opposition politicians. hello, you are watching bbc news. a further 1,200 daily coronavirus testing sites are being set up in england for workers in vital roles to avoid disruption caused by the need to isolate, the government has announced. prisons, waste collection and defence will be among the areas prioritised for the newest sites. they will operate in addition to 800 testing sites that have already been announced. the department of health said lateral flow tests ta ken daily would allow workers who ve been pinged by the nhs covid 19 app, or contacted by nhs test and trace, to continue working. the latest government figures show 24,950 new infections in the latest 24 hour period, which means an average of 36,125 new cases per day in the last week. 1a deaths were recorded in the last 2a hours, meaning on average 64 deaths were recorded every day in the last week. and according to the latest figures, more than 5,200 patients are in hospital with covid 19. you can see
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it follows a damning report about the grisly murder of journalist jamal khashoggi . good to have you with us. some welcome news in the coronavirus fight. a third vaccine is ready for use across the united states after clearing the centers for disease control. cdc director rochelle wallensky signed off on the johnson & johnson shot after a panel voted to recommend it on sunday. at first glance, it isn t as effective as the pfizer, biontech and moderna vaccines, but it was 86% effective in preventing severe illness and 72% effective at preventing moderate illness in u.s. trials. and perhaps the most important stat, it was 100% effective at preventing covid fatalities. no one who got the vaccine during the trial died from the disease. and while some may still hesitate over the numbers, dr. anthony fauci says you should get the shot as fast as you can. if i were not vaccinated now and i had a choice of getting a j&j vaccine now or waiting for another vaccine, i would take whate