extremely important service they provide the city we say we need to take america to try to bring people together trying to deal with people who left behind the news. ready this is al jazeera ah hello, i am adrian finnegan. this is the these are live from doha, coming up in the next 60 minutes and a bit to contain the spread of the omicron variant. israel announces that it will roll out a 4th booster program. it doesn't still missing malays yet. up to severe flooding

while much needed supplies, finally reached survivors of typhoon ryan, the philippines. the world food program was that 8000000 people in yemen faced cups in food rations due to a lack of funds. and iraqi street artists draw on history and tradition to transform one of back dad's oldest neighborhoods and in sport and b, i started told it's time to learn to live with corona virus. me. commissioner adam silva insist there are no plans for a shut. ah, israel may become the 1st country to roll out a 4th dose of the cove at 19 vaccine. a government panel has recommended the people over the age of 60 be given. the job prime minister natalie bennett, says that it will help fight the spread of alma kron. israel reported its 1st death with the variant on tuesday, dr. ballots. bank county is

a senior clinical lecturer at the university of exeter as medical school. he says that unless poor nations are fully vaccinated, rich nations immunizing their population multiple times will not stop variance emerging. every little controlled exposure to the wireless is proteins enables your body bodies immune system to be reminded and then reminded again that you need to make immunity against me. and more importantly, that remember me in other words, immune memory. so of course, it makes a lot of biological sense that a 4th and may be a 5th vaccine out would be beneficial in that it augment the immunity. having said all this out, there is, of course, a concern that we need to do also immunize the rest of the world to we need to immunize people who have not had any vaccines at all. because that is where the

greatest public health gain comes from. again, this is an example of the richer nations can do whatever they like, because they've got the vaccines that got the supplies, and they can immunize their population once twice christ. and now the 4th time, the tragedy is people die. and we need to accept that if you do not immunized people die. and then furthermore, i have said this repeatedly is if you do not suppress infections in one robot countries where you have a lot of immune suppressed people, then you will get the um, the drive for variance to emerge. and ami kron is one such example. and we can definitely get our, the variance, which will again be a setback if we don't suppress infections in all over the world. you're, as president joe biden has announced measures to limit a surge in oma crone cases. they include expanded testing support for hospitals and

more vaccinations, but he stopped short of calling for more restrictions. let's go live now to washington officers kimberly helicopters server. what's been the reaction to the president's plan to combat 2 curves? 19? well, not surprisingly, many americans are applauding the decision by the president not to go the route of locked down, but instead to push vaccination campaigns and also increased testing. here's the problem though, when it comes to a lot of the testing, what public health officials say is that it's going to be too little too late. in other words, a, when it comes to those rapid tests of the federal government has promised to give all americans a half 1000000000 will be made available in january. that is going to be too late for the upcoming holiday season. that is upon us. given the fact that we are already seeing an outbreak due to the thanksgiving holiday in the united states

that has already occurred and coming ahead is christmas as well as new years. so in terms of trying to combat when people will be congregating together in large areas, in large groups of public health officials say this is certainly not going to be enough. now, what we do know is that the white house is going to continue to push for americans to get vaccinated. there's still some 40000000 americans that are not yet even receiving their 1st dose and the white house, no pushing for those that are vaccinated to get their booster shot because they still believe this is the best sort of for improving your odds that can be accomplished. in other words, that if you are vaccinated, you have less chance of severe illness, even death or hospitalization. so the white house continuing to say that they're on the right track, even as public health officials are expressing alarm that it may be too little too late. what about the, the cost of all of this? is anyone raising a eyebrows with a fat?

