wearing is being reintroduces in communal areas. wearing is being reintroduces in communalareas. in primary wearing is being reintroduces in communal areas. in primary school, when adults are meeting they will be wearing masks as well. we do wish the government had gone further, and in secondary schools mandated mask wearing in classrooms as weller because they are communal areas and area where they are often very crowded and where pupils and teachers spent most time. what crowded and where pupils and teachers spent most time. what about in rima teachers spent most time. what about in primary schools? teachers spent most time. what about in primary schools? we, teachers spent most time. what about in primary schools? we, we in primary schools? we, we understand in primary schools? we, we understand from in primary schools? we, we understand from the - in primary schools? we, we understand from the old - in primary schools? we, we - understand from the old variant that transmi
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cough, more tiredness. what we are seeing clinically in south africa and, remember, at the epicentre where i am practising is extremely mild. we haven t admitted anyone. i spoke to other colleagues of mine and it s the same picture. the government believes vaccines will still work against the omicron variant. the us company moderna says it should know in the coming weeks and, if needed, a newjab could be available early in the new year. anna collinson, bbc news. the department of education has said that pupils in year seven and above should wear masks in communal areas of schools in england from monday. headteachers were sent an email from the department earlier today. the rule will also apply to visitors and staff in communal areas. dr mary bousted is the joint general secretary at the national education union. we do welcome the fact that mask
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or in the coming weeks, but the hospitals ready, doctors have been advised what to do. beds have been set aside and oxygen has been put in hospitals. in the uk the health secretary sajid javed said the vaccination programme should be expanded as a matter of urgency , because of the new omicron variant of coronavirus. a third case has now been identified here. and there are expected to be more, with concerns that it may spread more easily and potentially evade current vaccines. ministers say they have acted swiftly in england mask wearing in shops and on public transport will be a legal requirement once again on tuesday. but some unions want the government to go further in schools. here s our health correspondent anna collinson. taking up a booster when eligible was always important but since the emergence of the heavily mutated variant, is even more important. queues like this in slough could include people as young as 18, with a key government adviser saying
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