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found the corona virus in a palooka whale. it's not just mammals fish to. buy fish and. the friedrich lefler institute on the island of reims is researching which animals carry the virus that is currently causing so much anxiety around the world. their work takes place under high security. so far cats dogs and minx have become infected naturally now just recently it happened in to make farms in the netherlands. they've also been experimental infections of ferrets in hamsters and then rob it's pretty bad i. think it is the. ferrets are playing their part in developing a vaccine against the corona virus farm animals like pigs have so far not become infected they appear to be not susceptible to the virus but even animals that have the corona virus do not necessarily infect people some fear with pets for example. that you call the animals which have so far tested positive are associated with the sars coronavirus to infection or a cold with 19 illness in people that means we believe it was human to animal transmission. there is no

i i the anger at both so not us politics unites them all during the corona crisis. our president also noro thinks that we all trolls are terrorists but in truth he is a terrorist he is withholding corona emergency funds from brazilians and is not protecting them what kind of guy is that. amanda all the political tension in the pandemic there is still a few moments of happiness. leonardo and natalia are on their way to the registry office. but they won't get out of their car once they arrive the registrar is coming to them rather practical in coronavirus times it's a drive through wedding. you know as a nurse i work with corona patients and like many of them i could die so by getting married now i want to legally secure our partnership. the marriage certificate is ready in 10 minutes they want to get married now because brazil's government does not have the virus under control well so noddles trivialization of the crisis angers and disgusts natalee a want me i do not share boston i was opinion isolation is important yet you have to take the crisis seriously a lot of

in our corona update. covert 19 special next on d w. how does a virus spread. why do we have it and when will all this. just through the tax and weekly radio show is called spectrum if you would like. information on the quantum arash or any other science topic you should really check out our podcast you can get it wherever you get your podcast you can also find us at twitter dot com slash science. the covert 900 pandemic is said to have jumped from animals to humans starting with pangolin send bats in china. it would be easy to demonize some animals as dirty and transmitters of a disease that can be deadly to humans but some scientists say they present an opportunity for better understanding how the sauce coast to virus works kovac 19 began in animals could the answer to finding a vaccine for the corona virus also dying from. welcome to you covered 19th special here on news america johnson berlin good to have you with us now we share the same planet we breathe the same air and drink the same water and often we are the best of friends humans and animals but now

corona is a false alarm that it's not a false alarm corona is real corona is dangerous and you can measure corona clearly and if you say corona doesn't exist in a very dangerous situation the protest the mix of different groups of really difficult to to understand and actually there's a danger in the way you have rights when groups have a certain agenda and trying to use this momentum and their people. if you should just who have real concerns about a situation who see that really we have low numbers so obviously not much is going on as some was beautiful outside and not much is happening so why can't i so that's a normal reaction and in a democracy we should we should be able to discuss this and we should allow this voices to speak up and we should openly discuss their concerns to understand their concerns and jointly really target their pandemic because we can only do it jointly if one group thinks that way works and the other a just idiots that is really dividing the population and we should not do that but it was interesting to know that there were practically no masks inside the berli

our corona update. covert 19 special next on d w. i was here when i arrived here i slept with 6 people in a room. it was hard i was fit. i even got white hair. that language head telling us this makes me think of such mickey in truck loads of say you want to know their story my kids her fighting and reliable information for margaret's. test time for the schoolchildren not your usual exam but waiting for the results of this one can be just as stressful. when you goggle and spit test for the coronavirus. nicer than a swab but it still needs to be sent off to a lab and there aren't enough labs in tests to process every pupil. in every school . class doctors warn it's not a free pass from social distancing the result only provides a snapshot in time what happens after class or in the schoolyard. they're all just say wearing masks would be more effective. but try getting kids to wear masks all day at school. i found it hard enough to focus on my studies or school but why are you about a pandemic schools have been reopening with new measur

