The ports of military in myanmar code was draw out the results of november pause my collection. And how all these lockdown video calls from home have prompted an unexpected book the macro boost in business for books. Welcome, youre in bbc news. The European Union has announced its introducing Export Controls on Coronavirus Vaccines so that it can monitor where theyre being sent. Its the latest escalation in a deepening row between the eu and astrazeneca over supplies of the vaccine which is mostly produced here. Today the eus Medicines Regulator approved the use of the astrazeneca jab for everyone over the age of 18, though germany says it will still only give the jab to the under 65s. Our brussels correspondent nick beake reports. Throughout the week, this post brexit battle between the eu and a british based Vaccine Maker has been intensifying. European countries are demanding that astrazeneca delivers all the jabs they ordered even if it means taking them from the uk supply. It all hangs on the contract the two sides signed, thats now been released, with parts blanked out. Astrazeneca says it agreed to do its reasonable best. The eu insists it was a legally binding promise. And so, its now announced, if it doesnt get what it ordered, it could block Covid Vaccines leaving europe, heading for some countries, including the uk. We have to be very clear and we have said it many times before. We are not protecting ourselves against any specific country, and we are not in competition or in a race against any country. The only race we are in is against this virus. At pfizers vaccine making hq in northern belgium, security is tight. Few commodities more precious at the moment than covid jabs. Thats why theyre carefully escorted on their way. Its not clear cut supplies to the uk will be affected by these new eu restrictions. The European Union is taking a really tough line in this covid row. But at the same time, its facing heavy criticism for the slowness of its vaccination roll out its much slower than the uks. Throughout this pandemic, brussels has insisted all 27 countries need to Work Together when it comes to getting hold of jabs. So far, its not worked well. Because this is a rare sight in cities like madrid. Thousands of other Vaccine Appointments have had to be postponed. Today, though, some hope with europes medicine regulator finally approving the astrazeneca vaccine at the heart of this weeks dispute. Downing street is desperate to stay out of the eu astrazeneca row, but insists uk Vaccine Supplies would not be affected. Im not going to comment on the eus own discussions with those manufacturers. What we need to focus on making sure that uk residents and the nhs here gets the vaccines thats required, and were confident that we will be receiving what we expected in the days and weeks ahead. But one senior eu official accused borisjohnson� s government of wanting to start a vaccine war. Resolving this row is not going to be easy. Nick beake, bbc news, brussels. The chief executive officer of astrazeneca, pascal soriot, says the company is working hard to make sure the eu gets all the doses it needs. Weve been working 24 7 to import the supply that we have. To start with, we have millions of doses that we are ready to start shipping to the eu over the next few days and weeks. So, you know, we have quite a a substantial quantity already to the ship to the various countries. And we are working 20 47 to increase this capacity. 24 7. Weve identified any additional sources of what we call dry substance that we are redeploying from all parts of the world so we can top up the supply that we have in europe and make sure that we vaccinate as many people as possible in europe very quickly. Thats the ceo of astrazeneca. Breaking news that came to us a short while ago, this has to do with Northern Ireland, where the First Minister has accused the eu of an incredible act of hostility over its decision to override part of the brexit treaty when it comes to Vaccine Exports. The eu has invoked a particular article of the treaty called article 16 in order to prevent a so back door supply chain of vaccines from europe reaching the water uk across the irish border. Arlene foster said it was prepared just the eu was prepared to use Northern Ireland when it served their interests in a despicable manner and the shipping of a vaccine which is decide the micro design test save lives. The government and the First Minister says it is considering its options. Breaking news having to do with that Vaccine Export thats been introduced by the eu, more on that to come. Yet another new vaccine has been shown to be effective in major trials in just 2a hours. The latest is the janssen vaccine. Its 66 effective overall and only needs a single dose. And crucially its 85 effective against severe disease. Last night, novavax announced uk trials had shown its vaccine to be 89 effective. And crucially that vaccine protects against the new more contagious uk variant. If approved, the uk has millions of doses of both vaccines on order. Though they wouldnt be available until later in the year. Our medical editor fegus walsh reports Covid Vaccine trials keep delivering results beyond all expectations. These volunteers in southampton are among Tens Of Thousands worldwide testing the vaccine from janssen part of the pharmaceutical giantjohnson johnson. We have a single shot vaccine which can protect very highly 85 against severe disease, and complete protection against death and hospitalisation after day 28. And thats a finding which was across the world in all the regions, independent of age and strain. The results from the us Biotech Novavax are nothing short of spectacular. This site in london, part of the uk wide trial, which showed the vaccine offered strong protection even against the contagious new variant first identified in kent. Its very significant because we were able to show that the vaccine works well against both the old, the original strain and the new strain. It had 96 efficacy against the original covid 19 strain. And yet it still had 86 efficacy against the variant strain. So how do they work . The novavax jab uses proteins from the Surface Spike of coronavirus and combines these with a chemical booster, or agile end. The janssen vaccine puts the gene for the spike protein into a harmless virus a similar approach to the Oxford Astrazeneca job. Both vaccines prime the immune system, including creating antibodies which will target coronavirus in the event of infection. The novavax jab will be manufactured on teesside, part of the deal struck last year to ensure a steady flow of vaccine. The uk has ordered 100 million doses of the Oxford Astrazeneca vaccine and a0 million of pfizers both of these are in limited supply at the moment. The 17 million doses of modernas vaccine wont arrive until the spring. Then theres the two vaccines which just yielded results. 