Coronavirus pandemic plus taking its toll on Mental Health new Research Says one in 5 of those infected with the coronavirus risk and xyzzy depression and in some of. The sports is the head of english football apologizes for using a racist slur well speaking about the game in his country. Now russia is sending peacekeeping troops to the disputed region of new gonna karabakh after a deal was reached between armenia and azerbaijan to end weeks of fighting there they are being deployed along the socalled line of contact in the going to carry back and or remain there for at least 5 years there have been celebrations in azerbaijan as this truce with the armenia hand over control of 3 districts and return very forces will stop advancing towards the city stop on a cast. Iron and. I was advised them that im sure that every citizen of azerbaijan believes that these days these moments are the happiest days of their lives im happy to have signed this historic document im happy that we are returning to our homeland our native karabakh and we will live in these lands forever after that no one will be able to move us from those lands. And that agreement has been less well received in armenia with protesters storming the government in yerevan theyre demanding Prime Minister nicola passion and resign angry over the decision to give up territory. In the Current Situation there was no chance of making another decision i plan to give more details such as why and what the reason was behind last months of events i cant do it right now for one simple reason because stopping military actions is the main focus right now and if i Say Something i couldnt danger people while our correspondent is on the ground are some a bunch of aid in the as area capital back in some of those scenes and the air of a very sharp contrast to what youve been seeing and back you talk us through the celebrations youve been saying. For hours people in the bridge on capital but who have been coming out in the streets with their families in their cars living their flags all ages celebrating what they see as the winner against armenia and their president saying that the armenian side essentially capitulated after their military within the borders and over the deal will be giving at least 2 more of the 7 regions that surround the going to come about and the other by joining forces will be able to keep all of the areas that they have taken including the important city of so people have been celebrating in the streets sending us stories from their grandparents people who were actually living in the one a car about in the in the early ninetys who have been displaced for the last 28 years they all want to go back and they see it as a major victory they see that their president and the army has been able to achieve something if he needs diplomacy couldnt achieve in 3 decades so the mood like he said is very different but there are questions which are remaining about what is going to be the nuts and bolts of this deal how is turkey going to play a part as was alluded to. In the speech by the as a by john the president what is going to be the mechanism to be put into place because thousands of people will be killed on both sides of the libyan base and there is a lot of bad blood between these parties so yes there is a jubilation yes there are people who would have wanted to see fly in to them to all of the areas are taken but the people are satisfied and happy but a lot is awaited in the days the leaks ahead on how this is going to be implemented on the ground indeed well continue watching very closely also be bringing you more on that later on this program a some of them today there on the ground for us and back thanks on. Not just minutes ago the u. S. Supreme court just began hearing arguments in the latest challenge against the Affordable Care act then the landmark legislation known as obamacare was signed into law by the former president a decade ago now President Trump and other republicans want the last struck down more than 2 then start more than 20000000. 00 americans could lose their coverage if its an ace it decision is expected by the end of june next year it is among many priorities for president elect joe biden as another gates a challenging transition. Correspondent mike hanna is standing by for us in joe bidens hometown of wilmington delaware but 1st lets go to candy how because at the white house now you can believe this is the 7th challenge to the Affordable Care act an aide is talk us through the arguments this time round. Yeah well this is a lawsuit that was brought by republican state attorneys general but instead what happened was the trumpet ministration joined on to this lawsuit certainly giving it more weight and gravitas now what the arguments are from republicans is that this is an uncaused to 2 tional mandate within the Affordable Care act and they are seeking to overturn the law by declaring it im cause to to tional as you point out at state 20000000 americans and their Health Care Coverage this would include preexisting conditions as something that was not protected entirely before as well as allowing those who are under the age of 26. 