well, certainly there are those, the critics that are talking about the cost, particularly among conservatives and republicans. but what we're seeing right now is the domestically, in the absence of an aggressive attempt to kind of lockdown people and prevent the spread or slow the spread by the federal government. what we see are the cities even states taking matters into their own hands already over night, a number of cities put in place strict mask mandates for all indoor gatherings as people are going to be taking the holidays in the next couple of weeks. spending time with loved ones may be seeing a movie going to a restaurant. we also know that a number of major cities, like chicago boston, are now requiring people to show their vaccination card. he even the up put their information into an app that will be required to gain entry to some public venues. but again, the concern is that what we're seeing is kind of a patch work across the country. which many public health officials fear is just

not going to be enough to address the spike in cases that we're seeing from the army kron variant. in fact, we now know that we've got at least 48 states is accounts for 73 percent of the cases in the u. s. and the fear is it's only going to get worse in the coming weeks out. there was kimberly, how could reporting life want from washington? kimberly many thanks. indeed. now, if you were planning a trip to thailand in the next few weeks, beware of new travel restrictions. entry rules have been tightened again to use the spread of the omicron variance for government says the measures will be reviewed again in early january bought a study. cheering reports now from bankrupt may be too late for many struggling businesses to survive. the beaches of picket may look busy, but this is as good as it is going to get less than 2 months after fully opening its borders. thailand is once again shutting down la van. for now we will issue no more permission. and this is the same for ties up one time from now. we're back to

the old system of quarantine. when entering with us in an attempt to slow the spread of the oma chrome buried visitors to thailand will once again have to quarantine for a period of $7.00 to $10.00 days. depending on vaccination status will or relatively few cases of the new there into been detected only 63 percent of the population a fully vaccinated. but the health benefits may be outweighed by a tourist industry that struggling to survive. this measure is sir flagger, almost like a bits intend for the tourist industry. i think it had them so back we've just been opening for a few months after because shall fall on 2 years already on bank. coke's famous cow, san road, a few tourist arrivals. those who are already have approval can still enter on the thailand test and go scheme. but with so much uncertainty surrounding international travel, many will choose to stay away. be runs

a hair breeding business. she's just surviving that things are going from bad to worse. if they ever delay, feel our best net get worse, of course it will and it's never been the same since before the country shut, tao. this do have a few customers, but they are all tight. it's high season for the tie tourist industry. many had been banking on a busy holiday season and a fresh start in january. but the promises of the tie government to live with cove at 19 now seem a shaky, is their hopes for the future. this is normally the busiest time of year on the cow sand road. these new regulations mean the tourist won't be back. and for the ty tourist industry. 2022 is unlikely to be a happy new year. tony chang al desert banker in scotland, edinburgh new year's eve street party has been cancelled for the 2nd year running

near restrictions will come into effect the day after christmas limits will be placed on indoor and outdoor gatherings. scotland is also struggling with corona, virus infections driven by the on the con variant. portugal has imposed a number of new corona virus restrictions, as i'm a chron cases wise, that night, clubs and bars have been ordered to close, and people must now work from home. outdoor gatherings are limited to 10 people at each group on new year's eve. a negative corona virus test is also required to enter public places. portugal has one of the world's highest vaccination rates. strong economic growth in denmark is expected despite a surgeon cove. at 19 cases there, the unemployment rate is low. the job vacancies are at record high is staff shortages are having a dire impact, particularly on hotels and restaurants, are desirous muhammad jammah. june reports from copenhagen as the manager of this business hotel and copenhagen susanna learned, should not be checking guests in your class. but denmark has more job vacancies

than at any time in at least 10 years. so the added responsibility falls upon her at any given hour. susanna can also be found running the front desk, answering phones occasionally, even tidying up to where she says that at the height of the pandemic life, there was even more to do more cleaning rooms, sometimes flushing toilets, that. i mean, it's hundreds of toilets. we need to flush, we needed to clean that the whole public area. that's normally housekeeping. you do that. while the labor shortage has made things particularly difficult for denmark's hospitality sector. economists say one thing that's helped both hotels and restaurants is the hiring of foreign workers. susanna is swedish and says that makes sense for both employers and employees. young, more money here in denmark,

