Hello and welcome if youre 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 . Its 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 oxfords 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 answering his phone. Hed b
This week, sustainability is the name of the game, which is why im on the eve ecargo bike. Its electric, its made from natural and recycled materials, and its usually used for inner city deliveries. But today, it is delivering me to the studio. Nice wheels 0h, Hello Down There hey sinclair c5 Blast From The Past i know an icon of the 80s created by a computing icon. In memory of sir clive sinclair, im taking this for a spin, but its really been souped up. Inside is an escooter with some brand new batteries, which means i can go pretty fast here wait for me cheering and applause spencer chuckles whoa ah 0h good engines thats how to arrive in a studio hey welcome to click hello, hello, hello oh, look at us weve got a shiny studio we have an audience hello, audience cheering and applause. And right next door, through that wall and across the river a bit, we have some very important neighbours. Yes, were here at bbc scotland in Pacific Quay Glasgow and just over there, the United Nations
Plane home. We begin in europe, where governments are struggling to contain the Omicron Variant. France has just recorded 335,000 new cases a new daily record for the continent. The French Parliament is debating legislation that would replace frances health pass with a vaccine pass, that would be required for entry into restaurants, bars and all Public Transport within the country. A negative test or recent recovery from covid will no longer suffice. Austria will be the first eu country to introduce mandatory vaccinations starting in february. Those who refuse to be vaccinated will be subject to fines. And the government of italy, which reported 189,000 covid infections today, also a new national record, is meeting to discuss making vaccines mandatory for all workers and the over 50s. Our correspondent mark lowen reports from rome. The youngest to be armed in the endless battle against covid. Five year old eduardo gets his first jab as italy steps up vaccinations for children. Maybe to
Novak djokovic s apprearance at the tournament is in doubt, after problems with his visa. Four people are cleared in bristol of criminal damage, this is a victory for anyone who wants to be on the right side of history. Four people are cleared in bristol of criminal damage, after the toppling of a Slave Trader Statue during a black lives matter protest. Hello, welcome to viewers in the uk and Around The World. Lastest figures suggest one person in every in 15 in england had covid in the run up to new years eve, the highest level of infections recorded by the office for national statistics. But the uk Prime Minister Boris Johnsons confirmed therell be no new restrictions in england, saying the government was taking a balanced approach to covid. The rules on testing are changing in england and wales. Anyone who has a positive Lateral Flow Test, but no symptoms, wont have to confirm the result with a pcr test. 0ur deputy Political Editor vicki young has this report. Two years into this pa