60 million doses of the novavax jab will take a few months to be delivered, Plus 30 Million of the single dose janssen vaccine. Now if those last two are approved, thatll be enough doses to immunise the entire Uk Population twice over. Two more vaccines to add to the toolbox gives more resilience and more tools, new tools that were different than the last ones. And it means we can spread the vaccine around, it means we can really start to impact on this pandemic notjust here, but right away across the world. You ready . Yes. Vaccinating one country in a pandemic is like putting a sticking plaster on a gaping wound. Until the whole world is protected, none of us truly will be. Fergus walsh, bbc news. The Belgian Company janssen says its single dose Coronavirus Vaccine is 66 effective. Saul faust is a professor of Paediatric Immunology and Infectious Diseases at the university of southampton. He is running janssen� s Clinical Trial in the uk. Good to speak to you. First of all, getting this Efficacy Rate must be a big boost for you and your team . Its an amazing result because to be able to use a single dose of vaccine that can be transported at Room Temperature is a global game changer, not to have to bring people back for a second dose. As my colleague just back for a second dose. As my colleaguejust said on back for a second dose. As my colleague just said on your piece, its another two vaccines in the last day to add to the armoury. The janssen one has very high efficacy against the severe disease, but the really spectacular part of this is that its 100 really spectacular part of this is that its100 effective, apparently, and stopping people going into hospital or dying regardless of the location or age, or the geography. So this study was donein or the geography. So this study was done in south africa, and america and latin america. But people of all ages, overthe and latin america. But people of all ages, over the age of 60, and including the mutated virus in south africa as quite a big part of it. And the lack of being in hospital or death in the single dose groups are really amazing. In the uk, we are doing the two dose study, and that will be important to know how to use the vaccine in future. Ill will be important to know how to use the vaccine in future. The vaccine in future. Ill go back to that in a the vaccine in future. Ill go back to that in a moment, the vaccine in future. Ill go back to that in a moment, but the vaccine in future. Ill go back to that in a moment, but going i the vaccine in future. Ill go back to that in a moment, but going back to that in a moment, but going back to the Efficacy Data we have, the sample of people involved in the trial gives us an indication of what were talking about here in terms of the actual experiment. I want to talk to you about the 66 weve been talking about thats been hitting the headlines, because although you say its 100 the headlines, because although you say its100 effective in preventing hospitalisation, we still understand it to be 66 effective. So talk me through that. So understand it to be 66 effective. So talk me through that. Understand it to be 66 effective. So talk me through that. So what i think peeple so talk me through that. So what i think people need so talk me through that. So what i think people need to so talk me through that. 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So if you look for the disease in people with mild symptoms, the percentage that you find and whether its effective is less if you define severe disease as fever and bad cough. Even more severe disease is getting in hospital and dying. So we have to take a step back and say that all these vaccines being approved are really good at stopping people dying and going into hospital. And thats the first thing we need to do with the first thing we need to do with the pandemic, to ease the pressure on health system. On health system. Forgive me for interrunting. On health system. Forgive me for interrupting, because on health system. Forgive me for interrupting, because im on health system. Forgive me for l interrupting, because im conscious of the time weve got and theres so many questions, but with that in mind, youre saying that with a single dose, this could be as effective as it can . You just said that youre looking into the potential of a second dose or initial trials on that. 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Rachel anderson is Assistant Director of policy at the North East England Chamber of commerce. Thank you so much forjoining us. A huge boost to the region, how are you feeling . Its huge boost to the region, how are you feeling . Huge boost to the region, how are ou feelin . � ,. ,. ,. , you feeling . Its a tremendous vote of confidence you feeling . Its a tremendous vote of confidence in you feeling . Its a tremendous vote of confidence in our you feeling . Its a tremendous vote of confidence in our sector, you feeling . Its a tremendous vote of confidence in our sector, and of confidence in our sector, and weve Got A Great Pharma Sector appear. I know how hard the team have worked to get this over the line and coming to the northeast, and its tremendous news. Haifa line and coming to the northeast, and its tremendous news. How many obs will and its tremendous news. How many jobs will be and its tremendous news. How many jobs will be created and its tremendous news. 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When we talk about the development of the vaccination, particularly the one here, novavax, this requires a huge commitment in terms of commitment. Talk us through your understanding of what that looks like . Of what that looks like . Fuifilm have been i of what that looks like . Fuifilm have been strong of what that looks like . Fuifilm have been strong in i of what that looks like . Fujifilm have been strong in baxters. Of what that looks like . Fujifilm have been strong in baxters to | of what that looks like . Fujifilm. Have been strong in baxters to the northeast region for some time dashed investors. Theyve been slowly unfurling their plans and given us Real Confidence in terms of investment. But there is also investment. But there is also investment from the government, and i believe the figure is around £250 million in a state of the Art Manufacturing facility that will expand what is already there. If we then take on what the plant will then take on what the plant will then be able to do and