I want members to know that i plan to continue this committees long tradition of collegiality and substantive substantive debate, even as we conduct our business from afar. I will continue to work with the Ranking Member mr. Smith and his staff to ensure that the rights of all members are respected in this new virtual format. Before i turn to todays important topic, i want to remind members of a few procedures to help you navigate this new platform. First, consistent with regulations the committee will keep microphones muted to limit background noise. Members are responsible for unmuting themselves when they seek recognition or when recognized for their fiveminute statement. Second, members and witnesses must have their cameras on at all times. If you need to step away from the proceedings, please leave your camera on rather than logging out. Finally, we have several members who are waving on to the subcommittee for todays hearing. Given the large number i will recognize members in an
Dawns. Back in march Prime Minister Boris Johnson hailed a coup which unto body chess as a game changer in the battle against a deadly virus millions of tests were purchased and subsequently found to be totally useless even no approved antibody tests are not to be able to the general population unless they buy their own private yet another game changer in the testing regime was to be the Contact Tracing out launched by english hung called amid great fun fare as a trial in the isle of wight in me it was subsequently abundant in june and now a new up has been launched on the same island and the london borough of new and criticism still continues on the results of the present manual system in england with the guardian reporting last week that the trysting results were being cut by delays and home test failures meanwhile the Scottish Press last week was full of stories of anxious people seeking a local test and instead being referred to Testing Centers in england or Northern Ireland so why
Whether youre watching from memory texas or one of the carolinas this is R T International im sean thomas certainly glad to have you with us. All right now the e. U. Foreign policy chief has condemned the alleged poisoning of alexina volley calling it an assassination attempt the russian opposition figure is in a medically induced coma and on a ventilator in a berlin hospital 2 weeks after being airlifted from russia berlin said on wednesday he had been poisoned with a nova choke a nerve agent russia is calling for dialogue stating its still received no data from germany on the findings reporting on the International Fallout from the alleged poisoning of election of ali his arties peter all of. Well im glad merkel speaking here in berlin alongside the swedish Prime Minister stefan levin briefly touching on alexina vile me and saying how germany would respond to russia depended on russia right now and how it responds to those allegations that came out on wednesday as it stands moscow is
Russian Opposition Leader like cinnabon he was poisoned by a nerve agent that belongs to the group comes to weeks after the activist fell ill on a flight to moscow before he was airlifted for treatment at a hospital in central berlin so lets go straight to berlin d the german capital of the peter oliver is based there and is following this story for us good morning peter we know at this point there has been a response from russia to those claims what russia had to say. Well russia has reacted to claims from germany that alexina valmy was poisoned with a novacek nerve agent both the Foreign Ministry in moscow and the embassy the Russian Embassy here in berlin have criticized the announcement. What we do but that only in liverpool if there is any day doubt we will work it there is no data there are only statements amounting to megaphone diplomacy because there voiced by a Foreign Ministry that many were waiting to hear what the doctors had to say diversion doctors in arms share their con
Exposed. I hesitate to say malpractice but i dont think it is a good idea especially in a context like Contact Tracing they absolutely need to be tested. The governor is also taking issue i dont agree with the new cdc guidance period full stop. Neither do leaders in the bay area, in the south bay specifically, they are blasting the new moves, calling them bizarre. Good evening. Thank you for joining us. As abc 7 News Reporter chris wynne explains south bay leaders say the abrupt changes could within st. Claira county this afternoon Health Officials didnt hold back after learning of the new covid19 testing guidelines from the cdc. When i first heard about this change in guidelines, i actually didnt believe it. Reporter the Nations Health Protection Agency now says as long as a person doesnt show symptoms testing may not be necessary. Health officers however are questioning the guidance saying it is important to identify infections in the small window preceding the onset of symptoms whil