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European President Commission President Criticizes AstraZeneca Rollout; CNN Speaks To Ireland's Foreign Minister; EMA Chief: AstraZeneca Vaccine Benefit Outweighs Risks; EU Home Affairs Commissioner Talks to CNN; United Nations: More Than 200 Killed Since February 1; Two-Time World Champion Fernando Alonso Returns. Aired 11a-12p ET

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ANNOUNCER: Live from CNN Abu Dhabi. This is "Connect the World" with Becky Anderson.

BECKY ANDERSON, CNN HOST, CONNECT THE WORLD: Welcome back. It is seven o'clock in Abu Dhabi. You're watching "Connect the World". We are seeing

worries about the safety of COVID vaccines play out in real time right now and it is impacting millions of people.

Nearly 20 European nations have now suspended the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine following reports of blood clots in a few dozen people who had

taken the vaccine. European Commission President saying today she trusts the vaccine she did though sharply criticized AstraZeneca on another front

Europe's slow vaccine rollout.

She says AstraZeneca failed to make good on its promises in her words the vaccine maker under produce and under delivered, but she insists that the

EU is still on track to vaccinating 70 percent of its population by September.

Well, the British Prime Minister making a big show of support today for the Astra Zeneca vaccine. It was of course developed by researchers at Oxford

University. Here is what Boris Johnson just told the British Parliament.

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BORIS JOHNSON, BRITISH PRIME MINISTER: Nothing perhaps the best thing I can say about the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine program is that I finally got news

that I'm going to have my own jab Mr. Speaker very, very shortly. I'm pleased to discover - I'm well I don't know where the right honorable

gentleman has had his daddy's. But it will certainly be Oxford AstraZeneca that I will be having.

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ANDERSON: Well, that's Boris Johnson looking ahead to a post pandemic world. The European Commission today unveiled its proposal for a vaccine

passport of sorts. This digital green certificate would allow its holder unrestricted travel within the European Union and in Iceland, Norway,

Liechtenstein and Switzerland.

It will show if the holder has been vaccinated against COVID-19 as well as negative results from COVID tests and if someone has already recovered from

COVID-19. Well, our next guest is Ireland's Foreign Minister Simon Coveney.

He joins me now from Cork in Ireland on what is certainly a very different celebration day for the country still in lockdown. Happy St. Patrick's Day,

Foreign Minister. It's good to have you on.

SIMON COVENEY, IRISH FOREIGN MINISTER: Thanks, Becky and Happy St. Patrick's Day to everybody who's watching and listening. Because as you

know, there are so many more Irish people around the world that actually live in Ireland, about 70 million--

ANDERSON: Of course.

COVENEY: --people of Irish descent right across the globe. And many of them I'm sure will be watching your program so a very Happy St. Patrick's Day.

It's a very different St. Patrick's Day; we've had a very tragic 12 months globally. And hopefully this time next year, the celebrations will be very

different.

But this year, instead of actually coming together to celebrate Patrick's Day, we are staying apart to protect each other. But that doesn't mean

we're not meeting virtually. So it's still a celebration of what it means to be connected to Ireland, wherever you are in the world. But it's looking

ahead with some optimism now that we are making progress with vaccines two days ahead.

ANDERSON: Well, let's talk about that. Because you say we look ahead with some optimism. I mean, quite frankly, sir in Europe, the vaccine rollout is

a mess.

And a further layer now Island, moving to suspend the AstraZeneca vaccine along with a number of other nations coordinated action certainly by the

four biggest European nations, which goes against the advice of the W.H.O. and the European Medicines Agency who have found no correlation between the

vaccine and cases of blood clotting.

Germany the first EU country to suspend the vaccine it seems to have set off a domino effect. The UK Prime Minister you have heard is proudly

announced he will soon get the jab, was Ireland's decision purely based on science or the politics play a role here, sir?

COVENEY: No, it's nothing to do with politics. And in fact, you know, the debates around COVID-19 should not be about politics. They should be around

science and medicine and caution. And so there has been a genuine concern in relation to whether or not there is a link between blood clots and

taking the AstraZeneca vaccine.

I think there is a growing body of evidence to suggest that there is not a concern here and tomorrow we will - the European Medicine's Authority will

make a final ruling on this if you like, and we will follow that lead.

