Seeing that same development faster than ever before joe biden promises to change the course of the pandemic once mass vaccinations with a logistical challenge. Still no grades of breakthrough. Invites british Prime Minister baraks johnson to brussels for last ditch talks both sides admitting it could soon be on the phone. Im Anthony Howard welcome medical history was made in the United Kingdom where the enormous task of inoculating its population with a fully tested vaccine again the vaccine was fast tracked by German Company buying take in partnership with us pharmaceutical giant pfizer the u. K. Faces some public worry of a safety given how fast the treatment came to market but the government couldnt have asked for a better influence or to get the 1st job. With one prick the largest Vaccination Campaign in the history of the u. K. Was launched. 90 year old margaret chain was chosen to be the 1st recipient and she played the role with grace and gratitude. I say full of praise for sec
A new negotiators in brussels today as the threat of a no deal scenario is the. Last think of this guy the next time youre tempted to lit up and follow the dip to find work of the chinese crude town stripping this cute pristine. Im rebecca riches welcome to the program several german states have now moved closer to a hard lock down as high corona virus infection rights threaten to overwhelm hospitals one of the countrys leading Health Institutions is recommending a 2 way cod lockdown nationwide starting on Christmas Eve under the current lockdown restrictions restrictions will be eased in the several parts of germany between christmas and the new year and many Health Experts say tougher precautions during these holidays will be crucial to saving lives. With the Christmas Shopping season in full swing many people are probably thinking more about presents than hospitals but statistics say more than 4000 patients are being treated for cope with 19 and germanys intensive care units due to
A huge spike in targeted attacks on afghan state officials journalists and activists spreads fear and insecurity in the capital. And in sports south africas one Day International cricket series with england has been called off follows a positive cope with 19 tasks and breaches to the teams bio secure environment in cape town. We begin this news hour and pakistan west 6 coronavirus patients have died in a hospital and push allah off the oxygen supplies there are hundreds of other patients who also left for hours on reduced oxygen because of a delay to deliveries pakistan has so far a total of more than 400000 factions and over 8000. 00 deaths from car that 19 well our correspondent is in is on about for us to come out what more do we know about this incident and just who might be responsible here. We only know preliminary to call it send the preliminary reports be systematic take. For example. To capacity to have. Cubic meter of oxygen however. Only. Cubic meters was delivered to the ho
Reforms to the monarchy. Accord overturns new restrictions on nightlife intended to quell the spread of the. Health minister calls the situation regrettable. And the us president ial candidates square off from a distance. Televised events and donald trump revealed their very different views on issues from the pandemic. A michael welcome to the program british Prime Minister Boris Johnsons says talks with the European Union are over and johnson is warning the u. K. Must prepare for a no deal breaker unless there is a quote fundamental change of position he says the e. U. Wont give britain a trade deal like the one it has with canada which the u. K. Wants as well e. U. Leaders have dismissed johnsons statement as. And since we have only 10 weeks until the end of the transition period or generally the 1st i have to make a judgment about the likely outcome and to get us already and given that they have refused to negotiate seriously for much of the last few months and given that this summi
Negotiating ploy there alexander all use leaders met in brussels today what was the reaction to johnsons statement. German chancellor Angela Merkel reacted soberly with her typical no nonsense attitude saying that talks continue. To compromise but she also said that its best to strike a deal however if its not going to happen that the European Union would have to plan alternatives i tried to press her with a follow up to get a direct reaction to johnsons demands but she just told me that shes not going to negotiate with the media it was the french president who was more outspoken emanuel mccoll told the press that its not just a joke of the European Union to make Boris Johnson happy and that the british people were misled to believe that you were a peon union who needs a deal badly its the u. K. That really needs a deal mcauliffe that. I want to go back to you about something Boris Johnson spokesman has just said that the talks are over unless the e. U. Shifts thats a direct quote its