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launch parts of south east asia and a lifeline for millions of afghans un vote. so exempt humanitarian aid from sanctions imposed on the taliban government. ah, thank you very much for joining us. more than 13000019 infections have been recorded there over the past 2 weeks. only one person per household is allowed to leave home every 2 days to buy central goods. china's on high alert for outbreaks as it goes up to holes to winter olympics in february, katrina, you has more from beijing the latest count we have now over 200 cases reported and she and this outbreak has spread to at least 5 other cities. and there have been at least one infection noted in beijing. so from thursday midnight authorities have said that the city of $13000000.00 people will be under strict lockdown. only one

member of the household is allowed to leave the her every 2 days to collect groceries. only certified, essential workers will be allowed to go to work. school has been closed for some days now. entertain. then you have been closed, long distance transport that buses, trains flights, have all been cancelled. the city is currently conducting mass testing authority, say the already up to the 3rd round of mass testing. now it is unusual nowadays in china to see such a wide spread general lockdown of an entire city. we haven't seen this kind of locked on really much this year. so this is really quite different. we have had sporadic outbreaks in china in the lead up to this point, but up until then authorities have handled it with really targeted targeted lockdown affecting just certain communities. what is more significant about she and, and why we're saying this lockdown is geographically. it's not too far away from the venue of the winter olympics,

and it's in the north of the country and which is weeks away from the opening of the page in 2022 games. the government is really keen to have what they say will be a very safe olympics. they've said the spectators will be able to attend a lot. is at stake for china's international image when it comes to this event. well, for the 1st time since the panoramic began, the u. k. has reported more than 100000 new infections in just one day. while scotland and wales have both times and restrictions is slow, the spread over me, kron british prime minister boys, johnson has chosen not to impose similar measures in england where we challenge has moved from london. it's one of london's best known restaurant chains, but you'll have no problem getting a table at the also lanky and spittle fields right now. it's normally the busiest time of the year, but like hospitality businesses, up and down the country, water lengthy, if desperate the customers in the last week we had like over a 1000 cancellations for lunch and dinner days. we do 100 for lunch, roughly

a 100 for lunch, and then 120 for dinner. we're doing about 40 for both. on the grown has made as a brutal time for restaurants, cafes, hotels, clubs, and theaters. the government ended speculation on tuesday promising no new restrictions in england this side of christmas at least. but people have been heeding advice to limit social contact and responding to alarm calls from hospitality. $1300000000.00 has been pledged to help the industry. it doesn't seem nearly enough mothers mer to be con, says that while any government support is welcome, what's on offer really does not cost. he says that with them show closed for a week and cost $330000.00. an average nightclub say, is expecting to lose, perhaps $34000.00 over the christmas period. so the government's offer of just a $1010.00 per business. he says, is just

a drop in the ocean layer agrees and says they also need more guidance. tell us what to do, what is actually happening. you know, if we're going to close and if restaurants are going to close, they need to let us know or so that we can plan as well rather than just saying, okay, we're going to make an announcement on the 27th because it's been a lot of rumors, while england tries to boost its way out of all microns clutches, changes are being made twice, elation rules, the eas, crippling star shortage is across many businesses and services most vaccinated and vaccinated. people can now enter the 10 day isolation, 3 days early. if they test negative, today's running, as long as they test the negative through lateral flow tests on day 6 and they 7 take 24 hours apart, they can leave isolation. if you are someone that works in a care home or the chest even, you can return to work. but of course, those people will also be following the rules that affect by their workplace is where they test regulate. meanwhile, the u. k is infection rate, push 3100000

a day for the 1st time on wednesday. the country isn't tacit microns clutches yet by any means which helen's out there of london. meanwhile, the head of the world health organization has hit out at wealthy countries rushing to roll over 900 boost fissions. dr. tedra says they're only deepening vaccine inequality and would prolong the pandemic by giving the virus more opportunities to spread and mutate. the global priority might be to support all countries to reach the 40 percent target as quickly as possible and the 70 percent target by the middle of this year. no country can boost its way out of the pandemic and boosters cannot be seen as a ticket to go ahead with the plan celebrations without the need for other precautions. health regulators in the us have given the green line to the 1st pale

to treat covey. 19 studies showed that it reduce the risk of hospitalization and death among patients with the most severe symptoms by nearly 90 percent. let's take a closer look at this new drug pack slow vate, has been approved for treating high risk adult patient and children above 12 years at home is proven to be effective, a given within 5 days of symptoms, appearing its price at $530.00 per course, patients are required to take 3 pills twice a day for 5 days. julie fisher is an associate professor of microbiology and immunology at the george sean university medical center. she says 5 is pill production may face challenges. in the short term, it's going to take a while for pfizer to wrap up the production of this therapy. it's not easy to scale up quickly. it's a complex drug manufacturer. it's actually 2 different treatments combined. and while it 2022 pfizer risk is committing to providing about a 120000000 courses of,

