Lockdown in wales will last for three more weeks at least but children could return to schools there after the february half term. Around 300,000 people are expected to leave hong kong for britain using a new visa route which opens on sunday. Investors respond with outrage after Trading Platforms halt the buying of shares in the us games firm gamestop and other companies. It follows days of frenzied trading that led to a massive increase in its value. Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world. A new Coronavirus Vaccine has been shown to be 89. 3 effective in large scale uk trials. The novavax jab is the first to show it is effective against both the uk and South African Variants of the virus. As you can see from this graph, the uk has secured 60 million doses of the jab, which will be made in stockton on tees. The doses are expected to be delivered in the second half of this year if approved for use by regulator. Meanwhile, the European Medicines Agency will mee
Will join us with the latest. Hello, everyone. Im monte francis. Thanks for joining us. Lawmakers have decided to rewrite a controversial bill that critics said threatened freedom of the press. The bill would have made it illegal to film Police Officers in certain situations. Over the weekend, tens of thousands of people protested against the law, the proposed law, bowing to the pressure behind article 24, and said members of parliament would take it back to the drawing board. We are going to propose a complete rewrite of article 24, which should reflect its dual purpose. This new text will be written within a collective framework involving the three majority groups in parliament. It now appears evident that the legislative and semantic choices we made have prompted concern over citizens who are worried, who are in fact convinced it would threaten the right to inform the right to access information, as well as a legitimate system of checks and balances when it comes to police behavior.
Signing of a cease fire and one of the 7 wonders of the world reopens but its under strict coronavirus measures after being closed for 8 months. So we could be looking at a turning point here in the fight against covert 19 this monday the u. S. Drugs make it pfizer says it vaccine. Candidate has proved to be more than 90 percent effective bringing hope in this pandemic that has now killed nearly 1300000 people pfizer says its on track to ask for permission to sell the vaccine before the end of the month thing is the u. S. Health regulators say theyll need some time to review it 1st the head of the World Health Organization meanwhile is calling for Scientific Solutions and solidarity to end the pandemic this was a largely Virtual Meeting of the w h os Decision Making body something does need to happen in the world is now more than 50000000 recorded covert 1000 cases and absolutely no signs of a slowdown we might be trying. But its not. As. Yes it preys on doors and we can helmets but it
Nationwide lockdown there, with the second wave hitting the nation hard, 38,000 fresh infections. Thousands filled the streets to demand the resignation of the Prime Minister, protesting the signing of a controversial peace deal. For the next 15 days at least, friendss second covid19 lock down will remain firmly in place. The Prime Minister address to the nation earlier, to say that his government will not be caving to pressure and saying it would be irresponsible to relax current measures. He has also painted a grim picture by telling his fellow countrymen and women that one in four deaths nationwide is currently due to the coronavirus. Someone is admitted to hospital every 30 seconds. He said of the situation worsens in the days ahead, further measures could be brought in. Lets take a quick listen to the french Prime Minister. [speaking french] host the latest figures from French Health officials show that 33,100 ebony to make cases 33,172 new cases have been confirmed. A little earl
Live now to discussion with main senator angus king who joins Healthcare Providers and Bipartisan Policy Center experts on the use of telehealth during the covid pandemic. Health team led by, Catherine Hayes and others. For those of you who may be unfamiliar with the Bipartisan Policy Center we were established a a little over a decade ago by four former majority leaders, senator bob dole, late senator howard baker on the republican side. Senator tom daschle and senator George Mitchell on the democratic side. Senator mitchell from the great state of maine which youll hear shortly his estate, very well represented here this morning. The country is indeed, indeed the world quite frankly is experiencing a once in a lifetime pandemic caused untold suffering and death. Doctors, nurses, hospitals, Healthcare Providers are struggling to provide Critical Care under some very difficult conditions. But if there is any good, and theres that much, but if theres any good to come out of this virus,