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Merkel does next. now, europes health agencies are trying to battle rising covid cases ahead of the christmas holidays. the eu drug regulators says vaccines may be used and booster shots. it will produce good levels of antibodies against covid-19. meanwhile the euro chief is warning against vaccine mandates, saying they should be a last resort in dealing with the omicron variant. and france recorded one of its highest daily case counts, just over 59,000 new infections on tuesday. cnns melissa ...

In saudi arabia. and, max, the u.n. -- for killings at the time said the trial had taken place in saudi arabia was a parody of justice. now, the international community as you know was shocked by this grisly murder. we also cannot lose sight of the fact, max, that the identity of the man currently in custody has not been fully confirmed yet to us by french authorities, and saudi authorities are saying they believe it could be a case of mistaken identity. max? >> cyril in paris, thank you. germ...

Nightclubs in France will be closed for four weeks starting December 10 amid the expected fifth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, French Prime Minister Jean Castex

Omicron variant was detected there. initially two weeks ago. the cunountrys president said appears to be dominating new infections and pushing the country to a new fourth wave. cnn covering the story from all angles for you. larry in johannesburg, but lets begin with melissa bell in paris. these are tough restrictions. weve seen how other countries are unsure. there are demonstrations and turn back because of restrictions. do you think the french are willing to accept this? >> reporter: well, th...

Overwhelm hospitals, say authorities, by the end of january, if things continue unchecked. so these announcements not disproportionate, said the prime minister, and yet enough -- to try and bring those numbers down. yes, night clubs closed from friday for a month, but schoolchildren -- the transmission of this particular fifth wave fueled as it is by the delta variant, fresh measures and side schools, max, to keep children apart for social distancing. and also a fresh effort to get the youngest ...

To be alive and just as fortunate to have a hospital bed at the san juan regional medical center in new mexico the icu is over 200% capacity more than half the patients in the building have covid. >> this is our fifth wave, and this is clearly the most severe wave we have had to endure. >> reporter: in need of a lifeline, this rural hospital is now getting help an hhs national disaster medical team has been deployed to assist overwhelmed staff. typically used on the front lines of natural disast...

>> reporter: it was a really eye opening experience. that hospital is suffering. their staff is overwhelmed. in the icu they had three staff members working the icu and eight nurses who had been brought in from the health and human services department with a dispatch team to help out there and they were also expecting people from the navy to arrive over the weekend. thats how bad the situation is. theres about 16 rooms there with fully intubatedpatients. more than half the hospital has patients ...

Aide close to trump, mike pence is cooperating with the lawmakers investigating the january 6 riot. well go live to france where new restrictions are in place to curb the fifth wave of the coronavirus. >> announcer: live from london, this is "cnn newsroom" with max foster. its tuesday, december 7th, and were just six hours away from a high stakes call between u.s. president joe biden and his russian counterpart vladimir putin. as tensions remain high over ukraine, russias military buildup on t...

On December 4, health care workers marched to protest appalling conditions in hospitals and French President Emmanuel Macron’s murderous COVID-19 policy.

Nightclubs in France will be closed for four weeks starting December 10 amid the expected fifth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, French Prime Minister Jean Castex