in the state of virginia, newly inaugurated republican governor glenn youngkin is moving fast to set new covid priorities for the state, and that includes signing an executive action that in public schools and puts the decision in parent s hands instead. but he s already running into opposition with several school districts in democratic-leaning areas saying they will defy his new order. now a u.s. federal appeals court is sending a lawsuit challenging texas controversial abortion law to the state s supreme court in the latest setback for abortion clinics. the texas law essentially bans abortion after the first six weeks, before most women have any fact that they are pregnant. it s been in effect since september of last year, setting off, as you remember, those widespread protests. now to colleyville, texas, where a rabbi who escaped a hostage situation at is synagogue held a special healing
covid floats through the air like smoke. infected children breathe it out, other children could breathe it in. but unlike smoke, this virus is invisible. the tiny particles could linger in the classroom unless you show them the door. it s why ventilation is so important, says this doctor who is advising head teachers. as the pandemic has gone on, what we ve learnt in hospitals is that a lot of the transmission is from these smaller particles that effectively just float in the air like smoke. and the real difficulty with getting that message across is it s invisible, so saying to people, there s this risk there, you need to deal with this, when people can t see it, is really, really challenging. in their list of covid priorities, where should head teachers be putting the issue of fresh air? i think it s very important that they see fresh air as the most important. the main reason is, is because as the science has progressed, more and more people think that inhalation of these small,
so saying to people, there s this risk there, you need to deal with this, when people can t see it, is really, really challenging. in their list of covid priorities, why should head teachers be putting the issue of fresh air? i think it s very important that they see fresh air as the most important. the main reason is, is because as the science has progressed, more and more people think that inhalation of these small, fine particles is actually the major route of transmission of coronavirus. removing these particles from the air is the most important thing that we can do right now. who can remember our keywords that we are thinking about today? hands. lovely. hands. sitting children by an open door might not be enough. the air needs to move, to circulate. there needs to be cross ventilation. you ve got an ideal set up here, so you can generate lots of cross ventilation because you ve got an outside door, you ve got those up at room windows. even if the cold air comes in, it s going t