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COVENEY: And I expect within--

ANDERSON: Sir, I do with respect - I do with respect want to just stop you there because the EMA's Executive Director has already said, the benefits

outweigh any risks at this point, as has the W.H.O., whether or not European nations who have paused including your own, decide tomorrow when

they hear that, again, from the EMA decide to resume using the jab.

There is a sense here that those who have been vaccine hesitant, maybe even more resistant to taking this vaccine going forward and a sense that

politics is at play. And this has been an entirely irresponsible reaction. And it - surely you understand why it is that people are saying that

geopolitics is playing a dangerous role here in this pandemic.

COVENEY: Yes Becky, the - let's talk about the facts here. The recommendation in terms of temporarily suspending the application of

AstraZeneca, as a vaccine came from doctors came from our public health teams in different parts of Europe, and our public health teams

collectively in Europe through the European Medicines Agency will make a definitive recommendation tomorrow.

And I expect that European countries will follow that recommendation. And it is expected to ensure that AstraZeneca very much becomes part of

Europe's plans, again, in terms of the application of vaccine. So we have essentially suspended for no more than a number of days while these issues

are clarified.

And I think you know, with any vaccine that has been developed at the pace that all of the vaccines that are being used today have been developed, it

is perfectly understandable that public health teams and governments who follow their advice would take a precautionary approach.

So we are waiting for an expert definitive decision tomorrow, coming from the European Medicines Authority. And once they make that decision, we'll

follow that advice. And as I say, I expect by next week, we will be using AstraZeneca again, along with the three other vaccines that have been

approved for the European Union.

ANDERSON: How concerned are you about the potential impact that this decision will have had on people across the European Union and beyond who

were already hesitant about getting vaccinated? We know those levels are very high across Europe?

COVENEY: Well, I think actually it will be reassuring for people who have concern about taking vaccines, because it will be - it'll assure them that

that governments and the European Medicines Agency, investigate any concern, any complaint, any issue that's raised and ensure that they make

decisions with full information.

And so what's happened here is not unusual for a vaccine rollout, by the way that there will be a temporary suspension while certain issues are

addressed. I think those issues will be addressed in the next 24 hours. I think AstraZeneca would play a big part in vaccine rollout across the

European Union, which by the way, I know you said it's a mess, it's not a mess.

It's not happening as quickly as, as the U.S. or the UK, unfortunately. And that's a big frustration for me and for many others. But you can imagine if

within the European Union, all countries were competing with one another to try to get access to vaccine, then we would have a mess.

And so instead what the European Union is doing - it's trying to collectively manage the rollout. So that by the vast majority of adults

across the European Union will have had access to vaccines if they want it and certainly in Ireland, we are on schedule to be ahead of that. I'm glad

to say.

ANDERSON: You say not a mess. I mean, you can hardly call this a success. I will just press you on this public health officials are already working

overtime to contain the spread of misinformation online and encourage vaccine uptake like most EU member states. Your vaccine rollout has been

slower than you have wanted it to be.

Are you worried people will be too afraid to take the AstraZeneca jab if and when it is resumed in Ireland? And if so what impact will that have on

your goals to vaccinate people by what the summer?

COVENEY: Believe me Becky, there is no hesitancy amongst the general population around vaccines at the moment. I know there will always be a

small percentage of people who are - who are questioning in relation to vaccines and whether they should be used.

But the vast, vast majority of the population in Ireland is very anxious to get their vaccine and they would they want it yesterday. So the pressure on

government is about getting the volumes of vaccine into the country through the pre purchasing model that's in place across the EU.

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COVENEY: There has been frustration that that hasn't been as quick as many people had hoped or expected. And so there is pressure on the European

Commission to deliver more vaccines more quickly.

But certainly in Ireland, the problem in my view is not going to be vaccine hesitancy or people picking and choosing the vaccine that they want.

Instead, it will be queues of people wanting to get vaccinated to ensure that they can protect themselves and their families. And we hope that by

the end of June 80 percent of adults in Ireland will have at least had their first jab and moving very quickly on to getting their second jab over

the midsummer.

So we are on schedule for us, despite the delays and the frustrations. And I hope that the second quarter of this year will be much more successful

than the first quarter in terms of the pace of vaccine rollout across the European Union. Certainly, that's what we're working towards.

