Team visiting the 2 great regions the shops at knotts dont think to check points. In tunisia Officials Say theyre imposing Strict Health measures at polling stations as around 100000000. 00 people vote in local and Regional Elections and tunisia is experiencing the worst covered 19 al break in Southeast Asia recording more than 580000 cases and 18000 virus related deaths some Health Experts are worried a large voter turnout will make matters worse the election has already been delayed once because of the growing infection rate jessica washington as at one of the polling stations in south tank where she says hygiene and social distancing are being enforced. You can imagine that even in normal circumstances these elections are logistical challenge let alone in the midst of covert 19 but here we do see that there are some thank you particle in place trying to keep voting straight who have sanitizer and. Are compulsory in this area but every so concerns from doctors that a large turnout co
A u. N. Team visiting the tiebreak region is shot at stopping 2 checkpoints. And Officials Say theyre imposing Strict Health measures at polling stations as around 100000000 people vote in local and Regional Elections in tunisia is experiencing the worst covert 19 outbreak in Southeast Asia recording more than 580000 cases and 800000 virus related deaths some Health Experts awarded a large voter turnout will make matters worse the election has already been delayed once because of the growing infection right well just of washington joins us now live from south. Just to just tell us whats happening there where you are. Can you can imagine even in normal circumstances these elections are logistical challenge let alone in the midst of covert 19 but here we do see that there are some thank you protocols in place trying to seek out a state who have sanitizer and. Compulsory in this area but there is no concern from doctors that a large turnout could lead to a spike in infection. There has be
Company Purdue Pharma appears before congress to answer for its role of the buick crisis. We begin in the u. S. Where covered 19 cases have now passed 50000000 with no slowdown in size the rollout of the 1st Pfizer Vaccine across the atlantic and the u. K. Offers hope but relief in the states is still a long way off on tuesday president elect joe biden and his plan to bring an end to the pandemic mike hanna has a story. President tran convened what was billed as a proxy summit just days before the f. D. A. Is q. To decide on whether to grant an emergency use authorization for the 1st of 2 vaccines and it appears the president is intent on claiming credit for the unprecedented keeps up the fact seems development were just days away from authorization from the f. D. A. And were pushing on the heart that which point we will immediately begin mass distribution before operation warp speed the typical time frame for development that approval has you know. Could be infinity and we were very v
A man you saw in paris as bush fires force evacuations in australia Scientists Say 2020 is on course to be the hottest year ever. And in sport south africas one Day International cricket series with england has been called on it follows positive code 19 tasks and reported reaches to the team by a secure environment in cape town. Hello we begin in the u. S. Navigating its way through a president ial transition as well as a worsening coronavirus situation so a record 100000 people were admitted to hospital on sunday with more than 2000 americans dying from the disease every day while president elect joe bidens reportedly made his pick for Health Secretary. One of the incoming administrations most consequential jobs hes eyeing californias attorney general have you for that position well in his home state some 33000000 californians are now under sweeping new restrictions private gatherings will be banned as intensive care a capacity there continues to shrink members of congress who have be
Imposed is that when. The regions hospitals fall below 15 percent of intensive care unit capacity then these restrictions kick in and here in Southern California which includes Los Angeles San diego and many other cities the i. C. U. Capacity has been dropping steadily on saturday it was 12. 5 percent on sunday it was 10. 3 percent we dont have the figures for monday yet but it looks like thats going to that trend is likely to continue there were 10500 new cases of cold 19 on sunday so with hospitals being overwhelmed they have no place to transfer up patients and if i see you capacity runs out its not only. 1000 patients that were talking about anyone who has a heart attack a stroke you know be ill with cancer or anything else an auto accident they need to be transferred to the i. C. U. And if the i. C. U. Is full. You know its its obviously its a its a Health Disaster as well as an Economic Disaster for many people in this part of the country in other developments the u. K. Is less t