Asking all americans to wear masks when vaccinated and unvaccinated people are together indoors or at public places. Regardless of whether you have the shot, the white house press about it earlier today. A few weeks ago, the president said we were closer than ever to declaring our independence from a deadly virus. Is that still the case if you guys are now reportedly considering asking vaccinated people to wear masks again. Well, first of all, the cdc director, who oversees decisions along those lines and all of our public health decisions, made clear that that was not a decision that had been made just a few hours ago. So we ll continue to communicate, convey what the actor of public health guidelines is. Nothing has changed about that. And of course we have ongoing discussions about how to keep themen people safe. But expect there to be pushback as masks make a return. Florida governor ron desantis ripping into the idea of bringing back any mandates. I get a little bit frustrated whe
Longer be compulsory after the 19th ofjuly although we are advised to keep wearing them. But some people believe that advice won t be enough. A petition demanding we stick with masks until cases fall has been signed by almost 200,000 people, as fiona lamdin reports from bristol: (vt the rules may be changing next week, but here in clevedon, customers will still be asked to wear masks in this boutique. My daughter was diagnosed with leukaemia injune 2018, and went through two and a half years of treatment, and then came out of that treatment in. In covid, so it s hard. It s been tough. Those people, like us, that have shielded, that literally didn t leave their homes, you know, for months on end, and people wearing a mask to protect each other made them feel safer. People like martin, who has lung disease. He shielded for the first three months of lockdown. I would feel terrified about going to shop next week, being surrounded by people not wearing masks and not social distancing. So,
The academy of medical royal colleges says the national health service is already under unprecedented pressure. 0ur health correspondent, katharine da costa, reports. Covid infections in oxford have soared to their highest levels since the start of the pandemic, mostly among young adults. From monday, the city will follow places like bolton and bedford in getting extra government support for surge testing and vaccinations. With restrictions in england due to end in nine days time, people are urged to continue wearing facemasks in crowded indoor areas. I have no problem with continuing to wear a facemask after they are not in force, because i think if it helps people to feel reassured, you know, it sjust a bit of cloth over your face. It s more about thinking of others as well. I mean, i m fairly young, but the older generation are more vulnerable. Elsewhere, large parts of the north east of england have the highest infection rates in the uk, many of them rising sharply in the last wee
The uk s vaccine minister says the government is confident that plans to lift a range of covid restrictions will go ahead onjuly 19 in england. But he also said masks are still expected to be worn indoors. The fortification of the vaccination programme has allowed us to cautiously move to step four. And the pm will say more about this. The widow of haiti s assassinated president claims he was killed because of his drive for political reform. Sir richard branson prepares to venture to the edge of space, on the first passenger flight of his virgin galactic spaceship. Now on bbc news, the travel show revisits some of its best eco trips from the last few years. From one of the world s most exciting train rides, to hurtling downhill without brakes. To moose tracking in the forests of canada. This week, we revisit some of our wildest adventures. Hello, and welcome to the travel show with me, carmen roberts, coming to you this week from my local park in tokyo. We ve not been travelling these