Have held a Memorial Ceremony for the victims. Germanys Health Minister says the Health Care System could be overwhelmed if the covert caseload is not brought under control and was speaking as germany top 20000 new infections for the 1st time the virus is hitting many european states even harder now than when it was 1st arriving here. A new somber record for germany the highest number of 1000 cases ever registered in the country germany is in its 1st week of a new partial lockdown restaurants bars and leisure activities are shut down travel for tourism is strongly discouraged while shops and schools are allowed to stay open. Germanys Health Minister yes spahn said the countrys Health Care System is not currently overwhelmed but hard times are ahead if the rise in cases isnt stopped. The situation is serious the number of people requiring support in intensive care units has doubled in the past 10 days from as of today our Health System is still coping but even the best system in the world cannot cope with a doubling every 10 days. After the growth rate is very strong and we must break it together on the dark. Even germanys extensive Testing Capacity is under pressure lets say they are struggling to keep up with demand but there is confidence that the current shutdown will help bring the number of cases back down the numbers that we see today or affect the situation a week ago because we have a new Commission Period the numbers are slightly slightly improved we have to be optimistic because the reproduction number is below one and i think thats the 1st signs things might get better here in our country in berlin people are taking reports of the record case rise in their stride many say they are learning to live with the virus and the restrictions. We see that even with restrictions in place the numbers still go up we just try to live with it now to cope with the situation i dont think about it any more than usual. Its pretty shocking i mean i think all governments in every country are doing the best they can i dont think theres any right or wrong. I would go to people in the vaccines and i certainly believe that would help. Next week chancellor Angela Merkel and the federal state leaders are expected to meet to take stock of the situation and decide whether to introduce tougher restrictions something most here in germany are hoping to avoid. Denmark is too limited its entire population of farmed mixed after mutated corona virus strains were found in some animals as many as 17000000 men will be cold in some cases the mutated virus also infected people medical experts fear that could jeopardize the effectiveness of future covert vaccines. There are more than 1300 main farms in denmark many of them are in the minister polity of the office including piano patersons the virus reached his farm in Early September he clearly remembers that day. And begin to cornea it was like a wave passing through the stables it began at one end with the animal sneezing and losing their appetite and it kept spreading. But one week later on the following weekend it was over the animals were healthy again. The new mr meek and. Yana patterson also contracted the virus now to be on the safe side all of his 10000 mink will be culled he never imagined that denmarks meant farms could develop into hotspots. It is thought that the corona virus stems from the animal world it is believed to have 1st jumped from a bad species to humans via the pangolin in china. On denmarks make farms it is now jumping back to animals from humans. Once a mink is infected the virus spreads to almost all of the animals on a farm in less than 2 weeks viral and just are concerned about this extensive transmission anders from scarves team analyzed the mutation on the mink farms and found it matched the virus found in some people in the region who fell ill. So. We can see exactly how the virus spreads it comes from humans it is transmitted to minks where it spreads on mass and mutates in a manner we dont see and humans and then it jumps back to the human population and thus to the rest of the world. Every 3rd corona case in Northern New England can already be traced back to the mink farms exactly how it spread is still unclear but with ever more mutations in circulation especially those from animals the pandemic will become difficult to stop. The vaccine could lose its effectiveness and the people who have been ill might not be immune to the mutation so we would never achieve herd immunity. And that is why calling task forces are now rapidly traveling through denmark the animals are killed with Carbon Monoxide and boxes like this one there then immediately incinerated along with their valuable fur protective gear is mandatory as any animal might be infected and here we have to kill 39000 monks on this farm will be busy for 2 and a half days we have 30 workers fats and a standby team of 5 to 10 men here. And they will need at least another 4 weeks to work their way to all the farms a total of 160. 