the numbers that will attract the region and other pharma that itll bring here, the knock on effects for the regions economy are really, really studying. And its something that will really grow the biotech Pharma Industry weve been doing here. Its industry weve been doing here. Its important to point out to our viewers as we are talking about the janssen vaccine and also this one, the Novavax Vaccine, you still have to go through regulatory processes, there still dashed it still has to be approved. Is there a time when youre looking to before you know whether this will be rolled out . There has to be the approval, of course, and as i said, there is some Construction Work to do and some Building Work to do on the facility. So i believe the team are looking for initial manufacturing to start around about the end of february, early march and really ramp up into the late spring, early summer, and certainly be at full production by the second half of the year. Share certainly be at full production by the second half of the year. Are you feelin the second half of the year. Are you Feeling Pressure . The second half of the year. Are you Feeling Pressure . I the second half of the year. Are you Feeling Pressure . I think the second half of the year. Are you Feeling Pressure . I think its Feeling Pressure . I think its pressure Feeling Pressure . I think its pressure in Feeling Pressure . I think its pressure in a Feeling Pressure . I think its pressure in a good Feeling Pressure . I think its pressure in a good way. Feeling pressure . I think its pressure in a good way. Youj Feeling Pressure . I think its pressure in a good way. You know, its pressure on the tees valley to do it, but we are absolutely confident we can do it and are absently confident in our Great Company and workforce up here. We are very much talking about whats happening on home soil here in the uk, but of course this has the ability to be transferred Around The World as well. Is there a plan that you know about in terms of a potential global roll out here . The potential global rollout here . The fuifilm potential global roll out here . Tue Fujifilm Technologies Potential Global Roll out here . Tte Fujifilm Technologies Have Potential Global Roll out here . Tt2 fujifilm technologies have their plans on teesside, they also have one in the us as well which is its sister plant, and i believe there are discussions under way for rolling this out as a us vaccine. But certainly there is no reason theres plenty of land there, plenty of opportunity to build the facility out, and theres no reason why they couldnt export the vaccine. But thats notjust couldnt export the vaccine. But thats not just what they do at this plant, they manufacture all kinds of pharmaceuticals and medication and do research. And of course, weve got the National Biological institute here as well. So you can certainly see the potential for a huge boost in pharma for this area. We wish you all the very best, which will be an incredibly busy time over the next few months. Thank you so much, rachel. Its also important to note that the uk has secured 60 million doses of the novavax jab, so we will follow the approval of that very closely and keep you updated. So whats the situation with some of the key vaccines . Nine have been authorised for Emergency Use or given full approval in at least some places while many more are on the way. So lets take a look at some of the ones already going into peoples arms around the globe. The Pfizer Biontech vaccine has been cleared for use in 32 nations more than any other with a reported efficacy of 95 . The Moderna Vaccine is reported to have an overall efficacy of 9a. 1 and has been cleared for use in 11 countries. The Oxford Astrazeneca vaccine has a the overall efficacy was 70 , ranging from 62 90 depending on the schedule of doses. Russias sputnik vaccine has a 91. 4 efficacy thats according to the manufacturer. Its got Emergency Clearance in 15 nations. And chinas coronavac vaccine, developed by sinovac, has been cleared in six countries. It was found to be 50. 4 effective in brazilian Clinical Trials. More on that to come, stay with us. The un secretary general Antonio Gutteres has expressed great concern over rising Political Tension in myanmar. The armed forces are contesting the results of the election last november, which was overwhelmingly won by the Ruling National League for democracy party, headed by aung san suu kyi. The military has alleged widespread Voting Irregularities and has called for verifications to the countrys voting lists. Armoured vehicles have been deployed and Police Checkpoints set up just two days before the newly elected government is set to take power. The uns concern was echoed by more than a dozen embassies in the country Including Britain the us and the eu. In a collective statement, they say. And they urge the military, and all other parties in the country to adhere to democratic norms. They stress that. Well a spokesperson for the National League for democracy in myanmar, has told the bbc that all indications point toward the militay readying an imminent coup because they dont accept his partys election victory. He says, we are concerned about the threat but we have no choice other than face the thing with calm resolution. Tom andrews is the uns special rapporteur on myanmar. He says the threat of a coup could not come at a worse time for the fragile democracy. The United Nations in the International Community are all very, very concerned about developments in the country. Well be watching them very closely. I think whats important is for the process move forward, and that any of these statements that have been made i dont know what were behind them but that cooler heads prevail and that there is a recognition across the board that what is needed in myanmar is security and peace, and following the constitution and the democratic process, not fear and anxiety. The people of myanmar deserve better than they getting, and i think whats important right now is not only for there not to be a coup, obviously, but for the anxiety and fear about a coup be addressed immediately. Addressed immediately. Thats a really interesting addressed immediately. Thats a really interesting point addressed immediately. Thats a really interesting point youve i really interesting point youve raised there, because we spoke into a number of people there whove told us that the not knowing is actually even more damaging. And without that lack of progress, the democracy, which is always been incredibly fragile there, its really resting on tender hooks here. So with that in mind, i know youjust on tender hooks here. So with that in mind, i