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Ventilation that can help to slow the spread in the coming weeks. >> doctor, i got to ask you really, really quickly here. when are we going to see adequate testing in new york? we dont have adequate testing sites. it is impossible to get an at-home test at a pharmacy in this city. how far is the city from that point of having adequate testing? >> we are ramping up every day, you know, in the face of the unprecedented demand we have seen. we are doing more per capita testing than just about ever...

Balance — friendly, so you have to strike a balance between usable masks and the environment. we balance between usable masks and the environment-— environment. we are also hearing about the idea _ environment. we are also hearing about the idea of _ environment. we are also hearing about the idea of air _ environment. we are also hearing about the idea of air ventilation i environment. we are also hearingj about the idea of air ventilation or air cleaning units which are being made availabl...

Saying the safety of londoners must come first. some 6,500 people were expected to attend. british prime minister boris johnson decided against tougher covid restrictions but cautioned that people should be smart about how they ring in the new year. >> i think everybody should enjoy new year but in a cautious and sensible way. take a test. ventilation. think about others. but above all, get a booster. >> reporter: in paris, the traditional fireworks display over the champs-elysees has been calle...

Why is that so concerning? doctors say once you get into the range of 85% to 90%, lives that could have been saved will be lost because we do not have the available resources, steph. >> doctor, can you explain this to me because if you are someone who works in a hospital and you test positive but youre asymptomatic, they want you to go back to work, but thats not the case in all sorts of other jobs where youre not dealing with health issues. >> yes. i mean, you need to have -- first of all, hosp...

In the classroom and we can do it safely. we have better tools than we had in the past to get it done. our default should be in-person learning for everyone across country. >> i was speaking with dr. ben gupta. he made the argument that if a school district is following proper protocol. if they have the ventilation in place that you are talking about, then we do want parents to feel confident that they can begin to send their kids back. i wonder what that means to you. >> right. i think that is ...

Ventilation units when this has been known for a long time that better ventilated areas can help. yes, ventilated areas can help. yes, ventilated units are welcome. i dont think theyre going to be now but more importantly weve got to look at a much bigger picture such as the vaccination rate as we have just been hearing again. theyre still stuck in terms of 12—18 —year—olds at 55% vaccination rates of 18—year—olds getting their first days. in france that is 80%. in spain it is 19% so i...

We are not seeing staff absences impact on our ability to deliver for our customers.— impact on our ability to deliver for our customers. what about the plan not et our customers. what about the plan not yet signed _ our customers. what about the plan not yet signed off _ our customers. what about the plan not yet signed off by _ our customers. what about the plan not yet signed off by the _ not yet signed off by the westminster government to drop the requirement to have a confirmatory pcr tes...

To children so im very wary, i will listen to what the government says, but i am very wary about imposing masks on children in schools because i worry about their well—being and their mental health, which has already suffered because of school closures during lockdown. but its backed for now by the teaching unions. if this is a short—term fix as the government says and one of a number of different measures including ventilation and moving ofsted to the sidelines, if thats going to do what we...

Described. but i also want to emphasize were not powerless against this. we have a lot of agency. we just have to bring to bare all of the tools, some of the ones i mentioned, emphasizing higher quality masks, ventilation which can be as simple as moving things outdoors or cracking open a window or a door, as well as testing. weve got to bring all of these layers in concert and we can help to blunt the impact of omicron. >> we should say the new york city operates a number of public testing site...

Of course, people should remain cautious as we approach new year celebrations and, you know, take a lateralflow test, that makes sense, celebrate outside if you can, have some ventilation indoors if you can. please, remain cautious. when we get into the new year, of course, we will see then whether we do need to take any further measures, but nothing more until then at least. why take that decision because the new year is a big time, a lot of people mixing, alcohol involved, you know, dangers of...