in england, all secondary schools have been asked to provide on site covid tests for pupils before they return from the christmas break. the move has been cautiously welcomed by some head teachers. i think the requirements for schools to do the on site testing is the very best we can do in the situation to ensure students can stay on site, and ensure that reassurance for families and staff returning from an extended break over the christmas period. so, again, i would say despite the upheaval that gives for schools, and school staff in particular, primarily the support staff, it is the one thing schools can continue to do to support face to face education. despite some shortages, the government says secondary schools have already been provided with the test kits for on site testing. once the school term restarts, pupils will be asked to continue to take lateral flow tests at home twice a week. it follows the announcement over the weekend that secondary school
to discuss whether schools should re open this week. in india, those aged between 15 and 18 are now eligible for a vaccine in order to contain the country s sharpest surge in infections. more on that story in a moment, but first, here sjon donnison on the situation in england. this time a year ago, schools across the country were forced to close to most pupils. 12 months on, the government says it wants to do everything it can to avoid a return to empty classrooms and home learning. in england, all secondary schools have been asked to provide on site covid tests for pupils before they return from the christmas break. the move has been cautiously welcomed by some head teachers. i think the requirements for schools to do the on site testing is the very best we can do in the situation to ensure students can stay on site, and ensure that reassurance for families and staff returning from an extended break over the christmas period.
before passengers got on. when it comes to the issue of testing, where we are right now, one of the busiest sites in south florida, we are still seeing very long lines. we asked someone who went through that line, they waited three hours this morning, three hours even though miami-dade county yesterday opened two new sites. and extended hours. you re seeing quite the demand for testing right now and the workers we talked to say they see this going into the new year. listen. it is almost like covid started all over again. so with the influx of patients that are coming through. a lot of people aren t feeling well. that s why they re coming to us. and then we also understand we have a lot of patients that are concerned, you know, just oh, i was exposed or next to somebody who was exposed. i just want to make sure i m okay. reporter: that s the on-site testing. let s talk about the rapid tests you were talking about with elizabeth. miami-dade county distributed
let me put that in perspective for you. when you compare that number to the peak of the delta variant wave, that is a 50% increase that they re seeing here. so, yes, that means long lines. lines that are anywhere from three to five hours depending at what time of day you come to get a test. listen to what some of the folks that had to wait in line told us. it s way more chaotic now. everybody is speaking out, but that s the same thing that happened right before the first shutdown. everybody is like going everywhere about it. how would you compare it? there s a spot right by my house where i would go. it would take less than five minutes. i would walk there. that s it. now the line extends on to the next street. it s crazy. so as a result of this increase in demand, today miami-dade county opened two new sites for testing. that s for on-site testing. let s talk about those take-home
12 months on, the government says it wants to do everything it can to avoid a return to empty classrooms and home learning. in england, all secondary schools have been asked to provide on site covid tests for pupils before they return from the christmas break. the move has been cautiously welcomed by some head teachers. i think the requirements for schools to do the on site testing is the very best we can do in the situation to ensure students can stay on site, and ensure that reassurance for families and staff returning from an extended break over the christmas period. so, again, i would say despite the upheaval that gives for schools, and school staff in particular, primarily the support staff, it is the one thing schools can continue to do to support face to face education. if despite some shortages, the government says secondary schools have already been provided with the test kits for on site testing. once the school term restarts, pupils will be asked to continue to take lateral