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it's a significant week at the uk covid inqury, with the appearance of the government's former chief scientific adviser — sir patrick vallance. argentina veers from left to far right, as the self—styled "anarcho—capitalist" javier milei wins the presidential runoff, with radical plans to reboot the economy. and microsoft announces its hiring sam altman following his ousting from openai. hello, welcome to the programme. israeli tanks are moving in on the indonesian hospital in gaza. the hospital director has told the bbc at least ten people were killed in an air strike — and the army was just metres from the building. the hamas—run health ministry says the number killed is actually 12 — and accuses israel of putting
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thousands of lives at risk through, what it called, the �*direct and repeated targeting' of the hospital. the israel defense forces have not commented specifically on any operation involving the indonesian hospital, but says it continues to target what it calls �*terrorists' and �*terrorist infrastructure'. also the israeli military has released video, which it says supports its claim that hamas was using gaza's biggest hospital — al—shifa. it released cctv images, which it says show two hostages being taken by hamas into al—shifa, after they were abducted from southern israel on the 7th of october. one is injured and wheeled in on a trolley. the bbc has not been able to verify the video. the idf also released video which it says shows a 55 metre—long tunnel, beneath the hospital complex. hamas — which is designated a terrorist organisation by many western governments — has denied using al—shifa as a base.
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31 surviving premature babies were evacuated from al—shifa, in a joint operation by the un and the palestinian red crescent, are expected to be transferred today to egypt via the rafah crossing. meanwhile, hopes are growing that some of the israeli hostages seized by hamas last month could soon be freed. from jerusalem, yolande knell reports. a glimmer of hope. the plight of these premature babies has symbolised the suffering in the devastating war between israel and hamas. they're the smallest survivors of the standoff at al—shifa hospital. now they're to be taken to egypt. doctors in southern gaza have been working to stabilise them. several others have died. "even the water used for their formula was contaminated," says this doctor, "and there was no sterilisation. "they suffered from vomiting and diarrhoea and weight loss. "some had blood poisoning and severe infections." back at al—shifa, israel released this video as it comes under pressure to justify its raid on the hospital. it says this tunnel leads to a blast proof door of the kind used by hamas
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for its command centres. and more video, this time from security cameras, which israel says shows two hostages being taken to al—shifa on the 7th of october, one of them wounded. at this stage, we can't verify any of the military footage. for the families of the hostages each day is an ordeal. but qatar—brokered talks to try to free at least some of them in exchange for a humanitarian pause in fighting, are increasingly said to be showing signs of progress. we are hopeful that we can get a significant number of hostages freed in the coming days. i don't want to go into the details of these talks. they are obviously very sensitive. the less we go into the details, the better the chances of such a deal. but they are very serious efforts, and i'm hopeful that we can have a deal in the coming days. and for gazans, any break
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in this war can't come soon enough. some 1.7 million are now displaced, most of the population. to add to their misery, the territory is now being lashed by strong winds and rain. and this is just the start of the wintry weather. yolande knell, bbc news, jerusalem. click correspondent mark lowen joins us from jerusalem. click correspondent mark lowen “oins us from jerusalemfi us from jerusalem. thank you. there has been terrible _ us from jerusalem. thank you. there has been terrible weather _ us from jerusalem. thank you. there has been terrible weather right - has been terrible weather right across the region across the past 2a hours or so, torrential rain all of yesterday and also this morning so you imagine what difficulties that creates, extra difficulties for people on the ground in gaza. the un says there is enough fuel to run sewage pumps at half capacity and the sewage which is running through and all the torrential rain is
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creating further complications and further hardship for all those displaced people. let's pick up on the humanitarian situation on the ground. live now to london, where i'm joined by hannah bond — co—director policy, advocacy and programmes at action aid. thank you for your time this morning. tell us what you are hearing from your contacts and colleagues on the ground about the situation? ,., ., ., ., colleagues on the ground about the situation? ,., ., ., . ., ~ situation? good morning and thank ou for situation? good morning and thank you for having _ situation? good morning and thank you for having me _ situation? good morning and thank you for having me on _ situation? good morning and thank you for having me on the _ situation? good morning and thank. you for having me on the programme. we are _ you for having me on the programme. we are hearing the situation is terrible — we are hearing the situation is terrible this morning, we already know_ terrible this morning, we already know today is world children's day, children— know today is world children's day, children irr— know today is world children's day, children in gaza are going to school, _ children in gaza are going to school, we hear all of the bakeries are closed — school, we hear all of the bakeries are closed across gaza, there was no fuel. _ are closed across gaza, there was no fuel. and _ are closed across gaza, there was no fuel, and they have been bombed on the situation in hospitals is still terrible — the situation in hospitals is still terrible. we have heard from our partners — terrible. we have heard from our partners in — terrible. we have heard from our partners in one specific hospital that caesarean sections are happening by phone line without
