u. s. president says the health system is prepared can be health reports. in the u. s. cases of coven caused by the arm across very, and our soaring had expected to get worse in the coming weeks. the stream is being felton hospitals. new records are being fat, with daily infections rising past. last winter's pandemic peak. in ne states like delaware new jersey, new york, and massachusetts, but also hawaii and puerto rico, there is no federal solution. this gets solved, state level on speaking to the nation's governors in a virtual meeting on monday. you as president joe biden admitted white house efforts to combat the highly contagious. i'm a crime very, it have been insufficient, but it's not enough. it's clearly not enough provide. we'd known we would have gone harder quicker if we could have. but new reporting indicates the biden administration was pushed to ramp up, testing as far back as october in anticipation of a holiday covered search, but declined. bided denies the report, reject reject, it still will biden announced a half 1000000000 at home. rapid task wou

u. s. health regulators of approved phases pill to trade cove at 19 studies show it produces severe symptoms by nearly 90 percent. this is following on the approval of a mac pill in the u. k. is there as prime minister? meanwhile, there was welcoming a plan for a full vaccine dose to be offered to people all to the 60, the world health organizations. warning vaccine inequalities will any prolong the pandemic. and even security councils agreed on a resolution to allow aid into afghanistan. humanitarian support will be exempt from sanctions aimed at the taliban. more than half the population are basically extreme levels of libya. elections, commissions, proposing the countries presidential paul take place on january 24th. was supposed to be this friday, but the balance been made by the spirits ever rules and regulations. malik, trainer reports from tripoli, just 2 days ahead of what had been scheduled as the 1st round of a presidential election. he hi, national elections commission released a statem

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u. s. health officials have shortened isolation for people who have covered 19 butcher no symptoms from 10 to 5 days. the cdc also is recommending no quarantine period after exposure for those who receive their booster shots. australia has reported more than 10000 cubic 19 cases on monday and you record as the country battles a wave of infections. the number of people seeking tests was put a strain on health care services. sarah clark explains, we certainly are seeing an ongoing rise in the number of cases across australia. so it's all states into treats added to or, and he said, what else are they that the stated the highest numbers, some states are reinforcing or reinstating tough restrictions. masts that pretty much mandatory across the country in doors at the moment that you sent us has resisted bushel or return to lockdown. i would as christians period and in queens and where i am on tuesday, we recorded the highest number of jolly cases. 1158. now the 8th round of negotiations to revive the

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u. s. health officials are recommending americans choose the pfizer or magellan vaccines, instead of johnson and johnsons. mike hanner has been following this story from washington day say, hello there, mike. why has the cdc made this recommendation? now while the cdc was acting on the advice of a panel of experts to have been investigating the effects of the various vaccines. and they found that in the case of j and j, as some of 50 women had developed thrombosis bed 9 of them subsequently died. now this is a very small figure, but it was enough to cause the experts to recommend to the c d. c. to recommend that if other vaccines are available not to take the johnson and johnson vaccine to be very clear, they are not saying, do not take the j j vaccine. they are saying, if there are other back scenes available, preferably you take those rather than the j and j, they are not talking about j and j be any less effective. what they are saying is, is a minuscule, greater chance of some kind of complica

and public health authorities in the u. s. have shortened isolation for positive a symptomatic people from 10 to 5 days. it comes as an average of a $100000.00 cases all reported daily. but the us president says the health system is prepared, can be held at ports. in the us cases of coven cause, by the arm across the very end, are soaring and expected to get worse. in the coming weeks. the stream is being felton hospitals. new records are being set with daily infections rising past. last winter's pandemic peak in ne states like delaware new jersey, new york, and massachusetts. but also hawaii and puerto rico. there is no federal solution. it gets found state level making to the nation's governors. in a virtual meeting on monday, us president joe biden admitted whitehouse efforts to combat a highly contagious army. kron varied have been insufficient number, but it's not enough. clearly not enough vibe. we'd know we would have gone harder quicker if we could have. but new reporting indicates the biden administration was pushed to

u. s. health regulators have approved sizes. covered 19 hill studies show it reduces severe symptoms by nearly 90 percent. it follows the approval of the murk pill in the u. k. the death toll from major flooding in malaysia has risen to at least $33.00 days after it began. almost 70000 people remained shelters and remain in shelters. malaysia's most densely populated state salon gore is a worse effective now than use c. u and security council has unanimously adopted a resolution allowing humanitarian aid into afghanistan. a council voted to apply a sanctions exemption, meaning government and aged agencies can now send money and goods to the country for the 1st time since the taliban to power. millions of afghans desperately need food and medicines. kristen salome reports from the united nations. look as by the un security council, paved the way for more aid to afghanistan unanimously, passing a us sponsored resolution, explicitly stating humanitarian assistance and other activities that support basic human needs and afghanistan