of this treatment in the short term. what comments in the next few weeks is about 65000 doses and put that into perspective at current covered 19 infection rates in the us with a number of new infections the day. if half the patients who are eligible because they are at risk of progressing to severe disease and be hospitalized would cover 19 disease, we would burn through that entire stock in one day if even half the people were treated. so it's, it's not a lot and the 2nd thing is it's not a cheap treatment. so we're still looking to the vaccines to prevent severe disease as the most effective way to keep people out of hospitals and to protect them for to, to protect it from severe disease and death. but it's good to have another tool in the tool kit, giving a booster doses to people who are fully vaccinated does give those individual some a, some incremental protection. and it potentially does protect them against severe disease

and death, which is again incredibly important to protect those vulnerable populations like people who are older, who have underlying chronic diseases. but boosting people who are already vaccinated in particularly high income countries and high middle income countries is reducing the vulnerable population slightly. while we have enormous populations worldwide that haven't even had the opportunity to have a 1st dose of vaccine and to have that protection. india tourism industry has been hit hard by the only con variant, even though cases are lower than in many parts of the world. the government has imposed new restrictions on inbound travelers. just days after fully reopening its orders happening, the town has moved from new delhi, the famous hub, my head was all set for a busy season. it's a favorite among foreign tourists who are expected to throng the storied monuments of largest ton in western india. but now these rooms and hotel lobbies are emptied

during peak season. plunging the struggling industry into further uncertainty and heavy losses for interest, and the business dependent on it will not pick up until for them to come an invalid to start properly. even today, the situation is such that the rush is only felt on weekends and the hotels live you can enjoy reopened. the board is last week for the 1st time since the panoramic began in march 2020 but new restrictions and testing requirement for inbound travelers. fuel by fears over the micron variance means many have feet away. in 2019 tourism accounted for almost 7 percent of india, g, d, p, and 14000000 jobs. much of this income was generated before and visitors. but last year, as borders remain close to most travelers, the industry lost nearly 75 percent of its annual revenue. we know to store in the heart of new delhi was once bustling with international customers. today,

small businesses like hayes are struggling to survive. what a shiny dr levy business has been done, but i had hoped that there was science that international flights were resuming woman. we thought we were going to start frequenting markets and business would pick up. but with omicron, i don't know how long will have to wait before situation improves. many states, including you, denny has one of the highest number of oma calling cases have limited gathering. so the end of the some states have imposed nyesha you and for testing requirements for travelers. the prospect open with a you'll need the long awaited recovery for the tablet and hospitality industry has been put on hold shopping with an al jazeera new delhi. still ahead on the program, the timely boost for afghanistan as un security council pays the way for more age into the country. these all are changing lives. i'm with some of the job in northern buckets on and i'll tell you about the efforts to cultivate more of them.

a look forward to brighter scully's, to with sponsored by cut on it ways. hello, welcome to your world's weather report for the middle east hang tight, we'll go to africa as well. so here's the situation disturbed weather for the levant, that scrutiny across northern sections of syria and into floods stricken areas of northern iraq. then we've got this ribbon of cloud over northern sections of saudi that's going to spill into cats are and still that wind coming down the gulf. so we'll see wind gusts and don't up the 45 kilometers per hour. but let's focus on react. your winds are going to switch around. look, you go from 24, down to just 16 on sunday, so well below average of the pockets time we've got some snow through the mountains here. same goes in afghanistan is about 90 degrees. you get to prepare for to hear folks because you're temperatures are going to take

a big drop as we hit toward the start of next week. summer we did have a drop in temperatures in the ball, but hang tight, things are about to improve. here's a 3 day forecast. you're going to shoot up to 14 degrees or temperatures both by day and night, while above average. our storms through the equitorial countries, particularly heavy in and around can shaft. if we go further toward the south, a lot of activity going on here is through zambia and bob way southern sections and moves and beak and that eastern side of south africa turbans got a high of 26 degrees on thursday. that's it. that's all season. ah, the weather sponsored by katara always joined the debate. 90 percent of the world refugees have come from a common impacted country. the climate emergency is putting more pressure on across the world and amplify your voice. it's not for you the future. 8. now, not our luck country cannot lose hope.