ANDERSON: Well, we do - we do hope that you're optimistic - optimism is - it comes good. I do want to move on to your role as the UN Security

Council's Facilitator of the Iran Nuclear Deal. We're a program that is based here in Abu Dhabi. It's our Middle East Programming Hub. And this is

an incredibly important issue, not just to this region of the Gulf, but around this region of the Middle East and indeed around the world.

You've been trying to restart these talks between Iran, the U.S. and Europe. Last week, you traveled to Tehran to meet with President Hassan

Rouhani and the Iranian Foreign Minister, what signals are coming out of Iran? And do you have a timeline for any formal renegotiation of this deal

could start?

COVENEY: Well, first of all, on the timeline, time is very tight; because of course Iranian elections are taking place in June. And so the

campaigning for those elections will certainly be well underway in the month of May. So really, we only have weeks, in my view, to get a dialogue

moving again, on a re establishment, if you like, of the JCPOA, the Iranian Nuclear Deal and full compliance with that.

In my view, having been to Teheran, there is a real willingness to return to full compliance with the JCPOA. But there is also a lot of skepticism,

given what has happened in recent years. And so what's needed is the confidence to create the conditions whereby Iran are willing to back - to

come back to the table again, whereby the U.S. is willing to be there as well, along with European partners and Russia and China.

And that is essentially what is on offer. Secretary Blinken, I think has been very clear that the U.S. wants to re engage with the JCPOA. I think

that is very welcome news. And we are working now to try to ensure that there is the confidence in Iran to re engage with that process.

To ensure that they believe that if they return to full compliance, that the United States and others will also remove the crippling sanctions that

have been in place for the last number of years, which has been a move away from the Iranian nuclear deal, which in my view has been a very dangerous

development.

So certainly the signals in Tehran are they want to engage. And many of us are now working on trying to create the conditions and to build the

confidence to allow that engagement to happen, because I believe once engagement happens, this process can move relatively quickly.

Because of course, there's a lot of skepticism in Washington too and understandably so. But this is - this is a foundation in an agreement that

can prevent nuclear weapons being developed in Iran, and that is a prize worth fighting for. And those of us who are committed to non proliferation,

in terms of nuclear weapons, strongly support this agreement.

And that's why it's so welcome that the Biden Administration wants to return to us. And I believe Iran also returned to compliance if the

conditions are there to facilitate that.

ANDERSON: I want to take the opportunity to thank you just to talk about St. Patrick's Day and the fact that traditionally the Irish tea shop has a

standing invitation to the White House so this year that will take place virtually.

President Biden who is of Irish descent has made it clear he plans to strengthen the already close bonds with Ireland and the U.S. He has also

warned that the peace process is in danger. He talked about that during the Brexit talks.

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ANDERSON: What do you expect will be achieved today? I've got about 60 seconds so I'm going to have to press you here.

COVENEY: Sorry, I'll be quick than. But first of all, I expect it to be a very warm conversation. Ireland means a lot to President Biden. And as a

result, the connection is very, very strong, that they certainly will discuss the aftermath of Brexit and the disruption that it's causing in

Northern Ireland.

And I think President Biden and his team will be following very closely how the British and Irish governments and indeed the EU and the UK manage a

post Brexit environment in Northern Ireland to protect the peace process.

In many ways, the United States, and the president sees himself as a guarantor or a protector of peace in Ireland, which he cares an awful lot

about. So I do expect that that will be a big part of the discussions today, as well as a whole range of other bilateral issues, as well as

trying to focus on Trans Atlantic relations and improving them.

Because I think in the next few years, we will see a much closer both trade and political relationship between the European Union and the U.S. And I

think that will be a very good thing for both sides.

ANDERSON: The Irish Foreign Minister, there. Thank you, sir, giving us a significant insight into Ireland's thinking on a range of topics. Thank

you, sir. Not least, U.S. Ireland relations, and indeed, the pandemics? Let's research on the cold, hard medical facts of what is this vaccine

rollout or lack thereof to do that our Senior Medical Correspondent Elizabeth Curran, with us now.

Elizabeth, the context to the conversation I'm having with you. And that which I just had with the Irish Foreign Minister, is that in a number of

countries, we are witnessing an uptick in COVID cases, resulting in announcements of further lockdown restrictions.

We've just heard of further restrictions from the polish. And we do know that Italy is now in what it calls its red zone restrictions this just as

people Elizabeth hope that they were finally seeing some light in all of this dark. Yesterday, we discussed Europe's response to the AstraZeneca

vaccine. I just want to get from you the reaction to that around the world.