u. s. health regulators are full of the country's 1st antiviral pill to treat covered 19. studies showed that phases, fox love, a tablet reduces severe symptoms by nearly 90 percent or many a hoping antiviral. drugs could ease pressure on hospitals as cases rise. the you care for a pill by merc last month. but as john a whole reports, some of questioning it's efficacy, there's been many proclaimed game changes in the medical fight back against corona virus. this is the latest. the u. s. made drug mole new peter via was initially intended to treat the flu. it works by inserting errors into the genetic code of the virus, limiting its ability to multiply in the body. in practical terms, it's the 1st coded medicine that can be taken in pill form at home to help the most vulnerable avoid severe disease. and last month, the u. k became the 1st country to approve its use and the we work on a new national non pain. they could be interested in taking current researches at the university of oxford, a testin

u. s. health already say there are signs it's less dangerous than the delta variant . this comes as the world health organization says, there's no reason to expect existing vaccines will fail against only con w h chose europe, director cautioning against making vaccines mandatory. it follows austria his announcement. it would make inoculations. compulsory from next year mandates at on vaccination, or an absolute last resort, and only applicable when all, all that fees will options to improve vaccination uptake. have been exhausted. they have proven effective in some environments to increase vaccine uptick. but the effectiveness of mandates is very complex. specific mandates must be supported by appropriate policy considerations. a comprehensive implementation plan including provisions for exemptions and a strong communication component for the population. in the u. s. a federal judge has blocked the last president job biden's, coven, 19 vaccine mandates for businesses. the ruling says the mandate exceeds governmental authority to make millions of employees and federal

u. s. health. regulate as of approved phases pill to treat. covered 19 studies are showing it reduces severe symptoms by nearly 90 percent as far as the approval of a, a pill by mac in the u. k. meanwhile, israel's prime, and this is welcome to plan to offer a 4th vaccine dose to people older than 60. it's expected to get final approval from the health ministry in the coming days. but nigerian authority has been forced to destroy a 1000000 expired curve at 19 back. things are already close to expiring when they were to live it. the world health organization is warning. vaccine inequality as well, any prolong this pandemic, the global prairie to 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 come 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. well then, 13000000 people have been ordered to stay home in the chinese city of she on, arou

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u. s. health care system was already under pressure before on the kron emerged over the past 2 to 4 months, even before omicron. we had been seeing a surge of patients in emergency departments and hospitals around the country. patients who had put off care during covert, and unfortunately, patients who were dealing with the consequences of having put off that preventative care earlier, we're already filling our emergency department and hospitals. and so now dealing with an oma, kron surge were stressing and already strained system. with these breakthrough cases, what i'm seeing is when i bring a patient into the hospital for a heart attack stroke, a gunshot wound, something completely unrelated to cove it. and they've then test positive for coping because they've had a breakthrough case even with the vaccination or because they didn't get the vaccine in one of the vaccines in the 1st place. what ends up happening is that we then have to isolate that patient in the hospital from other patients who

u. s. health officials have the recommended isolation period for many infected recovered 19. as an increase in on the current cases worsens labor shortages. ah, like about santa maria here in dough with the world news from al jazeera eye surgeon fighting between ethnic groups and me, and mazda military is full. sing thousands to flee across the tie border. i'm tony chang on the time. yeah. my boy to where the piece is holding at the main border crossings. the fighting is broken out for the downstream. also in the news, the indian government cuts foreign funding to a charity founded by mother teresa and close encounters in space. china says it's space station almost collided with ellen mosques, styling satellites. ah, so the only convent as we know, is spreading rapidly around the world with some countries seeing record levels of infection. however, the u. s. has decided to have the isolation time for patients without symptoms knocking it down from 10 to 5 days. president biden says the health system is prepared for the rising case numbers, but admits the response hasn't been

u. s. health officials have the recommended isolation period full many infected because 19 has an increase in on the current cases, wilson's labor shortages. ah, i can all santa maria here in doha with the world news from al jazeera i surgeon fighting between ethnic groups and me, and mazda minute treat.

