In the next 30 minutes a low turnout as polls close in venezuelas general election which the opposition has dismissed as a fraud and crunch time for brett sick talks the e. U. And the u. K. Push for a trade deal to prevent chaos at the borders next year. Welcome to the program millions of people across the u. S. State of california harbor pairing for harsh new lockdown rules to come into place in the next few hours the stay at home borders places restrictions on the opening of restaurants salads and stalls while also limiting gatherings the measures come in as the state reported its highest ever number of infections more than 30000 in a single day the recent surge in infections and prompting fears some hospitals could run out of i. C. U. Beds while covert 19 is now killing more than 2000 people a day in the u. S. Health officials are hoping the approval of a new vaccine will happen quickly the food and Drug Administration is set to meet on thursday to review it how did you castro how small from washington d. C. New walk downs are being put in place in a number of regions amid the ongoing surge in interactions Health Officials are considering ending even Outdoor Dining and in most of california stay at home orders have been imposed this far from Festive Season for the Small Businesses that rely on holiday trade Christmas Temple mean thats how people get the now no mortgage no get beautyful holiday and now they sit down again the food and Drug Administration is set to review a new vaccine this week its a process that in the past would have taken months but in what amounts to a life or death situation hell that the shells are hoping it will take a matter of hours based on the data that i know i expect the f. D. A. To make a positive decision but of course its their decision and as you probably know they are totally separated and fired from the operation they would make their own judgment based on the data and i hope that the decision would be positive but even when they are approved it will take months before the vaccines are widely available to the general public be finking in the february march timeframe that youre going to see more general vaccination and by the 2nd quarter of next year will still have enough vaccine for every american that wants it as Health Officials continue to call on americans to follow social distancing measures and no other member of trumps inner circle who hasnt followed that advice has fallen ill to the virus Rudy Giuliani personal attorney was reportedly hospitalized sunday after he tested positive he traveled the country last week trying to help the president overturn the election it was trump who announced his lawyer has coded 19 on twitter calling it the china virus meanwhile the pandemic is claiming the lives of 2 americans every minute. Castro aljazeera washington. Dr palma is an associate professor of clinical emergency medicine at the university of southern californias keck school of medicine she says the responsibility to limit the spread of the virus lives on everyone shoulders its certainly a difficult situation we now have over 10000 cases today diagnosed in Los Angeles County we are now nearing 8000 deaths across the county and our i. C. U. Capacity across the region has now been reduced to 10 percent so we certainly are struggling with this search we have seen many individuals get infected weve seen people in their middle age in their thirtys and fortys come down with serious disease so while if youre older and you have Underlying Health conditions you are at risk certainly knowing no one is completely without risk i certainly think that everybody in communities across the United States should do their best to protect themselves and their family from cope at 19 well many do do ok when they get the virus certainly there are many vulnerable among us that need our communities protection and all of us are responsible to work to do that to protect us and our community it is challenging and i think thats something that people dont realize that if a loved one becomes ill theres a theres a chance that you may not be able to spend time with them in the hospital potentially even their final moments with them in the hospital so it is important to remember that this is a very lonely disease and for Health Care Workers many of us have made the decision to really stay away from our family so that we can stay healthy to be able to serve our communities. South koreas president has deployed the military to assist with expanded coronavirus testing and tracing as the country faces a growing new wave of infections more than 600 cases were reported on monday the 30th day in a row of daily triple digit increases more restrictions are set to come into effect in seoul on choose day local time lets cross over to rob mcbride whos in the south korean capital with the very latest on sort of those numbers and the governments position on covert 19 infections and really the treatment capacity that they have. It is a concerning situation here in south korea this is the 3rd time in a month that we have had an increase in these restrictions and it is because weve been seeing over the same period of time an increase in the number of daily cases being reported now well over 600. 00 new cases per day south korea has a 5 tear system in place and these latest restrictions that will come into force will put it at 2. 