ELIZABETH COHEN, CNN SENIOR MEDICAL CORRESPONDENT: The reaction has generally been from medical organizations from public health organizations

from individual experts that Europe is sort of jumping the gun here that they're seeing these strokes in people who have been - blood clots, rather,

in people who have been vaccinated and saying, aha, it must be the vaccine, when really there is no evidence for that.

So first, let's take a look at what countries have done. If you take a look this is you know, many, many countries in Europe have either suspended

fully or partially their vaccine rollout most of them fully a few of them have said we'll just the yellow ones, they've said we're just going to

suspend the use of specific batches.

But let's take a look at a statement from the World Health Organization. They say Thromboembolic events, which is a fancy way of saying blood clots

are known to occur frequently, Venous Thromboembolism, a specific kind of blood clots is the third most common cardiovascular disease globally.

So what they're trying to say there is that clots happen. And when you start vaccinating millions and millions of people, some of them are going

to have clots not because of the vaccine, it is coincidental clots are actually relatively common. Now let's take a listen to a statement to that

same effect from the President of the European Commission.

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URSULA VON DER LEYEN, EUROPEAN COMMISSION PRESIDENT: We need more deliveries in the second quarter. And that has to happen on the ground. I

trust AstraZeneca. I trust the vaccines. So tomorrow indeed EMA will give a statement. And I'm convinced that the statement will clarify the situation.

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COHEN: Now we just heard the Irish Foreign Minister tell you, Becky, that this is not a complete halt forever. They're taking they're stopping for a

while to sort of sort through some of these numbers get some more thoughts from the European Commission and other authorities to hear what they have

to say.

There's a lot of data that go through and think about one of the issues is these events, these blood clots that we're seeing how close were they seem

to the vaccine was it within hours within days within weeks? That's a very important part of this equation, Becky?

ANDERSON: Yes, Elizabeth, thank you for your insight as ever, and I say this every time we speak to you, and I mean it. It is so important to us.

Thank you very much indeed for joining us.

Well, the COVID vaccine rollout whether the Irish Foreign Minister agrees or not, is in many ways a mess in Europe.

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ANDERSON: It is still better though than what we are seeing in many other parts of the world struggling with any kind of rollout at all and facing a

descent back into the deep grips of this virus. Brazil reaching its highest COVID-19 death - daily death toll with more than 2800 deaths on Tuesday

alone.

Matt Rivers is in Rio de Janeiro for us. He joins us now. Matt, we've been talking to you us from Sao Paolo, you've - you've been in many parts of

this country over a period of time. And it does seem remarkable that here in March of 2021, you are back in the country, but good things are worse

than ever. What are you finding on the ground, sir?

MATT RIVERS, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Yes, Becky. I mean that's a really good way to put it. You know, we were talking to you a little less than two months

ago from Manaus, which is that Amazonian City in the northern part of the country, what was happening there, which is horrific, has now

unquestionably spread to the rest of the country.

Yesterday, alone, more than 2800 deaths from the Coronavirus, recorded the single worst day so far in Brazil. And I can almost guarantee you that that

number is going to be eclipsed in the days to come because of what we are seeing inside hospitals, like the one behind me here in Rio de Janeiro. And

you're going to see an ambulance yet another one drive into the shot here.

That is a very consistent scene in Rio, because inside these hospitals, we're looking at ICU capacities at over 80 percent in 25 of 26 states,

Becky. You're looking at ICU capacity extremely, extremely high. And that shows you that this situation just isn't going to get better anytime soon

because of what we're seeing in there.

When there's ICU capacity like that when there is no bed space that leads to more death. That's what you're seeing out here in Brazil.

ANDERSON: Matt Rivers, it's always a pleasure thank you sir. We are taking a very short break back after this.

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ANDERSON: Well, in just the last few minutes, Ireland's Foreign Minister insisting to me on this program that the European Union's slow vaccine

rollout is not a mess. Well, the latest on that the European Commission President throwing down the gauntlet to AstraZeneca after several major EU

countries hit the pause button on its COVID shots over possible side effects.

And this comes as Brussels takes the wraps off its plan to roll out vaccine passports to try and get the travel industry back on its feet. We're

getting huge, those making the decisions in Europe on behalf of half a billion people in the block is important. It's our job.

