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the united arab emirates says it has destroyed a houthi ballistic missile. they show the launch site was destroyed after their forces intercepted and destroyed another ballistic missile targeting the uae. all this happening while israel s president was visiting the country. and this comes after a series of attacks initiated by the iran-backed houthis against the uae this month. tennis star rafael nadal now the all-time leader in men s grand slam titles. how the spaniard battled back to win in epic fashion at the australian open. also, still to come, will beijing s closed loop system keep athletes safe from covid as infections continue the rise in the city? we ll have a live report. i was unable to eat. it was very hard. kimberly came to clearchoice with a bunch of missing teeth, struggling with pain, with dental disease. clearchoice dental implants solved her dental issues.
already tested positive. they re very serious about covid protocols here. it s a process we have to respect. these beijing games are a lot different than the tokyo games just six months ago. daily covid testing, being confined to a well-defined closed loop system. instead of closed loop, you could say fenced in. if there s any question about how strict they are in preventing the spread of the virus, the heavily branded chain linked walls say it all. we are locked down, christine and laura, and the stress the athletes can t even imagine. it doesn t stop here. i texted team u.s.a. s flag bearer alana myers taylor. she tested positive on arrival. she s been there a week. good news is just moments ago she texted me and said she had her first negative test. now she needs a second consecutive one after a 24 hour period in order to be released. her first olympics as a mom.
can i see? of course. her body can t make insulin, the hormone which regulates blood sugar levels. you can give me hand a bit of a squeeze on this side. as part of a trial she has a sensor on her arm which continuously monitors her blood glucose and sends readings to this pump, which automatically delivers the insulin she needs. it s had such a massive impact. prior to having the loop, everything was manual. we had to, we would be up all night, some nights, you know, every hour, every two hours to do finger pricks, whereas now she can be the social child she was before, and that s, thatjust makes me so happy. what is the the best thing. it is known as a hybrid closed loop system, a sort of artificial pancreas. i don t have to do finger pricks or needles any more. and it keeps her blood sugar from going too high or too low. i think it s absolutely fantastic.
on her arm which continuously monitors her blood glucose and sends readings to this pump, which automatically delivers the insulin she needs. it s had such a massive impact. prior to having the loop, everything was manual. we had to, we would be up all night, some nights, you know, every hour, every two hours to do finger pricks, whereas now she can be the social child she was before, and that s, thatjust makes me so happy. what is the the best thing. it is known as a hybrid closed loop system, a sort of artificial pancreas. i don t have to do finger pricks or needles any more. and it keeps her blood sugar from going too high or too low. i think it s absolutely fantastic. i ve been practising for 25 years in children s diabetes, and it is a game changer. to be able to improve the quality of life, to be able to see that most of the blood glucose readings are within the target