Cuddle . February at last a hug for loved ones, as care homes prepare to give covid tests to visitors. After 266 long days, the return of fans to English League football is finally here, but the number of supporters is limited. Good afternoon. Help is on its way the words used by the Health Secretary matt hancock, on the news that the uk has become the first country in the world to approve a Coronavirus Vaccine for widespread use. The firstjabs could be given within days for those who need it most, like nhs staff, care home workers, and residents. The uk has already ordered a0 million doses, enough to vaccinate 20 Million People, with the first 800,000 arriving in the coming days. 95 effective, the Pfizer Biontech vaccine is the fastest ever to go from concept to reality, taking only ten months to follow the same steps that normally span a decade. The medicine regulator says no corners have been cut. Now, the country prepares for one of the biggest civilian projects in history. Our Hea
At a site in avonmouth near Bristol Police say there have been multiple casualties. All i heard was a big bang and the whole warehouse was shaking. Like, the ground was vibrating, everything. Heres the scene live at avonmouth a Police Press Conference is due to take place shortly. Students sitting a levels and gcses in england next year will be graded more generously, to try to compensate for lost learning during the pandemic the christmas getaway begins for University Students but they are encouraged to get tested and reduce social contact before they travel. The premier league has agreed a 250 Million Pound rescue package for Lower League Clubs in england to stop them from going out of business due to the pandemic. More than 60,000 people in the uk have now died within 28 days of a positive covid 19 test. In the latest figures released by the government, the uk has recorded 1a,879 coronavirus cases and a14 deaths in the past 2a hours. This takes the total number of deaths to 60,113.
A Champions League match in paris is abandoned, with teams walking off the pitch following an alleged racist slur. And on the eve of the mobo music awards, we look at the pressures faced this year by those in the industry. Hello and welcome. The us president elect, joe biden, has outlined his plans to combat a deepening Coronavirus Health emergency which has left record numbers of americans dead or in hospital. He promised that in his first 100 days, 100 million americans would be vaccinated. He said that he would push to re open schools in some states children havent sat in a classroom for ten months. At a news conference, mr biden also repeated an appeal for everyone to wear a mask during that period. Masking, vaccinations, opening schools. These are the three key goals for my first 100 days. It will start with my signed order on day one to require a mask where i can under the law like federal buildings, interstate travel on planes, trains, and buses. 100 million Covid Vaccine shots
Plus, why its time to go green and ditch the christmas cracker. Hello, im katty kay in washington, Christian Fraser is in london. The first coronavirus Mass Vaccination Programme in the world is now underway in the uk. Vaccination programme in the world the Health Secretary called tuesday v day. Independent scientists also reported that the 0xford astrazeneca vaccine while not as effective as pfizers, was still found to be safe and effective and cheaper and easier to transport than the pfizer jabs. The nhs says thousands of people were vaccinate today and they will be getting in touch with people eligible for the first vaccine shots. 8 hundred thousand doses of the pfizer bio ntech vaccine have already arrived in the uk thats enough to vaccinate 400,000 people. The over 80s, care home workers and nhs staff will be among the very first to get vaccinated, more than 80 Vaccine Centres have beeb set up so far most are in hospitals and people will be called in for the vaccination. Our Healt
The us president elect, joe biden, has outlined his plans to combat a deepening Coronavirus Health emergency which has left record numbers of americans in hospital, and a death toll of more than 280,000. He promised that in his first 100 days, 100 million americans would be vaccinated, and that he would push to re open schools. In some states, children havent sat in a classroom for 10 months. The president elect also again appealed for everyone to wear a mask during his first 100 days. Masking, vaccinations, opening schools, these are the three key goals for my first 100 days. It will start with my signing in order to require a mask where i can under the law. Like federal buildings, interstate travel on planes, trains and buses, 100 million covered vaccine shots into the arms of American People in the first 100 days. While the president elect was talking, the current president , donald trump, was holding an event to outline americas vaccine rollout. While the president elect was talkin