Implores governments to ramp up their response to covert 90 researchers raising to develop a vaccine for the virus but it may take longer than hoped also coming up cops in the middle thousands of migrants and refugees stranded between turkey and here cast recorder guards are blocking their way into europe we have exclusive footage from the border where thousands are trapped in desperation plus the head of International Womens day showing skin or not scarves we meet the russian tattoo artist helping women shake off the trauma and taboo surrounding Domestic Violence. To our viewers on p. B. S. In the United States and all around the world a very warm welcome but we begin this broadcast with the number of crew. Virus infections which are on the rise well some authorities across the world are taking no chances a cruise ship with 3500 people on board has been ordered to stay away from the Northern California coast until passengers have been tested for covert 19 well theyre now waiting for results while the test kits were low would onto the grand princess by helicopter after a traveler from a previous voyage dies of the virus although no cases have been confirmed on this proves around 100 people have been identified for testing after suffering from flu like symptoms but National Responses to what some are urging as a Global Pandemic vary widely. The lock down in italy continues this school in rome is just one of tens of thousands from across the country forced to close its doors the government here taking drastic measures to contain the outbreak but if you go bad and on as it was not an easy decision for the government we also waited for the opinion of the Scientific Committee man and we decided given that the situation is changing so quickly so she suspend all academic activities beyond the red zone until the 15th of march so. Even the capitals Historic Sites are lucky to see visit is as a tally and stay home and tourists stay away. Anything to slow the spread of corona virus which has killed 148. 00 in italy alone. But how other states on the continent on dealing with the outbreak differs considerably germany has seen a launch rise in infections with hundreds of cases although a few places affected have been closed like this kindergarten in the dutch boda the government is opposed to too many restrictive measures. Well as im told that you have to see it because the all of the symptoms weve seen so far are symptoms our Health System deals with every day and it begs the question which measures are appropriate and which are not just what if. Im given what we know about the virus that at this point i would feel that any measure restricting cross border travel is not support me and if i thought in the. European Health Ministers launched crisis talks in brussels on friday they agree they have to slow the spread of coronavirus but how they go about doing that is still being worked on. Well the head of the World Health Organization is calling on governments to pull out all the stops to combat the coronavirus are great all this after the global number of covert 19 tases sorts of past 100000 Health Officials around the globe are scrambling to build a Robust Public Health response and researchers around the world have been racing to develop a vaccine but just how close are they to success lets take a look now at just how vaccines work the most effective way to prevent specific infections is to harness the bodys own immune system but scenes like those used to prevent flu are made from either a weakened version of a virus or pieces of its genetic code the vaccination puts the immune system on the alert it makes antibodies that help it respond quickly to the target virus if exposure occurs under ordinary circumstances it can take up to 5 years to develop a safe and effective vaccine but in a race against the Novel Coronavirus some labs have already begun testing candidates and animal models sounds promising does that mean well be seeing one in the next few months thats been implied. Were talking about a vaccine and theyre moving along very quickly all of the pharmaceutical companies are moving along very quickly but in Vaccine Development experts say quickly is relative if everything moves as quickly as possible the soonest that it could possibly be. A half to 2 years that still might be very optimistic in the meantime could antiviral drugs and at treating those who are already infected help the Development Curve for a new medicine is even steeper than for a vaccine that can easily take 10 years for a new pharmaceutical to gain Regulatory Approval and the industry claims it costs upwards of a 1000000000 euros around 9 out of 10 drug candidates never go into production they fail at some point during testing but theres also hope that some medicines that were originally developed to fight other diseases could be repurposed like a compound called rem does appear it was originally planned as a treatment for ebola and was tested when a major epidemic had west africa back in 2013 though it didnt prove very effective against that disease the company says it does affect corona viruses and hence could help covert 19 patients disease experts say repurposed drugs originally developed to fight malaria or hiv also show promise Clinical Trials with all these compounds are ongoing. And that was my colleague Eric Williams reporting and hes here with me in the studio from Science Department so why is it taking so long to develop a vaccine well whats interesting actually is that we have a lot of fundamental knowledge about how to go about developing a vaccine from the experiences that weve had with coronaviruses before with stars in 2003 with mers in 2012 there were already programs in place theres been a lot of fundamental