figures from england and wales there were 137,583 new infections recorded in the latest 24 hour period again much lower than over the past week. in the netherlands, a lockdown to curb the spread of 0micron has prompted protests. thousands of people demonstrated in amsterdam against the measures, which have been in force since the 19th of december. riot police were used to break up the gathering and at least 30 people were arrested. the uk government is bracing itself for as many as one in four public sector employees to be off work because of covid in the coming weeks. sanchia berg reports. in scotland, pupils have been wearing masks as they learn with the windows open, for the last few months. the picture is similar now in northern ireland and wales. next week, english secondary students will follow suit as a government tries to reduce the spread of covid in schools. around half of children over 12
whether to put them into effect when they can see how many staff and pupils are absent with 0micron. sanchia berg, bbc news. in the netherlands, a lockdown to curb the spread of 0micron has prompted protests. thousands of people demonstrated in amsterdam against the measures, which have been in force since the 19th of december. riot police were used to break up the gathering and at least 30 people were arrested. the 0micron variant has contributed to air crew sickness which has forced the cancellation of more than four thousand flights worldwide. the tracking website flightaware.com says that more than half of the grounded flights were headed to or from the united states. lori aratani is a reporter focusing on transport issues for the washington post. i asked her which us airports have been affected the most. right now we have storms in the midwest, so our hubs of chicago and denver are really hit hard, and atalanta, one of
and unvaccinated even deeper, and i think it also shows you a certain nervousness from the state government s side about whether or not the health care is going to handle more cases. some data to bring you now on the latest nhs staff absences from trusts in england. starting with london. a total of 3,874 staff at acute hospital trusts those which provide hospital based services such as a&e and outpatient services in the city were absent for covid related reasons on the 19th of december. that s more than double the figure from a week earlier. across england trusts, 18,829 staff were absent on that same day, inclusive of the london figures. that s up 54% from a week earlier. we ve contacted nhs england for comment on how those absences could affect nhs services. the total includes staff who were
thousands of people demonstrated in amsterdam against the measures, which have been in force since 19th of december. riot police were used to break up the gathering and at least 30 people were arrested. the omicron variant is continuing to cause travel disruption around the world. the tracking website, flightaware.com, estimates that more than 4,000 flights have been cancelled worldwide on sunday, more than half of them entering or departing the united states. the highly transmissible variant, though thought to be less severe, has caused pilots and crew to isolate, forcing airlines to cancel flights. lori aratani is a reporter focusing on transport issues for the washington post. shejoins me now from washington. thanks so much forjoining us. just how bad is it, and which are the worst affected cities and flight routes? , . , , .,
the australian border on wednesday night, local time. and has since been holed up in an immigration detention facility while he waits for his case to be heard. his lawyers filing for an injunction against his deportation in hopes that he might be able to play in the australian open. now, now cvak djokovic caught covid-19 on the 19th of december. craig tiley says that that precluded him from having to have a double vaccination to get into australia. that s what novak djokovic s lawyers will argue tomorrow. but you see, chrkristie, there been this real breakdown in communication between tennis australia, the federal government of australia. it s the federal government that makes the final decision as to whether let people into the country or not and on what grounds. tennis australia says for its purposes, allowing him to play into the tournament, he s