A state of emergency new measures are in place across europe to stop the spread of covert 19. A call for a nationwide strike in belarus self to the president ignores the oppositions demand to step down. Polls have just closed in a historic referendum in chile people are deciding whether to overhaul the constitution which critics say as led to widespread inequalities for decades the vote a result of fierce antigovernment protests which of overwhelmed the country since last year if the referendum passes Guiding Principles imposed 4 decades ago under a military dictatorship could be replaced president Sebastian Pinera believes the measure will be approved latin america editor of the sea and human is joining us now from a polling station in santiago to see if this is an. About the part of the constitution itself its also about whos going to rewrite it imho its going to be written isnt it. Oh theres so much at that that we dont know but right now at this very moment the polls have just closed and you can see right behind me at one of the polling stations at the National Stadium this is chiles largest Polling Center which was once the place that became infamous during the dictatorship as a torture and Interrogation Center well now it is a place where chileans have come to exercise their democratic right to choose a new constitution these ballots will be counted one by one and there to balance the yellow ones you may or may not see in the back and the white ones one is to see or to ask whether to approve or not to rewrite a new constitution the other one asks how what would be the system used and the choices of the following chileans can either have a Constitutional Assembly made up of half of the lawmakers which already exist congressmen and senators and the other half. Would be elected by popular vote or they can have a Constitutional Assembly entirely made up of delegates chosen by popular vote in which case there would be total gender parity 50 percent women 50 percent men this is the real question now how will it be done some people believe that the people who write the new constitution should be lawmakers already that that would somehow or other allow the Political Parties that are already in the system as it were and in the congress to put the brakes on any kind of radical choices that some people may want to make but many other chileans believe that it really should be written by delegates chosen through popular vote because the popular Political Parties have been very discredited rob and so they dont want to pollute the politicians that are already in power to have much say in it they say that this they have been the ones along. The constitution itself who have kept a brake on social change in chile over all these years the constitution remember it was written under the pinochet dictatorship and it does make it very difficult for reforms to be to be made in a way that would not be unconstitutional so its been a kind of a long and tough and very very difficult process over the last 30 years since chile return to democracy and chileans are saying its time to say enough and start from scratch but as you were saying theres still so much yet to be decided and people still wont even with this process as we were talking about earlier were seeing protests in the streets of sons jago at the moment. Well actually they werent supposed to be protests they were caesar people who we believe in fact according to all the polls that the the approved the approved option will be voted on will win this ballot by a long by a wide margin so they were sort of starting to celebrate ahead of time riot police have been trying to disperse them from italy plus a dignity as its been renamed its the main epicenter of protests in santiago but i think that over the next few hours when we start getting the initial results in more and more people will probably go to this part of town tablet to try to celebrate whether or not police will allow them to do that is another question. The sea thank you very much indeed thats the scene human are like america editor in santiago. Protesters in iraq are marking one year since their movement against corruption government corruption began on sunday they came out to renew their call for action several people were injured after Security Forces fired tear gas and water cannon and those trying to force their way into baghdads green zone and a similar fault in reports many demonstrators say the government has done little to improve their lives. After months of quiet baghdad status square came alive on sunday to commemorate the one Year Anniversary of iraqs antigovernment protests. Students and teachers what previously marched to hear every sunday but had stayed away because of the coronavirus pandemic once again joined in. The atmosphere was part festive part somber they rejoice to debate of the same revolutionary songs of last year but also remember those who died for the cause. Here. We are commemorating the youth who have died of old this time they still havent done anything for us we dont have the homeland we are to get it seems impossible but what we want now is our rights and the rights of the protesters who died. Protesters climbed atop the barricades leading to the heavily fortified green zone which houses government offices taunting a ruling class they see as corrupt last year they forced the then Prime Minister ive been at the to resign but the parties in the system that brought him to power remain in place and ordered to still remember you know. This constitution doesnt represent us its a constitution that suits them because they wrote it to serve their interests these rich people who have hotels commissions