Welcome to bbc news. The Education Secretary has said shortening the Covid Isolation Period in england would be helpful in dealing with staffing shortages. Nadhim zahawi said any decision would be made on the basis of advice from the Uk Health Security Agency and said absences among teachers would rise now that schools are back. The us recently shortened isolation for those Testing Positive for covid from seven days to five. Our Health Correspondent Dominic Hughes has more. The good news is that booster jabs are holding fast against the omicron wave. Even as new cases have surged, Hospital Admissions remain a long way off the peak seen this time last year. But hundreds of thousands of people are currently isolating for at least seven days, so now theres a suggestion that in england, at least that period could be cut to five days instead. I think if the experts, and i have to defer to the uk health and security agency, deem it appropriate that you can have two negative tests on consecut
An afghan baby separated from his parents in kabul during the chaos of the us withdrawal is reunited with relatives. And its one of hollywoods biggest nights but this years Golden Globes ceremony will be held without a list stars or tv coverage. Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world. Starting off with some news that has been developing in new york and we will hopefully be showing you some life for girls of something we have been seeing. Life for girls of something we have been seeing been seeing. That is fire vehicles on location been seeing. That is fire vehicles on location. We been seeing. That is fire vehicles on location. We understand been seeing. That is fire vehicles on location. We understand that| been seeing. That is fire vehicles i on location. We understand that at least 19 people, including nine children, have died in a fire. That is the building you can see on the screen there. It isa it is a new bronx area of the city. In the bronx area of th
Yesterday. Omicron cases have now surged past the peak we saw from delta cases in early september. The january high point for this pandemic is a ways off, but were getting closer by the day. There is one piece of good news. Average hospitalizations are still flat over the past week. The bad news is, the u. S. Saw more than 3500 deaths on thursday. Thats the highest weve seen in some time. As we said, all of this is throw wrench into Holiday Plans. If youre flying, you probably want to check with the airline before heading to the airport. United cancelled more than 160 flights scheduled for today. Thats about 10 of their total flights. They just dont have enough crews to fly. Theyre not alone, more than 400 u. S. Flights and 1900 global flights have been cancelled, including flights on delta, jetblue, and allegiant. If you had your heart coming to new york city for new years eve, those plans are changing, too. The mayor said the celebration is happening but it will be scaled back. Just
Power for a very long time. President biden is still insisting his massive stacks and spending plan will lower costs. It is insane state can spend trillions of dollars we dont. Have inflation is real. Its alarming, its going up, not down. Running ahead of everyone is jefferson, touchdown. 52 yards to score. Steve 6 01 in the east. We start this hour with a fox news weather alert. President biden is left to survey the Tornado Damage left in the wake of devastating twisters that have left at least 88 souls dead. So we continue to pray for everyone in kentucky and the other states that are affected and particularly my heart goes out to the governor of kentucky who lost family himself. Its pretty rough stuff. The Kentucky Governor becoming very emotional on the loss of life at a preference. Watch this. They are now up to 74 kentuckyens that we have lost. The age age range 5 months to 86 years. Ainsley more than 100 people remain missing. Brian osha investigating the Amazon Warehouse collap
Contagious and more vaccineresistant than the Delta Variant. The governor of new york issuing a new order to prepare hospitals for a possible surge as the u. S. Joins other nations in limiting travel to several african countries to try to contain the new strain. Besides that, were going to be cautious, make sure theres no travel to and from south africa and six other countries. Except for american citizens to come back. Molly we have Fox News Team coverage. Jacqui heinrich in massachusetts with more on president s response to omicron, but first, jonathan serrie, of course, in atlanta, home of the cdc. Jonathan, to you. Reporter hi there, molly. New York Governor Kathy Hochul has signed an Executive Order postponing elective surgeries at hospitals in her state with limited bed capacity. Action is designed to free up Hospital Space in anticipation of a potential surge in covid patients. It takes effect december 3rd and will be reevaluated on january 15 is 15th. The governor said in a sta