hour corona updated. over 19 special next on d w they've been robbed of their soul that's what a people experience is when their heritage is taken from them. countless cultural artifacts were brutally stolen from africa by colonialists and carted off to europe . specialists left wounds that have yet to heal what should be done with the stone or from africa the stolen soul starts september 7th on g.w. . test time for the schoolchildren not your usual exam but waiting for the results of this one can be just as stressful. and you gargle and spit test for the coronavirus . nicer than a swab but it still needs to be sent off to a lab and there aren't enough labs and tests to process every pupil in every school . plus doctors warn it's not a free pass from social distancing the result only provides a snapshot in time. what happens after class in the schoolyard. they're all just say wearing masks would be more effective. but try getting kids to wear masks all day at school. i found it hard enough to focus on my

hour corona update. 19 special next on d w. how the virus spread. why do we panic and when will all this. just through the topics covered in the weekly radio show is called spectrum if you would like any information on the prong of virus or any other science topic you should really check out our podcast wherever you get your podcast you can also find us at. ford slash science. test time for the school children not your usual exam but waiting for the results of this one can be just as stressful. and you gargle and speed test for the coronavirus. nicer than a swab but it still needs to be sent off to a lap and there aren't enough labs and tests to process every pupil in every school . plus doctors warn it's not a free pass from social distancing the result only provides a snapshot in time what have. after class in the schoolyard. they're all just say wearing masks would be more effective. but try getting kids to wear masks all day at school. i found it hard not to focus on my studies at school but worry about a pandemic schools have been reopened with

hour corona up to. 19 special next on d w. a male come. back environment still about society still about us planets on the brink he spoke to several leading experts in the face . book just. the new coronavirus has already killed hundreds of thousands of people across the world and it's up and our lives changing the way we work and who we can meet problem is we can see it stars close to is an invisible deadly threat that could be lurking anywhere. but not everyone believes that. this is now at night it's pure panic now i don't know anyone who's sick in march and you sick people see. the holiday makers and others. news in how it is here we go here because we believe only scientists following the guidelines of the government are being listened to. clearly many only believe in what they can see where does that leave us when an enemy is invisible. welcome to you coverage not in special here and it'll be in use i want to get jones and berlin that have you with us now for months you have seen representations of the corona virus like this one behi

corona virus cases surge across latin america columbia records $10000.00 deaths with the peak of the outbreak still a month away. hello i'm mary i'm rising in london you're watching al-jazeera also coming up more talks to agree a krone virus relief package for millions of unemployed americans has been some progress but a deal is still out of reach for testers gathered again in jerusalem demanding benjamin netanyahu step down over corruption claims and his handling of the coronavirus outbreak. and the us president versus take talk donald trump threatens to ban the chinese own video sharing app over data privacy concerns. we begin in latin america where corona virus infection numbers have doubled over the past month mexico has eclipsed the u.k. and now has the 3rd highest number of deaths and colombia has over 10000 deaths with the lock down they're expected to stay in place throughout august but the government expecting the peak to be reached this month all spittles in several cities including the capital bogota have few available beds left in their intensive care units meanwhile arge

they found viruses related to the corona virus in chinese by. the virus and of pasta to humans but it's not that simple. there are intermediate hosts and we don't know their identity yet are native bots and nothing to do with us. just warns against taking nest boxes down out of fear bats are vital for our ecosystem in areas like pest control in 2007 together with a virologist christian thorsten flora and lots of house carried out a study on the bats in the cult back caves in a bag they found coronavirus in the bats there but a harmless ferocity. and as there were lots of a very high natural diversity of coronaviruses it's not just the sars like coronaviruses but also a range of others too and corona viruses are not restricted to bats they exist in many mammals they even found the corona virus in a palooka whale. it's not just mammals fish to. an opposition. the friedrich lefler institute on the island of reims is researching which animals carry the virus that is currently causing so much anxiety around the world. their work takes place under hig

and a few weeks of vacation this year's return to the classroom was unlike any other a new spike in corona virus cases across germany is causing alarm the school leadership is hoping that a major testing programme will prevent any outbreaks here. of course we take the other hygiene measures seriously too. but we still have this feeling of insecurity specially after the summer vacations where people were able to travel again. we might not be doing enough to get at least some warning about possible health issues or. the school is one of just 3 in germany to provide regular coronavirus test all its students and staff for free once a week they use a self testing kit at home and bring the swab back to the school to have it analyzed parents feel safer knowing their children are being tested their course when so many people get together especially in a classroom the likelihood of anything happening is relatively high. and it's a great comfort to know that tests are being done regularly. around 1300 students and staff attend the school the test program is voluntary but a majority is taking part mo

