To open up. And the french Football Club, nice is forced to close part of its grounds after a Mass Brawl Inlvolving players and supporters. Hello and thanks forjoining us. Diplomatic pressure is building to try to extend the August 31st deadline for foreign troops to leave afghanistan. Britain, france and germany want more time to allow people to be airlifted to safety. The United States says it hasnt ruled out troops staying a little longer. The issue will be the main point of discussion at a Virtual G Seven Summit later on tuesday. But the taliban are hostile to the idea saying it would breach a previous agreement. This report from kabul is by secunder kermani. Its crowded, filthy and baking hot. But desperate afghans keep coming to kabul airport. So many children in such a terrible place. This woman worked alongside german forces. She has documents proving it but no permission to travel. Ive been here with my kids for the past five days, waiting for the soldiers to look at my papers
hello and welcome to bbc news. thanks forjoining us, we are going to bring you developments from across the globe as the rapid rise in 0micron cases triggers a slew of different responses. the us health authorities have halved the recommended isolation period for people who test positive for covid 19 but don t exhibit symptoms. the centers for disease control now says that infected but asymptomatic people should stay at home for five days and wear a mask around others for a further five. it comes as new york city made it compulsory for everyone aged 12 and above to be fully vaccinated against covid, in order to access indoor entertainment and sports activities. new york city s mayor explained why the measures were being taken now. we have made history in new york city. and we lead the nation with the strongest vaccine mandate anywhere, private sector vaccine mandate, reaching hundreds of thousands of businesses and we put this mandate into action, as 0micron was coming, but w
of mourning and commemoration. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. we are going to bring you developments from across the globe as the rapid rise in 0micron cases triggers a slew of different responses. the us health authorities have halved the recommended isolation period for people who test positive for covid 19, but don t exhibit symptoms. the centers for disease control now says that infected but asymptomatic people should stay at home for five days and wear a mask around others for a further five. it comes as new york city made it compulsory for everyone aged 12 and above to be fully vaccinated against covid, in order to access indoor entertainment and sports activities. new york city s mayor explained why the measures were being taken now. we have made history in new york city. and we lead the nation with the strongest vaccine mandate anywhere, private sector vaccine mandate, reaching hundreds of thousands of businesses, and we put this mandat
welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. 0micron infections continue to soar in many parts of the world, and that is triggering some very different responses from governments and authorities. after seeing a record high of more than 100,000 new cases on saturday, france has announced tougher restrictions. remote working is now compulsory and public gatherings have been cut to 2,000 people for indoor events. in contrast, in the uk, with cases also reaching record highs, health secretary sajid javid has said there will be no further measures before the new year, but of course people should remain cautious. and in the us, where joe biden s top medical advisor dr anthony fauci has warned that there could easily be 500,000 cases a day in the coming weeks, the centers for disease control has halved the recommended isolation time for people with asymptomatic infections, from ten to five days. we ll have the details on that change in the us and the science behi