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medication, if you want to run the hospital— medication, if you want to run the hospital so— medication, if you want to run the hospital so we hear the situation remains — hospital so we hear the situation remains really terrible.— hospital so we hear the situation remains really terrible. when you caettin remains really terrible. when you getting any _ remains really terrible. when you getting any sense _ remains really terrible. when you getting any sense that _ remains really terrible. when you getting any sense that with - remains really terrible. when you getting any sense that with this i getting any sense that with this limited shipment of fuel that has angered over the last couple of days after pressure was put on israel to allow about 60,000 litres of fuel per day, has provided help at all for the distribution of aid? we know that is needed _ for the distribution of aid? we know that is needed because _ for the distribution of aid? we know that is needed because you - for the distribution of aid? we know that is needed because you need . for the distribution of aid? we know. that is needed because you need fuel to get— that is needed because you need fuel to get the _ that is needed because you need fuel to get the aid across gaza to where it is needed — to get the aid across gaza to where it is needed for hospitals and bakeries, _ it is needed for hospitals and bakeries, for people to be able to cook _ bakeries, for people to be able to cook we — bakeries, for people to be able to cook. we are not over yet, i am not aware _ cook. we are not over yet, i am not aware of— cook. we are not over yet, i am not aware of at _ cook. we are not over yet, i am not aware of at the distribution of that is but _ aware of at the distribution of that is but we — aware of at the distribution of that is but we know that it is really needed, — is but we know that it is really needed, as i said before for the hospital— needed, as i said before for the hospital is— needed, as i said before for the hospital is to be able to run and bakeries— hospital is to be able to run and bakeries to be able to run and for people _ bakeries to be able to run and for peddle to — bakeries to be able to run and for people to be able to cook food which is of course — people to be able to cook food which is of course a basic necessity. what ofthe is of course a basic necessity. what of the situation _ is of course a basic necessity. what of the situation in _ is of course a basic necessity. what of the situation in the _ is of course a basic necessity. twat of the situation in the south west disease spreading and overcrowding,
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with that tide of humanity that has split from the north? what are you hearing about the situation in southern gaza? we hearing about the situation in southern gaza?— hearing about the situation in southern gaza? ~ . ., ., , ., southern gaza? we are hearing as of last week that _ southern gaza? we are hearing as of last week that there _ southern gaza? we are hearing as of last week that there was _ southern gaza? we are hearing as of last week that there was an - last week that there was an evacuation order, that's an evacuation order, that's an evacuation order, that's an evacuation order for people who have already— evacuation order for people who have already been displaced and have already— already been displaced and have already been displaced and have already been forced to move from their homes in the south of gaza, there _ their homes in the south of gaza, there is— their homes in the south of gaza, there is not— their homes in the south of gaza, there is not enough food so you may already— there is not enough food so you may already know families are surviving on one _ already know families are surviving on one piece of bread or one tin of tuna, _ on one piece of bread or one tin of tuna, to— on one piece of bread or one tin of tuna, to feed an entire family for one day — tuna, to feed an entire family for one day. we hear the sewage situation _ one day. we hear the sewage situation is not sorted, there is still sewage on the street which is further— still sewage on the street which is further spreading disease and because — further spreading disease and because there is not enough fuel, the limited food that is available, people _ the limited food that is available, people are struggling to be able to cut that _ people are struggling to be able to cut that so the situation in the south — cut that so the situation in the south is — cut that so the situation in the south is also really bad. hannah, thank ou south is also really bad. hannah, thank you so _ south is also really bad. hannah, thank you so much _ south is also really bad. hannah, thank you so much and _ south is also really bad. hannah, thank you so much and will- south is also really bad. hannah, i thank you so much and will continue to monitor the situation on the
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ground in gaza. the hamas run health ministry says 13,000 people have no doubt dan ike died in the conflict and the un says they believe those figures provided by the health ministry are broadly credible. antonio guterres the un secretary general says the figures are staggering and unacceptable. we will continue to monitor developments on that potential hostage deal, i have to say we are still being warned that a deal is not yet reached and we have here in the past when we think the outlines of a deal are there only for it to be scuppered at there only for it to be scuppered at the last minute the americans, qatar, and israel sounding pretty positive now that they are closer to a deal than they have been at any time in the past few days with the potential release of some hostages, perhaps ten or 12 per day over a number of days while a ceasefire
