Lives health system, and the death toll in uganda rises to 16 up to protest against the arrest of Opposition Leader bobby wind and palestinian leaders condemn the us. Secretary of state, unprecedented visit to an illegal israeli settlement on the occupied Golan Heights. And he just came in to go to a sports returns to spain and says hes tired of always going to blame for problems at barcelona. Good to have you company. Welcome to the news. We start with the corona virus pandemic and the race to find a vaccine for tisha pharmaceutical giant astra. Zeneca said its phase 2 trials show promise in protecting the most at risk groups. A strong immune response was shown in those aged over 70. Now the vaccine is being developed in partnership with oxford university. And its now in the final stage of human testing to confirm those findings. The good news on the vaccine front comes as cases continue to rise. More than 2000000. 00 have been reported in africa, but low testing rates mean the actual figure could be much higher across the continent. In the past, 28. 00 days, cases have increased compared to the previous month in 1000. 00 countries in the region including countries like kenya, geria, ghana, and well globally cases have surpassed 56000000 therapy more than 1300000 deaths worldwide. And more than a quarter of a 1000000 of those are in the u. S. Making it the worst affected country by far. Well, its for the very latest more White House Correspondent kelly how he joins me now from washington. D. C. 250000 kroner, virus related deaths can believe in the u. S. Its a grim milestone and experts are warning that death rate could increase as a major holiday approaches. Absolutely. Theyre really nervous about another number, a spike of hospitalisations, the number of people being admitted to the hospital, up 25 percent in just the past week. And the real concern is, as you point out this thanksgiving holiday, that is very popular with americans for traveling long distances. To visit friends and family. Now, as we talk about this holiday, there are new restrictions that are in place in at least 15 states, trying to curb a rise in infections. This includes limiting the number of people that are gathering in their homes as well as very face masks. But the problem is, is that millions of americans are growing fatigued tour and dont believe that this is even necessary in the 1st place. And so that is really hampering efforts. Now, the u. S. President has been tweeting saying that vaccines are coming fast and that mortality is down 85 percent. But the reality is, is that the infections are running rampant in the fear is that not enough is being done in order to try and curb this. And of course, the other big issue that President Trump is always keeping an eye on is the job figures because he relies almost to boost his base and to boost his popular support. Yeah, those numbers are not looking good either. In fact, the number of jobless claims rising at a rapid number higher then what was forecast by economists and the concern at all of this is where this is headed because as we talk about this thanksgiving holiday, this is a major driver of the u. S. Economy annually it not only provides jobs, but it also allows for retailers to get a big bulk of their annual income. But what were seeing is, as these infections are rising, not only are businesses cutting those jobs, but also what were seeing is that many people are scaling back their spending, and this is going to have a major impact. Just as we also see a lot of those relief programs by the government running out now, the u. S. President , according to his rival, joe biden, the president elect is complicating this further by not conceding what hes arguing is that the transition that could deal not just with that cannot make recovery, but also with Vaccine Distribution is being hampered by a failure by the president to concede. Now, the u. S. President has announced in about 2 hours time that he will have a press conference, or republicans will showing new evidence of how they believe there is a path to victory. But as weve been reporting many of these cases of not held up in court, so there is a lot of skepticism that this will turn around. Still, the president saying that he is not going to concede. And his critics arguing that thats having an impact, not only on Vaccine Distribution, but rising infections as well. And it will come back to you for more analysis can be how could a White House Correspondents complete . Now the World Health Organization blames the rise in infections in africa, home, family gatherings, interaction at work, and election campaigns. I mean address has more from in one cheerio. This seems to be some for tea or some kind of fatigue of the past 2 of africans. We just came back from an election in ivory coast and what you notice there and across many subsaharan african countries is that people where very few people wear masks this days. Social distancing is still a problem, and crowds gather in large numbers. Most of the people you see in such crowds dont wear a face mask. Experts are warning that as the how much dusty season kicks in. In a few weeks or a few days. We were going to see we are going to see a lot of cases of covered 19 for example in nigeria for the last 2 months, only a few dozen cases were reported each day. But today, the center for Disease Control use released its results saying that in the past 48 hours more than 200 cases were recorded and it warned that this could increase as people abundant safety precautions use of trees lost and of course, social distancing the issue of vaccines is good news for many africans, but remember, this is a very, very hot continent. Most parts of the continent is very hot. The storage of these boxes is a problem with a shortage in electricity supplies and all that could be a problem delivering such data storage areas. Hard accessible rural areas will also be a contributor effect that while these boxes may