But Boris Johnson warned it will take several months for highrisk people to complete their shots. The Prime Minister urged the public to keep taking preventative steps. Health secretary matt hancock revealed britain will get the first shipment of 800,000 doses. And people will start receiving shots early next week. Mass vaccinations will take place next year with priority placed on residents of homes for the elderly, nursing care workers and people aged 80 or over. As the vaccine has been developed with new technology, british authorities will continue to check its safety and efficacy. Challenges lie ahead as the vaccine needs to be stored and shipped at temperatures of minus 60 to 80 degrees celsius. Quality checks of the vaccine will take place upon its arrival in britain, and it will be sent to National Health Service Hospitals and other medical institutions. The government plans to create hubs to allow mass inoculations. Turning now to russia, president Vladimir Putin has ordered the start of mass vaccinations against covid19 next week. The move comes as medical systems are on the verge of collapse in some rural areas. Medical workers and teachers will be the first to get the shots. Of a domestically developed vaccine the government approved in august. Some members of the public have already been inoculated. Putin also said new hospitals have opened in Rural Regions and stressed the government is making efforts to expand the dical system. Russia marked the record 589 daily deaths from the coronavirus on wednesday. New cases are running at a rate of more than 25,000 a day. Local media have reported that wards are full in hospitals in rural areas including a region in russias northwest and in siberia. Patients are reportedly being treated in beds placed in hallways. Here in japan Health Authorities are facing more challenges as infections rise, with tokyo reporting 500 new cases on wednesday. More than 41,000 people have tested positive for the virus in the capital. 59 are currently in serious condition. The metropolitan government is preparing to open a hospital in middecember, specializing in coronavirus patients with nonsevere symptoms. It will have 100 beds. The air pressure of each room can be lowered to the virus will not spread outside. The hospital will be equipped with six voice translation machines that can interpret for 58 languages. The head of the Japan Medical Association is warning tt Front Line Health Care workers are under great strain. Translator if infections continue to increase rapidly, it will be difficult to provide medical services to both covid19 patients and people with other diseases. Actually, in some areas some hospitals already find it difficult to continue accepting cancer, cardiac disease, or cerebral stroke patients. The Central Government is stepping up antivirus measures, saying japan is in a crucial period to curb the spike in cases. Health authorities reported more than 2,400 new cases across japan on wednesday. Over 2,200 people have died in the country since the pandemic began. The u. S. Centers for Disease Control and prevention is revising its guidance on the length of coronavirus quarantine periods. For some people that period can be as short as seven or ten days. An alternative to the current 14day standard. Cdc says a sevenday quarantine followed by a negative test result could work for people showing no symptoms after virus exposure. For individuals who dont take a test, they could leave quarantine after ten days if they show no symptoms. Cdc still recommends a 14day quarantine, as they say, theres a small risk that someone leaving quarantine early could spread the virus. But theyre hoping the shorter options will encourage more compliance, specifically mentioning the Economic Hardship people face with potentially taking two weeks off work. Cdc also suggests travelers consider getting tested one to three days before travel, and then again three to five days after travel. According to Johns Hopkins University Global infections totaled more than 64 million cases on wednesday. Over 1. 4 Million People have died. Three leaders of hong kongs prodemocracy movement have been handed prison sentences for their role in an unauthorized protest last year. Joshua wong, agnes chow, and ivan lam rallied support for their cause, both in hong kong and abroad. Wong received a 13 1 2 month sentence. Lamb was sentenced to seven months. Those inside the couroom say chow broke down in tears. But wong remained defiant. After the decision was read out, he shouted to the gallery, the coming days will be tougher but we will hang in there. The three pleaded guilty last week to charges of inciting and participating in this demonstration outside police headquarters. They led the now defunct group, which disbanded hours before a new National Security law for hong kong took effect. While waiting for the sentencing, wong told supporters he was worried about an uncertain future but felt confident personal pain and suffering would fuel efforts to push for justice. Choi confided the conditions at the detention facility were affecting her mental health. People in hong kong reacted sharply to the sentencing. I feel the punishment is not fair. What they have done is for hong kong. I hope they kids stay safe and remember that we all hong kong people are waiting for them. These were some of many pending legal cases against prodemocracy activists. Critics say the government has been intensifying suppression of opposition voices since beijing passed a National Security law in june. British foreign secretary dominic raab issued a statement saying Court Decisions must be fair and impartial. Heaid the rights and freedoms of people in the territory must be upheld. He urged authorities in hong kong and beijing to end their campaign to stifle opposition. And a group of u. S. Lawmakers is calling for congressional action to help hong kong descendants hoping to move to america. Its one of more than a dozen recommendations made by a Bipartisan Commission tasked with assessing chinas growing threat. The challenges posed by the Chinese Communist party are not partisan. They are american concerns. China is an adversary presenting unique and immediate threats to our economic and security interests. The u. S. China Economic and Security Review Commission says beijing is becoming more aggressive, both at home and abroad. It says washington should remove barriers for prodemocracy activists hoping to flee prosecution. The report says when china passed a new National Security law, it