00 it will mean things like further restrictions on restaurants are gatherings indoors also on transport for example on intercity trains and buses theyll be a 50 percent cap on the number of passengers meanwhile there will be no small spectators in sports venues once more and also private companies will be urged to have around a 3rd of their workers working remotely from home we also know that j. And the president of south korea has called on the military to provide more testing now south korea has been a pioneer of test and trace well it seems as though the system here may not be good enough to deal with this so there are being more resources there and there is also a worrying warning from the Health Minister here in south korea that unless they can get on top of these numbers if they continue to see this 3rd wave continue to see more numbers every day then it could be putting a stress and stretching resources in intensive care units within a matter of a couple of weeks from now and of course rob the the government in south korea is very concerned about the public messaging over this past several months they they understand public fatigue when it comes to coronavirus messaging but they want to keep them onside. Theres a real concern here that with previous waves of this pandemic there has been something to concentrate on theres been very specific clusters but it seems with this 3rd wave it is so widespread thats a real concern here now relatively of course these numbers compared with your of north america they are would seem to be quite low but theres a real concern that especially with the winter months but this pandemic is so widespread now that if it does then it surges and becomes a nationwide problem theres another factor here which is worth bearing in mind that the restrictions that the government has put in place as they did during the 2nd wave during the summer it has recorded a 20 percent drop in mobility thats the amount that people go out and meet with other people but worryingly you get is not seen as it did during the summer a corresponding drop in the numbers of new infections so that does lead people here to be very concerned that although people are complying they are sort of following the rules that possibly they are getting around some of those rules that maybe they dont meet in cafes which are now closed but they meet in fast food restaurants where they also serve food but other loud loud to stay open are still meeting people and the example is instead of meeting in nightclubs people are Holding Private parties in hotel rooms which are very difficult to control so there is a concern that even here in south korea where until now theres been very good social compliance that pandemic fatigue may be setting in broad force the insult thanks very much. Venezuelas Opposition Leader says that hes still the leader of the National Assembly regardless of the results of parliamentary elections counting is now underway for the vote which was boycotted by the opposition and the likely result is the president Nicolas Maduro further consolidating his hold on power in america to you see in yemen as more. It wasnt necessary to wait for the official Election Results to be announced to know the outcome as a jubilant president Nicolas Maduro made clear that we might help us here we had the patience the wisdom to wait for this hour to wait for the state to get rid of that nefarious National Assembly that the opposition used to bring the plague of sanctions on to venezuela now with this vote we will have just. One i. Mean in israel as mainstream opposition boycotted the Legislative Assembly poll which they say lacked the minimum conditions of a fair and free election the progovernment Supreme Court had taken over 3 of the 4 principal opposition parties appointing new leaders who are accused of being pawns of motherhood in addition the Court Appointed a new Electoral Council also going to the government. And there were no independent observers only staunch supporters like former bolivian president evo morales despite threats to withhold subsidized food boxes to those who didnt vote the turnout was poor you know about young in this Voting Center in the macoutes a district that is normally a lot of people when theres an election today what you have is a fraud in our country which is clearly to check into the mind of the real madrid as foreign allies like russia china and iran will likely applaud the elections which could give their commercial agreements with venezuela a stronger Legal Framework with which to circumvent u. S. And european sanctions but the United States the e. U. And many latin american countries say they wont recognize the new part. Element. Plans to ask the new assembly to appoint a special commission to try enemies of the state especially opposition you know one by the law but that could bring on more international reprisals dirtier. I think it would be better from a juror to leave quite all alone and play cat and mouse with him grab him by the tail and let him go what will the world see an Opposition Leader who once had 61 percent support and now has half of that and is losing more by the day. Why dont has been recognized it when israel is interim president by more than 50 countries but his legitimacy has rested on being the elected leader of the National Assembly and come january when the new legislature is sworn in the opposition will lose the only state institution it controlled destroying what critics regard as the last remnant of democracy and then israel or. You see in human aljazeera. The meats respond to loss is a political analyst in the venezuelan capital he says a low turnout in sundays election shows theres little interest in the result. That now is that you know its below and we expect what it will be about that the stand it is what it was because of the 15 words was 75. 