not necessarily which people quickly doctors in syrias lost rebel stronghold are warning of the catastrophic consequences of cave. In 19, in a province, the u. N. Says daily inspections of increased by 300 percent in the last month, Victoria Gate and he has a story. It live provence has been battered by the syrian conflict and now in its 10th year, the last rebel controlled glave in the northwest is home to nearly 4000000. People most depend on aid to survive and many live in makeshift shelters in camps for the displaced it live reported its 1st Coronavirus Infection in july. Since then, the number of people infected has increased rapidly to 11 and a half 1000 a day. This time and ask after 10 years of dealing with bombing casualties and the targeting of health facilities, the coronavirus pandemic has really increased the burden on us if cases of cover 19 continue to increase. The Health Sector will completely collapse it live has 8 hospitals that can treat 1000 patients, but the u. N. Says 7 already overwhelmed. And each one is desperately short of the quick meant. There are 142. 00 i. C. U. Beds and 155. 00 ventilators, to cover the entire region. The name of the beds in the intensive care unit are completely full. We have around 30 pairs, all of which are occupied with patients upstairs. We have another department with 30 beds and we have 30 patients in that department to. 6 the outbreak has mostly affected adlib city safe, but the fear is the virus could spread to overcrowded camps where social distancing is difficult. The grain of ours pandemic has severely tested the worlds best health care services. Syria is destroyed by years of war is facing its biggest challenge yet, victoria gays, and be anonymous authors coordinator of operations for northwest syria, Doctors Without Borders joins you know, via skype from brussels for talking with us live on the program, covert on the increase in the infrastructure isnt all the facilities really cant keep up with demand. How worrying is the situation in italy we consider this situation is very worrying it in one of the senators that we have. We are in many better prepared the fury that is very, very high to be because they have a system to increase the number of but they dont really look for patients. And critically patients is very, very reduced. So we are really worried about the issue in india. In india, you are one of many humanitarian groups thats in the location working alongside various governments that is bringing aid in what sort of help that is coming in right now as we approach winter. I mean, there is a complex situation where we have people, you know, 2. 5000000 of them are refugees who lose people are out of you see very, very vulnerable living in refugee camps. You can only imagine that keeping food, if anything, and expecting to be rich to prevent possible. So obviously we are going to in distributions operation. We are only organizing, you know, only solution of the 2 are to create the winter. And then the increasing our capacity in the un to be able to cope with either of you know, of course, you are not a political group. You are in a political organization, a charity. But covert itself is obviously a hidden enemy that needs to be dealt with also from the Central Government to damascus. Because obviously it doesnt sort of stop at roadblocks, anything like that. So what sort of communication do you have with the government to damascus about covert 19 and about to help the people in need be new to being in charge of the health. Even if paramount to be able to run our fruition is to communicate with your authority that im in charge of the whole structure. And of course you did touch upon the fact that winter is getting close. You talked about the fact that social distancing washing hands is a real difficulty. Again, how do you get it . How do you get across this problem . Because some of the most of adlib is actually in a war torn, there are derelict buildings. There are also planted cities. How do you coordinate or get the message across about trying to social distance, trying to keep hands and locations clean without spreading the virus. 2 different. The whole communications are what we call health promotion. So we have people going around to explain to people how to react, how to know it is one part of it. And the 2nd part is obviously with mint and material to measure, obviously, pollution of the fencing, you know, and then settlement, you know, you know, began it is almost impossible. So you have to, you have to give nothing and think that it so you know, you have to find solution and all those measures that should be on average. Of course, it doesnt forget the medical workers that work with you, the local medical representatives, 70 percent of, but ical workers in adelaide have been infected with hiv at 19, according to statistics. What sort of a strain does that put on the service that you can deliver . The service that those aid agencies in the area can deliver when theyre under increasing crease strain. There is a view that the fact that we have a high number of medical practitioners is a huge burden on this thing that you can do is really securing and thats what we do in our health through every new group creation. Please dont go right now just to be able to prevent the spread of the coronary is there isnt paramount to be able to continue running your operations, really keeping or us becoming our health scriptures as a safe place where there is no, never everybody respects mission between patients indeed, men and women, well, and thats up from medicine, some frontier Doctors Without Borders. Thanks for joining us from brussels. Thank you. Thank you all. Plenty more ahead here on the aljazeera news hour, including were live in ethiopia, where the government says its moving forward on its final offensive against fighters around to grays main city. And pakistans visiting Prime Minister pledges to support peace efforts in neighboring afghanistan and a Major League Baseball star forfeits his 24000000. 