also this lunchtime: new covid restrictions are announced for wales from boxing day, including a return to social distancing and limiting numbers inside. we have a special report from siargao island, in the philippines one of the areas worst hit by typhoon rai. # it s christmas time, sausage rolls and wine and ed sheeran, sir eltonjohn, ladbaby and sausage rolls the festive mix hoping to be this year s christmas number one. and in sport: arsenal manager mikel arteta pleads with the premier league not to return to playing behind closed doors, as the omicron variant s impact on football grows, saying the game is about sharing. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. people infected with covid 19 in england will, from today, be able to stop self isolating after seven days as long as they ve had a negative lateral flow test on days six and seven. the change comes amid a spike in cases caused by the omicron variant, which has led to staff shortages in businesses,
instead of ten for those with two negative lateral flow tests. israel plans to become the first country to roll out a fourth dose of covid vaccine as it prepares to deal with the 0micron variant. one other headline, at least 27 people have been killed in malaysia s worst flooding in decades. welcome to the programme. world leaders are re instating covid restrictions as 0micron continues to spread fast. germany and portugal have announced new measures that will kick in after christmas. announced new measures that spain has reported its highest number of daily cases, since the start of the pandemic, and france has warned they could soon pass a 100,000 a day. yesterday, the uk recorded more than 90,000 cases. in germany, the curbs are due to come in on the 28th of december. private gatherings will be restricted to 10 people and nightclubs will close. portugal has ordered bars and nightclubs to shut from 26th december, and made working from home obligatory. out of europe, i
0micron is here already in wales. and it is now spreading quickly. israel plans to become the first country to roll out a fourth dose of covid vaccine as it prepares to deal with the 0micron variant. and scientists in china reveal a dinosaur embryo from at least 66 million years ago that was preparing to hatch from its egg just like a chicken. hello and welcome. world leaders are re instating covid restrictions as 0micron continues to spread fast. germany and portugal have announced new measures that will kick in after christmas. spain has reported its highest number of daily cases, since the start of the pandemic and france has warned they could soon pass 100,000 a day. yesterday, the uk recorded more than 90,000 cases. and in the last few minutes, the uk government has recommended that vaccines should be given to all vulnerable children aged five to 11. in germany, the curbs are due to come in on the 28th of december. private gatherings will be restricted to ten peopl
advisers recommend that children aged five to 11 who are clinically vulnerable should be offered a low dose of covid vaccine. nearly a week after super typhoon rai struck the philippines, we report from a popular tourist island that s been left devastated. and scientists in china reveal a dinosaur embryo from at least 66 million years ago we ll hear from the lead researcher. hello and welcome. in the last hour, the world health organization has warned world leaders that no country can boost its way out of the pandemic. the head of the who says they should concentrate on diverting supply to countries, where there are vaccine shortages so the virus cannot mutate and prolonge the disease worldwide. it comes as countries around the world are weighing up whether to impose further restrictions because of the omicron variant, as well as accelerating their vaccination plans. israel has become the first country in the world, to make a fourth dose, of the coronavirus vaccine widely
and the two metre social distancing rule will be reinstated. boosterjabs are being ramped up in many countries around the world, but the w h o has this warning. blanket booster programmes are likely to follow in the pandemic rather than ending it. by diverting other countries who already have high levels of vaccination coverage, giving the virus more opportunity to spread. and coming up scientists in china reveal a dinosaur embryo from at least 66 million years ago! hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the uk has recorded the highest number of daily cases of coronavirus since the start of mass testing. in the last 2a hour period 106,122 cases have been reported the first time more than 100,000 cases have been reported in a single day. we ll have more on that in a moment but first let s take a look at the rest of the days developments. uk government vaccine advisors says that vulnerable primary school children should be offered a low do