knowledge thats been gained about how to go about developing and but there are these bottlenecks in the process that its impossible to accelerate you cannot you just cant make them go any faster than 1st of all you have to test it in animals and its not easy to find the animals to test it and because not every animal is going to react to this corona virus in the way that we do so thats the 1st major hurdle that you have to get past then you have to test it for safety and thats a really really big step you dont want to make things worse by developing a product that is it could possibly cause major problems for people when you inject it into them so safety is very important you have to test that for months and months and months then you have to test it for whats called a ficus see if it is he means basically how effective it is actually is against the virus that there are all these things that you have to jump through and get Regulatory Approval for and in the end you still have to produce it and that takes a long time too so actually 18 months to 24 months which is what most people are talking about is a very very ambitious goal very ambitious there are no short cuts is what im understanding from your yes and no shortcuts lets talk about this other medication that we just report that you just reported on how can medication that was developed to treat ebola be effective possibly. This is one of the this is one of the short cuts that they can possibly take this this medication went into went into testing actually on the ground for a bowl it didnt prove to be very effective against ebola but the its maker dilly had said that discovered retrospectively that it actually seems to have some activity when it comes to corona viruses and the reason that you want to take a substance like this is that its already jumped through many of those regulatory. Hoops and so you already know that its safe for example now you just have to check and see how effective it is against this new virus so everybody is hoping that theyll strike gold it looks like the way that it works is it affects the virus at a very fundamental basic sort of trait which is how it replicates itself and if its and those are traits that tend to stay the same across entire clade of viruses so if this is effective against or if it works against sars and works against mers the hope is that would it would also work against the Novel Coronavirus really really promising as a medication at potentially but whats frightening people who are infected now would covert 1000 what their fees are available for them where there are no approved medicines at this point this is what theyre trying very quickly to come up with but so if people most of the time is l. The elderly who are getting who are getting the infections and and who are ending up being hospitalized theyd probably be treated to for the most part as though they were had the flu a very serious case of the flu and so theyre going to be getting fluid intake they going to be getting pain relievers that kind of thing but its also i think really important to emphasize once again you cant do it too often that really 4 out of 5 of these infections are mild or possibly even is symptomatic so only one in 5 people is actually going to end up possibly needing hospitalization dont forget that thank you for their minder derek right i am sick a scary time so we need that type of moderating voice and remind us of the fact thank you probably appreciate it. I mean up to speed now with some of the other stories making news around the world. At least 27 people have been shot dead and Dozens Injured at a memorial gathering in the Afghan Capital kabul is the 1st major attack in the capital since last weekend when the u. S. And the taliban signed an agreement aimed toward ending the war in afghanistan a Group Calling itself Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the attack. And bangladesh thousands of muslims have held a demonstration in the capital dhaka to denounce indias controversial citizenship law that triggered deadly riots in delhi the protesters are calling on the Bangladeshi Government to cancel a plan to invite indian Prime MinisterNarendra Modi to a ceremony next month. Ill back here in europe tensions between greece and turkey on their shared border are rising with thousands of people left stranded between the 2 countries Border Guards continue using tear gas and other measures to force people back to turkey but on the other side of the border turkey is also deploying tear gas to stop them from were turning their encore has begun sending in 1000. 00 extra special forces and on friday president the rich of time urged want said they had opened the gates for refugees to go quote as far as they can. While reporters are blocked from entering the no mans land between greece and turkey which is why weve had no images of the conditions there in recent days but detail your news has received this exclusive footage these images that you see wait here were filmed for us by migrants on friday evening near the put supercool a Border Crossing in turkey thousands of people are waiting in and around the zone between the 2 borders hoping to enter the e. U. On the left turkey after on corrupt opened its border a week ago to allow refugees to make their way to greece but the greek border remains officially closed to them. All right joining us now from istanbul is Andrew Gardner who has turkeys strategy and research for Amnesty International and who just returned from the greek turkey border and who is so good to have you with this weve just seen some exclusive footage filmed there by the people stuck in limbo basically the conditions must be pretty grim i mean certainly the conditions on military hardware