test, taking the average number per day in the last week to 143. 0n vaccinations, 89.6% people aged 16 or over have had theirfirstjab, while 82.1%, are now double vaccinated. northern ireland s hospitality and entertainment industry has warned many businesses are on the brink of collapse. it remains the only part of the uk where bars and restaurants still have restricted numbers, while concert venues and nightclubs remain closed. ministers at stormont say while the health service is under pressure, they can t move forward. 0ur ireland correspondent emma vardy reports. it is more than two months since england s so called freedom day. many more restrictions have also been moved in scotland and wales too, but for the entertainment and hospitality industry, northern
to 143. 0n vaccinations, 89.6% people aged 16 or over have had theirfirst jab, while 82.1%, are now double vaccinated. northern ireland s department of health has recommended no change to the nine covid 19 restrictions still legally enforceable there. ministers at stormont are discussing whether to keep in place all of the measures which include social distancing and mask wearing in some indoor hospitality venues and shops. every vaccine counts, so please encourage everybody to take up the vaccine if you can, it ll make a real difference to the health care workers over the winter months. and we will keep trying to make steady progress, mindful of the implications on the health service all the time. now it s time for a look at the weather with ben rich. good evening. we have had an unusually warm september so far, there is some more warmth in the forecast over the next few days.
that 9a% of adults have covid antibodies, 89.6% of adults have received their first dose of the vaccine. the vaccine, as discussed, reduces the impact of covid so people come through it in a way they probably wouldn t if they hadn t been vaccines, but in order to really get on top of it, what are your thoughts now on lowering the age at which the vaccination programme is rolled out? we are already looking programme is rolled out? we are already looking at programme is rolled out? we are already looking at vaccinating i programme is rolled out? we are already looking at vaccinating 16 l already looking at vaccinating 16 and 17 year olds. that could be really important protecting students at college who are perhaps doing their a levels. we are seeing a lot of transgression. that could be important for helping, sort of, helping lowering the impacts of the disease. unfortunately we are seeing more cases of long covid. i think we still need to be very mindful of the precautions we take.
towns across the east of afghanistan, the taliban respond with violence there. they have insisted they will cater net macro create an inclusive government. but they have been specifically vague about what that means. afghans on the rest of the world will find out what it does mean in the coming days and weeks. . ~ what it does mean in the coming days and weeks. ., ~ , ., , what it does mean in the coming days and weeks. ., ~ i. , . 0nto the government s latest coronavirus figures now, and they show there were 33,901; new infections recorded, in the latest 24 hour period, which means, on average, there were 30,177 new cases per day in the last week. 6,321 people are currently in hospital with the virus. 111 deaths were recorded in the past 2a hours, with an average of 94 deaths a day in the past week. 0n vaccinations, 89.6% of adults in the uk, have now had their firstjab, and more than 77.5% have had two jabs. after falling over recent weeks, the average number of daily confirmed covid
of the united arab emirates says the afghan president ashraf ghani who fled the taliban advance at the weekend is in the gulf state. the foreign affairs ministry said he and his family had been welcomed on humanitarian grounds. now the latest coronavirus figures. the number of people who have tested positive to date, 33900 and four. the number of deaths within eight days of a positive test is 111 28 days. the number of patients in hospital being treated for covid 19 at the moment is 773. the percentage of the uk population that had their first dose is 89.6%. fully vaccinated, both doses, 77.5%, and