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as in numbers and concerns about the highly contagious down to variance that w. h o assist the pandemic is not over yet. and for the waves of infection could surface later in the year. all of the countries of the america, we still have nearly 1000000 cases. week 1000000 a week in the hook up. it is an over am and the same in europe and europe in region. we've half a 1000000 cases week like this thing has gone away. so i sometimes have this sense that everyone thinks it's all over and we're just getting on. and to an extent, i understand the sentiment. understand why people want to feel that way. but for a lot of the world, unfortunately this thing is only getting started. we just need to be a little more patient. remember last summer where we had everything got good and then everyone kind of relaxed. and then we kind of arrived in september, october and ended up in huge trouble. but i think that's where we're going again

with a much more transmissible variant this time around. well, the delta variance, of course, and concert on both sides of the atlantic, shortly we'll speak to our white house correspondent, kimberly. how could 1st though, the sonya die ego in london, where almost all coven restrictions are g to be lifted? in 2 weeks time, showing you that w a show as we had there is warning against listing restrictions too soon. but in england's there pressing heads, highest thoughts, decision being received? well, it certainly seems to be a mixed reaction. and judging from the prime minister's announcement on monday evening, that if the if england would pass the full test that was settled on the 12th of july, to go ahead with the listing of those restrictions. however, that was caviar by the chief medical officer and that she's pontifical advisor who

was standing on either side of him still maintaining caution, saying that they would still be inclined to wear mosques in, in doors and in crowded areas as well. so sort of setting off, i've kind of mixed message as well. now the prime minister is keen that what he doesn't want to do is for this to be mandated by legislation to make it a question of personal responsibility. fair enough, and that's also been educated, been underlined by the health secretary as well. but the problem that the medical community to scientific community have with this is the fact that the dangerous is that people could get a little bit too comfortable with the idea that perhaps the vaccination program has been a 100 percent successful. not the case. they are still urging a lot of caution with this. we know that the vaccines have been mostly successful against the variance that have been popping up. however, the problem is,

is that once you do remove the need to have mosques, which is a, an issue that people have been mostly encouraged to continue off to it. if you talk to people around here, there's still sort of very much on the idea of like continuing to mention to with them. but with all of that in mind, they could open up the danger that england could become a hot pot. the new variants popping up very but could possibly be more immune or resistant to very successful vaccine program that the, the u. k. has undergone wilson, have even given these concerns the, the british governments seem determined to keep full steam ahead with their plan with hurt the health secretary and the last hours. so even the education secretary determined fish had with these restrictions, it's impossible to see into the future,

especially where this viruses concerns. but the british governments at least acknowledge that they may need to re impose some of these restrictions or is it just continue regardless and see what happens? well, the message really from the british government is that the coverage is here. yes, we have the vaccination program, but now the emphasis seems to be towards living with that risk. and the fact that society cannot possibly inoculate itself against any risks. example, you know, even though the road accidents, people still go out, dr. just make sort of cautious measures to try and prevent those things. however, the opposition policy and also echoing voices from the medical community is saying that fair enough course that there isn't sort of, you know, that you need to move ahead. but they need to be measures in place in order to stop

this getting out of control. once again, the ma, squaring the medical community, acknowledge that is a relatively unobtrusive way of trying to keep safety and prevent numbers from going further up. that, of course, also that numbers of code that have gone up quite a bit in the 10s of thousands in the last week alone. so what they want to do is see measures put in place, carefully guarded, opening up towards the society. but it seems to me that the government seems well intent on pushing ahead unless it says that they are confronted with evidence that would prove otherwise. ok, well look at because i or not. but for now from the guy you go reporting my 400. thank you very much indeed. let's bring in our white house correspondent, kimberly how could she joins us from washington, d. c. kimberly like the u. k. the u. s. enjoys fairly high rates of

vaccination. other similar concerns in the us about the fast reopening of general life. given that there's quite a lot of vaccination that not everyone is taking up the offer of those vaccines was really a concern. is this past holiday weekend that we've had here in the united states, the independence day holiday, where a record number of americans both vaccinated i'm vaccinated, we're traveling and going into this holiday weekend. we know that already 50 percent of states in the us have a bike in cases as well as hospitalizations due to covered 19 that delta variance, apparently driving a lot of those among the backs and aided ad. the concern is with the holiday weekend that we've just experienced here in the u. s, but not only the increase travel, but also the social gatherings are going to see if i can cases in the coming weeks