and millions while we are here starving. But the movement has been plagued by disunity and the lack of organization most protesters advocated for Peaceful Demonstrations there was. The revolutionaries agreed to make this a peaceful protest without is kill a sion and they are voicing their demands in a peaceful way. But others decided to cross the barricades to the green zone in an attempt to lay siege to Parliament RiotPolice Used Tear Gas to repel them resulting in several light injuries a government spokesman said dozens of Security Forces were also injured when demonstrators flew stones petrol bombs and homemade hand grenades. But. One of the Security Forces present on the 3 barricades and atop the buildings didnt carry firearms the instructions were very clear and frank and until this moment there was high commitment from the side of the Security Forces to protect the protesters because the Prime Minister has called for early elections in june next year but many protesters feel the government hasnt done enough to meet their demands for sweeping reforms. Sundays the most ration is where to some extent a test for the protest movement to see if it could once again mobilize crowds while it was the biggest gathering in months the numbers were not what they used to be last year what remains to be seen the role of the protest movement can once again galvanize support in the days to come see want to fall to an aljazeera. France is reporting its highest single day coronavirus in factions with 52000 in the past 24 hours cases have been on the rise in recent weeks the country has more than 1000000 active covert 19 cases several European Countries are now imposing stricter measures as infection rates surge some of the worst hit countries like italy and spain or public cooperation will mean theres no need for another complete and damaging lockdown that even barbara has more. One of a string of protests in italy against pandemic related restrictions demonstrators converged on the government building in rome to denounce a nighttime curfew they say its shuttering the economy. Sunday the Prime Minister announced tough new measures saying covered 1000 cases were rising dangerously across the country and placing pressure on the health system. Just. Managing the pandemic means to permit our medical system to give a prompt response guaranteeing treatment and proper hospitalizations to all citizens it means to prevent a 2nd complete lockdown like the one we had in the spring the country cannot afford it. Bars and restaurants have to close at 6 pm although they can offer a Takeaway Service jim swimming pools cinemas and theaters are being ordered to shots people are being strongly advised not to leave home except for work health or education purposes but so far theres no ban on travelling spain is going further with a new state of emergency coming into effect on sunday night the countrys desperately trying to avoid going through the trauma it suffered in the spring the new law includes night time curfews everywhere except the Canary IslandsPrime MinisterPedro Sanchez says the legislation will last for 15 days but he lost parliament to extend it for 6 months and then awkward to the whole legal constitutional he gives legal constitutional coverage for the temporary restriction for 6 months of fundamental rights such as freedom of movement from 11 pm to 6 am it also gives regions the ability to stop people coming in or out of certain neighborhoods a city or a whole region. The World Health Organization says europe reported 222000 new covered 19 cases on saturday accounting for nearly half the global total but addressing the World Health Summit happening in berlin but also online the head of the United Nations urged countries to think beyond their own borders and we need Global Solidarity every step of the way developed countries must support all systems in countries that are short of resources and we must join together as governments the private sector of Civil Society and all partners to make sure vaccines tests and treatments are available to everyone everywhere and vaccine must be Global Public goods. On the edge of europe and russias caseload remains the 4th largest in the world theyve recorded more than 15000 new Coronavirus Infections every day for a week but the governments repeatedly dismissed the idea of a new lock down or shutting down businesses an outlier in the response to the pandemic at least for now nadine barber aljazeera causeway acquiring is the director general of the International Federation of pharmaceutical manufacturers outlined the challenges of producing a vaccine. We really avant to have a vaccine as fast as possible but we also need to make sure that we proceed as slow as needed because we want to make sure that the vaccines months they reach to people are tested for safety and efficacy basically although you read about more than 200. 00 backs and projects in the word theyre probably in the industrialized countries not more than a handful of Big Pharma Companies able to manufacture at large scale hundreds of millions in doses to give you a perspective the largest vaccine volume ever produced is 450000000. 00 doses per year for polio here in coronavirus cove at 19 we are talking about a need of potentially 12. 00 to 15000000000. 