know you just said you wanted to monitor the situation closely, but are we looking at some kind of coordinated action from the part of the International Community to be there, should there be any kind of failure to act by the government in question . Obviously the e es of government in question . Obviously the eyes of the government in question . Obviously the eyes of the world government in question . Obviously the eyes of the world are government in question . Obviously the eyes of the world are on the eyes of the world are on myanmar, no question about that. Concerns have been expressed by many countries, certainly by the un. So clearly the world is watching. But the Commander In Chief, when he says, we have to follow the constitution, you dont follow the constitution, you dont follow the constitution by threatening to abolish it. You dont move forward in myanmar by generating all kinds of fear amongst the population. The people of myanmar deserve better, and the commander of chief Commander In Chief of the military needs to assure them that Military Action will not be forthcoming, no matter which issues, they will be fixed through the dutch address to the constitutional process. T can the constitutional process. I can sense sadness the constitutional process. I can sense sadness in the constitutional process. I can sense sadness in your the constitutional process. I can sense sadness in your voice,. The constitutional process. I can sense sadness in your voice, tom . Yes, this is a very unfortunate development, the people of myanmar have lived under brutal military rule, as you know, for many many years. Democracy as we all know is very fragile, it certainly fragile in myanmar. In the people of myanmar deserve for the process of democracy to move forward in myanmar, not backward. Tom andrews there. You can follow all the stories were covering on the bbc news website, and theres a Detailed Analysis of what has been a very fast moving day with regards to a number of vaccines that have passed Clinical Trials get are awaiting official regulatory approval, novavax and the janssen Clinical Trials. Approval, novavax and the janssen clinicaltrials. More approval, novavax and the janssen Clinical Trials. More on that to come, stay with us on bbc news. Hello there. For many of us, the last few days have been exceptionally mild for the time of year. But thats all set to change this weekend. Itll turn colder for all of us, and we could see some issues, perhaps some disruptions from sleet and snow, especially across england and wales. And snow, especially and the reason for this change over the weekend is that the uk will be a battleground of the air masses, colder air moving southwards meeting milder airfurther south, and an area of low pressure on that boundary will have a Weather Front bringing outbreaks of rain. Well see some of that rain turning increasingly into sleet and snow. Quite windy, as well, so some of this snow will be drifting, particularly over the Higher Ground of wales. Now that rain will be making inroads tonight across southern areas, some of that heavy. But further north, itll be cold, mainly dry, just a few showers around these will be wintry in nature, risk of ice here as well. Further south, this rain really peps up and moves northwards, and you start to see white in there its starting to snow by the end of the night across north and mid wales. So quite a Temperature Contrast from north to south. So heres saturday, then cold, frosty with some ice in the north, but further south its a different story cloudy, wet, increasing amounts of snow over the Higher Ground of wales, then down to lower levels. Drifting in, that strong wind could see some wet snow, as well, developing through the midlands down into the southeast, even down to lower levels in heaviest bursts. More rain pushing into the far southwest. Here, just about double figure values, otherwise for most, itll be a much chillier day. As you move through saturday night, thats when the rain, sleet and snow clears away from the south, but it leaves a legacy of ice for parts of england and wales, particularly on untreated surfaces. Itll be a very cold night for all areas, a very hard frost across some of the scottish glens. That takes us into sunday, then. A very cold start, then we look to the west to another area of low pressure which will edge in, pretty much a Repeat Performance to what saturday is looking like. So starting off dry, then the Clouds Build Up, rain pushing in, turning to sleet and snow across the Northern Ireland this time and parts of wales, the midlands into southern england, maybe wet snow down to lower levels, and a colder day for all. But drier and a colder day for all. But drier and brighter in the north. This is bbc world news. The headlines individual Member States will able to allow exports allowed in their own countries. Its the latest step in the row with the pharmaceutical giant astrazeneca, over delayed deliveries to the eu. The eu regulator has now given full approval for the Oxford Astrazeneca Covid Vaccine to be given to all over 18s across the bloc. Alarm at the un over me and mark had to reject the results of the november election. Thats over reports that the Myanmar Military could reject the results. You are watching bbc news. The European Union is introducing Export Controls on Coronavirus Vaccines produced in europe that will force pharmaceutical companies to get permission before supplying doses outside the bloc. The move comes amid a Supply Dispute between the eu and two major vaccine suppliers, astra zeneca and pfizer. Today the eus Medicines Regulator approved the use of the astrazeneca jab for everyone over the age of 18. The European Commission says Export Controls are necessary to ensure that all eu citizens had access to vaccines. Commitment needs to be kept and contracts are binding. Advanced Purchase Agreements need to be respected. Today, we have developed a system that will allow us to know whether vaccines have been exported from the eu. This increased transparency will also come with the responsibility for the eu to authorise with our Member States these Vaccine Exports. Our correspondent in brussels, gavin lee has been following the events. We have seen weeks of problems for the eu with getting hold of the Coronavirus Vaccine. First pfizer had delays and suddenly a bigger problem with a reduction in supply from astrazeneca which has led to an unearthly row all week that has simply escalated and escalated. The reality is you have countries like spain who have had to postpone their Coronavirus Vaccine for two weeks, the french, germans and italians are talking about a quarter of astrazeneca