The pandemic is actually speeding up the United States as top expert on Infectious Diseases says the recent surge uncovered 900 cases is largely because people are ignoring Health Guidelines to wear masks and keep away from each other many southern and western states which pushed to reopen their economies and now seen a spike in infections Christmas Ilam is in new york and she says those states are worried they may have to ration health care. Many local leaders governors mayors and so on are expressing concern about their Hospital Systems reaching capacity and the possibility of having to ration health care i talked about florida you talked about california and california the governor has ordered 8 counties to close their bars after allowing bars to reopen after they did that in the next weekend they saw a 40 percent increase in infections among young people between 18 and 40 years old the governor said many places were not at the hearing to the requirements to wear masks and social di
A virtual session on the ethiopian river nile down project thats caused a bitter dispute with egypt and sudan. Its the development hong kongs prodemocracy movement feared the most Hong Kong Media reporting that chinas top legislative body has begun voting on a National Security law for the territory criminalizing acts of dissent and imposing heavy penalties for offenders well the Chinese Communist party has released virtually no details of the bill its expected its going to reshape the future of the Financial Center and drive another way edge in relations between china and the u. S. Beijing has taken up the run precedented step of circumventing hong kongs own legislature to impose the bill directly on to the city lets get reaction out of Hong Kong Adrian browns live for us now weve seen significant and often violent protests in hall against this bill and other positions of Chinese Authority in hong kong over the last few months how do you think that people are going to react today. Wel
Cheevers coronavirus cases rise in many parts of the world with easing lockdowns. Also one of englands most diverse cities has been told to continue pandemic restrictions even as the rest of the country is about to relax them and the white house says it will brief democratic politicians on reports that russians funded taliban strikes on u. S. Soldiers in afghanistan. Have you with us its a development that whole cause prodemocracy movement have been fearing for years progovernment told called media are reporting that chinas top legislative body has passed a National Security law for the territory that will crush Political Freedoms the legislation aims to cement beijings control over the semi autonomous territory and reshape the future of one of the walls Major Financial Centers beijing has circumvented hong kong. Only legislature to impose the legislation. Brown is standing by for us with reaction out of hong kong but 1st lets cross over to beijing where katrina you is there for us liv
Soldiers in afghanistan. And egypt says its dispute with ethiopia over its megaton project on the nile could lead to a conflict if the u. N. Fails to intervene. Into the program its the development hong kongs prodemocracy movement feared the most chinas top legislative body has unanimously approved a National Security law for the territory that may crush Political Freedoms acts of secession subversion terrorism or collusion with Foreign Forces could face a maximum sentence of life in jail now critics say itll be used to stamp out all forms of dissent it comes after months of mass unrest sparked by fear of chinas tightening grip on the whole cold legislation aims to cement beijings control over the 77 autonomous territory and reshape the future of. One of the worlds major financial sentence adrian brown is standing by for us with reaction out of hong kong but 1st lets cross over to beijing where katrina you is there forcing between or just talk us through the process in terms of what we
Chancellor and french president meet near berlin theyre hoping to win over skeptics to their multibillion euro coronavirus rescue package. And we visit a city in thailand thats in corona virus lock down no one there to feed them hungry gangs of monkeys are roaming the streets in search of food. Im on me and its if welcome to the program beijing has passed a controversial security law for hong kong critics fear will allow china to control the semi autonomous region chinese lawmakers unanimously approved the bill beijing says it aims to tackle sedition subversion terrorism and collusion with Foreign Forces it has drawn International Criticism for being at odds with the quote one country 2 systems policy agreed to by china when it took control of the former british colony in 1997. And worse were still waiting for our correspondents mathias been here so now we will go to some of the latest developments in the corona virus pandemic the World Health Organization says its sending a team to ch