but all of the links, the traces destination from nanjing, iwas the traces destination from nanjing,nt lockdowns based on their situations and so far, most of the cases already have been traced the origin of the virus outbreak, which is good. it means it is still the early stages but there are still a few cases in some provinces and some sources are unknown so it is not clearly linked to nanjing so this is worse so they have to be there click on contact tracing and the tracing of the sources in order to stamp out the local outbreaks and we all know this is so far the worst outbreak since wuhan. briefly, do we know much about vaccine rollouts in the areas affected and how the virus is going to fair with that? in general, china has a very vaccination rate —— fare. it's slowing down but it's still very high in some areas around 80% of people vaccinated. it varies a little bit but given this is a new variant, the immunity will be changing so even by the end of this year the chinese authorities are aiming for about 70% — 80% of people vaccinated so farjust ten days ago, they reached 1.4 b

he told us exactly what is happening in nanjing.managed to keep the virus largely under control, as we know, by closing the borders and moving quickly to stamp out local outbreaks. but this time, nanjing authorities were slow in their identification of the virus. it was transmitted from an air flight from russia through airchina — airflight to nanjing onjuly10, but after ten days, the first identifying case of positive covid—19 infection was coming out, so it took around ten days, which was longer than usual. and it took another ten days for the authorities to trace the origin of this transmission, which was from the russian flight. so which took another ten days, so i think this timing, delayed timing, is really the key that has caused a large scale of spreading. as you were mentioning, five provinces but now actually, it is eight provinces, so it's fast developing — around 22 cities involved and more than 200 cases identified. more than 1,600 pregnant women have died in brazil since the beginning of the pandemic. the bbc has obtai

all flights from nanjing airport will be suspended for the next two weeks. brisbane, is to go into lockdown again in another attempt to contain the spread of the delta variant of coronavirus. the deputy premier of queensland said millions of residents in brisbane and several other areas would be ordered to stay at home for three days. more than 400,000 covid—19 vaccines are due to arrive in kenya as part of a surplus the uk government is donating to poorer nations. the british foreign secretary has called on other countries to also donate vaccines to assist "vulnerable" nations dealing with fresh waves of coronavirus. bbc�*s rhoda odhiambo has more from nairobi. so, right now more than 1 million people have been vaccinated, but if you look at the people who have received two doses of the oxford astrazeneca vaccine, which is currently being used in the country, it is about 800,000, so the vaccines that will be arriving today in the country will go a long way in ensuring that people who need their second doses will get them, and also to prevent people from bec

all flights from nanjing airport will be suspended for the next two weeks.s held in ethiopia's afar region are finally on their way to the northern region of tigray. access into the region was cut off last week after the only available route for aid delivery was made inaccessible following an attack on a world food programme convoy. humanitarian agencies have been warning that many in tigray are facing catastrophic levels of hunger. to the tokyo olympics now, and day eight is just getting under way. the bbc�*s sarah mulkerrins has the latest on what we can expect to see on the middle weekend of the games. well, it's the middle weekend of the olympics, and there is some great action ahead on the track on saturday. not least the women's 100 metres final. we've been billing that, haven't we, over the last couple days because there are so many star names in that. they've all made it safely through the heats, and they've been setting some very, very quick times on the track at the olympic stadium. shelly—ann fraser—pryce ofjamaica, winner of two olympic gold meda

all flights from nanjing airport have been suspended for the next two weeks.spread of the delta variant of coronavirus. the deputy premier of queensland said millions of residents in brisbane, and several other areas, would be ordered to stay at home for three days. 0ur correspondent shaimaa khalil has the latest. queensland has always been the example relate of notjust containing and eliminating the virus for many months, but even when i travel there in a few months ago, it just seemed to be going back to normal, it was easy to forget about covid—19 when you were in queensland, but that is the challenge relate with the delta variant. six newly locally acquired cases of covid—19, all delta variant, and all linked to a 17—year—old student who tested positive on thursday, and that is why the queensland state government has said that 11 areas in brisbane are going to go under strict lockdown until tuesday, so nobody is allowed to leave the house except for the essential reasons, and to go for the essential reasons, and to go for a covid test or a covid vaccinatio

authorities scramble to control an outbreak linked to an airport in nanjing. on friday nanjing officials confirmed the origin is an air china flight from russia. the virus has been detected in several provinces. concern is growing over a possible secondary cluster connected to a popular live show in a national park in hunan province. officials say the beijing cases are linked to the hunan cluster. the outbreak is a test of china's virus suppression tactics. china takes a zero tolerance approach with mass testing and tracing operations. it's also a test of the efficacy of china's massive vaccination program. china has administered more than 1.5 billion doses so far. >> reporter: in jerusalem, israel will begin administering a third dose of the coronavirus vaccine to anyone over the age of 60 who received their second dose more than five months ago. israeli prime minister naftali bennett made the announcement on thursday evening, saying the evidence is showing the vaccine efficacy may be waning over time especially in light of the delta variant. recent data rele

all flights from nanjing airport have been suspended for the next two weeks.eat medal hopes, but dina asher smith's bid for a medal in the women's 100 metres, is over. the sprinter has failed to qualify for the final, coming third in her heat which was won by reigning olympic champion, elaine thompson—herah... asher smith then had to wait to see if she'd still qualify, as one of the fastest, third place athletes, but her time of 11.05 seconds was not quick enough. she says she's still struggling with a hamstring issue and there's speculation she might pull out of the 200 metres. asha philip is also out, but britain's daryll neita has made the 110—metres final — she ran 11 seconds exactly, to go through as one of the fastest losers. it was, predictably, the two—time olympic champion shelly—ann fraser—pryce who won that race in the fastest time of the semis — but absolute delight for neita. and zharnel hughes ran a season's best to reach the semi—finals of the men's100—metres. those heats are still going on. it has already been a golden saturday for team gb at t