u. s. health officials have the recommended isolation period for many infected recovered 19. but an increase in omicron cases is worsening. labor shortages. ah, i'm come all santa maria here in dog hall. this is the world news from al jazeera surgeon fighting between ethnic groups and me and miles military. it's false. thousands to flee over the time border. i'm tony chang on the time man, mom go to where the piece is holding at the main bolt crossings.

u. s. health regulators of approved fives as pill to treat curve at 19 studies showed reduces severe symptoms by nearly 90 percent fall as the approval of a similar pill from merck in the u. k. is ross prime in this is welcome to plan for a 4th vaccine. meanwhile, 2 people older than 60. a panel of experts made the recommendation. it's expected to get final approval from the health ministry in the coming days, nigerian for his i have been forced to destroy a 1000000 expired cove at 19 back themes. and already they were close to expiring and i went to live. it would have organization is warning, vaccine inequality is, will only prolong of us with no the global prairie to my speed, 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. nor country come boost its way out of the pandemic and boosters cannot be seen as a ticket to go ahead with the planned celebrations without the need for other precautions. the un security c

u. s. health regulators of approved phases pill to treat covered 19 studies are showing it reduces severe symptoms by nearly 90 percent as far as the approval of a pill by merck in the u. k. meanwhile, israel's prime ministers, welcome to plan to offer a 4th vaccine dose to people older than 60. it's expected to get final approval from the health ministry in the coming days. but nigerian authority has been forced to destroy a 1000000 expired curve at 19 back. things are all.

u. s. health officials, a vaccine manufacturer, is already working on contingency plans, including the possibility of an on the con, specific booster. they do have plans that have multiple contingency. one is to wrap up the production of the vaccines that they already have. the next is to make, for example, a bio valence where you have the, a vaccine against both the ancestral strain and the new variant. and the other is to make a variant specific boost, the degree to which they're going to be doing that they are now assuming they may have to do that. and being prepared for that. south africa's health minister saying the country will manage on the crime without introducing you locked down. so variant is driving a surge in infections that with another $16000.00 confirmed on friday. for me to miller reports from janice back. experts in south africa, say the surgeon coven. 19 infections is the highest as seen since the start of the pandemic. and they blame the latest and possibly most contagious vari

u. s. health officials have shortened isolation for people who have cobit 19, but show no symptoms from 10 to 5 days. the cd she also is recommending no quarantine period after exposure for those who have received their booster shots period. little bit, australia has reported more than 10000 cubic 19 cases on monday, a new record as the country battles away.

u. s. health regulators have approved the country's 1st antiviral pill to treat cove at 19. it comes from pfizer. it's called pax lovin, and the study suggest it reduces severe symptoms by nearly 90 percent. meanwhile, wealthy nations are accelerating their vaccine. rollouts israel is going to offer a 4th dose to the vaccine to over 6 days in germany. they're considering something similar. however, we have heard from the head of the world health organization and he is criticized this approach have a listen. 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. and then the ongoing debate about lock downs, a belgium, some states in india, they are among the latest to tighten their restrictions. let's talk about this pilla. this is really interesting stuff. and judy fisher and associate professor of micro

u. s. health officials are saying that vaccine manufacturer is already working on contingency plans, including the possibility of an on the chrome specific booster. how did your cost rise more in this from washington? fresh cases of ami cronner popping up coast to coast in the us from new york to california to many states and between. and particularly one case in hawaii in which the person who was infected has no recent travel history. so it is now undeniable that community spread is happening. kennedy spread on the crown is happening in the united states and the chief white house medical advisor anthony found she talked about this in a briefing today, saying that the vaccine makers were already on top of this working on multiple plans to in the case of whether or not the current vaccines work, which is still a study that's ongoing, but he says that these vaccine makers will be prepared. they do have plans that have multiple contingency. one is to wrap up the production of the vaccines that they a

u. s. health official say early indications suggest the owner con, very into the career. a virus may be less dangerous than the delta variant. this is the world health organization says travel bands are ineffective against omicron urging hunters to promote mosque wearing and vaccines instead of the bodies. europe, director cautioned against making vaccines mandatory mandates at on vaccination or an absolute last resort and only applicable when all, all that feasible options to improve vaccination uptake have been exhausted. they have proven effective in some environments to increase vaccine uptick. but the effectiveness of mandates is very complex. specific mandates must be supported by appropriate policy considerations. a comprehensive implementation plan including provisions for exemptions and a strong communication component for the population. new travel restrictions have come into effect in the u. k. as a result of the on a chron variant, people traveling into person will need to show proof of a negative covey test before they travel. adding to the p c r test they al