are was very grim i spoke to families many of them with Young Children he spends days sorry hiding happens we just blind to. Shouts of them from very cold and raining the shins problems of accessing clean toilets sanitation. Problems but getting adequate food and water so you is really desperate conditions for refugees desperate conditions that you illustrate illustrate and that makes them the next question even more poignant because why are so many people going to the border because they have no chance of answering to enter europe. Well many people i spoke to. Come to the board on free buses that were provided for them or was really given them everything they had gave up their houses so definite sure and came to the border on the understanding or even on the promise the borders have been opened and they would simply go through. Some. Often single man attempt to make a very you know dangerous and difficult passage across the border facing up to gas as you say but also you know frequently beatings from the greeks or to go and youre also stole that money and other possessions before stripping them naked and sending them back to turkey and even fleetingly loyalists. In humanitarian. Actions which which are really deeply disturbing but also very frequently explained by by people who have my journey across the border and you how does amnesty see this situation being resolved hopefully in the coming days. Well so its a very desperate situation unfortunately you know countries of the year in union. Not living up to their responsibilities on refugees its not the news that youre seeing there for at least the 9 years of this clarion conflict is being going on but also you know the latest episodes with you know refugees coming to the fold you know on false promises that the borders would be open and what would have the hostage to a better life is certainly no solution i mean is it clear that there needs to be you know a new green month not the sort of political guy. You know its finally going to be you know a realistic agreement for European Countries and other western countries to see famo refugees and currently doing andrew or garner ahead of turkeys strategy and research for Amnesty International thank you and here in germany Public Opinion is divided over whether or not to allow people stuck at the greek border to enter the European Union well according to a poll released today just over 40 percent of germans believe its right that the people stuck in no mans land are stopped at the border compared with more than half you think the refugees and migrants should be allowed to enter countries in the European Union well and many german cities are preparing to take in refugees while local authorities have been asking the federal government to act. And decide of the rooms are ready 400 beds for families with children the city also has space for 150 unaccompanied minors many City Councils eager to provide help. Somebody call in. The basic principles of humanity are nonnegotiable they have to be upheld if we want to live up to our reputation as a civilized europe a civilized country and a civilized city and. That science and thats why im so glad that so many cities are ready to take in refugees its a litmus test of how serious we really are and he is mine and. Is not alone in a joint statement the interior minister of the state of lower saxony along with 7 major cities are calling on the German Government to act they want to accept 550 unaccompanied children under the age of 14 opinions indecl doff are divided most men had also long usman and as a local i have to say were already having a tough time these days but its hard to get an appointment at public offices because the people who work there are too busy. I think this is a humanitarian solution that should be implemented and i believe society will accept that it is the German Government rejects the initiative saying the approach should be at a europe wide level. Well in syria is shaky cease fire has failed to bring stability to that a human rights monitors says 15 people have been killed in clashes between syrias Government Forces and rebel fighters in the south of the province of russia and turkey brokered the deal just a day ago but intentions to diffuse tensions have failed to bring hope to displaced people questioning the point of this fire if they still cant go back home. And heres more now on how this latest ceasefire is being received in the province. A semblance of normality has returned to it live for now but a military deescalation is not an ideological one a programmable sign with the turkish flag hangs in the city center. Many locals see the Turkish Military as the only power that can protect them from the syrian army theres deep distrust of Bashar Assads regime people and it led to fear it will violate the cease fire. Was a moderate but im not at all optimistic about this agreement i dont expect anything from it these people wont respect it. Was. Late dont feel assured by this agreement. That doesnt inspire any hope. The signs peace hope is what they need most a political solution is not yet in sight. After thursdays cease fire agreement president assad made it clear who he thinks should take the 1st step. In a loud wanted in light of turkish aggression our goal together with russia is for turkey to change its policy and stop supporting terrorists so our relations can get back to normal. But normality is still a long way off for the millions displaced in Northern Syria at least they can receive aid more easily with a ceasefire if it holds. Here watching it every news still to come. We need the russian tattoo artist who is helping women hide the scars of Domestic Abuse and distress for me past trauma its hard. But 1st im going to