Arlington Public Schools is bringing athletics back early and reducing quarantine periods, despite more than a thousand Covid cases reported among students and
northeast in places like the mid-atlantic. hospitals are likely to see a lot of sick people because many more people are unvaccinated. it will be a very rough four to six weeks across the country now and we need people to prepare for that. over the holidays coronavirus cases driven by the omicron variant has skyrocketed. some countries are now seeing the highest daily case counts of the entire pandemic. the british government is urging students to get tested before they return to school. france is beefing up its in-school testing. israel is offering a fourth shot to people over 60 and to medical staff. they re also lifting quarantine rules to people exposed to omicron as long as they ve tested negative and their vaccinations are up to date. let s go to nada bashir and
instagram or e mail me. and coming up this hour.. the first super group of whales seen in australia. how many whales make a supergroup? we re going to talk to one of the people watching and studying them. good morning and welcome to the programme. health officials in north west england are stepping up coronavirus vaccinations and testing to tackle the surge in cases of the delta variant first identified in india. yesterday, the government announced extra support for greater manchester and parts of lancashire. next monday, the government is due to announce if restrictions across england will be lifted a week later. the new package of support includes military assistance, and supervised in school testing.
matt hancock, has announced extra help, including military support, to halt the spread of covid in greater manchester and lancashire. the aim is to tackle the rise in the delta variant of the virus. latest figures show that out of the top 20 hot spots in england, 17 are in the north west. we are providing a strengthened package of support, based on what is working in bolton, to help greater manchester and lancashire tackle the rise in the delta variant that we are seeing there. this includes rapid response teams, putting in extra testing, military support, and supervised in school testing. i want to encourage everyone in manchester and lancashire to get the tests on offer. we know that this approach can work. although covid cases remain above the national average,
the new package of support includes military assistance, and supervised in school testing. new guidance recommends people minimise travel in and out of the affected areas . residents are also being encouraged to get tested twice a week. our correspondent richard galpin has the story. in the warm summer sun, people here in manchester looking forward to the possibility of covid restrictions being lifted later this month. but, instead, they face new measures, including advice to avoid meeting indoors and to minimise nonessential travel in and out of the area. this is due to the delta variant spreading fastest in greater manchester and lancashire. some in the hospitality industry say they are going to be hit again, just weeks after reopening. it s notjust accommodation providers but also taxi drivers, we have shopkeepers, souvenir places, musical events, pubs, bars, restaurants,