australia s cricketers thrash england in one of the quickest ashes defeats ever. and unwrapping the secrets of an ancient egyptian pharoah. we ll hear from the researcher who peeled off the bandages using modern technology. hello and welcome. us health authorities have halved the recommended isolation period for people who test positive for covid but don t exhibit symptoms. they ve previously warned of a half a million cases a day in the coming weeks as the omicron variant takes hold. that isolation time goes from 10 to 5 days. officials insist this is being guided by the science. but we are seeing countries using quite different strategies. france and germany have both reintroduced tougher coronavirus restrictions. the french government has stopped just short of a stay at home order, but working from home will now be compulsory. demonstrations have taken place across eastern germany overnight against the new measures there the uk government is to wait untiljanuary before r
unwrapping the secrets of an ancient egyptian pharoah. we ll hear from the researcher who peeled off the bandages using modern technology. hello and welcome. people in england are being urged to take care in the run up to new year s eve, after the westminster government decided not to bring in further covid rules. ministers say they re keeping the decision under close review but that the early indications are that the omicron variant isn t leading to the level of serious disease seen in previous waves. the uk government is to wait untiljanuary before re evaluating the situation. but scotland, wales and northern ireland have all introduced further restrictions this week. people in wales and scotland are living with curbs on hospitality, including the closure of nightclubs, and all three nations have imposed restrictions on social mixing indoors. in the united states, health officials have halved the recommended isolation time for people with asymptomatic covid i9 from 10 t
and unwrapping the secrets of an ancient egyptian pharoah. we ll hear from the researcher who peeled off the bandages using modern technology. hello, and welcome. us health authorities have halved the recommended isolation period for people who test positive for covid, but don t exhibit symptoms. they ve previously warned of a half a million cases a day in the coming weeks as the omicron variant takes hold. that isolation time goes from ten to five days. officials insist this is being guided by the science. so, why is this step being taken now? we put that question to david edwards, an aerosol scientist and a harvard university professor and bioengineer. i think understand the logic. it s important for people to understand that the omicron variant, like previous variants, infects us initially in the upper airways. there s nothing about vaccination that prevents that happening. what s cleary true, as time goes on and more of the population has been infected or has been vaccina
good evening. the government says it will keep under very close review its decision not to bring in further coronavirus restrictions in england as infections rise to a level not seen before in the pandemic. there are restrictions on socialising in the rest of the uk. the early indications are that the 0micron variant is not leading to the same level of hospitalisations as previous waves but ministers say they re watching the data and will act if there s a large increase in the coming weeks. and there s concern about the impact on hospitals of the number of staff having to self isolate. our health correspondent sophie hutchinson has the latest. a vaccination centre in lambeth in london. among the worst affected areas by 0micron in the uk. the staff here say there is no shortage of demand for the jabs. of demand for the “abs. i m a schoolteacher of demand for the “abs. i m a schoolteacher and h of demand for the jabs. i m a schoolteacher and there - of demand for the
and questions and recriminations after england lose the ashes to australia in a crushing defeat. good evening. the government says it will keep under very close review its decision not to bring in further coronavirus restrictions in england as infections rise to a level not seen before in the pandemic. there are restrictions on socialising in the rest of the uk. the early indications are that the 0micron variant is not leading to the same level of hospitalisations as previous waves but ministers say they re watching the data and will act if there s a large increase in the coming weeks. and there s concern about the impact on hospitals of the number of staff having to self isolate. our health correspondent sophie hutchinson has the latest. a vaccination centre in lambeth in london, among the boroughs worst affected by 0micron in the uk. the staff here say there is no shortage of demand for the jabs. i m a schoolteacher, i ve got to go back. there s zero mitigations in clas