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happens in exchange for some palestinian prisoners being released from israeli prisons. that could be a tiny speck of light in this huge darkness to soothe the trauma of this release and relief and offer some modicum of relief on the ground in gaza. stay with us throughout the day and will continue with full coverage. i will hand you back now to my colleague gareth barlow in london. and of course there is plenty of news on the bbc website and the bbc news app. here in the uk, one of the most recognisable faces of the covid pandemic — sir patrick vallance — will testify before the covid inquiry today. here is sir patrick arriving in central london, in the last hour. diary entries written by the government's former top science adviser have already been released, in which he calls the former prime minister boris johnson a �*flip flopper�* and describes "chaos as usual" in number ten. live now to our correspondent ellie price in central london. sir patrick vallance is set to give
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evidence in the next 20 minutes or so but what can we expect? the fact those diary entries, _ so but what can we expect? the fact those diary entries, we _ so but what can we expect? the fact those diary entries, we hope - so but what can we expect? the fact those diary entries, we hope are - those diary entries, we hope are plenty of those during the inquiry, they�*ve been really quite insightful i think is probably the right word! into what was going on in downing street at the time, so we look at the personalities, but borisjohnson was doing, he was described as someone who flip—flopped on decisions, should there be strict measures, should the economy be opened up, he was weak and indecisive and describes number ten downing street at war with itself, talking about the factions at the heart of government during the pandemic so we will hear no doubt more about that. i think probably worth listening out for questions over the then chancellor of the exchequer, the now prime minister rishi sunak and the scheme he long shortly after looked on in the uk and much people were given £10 towards the cost of a meal out in a restaurant, an attempt to get the
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hospitality industry moving. it was a scheme launched by the treasury but we are told by the inquiry that really that was not run past any experts and any scientist so there was a suggestion it could be quite dangerous in terms of getting infections going again so i think we will hear more about that and that has implications on the now prime minister. a lot was made during a pandemic by the government that it would follow the science on this, the decision making and patrick vallance has talked before about how he felt and he was the most senior, used as human shields for decisions that were controversial or difficult made by politicians. and essentially they were scapegoated for those decisions because it was said they were following the science so i think there will be a lot meatier in the inquiry today about whether that was how those decisions were made, was how those decisions were made, was the science followed but on the flip side we have also heard that the top level of government
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including borisjohnson were not taking covid terribly seriously in february 2020, bearing in mind the uk went into lockdown at the end of march so there will be questions whether the scientists including sir patrick vallance, of whether they made the top echelons of government know that covid was a serious as it was and is important. plenty to talk about today, science week at the covid inquiry and we will hear from the former chief medical officer and the former chief medical officer and the deputy chief medical officer, all of him became household names during the pandemic because of the press conferences that we all watched every night on the television.— watched every night on the television. ., ., ., ,, television. for the moment, thank ou, television. for the moment, thank you. reminder— television. for the moment, thank you, reminder for _ television. for the moment, thank you, reminder for our _ television. for the moment, thank you, reminder for our viewers - television. for the moment, thank you, reminder for our viewers in l television. for the moment, thank i you, reminder for our viewers in the you, reminderfor our viewers in the uk, you can watch the evidence and stream it for yourself on the bbc news app and we will be live on the bbc news channel as well. now to argentina, where right—wing outsider javier milei has pulled off a major
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upset, with a resounding win in the presidential election. provisional results show the self—styled "anarcho—capitalist" won with 55.7 % of the vote, compared to 44% for his rival, the candidate of the governing peronists, sergio massa, who rapidly conceded defeat. javier milei has promised a new dawn for a country ravaged by debt and inflation, pledging to do away with the central bank and replace the peso with the us dollar. katy watson reports. singing. for argentina, this was a political earthquake. javier milei won by a large and expected margin and his victory sent a clear message. argentinians wanted change. translation: the situation is critical. j the changes our country needs are drastic. there is no room for gradualism, there is no room for half measures. mr milei was a relative unknown until a few months ago but his brash manner including wielding a chainsaw at a campaign event got him noticed. in a country where annual inflation
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is now over 1a0% and two in five argentinians now live in poverty, a drastic new approach to fixing economic problems was a clever move. translation: i think this time argentina needed a change - and that is why i bet on this new proposal. we are doing really bad as a country and i hope milei doesn�*t disappoint us. with this current government we have gone from bad to worse. but the campaign was divisive as his rival acknowledged when he conceded defeat. translation: i called him convinced | that the most important thing for us | as argentinians tonight is to remember that working together and respect for peace rather than violence is the best path we should take. it won�*t be easy for milei. on sunday it was clear many are disappointed with politicians and their empty promises of change. translation: i am a bit sad about the whole situation. i i don't know how this will help us move the country forward. -