crisis he did manage to present himself as a skillful crisis manager and before the corona crisis he was often seen as somebody who lacked charisma who didn't appeal to voters the left wing of his party criticized him for some of his positions and now they're saying look voters we've overcome our differences we've chosen our strong man and we're speaking with one voice. so what are the chances of actually becoming the next german chancellor. well if i go on machall was running again which she isn't then the chances would be very slim indeed but since she is not there is a very different ballgame and i believe that the s.p.d. has recognised that it is going to be leaving a gap in the center for voters who want to send to focus the politics and the s.p.d. is now trying to fill that gap with the left of course by nominating him so early on in the game they're also putting the other party's under pressure to prison their candidates and to position themselves politically and so they want to gain as much capital as they can but ultimately of course his chances of success will also depend o

virus works 19 began in animals could be answer to finding a vaccine for the corona virus also 9 from. the question welcome to you covered 19 special here on news i'm monica johnson berlin good to have you with us now we share the same planet we breathe the same air and drink the same water and often we are the best of friends humans and animals but now the pandemic overshadows our happy coexistence all available evidence for 900 suggests that sars cove 2 is transmitted between animals and humans where do we go from here in a moment we ask an expert but 1st let's remind ourselves whether this virus supposedly came from. their reputation has taken a battering lately since the outbreak of the nobel coronavirus pandemic some people are afraid of being infected by bouts. head of the spot center in the german town of bad sick a bag gets a lot of anxious queries and. they found viruses related to the corona virus in chinese baths onset of the virus and of pasta to humans but it's not that simple. there intermediate hosts and we don't know their identity yet are native bots and nothing to do

guys or has demanded the police in force coronavirus regulations and says he won't let corona virus deniers and right wing extremists use berlin as a staging ground for a 2nd time. the event organizer put out a press release saying he fears that fundamental rights are being violated not just now but also for the long term. it will appeal all the way to the federal constitutional court if necessary it's just on. different groups called on protesters to set up a camp and berlin the far right if tea party also wanted to participate on the demonstration cannot be banned because it might break the law law and justice must be enforced during protests i know demotes let's all do it so that some right wing extremist groups are also mobilizing to take part in the demonstrations warn observers. we are truly worried by this mobilization of foreign groups that are ready to commit violence across the country i spect form. online there are more and more calls to drive to berlin in protest despite the ban. let's get a break down some of the other stories making the news at this hour. 7 meyer is quitting t

our corona update. from the covert 19 special next on d w they've been robbed of their soul that's what a people experiences when their heritage is taken from them. countless cultural artifacts were brutally stolen from africa by colonialists and carted off to europe . these thefts left wounds that have yet to feel what should be done with the stone north from africa. stolen soul starts september 7th on t.w. . percent back in the battle against the coronavirus cases of reinfection are emerging in hong kong the united states and europe. they suggest immunity from the disease does not necessarily last long. the world health organization is calling for more studies. concrete answers a vital in developing a back scene that is if we ever get one. so much for herd immunity or full immunity and what about natural immunity so many questions which we'll get to in a moment with an expert 1st the world's 1st genetically verified case of someone being re infected with covered 19 and what that could mean for the pan

the corona crisis doesn't seem to have too great an impact on tourism or has it. to assess this let's see what things were like around these parts exactly one year ago let's hop into our time machine and travel back to 2090. and someone 2019 the streets of heidelberg old town were already bustling at 8 am every minute groups from all over the world were disembarking from bosses in cruise ships that had brought them up from the rhine for others it was a stop on a larger european tour and i had only 4 hours for the rim antic city this tall group from colombia had to press on to horton. but it was enough time to inspire some enthusiasm. that the architecture totally impressed me these wonderful buildings everything his soup you just feel. at lunchtime the crowd surged through the old town not long ago they were almost all japanese and american in summer 2019 they were from all corners of the us with more coming from china all the time you know i think this old bridge is so great. it's multicultural nice beautiful view obviously. people are really nice. very very beau