that they were supposed to get, half of the amount of pfizer and slowing down some of their roll outs as well, so big frustration. This is why, ultimately, the eu have said they need this export transparency mechanism. At the start of the week, we heard from the eu that it would be a Notification System for transparency that the manufacturers that have sites in europe such as pfizer, and others, and they would have to alert the eu, nothing more than that. Now since germanys intervention especially, it has turned into a vaccine control request, so what will have to happen is if you have a site, say, here in belgium like pfizer has, you will have to apply a customs form to the government to say we are exporting outside of europe, asking for permission for within 2a hours, the government will say, well, have you committed to your doses from our agreement to our contract . If yes, fine, if no, we can do magic stop here, we can demand you stop here, so this is a big change from the eu. We expect it to be enforced next month. It is a huge change and, as you said, to be talking about a Export Control Scheme on a vaccination programme, whichever one it is which would potentially be saving lives from covid 19 is quite extraordinary. Who stands to gain from this and who stands to lose out . Stand back a second, go back a few months when there was a race going on about who is getting the first bookings with the Big Companies and there was a lot of criticism of donald trump, the then president of the united states, that he was trying to have a monopoly on some of the vaccines and a kind of protectionism going on. There are some eu officials i have spoken to today who say that this free market, liberal economy, to suddenly have an idea of protecting your stocks goes against the spirit of the European Union, so there are suggestions within the eu from officials saying is this protectionism of a kind . The eu health commissioner, her answer was no, this is not targeting anybody, it is not targeting the uk. Yes, there have been problems but this is an insurance policy, she said. We are ultimately looking after taxpayers in europe, 150 Million People who need the jab and if there a50 million a50 Million People who need the jab and if there are problems, this is a way of ensuring that our situation comes first, she said. They spent theres been a large fire and disturbance at Napier Barracks in folkestone, where hundreds of Asylum Seekers are being held. The former Army Barracks are being used by the government to house the men. There have been concerns about conditions there, amid a recent outbreak of covid 19. Lets get the latest from our correspondent simonjones. Bring from our correspondent simonjones. Us up to da� situation. Bring us up to date with the situation. Aha, bring us uptodate with the situation bring us uptodate with the situation. � ,. , bring us uptodate with the situation. ,. , situation. A disturbance broke out around two situation. A disturbance broke out around two oclock situation. A disturbance broke out around two oclock this situation. A disturbance broke out around two oclock this afternoon. We are told that some of the Asylum Seekers inside the barracks which houses around 400 people started pushing over chairs and tables and then a fire was started in one of the accommodation blocks. That prompted a huge response from the Emergency Services and they remain here tonight and a big Police Presence and also firefighters who saved the fire is not under control but they are still damping down in the hot spots. Over the past few weeks tensions have really been growing at this former military site. It was brought into use by the home office because they were struggling to find accommodation from people who had been arriving in this area crossing the channel by vote. The Asylum Seekers here say the site is not fit for purpose and recently there has been a coronavirus outbreak. Charities supporting migrants here reckon around 120 people have contracted coronavirus in the home office refused to confirm that number but there have been protest before by there have been protest before by the Asylum Seekers who have marched out of the barracks saying they dont feel safe here and they dont feel there is enough social distancing on site. This week your home office did start moving some of the Asylum Seekers out of decide to nearby hotels to better allow people to maintain social distancing and then we are told this afternoon that then we are told this afternoon that the Asylum Seekers who remain, we are told no more would be moved and that they would have to remain on this site for a number of weeks or potentially even months while their Asylum Claims are considered. And there seems to have prompted to the unrest that broke out. It has brought condemnation from the Home Secretary priti patel, she says that the destruction as she calls it is appalling and she says it is a fence up appalling and she says it is a fence up for taxpayers who are basically footing the bill for the Asylum Seekers to stay here and get free meals with up it is appalling for taxpayers. She says the full force of the law will be brought to bear on those who are responsible for starting this fire. The groups to support migrants have been demanding for weeks now that this site should be shut down and they say the people here, many of them are traumatised and dont want to be held in military conditions and it is certainly not suitable they say for dealing with coronavirus outbreaks. A different view from the Home Secretary who says it is been using the past with no problems and Asylum Seekers here should obey the law and it really you see the two sides here but certainly tensions had boiled over today and i think the Police Presence will continue here into the evening. Presence will continue here into the evenina. , ~ presence will continue here into the evenina. , i. Presence will continue here into the evenina. , ~ ,. , some Primary School children in wales could begin returning to school from the 22nd of february, after half term if rates of coronavirus continue to fall. The First Minister, mark drakeford, said he hoped to take advantage of lower Transmission Rates in wales and get children Back To School as soon as possible. The level four lockdown will remain in place for the next three weeks. Our wales correspondent Hywel Griffith reports. After weeks of silence, these corridors may soon come bustling back to life. Only a few vulnerable and key worker children come to this primary at the moment. After half term, if the covid numbers keep following the School Numbers keep falling, the school can bring back all three to seven year olds, who