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Buy us a couple of weeks. were punishing south africa for doing the right thing and telling other nations who want to sequence strains that they find, were giving them disincentive. if they turn over variants, this is whats going to happen to them. i think this is a bad policy step. >> do you think its a bad step or a good step? >> i think its a good step that had to be taken. we dont want to discourage people from disclosing new variants but at the same time the u.s. has to take all steps to pr...

Genomic twisting under way after two arrivals from south africa into new south wales tested positive, they are quarantining in sydney for two weeks. this was only announced two days ago and already there are criticisms over the way the international community including european nations, the us and australia have banned flights from south african countries, and we have heard from the foreign minister saying the country is being punished instead of applauded for discovering this information, and g...

Suite of options when it comes to responding to this very identification, right? we do want to be promoting this type of transparency and this type of cooperation, because we know that it works. and its not just about travel or travel restrictions. its about these other public health measures that you asked about earlier. so in addition to these travel restrictions, we absolutely in the u.s. are keeping in place these other requirements around testing, testing before boarding flights, requiring ...

International reaction, and as you said switzerland also taking action, they had just widened their quarantine requirements for travellers from britain, the czech republic, the netherlands, egypt and malawi. not only do they have to provide a negative covid test, but they need to quarantine for ten days. it feels like were going backwards with this new variant. its growing very fast, on top of the dozens of cases in south africa, there were four cases in botswana, two in hong kong, one in belgiu...

Rapidly? very fast. on top of those dozens of cases - rapidly? very fast. on top of those dozens of cases in - rapidly? very fast. on top of l those dozens of cases in south africa, there were four cases in botswana, two in hong kong, one case in belgium, in germany, two cases, one case in italy, two in the uk. theres been a suspected case in the czech republic. in the netherlands, the health ministry there says a number of the 61 passengers who tested positive on a flight from south africa to s...

They are quarantining in a hotel in sydney for two weeks while they look through the results. this was only announced two days ago and already there are criticisms of the way the international community including european and asian nations, the us and australia, have banned flights from southern african countries. we have heard from the south african foreign minister saying the country is being punished instead of applauded for discovering this information. gordon brown, the former british prime...

Kim. >> nada brashir. lets go to will ripley in hong kong. will, youre quarantining in a hotel where it was. >> reporter: yeah, that was surprising to know. a man is on the fifth floor and a man in at opposite room tested positive as well, a man in his 60s. so health officials are puzzled to find out how the virus jumped to another room. is it going through the air ventilation system. they sent us notices that we need to rent air purifiers for the room if we want to exercise in the room. and the...

Household gathering vaccinated, masks off. ive got family coming in. im hopeful about this holiday season, but im also being cautious. i have an 82-year-old father. im going to take those precautions that are necessary. that includes making sure were vaccinated. that also might include for households having access to at-home tests that you can do. theyre not foolproof but they can be helpful. and then finally, ventilation if you need to and youre worried wearing masks and quarantining on either ...

Electronics in short supply, and 71% of voters have noticed out of stock on the shelves, we all have something we went looking for, and it just wasnt there. what would you say to the average consumer whos very concerned about this? >> i think the trick is to get out and shop early if youre going to do -- shop online, you should be doing it now, you know, not the end of november. you know, to plan ahead, effectively, and to have -- to think broadly in terms of what youre going to give your relati...

Senator rand paul accusing doctor anthony fauci of changing the definition a gain of function research to deny the governments role in the wuhan lab leak theory. >> what you are defining is defining away gain of function think it doesnt exist because you changed the definition of the nih website. this is terrible and youre completely trying to escape the idea that we should do something to prevent a pandemic from leaking from a lab. you changed the definition on your website to try to cover your...