farthing. for about him. thank you very much, mr farthing, for talking about him. thank you very much, mr farthing, for talking to about him. thank you very much, mr farthing, for talking to us. about him. thank you very much, mr farthing, for talking to us. good i farthing, for talking to us. good luck. thank you. joining me is dr mohammad haqnal, he s the former head of afghanistan s public health system. now a lecturer at city, university of london after arriving in the uk in 2019. isa is a former health minister, could you talk to us about the situation in the country when it comes to the chaos and covid? the in the country when it comes to the chaos and covid? chaos and covid? the situation is not ve chaos and covid? the situation is rrot very good- chaos and covid? the situation is not very good. let chaos and covid? the situation is not very good. let me chaos and covid? the situation is not very good. let me just i chaos and covid? the situation is| not very good.
a call to issue 10,000 temporary visas to eu workers to tackle an estimated shortage of 75,000 lorry drivers. logistics uk, the trade body which represents freight businesses, says many restaurants and supermarkets are facing serious supply problems. but ministers say employers should invest in the domestic workforce, by offering higher wages, rather than rely on foreign labour. earlier i spoke to alex veitch, general manager of public policy at logistics uk. he explained how serious the situation is. it he explained how serious the situation is. he explained how serious the situation is. , , ., , ., , situation is. it is serious and it s caettin situation is. it is serious and it s getting worse- situation is. it is serious and it s getting worse. we situation is. it is serious and it s getting worse. we aren t - situation is. it is serious and it s| getting worse. we aren t making situation is. it is serious and it s i getting worse. we aren t making this call for 10,000 tempor
melbourne and sydney. it comes as a record number of covid cases were recorded in new south wales the home of the country s biggest city, sydney. here s the state health minister. we are in a very serious situation here in new south wales with this particular variant of the virus. and if you can get either one of the two vaccines that have been made available, just go and get it. just go and get it. if you fit within the categories, go and get the vaccine. earlier the bbc s phil mercer gave me this update from sydney. there was chaos and violence right in the heart of australia s second biggest city, melbourne, for a couple of hours. thousands of demonstrators were confronting the police. the authorities say some people had turned up to demonstrate peacefully, but the vast majority were looking for trouble. they certainly found it.