A sweeping majority for president Maduro Socialist Party in venezuelas Congressional Elections the opposition has called the vote a fraud. Millions of people across the u. S. State of california are preparing for harsh new coronavirus lockdown rules to come into effect in under an hour the stay at home order places restrictions on the opening of restaurants say in stores while also limiting gatherings the measures are being implemented as the state reported its highest ever number of infections more than 30000 in a single day their fears some hospitals could run out of i. C. U. Beds now the virus is now killing more than 2000 americans a day thats 2 people every minute they hope that the food and Drug Administration will approve a vaccine soon but it will still take months for it to be fully rolled out castro has more from washington. New walk downs are being put in place in a number of regions amid the ongoing surge in Infections 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 more you know 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 the chills 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 will make their own judgment based on the data and i hope that the decision will 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 soon will 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. Meanwhile south koreas president has deployed the military to assist with expanded corona Virus Testing and tracing more than 600 cases were reported on monday the 30th day in a row of triple digit increases rob mcbride reports from seoul. This is the 3rd time restrictions have been increased in the past month and it comes as the number of daily infections has continued to rise what worries the author a tease is that this 3rd wave is far more d widespread than previous surges and unless the numbers are curbed hospital resources could become stretched upon the new not there is no center of this wave for us to focus our prevention measures this could result in a much larger threat if the medical system reaches its a limit it will coast great damage to all of us there will be tighter controls on restaurants and indoor gatherings no spectators at sporting events 50 percent occupancy on intercity trains and buses and private companies are urged to get a 3rd of their staff working remotely from home the measures introduced during this 3rd wave have resulted in a 20 percent drop in the amount that people are travelling and mingling just as it did in the 2nd wave over the summer but there hasnt been a corresponding drop in the number of new infections thats led to further concerns that people have been finding ways around these tighter restrictions and that in a country known for its high level of public compliance even here pandemic fatigue may be setting in Robert Bright aljazeera so. Chinas economy has now recorded 63 months of growth in november exports were up 21 percent on last year rising at their fastest space in nearly 3 years its been driven by demand for medical equipment and Electronics Due in part to Remote Working earlier this year the chinese economy dropped by 6. 8 percent when poss of the country were under. In other world news voters in ghana heading to the polls to pick their president and members of Parliament Incumbent president. Is facing 11 other challenges but the main contenders. And the man he replaced 4 years ago John Dramani Mahama both have signed a pact saying theyll accept the officially declared winner 275 autumn entry seats will also be up for grabs in mondays election lets take a look at some of the challenges ghana faces the west african nation situated between ivory coast and togo as well as working a fossil is a major cocoa and gold producer and over the past decade the discovery of oil has raced prospects of an energy boom its had a multiparty democratic system since 1902 and has strive towards fair and Transparent Elections but its fast growing economy has suffered its 1st major downturn in 4 decades because of the pandemic and knock downs in april ghana received 1000000000. 00 in emergency funding from the International MonetaryFund Although debt remains a major concern leading president ial candidates and mama have both promised to improve infrastructure ghanas finance ministry has projected the economy will go by a low 6 percent next year while lowering its debts. Is covering this election for as joins us now live from the capital of gonna cry you are at a polling station in a crowd the largest one i understand ahmed tell us 1st how much enthusiasm there is for this election and was turnout likely speak. For the record its been a very interesting day it would turn out across the city of across a decent. Right over here over my shoulder a lot of people are queued up here to vote in this particular election by the way which really is since going to return to democracy and they will be choosing a president and 275 parliament. And like you said the 2 candidates of course have ended their campaigns 24 hours ago or more than 24 hours ago and are waiting for the peoples verdict that what is happening right now is that security is tight in many polling stations especially in trouble sports identified by the Election Commission and security agents this year in ghana in particular the volatile region as well as other trouble spots thousands of them that have been identified right now the situation is such that if a voter comes he or she will queue up and the security are here to maintain peace law and order. The of servants of social distancing and over 1000. 00 protocols very impressive here so when the voter comes here they would be checking the names theyll be issued voters card theyll be issued the names from the register here and then they will be issued a voters card using the biometric after the biometric that we issued a bunch of box which is of course right here and these offices will tom the ballots and give the voter who will then move to these 2 because why they would make their choice at the end of it theyll move back to come to these boxes either this one or the parliamentary election or the other one over here on you know the other one for the president ial election and from there they will move out of the polling booths and then wait for the outcome of the election the Action Commission is telling us but they are going to issue results in 24 hours it seems like a very organized process. In the president ial election its deja vu again between the 2 main challenges they faced off in 2016 what is at stake this time around. What basically the. Incumbent president is fighting for he is fighting his biggest political battle. The man he replaced 4 years ago in an election closely contested election is back