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Mike tyldesleyjoining us, epidemiologist. thank you very much. let's go straight to our correspondent injohannesburg. there correspondent in johannesburg. there has correspondent injohannesburg. there has been some diplomacy around this and the south african government questioning, to a degree, the uk's decision. tell questioning, to a degree, the uk's decision. , ., ., , decision. tell us more? that is ri . ht, decision. tell us more? that is right. good _ decision. tell us more? that is right, good morning. _ decision. tell us more? that is right, good morning. the i decision. tell us more? ...

There are fears it could be more transmissible and make vaccines less effective — although scientists say it could take weeks to know for sure. so far only a small number of cases have so far been confirmed in africa and none in the uk. south africa has said it is concerned that the decision may have been "rushed" and will try to persuade the uk government to reconsider. here's our medical editor, fergus walsh. the speed at which new and stringent travel restrictions have been imposed show just how seriously this variant is being taken. between five and 700 travellers arrive in the uk from s...

Arriving before noon. what some people are going to be doing is getting into the uk before 4am on sunday. if they do that, and they will find, sorry, the wind hasjust picked up and knocked the lighting rig! if they get in before 4am on sunday, then they can go home and self isolate for ten days. and they have to take two nhs pcr tests but they are not obliged to pay thousands of pounds going to hotel quarantine. so some people will make that decision. 50 quarantine. so some people will make that decision-— that decision. so what help can they aet from that decision. so what help can they get...

Deadline for those flights, how will this work in practice? that deadline for those flights, how will this work in practice?— this work in practice? that is riaht, this work in practice? that is right. the — this work in practice? that is right, the last _ this work in practice? that is right, the last virgin - this work in practice? that is right, the last virgin flight i this work in practice? that is i right, the last virgin flight from south africa arrived within the last hour. i think there were two more from british airways this morning. that deadline, as you say, 12 o'clock and from...

Cruel and inhumane home of a system we have. we should be looking for humanitarian reasons and humanitarian reasons and humanitarian corridors and safe passage for people who want to come here and claim asylum which is the human rights. i here and claim asylum which is the human rights-— human rights. i want to come onto that in a moment, _ human rights. i want to come onto that in a moment, the _ human rights. i want to come onto l that in a moment, the government's suggested policies that it may introduce, but before that, took us through the practicalities, when you made the crossing to t...