. so public health officials really on the alert for that right now, and we should also point out that this was a milestone that the u. s. president joe biden had hoped, would be somewhat celebratory and set that goal of 70 percent of americans getting at least one dose by the july, 4th holiday. they came close but not quite enough. and that is due to the vaccine hesitancy that we're seeing not just in the u. s, but in other parts of the world as well. and so this is of grave concern because what we're seeing and what we're hearing according to the data, is that when it comes to the spikes in cases, not just in hospitalization, but also in depths, according to the top infectious disease specialist. doctor anthony found she 909 percent of those deaths are among the backs unaided in the united states. so if this filbert says she, recall that people are planning to get vaccinated to me, what does the u. s. government do now? what can it tonight?

because let's not forget the, the political system in the united states, the rest of federal government. but all the states are really in charge of what happens. and if they don't want to force people to get vaccinated, tough me. yes, that is exactly how it works in the united states strong states, right? in many cases that supersedes the federal government. and so this is the challenge for the white house and for joe biden. so he's going to be making an address. we're expecting one in the coming hours around $1845.00, and he will be making a renewed vaccine push what a key component of the u. s. government better response has been, has been education and meeting people where they are taking novel approaches to trying to get people vaccinated because they are concerned that there is going to be a spike due to the delta variance. so not only as the president going to talk about that, he's also going to have an update from his cobit 19 medical team and response team prior to his speech. but not only is the president going to be pushing or american

vaccinated, but he's also trying to make sure that the economy that with her so badly a year ago. but it also doesn't feel the effect of a spike can take this is. so he's going to be pushing his infrastructure plan as well as he tries to get americans back to work. ok, kimberly hawk their life from the white have. kimberly thank you left or months of criticism, the covey 19 vaccines weren't reaching developing nations and ok, lation efforts are picking up. and charlotte bellis reports. the focus is on keeping pace with the variance vaccine drives, the gathering pace and countries around the world. this is 1500000 doses of the medulla vaccine flowing into el salvador as a donation from the united states. l. salvatore has administered just under 3000000 doses, enough to fully inoculate 22 percent of its population. it's an amazon for me, so we have a special commitment to the entire region,

and we are not going to stop until all countries have vaccines. they require to protect older citizens in ivory coast housework as a visiting market to get as many people vaccinated as possible. though visit 130 in the capital abidjan in the next 2 weeks. in some countries in africa, covered 19 case numbers a doubling every 3 weeks. i have just received my vaccine. emily released because i had been waiting to do it for a long time. in russia, the government has opened its largest vaccination center in moscow. russia reported a record high 737 corona virus dates on tuesday. the last week showed a slight decrease in the incidence of covered in moscow. but nevertheless, the level of hospitalization and morbidity itself. is at a very high level, but how will the delta or other mutations behave? it's a question health authorities are asking around the world. israel's health ministry

really started that the 5 by and take the vaccine is just 64 percent effective against infections by the delta variance. it had been 94 percent effective against previous strains of the virus. although they reported it is still more than 90 percent effective, keeping people out of a hospital. there's no doubt that there is a level of escape with the does have a and that means that the, there is a level of reduction in protective immunity with this particular band, even with vaccines. the good news is that with 2 doors of vaccine, that is still a very high level of protection for individuals against severe diseases like hospitalized ations and deaths. the dose of variances accelerating the spread of outbreaks and places that had previously escaped. the pandemic fee g went an entire year without recording any community corona virus, cases until the new strain arrived in april. on tuesday it reported a record 636 cases and 6 deaths. it does help you in some way,

and it does also let you know that, you know, we're not, we're far from over the, i see you the main hospital in the capitol sousa is full. so as the city morgue teen proceed to fi genes, a fully vaccinated officials are hoping to increase that number to stop the spread charlotte bellis out to 0. that's and birds prime ministers in a serious fit, stable condition, and hope the silver he's being treated for covert 19 savvy vessel. tested positive shot master a t. they use summit in brussels at the end of june. he was between his 2 vaccine doses. talk to say he's recovering, but has decided to keep him on the observation. so to come on, the news are safe africa from present. jacob means defiance as he appears that the nation's highest course to appeal a jail fences. and you oil between the united arab emirates and israel is causing concern among environmentalists. i'm definitely decor on the waters off

