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In northern ireland, where ministers will also meet to discuss further measures. so theres more clarity some about christmas now, but uncertainty still about how much disruption lies ahead. jonathan blake, bbc news. so as weve been hearing, in wales, the first minister mark drakeford will later lay out plans for increase restrictions after christmas. we will discuss that further with tomos morgan in a moment. first, to chris page in belfast where a virtual meeting of ministers is taking place to...

And lingering geopolitical impact. >> all right. sean roberts, well have to leave it there. thank you very, very much. now, rampant covid case numbers and mixed messaging are trying the patience of americans looking for relief from covid. coming up, well look at the frustration growing over the governments changing guidelines. and countries across europe scramble to contain the spread of the omicron variant as soaring cases tax hospitals. a live report from london just ahead. rate with no or...

Nicola sturgeon said that the expected wave of cases fuelled by the omicron variant was materialising. now, the new restrictions introduced today include distancing of a metre in pubs. table service in pubs and distancing of the metre in other inside public venues. yesterday, limits on crowds were introduced, so the large—scale public new years events will be cancelled as a result of that. now, the restrictions are due to be reviewed on the 11th of january, but looking at those big rises in ca...

Is being added to meet the demand for getting tested for covid-19. the omicron variant is rapidly struggling, and not just new york where it is a struggle to get the test. you showed pictures from raleigh, north carolina, everybody lining up to get covid tests before their christmas celebrations and before they travel. in raleigh, for instance, some had to wait two hours in traffic to get to the testing site. in oahu, one site the line wrapped several blocks, some waiting two and a half hours. a...

He came to australia with an exemption, but he�*s been public about his opposition to being vaccinated. on the issue of mr djokovic, rules are rules, and there are no special cases. rules are rules. it�*s what i said to you yesterday — that�*s the policy of the government and has been our government�*s strong border protection policies and particularly in relation to the pandemic. scott morrison�*s government has been under immense pressure over its handling of the pandemic, amid roc...

Its about 84,000. another doozy. omicron is as deadly as delta. no its not, not even for the unvaccinated its not! ive called doctors about this. they said that is patently false. marty makary told me that there are no confirmed deaths from omicron, not even the original one in houston. you have a supreme court justice, justice breyer went on to say, implied omicron case numbers would start falling if the biden vaccine mandate was in place. that is balderdash. elena kagan was essentially talking...

And keep pupils in class, but unions warn that if large numbers of teachers get sick or have to quarantine, some classes may have to be sent home for short periods of time. james reynolds, bbc news. "robust contingency plans" are being developed by government ministers, amid warnings that a quarter of public sector workers could soon be off work because of covid. rising case numbers have led to large numbers of employees self—isolating, with absences particularly affecting the nhs and the tran...

Are looking at rationing these laterai— are looking at rationing these lateral flow tests and i think i have — lateral flow tests and i think i have about four left in the kitchen and after — have about four left in the kitchen and after that, who knows was meant millions— and after that, who knows was meant millions witt— and after that, who knows was meant millions will be in the same position— millions will be in the same position after the new year or even in the _ position after...

At the citys airport, the border authorities said his visa had to be revoked because of a mistake, and novak djokovic was taken to a quarantine hotel. he came to australia with an exemption but he has been public about his opposition to being vaccinated. on the issue of mr djokovic, rules are rules. and there are no special cases. rules are rules, its what i said to you yesterday, thats the policy of the government and has been our governments strong border protection policies and particularly i...

That if thats my experience, how many thousands if not tens of thousands and millions of people are going through the same thing. >> dana: the other thing is you started the block and talking about the case numbers and a record. but dr. marty makary mentioned you have a lot of people doing home tested and they dont get reported. i wonder what the numbers really are? probably much higher. a lot of businesses are suffering and people are staying home because of this. hopefully well get through the...