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at least we are voting _ and exercising democracy but i am not happy with either candidate. mr milei also pledged to loosen gun laws and ban abortion and he and his vice president have repeatedly been accused of lacking respect for democracy and calling into question the official number of victims during the country�*s dictatorship. all told, milei�*s victory has been a shock for argentina�*s traditional political scene. javier milei said he would deliver change for argentina but few understand what that will look like. one thing is clear, it will be unlike anything that has come before. and just to remind you of some developing news this hour — the singer shakira has reached a deal with spanish authorities over unpaid tax. she was charged with failing to pay 14.5 million euros in income tax from 2012 to 2014. the prosecutor�*s office initially wanted up to eight years in prison — as well as paying the taxes she owed. but the courts says the jail term has been substituted with a fine.
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around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let�*s look at some other stories making news. london�*s metropolitan police have questioned russell brand in relation to allegations of historical sex offences. an investigation by the sunday times, the times and channel 4�*s dispatches revealed allegations of rape, sexual assaults and emotional abuse against the comedian and actor. brand has previously denied the claims. people in west cornwall woke to earth tremors in the early hours of sunday, when a 2.7 magnitude quake hit the area. one local said the impact felt "like a juggernaut had hit the house". seismologists at the british geological survey say the epicentre was in the mounts bay area on the south coast. anyone who felt the quake is asked to fill out an report to help seismologists better understand the event. police have arrested a 35—year—old man on suspicion of murdering a woman in a "domestic—related incident". a woman in her 20s was found seriously injured on sunday evening. she died a short time later
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in the ravensthorpe area of dewsbury in west yorkshire. you�*re live with bbc news. the us secretary of defense has made a surprise visit to ukraine to meet with the country�*s leaders. lloyd austin posted this image on social media a short time ago saying he�*s in kyiv to reiterate the the united states�* committment to ukraine�*s fight against russia�*s aggression. live now to our correspondent james waterhouse who�*s in ukraine. james, iam james, i am thinking back to a comment lloyd austin previously made that the us could in his words walk and chew gum at the same time regarding supporting israel and ukraine. this trip to kiev is surely trying to reinforce that point in person? it trying to reinforce that point in erson? ., , , trying to reinforce that point in erson? , ,
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trying to reinforce that point in erson? ., , , , ~ person? it absolutely is. ithink president biden _ person? it absolutely is. ithink president biden in _ person? it absolutely is. ithink president biden in a _ person? it absolutely is. ithink president biden in a column - person? it absolutely is. ithink president biden in a column in | person? it absolutely is. i think. president biden in a column in the washington coast tarmac post described the us is one of the global problem solvers, notjust the problems in the middle east but with the problems. you will have heard the problems. you will have heard the eurovision champions from some years ago playing from the tannoy, we are told this is unannounced but these things tend to be choreographed, the uk foreign secretary arrived last week, no chance to pose questions but nevertheless i think this is a continued show of unity, in other words, we are in it for as long as you need, you are seeing the eight continue to arrive but there is a bit of a tricky backdrop for the democratic administration, the administration as well as ukraine itself with continuing scepticism in
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the republican party, another short—term funding deal not including continued military support for ukraine but there is an optimism in the background that the aid will continue to arrive. there are plans for a new surface—to—air missiles to arrive but this is a week that marks ten years since the revolution of dignity when ukraine protested against the last pro—moscow president, it was when the country decided politically to head west and it was when russia decided to embark on a campaign of aggression to pull it closer to the orbit of moscow. the struggle for ukraine continues and the fact that the struggle is greater than ever. this is another welcome show of unity. the greater than ever. this is another welcome show of unity.— greater than ever. this is another welcome show of unity. the us can offer support. _ welcome show of unity. the us can offer support, arms, _ welcome show of unity. the us can offer support, arms, economic- welcome show of unity. the us can offer support, arms, economic and| offer support, arms, economic and military support but they cannot do, you and i spoke about this, morale on the front line and how that is
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varying, 1000 kilometres of interaction between the ukraine and russian forces so what can be done there to bolster some of the awareness amongst the fighters on the ukrainian side, will this show from lloyd austin be enough to back their morale on the front line? ida. their morale on the front line? no, i think the front _ their morale on the front line? no, i think the front -- _ their morale on the front line? idfr, i think the front —— the point that is being made as a single intervention for peace is not enough to break the deadlock as things stand. it has long been evident that western brits were never going to touch ukrainian soil, ukraine has overspent a question of how much western support can arrive and when? and i think a constant drive for the ukrainians has been the speed at which the aid has a right, it has caused political difficulty for president zelensky but there is a military reality ear, the head of
