France, where almost all cove, it restrictions have been lifted. Despite the summer wave of infections that has just swept across europe, the governments reasoning 80 percent of the population is fairly vaccinated, and infection rates are largely stabled. We asked around in the capital paris, what did people think of the end of coverage restrictions . Dumb you marta is a taxi driver in paris and someone whos still takes the cupboard 19 virus very seriously. He alleges with his jordan dom your keeps mosques, and he has sanitizers ready for his passengers. The cab driver nearly lost his father to the corona virus during the 1st wave 2 years ago. An experience that has made him extra careful cause he says people should not lower their god either. Your papa, i steer you, sir. Manor. My father was a home for 10 weeks when he got covert dawson, he was in a desperate and really relish traffic state. Luckily he came out of it is on it, so i prefer not to take any risk from doing after everything weve lived through, im surprised that people dont take any precautions anymore because its still dangerous. Sick of all these people are she not . Wearing masks are actually gambling with their lives. Is ravi glory of it. But daniel is something of an exception in paris. On the mitchell, there are few signs of passengers taking precautionary measures. In made, the government said, people were no longer required to wear masks on Public Transportation. Now the authorities have gone further. The French Parliament recently adopted a bill lifting a state of Health Emergency imposed at the beginning of the pandemic. Starting august 1st. All measures put in place to fight cove. It in france have ended. That includes everything from gulf views, emergency lock downs, the more to working the wearing of face masks, and holding a health boss to access museums or restaurants. Ah, the lifting of covered restrictions has been welcomed by many, especially at barristers to his hot spot. After the 2 year break visitors a once again flocking to the french capital. Oh, i dont think imposing restrictions on people is a good thing. Were all human and were all free. It goes against personal liberty and is all income on the streets. Its so much nicer now to see peoples faces to see them smiling is so much more livable. But others remain weary. Who is still afraid of the new very end of the court on a virus. Few days ago weve been told this nylon, which is so crowded, and nobody was worry and nobody was wearing a mask. Hence, the torches are still monitoring new infections. And the end of the state of Health Emergency has not changed. France this policy on testing. This pharmacy says the number of people coming in for covert tests has dropped drastically. But that could change once, but asians return from the Summer Holidays triple killers, who felt it was the know the restrictions should be lifted progressively step by step and not ended overnight because there are places like Public Transportation where pharmacies where the mask is recommended, but not mandatory, but it should beal we have to take care of people who are vulnerable and at times seriously sick. I strongly expect to rise in positive cobra cases. I thought thought to more asking normal, did they go dummy martin for his spot but isnt taking any chances. He preps his taxi carefully before taking on his next passenger. Damina has not contracted call with so far and he intends to keep it. Finally, freedom, serenity, hope for return to normal life or should we remain cautious about the risk of infection . Dw reporter stephanie turbo. Talk to epidemiologist on frank as from the university of applied sciences in ham back hes part of a European Task force that monitors pandemic in san france, many of the current karone of i restrictions were lifted on august 1st. What do you think of that . There was no politician shlang was a political decision when, when conduct a looking on the one hand, one can really understand the people who are sick and tired of the pandemic does fit on to religion with him via was god. But of course, at the end of the summer waves, the lip will make it easier for the virus to spread in france. You, by calling alleged on these are men and with all the restrictions lifted, how can people be persuaded to wear masks again in the fall if infection them as rise . The signs later, the 1st news is a go to music woocommerce. Whats really, really important is a clear Risk Communication strategy also, so that in the fall, its made absolutely clear how high the risk of reinfection is in order to motivate people to protect themselves properly and glitch the situation. That is it what, what a Risk Communication strategy look like. And among often went a go, i openly and clearly showing how the virus is spread, but hong stuff. And by hurting the need for co operation, collaboration from all parties to control it spread was controller out and drank, meaning that were in the same boat and that we want to move forward and not experience and other extremely big wave in the fall and winter, or villa, l e. O n, dine, germany ministers have proposed a reg not for the full from october. First it will be mandatory to an f, f, p to mosque for Long Distance travel and on airplanes in germany. As well as a mosque and test mandate in hospitals on cat facilities. Do you think that makes sense for the social it says and for it certainly makes a lot of sense. Right now, a lot of people are coming close to one another on public transport on a regular basis is often over extended periods of time. So now on trains and airplanes for people sit next to each other for long periods of time. And thats where a mask mandate is extremely helpful or not. It would be great if they would be a nationwide mask mandate and local public transport to well and in places where Vulnerable People live naturally. It makes sense not to introduce viruses. There is the sin doesnt make sense. The politicians have already rolled outside the closures and lock downs doses. As i go to fog, thats