u. s. health regulate who's have given the green light to the 1st antiviral pill to treat coven 19 americans age to 12 and older will be able to take. pfizer is pax, livid tablet. to fend off the worst effects of the virus studies. it showed that it reduces the risk of hospitalization and death by nearly 90 percent or previously authorized drugs against the disease require an i. v or an injection rescue. teams have been searching for at least the 17 missing people in me and mar after a landslide. at a mine the land, slight hit while workers were digging for jade in northern catching state when they were swept into a lake. so far, one person has been confirmed that the area is the center of me and mars at secret if jade industries were minor is often work in dangerous conditions. in malaysia, the clean up operation is underway after one of the country's worst floods of recent times. the number of dead has no reason to 27 and more than 60000 people were forced from their homes. florence louis report

u. s. health regulations have given the green light to the 1st the anti viral pill to treat cove at 19 americans age 12 and older will be able to take 5 years back slowly the tablet, the friend off the worst effects of the virus studies showed that it reduce the risk of hospitalization and the best among patients with the most severe symptoms by nearly 90 percent or previously authorized drugs against the disease require nivea or an injection while i white house corresponding kimberly. how could join us live now from washington d. c. so what more do we know about the santi viral pill? well, we know that it is going to give a lot of people who are in high risk categories, say for obesity or heart disease. a lot of hope. the secret to this antiviral pill that's been approved under emergency authorization from the food and drug administration is getting it to the patient quickly after diagnosis. that's what is most effective. we understand it's a 5 day course. you take 3 pills a day. i and this is a

u. s. top health official antony fall. she is urging people to get booster shots. wear masks and reconsider travel plans as the army kron variant spreads. well, the one thing that's very clear, and there's no doubt about this as is extraordinary capability of spreading. it's trans miss ability capability. it is just, you know, raging through through the world really. and if we're going to deal with armor crohn's, successfully vaccinated, people need to get boosted and obviously people who are not vaccinated clearly need to get vaccinated. now, more than ever. well, that's the word from the top health official in the us will. european governments meanwhile, are clamping down on public life to battle, the new strain, the netherlands has come, become the 1st to impose a strict lockdown over christmas for many across the netherlands. it's the very end that killed christmas. thanks to the highly contagious army chron. the government has ordered all non essential businesses to shut till mid january christmas gathering limits. me

u. s. health officials are urging people to get booster shots and wear masks. at any update, stay tuned for the business had like that coming up next and out about more headline at the top of the hour with ah, with you know to nuclear power. that's what the brock doth protest is about. one last time after 35 years of struggle. by the end of 2022, germany will talk to using nuclear power. other countries, meanwhile, are stepping up production. why is that global 3000 in 60 minutes? oh d, w oh, well, to the dark side where we tell a chance agencies are pulling the strings. there was a before 911 and an after 911. he says after $911.00, the clubs came off where organized cry rules. every genuine use a global network of companies, banks, and operators. we will provide those services to anyone operation, the criminal economy. where conglomerates make their own laws. they invade our private lives through surveillance. hidden, opaque, secretive works true was they, it doesn't matter. the only criteria is what we'll hook people up. we shed light on the opaque worlds wh

u. s. health authority say it's causing 73 percent of new infections up from just 12 percent last week. that has many americans worried as the holiday season begins. there is not much christmas cheer in washington. just a short distance from the white house. these people are coming up to be tested for cope at 19 as case numbers reached record highs. i'll call the fall, we are so i need to take a test in everybody that is a few of us getting together. so we want to all take a cobra test to be safe to be just because i've got grandkids at home and my mother and everybody else me. so i have to keep, you know, just by don't back and take a chance to sit in at home to my family. i'm not trying to do it, but it's not just testing that'll help in the battle against alma crohn. the white house president biden made yet another appeal to americans to get vaccinated. it's your booster shots, were a mask our doctors and made it clear booster shots per by the strongest protection . unfortunately, we still have

u. s. county health reports from washington. ah, the images are unforgettable. supporters of former president donald trump last january, attempting to overturn the results of the u. s. presidential election. it rattled a nation that prides itself on being a model for democracy. since then, many americans have come to believe democracy is under attack in the us and elsewhere. it's no secret that there is democratic backsliding happening around the world. that's why you as president biden is holding a virtual summit this week to bring together more than a 100 countries to promote democratic ideals like voting and human rights. divide in administration points to threats to taiwan from china and ukraine from russia. as just some of the examples of how democratic governments are being tested, it hopes to rally global leadership to stand up even confront those authoritarian forces. but critics say the u. s. lacks the moral authority to hold such a summit. we directly arm and finance some of the most authoritarian and inch democratic go