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his armed forces saying several innovations need to happen at once for the initiative to be ceased once more so it�*s notjust fighterjets, it�*s notjust certain long—range missiles and it�*s notjust certain pieces of body armour or ammunition or the like. and so for those things to happen that requires a sizeable long—term commitment from the west, this is the argument that is being made. as for russia, it seems it�*s much more simplistic. both sides have matched each other technologically, the feeling on the ukrainian side but they are throwing more men and machinery to notjust hold on to what they have taken but to push in other areas because we are in a war of attrition and that frankly suits russia because of its size. , ., , frankly suits russia because of its size. �* . , . ~' frankly suits russia because of its size. g . , ., ,, i. frankly suits russia because of its size. , ., ~' frankly suits russia because of its size. , ., . the former boss of openai, sam altman, willjoin microsoft after being sacked from his position last friday. mr altman had helped make the company the world leader
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in generative ai with the release of chatgpt, but was dismissed after the board said they�*d lost confidence in him. his departure triggered several resignations at the firm, and the company is reported to have appointed its second chief executive in three days. microsoft this morning confirmed it�*s hiring mr altman. david waddell has the latest. it�*s been a tumultuous few days at openai. this is a tweet sent by sam altman on sunday. "first and last time," he said, "i ever wear one of these." what�*s that? it�*s a guest pass for the offices of openai. he was back there on sunday having been dismissed just on friday. he was back with a view to having his leadership restored, but it was not to be. many current and former staff were concerned at his departure, the upheaval would lead to a loss in valuing the company. one key shareholder is microsoft. microsoft owns reportedly 49% of the company. now, microsoft said that they were concerned that his departure would lead to the departure of the key staff, among them greg brockman. he was the president of openai. he has stepped down. microsoft have since said the two men, mr altman and mr brockman,
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would join the tech giant to lead a new advanced ai research team. on friday, when the announcement of mr altman�*s departure was made, the company, openai, released a statement. they said mr altman was not consistently candid in his communications with the board, hindering its ability, they said, to exercise its responsibilities. the board no longer has confidence in his ability to continue leading openai. he was replaced by mira murati, an interim ceo. she lasted two days. she has since been replaced by this man, emmett shear. emmett shear is the former ceo of twitch. when that announcement was made, according to the tech news site the information, when that announcement was made, distressed employees were seen leaving the openai headquarters.
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the former first lady of the us, rosalynn carter, has died — she was 96. rosalynn was married tojimmy carter, who was president in the 1970s, for 77 years. her family say she died peacefully at her home in plains, georgia. she had entered hospice care at her home. jimmy said that rosalynn was his equal partner in everything he accomplished. he said that as long as rosalynn was in the world, i always knew somebody loved and supported me. rosalynn, who championed mental health and women�*s rights, is survived by her husband, and her three children, 11 grandchildren, and 1a great—grandchildren. a reminder that you can get all the latest developments on the situation in estoril and garzo on the bbc news website and that will bring all the information from our correspondence across the region based in israel
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and gaza and lebanon as well. we are hearing wounded people are still trapped inside the al—shifa hospital in the north of casa, meanwhile reports of israeli tanks being seen in the indonesian hospital in the north following reports of 31 premature babies being transferred from al—shifa hospital yesterday to a hospital in the south of gaza and they will then be transferred to egypt. all the details available on the bbc news app on the bbc news website. i am gareth barlow. thank you for watching. stay with us here on bbc news. hello and welcome to bbc news, i�*m tanya beckett. you�*re joining us for live coverage
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of the covid inquiry here in london. the inquiry is taking witness evidence until christmas, before moving to scotland, wales and northern ireland. today, sir patrick vallance, the chief scientific adviser during the pandemic, is expected to give evidence this morning. the inquiry is currently focusing on key—decision making between 2020 and february 2022, when the final restrictions in england were lifted. extracts from sir patrick�*s diary during his time in office have already been the subject of much of the inquiry�*s examination. one entry recorded that then—prime minister borisjohnson had referred to the treasury as the "pro—death squad" when he wanted the ministry to back him in arguing for a path to eased restrictions. sir patrick�*s evidence will be followed by england�*s chief medical officer, professor sir chris whitty, and his former deputy, sirjonathan van—tam, will also speak to the enquiry later this week. our health reporter jim reed has more. patrick, over to you. thank you very much. numbers are increasing and they're increasing across europe and in the uk. sir patrick vallance was up there at the downing street podium in some of the darkest days of the pandemic.
