Are told to self isolate, after at least 16 of them test positive for coronavirus. The government is launching its drive to get workers in england back into the office, amid fears of the impact of empty city centres. After 64 million half price meals served in august, the eat out to help out scheme ends today with many businesses calling for an extension. The cost of plastic bags in england is to double to 10p, and all shops will have to charge for them. And coming up at 09 30, its your questions answered. Well be speaking to two Health Experts about why the the number of coronavirus cases are rising, but the number of deaths are low. Do send in your questions to us on bbc news. Good morning. Labour has called for next summers a level and gcse exams in england to be delayed by up to two months, to allow pupils more time to catch up on lost teaching time after schools were closed during the pandemic. The shadow education secretary kate green said pupils in years 11 and 13 had a mountain
Saying that they are eligible to gra nts saying that they are eligible to grants forgrants saying that they are eligible to grants for grants of up to £7,500 but they have to give up their personal details in order to receive the funds but this is a scam, u nfortu nately the funds but this is a scam, unfortunately and a lot of people have been burned by it. Maybe even more da steadily is scammers taking advantage of the nhs track and trace initiative, even more dastardly. They will Contact People claiming they have been in contact with somebody infected with coronavirus, and to give up the details in order to help the initiative to track the virus. Again, you know, this might bea scam. Virus. Again, you know, this might be a scam. It is important for people to do their own research and ask questions. Thank you forjoining us. Secondary School Pupils in scotland have to wear face coverings in corridors, communal spaces and on school buses from this morning. They wont have to wear them i
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But it will change. Clouds will be on the increase today and its an average day with our high in the low 40s. That is improvement. Its put to to at midway. 17 in bartlett. Here are the wind chills, six degrees in waukegan pier 22 at the lakefront and in kankakee we are at 14. Sallet read our composite shows dry conditions through the morning. Rain and mixing with snow tonight. As soon as its time for friday night we have rain coming. It wont be heavy though. Today, 41 degrees by 5 00 p. M. By 9 00 p. M. We are down to 37. Tomorrow we will have snow across the region. Saturdays high is only 32 spirits of the limit of 39 mostly sunny. A what nancy in the studio every day if that what is it takes for a warmup. We will have a party. Erin may be watching right now. I want both of them. So far traffic looks good. No major delays. Keep in mind continuing construction on the eisenhower around more than with the ongoing purge demolition. Any over nate with caelian blockages on the eisenhower in
100 Million People. On february 28th as the disease is spread through europe, he publicly endorsed the chinese model of quarantine, specifically. Keep in mind as he spoke the words are about to seek and the videos were circulating on the internet showing police in wuhan throwing screaming citizens into the back of panel trucks and driving them to some unspecified internment somewhere. Ferguson must have known the chinese governments response in wuhan was extreme and utterly inhumane, he endorsed it anyway. Thats how serious he was about this virus. One has to adopt Community Measures which have been adopted particularly in places like wuhan in china where you have to reduce contacts between people in the community, sorts of measures are important. If anybody has any sort of respiratory disease, they have to stay at home until their symptoms are fully resolved. Tucker seems like kind of a reserved academic and all of a sudden hes endorsing the wuhan response. Leaders around the world pa