at the latest data. there were 146,390 new coronavirus infections recorded in the latest 24 hour period. 313 deaths were reported, that s of people who died within 28 days of a positive covid test. the total number of people who ve died with covid now stands at 150,057. on vaccinations, more than 35.2 million people have now had a boosterjab, which means just over 60% of people aged 12 and over have now had three vaccine doses. danjohnson has this report. as the number of covid deaths reaches 150,000, more vaccinations are being offered to the young. half a million slots have been made available at 300 centres across england for children aged 12 15. senior doctors are urging parents to get kids booked in. we ve spoken to parents around the country from different backgrounds and different
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form of illness so come along and get the vaccine. there s a similar push in scotland for everyone aged 12 and over to get vaccinated in an effort to bring case numbers under control and make sure hospitals aren t overwhelmed. dan johnson, bbc news. later today, novak djokovic s legal team will appeal a decision will talk about the implications of rather reaching that rather grim milestone. let s bring you up to date with the other stories. later today, novak djokovic s legal team will appeal a decision by australian authorities to revoke his visa, over a row about his covid vaccination status. it s after documents were released suggesting the tennis star had been granted a vaccine exemption to enter the country because he had tested positive for the virus last month. simonjones reports. serbian music plays.
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this is for me prison, this is not like immigration hotel, this is prison. another player, renata voracova, from the czech republic, has now left the hotel and the country after her visa was cancelled. djokovic had been asked to move to somewhere he could train ahead of the open. that looks unlikely, but he has been given exercise equipment and gluten free food. one former australian foreign minister is not sympathetic. there s no way you could give him an exemption when exemptions haven t been given to people who want to go to australia to see dying parents, and, you know, injured relatives. there are all sorts of heart rending stories about people not being able to see their relatives in australia, but those people are not famous, so they don t get an exemption.