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our corona. coated 19 special the next on d w. i'm not nothing to do the job well i just sometimes i am but i'm still nothing with the cup and the german thinks the printer german culture of looking at the stereotype cracks that is think the future of the country that i don't. need to change the picture for this drama they owe me goes it's all about their new i'm rachel join me for me the german sunday w post. mosques are the 1st line of defense against the coronavirus protecting both the wearers and those around them from infectious aerosols and droplets. but some doubt that mosques actually protect against covenanting with protests across the globe against restrictions including right here in germany. what does the latest. research tell us about how the diseases spread to mosques help prevent you infections what about social distancing. is it safe to travel or exercise open questions that need and says as we continue to navigate my faith in the pandemic. well the study by berlin charité hospital has found the risk of catching t

perhaps the most iconic street in berlin perhaps in germany to saying that they are the 2nd wave of corona they are the people who are representing that unspoken majority who don't like these these measures about corona but the point is generally speaking most people have been understanding of the need to have these precautions social distancing and that sort of thing and one final thought also so many of the measures that were brought in at the start of the pandemic which were perceived as being really long gone generally speaking you don't have to wear masks in many places right now so when you see the people on the streets demonstrating against coronavirus precautions many people wonder what exactly are they demonstrating against. let's hear now from laura bird molly who reports on the increase in cases in japan. is a traditional japanese art form hundreds of years old it's the 1st time it's ever been performed like this. the number of the film is limited. chess. and stick to social distancing rules on stage. take years kabuki theater has opened for the 1st time in 5 months with strict

making a sharp rebound china's economy bounces back after the corona virus outbreak. we have tropical storm making its way towards eastern china now there we go with a circulation very close. to taiwan is going to continue drifting further northward eventually pushing up towards shanghai it will bring some very very heavy rain in the risk of flash flooding storm surge will be some major problems coming in the system continues to drift further north woods the winds not too much of a concern running gradually becoming little lighter as he make our way into the 2nd half of the week in that will pick up a little more moisture as it runs out towards the yellow sea towards the korean peninsula we've already got some heavy rain of course across the korean peninsula japan on the other hand looking fine and dry with plenty of sunshine south of us still what we still got very heavy rain there feeding into the far south of china in the remnants of the previous tropical storm heavy showers continuing to across much of in the china wanted to have a shower still in place there acro

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drugs one day of it a bolo acces next to the corona maxine's the story of the search engine is by the dea the treatment stories change by the and i think we need 'd a very large independent community of opinion largess medical people scientists to take stock of the many unscientific earth spins that have been given it's always a sort of associated with the challenge of property rights for such drops that are not even example attention deficit disorder among children is because of the bad that deficiency of micronutrients interest elements after arms with bite it with the city provide more of those micronutrients which then allow your brain to function your 12 punch well obviously obviously we tell our viewers to consult their own medical practitioners and as for your criticism of a big oligarchy with their billions who are interviewed every other day it seems for their great information on coronavirus they would say no they're far from. being negatives they're feeding the bigger world they're creating the interconnectivity around the world and they are emblematic of progress quite the

entire chronic disease epidemic and there's all the scientific data showing the mortality with the corona infection is large higher when you have diabetes obesity cancer 10000000 people die of cancer because of the poison cut. millions are dying of diabetes because our entire health system is being destroyed you don't fight life. you create harmony with life and it's inability to meet harmony to create immunity to create resilience that is basically at the root of the militaristic mind losing every war against life well obviously big agriculture big pharmaceutical companies and big oil they all deny that they have anything to do with her creating disease but we do hear from press briefing say from downing street here in london or from the white house the fact that big multinational companies will be involved in our defense against coronavirus just tell me about what you talk about in one this your investigation of the origins of intellectual property and are you optimistic that there will be no payton to on any future vaccine against corona virus the 1st you know to work on patents is wha