a very, very good question. Were all hoping that these measures wont become necessary again, visited soon visit us, but we cant be 100 percent. Sure how the situation will look in fall and winter winter dot good. It is not. And then of course, from an epidemiological perspective, we cant rule out any measures at the moment. You rather try to do Everything Possible to avoid it, is its a formation. Thus, what would you do differently if you are making the decisions . Its been vision shuffler on term for so well. Im a scientist and im trying to make sense of the pandemic and proceed accordingly as spike in faults. Again, thus does food a. Sig, i would very much like to try that with a different Risk Communication strategy to further increase trust to 4 buttons with us. We are either of them so that we can all enjoy our freedom with the right awareness and the knowledge and also know where our limits are, where the dangers lie, hilton on to stink her nerve. And i think mask mandates indoors. For example, in all public buildings in the fall and winter would certainly make a lot of sense. It says in full fee and, and many thanks for the interview that i find he is from university of applied sciences in 100. 00. Youre welcome derrick. Why became a target destination for german vaccination . Opponents cheering upon demick some even if that to avoid getting vaccinated in our supposed paradise. However, these channels are not particularly welcome, paraguay is relaxed. Cobra rules have seen german anti vaccines, flocked to the country. There are even been cases where a parent has taken their child to paraguay without the other parent knowing all to escape the vaccine. Overall, several 1000 germans have arrived in the south american country, which as one of the worlds worst Health Systems. Stefan showtime is a german paraguayan lawyer. He helped one mother who spent 6 months looking for a daughter after she was abducted by her father under counsellor who. Gus i let us know isolated k. So there was a particularly sensitive one that we have several in paraguay audio got away. He says many come without knowing anything about paraguay, and then struggle. Like for amazon k, there are plenty of quite extreme cases where people arrive in paraguay without knowing anything of the language or the conditions here in our thought, of course, in my opinion, its just crazy cut out on the know the leave. Everything of their old life behind um they sell their houses, load up a container and just turn up here. You may not get in your knob and many of them come with children to buy any they are in in paraguay. Its not that easy to find a job, for example, even if you do speak to language and by whine, noise, unfastened cancer, you dont m player the only well over 1600 new arrivals from germany were processed by paraguay immigration authorities in 2021. Thats nearly 3 times as many as the year before. And always the most. Those are the numbers of shot up over the last 2 years because of the corona virus. And when the political events have also played a role, i had to political like the warn you crane or huge. Many of these people are worried about why they were gonna electrical, but them in and he had paraguay is not safer than germany. We spoke to gear mo, cicada and epidemiologist, in charge of Monitoring National health, simian alcaraz, hello, if theyre hoping for good health care, all he and a well functioning Health System, whereby paraguay is not the best choice yet. Its huddled when us will be like our Health System is one of the most precarious in the americas. Many that i can see that people coming from countries like germany and austria are going to suffer here, although anal lanelle feed. And when i sophie paraguay is experiencing a 4th wave of coven 19, but with death rates lower than in previous waves. Cicada is concerned about the german influx for another reason. Being i can, and by wyatt epidemics that have not existed in paraguay for more 20 years, could be reintroduced. The things like measles, for example, that are polio, which we havent had for more than 30 years on. These are diseases that people who are not vaccinated can reintroduce when you dont have a good Health System. The wrong bechtel. Theyll take it myself because weve come to the german paraguayan cultural institute. Its director z mona how to wish moved here from germany 22 years ago. She too was concerned about the current trend. If they were a see my, i will not cannot follow some channels on telegram dot com via email. I find some of the things posted by the germans who come here quite scary end of day los alamos, given the i. Yeah. Shes vaccinated against coven 19 to protect herself and others. She says many people arriving from germany, come to her asking for a job. Why, but they dont want to get vaccinated . Well, its a lot of money that way. Its a very Diverse Group take very large with different religion, once different opinions and on the end or some but as a dock side to it to a lot or was caught the new arrivals mean the German Community here is much more diverse lars class and grew up here, hes a Computer Programmer of german mennonite origin or north bought him that and i know april here in paraguay who opposed the vaccine in it and they had their reasons or not, but theyre in the minority on it. Yeah, most of my friends are in favor that ive seen. Shes on well for him present. I followed her laughlin. He himself has 3 covered vaccine chunks, just like his wife and children. And ill go get him if, if i wouldnt describe paraguay as any kind of paradise for germans to impose science. Ha, ive gone the gauntlet into and of course not all germans coming to paraguay. Do all the contact restrictions during the cave. It pandemic had massive social consequences for many people in poor neighborhoods of the argentinian capital. When aside as neighbors set up, Community Support groups. And the idea became a huge success that in the fight against covert and for social cohesion in 2020, in the midst of the corona virus