It's our job to cross examine these decisions to better understand why they are made. In just the last hour I spoke to the European Home Affairs

commissioner and I began by asking Ylva Johansson about those new vaccine passports. Have a listen.

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YLVA JOHANSSON, EU HOME AFFAIRS COMMISSIONER: It will be the right for every EU residents to get this certificate and all member states have to

issue them. And they have to, of course to follow some standards. And that will show if you are vaccinated, or if you already have recovered from the

pandemic, the COVID-19, or if you have a recent negative test, and with this certificate that will be mutually recognized all over the European

Union.

So with that being issued in one member states is equally valued in all the other member states and these open ups for gradually reducing the

restrictions so that we can travel and come back step by step to a more normal life.

ANDERSON: So Commissioner, this relies in part on people getting vaccinated. The European Union's rollout has been a disaster and now the

decision by a number of states to suspend the use of AstraZeneca's vaccine just delaying this rollout even further. What is your response to critics

who say this is dangerous politics at play risking the lives of European residents never mind denying people the opportunity to potentially travel

in the summer?

JOHANSSON: I think that's totally wrong. I do not agree that we have a disaster with a vaccine. Vaccines are being rolled out. Some companies have

not delivered the vaccines that we have a contract with them to deliver. And of course, that's a problem.

But that's really the problem of this of these companies. But vaccines are being rolled out and with this new certificate, you can either be

vaccinated or show that in other ways by testing or by having recovered from the COVID-19 you're not spreading the virus.

ANDERSON: Right. I understand that but being vaccinated would help and with respect, there are something like 8 million on used vaccines now sitting on

refrigerator shelves despite the fact that the World Health Organization, the European Medical Agency and the European Commission's President have

said that the benefits of this vaccine outweigh the risks.

Major EU nations took coordinated action to pause this rollout to what end? Europe constantly ranks as the most sort of vaccine hesitant around the

world, these suspensions could seriously undermine public trust. Surely you must agree these shrieks of irresponsibility?

JOHANSSON: Well, the vaccination is of course responsibility for each member states, but we have these common contracts with the different

vaccine companies. And of course, this is what we constantly work on.

And some member states have taken the decision to hesitate a bit with AstraZeneca vaccine, waiting for a second assessment by their EMA agency,

and that we are waiting for to come tomorrow and then I hope that we will be able to continue with the vaccination.

ANDERSON: But the Executive Director of the EMA has said that the benefits outweigh the risks. I am asking you categorically whether you agree that

the decision by these leading European nations could be seen as an act of irresponsibility at this point, given the already high level of vaccine

hesitancy in Europe.

JOHANSSON: Well, I think some member states have taken this decision of being more precautions for this, but we are waiting for them to open up and

start using it again after the second assessment of EMA that we are expecting tomorrow.

ANDERSON: Brussels has called on member states to resume using AstraZeneca. Look, this is a mess with those suspensions, political and what long term

impacts could this have on the EU wide vaccine rollout? Let's be - let's be quite clear about this.

JOHANSSON: Well, the problem we have is that some of the companies AstraZeneca specifically have not been able to deliver, not even half of

the doses they have promised us and of course this causes a lot of problems for member states.

But member states are working with the vaccines they have and they are rolling out the vaccination and we are waiting much more leverage of

vaccines that coming the coming weeks.

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JOHANSSON: So I do think that we will be able to vaccinate the big majority of the population before the summer.

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ANDERSON: That was Ylva Johansson one of the Commissioner at the EU. We'll be right back.

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ANDERSON: Breaking news on this program in the last hour the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights telling me that more than 200 people have now

been killed in Myanmar. That as the military is tightening its grip and responding to pro democracy protesters with increasing brutality. - 28 year

old man was shot to death in Yangon overnight during a peaceful demonstration. International backlash is intensifying from all causes,

including the Pope.

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POPE FRANCIS: One more time and we much sadness I feel the urgency to talk about the dramatic situation in Myanmar, where many people most of them

young are losing their lives in order to offer hope to their country.

Even though I kneel on the streets of Myanmar and say stop the violence. Even I open my arms and say let the dialogue prevail. Blood does not

resolve anything and dialogue must prevail.