the number of draw vacancies may be soaring, but denmark is also experiencing low unemployment rates, economic experts believe those 2 trends showcase how well the danish economy had been emerging from the impact of coven 19 until our micron. the variant of the corona virus is beginning to darken outlooks. those are concerned that we're going to locked down again. and on top of that, you also have the issue about increasing prices, and therefore, you see inflation around copenhagen masks are back along with signs on doors. making people question just how festive the season will be. capacity limits and stores and restaurants are being introduced just days before christmas. a time when danes look forward to doing their holiday shopping and gathering with loved ones. olivia ken rigg work serving food and drinks at this restaurant,

which like so many others in copenhagen was already struggling to hire staff. now things are even more tenuous. i think all of the people who work in the hospitality business or of course, of course concerned it's sad that the christmas again, this year will be affected by by commit a time normally reserved for festivity now filled once more with uncertainty. ma'am jim drew my visitor, opening it with the news from al jazeera, still to come on the program. bolivia hit by. torrential rain, that's led to massive floods of rivers overflowing syrians who are already displaced in their own country by war. faced new challenges that have left them more vulnerable than ever. and it's for africa champions league. what us aiming to add another trophy to their collection. and here with that on the rest of the day sports little laser ah,

ah, food water, medical supplies are now being delivered to saliva. san typhoon, ravished islands in the philippines. at least $370.00 plus $75.00 people died when super typhoon ride, devastated southern and central regions and zeros. charl allen, dog and reports. now from dinner province in the southern philippines. sunni go city. what was once a thriving community in the southern philippines? now reduced to this. everywhere we go, there is destruction. this police station was no match for typhoon rise, fury. even the local hospital has not been spared. unegi babies about him, their seal united or walked up for miles desperate for drinking water. i asked about her family. oh,

she says her home was damaged and she had to leave her children behind. romeo burnett list to fields frustrating a we are like children, abandoned by their parents. what papa? that the government, please don't forget us. please help us. i mean, many survivors see they are now forced to scab inch for food, or we also not human. they asked me and wonder why help has not arrived. a few hundreds of meters away, city go airport. despite the damage the ears chip is still operational. and from here, military, reconnaissance flights and eat operations take off from above. it is clear that typhoid right spirit, no one. but we need to be on the ground to see how bad it is. so we

take a boat and duck onto nugget, island. even for a could she often battered by natural disasters. the magnitude of the destruction is unprecedented. in san jose, there is hunger and heartbreak. unicef also says close to more than $800000.00 children. are we need of emergency assistance, st by st. despair survivors say it feels like a struggle even to stay alive. while there are those who are still too shocked to share their ordeal. one woman approached me and asked if they had been forgotten. hello, no miami, police police help us. it's christmas she tells us. but what we're seeing is just the fraction of the devastation. at least 4 other provinces are suffering from the type would rise fury. this humanitarian crisis is only just unfolding

jamal alan dog and al jazeera dinner. good prov in southern philippines. people in malaysia living through one of the worst floods for their country has seen in recent times. the death toll has risen to 27 more than 60000 people had been forced to leave her homes, or correspondent florence louis reports now from malicious capital columbia. still under water, after 4 days per hung state in central peninsula malaysia is the worst affected buildings and vehicles submerged. the 2 main highways still not accessible in some parts. officials have warned that water levels in several major rivers remain dangerously high across the country. search and rescue efforts continue the military emergency personnel and volunteers pitch in to distribute aid and carry people to safety. some had been trapped for days. we have to kind of feeling one another we have we definitely will have anger because a lot, you know, you are be,

we will not being warned by the government that the weather will be that serious and, and of what will that series as well. and then we have, we also felt that handling development as well because this of your control, bye doesn't vision is like on a major disaster. many say these are the worst floods they've experienced. a local aid organization estimates. families may need up to $2500.00 each for home repairs and to replace furniture and appliances. business owners to are suffering unsure of when they'll be able to reopen. i'm disappointed with a politician with a member of parliament members always our 5th garmin. they don't come during the time of disaster. they're the only come the dish or more days after the disasters. mother, the prime minister has acknowledged weaknesses in the government's response. but said, the responsibility should be shouldered by the state governments as well,

