A very warm welcome to the programme. The Tokyo Olympics get under way this week but theres already a growing number of athletes and officials testing covid positive or being forced to self isolate. In the Olympic Village, two players and a coach for the south africa Mens Football Team have the virus. Eight members of Team Gb Athletics team are also in isolation after being in close contact with positive cases. And us Tennis Player Coco gauff has announced shes not going to tokyo after Testing Positive. From tokyo, Rupert Wingfield hayes reports. With five days to go, the anti olympic protests are not going away. This one is outside the hotel where Ioc President Thomas Bach is staying. Their message to him is pretty blunt. Over at the Olympic Village, Three Covid cases have now been confirmed. Across the city, 1,400 new cases on saturday. Despite this, when i sat down with the governor Of Tokyo, she told me the games must go ahead. Translation i believe that not holding the olympics is
Family in honduras. The Tokyo Olympics get under way this week but theres already a growing number of athletes and officials testing covid positive, or being forced to self isolate. In the olympic village, two players and a coach for the south africa Mens Football Team have the virus. Eight members of Team Gb Athletics team are also in isolation after being in close contact with positive cases. And us Tennis Player Coco gauff has announced shes not going to tokyo after testing positive. Despite the worsening Covid Situation and strong public opposition to the games, the governor of tokyo has told the bbc it would have been worse to cancel. From tokyo, Rupert Wingfield hayes reports. With five days to go, the anti olympic protests are not going away. This one is outside the hotel where Ioc President Thomas Bach is staying. Their message to him is pretty blunt. Over at the olympic village, Three Covid cases have now been confirmed. Across the city, 1,400 new cases on saturday. Despite th
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And nine little miracles. A malian woman expecting to give birth to seven children has been surprised by two more. Hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and Around The World. Were covering all the latest CorOnavirus Developments here in britain and globally. After increased pressure the biden administratiOn has officially announced its support for a global waiver On Patent ProtectiOns for Covid 19 vaccines, with the aim of allowing greater access for developing countries. Justifying the move, us Trade Representative Katherine tai said in a statement, this administratiOn believes strOngly in intellectual Property ProtectiOns, but in the service of ending this pandemic, supports the waiver of those protectiOns for Covid 19 vaccines. The announcement was met with enthusiasm from the Director General of the world health organizatiOn, who took to twitter describing it as a mOnumental moment in the fight against Covid 19. A Vaccine Waiver makes it harder for Vaccine Manufacturers to make