Submarine in late 2020. northumberland had been tracking the submarine in the arctic circle when it hit the ship s sonar equipment being trailed hundreds of metres behind it. it s not thought the contact was deliberate. the warship returned to port in scotland to repair the damaged equipment. let s get some of the day s other news argentina has registered over 100,000 coronavirus infections in 24 hours its highest daily figure of the pandemic. 40 covid deaths were reported in the same period. cases have soared over the holiday period as the omicron variant spreads with few restrictions in place. but with most argentines vaccinated, the authorities say hospital admissions are relatively low. thousands of people took to the streets in the sudanese capital, khartoum, on thursday to protest against military rule. security services fired tear gas at demonstrators near the presidential palace. it s the first organised protest since the resignation of the prime minister on sunday. support
Tougher restrictions as the omicron variant spreads. stepping up requirements on those who haven t gotten booster shots. for more on all that, let s bring in our reporter if london. can you fill me in on how different governments are dealing with the outbreaks there? because of course the european context is so different from how the virus is being dealt with here in asia. reporter: absolutely. we re seeing the record-breaking figures, and really now in europe governments are tightening those restrictions. this time, though, they re focusing in on the unvaccinated in france. they re looking at making it mandatory for people to provide proof of vaccination in order to access many public venues and social settings, even for interregional travel within the country as opposed to what was previously in place as part of the health pass providing proof of a negative coast negative
Classroom. it s that important from my perspective that children be allowed to interact with each other in a real space. so clearly my preference would be that teachers are present in the classroom but a second choice would be the teachers be virtually present in the classroom and students be authentically present. despite the benefits of kids being in person, there are parents that are worried about the safety of their kid at school, especially given how rapidly the omicron variant spreads. what do you tell a parent who is concerned? yeah, so, you know, the good news is that children over the age of 5 can all be vaccinated now. get at least two doses and some can get three. and those vaccines from what we know do provide significant protection against omicron, which is what we re seeing right now. and that in spite of the fact that there are a lot of reports that a lot more children are sick with omicron, it s likely reflects the fact that a lot a lot more it likely reflects
Joining us for this interactive show, getting answers. we will be with you every day at 3:00. see tonight, the major supreme court ruling against president biden and his vaccine mandates for large companies. in a 6-3 vote, the conservative justices blocking his mandate requiring large businesses to vaccinate employees. but the court allowing the vaccine mandate for health care workers at federally funded hospitals and clinics. 17 million health care workers. as tonight, the omicron variant spreads. the u.s. now averaging more than 761,000 new covid cases a day. tonight, the president sending military medical personnel to help across six of the states hardest hit. what doctors in those hospitals tonight are seeing right now. the extraordinary move from the justice department tonight. the most serious charges yet for the january 6th assault on the capitol. the founder of the oath keepers among 11 people now charged with
Of an inch of isaac lagt. not only is that dangerous for the roads but it clinician to trees and power lines and those may continue to come down as well so you could have some power outages. the other thing, fred, to keep in mind is temperatures will drop considerably. minneapolis going from 28 down to a high of 2 on monday. chicago going from a high of 30 today down to only 15 by monday. brutal conditions. thank you so much, allison chinchar. all right. hello again, everyone, thank you for joining me, i m fredricka whitfield. we begin this hour with states scrambling to keep up with a surge in covid hospitalizations. the number of patients across the country is nearing the record set almost a year ago of 142,000 hospitalizations and even more concerning, child hospitalizations are hitting new records as the omicron variant