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ANDERSON: Well, UN Special Envoy, Christine Schraner Burgener said that she has personally heard from contacts in Myanmar, heartbreaking accounts of

killings, of mistreatment of demonstrations and torture of prisoners. And she says and I quote here, the ongoing brutality including against medical

personnel and destruction of public infrastructure severely undermines any prospects for peace and stability.

Well, Christine joining us now from Bern in Switzerland. You said you had personally heard from contacts in Myanmar? Who were you referring to what

else have they told you?

CHRISTINE SCHRANER BURGENER, U.N. SPECIAL ENVOY ON MYANMAR: Good afternoon. I hear every day so awful stories. Many, many people contacted me directly

on my iPhone, in the internet. They answer to my tweets. And it's really shocking and frustrating to hear that violence is ongoing. We had the most

deadly day on Sunday after the coup started on the first of February, but it continues.

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BURGENER: So we deplore more deaths, people especially after some factories from China were burned down and they had disputes also inside this area,

which called - and now we have martial law in six big township townships of Yangon. And we will have humanitarian crisis if the people cannot enter to

help them in this area. So it's getting really worse.

ANDERSON: It's getting worse meantime, you are in contact with the military. Regarding the brutality against the protesters, you have also

been asking for access into the country, you want to travel there. Let's start with what the military are telling you. You've said in the pause that

they aren't defined, what's the latest from the military?

BURGENER: I sent several messages after violence happened, and also on specific cases where like people were tortured in prison, or in prison on

health difficulties. So I contact also on specific cases, that - army, until now, I didn't get answers on those specific cases.

And just yesterday, I requested officially another meeting with number two of the army. And I hope that he will get back to me as quickly as possible.

As you said, I already asked for my immediate visit, five weeks ago, when the coup started.

I'm still waiting to go any time personally. And if you see a saw in the presidential statement of the Security Council on the 10th of March, they

encouraged me to visit Myanmar as soon as possible. I had different consultants - I've consulted various stakeholders on my visit. And it seems

that the receipt is not possible yet, that the current circumstances are not making my visit possible.

So I decided to travel to the region, at least that I can meet also, the ASEAN partners in the region and also some people around Myanmar, that I'm

also ready to go in as needed, as quickly as possible.

ANDERSON: But you are not being given access by the military as of yet. Look, last hour, I spoke to UN Commissioner for Human Rights. A lady, you

will know well, Michelle Bashley. She provided figures exclusive to CNN on the death toll in Myanmar a total she says of at least 202 people killed

since the beginning of this. This is a jump a big jump of almost 25 percent from what was publicly reported yesterday.

When you last spoke to the military you said you described that conversation as one of the reactions was one of defiance, the military

effectively telling you they don't need the international community as a friend at this point. Would you describe them today? Or in the last

contacts as remaining defined?

BURGENER: Well, I think they are even - it's getting even worse because I don't get any answers anymore. But when I have still contact person to

them, and they told me that they are still interested to talk to me. So I hope they will come back to me but clearly if we see that they are now in

applied martial law, then we have really difficulties to see that they want to change the situation.

In my view, they just want to - they are determined to continue the violence. And they are also other worrying news like that there - we had

clashes between the army and the catching independence army, which created hundreds of civilians they had to flee.

We had also - as I said, in six factory workers were shot dead today. So we today - we had also many casualties. That was after there was a

confrontation of a factory owner and unpaid people.

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BURGENER: And they - the factory owner called the security forces and they just shot down six factory workers. We - they were not armed. And so we

have every day such - news about using violence but still I think we have to talk with - the army.

ANDERSON: Christine, it's good to have you on. Your efforts I know it's difficult but your efforts are applauded at this stage. Please stay in

touch. And as you get more information, please bring it to us. Christine Schraner Burgener with us here on "Connect the World". We will be right

back.

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ANDERSON: Well, the America's Cup is always a beautiful sporting spectacle. And this year thousands of well wishers cheered on the home team of the

Coast of New Zealand Don Riddell joining us with news of the delivery of international sport's oldest trophy, sir.

DON RIDDELL, CNN WORLD SPORT: Yes, and they call it "The old mug" but the feeling of winning for the New Zealand team Becky never gets old just

extraordinary scenes. They thrashed Luna Rossa the Italian challenges in the end and look at that site just a beautiful sight if you're a Kiwi.

ANDERSON: Slightly different format tonight. That's it from me. "World Sports" up next we'll be back same place tomorrow wherever you are watching

in the world stay safe. Stay well. Good night.

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