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we report from one of the worst hit places. hello, and welcome to viewers in the uk and around the world. president biden is expected to announce new measures later today to combat a surge of covid infections, driven by the 0micron variant. officials say, 0micron accounts for 73% of all new cases recorded in the country. 1,000 military, medical personnel are being mobilised to help increase vaccination capacity. the federal government will distribute 500 million free covid tests, and set up federal covid testing sites in new york city. more on that in just a moment. in france, the government is to fast track a covid vaccine passport law they expect that to be adopted by the middle ofjanuary. in germany, federal leaders are meeting now to decide on new measures there. in the last hour in the uk the government has announced measures to help businesses dealing with mass cancellations, a drop in footfall on the high street and staff absence, because of covid ....
hospitality sector. we ve responded i think generously today, the grants we ve outlined up to £6,000 are comparable to the grants we provided for hospitality businesses when they were completely closed earlier this year. our other headlines more bodies are found as rescuers reach islands in the phillipines, cut off by last week s typhoon. we ll talk to a film maker who was on one of the worst hit islands when the typhoon hit. hello, and welcome. in the last hour, scotland s first minister, nicola stugeon, has announced new restrictions, due to the surge in omicron cases. the number of people allowed to socialise both, indoors and outdoors, will be limited which means new year s celebrations will have to be scaled back, and sports events will effectively be spectator free for a three week period from 26th of december. we heard nicola sturgeon making that announcement in holyrood in the last half an hour. new restrictions being brought in. let s hear a little bit o ....
belief. these tornadoes devoured everything in their path. a stunning rescue in hong kong more than a hundred people trapped on the roof ofa burning building. consider lewis hamilton for services to motorsport. consider lewis hamilton for services to motorsport. and arise sir lewis. he may have lost his world title but britain s formula one hero is knighted at windsor castle. it s eight in the morning in singapore, and midnight in london where the uk recorded its highest ever number of confirmed covid infections more than 78,500 people tested positive with the speed of the spread of the omicron strain causing considerable concern. it it s notjust here that omicron is spreading rapidly. south africa where the variant was first identified last month has also reported a record number of daily infections. italy and france have also seen record numbers. the us has confirmed cases in 36 states while the philippines and cambodia have detected their first omicron ca ....
he may have lost his world title but britain s formula one hero is knighted at windsor castle. announcer: live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news it s newsday. it s 9:00 in the morning in singapore, and 1:00am in london where the uk recorded its highest ever number of confirmed covid infections. more than 78,500 people have tested positive for the virus, with the 0micron strain causing considerable concern. it s notjust in the uk that 0micron is spreading rapidly. south africa, where the variant was first identified last month, has also reported a record number of daily infections. italy and france have also seen record numbers. the us has confirmed cases in 36 states. while the philippines and cambodia have detected their first 0micron cases. 0ur health editor hugh pym reports now on how britain is trying to respond. with the rapid spread of the new variant, the booster programme has been given new urgency. here, a gp in oxford visits elderly patients in ....
just almost nonbelief. , beyond these tornadoes devoured everything in their path. a stunning rescue in hong kong, as first responders save more than a hundred people who were trapped on the roof of a burning building. it s 7 am in singapore, and ”pm in london, where a leading scientific advisor to the uk government has given a stark assessment of how effective the current vaccine measures are against the omicron strain of covid. professor neil ferguson has told the bbc that we now know that if you got two vaccine doses a few months ago, then you have very limited protection against being re infected, or being infected with omicron. and he added that research suggests that if you were previously infected with either the alpha or delta strains, you probably only have about 20% protection against reinfection with omicron. his comments came on the day the uk recorded its highest ever number of confirmed covid infections. statistics compiled across the country show 78 tho ....