struggled most with learning at home, but do they feel ready . There are fears about the new variants of coronavirus and how quickly that spreads amongst staff. The First Minister has told us younger children do not transmit the virus as much as older children but there are still a risk and we have to make sure our staff have confidence. When the vast majority of older pupils return hasnt been spelt out. The First Minister is keeping to his customary caution. I wish i could tell you when i thought all children would be back in school but, as you know, even three weeks is a very long time with this virus. Things that we do not know about today could emerge even before half term. For chanel, the hope that she will not have to carry on home schooling her six year old while doing herjob as a home decorator. She is worried about safety. Really relieved for her mentality is the main focus. And her education. That is so important. But i am a bit anxious because it is still going on, the vaccine hasnt started yet for our age group, so there is mixed emotions. For most people, vaccination is still months away. The roll out in wales started as the slowest in the uk, but things have sped up in the last week. This centre in cardiff now delivers 1000 doses a day. People have said to me it is like i have got the golden ticket. Some people are getting frustrated because their loved ones are not getting vaccinated but were getting through people as quickly as quickly as we can. The pace at which normal life can resume will inevitably be slow but going Back To School will be the first tentative steps. Lets bring you up to date with a reaction from Northern Ireland regarding the move from the eu to stop the vaccines. This is part of the legislation that was organised early on this afternoon. The government says its carefully considering its next steps after an European Union move to stop eu vaccines crossing the irish border into Northern Ireland. The eu has overridden part of the brexit deal, invoking a specific article in the treaty, in order to prevent a so called � back door� supply chain of vaccines to the wider uk. The Northern Ireland First Minister has now accused the eu of an � incredible act of act of hostility�. Arlene foster said the eu had shown it was � prepared to use Northern Ireland when it suited their interests in the most despicable manner over the provision of a vaccine which is designed to save lives�. Let� s talk to our correspondent in belfast emma vardy. The route is not going to escalate somewhat. The route is not going to escalate somewhat the route is not going to escalate somewhat. , � ,. , somewhat. Yes. Lets get one thing strai. Ht, somewhat. Yes. Lets get one thing straight. To somewhat. Yes. Lets get one thing straight, to come somewhat. Yes. Lets get one thing straight, to come to somewhat. Yes. Lets get one thing straight, to come to the somewhat. Yes. Lets get one thing straight, to come to the supply somewhat. Yes. Lets get one thing straight, to come to the supply of. Straight, to come to the supply of vaccines on the ground for Northern Ireland, this is really unlikely to affect at all. Actually fight is escalating. This is all about principle. All the way to the bridge and negotiations, the eu had this very firm stance that they could be no border on the island and the goods must be able to flow freely between Northern Ireland and the Republic Of Ireland and therefore the uk had to sign up to this deal which allows that to happen. A lot of unionist and Northern Ireland were very against that i received border come a lot of checks and controls on goods coming from Great Britain to Northern Ireland that never existed. But now by the eu making this move, it almost seems like that point of principle has vanish when it comes to vaccines. That is what particular the democratic unionist safe are very critical of. In principle it means that you can import vaccines from the eu, into the Republic Of Ireland which is an eu country but is not allowed to go north in the Northern Ireland which goes against the whole principal of the nr protocol that everybody signed up to. So there� s a lot of anger here and people their heads at the eu went this far because they didn� t seem to be any suggestion that Northern Ireland was going to be used as a back door to get a vaccines from the eu into the rest of the uk, so it might seem to some people pretty preemptive that the eu did this, but anna could be seen as that working relationship with the way the Northern Ireland protocol is working and we have yet to see whether the uk will retaliate in some way. To see whether the uk will retaliate in some way to see whether the uk will retaliate insomewa. ,. , in some way. Thank you very much for that update let� s bring you up to date with the news coming to us regarding the latest government figures that are released to do with covid 19. We understand that in the past 24 hours, the uk has recorded 1245 deaths due to covid 19 and that is with patients with a positive test result on the last 28 days. And that takes the total number of deaths in the uk since the pandemic began to 104,371. We will have more analysis on that to come. A bbc investigation has shown higher numbers of suspected coronavirus outbreaks in offices in england than many other workplaces during the second half of last year. More than 60 suspected covid outbreaks in offices were recorded in the first two weeks of the current lockdown in england and the Health And Safety Executive received nearly 4,000 covid related complaints about workplaces in january. Let� s get more on this now from philip taylor, professor of work and employment studies at the university of strathclyde. Thank you so much forjoining us on bbc news. Tell me what was really surprising to you from the findings of this research. Of this research. Great to see that i wouldnt really of this research. Great to see that i wouldnt really thats of this research. Great to see that i wouldnt really thats price. Of this research. Great to see that i wouldnt really thats price. This| i wouldn� t really that� s price. This is a terrible thing to say, but i was suddenly not surprised, i was angered and saddened by this, but the research that i conducted and began to conduct in april and may on Office Workers pointed very much in the direction that these sort of extensive outbreak would occur. This has been partly on the Research Conducted for 25 years into Occupational Health and the office for here we have offices that many cases are open planned, they are often sealed buildings, no fresh air, no windows, they are quite high density in terms of employed occupation and so on, and compounding a