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we're also recommending increased social distancing. that's the phrase that you hear. already the inquiry has heard extracts from his private notes or diaries, written in what lawyers described as a brain dump at the end of a stressful day. sir patrick vallance notes in his evening notes, - "number 10 chaos as usual. "on friday, the two—metre rule meeting made it abundantly clear that no one in number 10 - or the cabinet office had really | read or taken time to understand| the science advice on two metres. "quite extraordinary." sir patrick starts what is a busy week of scientific evidence. tomorrow, his colleague at the podium, sir chris whitty, will give evidence, followed by the deputy chief medical officerfor england, sirjonathan van—tam, perhaps best known for his covid football analogies. it�*s a bit like being 3—0 up in a game and thinking, well, we can�*t possibly lose this now. and later in the week, the government�*s current chief scientific adviser, dame angela mclean, and the head of the health security agency,
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damejenny harries. so we will follow the science. we'll be guided by the science at all times. . and that�*s why we�*re following the scientific advice in the way that we are. that mantra was heard again and again as covid spread. whether the government really did follow scientific advice, and how that influenced crucial decisions from facemasks to lockdowns, will now come under intense scrutiny as this inquiry continues. jim reed, bbc news. live now to our corrrespondent ellie price for more on the inquiry. what are we likely to hear from patrick vallance which will shed light on how the government handled the pandemic? you light on how the government handled the pandemic?— the pandemic? you heard did not re ort so the pandemic? you heard did not report so much — the pandemic? you heard did not report so much has _ the pandemic? you heard did not report so much has already - the pandemic? you heard did not report so much has already been | the pandemic? you heard did not- report so much has already been made of the diaries from sir patrick which give us a massive insight into what was going on at the time, even if he wrote them not intending
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anyone to read them. there has been talk of a borisjohnson was like during the time, he was weak and indecisive, downing street was at war with itself, the factions within number ten downing street and boris johnson flip—flopped with his decision—making at times wanting to increase restrictions times wanting to open up the economy and let people get on with their line so i think you will hear more about what the entries meant, for he wrote them and obviously thought led him to write them. the inquiry is notjust an inquiry into what borisjohnson was doing at the time, it�*s more structural, looking at how decisions were made broadly and i think we will get a little bit more, you heard it in that report about how a lot was made about the science and leading the decision—making and there will be questions about whether that actually happened, how decisions were made during the time. for example, there had been again in
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the derby sasser patrick, how he felt scientists were made to feel as human shields, in essence this controversial political decisions being made under the guise of being scientific evidence that was driving at. that may well be true but i should think they will want to delve into what exactly that meant and whether it really was the science making decisions are indeed the politicians. it was often the case that particularly borisjohnson as prime minister at the time would say, we want to follow science, we are being guided by science. as you say, the sense of being human shields, this transfer of responsibility and a sense. i transfer of responsibility and a sense. ~' transfer of responsibility and a sense. ~ ., �* , transfer of responsibility and a sense. ~ . �*, , .,,._ ., sense. i think that's probably what the diary entry _ sense. i think that's probably what the diary entry was _ sense. i think that's probably what the diary entry was hinting - sense. i think that's probably what the diary entry was hinting at, - sense. i think that's probably whatj the diary entry was hinting at, that in essence the scientists were human shields, they were the reasons. that might well be a legitimate conversation. but again, the diary
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