on the front page of the communist party s school newspaper today with an official saying that this idea of living with covid should be rejected, calling for more of these mass isolation centres to be built so it looks like that is the way, at least for the moment, that the chinese government is going to keep going. i think we can expect to see more mass lockdowns and it really is a big challenge for the chinese economy to stay afloat. people in scotland no longer need to wearfacemasks in indoor public places from today. it s the final part of the uk to remove the legal requirement, which has been replaced by public health advice. the scottish government has advised people to continue wearing face coverings while covid case numbers remain high. 0ur news correspondentjamie mcivor gave me this update from glasgow. it s a question of whether the move from a law to simple public health advice is going to lead to any instant change in public behaviour. here in scotland, it has been the law
that is over 60%. it could be higher, but not too bad. those over 60 who ve had the booster shot, it s only 38%. it s too low if you want to be really easing off restrictions in those cities. some have asked why the government doesn t switch focus from this mass testing and centralised mass isolation towards a big push on getting those boosters done, but the government is not showing that it is going to change tack. in fact we had an article on the front page of the communist party s school newspaper today with an official saying that this idea of living with covid should be rejected, calling for more of these mass isolation centres to be built,
an official saying that this idea of living with covid should be rejected, calling for more of these mass isolation centres to be built so it looks like the way at least for the moment the chinese government will keep going. i think we can expect to see more mass lockdowns and it really is a big challenge for the chinese economy to stay afloat. challenge for the chinese economy to sta afloat. . ., challenge for the chinese economy to sta afloat. ., ,, , ., people in scotland no longer need to wearface masks in indoor public places from today. it s the final part of the uk to remove the legal requirement, which has been replaced by public health advice. the scottish government has advised people to continue wearing face coverings while covid case numbers remain high. joining me now from glasgow is our news correspondent jamie mcivor. our people are likely to carry on wearing them? our people are likely to carry on wearing them? that is going to be the big question wearing them? that
the communist party s school newspaper today with an official saying that this idea of living with covid should be rejected, calling for more of these mass isolation centres to be built so it looks like that is the way, at least for the moment, that the chinese government is going to keep going. i think we can expect to see more mass lockdowns and it really is a big challenge for the chinese economy to stay afloat. people in scotland no longer need to wearfacemasks in indoor public places from today. it s the final part of the uk to remove the legal requirement, which has been replaced by public health advice. the scottish government has advised people to continue wearing face coverings while covid case numbers remain high. can take you lived to the white house where the annual egg hunt is about to get under way and that there is the president and first speaking so we can have a listen. it only happens in a classroom. there
the booster shot, it is only 38%, it is too low if you want to be really easing off restrictions in those cities. some have asked why the government does not switch focus from this mass testing and centralised mass isolation towards a big push on getting those boosters done but the government is not showing that it is going to change tack. in fact, we had an article on the front page of the communist party s school newspaper today with an official saying that this idea of living with covid should be rejected, calling for more of these mass isolation centres to be built so it looks like that is the way, at least for the moment, that the chinese government is going to keep going. i think we can expect to see more mass lockdowns and it really is a big challenge for the chinese economy to stay afloat.