we know what to do and we have the tools to build the dream on al jazeera. ah, ah ah, welcome back. a reminder of our top stories on al jazeera this hour. more than 13000000 people have been ordered to stay home in the chinese city of shan, around 200 over 19 infections have been recorded there over the past 2 weeks. china is on highlight for operates as it goes up to host the winter olympics. in february, the u. k has reported more than a 100000 daily growing virus infections for the 1st time. scotland and wales have tightened restrictions, but british from his voice, johnson has chosen not to impose similar measures in england. and us health

regulators of approved phases appealed to treat covered 19. studies show it reduces severe symptoms by nearly 90 percent. a follows the approval of the merc pills in the u. k. in other world news, the un security council has unanimously adopted a resolution allowing humanitarian aid into afghanistan. the council voted to apply a sanctions exemption, meaning government and ages. agencies can now send money and good to the country for the 1st time since the taliban to power millions of afghan desperately need food and medicines. kristin salome reports from the united nations. this will look as by the un security council, paved the way for more aid to afghanistan unanimously. passing a u. s. sponsored resolution, explicitly stating humanitarian assistance and other activities that support basic human needs and afghanistan are not a violation of international sanctions. china supported the resolution after

pushing back against an initial draft, requiring case by case aid exemptions. thank you. thank you for the current situation in afghanistan is, are the critical stage of fixing multiple articles and complex challenges of the most important task is to help africa understand. mitigate mandy type in crisis, the soonest on to stabilize unrestored, the economy will hold in the u. s. insisted the un emergency relief coordinator report back to the counsel every 6 months to ensure the aid does not benefit those on the sanctions list. it is essential for the security council to receive regular updates on the implementation of this resolution. such information is critical to enabling sufficient oversight to ensure that assistance is reaching the intended beneficiaries. by mitigating diversion, after the resolution passed, a spokesman for the taliban,

welcome the measure saying we appreciate it. it can help afghanistan's economic situation. he also called on the international community to speed up the removal of crippling economic sanctions. the u. n. has warned that half the population doesn't have enough to eat. cash flow has been an issue since the taliban took control of the government, leading the world bank to freeze nearly $10000000000.00 and assets. civil servants haven't been paid and months aid groups. welcome the resolution. it is a very important us that in the sands batts, b, i, sanctions. i had an impact on, on the capacity to, to bringing assistance to bringing. i man shall as to port that he pretty cheese to our people in the services that we need to to support right now at this moment. the ones humanitarian chief martin griffith's called the resolution a milestone. the rare agreement among council members,

evidence of the shocking level of need and suffering and afghanistan, christian salumi al jazeera, the united nations. the death toll from major flooding in malaysia has risen to at least 33. the france, triggered by days of heavy rain, have also displaced nearly 70000 people and rescue as a searching for those still missing florence. 3 reports from the capital, a lamp, or 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 feelings one another we have. we definitely will have

anger because a lot, you know, u. s. b, we will not being warned by the government that the weather will be that serious and, and of what we will that series as well. and then we have, we also felt that becomes lean development as well because this of your control by it doesn't vision is like a little 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 are fit. on one didn't come during the time of disaster. they're the only come the dish. oh 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. unlikely to allay public anger questions around being asked about the government's lack of flood preparedness, especially during the monsoon season. opposition politicians say there needs to be an inquiry to examine what went wrong and to improve the country's readiness to raise future 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. rescue teams in myanmar are searching for at least 70 people missing after a landslide. at a jade mine, there were swept into a lake in northern ca, chin, state authority say at least one person has died. the area of the center of myanmar secretive jade industry, where mine is often work in dangerous conditions. landslides have caused hundreds of death syn recent years,

floods have it in the north western assyrian province of edlin. the area controlled by rebels is home to thousands of internally displaced. syrians who have fled the civil war. many of them are still stuck in camps agents. he see people burning plastics to keep warm through the winter is putting them at risk of respiratory diseases. but as, as had beg reports, they had very little choice. the homes bombed, displaced in their own countries, and now the syrians must endure floods. i was on the at about a year, we've been called for 4 days. nope. the heaters long 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 at 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 rapidly on the little common known. 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 shoe soles, whatever they can find to feed the furnace hero overrides, which we can use to keep warm and cook her meals, wiley, but what the children collect to burn is bad for their lungs. i don't like 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 him warm. one day silly, we don't get any aid or anything and that's our situation. it gets crowded with around 15 people crammed in 110th where they eat and drink and set them. but some are beginning to feel the effects on their health. lori hack 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 unless, as the adults tried to repair the damage done by floods, the children who have known nothing else except this camp. try to make the most of

what they have a sad beg. i'll g 0. libby as the elections commission is proposing the countries presidential poll take place on january 24th. the vote had been scheduled for this friday, but it's been marked by dispute over rules and regulations. ali trainer reports from tripoli, just 2 days ahead of what had been scheduled as the 1st round of a presidential election. he high national elections commission released a statement suggesting polling people's pond for a month to january 24th. more than 2 and a half 1000000 people had already picked up the records for the december 24th vote . but the whole process has been marred by controversy about rules and regulations . many say without a constitution, a presidential election will only lead to more division and conflict. it's now clear, it won't go ahead as scheduled. either co moves as the delay was expected,

