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here on an industrial scale. it s small and relatively inexpensive. the challenge has been getting governments to actually use it. these systems are all plug and play. if you re a 16-year-old high school student, you can run this platform. it s that easy to use. i just wonder, why are more countries not using it? it s a con pfluence of regulations, governments, lack of awareness. we ve been slow to fully understand that we immediate to look at the variants. but if we got a vaccine escape variant, things would change dramatically overnight. reporter: back in the philippines, this lab won t be doing large-scale surveillance anytime soon, without a massive influx of cash. but they have proven with a tiny piece of technology, that even small-scale operations can contribute to covid sequencing, helping us all stay one step ahead of the virus. scott mclean, cnn, oxford, england. we re seeing covid-related protests all over the world this
the world is being manufactured here on an industrial scale. it s small and relatively inexpensive. the challenge has been getting governments to actually use it. these systems all plug and play. if you re a 16-year-old high school student, you can run this platform. it s that easy to use. i wonder, why aren t more countries using it? it s a confluence of regulations, governments, lack of awareness. we ve been slow to fully understand that we need to look at the variants. but if we got a vaccine escape variant, things would change dramatically overnight. reporter: in the philippines this lab won t be doing large scale surveillance any time soon without a massive influx of cash. but they have proven with a tiny piece of technology that even small-scale operations can contribute to covid sequencing, helping us all stay one step ahead of the virus. coming up, a volcano erupts
this is bbc news 7 these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. uk government scientists say there could be a largejump in covid hospital admissions in england if restrictions aren t tightened. the government says future lockdowns can t be ruled out. i think it would be irresponsible for any health minister in the world to say that this or that is 100% ruled out, not least because i don t know whether at some time in the future, next year or the year after or the year after that, there might be a vaccine escape variant. under the government s plan b, people in the uk could see vaccine passports, mandatory mask wearing and advice to work from home. do you think these measures should be brought in? get in touch with us this morning.
this is bbc news. i m annita mcveigh. the headlines at 11.00. government scientists say there could be a largejump in covid hospital admissions in england if restrictions aren t tightened. the government says future lockdowns can t be ruled out. i think it would be irresponsible for any health minister in the world to say that this or that is 100% ruled out, not least because i don t know whether at some time in the future, next year or the year after or the year after that, there might be a vaccine escape variant. under the government s plan b, we could see vaccine passports, mandatory mask wearing and advice to work from home in england. do you think these measures should be brought in? get in touch with us this morning you can tweet me, use the hashtag #bbcyourquestions.