time yesterday. that is an increase of 415% as a result of the rapid increase the japanese government has extended border restrictions. essentially banning all nonresidents through the end of february. exami and just about an hour ago, declared a quasi-state of emergency totaling 16. reporter: 419 covid deaths, the health ministry has recorded a 40% rise in fatalities, almost 143,000 cases of covid-19 have been reported in the last 24 hours. the high single-day rise since may last year. according to health officials, the hospitalization rate remains relatively low for now. over to ivan watson in hong kong. reporter: the hong kong government wants residents of this city, anybody who bought a pet hamster on or after december
taken several steps to slow down the sixth wave of infection. so far, they have extended travel restrictions, essentially banning all non-residents until the end of february. they have suspended a program that would allow people who were fully vaccinated or have a negative test result to be exempt from covid-19 restrictions. and today, just about 30 minutes ago, the government did declare a quasi-state of emergency order for 13 prefectures, including tokyo, which expands the total to 16. here s a map of the affected areas. this authorization from the national government allows local governors to request that bars and restaurants limit their operating hours, and can ask bars and restaurants to stop serving alcohol. businesses could be fined for non-compliance. now, for the first time ever, japan s covid case count topped 30,000 yesterday. that s an increase of more than 415% compared to the same day last week. the previous record, 25,000 cases recorded last august, just about two weeks
the exact opposite. what do we see in florida, look at this, from early july to late july, my goodness gracious, look at these changes that we re seeing. 0 to 11, none of them except for those who might be in the expeters. a change 415%. that is actually higher than the change among 12 plus-year-olds 363%, but either way, what a huge increase in the state of florida. the big take away you should take from there is when the adults get sick especially in the states that have lower vaccination levels the children definitely get sick as well. when ever we talk about children and schools, people need to know any restrictions you put in place come at enormous cost. kids have been hurt so much by this pandemic. students losing ground, math scores worse, reading scores worse, african-americans and hispanics disproportionately affected. this is why it s so important that everybody at least above 12 eligible to get vaccinated because we want these kids in
bring back people back to the business, they have got to have training, they have to be security train. it is an absolute mess and it appears that the operation simply cannot cope. i will tell you something which i have spotted this morning, on short haulflights, and i have checked dublin, manchester, geneva, milan, you cannot buy a sensibly priced tickets on british airways until easter monday. going to manchester, any flight between now and easter monday on british airways is going to cost you a05th in pounds. they are effectively saying, we don t want to take in any more bookings, we do not know we can get the passengers where they need to be. and we will do our best and we do not want to add to the problems. it is extraordinary times. a15 problems. it is extraordinary times. 415 p. problems. it is extraordinary times. a15 . problems. it is extraordinary times. 1.15 . ., ., ., .,
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