00 to save the Parents Health care so this is something that is important to many in the United States at the same time many conservatives again looking for the protections of freedoms not liking this mandate that is required under it and well we have certainly heard challenges before the Supreme Court before whats notable about the court now is that is more decidedly conservative given the recent appointment of justice Amy Kone Barrett by donald trump in recent weeks and kimberly health care is a huge problem so joe bidens plan of course this is all happening as a substantial number of all the high profile republicans are still refusing to recognize his win what does all of that mean for the the transition Going Forward. Well right now there is no transition Going Forward in the eyes of republicans who believe that the result has not yet been certified donald trump tweeting this morning that he said were making big progress in the lawsuits and he says we will win it reminds me of back in 2000 when for about 37. 00 days there were 2 candidates declaring that they had won the u. S. Election the difference then between now is that it only involves one state florida and about 500 votes this time were talking multiple states and millions of votes that are being contested so the Term Administration believes that they are still in the race to do so and as a result we see one bureaucrat in the General Services administration not allowing the Biden Transition Team access or money in order to move forward it leaves us very much in limbo potentially until the president either decides to concede or until january when there isnt an arguer ation and mid december when the votes are certified White House Correspondent that can be how good for us in washington d. C. Thanks so much kimberly well now lets move over to delaware where mike hanna joins us mike i remember that biden in his 2nd debate as the head of the selection he spoke about how under him this Affordable Care act will become biden can stand of obamacare and we are set to hear from him on that today. But once again biden spent months sort of revising the Affordable Care act in as you said in his image rather than that of his previous chief barack obama and hes expected to speak in the next few hours about the Affordable Care act and the changes all d the improvements as he would put it that would be made to it and harris by the administration certainly hes been highly critical of President Trump in the past for tempting to remove the Affordable Care act without having anything to replace it republicans have come under constant criticism that while they continue. To try and get this act cleared unconstitutional because its lack of any tax ramifications they have not at any stage brought up something that would replace it so as a result should the Supreme Court decide then declare it unconstitutional when the decision is handed down in june it would simply be no health law tells act to replace it but here weve got a change in administration there would be a totally different dynamic when biden and harris come in on the 20th of january and thats the stage at which biden can start working at the changes to the act which may well be lead to another Supreme Court action or decision on what would be a new or altered form of the legislation mike really just hearing can believe there talk about all the limbo that wear and we are watching biden trying to set up a Transition Team potentially make the appointments but how possible is that amid all this uncertainty mean not only in terms of what were hearing out of white house but also given we dont actually know whos going to control the senate. Well its very difficult because the transition is about more d than just a formal handing over or a formal moving in of the new administration theres practical issues that have to be resolved for example what about office space in d. C. For the Incoming Administration to operate in what about security clearances so that members of the staff can get cleared by the f. B. I. Prior to establishing full time officers or taking over full time jobs within the administration theres a lot that goes on at what stage do they get government issued computers and phones now there had been some already issued but in terms of signing off on the on the transition period the formal beginning of the period that has not yet happened but there is a date which is important and that is the wednesday after the 2nd monday in december that works out to be december the 14th its on that date constitutionally that the Electoral College meets in washington d. C. And formally certified is the vote now that is a state that cannot be altered because that is constitutional unlike Something Like a transition process which is actually done by custom and not by law that Electoral College meeting is the key and its that date but that would be very very late indeed for an Incoming Administration to move in given them just over a month before inauguration time very much have we asked mike hanna there and wanting to get away for us thanks so much. Well theres plenty more ahead here on this news hour including why the opposition in georgia is calling for a new election just weeks after the october 31st poll. Last ditch talks on breaks it but what impact could a new u. S. President have on any e. U. U. K. Agreement. And Tokyo Olympic organizers say they feel a positive sense of relief over the news of a Coronavirus Vaccine thats all coming up in school to. Move along to the coronavirus pandemic now and lebanon has imposed a 2 week nationwide lockdown starting on saturday to stem the rise in private 1000 cases there or 30 as have been reluctant to shut down for a 2nd time as the country struggles under a financial meltdown of the hospitals are overwhelmed sinha reports from beirut. Lebanon is losing its battle with corona virus and the winter season has yet to be him. Doctors are treating patients in this hospitals emergency