Hospital bosses in england have warned nhs staff are having to stay off work because they cant get coronavirus tests. Nhs providers said Health Workers with symptoms are being forced to remain at home as they wait for tests and thats putting added strain on the service as it gears up for winter. They want doctors and nurses to be treated as a priority. The Health Secretary matt hancock says officials are working round the clock to fix operational problems, amid widespread reports of people across england struggling to get tests. Richard galpin reports. The town of oldham in north west england has one of the highest infection rates in the country, but people wanting tests are being turned away at sites like this because of a lack of capacity. The frustration palpable. Im doing myjob hes had a high temperature, he is supposed to be in school. What do you want me to do, leave him out of school, for indefinite . Ive been trying for the last two days, the message, the system is currently un
Hello and welcome. Its a sign ofjust how serious the coronavirus pandemic has become. The us center for Disease Control has urged americans not to travel during next weeks thanksgiving holiday, americas most important family holiday of the year. The number of patients hospitalized with covid 19 in the United States hasjumped nearly 50 in the last two weeks. In california, the States Department of Public Health has ordered an overnight curfew in most areas. Heres the head of Infectious Disease in the us, dr anthony fauci. Were not talking about shutting down the country, were not talking about locking down. Were talking about intensifying the simple Public Health measures that we all talk about mask wearing, staving distance, avoiding congregate settings, doing things to the extent that we can outdoors versus indoors. If we do that, well be able to hold things off until the vaccine comes. That News Conference followed one by the president elect joe biden in which he laid into President
Because of coronavirus. Britains top literary prize, the booker prize for fiction, has gone to the scottish author Douglas Stuart for his novel, shuggie bain. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. Theres yet more encouraging news about coronavirus vaccines tonight. This time from researchers in oxford who are working with the Pharmaceutical Company astrazeneca. Britain has ordered 100 million doses of this vaccine. Researchers say trials have so far shown a promising immune response for people in their 60s and 70s. Final data on how well it works should be ready by christmas. The vaccine is easy to store and cheaper than the ones being developed by pfizer and moderna. Heres our medical editor, fergus walsh. Go right in. Hi. It is volunteers like ian from southampton who are crucial to vaccine trials. How are you feeling today . We were there injuly when he received the first of two doses as part of the Oxford Astrazeneca trial, but we are only finding out today how the over 70s are res
Back in the summer, says priti patel had not met the requirements of the ministerial code to treat Civil Servants with consideration and respect, and they said the investigation had found some evidence of bullying, even if it was not intentional. Another source said the report was unambiguous that priti patel had broken the code, the rules that are meant to govern how ministers behave. Yet for her part, here at the home office, priti patel has always firmly denied doing anything wrong. The uks prestigious booker prize is about to be awarded to one of six authors who made the shortlist. The booker prize is open to any novel written in english by an author of any nationality. The winner will receive £50,000. The ceremony, broadcast from londons roundhouse, is already under way. Lets go of her life to the ceremony now. I would like to welcome viewers of the bbc news channel and the bbc world news now who have just joined us. Channel and the bbc world news now who havejustjoined us. We ha
Wins the International Booker prize for fiction. Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world. Im kasia madera. Do stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. Its a sign ofjust how serious the coronavirus pandemic has become the us center for Disease Control has urged americans not to travel during next weeks thanksgiving holiday, americas most important family holiday of the year. The number of patients hospitalized with covid 19 in the United States has jumped nearly 50 in the last two weeks. In the last couple of hours, the head of Infectious Disease has said this. Were not talking about shutting down the country, were not talking about locking down. Were talking about intensifying the simple Public Health measures that we all talk about mask wearing, staving distance, avoiding congregate settings, doing things to the extent we can outdoors versus indoors. If we do that, well be able to hold things off until the vaccine comes. T