a lot. what have that story coming up and in sports, brazil are one, went away from another corporate america title bar. i will be here with more later to ah, lebanon's caretaker, prime minister is warning his country is days away from what he calls a social explosion. hassan dia is appealing for help to avoid. i'd write economic ruin the world has offered to financial lifeline, but once a government formed 1st with a reform plan to deal with corruption, global community have macbeth and now and when ashley though abra, come by play to day to all the kings princesses, presidents leaders and ally and friendly nations, and i call on the united nations and all international agencies in public opinion

to help save the live in a people from death and prevent the destruction of our country. leaping on is it a short distance from a social explosion and the liberties are facing the stock site on their own? they know how to has more know from beirut. the country is in crisis, it has been in crisis for more than a year. the state is near nearly bankrupt and it's just a daily struggle for every lebanese. we're outside one of the gas stations here and you see the long lines, people wait for hours just to fill up one 3rd of their fuel tank. there is a fuel crisis just as there is a lack of medicine after people fill up their cars with gas, they go to pharmacy to start looking for medicines, which more often than not, they do not find. and then there's a hyper inflation, the price of food. it has more than tripled in recent months. yet the minimum wage

remains the same. and the majority of 11 people turn in the local currency, which is now worth less than $50.00. and the reason is if i am going to destroy god without throwing up, we have money, we're going to buy anything. we have money, really. we have money that's going to buy anything that's not there. those are those people who fill earnest salaries, but unemployment is on the rise. it's now 35 percent and research institute say it is going to increase to 40 percent of the this is a country which is starving for dollars for hard currency. the central bank mandatory research is drying out and the central bank was giving importers dollars in order to buy fuel medicine at an affordable price to subsidize these goods. and like i mentioned, it's running out fuel prices have increased by, by 50,

by 50 percent. so has the price of breads, so people are struggling and you just heard that man, there are those who have money, who are able to buy something just can't because they cannot find it in the country which imports to almost everything that it needs. one of the gulf countries offered to help is cats are, they said, sir, the foreign minister to be route for more talks. mohammad been of the rough man autonomy is meeting president, michelle allen. prime minister designate sat henry, as well as the commander of the lebanese armina during his last visit. back in february, he says, assistance was dependence on the formation of a new lebanese government. and of all bank describes lebanon's economic crisis as the worst. anywhere for 150 years, more than half the country's population is now living in poverty lebanon's currency . the pines has lost about 90 percent of its value since the end of 20. 19

tens of thousands of people have lost their jobs. fishing down employment rates to 40 percent. and food prices have sort a liter of milk, for example, just under $2.20 that costs $6.60. while cooking oil is up from $1.30 to more than $20.00 or less, get more no form at summit another, he's the director of the levant institute for strategic fairs. we should have a focus on economics, public policy. he johnson by skype from bay rates. i, we've been hearing lebanon is in crisis for years. but the same difference at the war and how close would you say the come, the country is to full collapse, accessory for collapse. you know the county funding from you and i are playing with out to any, any safety net needs to,

to mitigate the shop and we're not seeing them yet. it's not right to come to the bottom, but $34.00 with no 5 plan include each the breakouts. the fact could not last 90 percent its value, meaning the protecting our have doing to the maximum the data. it's only less than $45.00, meaning less than $2.00 a day. if you take part in charge of maintaining the facility do day, which does not cover the cost of chain. going to melissa meeting. so this is

a what it's at. it's not all of the economy economy situation but get better in the country. and athena said, what i'm cutie. this is what is as big as she can have a huge in our vision of the region, there is very unstable, did mean large boxes on the neighborhood. on your own before this company is there some can border or anybody including the media, 6000000 potential energy. we're talking here as we look at the before we look at the consequences of this, let's just talk to the figures. mean, how much cash the celebrities government have on hand is it's cash o. in the lebanese pound, which is worthless, does it have foreign currency?

how was paying its bills? i mean, now the country has an empty coffers. i mean, they are, did all we, what's remaining of private money? i mean there are, they are using what's the meaning off their users on that bank in other terms? what's the meaning of the citizen net keep in mind even has a huge sauces. more than 56000000 in terms of process. this is for the to the government. and last, you know, this is the government even though it has losses. so we are, we, are we talking about the night before?

