determined to keep schools open. speaking at a vaccination centre, mrjohnson said current measures including mask wearing in secondary schools, working from home where possible, and covid passes for some venues are enough for now. scotland has hit a record number of new cases. a further 20,217 people tested positive for covid 19 there, the highest daily figure of the pandemic. in france, children aged six and over are required to wear facemasks on public transport, shops and in other venues. in the netherlands, the government has announced that schools will reopen next week, despite cases remaining high and in india vaccinations have opened to 15 to 18 year olds. but the country has recorded its steepest weekly surge in infections almost tripling, with 130,000 new cases registered. let s start though in the uk, and our political correspondent chris mason.
determined to keep schools open. speaking at a vaccination centre, mrjohnson said current measures including mask wearing in secondary schools, working from home where possible and covid passes for some venues are enough for now. 157,758 new coronavirus cases were recorded in england and scotland in the past 2a hours. 20,217 of those were in scotland, a record daily figure. data for wales and northern ireland won t come until after the new year holiday. in france, children aged six and over are required to wear facemasks on public transport, shops and in other venues. in the netherlands, the government has announced that schools will reopen next week despite cases remaining high. and in india, vaccinations have opened to 15 18 year olds, but the country has recorded its steepest weekly surge in infections, almost tripling with 130,000 new cases registered. let s start, though, in the uk and our political correspondent chris mason. happy new year, thank you very much for all you re
is across the country. it is a bit hard to gauge. if you go into the hospital here as it is a bank holiday it is pretty quiet. we will see what it is like tomorrow when we have a normal working day. we will see what will happen with services and what the patient experience is. french mps have been debating draught legislation that would require people to be vaccinated against covid 19 in order to enter public spaces such as bars, restaurants and long distance public transport. known as the vaccine pass , the bill is aimed at getting france s remaining 5 million unvaccinated people over the age of 12 to accept a dose. for more on the level of vaccine hestitancy in france, i ve been speaking to our paris correspondent hugh schofield.
are enough for now. 157,758 new coronavirus cases were recorded in england and scotland in the past 2a hours. 20,217 of those were in scotland, a record daily figure. data for wales and northern ireland won t come until after the new year holiday. in france, children aged six and over are required to wear facemasks on public transport, shops and in other venues. in the netherlands, the government has announced that schools will reopen next week despite cases remaining high. and in india, vaccinations have opened to 15 18 year olds, but the country has recorded its steepest weekly surge in infections, almost tripling with 130,000 new cases registered. let s start, though, in the uk and our health correspondent catherine burns. hello, how do you do? how are you? happy new year. another day, another visit to a vaccination centre for the prime minister. how was that?
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