Have to be counted some of them are only or a lot of them actually starting to be counted today and thats an awful lot of ballots to be counted so an official result of that is actually quite usual for the United States here we didnt have and other elections also you official results its the t. V. Networks and the pollsters who called the winner early about official results likely not to be happening tomorrow at this time will there be a network or Many Networks and polls this calling a winner by tomorrow this time. I dont know maybe thats the best you can get out of me and maybe a solid maybe its really not clear theres a lot of voting count valid to count the vote count going on and it has to be done to really really firmly call a state or. An overall result for the elections ok and what should we expect from these these old important to swing states that a so important for these counted is. Yeah there as you said they are really important it is those states where actually the math i
Im melissa chan welcome to news asia thank you for joining us as coburn 1000 cases climbed around the world once again we take a closer look at the government that has most successfully tackled the pandemic in asia taiwan just 7 people have died of the corona virus there with a total of 570 cases ever recorded as of this tuesday some people have pointed out its island geography as one explanation but take one look at the u. K. And that should dispel any myth about an island advantage in fact taiwan was especially vulnerable in the early days of the pandemic with hundreds of flights going to china every week making its success in the fight against cove it all the more remarkable. Massive. Joyful faces this year taiwans private rate was more than a showcase for the islands liberties but also its achievement in containing coronavirus it seems to relate to many others around well as do severing from the outbreak but here has never been any kind of lock down people have gone through more th
Sweden is used to getting attention. The country has avoided for more restrictions relying instead on a culture of consensus and common sense. But now it too is battling a huge rise in cases. The syrians we see an increasing number of cases in 20 of 21 regions so its absolutely serious what we also see as a consequence is more people being hospitalized we see more cases in intensive care units and more deaths at the file. The swedish Prime Minister stephan lawful and has certainly been taking it seriously hes just ended a period of self isolation off to fears hed been exposed to the virus. Health officials are now urging swedes to stay at home as much as possible half of the countrys regions have put local restrictions in place these included vising people to stop using public transport and to stick clear of indoor spaces such as shops and museums. But unlike other countries there are no fines for violating these recommendations. As previous cases continue to say hospital admissions ri
Imo as a chant welcome to news asia thank you for joining us as coburn 1000 cases climbed around the world once again we take a closer look at the government that has most successfully tackled the pandemic in asia taiwan just 7 people have died of the corona virus there with a total of 570 cases ever recorded as of this tuesday some people have pointed out its island geography as one explanation but take one look at the u. K. And that should dispel any myth about an island advantage in fact taiwan was especially vulnerable in the early days of the pandemic with hundreds of flights going to china every week making its success in the fight against cove it all the more remarkable. Massive. Joyful faces this year taiwans private or a close more than a showcase for the islands liberties but also is achievement in containing coronavirus it seems surreal to many others around the world to severing from the outbreak but here has never been any kind of lock down people have gone through more th
Im melissa chan welcome to news asia tensions between china and taiwan have hit a high not seen in years most recently chinese warplanes crossed to the median line the Narrow Strait separating the 2 sides over the past week thats according to taiwans president haiyan one the United States plays a role in all this says taiwans main supporter the trumpet administration plans to sell taiwan billions of dollars in weapons from missiles to Surveillance Drones in order to shore up its defenses against any potential attack by beijing taiwan is a democracy with a separate government but president xi jinping considers it a part of his peoples republic of china. Over ousting reception for taiwans leader as she meets air force offices at one of the territories most important to military bases. President sighing when he was there to deliver a special message following a spike in tensions between time china so were going off as the commander in chief of our National Armed forces i want to assure th