strayer's victoria state declares a state of disaster a night curfew to contain corona virus infections. thousands of people call for the israeli prime minister to resign in the largest demonstration in west jerusalem in a decade. and rounded up and thrown in jail the un joins calls for the release of human rights activists in india. specialists from mainland china have started arriving in hong kong to help contain a resurgence of corona virus infections 125 cases were confirmed on saturday the 11th day in a row cases have been in the triple digits the trees expanding testing and making it free for its 7 and a half 1000000 people the expo center has been turned into a makeshift hospital. divya palms joins us now live from hong kong so how would you know what's behind the rise in these cases again. well according to experts and are all of just who are studying the matter and wondering why hong kong suddenly has been hit by this so-called 3rd and deadliest wave there underlining the fact that there were certain flaws in hong kong trying to contain the previous wave and keep the numbers lo

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hello there i missed and this is al jazeera live from dar also coming up corona virus infections in south africa surpass off a 1000000 that's half the reported cases and or africa. karen community marches for justice after soldiers are accused of shooting dead a mother and stealing her jewelry. and a nasa team undocks from the international space station and is returning to earth and what's expected to be the 1st sea landing for u.s. astronauts in 45 years. now it's the largest protest that israel has seen in a decade for the 3rd straight week now thousands gathered outside prime minister benjamin netanyahu his official residence demanding that he resign there's frustration over the government's handling of the coronavirus outbreak as well as the corruption charges that netanyahu faces correspondent harry force that reports from west to resign. it's becoming a saturday night ritual in the square close to benjamin netanyahu official residence early evening and the policeman increasingly robust barricades by the protest is renewed. that demand that netanyahu leave office the so-called black

they both have a corona. so why isn't flu a corona virus too. i understand your confusion maybe it makes the most sense to explain by drawing a comparison from the macro world that we live in sparrows for instance have have wings and they have beaks and they have feathers and so do eagles would you would you call them the same thing and you can't judge evolutionary relationships based on just one or 2 apparently shared traits in virological terms although influenza and corona viruses are both single stranded r.n.a. viruses that bear spikes on their outer surfaces and that's pretty much where the similarities end the coat that surrounds that genetic material in the 2 groups is is for example made up a very different proteins which which interact also differently with our cells and and that genetic material itself is very different coronaviruses are much larger than flu viruses and there are and they is made up of around $30000.00 base pairs in a single long strand that's more than twice as many as make up the influenza genome which is which consi

the travel warning was announced after surge in corona virus cases across spain many here expected it but others were hopeful even for its white talking you hear him here 2 days ago and realize that i am sorry for here than in berlin or in brandenburg or in the baltic sea where there are a lot more tourists to see you see i have to wonder whether we will go home again all when we will go home and what impact this travel warning will have previously $5000000.00 germans came to the island each year many are now likely to cancel their travel plans the current warning applies to all of spain except canary islands to put it loosely you could say turn off the lights lower the shadows will close the country. loses feel it's very difficult for everyone because the islands rely on tourists on the one hand there are the hotels in the retail trade where tourists go shopping restaurants bars discos actually every business has affected your lives so you can will this 2nd wave of the corona virus came faster than many expected and soon it will be quiet again on my oka. here's a look now at some of

corona virus still dominates everyday life in spain including for hotel e.a.a. tomei 01 and i'm glad occupancy is low which is family hotel minorca that's good for guests who can take advantage of the extra space but it's a crisis for the hotel. system that was found we have more cancellations then new reservations. the figures for july were bad and we have to wait and see what will be for august. the hotel has room for $900.00 guests but there are just $100.00 there right now tourists who come to minorca are looking for a different kind of accommodation something more individual you feel safer just a few 100 metres away alex gonzalez is showing this holiday home snuck away in a small complex his office looks after 124 apartments and houses the house is not occupied right now but that will change soon. i mean the whole idea is that i hope for july it was a capacity of 70 to 80 percent going up to 75 to 80 percent in august and who knows maybe we'll even hit 90 percent. he thought they had no income but he and the. tourists are avoiding crowds hotel operators kno