And here in the studio, the Bbc World Service asia pacific editor celia hatton. Welcome to you all. Should we, a go back to work if we can . Or b continue to work from home if its a perfectly good option . This message gap between the british Prime Minister and his chief scientific adviser came hot on the heels of another about wearing face coverings in shops. Are theyjust differences in tone or symptoms of a muddle at the top . Steve, i think that is one for you to start off with. I think it is partly a model, partly trying to do something which is close to impossible. To take both points, the model as you suggest in the introduction is in the presentation. Should we all now be heading back to work . It is not entirely clear. Even borisjohnson isnt entirely clear. He says it is up to employers to decide, and if they think it is a good idea, go ahead and get people back to work. That is not quite the same as saying go back to work. It is putting the focus on the employers. The masking
But we are hoping she will be with us in a moment. And here in the studio, the Bbc World Service asia pacific editor celia hatton. Welcome to you all. Should we, a go back to work if we can, or b continue to work from home if its a perfectly good option . This message gap between the british Prime Minister and his chief scientific adviser came hot on the heels of another about wearing face coverings in shops. Are theyjust differences in tone, or symptoms of a muddle at the top . Steve, i think that is one for you to start off with. I think it is partly a muddle, partly trying to do something which is close to impossible. To take both points, the muddle, as you suggest in the introduction, is in the presentation. Should we all now be heading back to work . Its not entirely clear. Even borisjohnson isnt entirely clear. He says its up to employers to decide, and if they think its a good idea, go ahead and get people back to work. Thats not quite the same as saying go back to work. Its put
This is bbc news. The headlines the number of global coronavirus cases has seen a record single day increase. The World Health Organization says nearly 260,000 new cases have been recorded in 2a hours. In brazil and the us, where lockdown measures have not been enforced strictly, there is no sign of the curve being flattened. The Russian Ambassador to the uk has rejected allegations that his countrys Intelligence Services interfered in british politics or tried to steal vaccine research. The denial comes days before a report into allegations of wider russian interference in uk democracy is due to be published. Us president s and foreign leaders have joined the tributes to civil rights icon john lewis, who has died of pancreatic cancer at the age of 80. Lewis was one of the big six civil rights leaders, which included Martin Luther king jr. Now on bbc news, dateline london. Hello and welcome to dateline london. Im carrie gracie. And this week, coronavirus questions with multiple choice
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