wards in beirut because beds are no longer available that countrys Health Sector is overwhelmed we are seeing so many patients that are being going from hospital to an all therefore may need 2 days 3 days over over 245 days just looking for a hospital to receive these patients and they are not finding a place to be admitted and at the end they are coming to the left hospital where they are admitted and they are not doing good more than half of the nearly 50000 active cases in the nation of 6000000 people have occurred in the past few weeks the main gate for they are is completely closed because we cannot anymore for today or for at least the coming hours to receive any new patients people are not abiding by the rule of preventive measures and there is no court order from the authorities that is not what sort of a. Major city but in the remote area the authorities have responded to a call by Health Workers to shut down the country the lockdown excludes the airport and essential businesses it will last 2 weeks before being eased. The private sector is not happy already businesses have been closing down as an economic crisis impoverishes more than half of the population and i know you all know put your money where your days people can afford to eat its a difficult time a lockdown hits many people instead people should cooperate and we mosques in the authorities should be strict in forcing rule says and. It will be the 2nd nationwide closure since march at that time the cash strapped government couldnt help the poor since then many more have become vulnerable but Authorities Say they have little option to contain the outbreak. Intensive care units have reached a critical capacity the Positivity Rate is high relative to testing which means the virus is spreading quickly. A few months ago there were dozens of cases a day now it reaches 2000 infection among Health Workers is also rising the lockdown may give hospitals time to prepare for the difficult days but without a Long Term Strategy it will create new challenges for many lebanese on the brink of bankruptcy so. The root. Opposition coalition is showing a slightly against indias governing the b j p votes are being counted in Regional Elections in the east and be hostage and the 1st major vote since the corona Virus Outbreak began and its also being seen as a referendum on Prime MinisterNarendra Modis handling of this pandemic one and a half 1000000 Migrant Workers returned to be hostage after losing their jobs during the lockdown and people in jordan are voting parliamentary elections there for Global Pandemic has worsened an already struggling economy affecting millions but despite the public discontent turnout is expected to be lower jordans parliament is viewed as having limited power to influence government policy. Intense fighting in the Northern Tier grey region has seen ethiopias military seek temporary refuge in neighboring eritrea a spokesperson for the government says theyll continue to fight to grand forces until a number of conditions are met they want the regions leaders to face trial for a new administration to be set up and for all their missiles to be destroyed Prime Minister ordered this offensive into gray almost a week ago now accusing leaders there of trying to break up the country and undermine his leadership well lets talk correspondent Mohammed Atta he joins us now from ethiopian capital addis ababa one of the last time we spoke we were talking about the threat of civil war are we one step closer now. Well that is the fear deployment believe that the longer of the conflict takes that long difficult it might be to return that through very region back into the for the duration of regionals. Is currently in middle of the government this is going to be a quick operation and they say theyre not willing to talk until the operation achieves its objectives which are mainly to bring the current leadership of the graham Peoples Liberation front to justice for crimes the government spokesman face was committed against the people of europe you have to also confiscate or destroy the mustve. Or one point of the superior left had pushed in that region over time including missiles that can reach us for us some 100 kilometers away and which the spokesman parties they helped them to use against the couple of the river and the. Breeze the main reason of ethiopia in the shelf to about 40 also kilometers so the couple among the objective of these operation is to install a new administration in the region. And weve already seen this conflict cross the border now and given the tensions in alliances between various groups various armed groups in the horn of africa and this could have some very serious regional consequences is there any hope of deescalation at this stage. Not of the moment because the government of the month of it doesnt want to have the diplomatic talks they dont want to stop this operation until it reaches its objectives of course theres been a lot of pressure coming in from the International Community the United Nations and even the african union. With the church for sort of the commission move. Some of this you know statement earlier calling for suspicion of hostilities about doesnt look principle of the moment. For us on the ground and us about that thanks so much for. Well now the newly reelected president of the ivory coast has invited his political rivals to talks with hopes of easing tensions about the recent election where the opposition call for protests after arizona tara was voted in for a controversial 3rd term the u. N. Is also call