to challenge him and of course try to wrest power from him. The former president of ghana and. Is trying to convince me is that he is still demand for the job while mom on the other hand is trying to take back his position saying that he can perform better but this is not the case there are 10 other contestants in this election this president ial elections but the focus mainly is largely on new store candidates because the 2 Political Parties have been dominant in the Political Affairs of ghana since the return of democracy in 1900. People and really really key on these 2 candidates although there have been some rumors of alliances between smaller parties and the 2 leading contenders but what people believe is that the choice will be between the 2 political giants in god and his race live in a car thank you very much. To india now where athletes from punjab planned to return their medals on monday in solidarity with farmers protesting new laws have joined the growing list of celebrities who say they stand by the protesters tens of thousands have been rallying at entry points to the capital new delhi for more than a week now the farmers are pushing to overturn laws which they say will damage their livelihoods 2 rounds of talks with government officials has so far failed to resolve the issue live to aljazeera is elizabeth who said the guys the poor Border Crossing so growing support for a nationwide protest that spanned. Locally we have had some of the countrys biggest Opposition Party is now saying that theyre going to concentrate on the nationwide protest on tuesday again laws which theyve said. Threaten indias Food Security destroy farmers and the Agriculture Sector by mortgaging it to put prince farmers themselves are saying that theyre going to block every single go of coming into the National Capital region of delhi. On tuesday tens of thousands of farmers are already blocking 3 key borders including where we are in gaza called between indias most populous state. And delhi and elsewhere in the country all the wholesale. Food wholesale produce markets are planning to shut in the state of raja star and some of the countrys biggest transport trade and banking unions so theyre going to shut all of their services on tuesday and a number of prominent athletes including a limpet Gold Medalist from the state d of punjab and haryana where many of these farmers are from whove been travelling for 2 days from those states are going to go to the president ial building on monday afternoon return their National Award in protest against what they say is the governments an ill treatment of farmers. How is the government reacting to this growing. Pressure in this. Well after days of and the casing that theyre open to amending these laws which farmers have been protesting against were now hearing the governing members of the governing body at the edge of the party dredging up old statements from punjabi and other Opposition Leaders when they are asked for more private investment in the Agriculture Sector the promise maintained that private investment itself is not a bad thing and but there again this is large corporates like walmart and tesco insall of indias Richest Companies dictating prices and farmers losing a minimum price minimum price for their projects and we have only seen both sides now harden their position ahead of the next round of talks between government leaders and farm unions thats going to take place on wednesday thank you very much for that elizabeth quantum live there in gaza poor india. Still ahead on aljazeera were live in tehran with more details on how iran stopped Nuclear Scientists was assassinated last month. Thinking out of the bombs outside the box we meet some of the designers creating spaces for a post demick world. On the eastern edge of yours a big cold dough of and its hard to push is an area of High Pressure which means that by day temperatures not a river freezing in here vilnius for example a mosque is run about months for to minus 6 but this is moving so you know offices are allowing the persistent snow film or falling of the italian the austrian alps to be moving eastwards and staying out of it youve got snow over the slightly Higher Ground in remaining in down towards well garia for example with significant running thunderstorm with that low now that cold air as it comes across the northeast developing another storm system is going to slowly revolve into the north of the u. K. And this northerly wind coming down through the baby. Has weathered western spain and western france will disappear or at least prompt a development in the western med that if you remember not so long ago had a problem sardinia with flash flooding well this might be a repeat forecast because it will cloud up on monday then youve got 2 days of windy and potentially nastily wet weather here it is the tuesday development so it goes across suddenly into whats italy had problems again more significant snow they telling an austrian alps watch the rest of europe is still quiet and fairly cold. For. An invitation to bear witness to that life or face. The highest. The trials and tribulations. On the scene and every day miracles the injustices the defiance the tests of character and the snake to witness documentaries with a delicate touch on aljazeera. The war hurt war. Welcome back youre watching aljazeera live from doha with me fully back people are a reminder of our top stories millions of people across the u. S. State of california are preparing for a harsh new coronavirus lockdown goals to come into effect the stay at home order is being implemented as the state reported its highest ever number of new infections more than 30000. South koreas president has deployed to the military to assist with 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 voters in ghana heading to the polls to pick their president and members of parliament the main president ial contenders are incumbent uncle for i dont know and the man he replaced 4 years ago John Dramani Mahama or have signed a pact saying theyll accept the officially declared winner. Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro is claiming victory in a Congressional Election thats been boycotted by the opposition rival says he is still the leader of the National Assembly regardless of the Election Results a lot america at its embassy and human recourse. 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 up us in the c. R. 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. Been israels 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 were accused to. Being pawns of mughal in addition the Court Appointed a new Electoral Council also normal 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. 