Warring parties blame each other for ongoing shelling despite a cease fire that was agreed just a few days ago. Good morning thanks for joining us here on r. T. International. Ok lets begin in france where president emanuel has announced strict new rules to be applied to paris and other major cities in response to covert 19 a nighttime curfew will be enforced as of this weekend for a minimum of 4 weeks. We have made a decision to impose a curfew it will be in force in the paris region 8 other french cities a new nationwide state of health of urgency has been declared in france as president mark on outline new stricter measures to try and defeat cove 19 hes announced a curfew that will take place not just here in paris but in 8 other of the worst affected cities across france that will come into force on saturday and will be from 9 pm in the evening until 6 am in the morning and it will be strictly enforced with the 1st time that you are caught outside without a good reason with a fine of 100 35. 00 euros but that will go up to 1500. 00 euros for repeat offenders when southers measures will be in place for at least 4 weeks but the government wants to try and push that to 6 weeks taking it to december 1st and he said president michel and this would be strictly enforced i. E. If you like a restaurant half an hour away you will need to leave the restaurant by half 8 in the evening he also talked about reducing private gatherings saying that 6 was the magic number and he said if you are with friends and families at a private gathering and you couldnt be more than one metre away from each other you would still have to wear a mask well there was thick and furious reaction to those announcements by president mack on. 60 percent of infections happen to work schools or universities between 8 and 7 pm but macron is banning people from going out to bars restaurants between 8 pm and 6 am welcome to absurdity there must be great disappointment among medics tonight who have heard no announcements of extra personnel Material Support or present back and said this was about trying to bring down the number of 1000 infections that came as the latest figures showed there were almost 23000 new cases of the virus in the 24 hours to wednesday with 104 deaths in present back and said that the Health Care System was simply overloaded with stuff being exhausted and he said that the situation was more worrying now than it had been during march at the start of the 1st wave of the pandemic now these measures will also of course affect restaurants and he said that they would be help for people who worked in those sorts of businesses with 90 percent of pay basic pay being covered by the state but you can imagine that many businesses who are already hard hit by covert 1000 are probably worrying about what the future will hold for them now and present back and said that france would have to live with this virus until at least the summer of 2021 so not just a long winter ahead but possibly a long spring and a long summer for france as even stricter measures could be put in place if as president machen said people do not respect the rules and those numbers of covert 9000 infections are not brought down. We spoke with the director for Red Cross International he supports the tougher restrictions. The stuff for mention measures are welcome and we as the red cross today called out for political leaders to intervene in our speedy courageous any inclusive way to ensure that these measures are put in place to protect the health and the social economic status of of the people of france and in many other countries in europe or many countries are being taken little bit by surprise by the iraq surge all cases and so the are many countries are reacting within the departures 48 hours with new measure that being put in place what is needed at the moment to ease. Measures that can reduce the deferred a transmission but measures that can also bring people along and this is critical you know order to ensure that those measures are actually effect people. Another weapon in the fight against covert a 2nd experimental russian vaccine against the corona virus has officially been registered school day at the back corona vaccine its been developed by the siberia based Vector State Research Center russian president Vladimir Putin made the announcement about it on wednesday. The vent to Research Center in the souvenirs is registered very cool in the 2nd russian vaccine against corona virus. Now this new vaccine successfully passed phase 1. 00 and 2. 00 of Clinical Trials is now entering phase 3 with 40000. 00 participants like the 1st the russian sputnik the vaccine it contains artificially synthesized fragments of the virus is also expected to provide long term immunity with more on this his aunties maria phenomena. Phase 1. 00 and 2. 00 of its Clinical Trials and ill be hind end here it was a success meaning the drug is safe now phase 3 is coming and it is a study in whether the vaccine is in fact effective we hear that around 40000 volunteers are expected to take part and for that purpose 60000 doses of the drug will be produced this is russian 2nd registered vaccine the 1st was registered back in august it is known as sputnik all satellite feed and we now hear from its developers that by november russia will be able to produce up to 6000000 doses of basic see maining aid to may take up to 12 months to vaccinate around 80 percent of the countrys population and as we hear from russias president Vladimir Putin the russian citizens house is among the countrys key priorities but. First we need to make these Vaccines Available on the russian markets they must be supplied to russian pharmacies on as large a scale as possible as we continue to cooperate with our foreign partners and we will promote a vaccine approved as well 50 countries are already interested in Russia Sputnik the