measures to come into play to reduce the rising number of cases, and for this it isn t really restrictions. it is more, better infection control measures. therefore, work from home when you can, where a better quality mask where you can, reduce your interactions in public places, and get fully immunised. all of those measures will reduce case numbers and it doesn t harm the economy in anyway. let s get some of the day s other news. covid is continuing to cause major disruption for travellers worldwide. airlines cancelled more than 4,300 flights on saturday more than half of them were services into, out of, or within the us. a belgian scientific research station in antarctica is dealing with an outbreak of covid i9. the infection has been reported in at least 16 of the 25 members of staff at the princess elisabeth polar station.
needs to be ready to introduce further restrictions at pace. what we re trying to balance this against is the fact that the vaccines have changed the rules of the game. with most days now bringing record numbers of infections, as the virus spreads rapidly amongst us, the health secretary in england has warned of a big increase in hospitalisations this month, which is likely to test the limits of the nhs. sophie hutchinson, bbc news. let s get some of the day s other news. covid is continuing to cause major disruption for travellers worldwide. airlines cancelled more than 4,300 flights on saturday more than half of them were services into, out of, or within the us. a belgian scientific research station in antarctica is dealing with an outbreak of covid i9. the infection has been reported in at least 16 of the 25 members of staff at the princess elisabeth polar station. more than 20 people have been
biggest hit due to storms there with 1000 flights unable to use the 0 hair or midway airports. in a statement, united airlines, when those impact had said that today s cancellations were driven by 0micron staffing and weather related issues. we did pre councilflights in anticipation of inclement weather. but with many people now returning home from christmas holidays, sunday is expected to see further chaos, particularly with forecasts of snow and heavy wind. a bleak picture but one that travellers are starting to become familiar with and experts warn that the storm of travel chaos will get worse before it passes. let s get some of the day s other news. a belgian scientific research station in antarctica is dealing with an outbreak of covid 19. the infection has been reported in at least 16 of the 25 members of staff at the princess elisabeth polar station. all cases so far have been mild