but unlikely to a late public anger. questions are now being asked about the governments lack of plug preparedness, especially during the monsoon season. opposition politicians say that needs to be an inquiry to examine what went wrong and to improve the readiness to face via disasters. the monsoon season is expected to last through to february with the potential for yet more rain and floods. florence louis al jazeera kuala lumpur. libya's elections commission is proposing that the presidential election takes place on january 24th of it had been scheduled to take place on december 24th. in 2 days time. the bandits been marked by disputes of the rules and regulations. let's go live not a tripoli out to cirrus malik trainer is there for us at malik. what's the thinking behind this? why the delay? well, adrian, i think it, in the last couple of weeks it's been clear that the 1st round of presidential

elections weren't going to happen. and that's because there wasn't a constitutional framework agreed upon by the rival legislative houses, according to a previous agreement, a previous political settlement are. there's 2 legislative houses in libya, the parliament in east, in the east, based on the eastern eastern libya and the i council state based here in tripoli. they were supposed to come together and agree upon a constitutional framework that never happened. or, you know, they would decide on who can run for 4 elections. what kind of, what kind of powers as a president have are, so are really, there were, there wasn't a chance for this election to happen. or, you know, the, you and the international community were painting or the presidential election as something that would unite the country. but what we've seen on the ground is that libya has become more divided than ever because of these elections. and what many are saying now is that libya should move ahead with parliamentary elections and

a constitutional framework. and then after that, we can move ahead and, and vote for a president. once we decide, once the living people decide on what kind of governing system our libya would have, and what kind of power the president would, would it would it would have. or then we can vote for someone who we believe can lead the country or forward. now it's, we have to make it clear that this is just a proposal, a suggestion from the high national elections commission to the legislative houses . and we're going to have to see what, what happens next. we're going to wait for, we're gonna have to wait and see for the next weeks and months or what kind of agreement are libyans can have to move the country forward. al 0 manic trina reporting live from tripoli, melick. benny, thanks and id the u. n's world food program has announced that it will have to reduce rations for 8000000 people in yemen due to a lack of funding. the cutbacks will begin in january, and the un agency is warning of serious consequences was hunger,

rises. the country's been on the brink of famine since 2016 because of the civil war. the world food program says that 5000000 people a close to salvation. a beer at her fall is a senior spokespersons with the world food program. she says, the aide budget set aside for yemen has shrunk due to multiple multiple global crises. these cuts are coming of the worst possible time. for the 13000000 people who are dependent on the welfare programs, assistance to survive. 5000000 people are on the brink of a fan of famine, and these are the ones that were going to keep their food rations in facts. but that is a huge risk to more mil, 1000000 more, who are basically surviving every day on very meager resources. the wolf would put the needs $800000000.00 to maintain the current level of food assistance for the next 6 month. at this in 2022,

w a f t needs around $2000000000.00. that's huge amount of money because we're assisting over 13000000 people and that's just with, with the badly enough food basket to keep people alive. now, donors have given and provide the funding in, in this year, around with fundraising, 1400000000, but the nice growing piece that's, you know, that's higher than our ability to continue to generate resources. also, there are a lot of humanitarian crises that on the world, you know, type food hurricanes with crisis from south to them of gun is which is making get extremely difficult for, you know, situations and emergencies like yemen to stay on the funding. you know, on the to get the generate funding at this very level of competition for sure.