00 salary. After failing a drug test, coming up with peter in sport, at least 16 people have been killed in uganda during protests, sparked by the arrest of opposition. Politician bobby wine 350 people were arrested in the un rights Security Forces shot at supporters of the pop star turned politician. As they demonstrated after wind was detained on wednesday. Now officials have accused him of violating coronavirus restrictions while campaigning for the upcoming president ial election. Lets cross over to malcolm our correspondent in neighboring kenya, whos monitoring events for us . Are you going to north or what hes saying . Or anything else about the of the numbers of those that have been killed or injured Police Chiefs and spokespeople said they havent given a lot of detail on causes of death and so on. But they have blamed people for rioting, blame people for attacking police officers. The uganda red cross, the society said its ambulances responded to dozens of calls and gone out and picked up injured people, taken them to hospital for 40, gunshot wounds and people with problems that certainly tallies with what we heard from eyewitnesses. And also many videos shared on social media from compiler. In the last 24 hours showing soldiers, Police People in plain clothes, firing kalashnikovs towards people. We dont know if thats with metal bullets or rubber coated bullets. And also a lot of tear gas being fired to try and break up those crowds of supporters and not just in the capital kampala, also in some other towns and cities across the country. And when you and i talked about the initial arrest of bobby wine, theres always question marks about his detention and where he will be. Whats the latest on where we think he might be . Spokesman says hes in a high Security Police facility, which is in the eastern city of ginger. Thats not so far from where he was arrested when he was campaigning. Police havent confirmed where he is, but the winds lawyers and the spokesman of complaining hours and being given access to legal representation or to his medical team. Theyre worried that he might be injured there waiting to see if or when he might be produced in front of a court yesterday is why shared on social media and media. One appeared to be a charge sheet saying that hed be charged with offenses relating to causing the spread of disease that refers to the rallies that have been holding which visibly have much larger crowds than the ministry of health. The limit of 200. 00, which is ostensibly to prevent transmission. Or the other thing that might happen is that what we wind might be taken back to his home, discretely. Hes been arrested several times before and often the Security Services with bobby wine and with other prominent opposition, politicians in an attempt to quell the unrest. Try to just take those people home, maybe late in the night, so that people dont continue protesting on the streets. But theyre certainly faced between with a couple of tough options. Now theres nearly 2 months to go before this election. And if they allow these rallies to continue, that says well local calling to the government will be problematic for covert 19, although his supporters believe these restrictions are simply to stop people seeing how popular years. But of course, detaining him brings the kind of on the rest of the streets that weve seen yesterday and wednesday. So theyve got quite a difficult decision to make terms of how they go about managing this situation in the 2 months, up to that poll, which is expected in the 14th of january. Welcome, thanks for the our correspondent in neighboring kenya. Well, my pompei and become the 1st u. S. Secretary of state to visit an illegal settlement in the occupied west bank and to step foot in the occupied Golan Heights. But players in israel as part of a 10 day tour of the middle Eastern Europe earlier, he met with Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu and said illegal settlements can be and we quote, lawful and proper. Also said the u. S. Would be stepping up action on a boycott. Movement against israel, lets get the very latest from our correspondent gary falsities in ramallah in the occupied west bank. Of course a controversial visit by the secretary of state to now that he has visited. Whats the reaction well leave palestinian reaction has been pretty strong. Senior members of the palestinian leadership saying that the United States through this action is now not just a sponsor of the israeli occupation, but an active part in it. This was a visit to that side, got settlements opposite the palestinian town of algeria in the occupied west bank just very close to ramallah. Its an area where there are a lot of us Palestinian Joint nationals who say that this visit has taken place on their stolen property. What it was visiting was a winery which was involved in a court case last year in the European Court of justice, which ruled that all products coming from israeli settlements, including the wind from this settlement, had to be labeled as such. Not simply as israeli. It was shortly after that that declared a change in u. S. Policy that it would no longer automatically look at settlements in the occupied west bank as contrary to international law. And so as well as being the 1st u. S. Secretary of state to make such a visit itself a very controversial and surprise. At the same time, the u. S. State Department Said it would now mandate all products coming from settlements in the occupied west bank into the u. S. Market, simply as made in israel or products of israel. So in a way thats yet more controversial, because it essentially says that the u. S. Views these areas as integrity to israel, whether theres been actual annexation or not. And so again, that has been a jek to 2 by these by the palestinians as far as netanyahu, the israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu. And pompei are concerned. They had