vaccine against call that we hear that from the head of russias Investment Fund who just this week returned from the United Arab Emirates where phase 3 of the Clinical Trials of sputnik 3 was approved billeted to sputnik. You know war for you 3 was mean in the issue of participate 2 is definitely very important we believe you we use a strategic cob for fighting colonel not only of the middle east in the world now marie i know that youve been vaccinated yourself degree the 1st russian vaccine can you tell us more about your experience with one of 40000 volunteers taking part in phase 3 of the Clinical Trials of sputnik v a here in russia i got 2 injections already until. Last moment i didnt know what did i get because it is what is known as double blind trial meaning placebo is used and only 75 percent of the volunteer is expected to get jabbed with a real shot i was hoping of course that i was among them and plus there were some sides side effects in both cases up to both injections like headache fever muscle pain but till wednesday morning i was not sure and then i got a blood test and the results showed that i had i. G. G. Antibodies meaning it was the vaccine that i was injected with and it worked it tricked my body making it believe it was infected while in fact it wasnt a question is for how long my antibodies will stay and im happy anyway. Still it is continue between armenia and azerbaijan over the disputed region of nagornokarabakh despite the agreed cease fire all these are used on reports from a cathedral that was hit last week and shows us some of the civilians caught in the crossfire. The war in the going to care about has not just about trivial territorial gains its a long Lasting Beauty with lots of bad blood between both sides and recently it has spilled into a new turf religious this 19th century only savior cathedral was a place where soldiers and volunteers alike used to come and pray before heading into battle that made it a target but it wasnt just soldiers who would come to this church the as Area Military was battering the town of shushi at that time so i alone and her family decided to hide from the bombs in the cathedral script one place they thought that was safe from the shelling but they were wrong god does not have to now there were 7 of us including 2 children when the shell seadrill it was deafening there was destruction everywhere masonry fell from the series thats all they can remember 2 strikes have literally sing everything in their path the altar the benches and one of the domes have been completely destroyed no place is sacred no place is safe in this war not only was this church hit twice but the 2nd strike injured 3 russian journalists one of them is still in intensive care after spending several days in a coma he believes the hit on them was intentional the streets of shushi bear a striking resemblance to those in other towns of Nagorno Karabakh its a place of desolation and despair those who can fight are already on the front lines those who had somewhere to run already have done but alone or doesnt have any choice but to stay have a story. We have to fit in this small shelter with a kitchen and badger in the same place we are too scared to go doors when we hear the sound of the sirens we are rushing here to hide every even in the reason alone we can hear the shelling people seem to be unfazed by the story state of the cathedral theres plenty of candles still burning. The hof destroyed walls of the Church People praying for peace to return to this land sooner rather than later because of reporting from nagornokarabakh artsy. Armenia blamed for shelling a hospital in the disputed region and were going to cut back this was on wednesday and attack the back of denies as the hostilities broke out medical staff from Different Countries rushed to the region spoke to some russian doctors currently in the complex. If you pressed good issue its no easy decision for any doctor to leave behind a content life and go to war with us here of course its not hand to hand combat but the threat is there every 2nd i just followed my heart i went through the 1st war as a student observed military medicine i gained experience and admired the doctors who saved lives i think it was imprinted on my mind having a broad experience in emergency medicine and i didnt want to sit idle i wanted to share my experience my knowledge and save any life possible goes all the good will is going to at 1st sight these are minor injuries small scratches in fact x. Rays show us splintered bones and torn muscles all this suggests that the weaponry has changed a lot but there are very few cases of gunshot wounds here basically these are injuries from explosive mines cluster rockets and so on they are high energy explosives which leave incomparable damage in us. When huge conflict broke out just over 2 weeks ago but it has roots that go all the way back 3 decades with on and off balance of conflict the contested regions mostly inhabited by Ethnic Armenians however its legally part of as a bodyguard these very government said again thursday morning that its territory was under fire. Well that was the sound of a shell hitting the azerbaijani town of turkey according to these very government that town came under bombardment on wednesday both nations though tonight violating the cease fire agreement since the eruption of fighting many people have fled their homes however a few have chosen to stay. There have been countless attacks this morning they showed our soldiers here luckily they survived every evening we sit here and watch the shooting 1st coming from the armenian side and then from our side it hit these areas and then it fell on the roofs of our houses there is no fear for our soldiers are fighting over there yet no one should i be scared here we should not be scared of. Rising unemployment and a climbing death toll thats what