00 theyre saying it is like 40 or its nice so it is but most of the population doesnt take it seriously and the think it will take it seriously because they knew it was for sure what the got it its what. Order of history buff eyes it will if it is the model we have while we are here was this will say what the major parts are what it will not stay in their court for dont go most of it misled us dont speak or get about his election in say. Falling into the next and then say look this isnt 41 living in israel is why doubt its best only outside of that i guess you can say its a little group where most of the state interest and absolute is working more or less outside of that i guess its really people the empirical show by well it is the most vocal most of it didnt. Know that it was that. So ill tell you that i guess we can say that of the and they got out that its a really tough call still ahead here on aljazeera why so many migrants are choosing to make the dangerous journey across the atlantic to europe im thinking outside the box we meet some of the designers creating spaces from post pandemic world to stay with us here on aljazeera. Well weather and the snowy weather in iran is being dispersed eastwoods is a bit more to him still but mostly wish were seeing snow in the past and just over the border or afghanistan or northern pakistan that has caught todays final if there are few showers in the eastern med catching syria or Southern Turkey and the shamali set up down the gulf which is other dusty or dusty in cold wind tehran has got then one more day of unpleasant weather then it improves as should be fine weather by the end of tuesday or wednesday now this wind generally speaking is persistent for 2 or 3 days and cools things down so the average is a bit better than this is dohas forecast is particularly cool at night it will be felt all things are relative after all now given whats happened recently we might well find showers into djibouti and that northeast monsoon mind induces sherif to in mozambique with mostly we talking about proper rain further south at this time of the year is of the happens in the arabian sea and that proper raise the seasonal stuff to zambia zimbabwe and mozambique and is telling off as you can see in southern madagascar this rain is wanted in mozambique and in zimbabwe and also in our way and thats where its going to fall. With tiny it in cameras criminals are illegally filming and sharing peoples most intimate moments going to one east investigate south koreas spy cam and the deming on aljazeera. The lao government aljazeera where every. To. Bookmarking watching aljazeera with me still running a reminder of our top story news millions of people across the u. S. State of california are preparing for harsh new lock down walls to come into place in the next few hours the state has reported its highest number of new covert 1000 infections more than 30000 in a day south koreas military will be deployed as the president calls for expanded coronavirus testing and tracing more than 600 cases were reported on monday the 30th day in a row of daily triple digit increases. And venezuelas Opposition Leader one why does has slammed sundays parliamentary vote as a fraud counting is underway for the poll which was boycotted by the opposition its likely that present nicholas material will consolidate his hold on power. Because between the United Kingdom and the European Union are said to be on a knife edge as they struggle to secure a post breaks a trade deal they cant agree on 3 key issues fishing rights resolving future disputes and how to guarantee fair competition dean barber has the latest from london. Back in brussels for another go at striking a trade deal with his European Union counterparts are going to be working very hard to try and get a deal were going to see what happens to negotiate today and that will we will be looking forward to meeting our european colleagues later on thanks very much to resume talks between david frost and the e. U. Michel barnier came after an hour long phone call between ursula on the lyon president of the European Commission and british Prime Minister Boris Johnson their joint statement on saturday mentioned progress over the last week but said the 2 sides still didnt see eye to eye on 3 Critical Issues firstly theres fishing rights in other words what access e. U. Fishing fleets have to u. K. Waters and how quickly any changes happen then theres a more fundamental question of the level playing field. Thats measures to ensure businesses on one side dont have an unfair advantage brussels wants the u. K. To stick closely to its rules on things like workers rights environmental regulations of especially state aid to businesses lastly theres governance including how any agreement would be enforced and what role institutions such as the European Court of justice would have if no deals in place by the end of the year the u. K. Will be operating on the World Trade Organization rules with a bloc that accounted for 43 percent of british exports and 51 percent of u. K. Imports last year the British Government says its ready for such a scenario but business groups are warning of major disruption now be no formal cooperation