and let s remember, this virus kills people, it kills people my age, younger people and older people. also tonight. more tributes following the death of sarah everard as an independent inquiry is promised into the police handling of saturday s vigil. there should have been an earlier lockdown in england, last autumn according to government ministers and officials. i like it here. no, you don t. and there s plenty of british talent among those nominated for this year s oscars. and coming up in sport on bbc news. we ll see how liverpool fared away to wolves in the premier league. good evening. the biggest member states of the european union have now denmark and norway. the world health organization, along with the eu s very own medicines regulator, say there is no justification for the temporary ban and leading british scientists insist the vaccine is safe. our medical editor fergus walsh has the latest. a public display of confidence in the oxford astrazeneca vaccine from no
i m sorry. from today, vaccinated travellers from more than 60 countries are allowed into new zealand without quarantine, after one of the world s longest and toughest border restrictions. but they re arriving in a nation still adjusting to the idea of living with the virus. for most of the pandemic, covid 19 cases have stayed very low here. a policy of putting people ahead of the economy has saved thousands of lives, and proved popular among new zealanders. but for some, patience began to wear thin with the government s strict approach a feeling that, as the world was opening up, they were being left behind. alarm, bang. violent protests in wellington back in march shocked the country. police clashing with a vocal minority, angry over restrictions and about losing jobs if they didn t getjabs. with more than 95% of adults double vaccinated, most rules have now been stripped away. but people are still nervous recently, new zealand seen one of the world s highest covid transmission r
as well, because of covid, - because we couldn t. .. we couldn t come, l so we rejust like. voice breaking: it was very hard, so it s very good to be back. - i m sorry. from today, vaccinated travellers from more than 60 countries are allowed into new zealand without quarantine, after one of the world s longest and toughest border restrictions. but they re arriving in a nation still adjusting to the idea of living with the virus. for most of the pandemic, covid 19 cases have stayed very low here. a policy of putting people ahead of the economy has saved thousands of lives, and proved popular among new zealanders. but for some, patience began to wear thin with the government s strict approach a feeling that, as the world was opening up, they were being left behind. alarm. violent protests in wellington back in march shocked the country. police clashing with a vocal minority, angry over restrictions and about losing jobs if they didn t getjabs. with more than 95% of adults double vacci
but for some, patience began to wear thin with the government s strict approach a feeling that, as the world was opening up, they were being left behind. alarm, bang. violent protests in wellington back in march shocked the country. police clashing with a vocal minority, angry over restrictions and about losing jobs if they didn t getjabs. with more than 95% of adults double vaccinated, most rules have now been stripped away. but people are still nervous. recently, new zealand s seen one of the world s highest covid transmission rates, and more than 700 people have now died with the virus here. border closures have given the economy a rough ride, too. before the pandemic, international tourism made up 20% of the country s income. recovery will be slow. locking out backpackers and workers from some pacific islands has meant chronic labour shortages. it ll be later in the year until new zealand welcomes
going to come back from this? in particular, as you can see from young people, this has really scarred them. the best defence against the virus was vaccination. the race was on to getjabs in as many arms as possible and that was a huge logistical exercise. some sports stadiums opened their doors. second doses for some. thank you for coming in today. ..while younger people were encouraged to get their firstjab. churches and cathedrals were also turned into vaccine hubs. but some concerns emerged about rare blood clots linked to the 0xford astrazeneca vaccine. fergus walsh: business as usual in northeast london. headlines about blood clots didn t put people off getting