a constant challenge. In park the day begins while it is still pitch black bird cages are carried back and forth william has been unloading his birds here for 25 years. He only takes time out for the Chinese New Year she breeds songbirds and here they compete to sing the most beautiful song song bird competitions are very popular zebra doves are particularly skilled singers and feel most comfortable up high. These feathered virtuosos have sensitive characters. To. Lead and birds and dont let them get scared so in the dark in the 1st light they wont be so scared. So when they open their eyes slowly they think they are where they used to be obeyed. Thats why we come here so early so. A few kilometers away lies the tech a center in little india. A lot of night owls have only just gone home when live with fun starts her day at 2 30 in the morning. She and her parents have a cook shop in this Hawker Center a food court for street food the 6000 talkers are a true signature of singapore. But most of the cooks have almost reached retirement age. Is a. Young eats all over the. Center people want to chat cant be on restaurants so its really rare to see young generation to feel the. Least specialty is shrimp noodle soup it takes are almost 4 hours to make it the recipe is a family secret her grandfather brought it from china. He actually came to see a boy and i mean these and he stopped selling pronto along the street and sing at all and thats no nighthawk a stall so to actually carry a pole and use up carries eem to calm the fire and along the street. The street food cooks later had to move into these semi open buildings for hygenic reasons their stands are often passed down from one generation to the next least parents both in their late sixtys also helped to cut chile and shrimp here they didnt want their daughter to follow in their footsteps as a qualified business administrator she could have found a job in a fancy Office Simple mining will do backbreaking work here its hard on both youre back. Hans and you work long hours at it and. Breakfast has to be quick the 1st customers are about to come lee once had a desk job and regular working hours but she only found fulfillment here between pots of shrimp broth. And saying up off the plate she is i think that and you. Will so if you dont think you know what people to actually say see yes but thats me youre stretching is if. They want to see. If they can finish what i do and well just stroll through and keep politics. A few streets down someone else is starting work in the dark behind the colonial facade of the Raffles Hotel and enduring a landmark in singapore it was named after the british explorer and founder of singapore search. No rajan singh has been working here for 28 years as head porter despite the love of tradition the staff entrance is secured using high tech facial recognition typical of singapore. Johns 1st trip is to the laundry room. He keeps on his turban but exchanges his polo shirt and jeans for his uniform. This is simple here is just new. Cd it was a boy and he had a police doesnt get his version. Of the color. If you are being. Used to work as a security manager at the port that job was far less formal than here at the 5 star hotel in his fancy uniform. Or smart. Im ready to walk because. Everything must be pretty. Ok outside the sun is colorful a painting the morning sky singapore is coming to life least. But before the 1st hotel guests come for breakfast there is still plenty to do. In a row john 1st has to attend his morning meeting with the guest teen. Builtin 887 the hotel is steeped in history and considered very british.