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 now a country which is clearly to check on my. Mothers 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 parliament. Mother who 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 declare. 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. My dog has been recognized as venezuelas interim president by more than 50 countries but his legitimacy has rested on being the elected leader of the National Assembly and having 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 in venezuela. You see in human ear. Irans Top Nuclear Scientist was killed by a satellite controlled machine gun according to state media will say in fact resigned a died in hospital last month after he was ambushed near tehran iran spread and raimi assassination on israel live to dorothy. In tehran forest or so what more have we done then about how this attack was carried out well these details were revealed why the Deputy Commander of the revolutionary guard alley father he who was speaking at an event to one university on sunday evening he said that there is the use of Artificial Intelligence in carrying out this is the nation the Nuclear Scientists was killed on november 27th he was accompanied by 11 bodyguards in 3 vehicles now the events that we are the sequence of events that weve heard from this revolution guard commander paints a picture that shows that there was no actual physical people that carried out any components of this attack the commander said that the Nuclear Scientists was hit there was 13 bullets that came his way and the head of his Bodyguard Team took 4 of those bullets because he threw himself on top of his other to prevent him from being hits and he was taken to hospital as well he is believed to be certain ok at the moment hes going to be released shortly the attack is the details that were hearing now is that there was that gunfight in the beginning of this attack and then there was a large explosion all of which was carried out by Remote Control that is what the officials here have been saying and we also are still waiting for the official report from the Intelligence Ministry who is carrying out the investigation so what does this mean for how iran is likely to respond. Well president Hassan Rouhani has said that iran will take its time to decide how to respond properly they dont want to rush to make a decision but what it really shows that iran is now in a position to make certain demands when it comes to the internet talking with the International Community over its Nuclear Program factories or that was a very important high ranking official not only in the countrys Nuclear Program but also within the Defense Ministry the president has said that the iranians blame israel for this is hassen ation and that in due time they will respond now this assassination has prompted a bill to be quickly passed through parliament and approved by the Guardian Council which will in 2 months time limit irans cooperation with the International AtomicEnergy Organization and also increase its Nuclear Activities this is as a direct result of this assassination and the president has said even though this Nuclear Program will move forward without fact that his death will not go unpunished. In tehran thank you. Negotiations between the u. K. And the European Union s. Said to be on a knife age as they struggle to secure a post breaks it trade deal they cant agree on 3 key issues fishing rights resolving future disputes and how to guarantee fair competition and 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 in a good game today and that will we will be looking forward to meeting oh youre being released later on so thanks very much to resume talks between david frost and the e. U. s michaud down he came after an hour long phone call between lyon president of the European Commission and british Prime MinisterBoris Johnson their joint statement on saturday mention 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 loss leaders 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. Hell top of the food a lot of businesses you trade with. Our Manufacturing Industries are very experienced farmings their experience in 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 barracks. Or starts and codes we do not know to what. You will. Manage our arts chorus and girls. Arts of the iris industry. To grow really into markets and 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 with the barber aljazeera. Australian imagines he says his 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 burnt slosh boss of the north east coast a blaze was sparked by an illegal cat fire 7 weeks ago and scorching temperatures are making the already volatile situation worse. More than 300 people have been arrested in bello russas capital during the 18th consecutive weekend of protests against the president demonstrators want Alexander Lukashenko to quit after 26 years in power this week they use a new tactic holding smaller rallies to make it harder for Security Forces to target them protests have been held ever since a disputed election in august which demonstrators say was wait now as the world struggles to stop the rising number of covered 1000 cases aki takes already transforming the way we live to avoid future outbreaks of reports from hong kong designers are creating a postponed demick environment 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 added to depth 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 or 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 interconnecting stay 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 depth to bill still allowing interaction but with more space incorporating social distancing regulations the space will be decided with more flexibility so they could and enabled 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 was 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 healthy 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 is a very developed city so i always say if we want to turn a city upside down is kind of impossible and it will be very costly we also need to create from open space to even public areas green area how we encourage people to stay active the current Vice President has been the catalyst for change globally a hands free future living at arms length is increasingly becoming the new circuit aljazeera hong kong. The headlines on aljazeera millions of people across the u. S. State of california are preparing for harsh new knock down rules to come into effect as new coronavirus infections. The virus is now killing more than 2000 americans a day thats 2 people every minute south koreas president meanwhile has destroyed the military