between the 2 sides so all kinds of. Health up and a lot of businesses you do trade with europe. Our Manufacturing Industries are very experienced farmings their experience even fishing is incredibly expensive even if there is a deal customs checks and paperwork could create a real challenge we know that there wont be carrots under a deal of. Course parents and good thoughts we do not know to what extent you will allow manufacturing arts cars and girls. Arts of the iris industry to grow really into you marc. The talks could get overtaken by events in the Westminster Parliament from monday its set to reexamine the internal market bill which breaks the terms of the u. K. s already agreed protocol on Northern Ireland that could kill off any prospect of giving negotiations yet another final chance barbara aljazeera. And the u. K. Is getting ready to roll out the 1st doses of the corona virus vaccine made by the pfizer and biotech on choose day that initially batches have been distributed to hospitals selected to administer it priority will be given to those over the age of 80 frontline workers care home residents and their staff jane hall is at a hospital in london where the vaccine will be administered. Predictably its already being described as the largest Immunization Program in history as we speak hundreds of thousands of doses of the Pfizer Vaccine are in the country being held in ultra low Temperature Freezers at secure locations being tested rigorously were told to ensure that theyve survived the transit ok over the water from belgium where they were manufactured there then be moved in the next 24 hours or so to 50 hospital hubs that will act as the 1st vaccination sites one of them is behind me here the royal free in north london. And theyll begin that roll out on tuesday initially going for the most vulnerable sectors people over the age of 80 and also care home staff and workers then spreading the program out possibly quite quickly the government has told general practitioners in local clinics to be ready and on standby from the 14th of december perhaps the start of ministering the vaccine of local level then and then of course expanding more widely than that to the mass population probably only in the new year including things like sports stadiums conference venues and the like but this is the beginning in 2 days as i say at sites like the one behind me the 1st vaccine doses will be handed out take a listen to what a Senior Executive from the National Health service in england had to say this morning as a doctor this is a really exciting moment n. H. S. Staff around the country vaccination hub such as this one we here at today have been working tirelessly to make sure that we are prepared to commence vaccination on tuesday this feels like the beginning of the end but of course its a marathon not a sprint and it will take many months for us to vaccinate everybody who needs vaccination. And the beginning of the end as mr powers said there of an immensely technically and logistically challenging operation is fact vaccine as we know has to be stored in very specific conditions around minus 70 degrees celsius its got to be thawed before use it can only be moved around 4 times during that process 5 days shelf life all very well in a hospital setting like this much more challenging in non hospital settings and then of course as weve been hearing theres brechts it to contend with on the 1st of january record numbers of migrants and refugees arriving on the shores of Spains Canary islands many are making the dangerous journey by sea after losing their income during the pandemic temper can servings set up by the government to cope with the influx after there has been a smith has more on the island of grand canaria. Just in the last 24 hours more than 300. 00 migrants have arrived here on grand canaria thats about typical in november there were more than 8000. 00 the whole month was believed to be a record for migrant arrivals and they all appear on these fishing boats from the north african coast about 25. 00 people crammed into a boat each paying around 1000. 00 per person the ambition for most of them nearly all of them is to make it to mainland europe to look for better opportunities but at the moment theyre not being allowed to leave these islands because the European Union doesnt want to encourage more migration the recent bush people still flee from their country they are also it makes recent i mean it means that there are economic reason because of the crisis of. There are also personal reasons because you know most people coming from west africa it means that you know in this area. Because enough of their claim climate change. You know define mean that this can mean for families in a hilarious the last the rescue boat heading out on another mission and more and more migrants heading to the Canary Islands because its getting much harder to cross from north africa over the mediterranean into europe because of increased patrolling particularly along the libyan coast the Spanish Government wants other e. U. Member states to agree to take an equitable share of all the migrants arriving here but theres currently little and for that it also wants morocco and other countries to take back those migrants who have no legal right to be here but we coronavirus restrictions on transport but it is also making things extremely difficult which is why the canaries a filling up with migrants. More than 300 people have been arrested in the