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pressure on hospitals. there has been a slight increase in cases. public health england defends the astrazeneca vaccine after germany says it will not recommend giving it to the over 65s. the government insists there will be no interruption to the uk s vaccine supplies from astrazeneca, in a continuing row with the eu about a supply shortage. singing. and, how singing classes can help people cope with the breathlessness and fatigue that comes with long covid. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. on a visit to scotland, the prime minister has thanked nhs staff and emphasised the importance of the uk working together in tackling coronavirus. of the uk working together scotland s first minister nicola sturgeon has questioned whether it s right for borisjohnson to be travelling round the country in the middle of a pandemic. downing street says its a fundamental part of the pm s job to meet people on the front line. the trip comes amid growing calls for another scottish indepen
hello and welcome to bbc news. sierra leone s vice president says the state will provide economic assistance to the families of a hundred people killed on friday when a fuel tanker exploded in the capital, freetown. the city s hospitals have been overwhelmed by the number of people injured. umaru fofana reports from freetown. the blast happened in eastern freetown after a truck rammed into a petrol tanker. people rushed to collect the leaking fuel, causing a heavy traffic jam, according to eyewitness accounts. there was a vast explosion, leaving fireballs spreading through the crowds. vehicles in the traffic jam were set alight. hospitals in freetown are overwhelmed with injured people, many in critical condition. most of the dead have been taken to the central mortuary. we started transporting bodies from 11 until 4:00. the last set of bodies, i had to convey them with some soldiers to the morgue, for us to get a total headcount. just outside here are anxious relatives who h