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The Bangladeshi Navy has begun transferring 1,800 more rohingyas to a low lying island in the bay of bengal but Rights Groups say some of the refugees are being forced to move. Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world. Stay with us for the latest news and analysis around the globe. Military personnel are to provide remote support to schools and colleges with coronavirus testing programmes, as they reopen in england from next week. 1,500 Armed Forces Staff will form local response teams, providing telephone and online advice on setting up Testing Facilities. It comes as the chief of the National Health service in england warns Health Workers are back in the eye of the storm as coronavirus cases rise at the end of the toughest year. Around the world, russias coronavirus death toll was revised to 186,000, more than three times higher than it had previously reported, making it the country with the Third Largest number of fatalities. Spain is to set up a registry of
Has died aged 98. Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world. The head of the National Health service in england has warned that workers are back in the eye of the storm as coronavirus cases continue to rise. Simon stevens praised the efforts of staff at the end of what he said was for most the toughest year in living memory. Hospitals in england are currently treating more Covid Patients than at the peak of the first wave in april. It comes as the government is set to decide whether to strengthen tiered restrictions in england this evening. Heres our health correspondent, catherine burns. Every christmas, the nhs chief executive puts out a message thanking staff. Today, an acknowledgement that its been the toughest year most of us can remember and its not over yet. We are back in the eye of the storm. With this second wave of coronavirus, sweeping europe and indeed this country. The number of Covid Patients in england peaked in the first wave in april at nearly
World in paris, Pierre Cardin, takes the town by storm. And tributes to one of the biggest names in fashion design, Pierre Cardin, who has died at the age of 98. Hello and welcome. Us president Electjoe Biden has been further outlining us efforts to combat the coronavirus pandemic under his forthcoming presidency. While congratulating President Trump for finally signing the covid relief stimulus package, mr biden criticised him for what he described as a slow roll out of the vaccination programme. The president elect once again pledged to deliver 100 million shots in his first 100 days in office. Im going to move heaven and earth to get us moving in the right direction. Im going to use my power under the defence production act when im sworn in and order private industry to accelerate the making of the materials needed for the vaccines, as well as protective gear. Vice president harris and i have been speaking with county officials, mayors, governors of both parties to speed up the dist
In the senate. And one of the biggest names in fashion design, Pierre Cardin, has died at the age of 98. As coronavirus surges worldwide, the uk has set another record for the number of infections reported in 2a hours. 0ne senior medical officer has expressed extreme concern at the situation. Official data puts the figure at 53,135 new coronavirus cases in the latest 24 hour period, and a14 deaths were reported. These figures come ahead of any changes to englands lockdown restrictions, which could be announced tomorrow. This report from our Health Correspondent Catherine Burns includes flash photography. We all wanted to have a few days off over christmas, but instead we have been asked to come back to work. This time, its a wave. This time, weve seen a massive increase. If we continue with the current rate of admissions, we are very close to being overwhelmed. It is affecting everyone. People are just exhausted, its been such a long year. Doctors and nurses from the nhs front line tel