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In that it may have paused some of those classroom transmissions that we were seeing happening very frequently through september and october. of course, what we don't know yet is if that will be a long lasting effect or that now the kids are back at school, we'll start to see those infections pick up again. while vaccinations continue, there's more optimism about covid treatments. in trials, a pill developed by pfizer greatly reduced the risk of getting seriously ill among the most vulnerable in trials. it will now be assessed by regulators. hugh pym, bbc news. now on bbc news, it's time for o...

The latest 0ns survey suggests last week nearly 1.27 million people in the uk had the virus, about the same as the previous week. and the trend does appear to be flattening after increases recently. in england, one in 50 people had the virus. in wales, it was one in a0 and in scotland, one in 80. northern ireland with one in 65 was the only one to show an increase. but school half term in some parts of the uk last week may have complicated the situation. half term had a positive impact in that it may have caused some of those classroom transmissions that we were seeing happening very frequentl...

It's hard to read the data. the daily reported case numbers which cover people who have come forward for testing have been falling week on week. but an infection survey by the office for national statistics is based on household testing and includes those who don't have symptoms. it paints a broader picture. the latest 0ns survey suggests last week nearly 1.27 million people in the uk had the virus, about the same as the previous week. and the trend does appear to be flattening after increases recently. in england, one in 50 people had the virus. in wales, it was one in 40 and in scotland, one...