A special british passport issued to people in hong kong and accuses the u. K. Of political interference. Thanks for joining us the European Union is expected to give astra zeneca as covert 1000 Vaccine Limited emergency approval in the coming hours and thats despite a growing dispute between the block and the company about a shortage of supply so the e. U. Has released a redacted copy of its contract which it says proves the vaccine maker is obliged to meet its promised supply it was expecting at least 80000000. 00 doses by the end of march but astra zeneca cut supply a week ago blaming manufacturing issues on thursday brussels war and it may have to ban exports of vaccines produced on the continent to protect stock its also questioned why it appears that the u. K. Supply has been unaffected and there is more potential help for the global inoculation dr with 2 more american jobs nearing completion there is no novaks vaccine its shown to be around 90 percent effective. And trials of a
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
The murder of saudi journalist some of the shows activists say theres still no real justice were live in istanbul. And the same with your supporters rafa nadal tries to reach round 4 of the french open and a blow for formula one is engine supplier and the old says it is to leave the school to. The u. S. President is in isolation after testing positive for covert 19 and a month out from election day theres new on the certainty over the campaign the president confirmed the results in a late night tweet hours after a top aide was confirmed to have the virus its just gone 9 oclock in the morning in washington d. C. Where the president remains in the white house aide hope pigs had traveled with the times several times in the past few days including on tuesday to the debate in Cleveland Ohio the next day they flew together to a Campaign Rally in minnesota. Were across all the fallout from this alan fisher is in washington d. C. And hes watching the Biden Campaign and keeping an eye on the Ne