lot of the difficulties are heating and ventilation systems, Mechanical Systems that recycle air that may well be contaminated. And my first study of 3000 contacts entered worker showed that social distancing was almost impossible to maintain, even when signage had been put in place. You had social distancing between workstations, compromised to the extent of perhaps 60 of people who are actually sitting close to less than two metres to somebody else. Washing and cleansing regimes might not be that good, you have the persistence of practices caught hot disking and then i think what is really the big one, people were terrified of going to the work in identifying heating and ventilation systems and Air Circulation of the principal problem. I� ve done a study i� m doing a study on the Dv La In Swansea at the moment, and so far 760 responses, 70 of people are saying that the heating and ventilation and Air Conditioning in the building is actually facilitating the spread of covid 19. We unfortunately don� t have the dv la on right now to answer those allegations, but your point about offices in the hot disking in the communal spaces, we have to bear in mind that of course the government advised has been to stay at home and work from home unless work is a necessity in you are a key worker. With that in mind, you want to the office space but are there other places of work which are alarming rates of the spread of the virus to . Yes, it is one thing i want to say that i didn� t say before. It is crucial. You will know as well as we all do that the guidance and the advice that we were given was to meet her social distance and wash her hands and so on. That� s two metres. Would� ve been underestimated throughout has been the impact of small particle airborne transmission. Aerosol transmission. Aerosol transmission particular indoor environments can travel much farther than two metres. Academic studies have shown up to tens of metres. � ,. ,. 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As well, | theres a whole weight of studies there� s a whole weight of studies actually come epidemiological studies, one thing that is important i think for your viewers to know is to leading scientists in this field, milton signed an open letter are 241 academics to the World Health Organisation injune which was eventually accepted as thing important by the who in september that were pointing out the dangers of airborne particle transmission. In relation to your other question, the one you ask about other workplaces, what this study shows today and what the research has shown is that offices are particularly part of this but if you look to the example of Meat Processing plants come i don� t know how much you know about this but there have been really quite widespread outbreaks in Meat Processing plants and you think what have Meat Processing plants and Contact Centres got in common . The steel buildings, Air Conditioning, people are speaking often with Background Noise at call centres, assembly lines, meat packing plants, having to talk over the Background Noise increases the dispersion of potentially virus carrying aerosols. So there is a commonality among some workplaces indeed. Airborne transmission in aeroplanes and cabins would also fit into this description. And so too with warehouses and supermarkets as well. Less so because of the bigger space i suppose but also wherever you have these Air Conditioning and steel buildings, not opening windows come you have a likelihood of serious transmission. Transmission. Which is a Public Health england transmission. Which is a Public Health england figures transmission. Which is a Public Health england figures have i transmission. Which is a public i Health England figures have been obtained by A Freedom Of Information Request addressing offices have had more outbreaks compared to other workplaces so that is out there in the public domain. We are grateful for your time. Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts with us. Britain formally left the European Union a year ago, but it was only last month that it came out of the key economic institutions the eu� s Single Market and customs union. It was a Pivotal Moment of change for businesses on both sides. Just days ahead of the deadline, britain and the eu did manage to seal an agreement. But it has not all been plain sailing. Now, as a uk citizen, you need a visa if you want to go to the eu for any reason other than tourism. So how is that affecting people who relied on being able to travel frequently for work . Shada lambert is an International Nanny and joins us from south east london. Thank you so much for being with us. Tell us how your occupation has been affected by brexit. T� m affected by brexit. Im international affected by brexit. Im International Nanny i affected by brexit. Im International Nanny a i affected by brexit. Ii� tii International Nanny a childcare expert and offer Online Services also travel all over the world living Childcare Services to different families. How that has affected me is i nanny with a work visa which i didn� t need and in any industry it is very common to have a quick turnover so i could interview on a job on friday, saturday i� m flying out. Now come up with the visa and Place Company could take anywhere from four to 12 weeks, sometimes, some countries when i was checking at the research eight months he can take to get a visa. So that will be very difficult now for british nannies to go abroad and work in the eu. T british nannies to go abroad and work in the eu. Work in the eu. I suppose many eole work in the eu. I suppose many people watching work in the eu. I suppose many people watching this work in the eu. I suppose many people watching this insane i work in the eu. I suppose manyj people watching this insane you won� t be going anywhere in the middle of a pandemic, Sawyer International travel has come to a grinding halt. How can really means test the system right now . T� m grinding halt. How can really means test the system right now . Tn d test the system right now . Im a Nanny Mentor Test the system right now . Im a nanny mentor. I test the system right now . Im a nanny mentor. I had test the system right now . Im a nanny mentor. I had many i test the system right now . Ii� tii 2 nanny mentor. I had many inanities that are mentoring that have worked throughout the pandemic. And for work purposes, working for key workers, and doctors that need to travel as well they need to get in nanny so it affects them as well. What will be the option do you think for you . What will be the option do you think foryou . 