pandemic, residents and experts created a Crisis Committee in the ma, he could be a 31 suburb of one of iris it was set up to address the needs of the locals. The committee was even recognized by the government founding member. So varner olivera tells us about some of the groups biggest successes, including altitude. Tar, if theyve done a 2nd number against the letter u. L. Detector was the name of a coven testing truck that the government sent around the various neighborhood. You know, landed on the address, you know, says that you could walk up, get swapped in, youd have your result within 24 hours or if it was positive, youd be taken to a covey toto to isolate. Ha then while you solution and we had free canteens, yet we are not commit those. And one of the groups biggest achievement larvae or they look for the call me, theyre good easy. We dont know. Thanks to the committee, these free neighborhood canteens multiply it and strengthens during the pandemic. They were funded by government subsidies and donations from private institutions. And what does that fancy that we werent given much food from up early enough to 57 portions . Theyre not, but we always made more than 57 portions because so many people had lost their jobs. During the pandemic, we had hundreds of people looking for food with with they me, im or 10th or the persona with scandal for me there. For decades, the City Government has been trying to strategically expel people from them, or he can neighborhood. Its located very close to the financial district and the port, the most lucrative areas of one are series, which makes it all the more important for people here to unite and mobilize. Gotcha, yeah, youre good. You need to do. If theres one thing people in poor neighborhoods of argentine are known for or in any Vulnerable Community in the world, in fact its self organization. It is around jonathan. Ah, the committee couldnt meet during the 1st wave of co fed due to the restrictions imposed by the argentinian government. But the cristo berrera church then offered its facilities to the group to meet under strict post requirements. It was here that most of the suggestions put forward by the committee was set in motion priest guillermo taurus was in charge at the time when i dont talk loudly. Good at young for the now. And what did it look . Weidler afloat. It was like a network, we had shelters, some people quoted us, some gave health advice, others looked after the elderly at home. The Committee Also brought a lot of issues to light that people didnt know about. Only really wrestling snow the true reality. And i said, i dont need an integrated and arguably gotten them into the idea of the more he kaffir. 31 neighborhood is home to most of the capitals manual workers and day laborers. Forming, organized groups is especially important in these impoverished areas of the country because they make the problems that but in them more visible i know, dont call me this is gwendolyn. Today our committee is strong number. We clearly set an example of how to fight for your neighborhood. Matthew, dont have that up because other crises committees were laid to set up elsewhere. If he needs just was the start of the fight for Health Rights in poor neighborhoods. During the pandemic, i know a little at her popularity the neighbourhood is currently undergoing a Re Development project, which is followed and monitored by the committee. The group hopes to continue that work after the pandemic. Oh, what would you like to know about cove it . Ah, science editor Derek Williams has the low down on the latest research and analysis. Just write a covey producer at t w dot com. Oh this we cant says the question to some people have genes that give them advantages against k that 19. 0, this is a super interesting question and, and one where lots of research is going on and a lot of different areas. Lets look at a few of them starting with blood types, which of course, are genetically determined since the early days of the pandemic. There have been many, many studies on whether your blood group could play a role and cove, its severity, or mortality. And like this fairly recent one from researchers at Kings College in the u. K, which looked at 3000 different proteins found in blood. Now it found that 6 variance seem to make the disease worse if you have them. While aid variance seemed to make it better, but theres of course, no smoking gun that says one blood type saves or condemns you. People of all blood types can and do get the disease. Another area where genes could play a role is and how they impact on immune response. A recent study by german researchers that looked at that question found that a particular variant of a gene called g and b 3 that it seems to be linked to lower mortality. Now g and b 3 plays a role in activating immune cells. So it would kind of make sense if a highly effective, very end of it provided some clear protective benefits, some other genes linked to the immune system. Also almost certainly feed and to risk. For example, those that make some people more likely to develop diabetes or those that people more likely to experience a life threatening cytokines storm if they catch the disease. Finally, there is the idea that some people might actually be genetically immune to coven 19 hypothetical territory. We know, for example, that having highly specific variance of a particular gene that, that makes a small group of people basically, immune to h i v. They simply dont catch it. Might there be a similar genetic variance that could somehow prevent someone from catching covered . Maybe one area thats being looked at closely is whats called the ace to receptor. Thats a protein on a cell surface that the virus subverts to break in. Now, if someones genes cause them to produce an altered version of ace to it could at least in theory, prevent the virus from latching on, making that person effectively immune. Now if that kind of genetic variant exists a big if, then the group of people who have it is likely very small, but it