to point to that investigation and say, i can t comment any further. that s what the prime minister has done so far. but, isa, i don t think that s flying in the court of public opinion any more. yeah, i think it s going to be very uncomfortable, and i expect a grilling later today. i know you shall be watching, salma abdelaziz for us. thanks very much, salma. i ve got some breaking news coming into cnn. a source says the australian border force is now expanding its investigation into tennis star novak djokovic. we have been told officials are looking into possible inconsistencies in documents related to his december pcr test result as well as his activities after he tested positive for covid-19 in serbia. now, the source says it s not been determined if these issues could impact the validity of his visa. but breaking news, australian border force expanding their investigation into djokovic.
made a statement and he wanted to clarify things but things are far from clear. he addressed two main things. one is his covid 19 positive pcr test result. when he found out what he did before and after. he didn t know he was positive on december 17 when he attended that game, that tennis event with children. he found out later that day. he does admit broken isolation rules the next day when he did know that he was covid positive and did an interview anyway. when the other crucial thing he admitted is the incorrect information. the fact that his agent, his support team as he put it, had ticked the wrong box on the travel declaration document. this is important because this is an argument that was used by his legal team. it is still in the hands of the federal government and the immigration office and of course the border office. how all of this
but that means carrots and sticks to get the holdouts jabbed. mark lowen, bbc news, rome. you re watching bbc news. a reminder of our headlines. the government has confirmed that it will stick to its plan b of covid measures in england and not impose any further covid restrictions for at least another three weeks. the prime minister has confirmed that that pre departure tests will be scrapped for travel from friday morning. the government is also lifting the requirement to self isolate on arrival in england until receiving a negative pcr test result. in scotland, the self isolation period for covid cases in scotland is to be cut from ten days to seven, if people record two negative tests and have no symptoms. restrictions on social distancing, large gatherings and hospitality will remain unchanged until the 17th of january. just under half the budget for social care is spent on supporting disabled adults of working age. but the system is under pressure with increasing demand for serv
hem, omicron before that plan could be enacted. here we are. jackie: you mention the monoclonal anti-bodies. we saw two new bills coming out. got the emergency usually sayings from the fda. they ll be out in limited supply. the anti-bodies are not readily available. these are treatments and therapeutics we have known about for two years. a lot of people are frustrated. if they become infected with covid, they can t get the treatment that they need. yes, the important thing is to get any of those treatments, you need a documented pcr positive test. those treatments all work best if they re given quickly. so if you re waiting five days for a pcr test result, you ve missed the opportunity. jackie: yep, i understand. a lot of people very frustrated and hoping that things will change soon. this has been difficult. not just here in new york city but across the country. thanks.
seven days, first in a designated quarantine hotel and then once they get a negative pcr test result at home so long as they agree have their movements tracked. israel has been steadily adding countries to its red list to reduce the spread of the omicron vafrmt most israel s 175 confirm cases and 380 suspected ones recently returned from overseas. on sunday evening prime minister nestle bennett held a televised news conference imploring israelis to make the new wave seriously and encouraging those employed in the private sector to work from home. public sector workers are expected to follow next week. we also sought to reinvigorate israel s stalling vaccination campaign especially among children where takeup has been especially waefnlg the time we bought is running out, said bennett. with god s help we ll safely overcome this wave. i m scott mclean. denmark is already seeing a spike in new covid infections