American singer songwriter bob dylan sells his entire song catalog and whats being called one of the biggest ever publishing deals. The u. S. Has seen its deadliest week of the coronavirus pandemic since april and Health Experts are warning the worst is yet to come nearly 2000 americans have died each day in the past week the countrys top Infectious Disease expert says the winter holidays surge hasnt even hit yet as people prepare to travel and get together for christmas. What we have now is a challenge ahead of us of the bleak months of december in january where we have a baseline of inspections that literally is breaking records every day with the guts of number of infections number of hospitalizations and numbers of deaths the numbers are really stunning we can do something about it but thats something right now is Public Health measures i mean hospitals in california could run out of bags in their intensive care units thats why the governor there has imposed lockdown in parts of the state but this week may also mark a turning point federal regulators could authorize a vaccine in the next 5 days ok for more on the lockdown in california lets go live to rob reynolds and Los Angeles Rob just talk us through what the situation is that what have people have access to what cant they get. Well this is all triggered by hospital intensive care unit capacity rob and that means that when the capacity of those specialized units to treat patients falls below 50 percent and that is when the restrictions kick in and the restrictions are for example stores are only allowed to have 20 percent of the normal capacity of people shopping in them playgrounds zoos museums all closed personal Services Businesses like hair and nail salons barber shops and the like also closed down restaurants are shut for indoor or Outdoor Dining only pick up pick up or delivery is allowed so its a very wide ranging set of of restrictions which has certainly gotten plenty of pushback from Business Owners even from. Law enforcement officials and this is coming on top you know of many many months of restrictions and and warnings from Public Health officials and politicians and people are very weary there is a pandemic fatigue that is very pronounced in california and across the United States and this of course for those Business Owners is the time of year when they make their money the christmas and hanukkah holidays are coming up people are not going to be able to shop as much as they would before people tend to want to get their hair cut or styled or Something Like that to look nice that at parties well there cant be any parties because people are the people are restricted now by rule provided they follow it to just their own households no other household means no grandparents no cousins no no other friends or family over for a holiday celebrations so it is its its pretty harsh and it is due to run for the next 3 weeks which would include those holidays as well and rob as he was saying people are getting weary of this because in particular in california theyve been through a lot bands before theyve been waving their mosques how tough is it going to be do you think to for people to actually live up to they said they going to go this time around of the actually going to keep this going and is it going to be enforceable. Well the enforceability question lets look at that this is not a kind of situation where police or sheriffs deputies are going to go door to door and check to see if youre having a party or Something Like that unless your party is of 100 or more people in it and the neighbors tell the police about it. There it is there you are relying on people to act responsibly to wear masks to socially isolate wash their hands all those sorts of things. But Law Enforcement officials for example the sheriffs of several counties in the state of california said theyre not going to enforce the law they call the governor a hypocrite because he dined out without a mask with a party in november and now hes closing down the restaurants and so on so its a really excellent question as to how people are going to respond will they obey these rules or will they flout these rules nobody really knows the answer at this point but i got to say that based on past experience with these holidays like thanksgiving holiday in november people have not really complied with the rules so there could be really tough times ahead. Rob reynolds talking to us from los angeles. Well in fewer than 12 hours the u. K. Will begin its mass coronavirus Vaccination Program the 1st doses of the vaccine made by pfizer and biotech will be given on tuesday the priority is going to go to the elderly and care for Workers Health chiefs warned the rollout is going to be a marathon and not a sprint most Vulnerable People may have to wait until next year to get vaccinated if barker reports from london. Hari show will be among those at the front of the queue to be vaccinated against kovac 19 the racial equality campaigner from Newcastle Upon Tyne in north east england says its a relief and i have received a telephone call i was very excited i feel. Its good you know i want the opportunity of doing get and so im not noble or anything like that i looking forward to final preparations are under way ahead of the largest Vaccination Program in british history of the pfizer bio and tech drug approved for use in the