00 as of a vaccine this causes staunton challenges for example you need specialized classifieds scarcity of that therefore instead of having a single there is vaccines you will need to have multi those involved by you need a sufficient number of syrian chase and you also need specialized transportation and star and the companies are deeply conscious for wondrous and not just because of garbage 19 when you look at the number of anti vaccines in the world you do not want to create a disaster by going too fast you really need to move as fast as possible and as slow as needed. Still ahead an aljazeera trouble on the high seas why British Special forces had to board an oil tanker on route from nigeria to britain. Not that you know were. Having a good laugh about the pandemic comedians in new york find a way to keep people entertained and safe from corporate 90. We got some really cold air diving down across parts of north america ads of the canadian prairies through the Northern Plains of the year s. And sinking of the south was well im eating out with the warmer air weve got some very very heavy add foundries showers rattling away here they are going to continue making the way for the southeast but you can see single figures for many subzero for many as well denver minus 8 celsius the top temperature thats in the heat of the day on monday afternoon warms up significantly as we go on through choose i say quite a change at that stage still fair amount says shall is there its a central parts of the u. S. And showers theyre starting to gather just around the deep south now weve got some very active weather moving across the in most western corner of the caribbean this double clutch just storms here that says a Tropical Storm zita that is making its way up towards the yucatan peninsula some very heavy rain coming back in here then as we go through monday and it is likely to become a hurricane by the time we come to choose to say some wet weather around the yucatan peninsula western parts of cuba system into the gulf of mexico gradually making its way up towards Louisiana Mississippi for the middle part of the week elsewhere for the caribbean the sunshine and showers. Are. Stranded 8 long years on the sue is can now. Creating their own community and the economy there was you know president bush used you go when you hit aljazeera world tells the tale of 14 cargo vessels accidentally caught up in the arab israeli conflict it was quite a surprise to find myself in russia in the middle of a war through the sailors whose ships of the desert sand the yellow fleet on aljazeera. The a. Georgiadis here a reminder of our top stories this hour a vote counting has begun in chile where people are deciding whether to write a new constitution demonstrators say the current one from inequality police have to use Water Cannons to break up protests in the capital santiago. Security forces in iraq have fired tear gas of protesters trying to get into baghdads fortified green zone demonstrations against corruption and unemployment 1st began a year ago hundreds have been killed since then. France has registered a record of new daily infections with more than 52000. 00 confirmed covered 19 cases on sunday several other European Countries including italy and spain are now imposing stricter measures as infection rates rise surge. Cameroons blaming a massacre at a school and separatist groups witnesses say the attackers used guns and machetes and victims it happened in the city of koma an English Speaking region at least 8 children were killed and several others were wounded to anger phone provinces in cameroon have become a center of conflict as groups fight for independence they accuse the predominantly french government of marginalizing them briscoe out of b. Is a refugee who escaped cameroon because of the violence he says the should be limited International Intervention to solve the crisis. A best lead think its no no government but to question the tough issues ive been just to you and because it lets the body not just of the situations because if the government its not government or big lets say if you have some problems we accuse our government of cretins from the us at the day you were in that house is the hardest right and the hunt is this the deserve this of the disk this power to do this will be able to do it under what we are expecting what or the coming of course of to embody and be put in as i do the president will all expects for this president does believe that the 7 years of power to create the power giving us 100 to do so you can equal and willing to push the country from the isnt do the 1st thing or the come on us need not. Well russian Opposition Leaders for a lot of the color sky is calling for a nationwide strike on monday after the president again refused to step down more than 100000 people rallied for the 11th week in a row on sunday demanding. Resign as Alexei Obrien reports they faced fierce opposition from Security Forces. But this was the Police Response on the streets of the belorussian capital minsk. In what the opposition is calling state sponsored violence. Security forces deployed stun grenades and tear gas on protesters whod been marching against the president alexander lukashenko. The rally had started peacefully with wide columns of dam and stretches fanning out across ments they were heading for the president s home determined to send him a message that its time to god. Was. The march was called by Opposition LeaderStraight Line a ticking off skier whod given look into lee end of sunday to resign or face a nationwide general strike. Organizers say more than a 100000 people were out banging drums chanting strike and long live ballo roofs the scenery of them are still only unfortunately i think that lukashenko will not accept the ultimatum he lives in his own world he thinks that many people support him and that were all wrong that were drug addicts prostitutes and vandals but were just peaceful he cannot understand it yet we are afraid of what will happen next week we will go on strike. But t