or small resource floods of hit the northwest syrian province of italy. the areas controlled by rebels miss home to thousands of internally displaced syrians who fled the civil war. many of us are still stuck in camps agency so that people burning plastic to keep warm through the winter, puts them at risk of respiratory diseases spot as alters here. as i said, berg reports, syrians have very little choice. their homes bombed, displaced in their own countries, and now these syrians must endure floods. daniel, yes, i don't know at about a year. we've been called for 4 days. nope. the heaters aren't working, and the tensor leaking water in our situation is miserable. we've been displaced for 3 years and have no idea whether we will return or not. people have lost hope to return home or not. it's not just the water they have to contend with. temperatures in winter can drop below 0. their struggle is to stay warm as well as dry o leather. so roughly only a little common,

not every morning. i wake up and find that my children aren't near me, shall they go out early to collect scraps of plastic from the streets, such as bags and shoes, holes, whatever they can find to feed the furnace here, our own rides, which we can use to keep warm and cook her meals. i lay. but what the children collect to burn is bad for their lungs. oh mother, any mother? i can't afford a boiler and fuel is expensive. we need fire to do everything. i can't feed them because i don't have an oven. the winter is very hard welcomed home. at least there's something to keep them warm. one dish yearly, we don't get any aid or anything and that's our situation. it gets crowded with around 15 people crammed in one tent where they eat and drink and set them. but some are beginning to feel the effects on their health. nobody has the, the smell is strong and there is a lot of smoke. yesterday, my chest started hurting and i wanted to go to see a doctor, but i couldn't afford it for la. as the adults tried to repair the damage done by

floods, the children who have no nothing else except this camp tried to make the most of what they have a sad bag. i'll 0. several people are missing after torrential rain lead to major flooding an eastern central bolivia, benny and santa cruz and coach bomba are among the worst places rescued teams are searching flooded areas for survivors as brianca group. so reports in bolivia. work this in a raft, with a heavy machine caught in a swirling sea of mud and flood water. the sheer force of the pi river was too strong. the 2 was swept away, leaving the bulk of metal tossed around like a paper boat until it disappeared. element element after trying to save their heavy machinery, they got trapped by flood waters and were swept away. bolivia is in the middle of its rainy season floods and not uncommon. and so what is the misery? the dilemma we have been stuck here since early morning because of rising river

water. as rivers rise, holmes, roads, and farm land are destroyed and several people are missing. rescue workers are trying to reach them. but more rain is expected in the coming days. with warnings that water levels may arise even further prank up though alta 0. let's go to weather forecast now. has everton? hello, we got some bitterly cold weather moving across the korean peninsula. insta pad at the moment. we are looking at some significant snow for, for some the winds coming in from a northerly general nor the direction with a cold direction. so see effect snow coming into our northern parts of japan through kado. much of her more than areas of the hun. she also seeing some when she, whether we will also see some of that winter weather sliding down across the korean peninsula. 7 celsius for soul on thursday. make the most of it talk temperature 3 degrees and falling as we go on into friday. let snow becoming somewhat more

widespread, it will cause some disruption lively showers in to q. she could see some lively showers, long spells of rain, too into central and eastern parts of china for a time in the southern china. things are now a good deal quieter than of late, somewhat, quite a, to ensue where malaysia, although usual cropper, showers there across southeast asia. some larvae show as possible into some areas of cambodia. pushing across into the gulf of thailand. wanted to show as possible still into worse rank rather than its they'll say, but the main system to watch out for this wesley disturbance just pushing across northern parts of pakistan, cold weather, eating over the next day or so much of india. lassie, dry editor. many thanks. don't come here on the news our christmas in occupied east jerusalem church leaders there say that christine groups are being driven out of the old city by jewish settlers. nigeria destroys up to 1000000 vaccine doses. find out why will be live in a blue gym. at his force, the national hockey league signs off for christmas was corona virus forces. a pause

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and were beautiful possibly with are offered with ah, and i get as good as having with the surgery and for the good here and go. how about the news from al jazeera but headlines? israel may become the 1st country to roll out a 4th dose of the cove at 19 vaccine. a government panel has recommended the people over the age of 60 be given. the jap. private is still not fully, bennett says that it will help fight the spread of the oma con variant u. s. president joe biden is.