disregarded its obligations to hong kong by violating the one country two systems framework. It says that fundamentally transformed chinas relationship with democracies around the world. The report also recommends the u. S. Strengthens its ties with taiwan, as china intensifies military operations around the island. It says chinas actions in hong kong show that its promise to reunify with taiwan while respecting its autonomy is hollow. The report also warns that china is trying to use economic and political control to expand its international influence and subvert u. N. Agencies. It says china wants to create Global Standards for technology to ensure countries must rely on their products. The committee is calling on congress to put aside partisan differences and address these concerns. All Nippon Airways is planning to take part in a joint development of an environmentallyfriendly fuel made from carbon dioxide. The japanese air carrier and its partners are hoping the new fuel will start powering aircraft from the latter half of this decade. The plan involves chemically treating co2 emitted from factories using technologies developed by toshiba and toyo engineering. Oil refiner will also join the project. They face several challenges including maintaining quality and achieving stable production and supplies. Profitability is another concern. Ana is already using alternative fuels. Some of its aircraft started burning a substance made from food waste last month. The airline says the new co2derived fuel is expected to further lower its overall emissions. The Aviation Industry is under pressure to reduce its carbon footprint. Aircraft produced more co2 than trains and other forms of transportation. Restrictions on Greenhouse Gas emissions on International Flights will be introduced next year. Now a check on the World Weather with our meteorologist tsietsi monare. The cyclone that weve been watching has now crossed the sri lanka coast. Whats the situation like there . The situation is quite intense, as you can imagine. These cyclonic conditions can be very stormy, can be very devastating. You can have trees and also power cuts because of power lines being toppled down and so on and it looks like thats basically whats going to be happening there for the next couple days. The amount of rainfall weve seen in the area has gone as high as 160 millimeters in just 15 hours. That is quite devastating, in fact, it could lead to flooding and also lot of disruption. Speaking of disruptions, lets look at this video so you can get a brief idea of whats happening there. I want to remind you, this is the second cyclone formed in the bay of bengal thin a wee more than 35,000 people have been evacuated from homes on the east coast where the storm started crossing over. And authorities will keep schools and some businesses closed until at least about friday while theyre working on clearing debris, as you can see there, and also making things a little bit more accessible for the next couple days so people can get back into their business and go on about their daily lives. Well see heavy rainfall persisting along the east coast of india especially toward southern parts and thats an area that has been impacted over the last couple days or so by previous oath storms and people there should be on the lookout for flying debris and also falling trees. That could be quite dangerous for you, especially along lowlying areas. Temperatures are looking better, though. Some of them into the upper 20s. Sunny skies toward the northern side. Thats basically the good news we can give you about india. Moving over toward japan, were seeing a lowpressure system moving along the seaside of japan into the eastern direction and what it will do is meet some unstable conditions, particularly toward the hokuriku part of japan. Youll be seeing cloud cover for most of the north and northeastern side, but temperatures are looking pretty good from the southern point of view. Osaka goes to 16 degrees. A little bit chilly. Snowfall expected north in hokkaido. United states, unseasonably warm air persisting across much of the pacific northwestern region, seeing temperatures increasing along those parts into the double digits. Slightly cooler for the rockies and the midwest. Thats all for your weather. Take care. Thats all for this hour. Thank you for watching nhk newsline. Hope youll join us again. Welcome to newsline in depth. Im shibuya aki. Food is one of our greatest sources of pleasure. Aroma, texture, and taste, presentation on the plate, the celebration of the seasons. And, of course, the way is brings people together. But our insatiable appetites can lead to overharvesting and threatening species to the point of extinction. Today, we focus on how the Food Industry is applying both common sense and hightech to ensure sustainability, all so we can continue indulging in our favorite delicacies. Ah. Matsutake. So mouth watering. What truffles are to europeans matsutake are to japanese. Aromatic, herby. The prize delicacy is the scent defining autumn. In recent years the domestic supply has remained low turning some shoppers to imports. Around 60 of matsutake come from china, but theres been an interruption in the supply chain. Reporter a vast array of mushrooms on is on display at this market. China is the largest producer. Translator these mushrooms cost around 81 per kilo. Theyre the best among todays crop. Reporter prices are high and source demand, once on a chinese menu, the mushrooms are now showing up in more and more kitchens across china. Nurtured by the growing space taste for japanese cuisine. Translator theyre tasty. I always order them. Reporter but this popularity has created a problem. The prized mushrooms grow in pine forests. Affected by high prices, more people are heading into the mountains for them. Thats led to excessive harvesting. Translator i come here, no one controls this area. Reporter there are rules for harvesting these mushrooms, but not everyone is following them. In this area people are only allowed to collect mature mushrooms. They must be bigger than five centimeters, but at this market, many smaller ones are on sale. Translator i put all my energy into picking them all day long. I want to sell even small ones. Reporter he has been farming for many years. Alarmed by the record harvesting, a mountain from the local government seven years ago. Hes now managing the habitat and sharing knowhow with other farmers. He shows pickers how to boost their profits while also protecting the habitat. Translator