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Face coverings are recommended on public transport in scotland and northern ireland. the scottish government is thinking about making them compulsory. the chief medical officer in wales has called it a matter of personal choice. transport bosses are nervous about how to manage larger numbers when more people move about. so, the message is, if you have to travel, please use any type of face covering. tom burridge, bbc news. dozens of countries already have rules in place on the wearing of face ma...

People will be fined if they do not cover theirface on people will be fined if they do not cover their face on public transport? it is a condition of travel, so you cannot travel unless you are wearing the face covering. there will be posted to remind you, it will be quite a visual thing. there will also be other powers. so ultimately, it could lead to fines. i hope we will not be in that situation. train companies say covering your face will become increasingly important. wearing a face coverin...

Easy. although, on the whole, our public transport system has been very quiet. major stations still almost deserted. but they expect more people to be travelling to school or to work in the coming weeks and so, as it gets busier, you will have to cover up when you board a service. the new measure will be enforced from june the 15th. is it possible that people will be fined if they do not cover their face on public transport? it is a condition of travel, so you cannot travel unless youre wearing ...

Transport in england. non compliance means you wont be allowed to travel and you could be fined. the government says people should try to start wearing them now. heres our transport correspondent, tom burridge. it is advice now, it will be an order soon. covering your face is to become compulsory on public transport in england. the move popularfor those out and about in warrington this afternoon. you dont want to catch anything or be ill. you dont want anyone in your family to get anything. so, ...

Alok sharma, says hes tested negative for the coronavirus. he became unwell yesterday, while speaking at the despatch box, in the commons. south korea is using new technology, to try to track down people infected with the coronavirus, in less than an hour, as it attempts to clamp down on those breaking quarantine rules. the country has had one of the most successful strategies in the world for dealing with the virus, with fewer than 300 people having died. our seoul correspondent, laura bicker, ...

Never a linear process, theres a lot of stops and starts, you are to be very patient, this is a regime that has been taking americans hostage for 41 years. and our diplomacy has been successful and were going to keep working at it. >> a senior u.s. official told fox news that is part of the deal to free white, the u.s. agreed to release an iranian american doctor, he served 16 months for violating american sanctions against iran and was sentenced thursday to time served. the official says hes li...

Years in iranian custody, u.s. navy veteran michael white has been released. >> i wanted to extend my personal thanks to president trump for his efforts both diplomatically and otherwise for making america great again and i look forward to whats going to happen in the future. >> and images captured exclusively by fox news, he was transferred to american officials at an airport in zürich. brian hook completed the transfer and walked white off the plane into american custody and back into freedom...

To be a disaster. but no. by the 20th of may taiwan had had just seven covid—19 deaths. so where did all go so right? back in 2003 taiwan faced another epidemic which also originated on the chinese mainland — sars. this time around, the government immediately began testing and tracing specific parts of the population using, for example, travel data to see whod just returned from wuhan together with health data pointing to those with recent health problems. those who were quarantined were mon...

This man shields himself as doctors everywhere do, but he is treating patients in the only dedicated covid—19 unit in all of southern yemen. every day is almost like suspending disbelief because more things keep happening that defy expectations or anything that, you know, i‘ve been trained to deal with. what is your greatest fear now? i think what we worry about is that we‘re going to get a deluge of patients over the coming weeks that we can‘t. . .we can‘t provide the care that they n...

No, its not party dress. it is our culture. we wear it very often, not only for a fancy time, but to have fun. we wear it to make music, as well as at home when we are together at traditional festivals. we wear it at the office and we like to wear it. it is our clothes and we are proud of it. and off they go, spreading their new take on an old sound to more unsuspecting commuters. my next stop is right on the border between germany and austria, berchtesgaden, the location of hitlers notorious ho...