essentially, the government can't pay any of its bills. i mean it's, it seems like it's coming down to the wire. we've got the lebanese army offering tourist joy rights in order to raise funds for salaries and equipment repairs. if army sound, it won't point to army salary, stop getting paid, because this isn't just humiliating. this is a national security issue. if the army is going to stop getting paid and that could be within a matter of days, one can assume. i mean, when the army get it is the already get a turn on the, the government. i mean, just give us a call. so when the army, the army, the soldiers, i mean, or not, we are witnessing phenomenon which as many civil service activities. 7 today are not going every single day to their work because they can't afford it. they can't afford that simply and we, we're,

we're seeing this phenomenon even in the us. so the beach reading cautious about the watch commander in chief 3 and on 2 months ago, this is why the national community is up to now drank to support the army fantine in your in trying to support the on me was 2 unit. but this is not enough, this may i on the very, very short strong. but this is not in my view, it's not ingested. and them and bad each short term just could lead to the doctor sees of all that consequences he was talking about. and the only way to inject today and money as a program, i am because the international family is right and this is like on the

international. and so i'm going to be ready to have a dog. and you know, when you are not gave them a warning, who's going to go to study for, of course. so for given the state of the country that it's been given the challenges that you've laid, sites that security issues at play forth on earth or lebanese lebanon's leaders during their, in an international team. the chicken with lenders striking that the private, the caretaker prime minister was saying, we need your money, but we can't. we're going to post conditions. i'm taking it. what do they plan up? i mean, this is, i mean this is, sorry, i mean this is the one to kinda sort of landscapers is

totally, i mean, just totally crazy. excuse me. because i'm seeing a concrete thinking, the skiing county to get that being talked about. many i'm up to now. it's not to keep it burden to reach out to the government. in fact, in my view, what mine is between the political actions for me to send in a bargaining chip and you know, and it's want to use it because it never has to come to be, he has and not that. but it's to put pressure on how did it hang on to the government. he showed that it's capable of doing so when he for

a phone to cover. and i'm not saying i'm more than one year constitution and boy, but today it's the credit because it economy for last and up to now and again, that is not a break to get on and be have many other and for me government, it's the same situation. order thing, when i'm going to, it's through national. i mean he wants that contract to be the same. however. next it's not a priority. neither on the american side. okay. so i mean not to have to leave it, the grades get your thoughts. so thank you so much for joining us from the roots. a virtual court hearing is underway in south africa were former president, jacob's villa is fighting against a prison sentence. him has been ordered, spent 15 months in jail,

for failing to appear out of corruption inquiry. he's defied a 5 day deadline to hand himself in and has the keys judges of bias. wife no to me to mother and peter moderates. berg are that court hearing is due to take place from either when we find dates, if zimmer is heading to jail, well, it has been ongoing for quite a while. now. i don't know if any, closer to an outcome me earlier today. the former president, jacob's dumas know we are, is still arguing around the issue of restriction, and that's before he even gets into the merits of wanting to hold that rest of the former president. and the why jurisdiction is important is because in the last week, the constitutional court ordered that the former president spend 15 months in prison before contempt of court. and the constitutional court is the highest court

in the land, and it can't be appealed. and so it would be quite extraordinary if jacob's dumas legal team was successful at the high court, given that it doesn't necessarily have the power was to challenge or send an order by the constitutional court. but jacobs do my is relying on being successful in court today to prevent that risk from taking place. he was opposed to hand that himself over to police by sunday. that was 5 days after the court judgement. and if not, he would then face the rest, which is the reality at the moment. and, and what's happening in court is an attempt to stop that foot. why this is also important is because it's one of the scenes. the thought side is residents. that's an cutler in northern courses natal, hundreds of support has came out to defend the former president say from so the prosecution from arrest saying they wouldn't accept it. and so the african national congress, the part to he belongs to the governing party. and so that's because also issued

a statement saying those kind of things well an acceptable especially during a level for locked out in south africa where we are not supposed to have gatherings of a large amount of people know gatherings of tool in fact. so there are a couple of issues that play in terms of the response by his supporters and how far they might take those threats of war and violence. that is a concern. and we know it's one that's faced by the police as well as the government. and at the same time, balancing that with respect to the rule of law and whatever the courts outcomes might be. ok for me to measure their life. or as i said, that chords, thank you very much in feeds for the weather night. here is kara hello there, let scott in central america and tropical storm ausa has worked its way north over cuba, its now headed for the us.