the u. K. s labor party says will come from the Prime Ministers coronavirus measures bring you all the details in a story stay with us ill be back in a moment. Join me every 1st week on the alex salmond short and ill be speaking to guest of the world of politics or business im sure ill see you there. Welcome back to the United Kingdom has a new daily record of coronavirus cases on wednesday as they surpass 19000. Seem unhappy with Boris Johnsons latest strategy for combating covert 90 k. Part explains from london. If coronavirus has taught us and the u. K. s Prime Minister one thing its that its wise not to joke about it during an impromptu meeting of conservative m. P. S Boris Johnson reportedly quit the ruin of 6 social distancing policy would mean families could escape celebrating christmas with their inlaws one of several attempted gags which apparently fell very flat but while some tories rage that government decisions are bankrupting the nation the opposition are worried that those policies are costing the country lives and labor leader. A partial return to lock down the governments plan simply isnt working another course is needed. Thats why im calling for a 2 to 3 week Circuit Breaker in england a Circuit Breaker is a short period of strict social restrictions aimed at bringing the virus under control this comes after it was revealed the government scientific advisors urged m. P. s to impose a fortnight long long down as far back as september the 21st instead johnson and as a 3 tier system of measures including a 10 pm pub curfew and advice to work from home we stood to curbs in the worst hit areas and he is ready to lock the country back down the whole point is to speak to seize this moment now to avoid the misery of another National Lockdown and i dont want nothing of course in combating the virus but we are going to do with the local and the regional approach the policy as indicated by those tory m. P. s concerns is driven by the vast economic burden of the pound demick one think tanks predicted that almost 3000000 people will be unemployed by christmas after the chancellors furlough scheme ends on october the surgery 1st while more than 2000000 people in england on the governments shielding list and considered vulnerable to coronavirus due to Health Issues will mostly be told to take precautions but not to stay at home to the anger of patients groups of people who for example are on it was because were simply not at it so you know work are able to have some protections it does have financial protection you talked about that this is a very high risk area such as a little closer like that they are not going to work however theres no protection for these new Financial Support they may be able to get. Only a deal is done locally so actually the choice between whether to go to work briskly on public transport and of course needing to keep her job is very difficult once in a as the situation worsens within the country the government remains on the horns of the ultimate di lemma. How do they save lives without bankrupting the country for Boris Johnson and everyone this is no laughing matter Kate Partridge r. T. London. But im also mentions on russia are in the queue could see a brussels the agreed to bring in new penalties this thursday about the alleged poisoning of russian opposition figure alexina valley correspondent peter all of a brings us up to speed with the latest elite is a gathering in brussels on thursday and friday for an e. U. Council summit in which theyll be discussing the coronavirus the response from the block to a rise in infections also breaks it as well set for a high place on those talks that will be taking place but sanctions against russia will also be up for discussion on monday e. U. Foreign ministers and mounts that sanctions would be put in place they agreed to those for the alleged poisoning of alexina valmy we still dont know what form those sanctions will take exactly its understood that they will be against 6 senior officials and one organization taking the form of asset freezes and travel bans those are the type of sanctions that the e. U. Council can push through without any further approval in response the Russian Foreign minister sergei allowed for all of threatened to suspend diplomatic relations between russia and the European Union he also said that the sanctions could have an impact on the future of doing business with europe last there was no go through a process the question is not just whether business as usual is possible but whether any business with the European Union is possible at all the e. U. Behaves arrogantly towards us and looks condescendingly down at russia demanding answers from us for all the crimes it imagines we have committed i think were under no obligation to respond to about. The sanctions were proposed by france and germany in the document put forward berlin and paris say that theyre looking to target individuals responsible for the poisoning of mr and the family also a body involved in the chemical weapons program. Wants time to michigan in the last years we have strived for a reasonable relationship with russia but also in the common interest of russia for cooperation in solving International Crises at the same time we must notice the specific incidents charge the bilateral relations and we need to ensure that a violation of the chemical weapons treaty which is one of the most acceptable agreements of human rights doesnt remain without consequences and on that we have a consensus at the european level in mind. By just russia denies the allegations that have been made against it moscow sent 4 official requests to berlin for germany to share the information the evidence that germany says it has of the poisoning of alexei no felony russia needs that information they say in order to carry out an investigation the Russian Foreign minister has encouraged his