u. K. Last week have been arriving for pfizers factory in belgium the logistical challenge is immense the vaccine needs to be kept to the round minus 70 degree celsius everything we need in england 50 hospitals would facilities to store the super chill drug will be the 1st to administer it scotland wales and Northern Ireland will also begin similar programs in hospitals on choose day its the beginning of the end of this pandemic were not there yet its so important that people keep doing the things we know we need to do following the rules and the basics to make sure we keep this under control but we can now see the light at the end of the tunnel the governments ordered 40000000 doses so far and initial 800000 will be available in the 1st round of treatment this week capable of inoculating 400000 people with 2 injections 21 days apart. This is one of several London Hospitals that will begin vaccinating this week because initial supply a limited. People currently receiving treatment in hospital many others over the age of. 3 look after the elderly who. If there are any. Serious risk of contracting the virus immunity starts to build after the 1st dose but becomes fully effective a week after the 2nd in later phases of the rollout boxes of the vaccine that come in packs of almost a 1000 doses will be split up shared around the country and defrosted the vaccine could be stored at normal temperature but only for a few days as well as the logistical challenges the government also hoping to build public trust and a vaccine developed and approved record speed. In the wake of the pandemic conspiracy beliefs have gained ground a sizable minority of the nation demonstrators believe the pandemic was fabricated by government and the vaccines designed to insert people with microchips. 7 according to researchers at oxford university. The population could be entertaining. British Scientists Say stringent checks of being carried out to ensure the vaccine safety and effectiveness the u. K. Is setting the pace for many other countries what happens here could be a game changer in the Global Campaign against coronavirus. London. E. U. And u. K. Negotiators have failed to make any headway as they attempt to reach a post braggs it trade deal but as Prime Minister bars johnson set to travel to brussels this week to try to work out an agreement but as johnson and European Commission president von delenn spoke by telephone before releasing a statement confirming significant differences remain on 3 Critical Issues its the 2nd phone call in 48 hours as they try to make a breakthrough before the u. K. s transition period ends at the end of the month earlier rory challen spoke to my colleague and. She says he says both us johnson is optimistic about a deal with this as we are heading towards really the you know the deadline of deadlines on the 31st of december of this year if there is no deal reached between the u. K. In the you then the transition period and on the other side of that the 1st generally 2021 the u. K. And the e. U. Will be trading with each other on whats called w. T. F. The World Trade Organization terms a century that means that all of these trade barriers spring up tariffs and regulate rechecks accept or it would really throw a spanner in the works of what has been for decades very seamless trade between the 2 sides will there be a deal what i think if youre looking at the statement has just been released by sort of underlying and promise of johnson youd say that perhaps the you know the chances are on the up would Boris Johnson really decide that he was going to go to brussels later on this week if he didnt think that there was a deal that was possible i would argue that he probably thinks there is and that he wants to be front and center when the deal is actually signed. Still ahead in aljazeera why human rights activists are accusing the french president of turning a blind eye to egypts rights abuses if the 2 leaders meet in paris or south korea and forces new coronavirus restrictions we find out what has authorities there so concerned about this 3rd wave of infections. Was. The noreaster is gone but the cold is still there that is the response where asses and see way and then theres a massive amount of cloud disappearing off the east coast this wont make it into a noreaster but the cold air is tucked in behind it look at these high temperatures 9 degrees in atlanta only 15 new orleans for example where there is quiet we got a fog warning still around the northwest and to some degree in the upper midwest as well as quite cold air and that red flag warning means windy weather not just in Southern California california is dry and breezy now with that risk still with you and an interesting change in the weather type all the eastern side stays cold temperatures actually start to rise may not be obvious yet but it will be i think of the next few days colder east than the Mountain West shouldnt really be the case this time of the year we get to wednesday casper wyoming is it 10 degrees in atlanta 13 and a half is one hint of that change in pattern now as a cold front drugs its tail end through cuba and answer honduras will be significant showers set up following that the tensions i think will they look at cape will feel on the low side in for example cancun and have ana and rain again will be heavy in costa rica and panama. Canada a country of promise and opportunity from my gram workers but with little protection from the state authorities many of forced to pay extortionate relocation phase and are saddled with heavy debts 7000. 