are likely to prolong the pandemic rather than ending it. by diverting supply to countries that already have high levels of vaccination coverage, giving the virus more opportunity to spread and mutate. no country can boost its way out of the pandemic. and boosters cannot be seen as a ticket to go ahead with the planned celebrations without the need for other precautions. there s much more on our website about all the developments on this story, including this analysis by our health and science correspondent, james gallagher, about the latest studies on the impact of the 0micron wave. a well known statue commemorating the deaths of students protesting in beijing s tiananmen square has been removed from a university campus in hong kong. the removal of the eight metre high copper statue,
Gurugram has fully vaccinated 100 per cent of its adult population against COVID-19, the Deputy Commissioner of the district said this morning, adding that it is the first in Haryana "to achieve this remarkable achievement."
this is bbc news broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. i m matthew amroliwala. our top stories. governments around the world weigh up new covid restrictions, as 0micron cases continue to rise. boosterjabs are also being ramped up in many countries including israel which is planning a fourth dose, but the who has this warning. blagger to programmes are likely to prolong the pandemic, rather than ending it, by diverting supplies to countries that already have high levels of vaccination coverage, giving the virus more opportunity to spread and rotate. mutate. in the uk, government scientific
their vaccination campaigns because of a new wave of infections, driven by 0micron. we re going to spend the next few minutes looking at the pandemic in europe. first, the world health organization says there should be enough vaccines for all adults globally, to be jabbed in the next three months. but there are caveats. here s the head of the w h 0. about 20% of all vaccine doses administered every day are currently being given as boosters or additional dose. plaintiff booster programmes are likely to prolong the pandemic rather than ending it. by diverting supply to countries that already have high levels of vaccination coverage. giving the virus more opportunity to spread. no country can boost its way out of the pandemic. in boosters cannot be seen as a ticket to go ahead with the planned celebrations without the need for other precautions. brute
blanket booster programmes are likely to prolong the pandemic. rather than ending it. by diverting supply to countries that already have high levels of vaccination coverage. in other news, the un security council votes to allow aid to afghanistan finding a way round sanctions against the taliban. and we report from kyrgyzstan where environmentalists are trying to save reindeer from the brink of extinction. daily covid cases in the uk have topped 100,000 for the first time since mass testing began. 106 thousand, 122 daily cases have been recorded, passing the previous record of 93 thousand on the 17th of december. these numbers are driven by the rapid spread of the 0micron variant. here s our political