bans on south africa are not going to do anything to stop the variant from coming here. there are a number of states in the united states that have omicron and the variant and multiple people have become sick. it s true as you said that in the cases so far that people have had mild symptoms. there is this real question about what can the biden administration do to keep americans safe. the president said over and over again, his number one priority is to protect americans. his number one priority is to try to get us through this pandemic. it s going to be very interesting to see what the next decisions are. we already see today that there were all these new restrictions in place because the white house really wants to make sure that they re doing all they can to make the message clear that people need to be safe. dr. gupta, what are health experts saying? have they learned anything yet to analyze both the surge in delta cases as well as, of course, the variant? well, good afternoon,
further in other instances not the wuhan lab but coronavirus in general. this disinformation is something that dr. fauci, the medical professionals, the bragg has been grappling with since they took office not just about his legitimacy as president, which he won the election fairly but about coronavirus, if vaccines are harmful to you. now as we see the rise of the delta variant, sort of cultural issues going after medical professionals pushing antivax conspiracy hoaxes. they are not cultural issues for republicans but are becoming even more so incredibly dangerous for the nation. you are seeing an ironic twist. the populations right now who are not getting vaccinated, showing up in emergency rooms, catching the new variant and having cataclysmic consequences are those who voted for president trump who listen to fox news who believe this
meeting with borisjohnson to talk about brexit. meeting with boris johnson to talk about brexit- meeting with boris johnson to talk about iomit- about brexit. thank you for that. i ho -e our about brexit. thank you for that. i hope your breathing about brexit. thank you for that. i hope your breathing in about brexit. thank you for that. i hope your breathing in that - about brexit. thank you for that. i hope your breathing in that view. | the health secretary matt hancock faces questions from mps this morning over his handling of the coronavirus pandemic. mps on the health and social care and the science and technology committees are expected to quiz him over an accusation from the prime ministers former chief adviser, dominic cummings, that he was disastrously incompetent . mr hancock denies the claim and says he has been guided by the science throughout. when you summoned over a care home negligence? when you summoned over a care home negligence? are when you summoned ove
the two leaders will agree a new atlantic charter modelled on the statement setting out american and british goals at the end of the second world war. but tensions over post brexit trade arrangements for northern ireland risk overshadowing their discussions. paul adams reports. it s not every day the american president comes calling. joe biden, accompanied by his wife, touching down in newquay late last night. a warm welcome at the start of a complex, challenging week of diplomacy. earlier at raf mildenhall, a chance to mingle with american troops and set out his stall. i m heading to the g7, then to the nato ministerial and then to meet with mr putin to let him know what i want him to know. america, he said, was back ready to work with allies to tackle coronavirus and climate change, and prove that democracies still work in the face
elsewhere in interviews, although he didn t have much to say this morning as he left his home. i m sure we will hear again a robust defence of the health secretary s own actions and more detail perhaps relating to those specific charges made by mr cummings. beyond that, i think this will be a chance for mps to question the health secretary at length about the health secretary at length about the government response to coronavirus in general. the big questions that have been hanging over it ever since the early days of the pandemic, the procurement of personal protective equipment for those working in hospitals and other front line health care roles. the test and trace system which in many stages has floundered and not necessarily done its job as it should have. and other aspects as well in terms of how tests were made available and how widely they were used in the early stages. 0ne available and how widely they were used in the early stages. one of those areas i m sure will be covered