To be A crItIcAl worker . Are you not exempt And thInk thAt you should be . Let me know thIs mornIng. Tweet me vIcderbyshIre or by emAIlIng me on vIctorIA bbc. Co. Uk. A new Study Suggests thAt dAIly lAterAl Flow TestIng for pupIls could be equAlly As effectIve As ClosIng ClAss bubbles to control trAnsmIssIon In schools. CAlls to creAte A RIng Of Steel Around AustrAlIAs bIggest cIty, sydney, As cAses of the vIrus remAIn hIgh despIte four weeks In lockdown. CAmpAIgners cAll for new rules on E Scooters After A teenAger wAs kIlled on one And A toddler wAs serIously Injured. Hello And welcome If youre wAtchIng In the uk or Around the world. The 2020 tokyo olympIc gAmes wIll offIcIAlly stArt todAy A yeAr lAter thAn expected. 11,000 Athletes from over 200 countrIes wIll compete over the next few weeks, but spectAtors hAve been bAnned from Almost All events, As jApAn deAls wIth Its hIghest surge In CoronAvIrus InfectIons for sIx months. Lets go now to Lucy HockIngs In Tokyo. HI, lucy. HI, vI
More than 120m. A very warm welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and Around The World. We are just hours away from the Opening Ceremony for the much troubled tokyo 2020 olympics. They were postponed last year because of the pandemic but now, the wait is almost overfor more than 11,300 athletes trying to get their hands on an olympic medal. Despite being postponed, the games are not clear despite being postponed, the games are not clear of covid there have already been more than 90 confirmed coronavirus cases in tokyo directly linked to the games. Celebrations at the Opening Ceremony will be the most subdued of any olympics in history. But our Tokyo Correspondent Rupert wingfield hayes has still managed to track down some excited fans. Finding olympic fans in tokyo these days isnt so easy. But on this rooftop at least, its a different story. Skateboarding is in the olympics for the first time in the hope of attracting young new fans, and it seems to be working. Translation it would
Renewed friction between the us and china. Beijing rejects a plan by the who for a second visit to the country to investigate the origins of covid 19. This the response from washington deeply disappointed, their position is irresponsible, and frankly, dangerous. Live from our studio in singapore. This is bbc news. Its newsday. Welcome to viewers around The World and in the uk. Its seven in the morning in singapore and 8am in tokyo where the much troubled 2020 olympics will finally open in a few hours time. After a Years Delay due to covid 19, the wait is almost over for more than 11,300 athletes trying to get their hands on an olympic medal. Theres already been a total of 91 coronavirus cases in tokyo directly linked the games. Thats after a sixth member of the Czech Olympic Team tested positive in the last few hours. Beyond the athletes village, daily covid infections in tokyo are now higher than at any time since january. And with no fans allowed into stadiums, theres less income for
A very warm welcome to Bbc News to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe we are just hours away from the Opening Ceremony for the much troubled tokyo 2020 olympics. They were postponed last year because of the pandemic, but now the wait is almost over for more than 11,300 athletes trying to get their hands on an olympic medal. But despite being postponed, the games are not clear of covid. Theres already been more than 90 confirmed coronavirus cases in tokyo directly linked to the games. Thats after a sixth member of the Czech Olympic Team tested positive in the last few hours. Beyond the athletes village, Daily Covid infections in tokyo are now higher than at any time since january. And with no fans allowed in the stadiums, there are still calls for the games to be cancelled, despite a cost of 12. 6 billion dollars. Celebrations at the Opening Ceremony will be the most subdued of any olympics in history. But our Tokyo Correspondent Rupert wingfield hayes has still managed