a covid outbreak discovered in the chinese city of nanjing has spread to five provinces and beijing,h state media calling it the most extensive contagion since wuhan. almost 200 people have been infected. japan's prime minister has warned that covid is spreading at "unprecedented speed" across the country and could increase the strain on hospitals, though he says the tokyo olympics are not to blame. hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are social commentator joanna jarjue and the former conservative party press chief and political commentator giles kenningham. welcome to both of you. tomorrow's front pages, starting with... according to the guardian, pressure is mounting on ministers to outlaw companies�* "no jab, no job" policies amid warnings that firms could be hit by a wave of legal claims for discrimination. the daily mail says families are in a fight to save summer, with holiday hotspots in europe facing new travel rules. the daily mirror speculates this summer could be one to forget as bad weather and covid rules put hol

a coded outbreak first discovered in the chinese city of nanjing has spread to five provinces and theost extensive outbreak since wuhan —— covid outbreak. almost 200 people have been infected since the virus was detected on 20 july at the city's is the airport. all flights from the airport will be suspended for the next fortnight. new figures show that 1,300 people died of drug misuse in scotland last year — a record number of deaths for the seventh year in a row. it means scotland continues to have by far the highest drug death rate recorded by any country in europe. lorna gordon reports. it would have been angela mclauchlan�*s birthday this week. angela had one of the most contagious laughs, smiles, big blue eyes, and everybody loved her. but like too many others in scotland, her life lost to drugs. do you miss her? every day. because you feel robbed. angela's sister, who is a local councillor, works helping others dealing with addiction in the ayrshire town of irvin. she says over recent years, there has been no letup in the numbers dying. we are hit with a wave after wave after wa

residents in the chinese city of nanjing are being asked not to leave the area in an attempt to containan 200 infections have been linked to an outbreak among airport workers there eleven days ago. cases have now spread to several other regions, including the city of chongqing. australia's third largest city, brisbane, is to go into lockdown again in another attempt to contain the spread of the delta variant of coronavirus. the deputy premier of queensland said millions of residents in brisbane and several other areas would be ordered to stay at home for three days. medical experts in the uk are warning that a device designed to help spot early signs of dangerous falls in oxygen levels in patients with respiratory conditions works less well for people with darker skin tones. nhs england and the medicines regulator, the mhra, say pulse oximeters can over—estimate the amount of oxygen being taken in. more than a00,000 covid—19 vaccines are due to arrive in kenya as part of a surplus the uk government is donating to poorer nations. the british foreign secretary has called on other countrie

a covid outbreak discovered in the chinese city of nanjing has spread to five provinces and beijing,nfected. at 10pm, we'll be here with a full round—up of the days news. but first, it's time for the media show.

a covid outbreak discovered in the chinese city of nanjing has spread to five provinces and beijing,h state media calling it the most extensive contagion since wuhan. almost 200 people have been infected. at 10pm, we'll be here with a full round—up of the days news. but first, it's time for the media show. hello. what a summer of sport this is. sport is all over tv, and coverage of sports events is what we are focusing on today. the olympics is on, we've just had the euros, and there's a new cricket competition called the hundred on primetime bbc, as well as sky. but in this age of infinite choice, live sport has to compete to hold our attention. does sport need to be more attractive than an hour of fortnite or netflix, or tiktok? and has the amount of money tv companies are prepared to pay for sport fallen during the pandemic? well, these are some of the questions that my all—star panel of sporting supremos will answer today — and between them, they are reaching hundreds of millions of viewers. they are andrew georgiou, president of sport at discovery, and he joins us from tokyo, wh

worst covid outbreak since the the beginning of the pandemic in wuhan — all nine million residents of nanjingng tested. injapan a state of emergency is extended in tokyo and other regions — after record breaking numbers of coronavirus cases across the country. the prime minister says the virus is spreading with unprecedented speed. in scotland — drug related deaths reach a new record level — with the worst rates in europe. why is this still happening? why has this been allowed to continue? why are these numbers up, death figures up again? there has been another attack on an oil tanker in the arabian sea, with concerns in israel that iran is responsible. in the latest incident, the israeli company, zodiac maritime, said two crew members on an oil tanker it operates died, in what it has called a suspected piracy incident. the vessel was in the northern indian ocean, near oman, when israel says it was attacked by a drone. one of the crew who died was british and the other romanian. with more, here's the bbc security correspondent, frank gardner. well, this is quite a serious escalation, and cert

a covid outbreak discovered in the chinese city of nanjing has spread to five provinces and beijing,ected. japan's prime minister has warned that covid is spreading at "unprecedented speed" across the country and could increase the strain on hospitals, though he says the tokyo 0lympics are not to blame.

worst covid outbreak since the the beginning of the pandemic in wuhan — all nine million residents of nanjinghappening? why has this been allowed to continue?

a covid outbreak discovered in the chinese city of nanjing has spread to five provinces and beijing,warned that covid is spreading at "unprecedented speed" across the country and could increase the strain on hospitals — though he says the tokyo olympics are not to blame. now on bbc news, hardtalk with the president of malawi, lazarus cha kwera. welcome to hardtalk, i'm sarah montague. it's a year since lazarus chakwera became president of malawi, one of the poorest countries in the world. the preacher turned politician won power promising to create a millionjobs and to clear the rubble of corruption. but a year on, the economy is being hit hard by the effects of covid. his government admits it has no idea how manyjobs have been created, and he's been criticised for nepotism, including giving jobs to his family. he's about to take on the presidency of the southern african development community, but can malawi's president even honour the promises he made to his own country? lazarus chakwera, welcome to hardtalk. thank you very much. now, let's start with the situation as regards covid,