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Yes. That is the case. But luckily, look elsewhere . Yes. That is the case. But luckily, im look elsewhere . Yes. That is the case. But luckily, im a look elsewhere . Yes. That is the case. But luckily, im a great i look elsewhere . Yes. That is the i case. But luckily, im a great nanny case. But luckily, i� m a great nanny and there are many great nannies out there is also a lot of families want somebody that children already know, somebody that children already know, so they� re willing to take the risk and wait a little bit longer but it just means we have to prepare months in advance instead of days. T in advance instead of days. I suppose with this on top of the situation with we are facing with the pandemic, and must be a double worry and stressfulfor the pandemic, and must be a double worry and stressful for you. Yes. For me personally worry and stressful for you. Yes. For me personally and worry and stressful for you. Yes. For me personally and like i worry and stressful for you. Yes. For me personally and like at i worry and stressful for you. T23 for me personally and like at my nanny mentors, mentees and i� m nt, they are in the eu, switzerland, spain, and italy, and some of them they have come over here are quite worried. Will they be able to stay in the uk . They build really great bonds with these families and children and they mightjust have to leave very abruptly. I know if you nannies that went back to the eu because brexit in they are back at their home country now and they are really struggling to find work. We cannot underestimate the bonds that nannies formed with many families and children. Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts with us. Tributes have been paid to the Pioneering Hollywood Actress cicely tyson who� s died at the age of 96. Best known for portraying strong African American characters, the former Fashion Model had a career that spanned seven decades. Tyson won two emmys for her performance in the 1974 Civil Rights Era film the autobiography of miss jane pittman. She also became the first black woman to take on a main role in the tv drama east side west side in the 1960s. Cicely tyson, who� s died at the age of 96. A year ago, who� d have imagined people would be spending so much time working from home and online . Video Conference Calls have given us all an insight into other people� s homes. For a company that sells books in somerset it has provided a very unexpected boost and that� s not from people wanting to read their Books Asjon Kay explains. Whoever you are, whatever you are seeing, when you are working from home your shelves are being judged. What do your books say about you . This company in somerset normally sells second hand books for tv and movie sets, but lockdown has brought new clients who want to impress on video calls. Engineers, teachers, ceos, celebrities, all the way up to the Major Players in government. Any names . I cannot mention any names they have had customers asking for classics to appear well read, guide books to look well travelled, some just want colours to match their walls. You can display your new found love of green issues or subtly tell the boss that you are ready for promotion. But what does this new trend to say about who we are and who we want to be . Partly it is what you are passionate about and interested in and partly it is what you want people to believe you are passionate about and interested in. People� s online profile is an extension of walking into someone� s living room and seeing books and confirming what you know about them and perhaps going against it. With social media accounts analysing what people have on their book shelves, maybe this is the safest approach. That is it for me. Mariam will be here in five minutes. Now it� s time for a look at the weather with stav danaos. Hello there. For many of us, the last few days have been exceptionally mild for the time of year. But that� s all set to change this weekend. It� ll turn colder for all of us, and we could see some issues, perhaps some disruptions from sleet and snow, especially across england and wales. And the reason for this change over the weekend is that the uk will be a battleground of the air masses, colder air moving southwards meeting milder airfurther south, and an area of low pressure on that boundary will have a Weather Front bringing outbreaks of rain. We� ll see some of that rain turning increasingly into sleet and snow. Quite windy, as well, so some of this snow will be drifting, particularly over the Higher Ground of wales. Now that rain will be making inroads tonight across southern areas, some of that heavy. But further north, it� ll be cold, mainly dry, just a few showers around these will be wintry in nature, risk of ice here as well. Further south, this rain really peps up and moves northwards, and you start to see white in there it� s starting to snow by the end of the night across north and mid wales. So quite a Temperature Contrast from north to south. So here� s saturday, then cold, frosty with some ice in the north, but further south it� s a different story cloudy, wet, increasing amounts of snow over the Higher Ground of wales, then down to lower levels. Drifting in, that strong wind could see some wet snow, as well, developing through the midlands down into the southeast, even down to lower levels in heaviest bursts. More rain pushing into the far southwest. Here, just about double figure values otherwise for most, it� ll be a much chillier day. As we move through saturday night, that� s when the rain, sleet, and snow clears away from the south, but it leaves a legacy of ice for parts of england and wales, particularly on untreated surfaces. It� ll be a very cold night for all areas, a very hard frost across some of the scottish glens. That takes us into sunday, then. A very cold start, then we look to the west to another area of low pressure which will edge in pretty much a Repeat Performance to what saturday is looking like. So starting off dry, then the Clouds Build Up rain pushing in, turning to sleet and snow across the Northern Ireland this time and parts of wales, the midlands into southern england, maybe wet snow down to lower levels. And a colder day for all, but drier and brighter in the north. This is bbc news. I� m maryam moshiri. Our top stories the European Union says it will introduce Export Controls on Coronavirus Vaccines as the row over access intensifies. It comes as the eu approves the astrazeneca vaccine and janssen says its one dose jab is 66 effective. In other news, alarm at the un over reports the military in myanmar could reject the result of november� s election. 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