france s constitutional court expected to rule friday on whether the government s plan for a nationwide vaccine pass can become law. cnn has reporters covering the pandemic live from around the globe. let s begin with jim bittermann in paris. jim. reporter: christine and laura, the court is expected to approve that change, not so subtle change in the health pass law. it s going to change the health pass into a vaccination pass, making it essentially mandatory for any kind of access in the public activity like going to bars and restaurants, cafes, cinemas, theaters, taking long-distance trains. it comes as the report from the president s advisory council, in fact, the health pass has worked to increase the number of vaccinations in the country. the council estimates 4,000 french may have been saved because of the health pass. now, over to blake essex in tokyo. reporter: covid cases here in japan top 30,000 for the first
struggles with staff absences caused by the 0micron variant of coronavirus. at least six nhs trusts in england have declared critical incidents in the past week, but the government is not likely to introduce any new restrictions. in france, mps have been debating legislation that would require people to be vaccinated to enter public places such as bars and restaurants. earlier today, several mps said they had received death threats for supporting the vaccination pass. india has begun rolling out vaccines for all 15 to 18 year olds. more than 4 million teenagers took up the offer of a jab on the first day they were eligible. india has recorded its sharpest ever weekly rise in infections. mumbai and delhi are seeing the biggest increases. the resurgence of covid cases
test recently in order to get access to things and public life. there was not a huge uprising, people accepted it and now he is pushing a little bit further. the results and that was a huge uptake in vaccination and now six months later, he wants to get the rest. there is this 5 million or so over 12 who have not taken it yet, about 5% of the population. by turning the health pass into a vaccination pass, making it compulsory to be vaccinated to get into places, notjust a negative test, that is going to put the pressure on. the pressure is already on because the evidence is mounting more and more on those who are hesitant that by being hesitant they are exposing themselves to greater dangers. he is pushing on a much
fraudulent use of the pass. there s been a number in the past there s been a number of cases of fraud involving the health pass and now the the penalties include jail time for the vaccination pass if you are convicted of counterfeiting or fraud with that. all right. jim bitterman joining us live from paris, many thanks for those details. still to come, a dramatic departure, novak djokovic is deported just hours before the australian open gets under way. so what comes next? plus the djokovic saga highlights a bigger issue in the sports world, confronting anti-vax beliefs among some star athletes. we ll take a look at that on the other side of the break. vapocool drops in honey lemon chill for fast acting sore throat relief ahhh! wooo! vaporize sore throat pain with do you struggle to fall asleep and stay asleep?