00 farms are affected and there are suspicious cases on many more millions of makes have yet to be called. Heres a look at some other developments in the pandemic colin has reported a record 445 deaths over the past 24 hours and more than 27000 new infections or so as National Stadium has been turned into a temporary Field Hospital the u. S. Has again broken its own record for new covert cases more than 120000 infections smash the previous days marked china has barred foreign arrivals from france part of a growing list of entry bans china has largely brought its outbreak under control but is increasingly closing itself off through tight travel restrictions. The world is racing to find a vaccine against the krona virus germanys biotech is leading the way while another german firm cure vaca is also developing a promising vaccine candidate both have turned to south america to carry out their tests. Peru is one of the 1st testing grounds for german vaccine manufacturing cure back but residents of lehmans bella vista slum pay at little heed theyre more concerned with just getting through the pandemic get a lawyer you dont even get the corona Emergency Support from our government its the same for everyone here theyve forgotten us. But peru is not alone as a focus for covert 1000 vaccine testing most major producers have set up shop in south america and many are testing in brazil. In sao paolo hundreds of people enrolled in a study by germanys minds based beyond tech and us giant pfizer the volunteer test subjects were given the candidate vaccine or a placebo they arent allowed to speak to us nor are they paid but many hope the vaccine will protect them also be able. Our participants arent only hospital workers theyre also ordinary brazilians who have to get up early and spend hours on the bus or subway to get to work. That are by their brazil has the 2nd highest number of coronavirus deaths worldwide but to the people in the study see themselves as guinea pigs they need of course theres a risk its unavoidable if you want to test the vaccine. Results on the vaccines efficacy could be available soon by antec study in brazil is further along than most other vaccine trials. That we did there was give us we think this vaccine will be effective because it will probably be one of the most important vaccines worldwide. By on text vaccine candidate could receive approval before the end of the year but cure or vaccine candidate will likely need more time to begin based company is also conducting a field study in panama. But the countrys high local infection rates are helping to generate results quickly and the cooperation will likely help panama produce its own vaccine. Panamas collaboration with the german vaccine manufacturer will certainly give the country a competitive economic edge over other countries. Sharing technology is also an important part of the deal for countries that host vaccine trials that includes peru. But back in bella vista many residents are worried that when a back scene is distributed theyll once again be left empty handed. But i doubt that perus government would give us the vaccine its almost impossible we feel like we were forgotten. Thanks to trials in south america a covert 19 vaccine could be approved this year but whether south americans themselves will get widespread access is uncertain. This is deja news a lot from berlin heres a reminder of our top story vote counting continues in several battleground u. S. States with still no confirmed winner in the race for the white house joe biden has pulled ahead in pennsylvania and georgia 2 key states where trump initially held slim leads in his 1st appearance since Election Night try again slam mail in voting which is mostly used by democrats. Watching ill have more headlines at the top of the hour coming up next. News a joke with milicic chance for more news check out our web site at the camp com you can also follow us on twitter and instagram at the news im michael in berlin for me in the team thanks for watching full season. 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Now or 2 part series the 3rd reich the dog starts nov 12th on d w. Youre watching news asia coming up today the United States has taken the world on a wild ride this week with plenty of people in asia glued to their Television Screens what does the regions big power china think about the elections well take a closer look and well also look at how taiwan fits into the complicated nature of u. S. China relations. Plus india prepares for a devolving next week officials have tried for years to bring down the pollution from all the firecrackers sparks during the festival how much success have they had. Im melissa chan welcome to news asia thank you for joining us is the end of a long week with not just americans but everyone following the count in the United States democracy can be a messy process and a particularly intricacies of u. S. Politics has played out spectacularly in asia the country with the most at stake is china given the 2 countries rocky yet close relationship so how is china viewed and responded to the events of this week we have only in the studio to tell us more hung on any official reaction from beijing yes beijing has said that the election is the u. S. Domestic affair and that it has no position on it and thats it thats it but is there any hint that beijing prefer one candidate over another well i mean in the beginning chinese leaders probably one preferred mr biden because you know because of mr trump the u. S. Sign no relationship has plunged to the lowest point in decades but after seeing what from is what kind of chaos mr trump has caused in the u. S. I think beijing. Starting to see mr shrum as an accelerator of u. S. Decline ok so beijing hasnt said anything about either candidate im curious about whether china has said anything in regards to the democratic process this past week anything on that well the u. S. Media has reported on u. S. Elections a little bit not much but when they do report on that and one day do comment its mostly about how chaotic the u. S. Election has been and you know that mr trump has claimed Election Fraud and that hes taking it to court theres a lot of mockery and shot and freude really wants