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Transcripts for BBCNEWS BBC News 20211218 17:21:00

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Transcripts for BBCNEWS BBC News 20211218 13:03:00

Amount of data coming in. but it is a real concern we will be heading into something which has the risk of overrunning the health service. testing for the virus is also crucial. the vaccines minister was at a royal mail depot in derbyshire this morning. deliveries of pcr and lateral flow kits are being ramped up to 900,000 a day to make sure everyone who needs a test can get one. lateral flow devices are very effective at picking up the 0micron variant, as well as other variants. and it s the best way to make sure that they are free of the virus before they do visit friends and family this christmas or go to large events. the government at westminster has said current plan b measures in england are appropriate, but would go further if new data suggests that s needed. wales and scotland have already tightened some restrictions. representatives from all uk nations are expected to gather for an emergency cobra meeting this weekend. katharine da costa, bbc news. 0ur political correspondent ....

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Transcripts for BBCNEWS BBC News 20211218 14:04:00

As well as other variants. and it s the best way to make sure that they are free of the virus before they do visit friends and family this christmas or go to large events. the government at westminster has said current plan b measures in england are appropriate, but would go further if new data suggests that s needed. wales and scotland have already tightened some restrictions. representatives from all uk nations are expected to gather for an emergency cobra meeting this weekend. katharine da costa, bbc news. 0ur political correspondent, jonathan blake, is here. concerns from the scientific advisers. any sign of a change of direction from the government? flat direction from the government? iirrt immediately, no. the cabinet minister today have been briefed on the latest data as far as coronavirus cases go. the immediate upshot of that it seems is that there is not necessarily going to be any major change of approach or ....

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Transcripts for BBCNEWS BBC News 20211218 21:14:00

But would go further if new data suggests that s needed. representatives from all uk nations are expected to gather for an emergency cobra meeting this weekend. katharine da costa, bbc news. portugal has become the latest european country to start vaccinating its young children. those aged between 9 and ii are being jabbed over this weekend. five to nine year olds are scheduled to be vaccinated from next weekend. greece, spain, italy and hungary are alreadyjabbing under 12s, and denmark also began this week. the french health authority is also expected to give the green light next week to begin its child vaccination campaign. from saturday, france has banned all non essential travel from the uk because of concern over 0micron surging. those who are allowed to travel will have to go into quarantine ....

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Transcripts for BBCNEWS BBC News 20211218 18:05:00

Rejections we had earlier in the year. testing for the virus is also crucial. the vaccines minister was at a royal mail depot in derbyshire this morning. deliveries of pcr and lateral flow kits are being ramped up to 900,000 a day to make sure everyone who needs a test can get one. lateral flow devices are very effective at picking up the omicron variant, as well as other variants, and it s the best way to make sure that they are free of the virus before they do visit friends and family this christmas or go to large events. the government at westminster has said current plan b measures in england are appropriate, but would go further if new data suggests that s needed. wales and scotland have already tightened some restrictions. representatives from all uk nations are expected to gather for an emergency cobra meeting this weekend. katharine da costa, bbc news. as we ve been saying, rising concern about the rapid spread of the omicron variant in london has prompted mayor sadiq khan to d ....

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