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hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. more than 150,000 people in the uk have now died within 28 days of a positive covid test. another 313 deaths have been reported in the latest daily figures. the uk is the seventh country to pass this number of official deaths, afterthe us, brazil, india, russia, mexico and peru. our health correspondent catherine burns reports. how do you begin to imagine 150,000 people? it s almost the entire population of oxford, a city, like others, where the pandemic has caused so much pain. the first death within 28 days of a positive covid test was recorded in the uk on the 6th of march, 2020. five weeks later, more than 10,000 people had died. sabir hussain mirza was oxford s first muslim councillor. mostly, though, he was a family man married with ten children. they relied on video calls when he went to hospital. we would be like, come on, dad, get better quickly and come back. but one day sabir stopped answ ....
good evening and welcome to bbc news. more than 150,000 people in the uk have now died within 28 days of a positive covid test. another 313 deaths have been reported in the latest daily figures. the uk is the seventh country to pass this number of official deaths, afterthe us, brazil, india, russia, mexico and peru. 0ur health correspondent, katharine da costa, has been telling us about the significance of passing the milestone of 150,000 deaths in the uk. depends how you re measuring it, but looking at this measure within 28 days in a positive test, the uk is not a seventh within 28 days in a positive test, the uk is now the seventh country that has passed 150,000 reported deaths, joining the likes of the united states, brazil, india and russia. each one of those deaths is a tragedy, it leaves a grieving family. now, the uk hit 100,000 deaths injanuary of last year, so it s taken 12 months to get to 150,000, and that slow down is thanks in large part due to the vacc ....
hello, and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. more than 150,000 people in the uk have now died within 28 days of a positive covid test. another 313 deaths have been reported in the latest daily figures. the highest 2a our total since february last year. according to the latest data from johns hopkins university, 150,223 people have died within 28 days of a positive covid test in the uk. it s the first country in western europe to pass that threshold. the uk is only the seventh country to exceed 150,000 reported deaths after the us, brazil, india, russia, mexico and peru. a rather depressing milestone. we are not comparing like with like because different countries have different population sizes. to look at the implications of that figure, catherine burns reports. how do you begin to imagine 150,000 people? it s almost the entire population of oxford, a city, like others, where the pandemic has caused so much pain. the first death within 28 days ....
they re out the door. susan li on what is happening now at one company, just the latest company to say get the shot or get out. that s right, neil. get vaccinated by next week or you will be fired by the end of this month. citi group is the first major bank to implement a strict covid-19 mandate. this applies to all of the 70,000 staff, regardless where they live. so that means that those that live in florida, texas, missouri and kentucky where they don t have a vaccine man tate for big businesses, they will also have to get the job. if you don t live in new york, you have to comply. citi group s vaccine mandate goes a step further than others than goldman sachs, j.p. morgan and bank of america requiring vaccines but only if you go in the office. not all employees are happy about this. many complaining about the huge overreachthat many have felt where there s a federal mandate for workers to get vaccinated. mayo clinic fired 700 staff who had to get their shotspy this ....
are focussing on the possibility of donald trump committing a crime on january 6th. you know, it s an interesting liz cheney s role in the january 6th commission, which itself is shakespeare, which itself is a novel, not with standing, the investigation is proving to be so aggressive isn t the right word but comprehensive and energetic. i feel like that alone is sort of restoring a lot of people s faith in what congress can do when they set their mind to it. the professional staff they hired, energy and diligence and persistence with which they are approaching this task. i don t know what the ultimate resolution of it is going to be, but all these historians and other people who i talk to tonight, people are really looking to them to get it right, to get this moment right and to get their remit correct. they are inspiring confidence in the way they re approaching this. i m sure one of the things that the staff of the committee did, one of the things they began wit ....