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Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson

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Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson is KCRW Berlin's Program Director, reporter and show host. She is a veteran American journalist with German roots who comes to us from NPR, where she spent 13 years as a correspondent, heading the network’s international bureaus in Kabul, Cairo and more recently, Berlin. She’s won numerous awards for her radio work, including a Peabody and Gracie. She also received the ICFJ 2017 Excellence in International Reporting Award for her coverage of Central and Eastern Europe, North Africa, the Middle East and Afghanistan.

Prior to her radio career, Sarhaddi Nelson spent 20 years as a newspaper reporter and was part of the Newsday team that won the 1997 Pulitzer Prize for covering the crash of TWA Flight 800.

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In Brief: Merkel’s chief of staff calls for stricter COVID-19 measures in hot spots

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Currently, 24.5% of Berlin’s ICU beds are being used by coronavirus patients. If that number reaches or surpasses 25% again, that “traffic light” indicator will switch back to red.

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December 8, 2020 By Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson
 
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In Brief: German foreign minister says the safety of country’s soldiers depends on American support

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Heiko Maas and his NATO counterparts are meeting to discuss proposed reforms to the alliance as well as the Afghanistan mission.

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December 2, 2020 By Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson
 
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In Brief: Renovation begins on six coronavirus vaccination centers in Berlin

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Public broadcaster rbb reports once the vaccines are approved for dissemination and arrive here, inoculations will begin.

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December 1, 2020 By Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson
 
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In Brief: Berlin mayor in favor of extending partial lockdown to Dec. 20

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The premiers of Germany’s 16 states are to decide jointly on the new pandemic rules before they meet on Wednesday with Chancellor Angela Merkel.

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November 24, 2020 By Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson
 
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In Brief: RKI reports record number of new COVID-19 cases in Germany

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The new high of daily cases is 23,648, which is 106 more cases than last week’s record-setting number.

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November 20, 2020 By Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson
 
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In Brief: Top German officials postpone decision on further lockdown restrictions until next week

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Chancellor Angela Merkel warned more restrictions are likely coming next week because the pandemic is not slowing down enough.

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November 17, 2020 By Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson
 
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In Brief: Berlin court rejects restaurant owners’ appeal to overturn lockdown rules

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While the plaintiffs argued they were not “drivers of the pandemic,” the judges decided that wasn’t something they could prove.

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November 11, 2020 By Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson
 
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In Brief: German health minister defends COVID-19 test strategy as labs near capacity

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Jens Spahn told public broadcaster ARD that Germany’s testing capacity was reaching its limit and that only health care workers and people at high risk or showing symptoms should be tested.

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November 10, 2020 By Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson
 
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In Brief: Chancellor Merkel defends lockdown measures

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On Tuesday, Germany’s disease prevention authority reported 15,352 new cases over a 24-hour period.

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November 3, 2020 By Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson
 
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In Brief: Police investigate attempted arson attack on Robert Koch Institute building in Berlin

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No one was hurt and the guard was able to put out the flames.

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October 27, 2020 By Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson

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