belorussian capital in yet another weekend of protests against the president demonstrators are demanding the end to Alexander Alexander lukashenko 26 year rule now this week they used a new tactic holding smaller rallies to make it harder for Security Forces to target them theyve been protests and the disputed election in august which saw local shanker win a 6th term they accuse him of rigging the poll remaining as Prime Minister says hes won enough support in elections to form the next government exit poll suggests the race is still too close to call or ban has told supporters of his centrist p. L. Party hell be able to form a coalition with several possible partners and hes been in power for a year pledging to make rumania more pro european but is left wing office held control of parliament a blocked his plans. For Australian Emergency Services are working against the clock to evacuate homes in the path of a bushfire in queensland residents of Fraser Island have been told to leave after the fire burned large parts of the north east coast the blaze a sparked by an illegal campfire 7 weeks ago and scorching temperatures are making the already volatile situation even worse these foreign Fraser Island is a marathon not a sprint theres no significant rain in the forecast and really rain is the only thing thats going to put this far out so well continue our farming if its for the coming days and perhaps even weeks ahead of us chinas economy appears to be bouncing back posting the 6th straight month of growth in the verb exports were up 21 percent on last year surging at the fastest pace in nearly 3 years its being driven by a demand for medical equipment and electronics to to impart remote working. Now the 1st shipment of covert 900. 00 vaccine developed by the Chinese Company a set of attack has arrived in indonesia the government is preparing for a mass Inoculation Program but its waiting on approval by the countrys food and Drug Control Agency Pharmaceutical Company sort of arc is still conducting phase 3 trials on the vaccine indonesia has the highest number of cases and deaths in Southeast Asia well as the world struggles to stop the rising number of covert 1000 cases architects are already transforming the way we live to avoid future breaks and as sarah clarke reports from hong kong designers are creating a post pandemic environment that limits human contact and encourages social distancing. Its the latest luxury hotel to launch in hong kong the harry will open this month it was built before the pandemic i did to death to the social distancing regulation weve been fortunate in some regards to be able to watch whats been going on in hong kong and how the Hotel Industry and Restaurant Industry have managed all the social distancing and what the best practices are and whilst we may have wanted to have a big fanfare of an opening thats now going to be rather more located the pandemic is transforming the way we live work and interact with social distancing laws in place architects like john pauline who designed the Aquatic Center for the beijing olympics are adapting to avert future outbreaks in one of the buildings that were looking at at the moment so weve got a continuous tree in the going through the building with an interconnecting stair and this encourages the staff to walk through the building not touching anything and actually taking the demand of the other birds knockdowns have emptied hong kong streets masks a mandatory temperature checks are in every building classrooms at this school have been redesigned to be more dropped a ball still allowing interaction but with more space incorporating social distancing regulations the space will be decided with more flexibility they could and and they both different kinds of learning situation in the library we desire spaces for different kinds of quality there are places for solid team which students can be quiet as they can meditate stay can do their own exploration the way we live in hong kong which transformed after the sars epidemic 17 years ago since then the city landscape has been tightly regulated better ventilation has become mandatory and building codes have changed to deliver what the government calls healthier residential building natural ventilation is being increasingly installed instead of a Conditioning Systems that circulate used public spaces are also being redesigned to incorporate covered. Regulations parco is a very developed city so i always say if we want to turn a city upside down is kind of impossible and will be very costly we also need to create open space area green area how we encourage people to stay active the good advice pandemic has been the catalyst for change globally a hands free future living at arms length is increasingly becoming the new norm syria clark aljazeera hong kong. Your challenges are with me sell rahman a reminder of our top news stories millions of people across the u. S. State of california are preparing for harsh new lockdown rules to come into place in the next few hours the state has reported its highest number of new covert 19 infections more than 30000 in a day south koreas military will be deployed as the president calls for expanded coronavirus testing and tracing more than 600 cases were reported on monday the 30th day in a row of daily triple digit increases rob bride is following developments from seoul it is a concerning situation here in south korea this is the 3rd
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