Odonnell good evening, and thank you for joining us. We are going to begin with breaking news on just how soon americans may be able to get a vaccine for the deadly coronavirus. Tonight the drug maker moderna says it has applied for emergency approval from the f. D. A. For its vaccine, making it just the second company, after pfizer, to ask for emergency authorization. The company says its on track to have 20 million doses ready by the end of december. The army general in charge of distributing the shots in the u. S. Says that by june, 100 of americans who want to be vaccinated, will be. And the h. H. S. Secretary, alex azar, tells cbs news that many seniors in nursing homes, along with front line workers, will have already gotten their shots before the end of this year. But its what happens before then that has Public Health officials sounding alarms tonight. Dr. Anthony fauci the nations top Infectious Disease expert says the country is now facing a surge on top of a surge. The virus
And im british manager. Welcome to news asia. Glad you could join us. Today we bring you an eyewitness account of the horrors of trying to be education and ethnic cause a woman imprisoned like other muslim minorities in camps. China holds Vocational Training centers. Shares her story of crime being a Muslim Minority in china, northwest the story of these camps in china as she provence, is one we have reported on sort of to you has set up ostensibly, according to the Chinese Government to offer voluntary education and training. They housed at least a 1000000 other ethnic muslim minorities, all being directed to a spot of chinas measures to counter terrorism. Its all over show you our interview with side. I will tell you. Heres more about the camps in china, northwest. The images of sheen junge that china wants the world to see. Beijing says they socalled Education Centers provide valuable Vocational Training, Job Opportunities to eradicate poverty in the region. The same tears its claim
Germanys Health Care System has not crashed yet. But hospitals were already understaffed, and the workload was too high before the pandemic. Despite all the problems, zinah has rediscovered her passion for nursing care. She couldnt even imagine quitting her job in the, in the stock. But for that she says, hospital working conditions would need to improve. Ok, heres a look at some of the other developments in this pandemic africa now has more than 2000000 confirmed coronavirus cases. Officials, a woman warning of an impending 2nd surge. Japan has hit a record daily high of more than 2000 infections. The Prime Minister is a maximum caution, but stopped short of calling for new restrictions. And china says nearly a 1000000 essential workers have been given doses of an experimental vaccine. And no serious Adverse Reactions have been reported. Fountains of people have marched through warsaw to protest against the tightening of polands abortion goes out term elections for fetal abnormalities
Regard, but at the same time, they also understand this is coming, the trump arras coming somehow to an end. There was probably more a sigh of relief as well because the palestinian leadership has a cause of all diplomatic ties with the trump administration. But that also leaves, of course, the question why denouncement of such a policy change is now this is an outgoing administration, and it would actually leave more obstacles for the incoming biden administration. Lets talk about the coming ministration. Because Benyamin Netanyahu had developed a close relationship with president trump. What is the feeling there about the president s . Well, i think to have to look at it from a different angle because president elect joe biden is very well known in israel. He has described himself as a friend of israel. He has said he has known every Prime Minister since the 1970 s. Also, he knows where the current israeli Prime Minister binyamin netanyahu, but at the same time it will not be the sam
Advisor morning that the covert infection rate here is still too high, as the daily number of new cases remains above 20000. And thats despite the early 3 weeks of a partial lockdown. Im, off, its good to have you with us u. S. , secretary of state mike pump a, who was in the middle east on a trip thats seen significant breaks with established u. S. Foreign policy. For starters, he became the 1st us secretary of state to visit a jewish settlement in the occupied west bank and occupation, still not recognized by much of the international community. Then in the afternoon, he stopped in the israeli held go on high say disputed area that israel annexed from syria back in 1967, syria has condemned the visit, calling it a provocative act. Its a 1st for israeli american relations. And a parting gift from americas outgoing top diplomat, mike pump a was a visit to the golan heights, makes him the 1st u. S. Secretary of state to visit the disputed territory. Since israel sees the region in 1967,