that of another lumber we were expecting that the elections weren't going to happen on december 24th. but now setting a new date will also be a contentious issue. from a legal standpoint, the parliament must agree with the high council of state on a new date. the question now is them, how long will the postponement be far? and will they come to an agreement on a constitutional framework anyway? according to a previous political agreement, the parliament basin eastern libya and the high council of state in the west must agree on a constitutional framework to hold the elections. that never happened. here in this coffee shop in tripoli, some people tell us they don't think a presidential election is the way forward button and as far as elections are concerned, i think we need to have parliamentary elections 1st and then a presidential one. the parliament has been in power for several years and they haven't done anything for my development to be it. i'm happy the presidential

elections are happening to hold elections, you have to have a foundation. now, foundation is a constitutionally, if we don't have a constitution that identifies what kind of governing system we have, and the powers of president has, how can we fight for president on that? libya has seen 10 years of political divisions and conflict since the revolution that toppled war more get duffy in 2011. the international community has painted presidential and parliamentary elections as the only way to unite the country without a constitution or legal framework. many here believe a presidential election will only further the conflict. now latrina of 0 tribute tunisia, the former president, more than half my zilkey, has been sentenced to 4 years in prison. the court charged by zilkey who lived in france with assaulting the security of the state. that's because of recent comments he made, urging france and support for tenicia government. current president k said suspended

parliament in july, which my zilkey has called a call. the un, well, food program has announced it will have to reduce ration for 8000000 people in yemen because of a lack of funding. the cutbacks will start from january and the you and agencies warning a serious consequences of hunger rises. the country has been on the brink of famine since 2016 because of the civil war. wsp says 5000000 people are close to salvation . a flourishing wild olive industry, northern pakistan is providing much needed jobs. the government hopes it will shift people away from joining armed groups. osama bin jarvis, re for some bow shock. high in the hindu kush mountains near the african border. these trees slowly changing lives. in budge or district alone, there are millions of wild olive trees. and with some old science and new interests being grafted or joined with more than varieties. these mostly european type of all

is produced more quantity and better quality olive oil. in 3 to 5 years, the new variant of wild trees becomes a source of revenue for local tribesmen who had very few prospects in these remote areas of pocket sun. by george is one of the poorest districts, and many people migrate to larger cities to look for jobs. the rugged terrain is unforgiving for most crops, but its right has been able to successfully draft 10000 wild trees in just what 10 years. his written books to educate farmers and also established a small nursery to help others around him improve their livelihoods. logo. hey mob . now, many of the people who went towards militants, so did so because we had no jobs. no, but you metes him. nobody knew we a blizzard god, given resources. and if the government takes serious steps, we can have enough work here that people from other countries would come to us. economists believe locally produced oil can bring financial relief to the country.

a spike, assignees consume an estimated 24 kilograms of oil every year. olives are not just providing opportunities, but are also meant to bring down the import bill of a cash strapped economy and enable plantation in areas where there's very little water. government miseries give out saplings and seeds to promote olive farming. but critics say these initiatives, lack awareness, have insufficient facilities, and mostly rely on imported seeds. the white olive tree project offers more liberal those pos on. i'm a do our main focus for the olive plantations is the marginalized lands, especially the tribal areas, but shower north and south was here stone. these were militancy hit areas where people were jobless and faced extreme poverty. but now this all of initiative will bring prosperity to their lives. the minister says homegrown olive cultivation and production will save $3000000000.00 a year on imports. ah, it could also had prepared some of the $100000000.00 debt between fuck his son in italy. in recent years,

9000000 fees have been planted by cust on his 8000000 acres available for olive trees. that's larger than spain, the largest producer of olive oil, government officials, environmentalists and farmers agree, and the positive impact growing olives can have on the economy, deforestation, and jobs. yet pakistan still spends billions of dollars a year to import commodities, which can potentially be produced at home from a job without a 0 badge or northwest like a sun. and branches of mcdonalds in japan say they're being forced to ration french fries. the fast food chain says it will only sell small size orders for a week starting from friday, is because of a shortage caused by floods in canada that i have destructed potato exports. the hong kong university has removed a statue commemorating the victims of the $198910.00 men square massacre, which is highly centered in china. the university says the decision was based on legal advice after the implementation of

b. james national security law in hong kong. london's big ben is all set to chime once again, the iconic bell will mark the start of 2022 by ringing 12 times. it went silent in 2017 for renovation. the clock now has our hands made of gun metals. we all of 300 kilograms! ah! hello again! i'm fully! barty bore, with the headlines on al jazeera, more than 13000000 people have been ordered to stay home in the chinese city of shan. around 200 cove. 19 infections have been recorded there over the past 2 weeks . china is on high alert.