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Diasabra 9 Januari 2021

Trudeau says Trump incited a violent assault on democracy

every day — and that it’s a
real accomplishment to have
a political system in which
the losing side gracefully
concedes.
But Trudeau said democracy
is resilient in America, Cana-
da’s closet ally.
Trudeau said Canadians ex-
pect “debate that is grounded
in shared acceptance of the
facts.”
Asked if he worries his com-
ments could damage rela-
tions with Republicans,
Trudeau said: “It’s extremely
important that we be there to
defend democracy,”
“Words have consequences.
Choices made by people in
power can have direct impact
on behaviors and institu-
tions,” he added.
Trudeau and Trump have
largely got along, but Trump
previously called Trudeau
(AP) — Canadian Prime Trump by him. Friday that Trump and other assault on democracy by vio- “weak” and “dishonest.” And
Minister Justin Trudeau politicians are to blame for lent rioters, incited by the Trump vowed to make Can-
said Friday that U.S. Pres- Trudeau has been careful not an event he called “shocking, current president and other ada pay after Trudeau said he
ident Donald Trump in- to criticize Trump over the deeply disturbing, and frank- politicians,” Trudeau said. wouldn’t be bullied in trade
cited an assault on democ- last four years as 75% of Can- ly saddening.” talks. Trump threatened tar-
racy by violent rioters — a ada’s exports go to America, He said that democracy is not iffs on cars and imposed
rare direct criticism of but Trudeau told reporters on “What we witnessed was an automatic — it takes work them on steel and aluminum.

London mayor seeks help as UK sees record new virus deaths

(AP) — London’s mayor and NHS staff are doing an The NHS, short for National
declared the capital’s CO- amazing job, but with cases Health Service, announced
VID-19 situation to be rising so rapidly, our hospi- Friday that its doctors and
critical Friday, reflecting tals are at risk of being over- other medical personnel
deteriorating conditions whelmed,″ Khan said. “The would soon be able to get
for beleaguered hospitals, stark reality is that we will vaccinated, a reflection of
as the country recorded its run out of beds for patients concern that absences caused
highest daily death toll in in the next couple of weeks by health workers needing to
the pandemic. unless the spread of the virus self-isolate were straining the
slows down drastically.″ system. Priority for the first
The grim news that another A major incident is defined shots previously was given to
1,325 people had died within as one in which there is a risk the most vulnerable in Brit-
28 days of a positive test came to life and welfare and is “be- ish society, such as those in
hours after the U.K regulator yond the scope of business- care homes.
authorized a third vaccine for as-usual operations.″ It al- “For frontline staff who are
emergency use. The figure lows coordination between risking their lives every day
brings Britain’s official death different emergency agencies to keep patients safe, this an-
toll from the coronavirus to and will let London ask for nouncement couldn’t have
79,833, the highest in Eu- help from other areas. come soon enough,’’ said
rope. Not all the deaths an- Khan, a member of the op- regulator’s “strict standards ever greater. Dr Samantha Batt-Rawden,
nounced by the government position Labour Party, also of safety, efficacy and qual- NHS England Chief Ex- president of the Doctors’ As-
on Friday occurred on the wrote to Conservative Prime ity.” Britain has ordered 17 ecutive Simon Stevens said sociation UK. “Tragically, we
same day. Minister Boris Johnson ask- million doses set to be deliv- Thursday that the pressures have lost too many health-
London Mayor Sadiq Khan ing for more financial sup- ered by the spring. facing hospitals in London care workers to COVID in
declared a “major incident,″ port for Londoners who need “Vaccines are the key to re- and the southeast of England the U.K.. Frontline NHS
as the rapid spread of the vi- to self-isolate and are un- leasing us all from the grip are so acute that a temporary and care workers absolutely
rus pushed hospitals to break- able to work, and called for of this pandemic, and today’s field hospital at the ExCel must be protected as a matter
ing point, with the number masks to be worn in crowded news is yet another impor- London conference center of priority.’’
of hospitalized coronavirus outdoor spaces as well as in- tant step towards ending will be opened next week. The U.K. is recording virus-
patients up 27% in the week doors. lockdown and returning to The hospital was one of sev- related deaths at a level last
to Jan. 6. One in 30 people in The action comes as more normal life,’’ Business Secre- eral built in the spring to help seen during the worst days
Britain’s capital was infected good news on fighting the tary Alok Sharma said. during the pandemic, but early in the pandemic. Fri-
with the virus in the week to virus appeared with the ap- So far, Britain has inoculated was not heavily used. day’s toll surpassed the pre-
Jan. 2, according to the Of- proval of the Moderna vac- 1.5 million people with the “The entirety of the health vious high of 1,224 deaths in
fice for National Statistics. cine as the country ramps up Pfizer-BioNTech and Ox- service in London is mobiliz- April.
Other emergency services an inoculation program criti- ford University-AstraZeneca ing to do everything it pos- According to figures com-
are also under strain, with cal to lifting the U.K. out of vaccines. It plans to vaccinate sibly can, but the infections, piled by Johns Hopkins Uni-
hundreds of firefighters now the pandemic. some 15 million people by the rate of growth in admis- versity, the U.K. has the most
driving ambulances, for ex- The Department of Health mid-February. sions, that is what collectively COVID-related deaths in
ample. said Friday that the vaccine The authorization comes as the country has got to get un- Europe and the fifth highest
“Our heroic doctors, nurses meets the British medicines the need for such help grows der control,” Stevens said. number in the world.