Violence and intimidation. And a team of nepalese climbers are the first to reach the summit of the worlds second highest mountain in winter. Hello, and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world. One of the worlds biggest coronavirus vaccination campaigns has begun in india. Prime minister Narendra Modi has said such an ambitious project has never been attempted before. The huge inoculation programme aims to reach 300 Million People by august. Healthcare staff and front line workers will be among the first to receive the doses. Since the pandemic began, india has confirmed over ten million cases thats the second highest number in the world. Rajini vaidyanathan reports from delhi. In a nation of well over a billion people, 34 year old hospital cleaner manish kumar became the first to receive a coronavirus vaccine. Translation the fear in my mind has gone. I everyone should get the vaccine, as this is how we save our country. The countrys prime minister, Narendra Modi, used
Challenges in mountaineering. Hello, welcome to the programme. One of the worlds biggest coronavirus vaccination campaigns has begun in india. Prime minister Narendra Modi has said such an ambitious project has never been attempted before. The huge inoculation programme aims to reach 300 Million People by august. Healthcare staff and front line workers will be among the first to receive the doses. Since the pandemic began india has confirmed over ten million cases thats the second highest number in the world. Rajini vaidyanathan reports from delhi. In a nation of well over a billion people, 34 year old hospital cleaner manish kumar became the first to receive a Coronavirus Vaccine. Translation the fear in my mind has gone. I everyone should get the vaccine, as this is how we save oui country. The countrys prime minister, Narendra Modi, used a virtual address to kick off what he described as the Worlds Largest immunisation programme. Front line and Health Care Workers take priority in t
The Airline Industry has called for urgent Financial Support from the government if it says it is to survive another long period of travel curbs. It comes after tougher restrictions on arrivals were announced which the government said would protect the public from new variants of covid i9. Also on tonights programme. Indias undertaking a huge Coronavirus Vaccination Programme begins in the country with a target of 300 Million People to be innoculated by august. Joe root hits a double century but england dont have it all their own way in sri lanka. Hello, your royal highness. Good morning, everybody. And the duke of cambridge speaks to nhs staff and volunteers praising all those involved in the uks covid i9 vaccine roll out. Good evening. The Airline Industry says it needs urgent Financial Support from the government if it is to survive another long period of travel curbs. The call comes after the government announced tougher covid i9 restrictions. From monday, most people coming into t
Hello, and welcome. All 50 us states are on alert for possible violent protests this weekend, ahead of president electjoe biden s inauguration on wednesday. Members of the National Guard are patrolling the streets around the capitol in washington, following the storming of the building by supporters of president trump. So far, there have been none of the mass protests that had been feared. Our north america correspondent peter bowes reports. America on high alert like never before. The nation plasma capital has turned into a fortress. With security worthy of a war zone, the National Guard has been deployed to try to ensure a smooth transition of power when joe to ensure a smooth transition of power Whenjoe Biden is inaugurated on wednesday. In the meantime there is concern that harm supporters of donald trump may try to stage more protest, still refusing to accept the result of the election. The Capitol Building, which was stormed by a mob earlier this month, is now surrounded by a hig
This is bbc news the headlines at six. Calls for more support for the uks travel and Tourism Sector after the government imposes tougher restrictions on arrivals to keep out new strains of coronavirus. A further 1,295 people have died in the uk according to the latest covid figures. But the number of new infections has dropped to its lowest level so far this year. The worlds biggest Vaccination Programme gets underway in india. The country hopes to inoculate three hundred Million People byjuly, with priority being given to frontline healthcare workers. Senior Police Officers in the uk says their investigations have been compromised after hundreds of thousands of arrest records were deleted from the Police National computer. President Electjoe Biden sets out plans to speed up immunisations in the United States
promising to vaccinate 100 Million People within his first 100 days in office. And frustration for many australians unable to return home because of the pandemic as some of the w