sleep where the standout game this weekend pits 2 title hopefuls against each other 3rd place dortmund travel to 4th place mention got behind saturday and in their pursuit to decern by a mere nick need their side can afford to drop points and the battle of the brisas well off the field both clubs i hope their fans behave after offensive banners cost controversy in recent weeks. Already beaten back twice in the league cup they season now they go to glass back needing another win to keep the pressure on at the top. A one nil home win over freiburg last weekend was more labored than dortmund hoped. Stuff forward erling browed holland was surprisingly only a substitute but is expected to return to the starting line up fellow genya recruit emirates has also impressed the glass back coach. We know dortmund added 2 important players in january and that means the challenge is even more exciting for us dont mundo a very strong team who have the ambition to be german champions. Tries to climb back also have an outside chance of the title but have not beaten dalton since 2015 having lost 9 Straight League games against them its glad back 1st bundesliga home game since an offensive bana against tottenham invest the deep hope set off a fan rebellion across the league the club say they can be no repeat dont wonder concentrating on what black but can do on the pitch system doing back up flexible with their tactics when it comes to the opponent system theyve done that often they are very good at it i must say. Shes on. The battle of the barrel she is could end the title dreams of one of these teams the blunders leaguer is reaching crunch time. To russia now where is thought that as many as 12000 women die every year at the hands of their partners and in a country that has recently decriminalized some form of Domestic Violence abuse is often a taboo subject and that makes living with the physical scars especially difficult deeply news has this look at what some women are doing to cope. This is no ordinary tattoo session its a rebirth thats what jenny as a hard calls her project she tattoos over women scars left by the abuse and Domestic Violence their partners have inflicted on them its a huge problem in russia. You know what should we use for visit scars last forever the women are afraid someone will see them and this isnt so much about covering the scars its about helping women lead normal lives again. Flowers and butterflies instead of stab wounds and slashes victoria has been here many times she was one of the 1st women jenny has a heart helped in her rebirth project she shows us her 1st scar can still be seen of it would kill a guys york if it is the one with my house band and his friend direct me into the woods they were both drunk they stopped me in the throat and under my arm. There are no reliable statistics on the number of women who are beaten abused or killed by their partners in russia. Human rights activists estimate that one in every 3 russian women experiences violence at least once in her marriage many stay silent afraid their partners will take revenge. And because they think the state wont help them a woman from the outskirts of the Central Asian city of new fast says abuse survivors arent taken seriously when they go to the police she wants to remain anonymous. What you can my husband was a drug addict when he was high he would attack me with a knife hed beat me and rip out my hair while this is one of the wounds from his knife. Zhenya heart doesnt believe its only of the abusers who should be held to account she also feels most in society and the state are to blame. For that whenever the women come to me they tell me the same story their partner is drunk or on drugs many of their partners are jobless and they drink because they have nothing else to do. It is Domestic Violence is getting worse because no one cares about people here. Many sink into a deep hole they think they cant get out of without alcohol and. When the rebirth tattoo project 1st started a new fall 4 years ago few people knew what went on behind closed doors or how many women needed help. When 30 women from across the region turned up the 1st week jenny has a heart recognized her calling people on earth to help them work through their trauma instead of repressing it. Into a trunk but of course they come here to tell their stories for the last time the memories stay in their hearts you cant tattoo a heart whats the saying out of sight out of mind now at least they dont have to look at their scars every day are terrible i hope they wont dwell on the meter. For zahar the pain these women feel while getting tattooed is all part of the support she hopes its the last pain theyll ever feel and their lives. And we will be reporting on many other women breaking taboos around the world later as we look ahead to International Womens day thats on sunday and on right now the top story that were tracking for you this hour. The head of the w. H. O. Has said hes worried that many countries arent taking the threat of the threat of covert 1000 seriously enough as the number of global cases tops 100000 he says all countries should contain the outbreak should make containing the outbreak their highest priority. But theres a 1st time l. A. 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On International Womens day sunday march the 8th we celebrate womens achievements but in 2020 millions of girls and women around the world continue to fight against the odds that deprived of an education and jobs condemned to a life of poverty and violence their voices silenced and afghanistan women are rising up to protect their hard won rights now under stress by the return of the taliban in the u. S. The worlds most powerful democracy dreams of the