one commentary from thai com poll for example in the newspaper in hong kong controlled by beijing writes that u. S. Style democracy is a joke with clear double standards another one from state funded global times writes why is the west becoming more and more discontented with its democracy so whats happening in the u. S. Right now really is supporting chinas favored argument that the u. S. Is an utterly fundamentally unstable place and that democracy doesnt work ok so that state media im curious is there a way to get a sense of what ordinary chinese think in all of this i mean of course theres propaganda and they provide the guidelines in terms of what can be discussed in the country but any sense of what people think is. Actually try to look at combines a wave war and. Wave or social media but its also somewhat can be controlled its somewhat control but and own way for its actually one of the hottest topics with a 2000000. 00 searches and most chinese citizens i would say that they see that as an entertainment so many of them have been walking the u. S. Election and they also have been commenting as if they were watching like a football match. And each candidate has their own supporters one post for example says that i wish trump can be elected for a 2nd term because whatever trump likes or dislikes will say it in your face its easier to deal with another post writes people should have seen how arrogant indecent and disrespectful of fact and science trump has been get tougher country still supports him im utterly disappointed by the americans and that view by the way is shared by a lots of biden supporters in china and theres another one post that writes trump and biden are equally bad for china the best scenario for china is that biden wins but trump challenges his victory the 2 of them then enter into a conflict and bring the us into some sort of civil war this comment says it all really because more chaos in the west mean more opportunities for china and surely thank you now over the course of the election both trump and biden have tried to do each other on who would be tougher on china and in that context the issue of taiwan has come up china thats beijing considers taiwan which is independently governed and a democracy a breakaway province taiwan has stepped up military drills as beijing increases its pressure on the island by ramping up air force activity in the area chinese leader xi jinping has also suggested that he might take the territory by force telling taipei last month to quote prepare for war beijing also accuses taiwan of quote colluding with the u s. For more we have michael maas a visiting fellow at the American EnterpriseInstitute Mike why does taiwan matter. But taiwan maybe a small island but it punches way above its weight so its a consistently a top trip and top 15 trading partner for the United States it occupies a key note in the Global Supply chain so if you like your i phone your laptop your smart watch you better hope nothing untoward happens to taiwan but more fundamentally a world that is safer the United States and its allies around the world is a safe is a world that is safe for democracy you know like west berlin during the cold war i want sits at democracies from line. You know if its fending off threats to its very existence from an authoritarian became a minister taiwan were to ever fall to chinese depredations you know the world would suffer a grievous loss and china would be in a position to dominate asia in a way that that would only benefit the Chinese Communist party and for a close observers of taiwan u. S. And china relations the last 4 years and has been pretty eventful some people may remember that phone call president elect trump made to taiwanese president breaking diplomatic president how disruptive for better or worse has this administration been when it comes to taiwan so i would say that the administration has been disruptive id say that the truck administration has put the u. S. I want a relationship one firmer footing so you know the 2 Countries NationalSecurity Advisors have met in the white house now washington has engaged taipei in and others in multilateral initiatives and diplomatic side and its telling me to defense articles that i want washington history to taipei much like it would treat any of its other Security Partners so i think that the is and other steps both ensure that both countries gain more from the relationship while also contributing to deterring china from acting more aggressively towards taiwan. Speaking of acting more aggressively whats your assessment of taiwan becoming a flashpoint a sparking a military conflict that may or may not involve the us yet its all in a watch so i think that the Taiwan Strait is the most dangerous flashpoint in asia perhaps globally and i think its the place thats most likely to lead to a war between the United States and china but that doesnt mean that i think such a war is likely i think one can be avoided but i do believe that the chinese threat to taiwan is growing more urgent and theres good reason to think that the socalled reunification will become even more important to Say Something in the years to come taiwans people unsurprisingly have little interest in union with what they consider to be many of the considered to be a foreign country ruled by dictators now it is sort of a situation in which an immovable force is meeting in unstoppable syrian unmovable object is meeting an Unstoppable Force and i think that that means uncoerced unification is off the table and that makes for a dangerous jet dynamic in the Taiwan Strait and all of that unde