00 to come to canada here 7 and a lot of money in one brave group of indonesian workers speak out and seek justice for their exploitation migrant dreams a witness documentary on aljazeera. Me or george z. Or amount of our top stories this hour u. S. Health experts are warning of dark times ahead as the Holiday Season approaches its already reported its deadliest week since april with nearly 2000 people dying each day in the past week. The u. K. Gears up for a mass coronavirus Vaccination Program which begins on tuesday the 1st doses of the pfizer biotech vaccine will begin in England Wales and scotland. British Prime MinisterAbbas Johnson said to travel to brussels this week in a bid to work out a last minute post brags that deal to both the u. K. And the e. U. Called on their chief negotiators to prepare an overview of the remaining differences. French president emmanuel mccrum has been accused of failing to challenge egypts president over human rights abuses president Abdel Fattah Elsisi is in france for 2 days on an official visit mccall has confirmed he will allow the sale of weapons to egypt because they have a shared mission in fighting terrorism in the region the tasha battle has more from paris. The grandest ceremony at the start of a contentious visit egyptian president Abdel Fattah Elsisi was a school to the lease a palace where he was greeted by the french president emanuel macro the leaders discussed regional issues counterterrorism and their shared opposition to turkeys actions in libya and the Eastern Mediterranean mackerel said he also raised concerns about human rights in egypt with c. C. But refused to jeopardize pariss Strategic Partnership with cairo. Conditional it. Could be asked to matilda i will not make our cooperation in defense or economic matters conditional on these disagreements 1st because i believe in the sovereignty of people and respect for our legitimate and reciprocal interests 2nd big. As i believe that it is more effective to have a policy of demanding dialogue than a policy of boycott that would reduce the effectiveness of one of our partners in the fight against terrorism and for regional stability president sisi dismissed accusations of rights abuses. It is not appropriate for you to present the Egyptian State and everything it does for its people and for the stability of the region as no press of regime. The french president says that egypt is a Strategic Partner in the region but activists say unless cairo respects human rights such a partnership is a betrayal of french values. France is one of egypts main supplies of weapons campaigners say the sale of arms to cairo should be suspended the accused sissys government of using what he calls Counterterrorism Operations to crush Civil Society and arrest thousands of rights defenders journalists and perceived opponents as long as the egyptian president uses the fight against terrorism to suppress Civil Society voice. There is no shortage of partnership that can be done with the government. In 2019 micro of his state cairo and spoke about human rights in egypt since then relations between france and egypt have been strained macro hopes to repair them but campaigners question the cost to frances reputation Natasha Butler ill just 0 paris. Near lockdown rules have come into effect in south Koreas Capital which the Health Minister says is now a covert 19 war zone the militarys been deployed to help with testing and Contact Tracing more than 600 cases were reported on monday its the 30th day in a row of triple digit increases bubble brought reports from seoul. This is the 3rd time restrictions have been increased in the past month and it comes as the number of daily infections has continued to rise what worries the author of cheese is that this 3rd wave is far more d widespread than previous surges and unless the numbers are curbed hospital resources could become stretched upon the new not there is no center of this wave for us to focus our prevention measures on this could result in a much larger threat if the medical system reaches its limit it will cause great damage to all of us. There will be tighter controls on restaurants and indoor gatherings no spectators at sporting events 50 percent occupancy on intercity trains and buses and private companies are urged to get a 3rd of their staff working remotely from home the measures introduced during this way have resulted in a 20 percent drop in the amount that people are travelling and mingling just as it did in the 2nd wave over the summer but there hasnt been a corresponding drop in the number of new infections thats led to further concerns that people have been finding ways around these tighter restrictions and that in a country known for its high level of public compliance even here pandemic fatigue may be setting in bright aljazeera so canada may set to receive the 1st doses of the pfizer biotech Coronavirus Vaccine within a few weeks Prime MinisterJustin Trudeau says if approval is granted this week the 1st shipments could arrive by next week Frontline Health care workers and vulnerable populations including the elderly would be the 1st to see that. 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