u. s. government health officials and joe biden is saying that if you're not vaccinated, you shouldn't be seeing your family for the holiday season, or where we so much about people who still to this point refused to get vaccinated . the virus is going to find you, please get vaccinated. all these people who have not been back. you have an obligation to yourself, to your family and quite frankly, now we criticize this to your country, get faxes it now it's free. it's convenient. i promise you, which saves the lives are honest to god, believe it, your patriotic duty, really big long lines. your anger is rising, frustration is rising. people are angry at the mayor. people are angry at the governor and the new york state government, but people are also angry at the white house. caleb mop and archie, new york located queued up and just been seen at cove at testing stations, but also at airports all across the world. because millions of people right now is facing christmas travel destruction due to mass flight consolations globally. we understand now more than 2000 planes have been grounded in

u. s. hospitals and health workers are bracing for an expected surge after the holidays and across the atlantic. large parts of europe, a re imposing partial lock downs, to curved record numbers of new cases. rounding off the year with another variant and another set of measures to fight back. countries across europe have tightened restrictions, dampening planned new year's eve celebrations as omicron spreads. france has announced a range of new measures including reducing the weight for these 2 jobs to 3 months . the government will also vote on a new bill to bar the unvaccinated from entry to places like restaurants and cinemas. news of old old re today we have adopted the following additional measures . yes. review which will apply from next monday for a period of 3 weeks. would you like to possibly but then it will be to slow down on a crawl. large gatherings will be limited to a maximum of 2000 people indoors on 5000 people. outlaws, that's what makes you more. an excel you. across the channel cases, a soaring is only kron takes hold. as the u. k is dominant strain, new restrictions have c

u. s. and health experts are warning of what they call an army crohn blizzard. if told americans to prepare for severe disruptions in the coming weeks, the rising wave of coven 19 laid by the on the crown variant is threatening to overwhelm hospitals, their schools, and other key infrastructure. reco numbers of children have been hospitalized. and authorities are preparing to authorize booster shots for 12 to 15 year olds next week. when we talk to the side, oh my, he's the director of the yale institute for global health and asked him about possible solutions to stop covered runing. another year we have tools at our disposal around the world. we have highly effective vaccines, especially against severe disease. we have a pretty substantial supply of high quality mass. we have understood more about the modes of transmission of the wires, and we know that good ventilation and good filtration helps. so it is the deployment of those tools that will in for a sustainable control of this virus in the coming months and years. and that was sad on that, the director of t

u. s. government health officials and joe biden is saying that if you're not vaccinated, you shouldn't be seeing your family for the holiday season and worry so much about people who still to this point refused to get vaccinated. the virus is going to find you, please get vaccinated. all these people who have not been back, you have an obligation to yourself, to your family and quite frankly, now we criticize this to your country, get faxes it now it's free. it's convenient. i promise you it saves the lives. i'm honest to god, believe it, you're patriotic duty. really big long lines. your anger is rising, frustration is rising. people are angry at the mayor. people are angry at the governor and the new york state government, but people are also angry at the white house. taylor mop and archie, new york watches, foreign ministry says upcoming talk with the us and nato will have to focus on ending the alliance is expansion. despite the media claims, the washington is refusing to discuss the issue. it is exactly that expansion of nato and the non emergence of weapon systems, the threat and ou

u. s. government health officials and joe biden is saying that if you're not vaccinated, you shouldn't be seeing your family for the holiday season. i worry so much about people who still to this point, refuse to get vaccinated. the virus is going to find you, please get vaccinated. all these people who've not been vaccinated, you have an obligation to yourself, to your family, and quite frankly, i'm not criticizing this to your country, get faxes it now it's free. it's convenient. i promise you, which saves lives. i honest to god, believe it, you, patriarch, duty really big long lines here. anger is rising, frustration is rising. people are angry at the mayor. people are angry at the governor and the new york state government, but people are also angry at the white house. caleb mop and archie, new york. while countries grew up with the ever changing requirements of the con demik christmas, travel has taken a hit. more than 5000 flights have been cancelled for the festive, weaker meaning. the millions of people have been left stranded. reasons include, coven outbreaks, among cabin crews,