the government s early handling of the government s early handling of the pandemic one of the worst public health failure in uk history, costing thousands of lives. the report criticised the chaotic system and of test and trace, and moving infected patients into care homes. families of the victims say people died unnecessarily. the prime minister is expected to give the go ahead to financial support to firms struggling with the soaring costs of energy. there are more signs the jobs market is recovering in the wake of the pandemic. market is recovering the number ofjob vacancies in the uk has hit a record high of 1.1 million, the most since records began 20 years ago. the figures from the office for national statistics cover the three months to september. but there are some concerns that if companies offer pay rises as they compete to attract more workers, it could lead to inflation and higher interest rates. our economics corresponent andy verity reports. in this post pandemic world, i
150-page report highlighting both the successes and failures in this country from the beginning of the outbreak of the coronavirus. and the report says the country s initial response was the worst public health failure ever. they said the government s response, which was backed by scientists, was to manage the situation by achieving herd immunity through infection. this led to a huge delay in enforcing a lockdown, which cost the lives of thousands of people. the report also just to put this in some sort of date perspective for you, the report says that in the u.k. on the 23rd of march, a national lockdown was enforced. but on the 11th of march they allowed a soccer match to go ahead where 50,000 people attended. two days after that, they allowed the horse racing festival to go ahead, which was attended by a quarter of a million people. the report says those almost
team. and the numbers tonight. more than 3 million confirmed cases in the u.s. nearly 133,000 lives have now been lost. nearly 900 more lives lost in just the past 24 hours. florida s hospitals tonight under stress. you re going to hear from the nurses now describing loved ones dying alone. in arizona, 1 in 3 people being tested are testing positive. and look at this line, it formed overnight at midnight. families in their cars waiting for hours just for a test. the mayor of phoenix saying, we re in a crisis, we need more resources. and the governor of arizona, who has not addressed the public in more than a week now in that hard-hit state, speaking just moments ago. and so, we begin with matt gutman leading us off. reporter: tonight, in car after car, the nation s covid testing crisis on full display in phoenix. a public health failure stretching as far as the horizon. moments ago, arizona s governor saying today, there s a new executive order that will limit