Farmers in nigeria a dutch court orders the local branch of shell to pay compensation for damages caused by oil spills and more protests and scuffles in indias capital as farmers demonstrate against new government laws they say will hurt them the benefit of corporate farmers. Im gemini with the sporting event has had to pay refuses to criticize christianity when our day is top scorer it faces a Police Investigation for breaching cave it 19. 00 rules by going on a ski trip. So European Health regulators have given emergency approval for the Oxford Astra Zeneca Coronavirus Vaccine saying it can be administered to adults of all ages while the announcement comes as a drug maker and the e. U. Early disputes over supply the block was expecting at least 80000000 doses by the end of march but a week ago because said it wouldnt meet those expectations claiming manufacturing issues well despite growing criticism that vaccine rollouts all too slow regulators saying having another approved vaccine
Celebrated thanksgiving a month and a half ago, and since then, the nation of 37000000 has seen its daily coronavirus case count, nearly triple. According to the Public Health agency of canada, the number of infections has gone up from 2000 new cases a day in mid october to around 5500 a day, with few canadians flying to get their turkey dinner. Many are blaming the festive gatherings themselves and not travel for the surge. If the current trend continues Public Health officials in canada say that the country could see up 260000 new cases of covert 1000. 00 per day, by the end of december. In the states, a search like canadas would likely take the country over the edge. Currently, the u. S. Is seeing approximately 200000. 00 new infections a day. With the current trends, christmas will likely be very different this year in both the u. S. And canada. But there is a light at the end of the tunnel. Vaccines are being fast tracked to combat the virus. And one of the front runners from phar
A big drop from the same day in 2019 when 2900000 people were screened by the t. S. A. The reason many chose to stay put the states giving is obvious. Namely the coronavirus pandemic. U. S. Officials warned against travel over the holiday. This after seeing a dramatic jump in coburn 1000 cases north of the border in canada. Canadian celebrated thanksgiving, a month and a half ago. And since then, the nation of 37000000 has seen its daily coronavirus case count nearly triple. According to the Public Health agency of canada, the number of infections has gone up from 2000 new cases a day in mid october to around 5500. 00 a day with few canadians flying to get their turkey dinner. Many are blaming the festive gatherings themselves and not travel for the surge. If the current trend continues Public Health officials in canada say that the country could see up 260000 new cases of covert 1000. 00 per day, by the end of december. In the states, a search like canadas would likely take the countr
Four weeks, so through december 21st. First lets bring in the Public Health officer for Alameda County, dr. Nicholas moss to talk about some of these. Dr. Moss, i want to congratulate you. I know you have been in this role on an interim basis but made permanent this week. Thank you. Thank you very much. Its a big job ahead. I want to ask you, what do you think of the statewide curfew . Is it a good idea . Were still waiting to hear the secretarys remarks and get a sense of the details of what the state has in mind, but i would say more broadly were supportive of everything that the state of california is trying to do to keep californians safe, and we think its good for our residents here in Alameda County and across the region to really take a cautious approach to covid, especially with this surge. But again, still waiting to hear the details about this latest set of restrictions. Yeah, still waiting for the details. We know based on what we were able to learn its not as severe and all
Napa sonoma and solano counties, those are the areas that are in the purple most restrictive tier where there is widespread covid19 moran, San Francisco and San Mateo County are in the red substantial tier. Were not sure yet though if all the bay area counties are going to join together and insist enforce this curfew what we know about the curfew is that it will be in effect from 10 00pm until 05 00am and it will start this saturday and then end on december 21st. This is for all nonessential businesses and gatherings and all the effort to stop the spread of covid19 this is a limited stay at home order. Were expected to hear new information about this any minute now from the states Top Health Official. Its very similar in some ways to the stay at home order that was listed in march, but this will only be applying to nonessential businesses and gatherings between the hours of 10 00pm and 05 00am and only in the purple tier counties that are seeing the highest rates of positive cases of h