Archaeologists unearth an ancient takeaway restaurant in pompeii. The new variant of coronavirus first detected in the uk, has been found in canada. Health authorities in the province of ontario say two cases have been identified in a couple with no known travel history, or high risk contacts. The variant strain has also been found in japan and several european countries. It comes as the rollout of the Coronavirus Vaccine picks up momentum. The bbcs tim allman reports. Time is of the essence in the fight against covid 19. Here at this nursing home in north east germany, the Vaccination Programme has begun, a day early. Health workers said they werent prepared to wait for the European Unions co ordinated roll out, which was due to begin on sunday. Clearly, for governments all around the world it could be a real game changer. Translation this really is a happy christmas message. At this moment, lorries with the first vaccines are on the road all over europe, all over germany. This vaccin
We begin with breaking news this hour President Trump has approved a 2 trillion Government Spending and coronavirus stimulus package days after objecting to elements of the bill. The new law will not only support people and businesses threatened by the pandemic, it will also ensure the government remains open. In a statement mr trump said it was his responsibility to protect americans from the economic devastation and ha rdship caused by the coronavirus. He also said he is approving the covid package with a strong message that makes clear to congress that wasteful items need to be removed from the bill. Daniel lippman is the White House Reporter for politico. He says even though President Trump may have signed the bill, hell be farfrom happy. He talked about how they should fight against big tech in this rambling statement that had some typos. It called operation warp speed project warp speed thats the government plan to get to develop vaccines that has proven pretty successful. And so
Hello and welcome, if youre watching in the uk or around the world. Six Million People in the east and south east of england have joined those living under the strictest coronavirus restrictions, in tier 4. Around 2a Million People in england more than 40 of the population are now living under these tough measures, which mean the closure of all non essential shops, as well as hairdressers, swimming pools and gyms. A National Lockdown has begun in Northern Ireland, and strict measures have been reimposed in wales after being eased for christmas. All of mainland scotland has moved into the toughest level of restrictions, tier 4, with the rest of scotland in tier 3. Meanwhile, countries including france, spain and sweden have confirmed their first cases of the coronavirus variant recently identified in the uk. And in the united states, millions of americans face going without unemployment benefits, amid a political standoff over a 900 billion coronavirus stimulus package. Ourfirst report
An ancient takeaway restaurant in pompeii. Hello and welcome, if youre watching in the uk or around the world. Six Million People in the east and south east of england have joined those living under the strictest coronavirus restrictions, in tier 4. Around 2a Million People in england more than 40 of the population are now living under the toughest measures, which mean the closure of all non essential shops, as well as hairdressers, swimming pools and gyms. And a National Lockdown has begun in Northern Ireland, and strict measures have been reimposed in wales, after being eased for christmas. All of mainland scotland has moved into the toughest level of coronavirus restrictions, tier 4, with the rest of scotland in tier 3. Meanwhile, countries including canada, france, spain and sweden have confirmed their first cases of the coronavirus variant recently identified in the uk. Across the eu, some countries including germany, slovakia and hungary have begun vaccinations against covid 19,
Hello. The new variant of coronavirus first detected in the uk has been found in canada. Health authorities in the province of ontario said that two cases have been identified in a couple with no known travel history or high risk contacts. The variant strain has also been found injapan and several European Countries. It comes as the roll out of the Coronavirus Vaccine begins to pick up momentum. The bbcs tim allman reports. Time is of the essence of sub in the fight against covid 19. Here at this nursing home in northeast germany, the Vaccination Programme has begun, a day early. Health workers said they were not prepared to wait for the European Unions coordinated roll out, which was due to begin on sunday. Clearly, for governments all around the world, it could be a real game changer. Translation this really is a happy christmas message. At this moment, lorries with the first vaccine are on the roads all over europe, all over germany. This vaccine is key to ending the pandemic, to ge