exactly. reporter: and schools here in the state of florida are on the verge of reopening, and now for the school year, and now we re seeing a spike in cases for children. you know they can t get the vaccine if they re 12 and under, but right now 10,585 new cases in the past week among children who are under the age of 12. the positivity rate for children in that age group is 18.1%. so certainly they re looking to lower that. but the governor is not taking any action. in fact, he issued an executive order, signed one a couple days ago saying school districts cannot mandate masks in schools. he says this is about parents freedom. it protects parents freedom. he said he doesn t want to see his own children or other children around the state wearing masks in the classroom. he s against lockdowns and any type of restriction. wow. no masks in the schools as we see the numbers going up for these school-age children.
who are sick now said they all plan to get the vaccine if they do recover and get out of the hospital. looking ahead to schools reopening here in this state, the governor has said there cannot be a mask mandate in schools here. we know children are 12 are not eligible for the vaccine and their cases are spiking. the positivity rate for children under 12 is 18.1%. the governor here is not going to allow a mask mandate. he said it s freedom of choice for parents. if schools defy that order, they risk losing funding. they could be ineligible for grants. it s certainly a situation for the government here against many parents who might want their children masked in the classroom. so many stories of those infected now wishing they had
the hospital. another concern is children, schools are reopening any day now. looking at 10,585 cases in the past week for children under 12. they re too young to be eligible for the vaccine right now but their positivity rate in that age group is 18.1%. certainly that is a concern. the statewide positivity rate is 18.2%. and as you mentioned at the top, the governor issued this executive order saying that schools cannot require masks for children as they return to school. he thinks it s about the freedom of parents to decide. he said anyone who defies this executive order could lose funding. they may not be eligible for grants as well so he s all about not restricting the students going back to school. restrictions around the state and making sure no one is required to wear a mask in the state of florida. that s with an 18% positivity rate for kids under the age of
australia registered 0.86 deaths per million people. compare that with the us who at their peak in 10.3. and the uk, where there were 18.1 deaths per million injanuary 2021. but that system might not be as secure any more. here s phil mercer. australia has essentially become a fortress in march of last year. it found most foreign travellers from coming into the country but the lockdown here in sydney really has highlighted two flaws in australia s coronavirus strategy. firstly, the border. citizens and permanent residents are allowed to return but they face a mandatory two week stay in hotel isolation. this sydney cluster is linked to a limousine driver who was apparently working with international flight crew at sydney airport. so in some
threaten the whole legacy of threaten power sharing here. iran s next president will be the hardline cleric, ebrahim raisi a harsh critic of the west and a close ally of supreme leader, ayatollah ali khamenei. he beat three other candidates , in a poll in which most would be candidates were barred from standing. official results announced out in the last few minutes show, mr raisi has just under 62% of the vote. let s get from bbc persian s kasra naji. can we say definitively now that he has absolutely won? can we say definitively now that he has absolutely won? yes, he is the next president has absolutely won? yes, he is the next president of has absolutely won? yes, he is the next president of iran. has absolutely won? yes, he is the next president of iran. he - has absolutely won? yes, he is the next president of iran. he has - has absolutely won? yes, he is the next president of iran. he has won| next president of iran. he has won about 18.1; million votes, and the turn