Shares soar at the news markets around the world are up dramatically. Airline shares benefit too. The government confirm they have ordered a0 million doses of the vaccine. If all goes well, 10 million could be available to the uk by the end of the year. Good afternoon, and welcome to this coronavirus update as we await a downing street briefing by the Prime Minister on what has been described as, a great day for science and humanity in the fight against covid 19. Those words are from the head of one of the Drug Companies jointly developing a coronavirus vaccine, as trials suggest it is more than 90 effective in preventing infection. That news has lifted hopes and sent stock markets soaring, although challenges remain and the World Health Organization has warned that the news alone will not be a complete game changer. The vaccines developers now want to apply for emergency licensing so that it can start to be given to people in the general public outside of trials, possibly before the e
It isjust a simple thing everyone can do, ann. Youve made such a difference, and my family and my friends are so grateful for you, they really are. I do think that you helped save my life. More than 130,000 people who have had covid 19 have now donated their plasma, and just over 1,000 patients have been given a transfusion. Its part of a large trial in hospitals across the uk, co ordinated by the nhs blood and Transfusion Service to see if convalenscent plasma can be an effective treatment. Absolutely amazing. Im just so grateful that you people have given me the chance to meet him, and thank him. Time for a look at the weather. Heres stav da naos. We start on a murky note but holes have been appearing in the cloud. More sunny spells as this picture shows in huddersfield in west yorkshire, the rest of the day looks like it will stay mainly dry with light wind, one or two showers and we will continue with the sunny spell, the reason for High Pressure dominating the scene, but we are lo
The mhra on safety and efficacy. Getting students home for Christmas Plans for a covid Testing Programme before they leave their universities. 26 year old Khairi Saadallah pleads guilty to the murder of three men who were stabbed to death in a park in reading. Music the last post remembering the fallen Armistice Day, a century after the burial of the unknown warrior. The uk has become the first country in europe to pass 50,000 deaths from coronavirus, according to the latest government figures. In the latest 24 hour period, another 595 deaths were reported those are people who died within 28 days of a positive covid i9 test. It means on average in the past week, 375 deaths were announced every day. It takes the total number of deaths so far across the uk to 50,365. A little earlier today, the Prime Minister, borisjohnson, gave his reaction to the news. To what he described as a grim milestone. Every death is a tragedy and we mourn everybody whos gone. And our feelings are with their fa
We believe Prime Minister questions and Keir Starmers questions to borisjohnson and Keir Starmers questions to Boris Johnson focus on the and Keir Starmers questions to borisjohnson focus on the amount of money spent by the government to external Pr Consultants through the pandemic. We will catch up with the we are taking you straight to weather with said keith lucas. Downing street. This is the first of a weekly i pressure brings a mist and fog for session of scientists taking questions about coronavirus some of us, but we is about to take place are turning to something much more at downing street. Jonathan van tam is one of the u nsettled are turning to something much more unsettled through not just are turning to something much more unsettled through notjust today but into the remainder of the week as speakers. Lets begin. Well. A windy day ahead today with some rain around that is the traditional vaccine sequence particularly heavy across north and under velleman timeline for a wes
Were quite rightly asking us to make that effort. If you want to get in touch with me about any of those stories or anything else on todays programme tweet me Annita Mcveigh or use the bbcyourquestions. Uk doctors leaders warn hospitals will be overwhelmed with Covid Patients unless tough new restrictions are imposed after lockdown ends in england, amid reports of rules easing to allow families to get together over christmas. None of us want to see a situation over christmas where youve got the mixing of generations of people, grandparents mixing with grandchildren, and then finding that some of the most vulnerable in our society end up becoming infected. And coming up this hour the toll of the coronavirus pandemic. The uk sees its highest levels of loneliness this autumn as a result of the disease. Hello, and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world and stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. Plans for a green Industrial Revolution