this is too small to pick. Lets cover it with a lid to protect it, as its being harmed by insects. Reporter forest controls and careful management seem to be paying off. The harvest has started to increase. Translator ill keep a close watch over the habitat. To protect the species a grow ones of higher quality. Reporter he has planted the seed. Hes now waiting to see if sustainable matsutake farming takes root. Nhk world. Others are taking notice of the matsutakes plight, too. In july a status group, the iucn, designated matsutake as a threatened species. It cited low Global Harvest and loss of habitat. Yes, the deterioration of the healthy pine forest where the treasured fungi thrive. Protecting the natural habitat to keep the richness of japans autumn food culture alive. Complex flavors, exquisite texture, subtle aroma, and like matsutake, prized. Uhhuh. Im talking about caviar. True caviar has been coveted for but overfishing and plution reduced their population, transforming the mart. Now china is a Strong Player in the instry producing the bck pearls from farmed fish. Reporter at a tasting at a luxury hotel in beijing in september, black eggs are savored by Business Executives and chefs. The caviar is not imported but farm raised right in china. It winds up in the firstclass cabins of International Airlines and fine french restaurants in paris. I think its very good quality and very professionally run business. So i think its very good. Very good. Reporter it all starts in chongqing province with this aquaculture farm on a lake. With hundreds of thousands of sturgeon, the farm is the biggest in the world and pruces onethird of global exrts according to the manager. He previously worked at a government think tank of marine industries. The farms rapid growth is attributed to abundant funds from investors and government support. With that help, he acquirea vast site and developed a system to automatically regulate the temperature and oxygen level in the water. He created an ideal environment for the fish. To cater to various markets, he raises six different varieties of sturgeon. They range from affordable to expensive ones. Translator our goal is to make caviar more accessible so that even average families can enjoy it with their meals. We also want to produce the finest quality in the world and become a lasting brand. Reporter this town in iran is near the caspian sea where sturgeon fishing once flourished. He used to catch wild sturgeon. Overfishing and pollution caused stocks to dwindle and fishing was banned in 2010. He started an aquaculture farm but its hard to compete with bigger chinese companies. Translator china has moved to mass production. We cant compete using our same old methods. Reporter he decided to focus on beluga sturgeon which produces the finest grade of caviar, accounting for an estimated 1 of the total market. The fish are raised in water piped in from the caspian sea, their native environment, and can weigh up to 400 kilos. Translator we stay competitive by producing a highquality product. We hope iran will reclaim its position in the global market. Reporter an estimated 90 of caviar are being traded now is farm raised. With companies and japan in europe entering the industry, theres more competition to meet the worlds growing taste for caviar. So how to protect food sources and food culture . Lets head to singapore where arable farmland is scarce, to see how leadingedge technology is delivering intelligent approaches to the table. Reporter a food court in the center of singapore. More and more stores here are offering dishes based on ingredients that were created in a lab. This is pork cutlet and meatballs made with a protein substitute. Some curious customers are trying out items that contains no animal meat. Singapores government is promoting the development of food alternatives as a growth industry. Climate change can hit us hard. Oceans ht up. Affecting our food supply. Less to buy, less to eat, less Food Security. Thatshy werehanging the game. Reporter the heavily urbanized city state has limited space for farming so Food Security has long been a concern. The government is targeting to raise the food selfsufficiency rate from less than 10 to 30 by 2030. For some firms, the lack of land is not a deterrent. Case in point is this startup whose products include a crab cake substitute that is based on microalgae. The microalgae is mixed with straining leaves of soybeans and malt and stirred in a bioreactor and fermented for three days. The result is a biomass that can be processed into protein powder to be used for crab cakes and other foods. E company says it requires only 0. 02 hectares of land to make 1 ton of what it calls urban protein. If we can make it here, we prove to the world even a tiny singapore without much space, with no fresh water, and we can grow protein at this level, wow. Reporter startups are also developing more efficient methods of dairy farming. This firm aims to produce socalled clean milk from mammals by using Culture Technology to reduce reliance on dairy cattle and vast tracts of land. Among livestock, cattle for beef and Dairy Products are seen as the biggest contributors to Greenhouse Gases. We know that current dairy is not sustainable. As a matter of fact, 30 in methane emissions are due to these reasons. Is were able to produce really highvalue components of milk and a lot of these biosimilar milk products that can actually feed the world. Reporter singapores government continues to collaborate with companies to improve its food selfsufficiency. One official foresees the day when the countrys food Tech Innovations may be adopted beyond its borders. I think this is a very unique position that singapore can play in, given our streams then eventually we will be able to develop the technologies that are exportable. Singapore is like an urban agricultural tech lab with the government promoting ever more alternative methods of food production. Indoor vertical farming allows vegetable cultivation in highdensity environments and theres also rooftop farming in public housing. As the pandemic creates instability in the supply chain, the country is upgrading and expanding these industries. Can we have our cake and eat it, too . The answer could lie in twisting the phrase. We can have our sustainable cake and eat it, too. To do this, we will have to make hard choices and rethink how we produce and eat our food. Anchor e rst cotry to approve the pfiz coronavirus vacci. 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