just do not understand enough about omicron to say it s mild, put it aside, it s okay. but you re right, katy, this gets to the point now where hopefully, this means that we have so much immunity. the reason i have a silver lining on this is because we have data that shows getting an omicron infection protects you against delta. we re still dealing with delta in much of our country. it s a very important point that scientists have found, omicron infections can protect you, we think, against delta, which means this could be the beginning of the end of this phase of the pandemic. and i say this phase because we now know historically, we go through several phases, the next one is kind of a recovery phase, not totally back to normal but much closer. let s talk about mild infection. we keep hearing that from people, dr. fauci says it. i talk to a lot of doctors on this show who say, listen, we re all going to get this, we re all going to get this, it is that infectious. other doctors sa
to the moon landing and even a naughty elephant the bbc celebrates 100 years with a look at its most memorable moments. happy new year. the weather is turning more unsettled and it will feel colder. some will see snow and it will be windy. all the details later. it s monday, the 3rd of january. our main story. every secondary pupil in england will be tested for covid at school before going back to class the government says. the move comes just 2a hours after new guidance was issued for the same students to wear masks in classrooms again, to help tackle the rise in omicron infections. jon donnison reports. this time a year ago, schools across the country were forced to close to most pupils. 12 months on, the government says it wants to do everything it can to avoid a return to empty
we should be using testing much more extensively than we have, even in a situation where you have people who are vaccinated and boosted, but the situation where you have such a high demand, a conflation of events, omicron starting to get people appropriately concerned and wanting to get tested as well as the run on tests during the holiday season. we ve obviously got to do better. i think things will improve greatly as we get into january but that doesn t help us today and tomorrow. the surge in omicron infections is driving daily covid infections to highs not seen since last january and that has front line doctors worried about the near future. there is a significant amount of travel that s taking on and it s kind of coinciding with the peak from the thanksgiving travel which is why we re seeing so many covid cases in addition to the fact that omicron has been shown to be significantly
republicans. some liberals now say even with new covid cases averaging three quarters of a million each day, the country must move away from lockdowns and restrictions. you have a lot of anger and pundits who are basically conceding a little bit to conservative media or to critical media or i understand media about the way that people were demanding shifts in the way that these numbers were covered. with omicron infections generally mild. president biden needs to confront his party s special interest groups about the shut down mentality says the washington post columnist it s his own democratic constituencies trump haters who refuse to let go of the culture war over the virus holding country hostage. cook. the media should reflect one
welcome to newsday. reporting live from singapore, i m karishma vaswani. the headlines. tennis champion novak djokovic is denied entry to australia to compete in the australian open amid a controversy over his covid vaccine exemption. the president of kazakhstan appeals for help from russia and neighbouring countries as protesters seize the international airport and several government buildings. as omicron infections continue to surge in europe, the french president says he intends to make life difficult for the unvaccinated. and investigating the capitol riots, nearly one year on. we have a special report on the conspiracy theories that helped spark the insurrection.