write we're now going to bring in lawrence a young professor of molecular and cardi at warwick university in the u.k. to talk more about this development that the lancet article which came out earlier today seems to be the 1st international endorsement for the russian vaccine how significant is this i think is a very important step on the way to developing an effective vaccine it's a very interesting study like many vaccine studies it's still relatively early days but it does demonstrate that the vaccine is safe and it doesn't juice a very good immune response but we still don't really know what a protective immune response looks like against coronaviruses there are a couple of other very interesting and novel aspects of the approach that russia is taking that also reported in the launch that article. so far the reaction from western media and politicians to the russian vaccine even before today has been largely skeptical is there a danger that geopolitics and national pride could interfere with a search for a ballad vaccine. what i like other colleagues hope through hope that that won't

lead to the figure of $70000.00 tonnes of plastic waste professor lawrence young from the university of warwick believes reusable p.p.a. in this instance is the only solution. appropriate disposal of face models and other p.p.s. essential to avoid any increase in transmission and so it's really important that people take responsibility to dispose of their face masks gloves etc in appropriate way spins and do not litter the streets and other public places with potentially contaminated face masks and gloves and also highlights the important use perhaps of cloth by small slow washable because washable face mass will be much more easier to deal with they would washing will destroy the virus and it's a much more environmentally friendly approach in your own home you can dispose of these in your normal black bag and the local councils certainly in the united kingdom are happy to take those away in and deal with them. if you're out and about disposing of facemask in little bins is perfectly ok but if they do happen to fall off or you decide rather irresponsibly just to ditch them in a road or in a pub

let's speak now to mike tildesley, associate professor in infectious disease modelling at the university of warwick on bbc news. first off, we are hearing concerning science, very concerning some from politicians. we are ata concerning some from politicians. we are at a tipping point, the london mayor sadiq khan is saying better to act too early rather than to late. how key is timing when it comes to modelling diseases?” how key is timing when it comes to modelling diseases? i mean, timing really is crucial and this is a really is crucial and this is a really important thing. we are now seeing unfortunately these local lockdowns are being imposed in many parts of the country and there are signs it may be introduced in more regions as time goes on. the real concern of courses that working out what the appropriate interactive is. from a public health point of view, of course, if you decide you want to put a control policy the most efficient thing is to do it sooner you are aware that a problem but of course as you have already discussed on your programme, we are in this really difficult situation. wh

dr mike tildesley is associate professor in infectious disease modelling at the university of warwickf the modelling sub—group of the government's advisory committee, sage. he told me that we're entering a concerning phase. we are starting to see cases rising in many regions throughout the country and, of course, several regions have already gone into local lockdowns. the concern is, now of course, it is true that whilst cases are going up, deaths are remaining relatively low, partly because a lot of the infection is in young people at the moment, but as you've already discussed, the concern is that it may not stay like that and we're already starting to see some evidence that hospitalisations are going up a little bit and so, it's possible in a few weeks' time, if there isn't action taken, we might start to see that reflected in the number of deaths. so that's why this idea of a circuit breaker is currently being mooted, which would essentially allow us to buy ourselves some time. it's not a magic solution out of this, but it enables us to sort of hit the rewind button, effectively.

dr mike tildesley is associate professor in infectious disease modelling at the university of warwick sub—group of the government's advisory committee, sage. hejoins us now. thank you he joins us now. thank you very much for joining he joins us now. thank you very much forjoining us. we heard a little bit about sage and modelling this week and also touched on this morning with professor ferguson. but i would like to know is, in terms of the modelling, where are we now and where are we heading? so, we are going to quite a concerning phase and is your correspondence hasjust been talking about we are starting to see cases rising in many regions throughout the country and of course several regions of overly gone in local lockdown. the concern is that of course this is true that whilst cases are going up debts of remaining relatively low, partly because a lot of the infection is in young people at the moment, but as young people at the moment, but as you have already discussed the concern as it may not stay like that. —— deaths are remaining low. we have already started to see some evidenc

we can now speak to sarah stewart—brown — professor of public health at the university of warwick.he quote from the boss of three of the uk ‘s airports, saying the government is presiding over the demise of the uk aviation industry, that there should bea aviation industry, that there should be a testing regime at uk airports for people coming back from abroad. is that something the government should do, would it be useful in helping to deal with this virus? the problem is that all these things can help a bit. none of them are perfect. so quara ntining help a bit. none of them are perfect. so quarantining is a good idea but it doesn't solve the problem and there are all sorts of issues we heard with the tests and how accurate they are and how much we can rely on them. but they are all giving we can rely on them. but they are allgiving an we can rely on them. but they are all giving an indication, and these are helpful. local lockdowns are a good thing. quarantine is a good thing. but they all come at this enormous cost. it's as though we all desperately wants the government just to

associate professor in infectious diseases modelling at university of warwick.nd and south wales. further north, mist and fog, starting to lift now. low cloud over the north sea may be reluctant to lift over the weekend. heavy showers on the south coast, channel isles. there could be heavy showers, thunder. for the majority, a lot of dry weather. temperatures will get into the low 205 again, tempered by that gusty wind. feeling pleasantly warm in that sunshine. a lot of cloud in northern scotland, some drizzle. low cloud on the north sea is ever prevalent at the moment, it will be drifting westwards. that will continue through this evening and overnight. more of it this time tomorrow morning. that. temperatures falling as low across scotland. it will still be cool outside even in the south as the showers tactically and we have less cloud. that keen breeze with us again tomorrow. fewer showers, more sunshine here. further north, cloud is reluctant to clear from the eastern parts of scotland and north—east in the end but eventually it should do. it is all about to

let's get more on that from dr michael tildesley, associate professor at the university of warwick andg direction? this is the case, it is really concerning. we have seen over the last few weeks cases are starting to go back up. hospitalisations and deaths are still relatively low, so that's a slight cause for optimism. we need to bea slight cause for optimism. we need to be a little bit of cautious of this because there always is a little bit of lag for hospital act hospitalisations and deaths to rise. we do know that infections at the moment are among younger people, but the danger is that they could go on to affect their elderly relatives. enter the winter months, we really need people to be adhering to measures that are in place to keep this hospitalisations and deaths allow, and hopefully still further measures do not have to be introduced. that is a really difficult balance, isn't it? you bring in tighter restrictions i do expect people to comply, but that is increasingly not going to be the case the cover they get? to be honest, this is when i think the government is caught betw

academic year and i welcome the thousands who will be joining coventry university and the university of warwicket a grip and work to minimise the risk of this leading to more covid—i9 spreading. will the secretary of state worked with his colleagues to support the universities, heed the recommendations of scientists, the universities and college union, the including the recommendation to move to re m ote including the recommendation to move to remote learning as default? we are working very closely with the university sector, including the two universities she mentions to make sure we can get the universities open and get it done in a covid—secure way. open and get it done in a covid-secure way. from today indoor gyms and and studios are able to openin gyms and and studios are able to open in keighley so can i thank him for this move and it comes as a welcome to many. i have however been contacted welcome to many. i have however been co nta cted by welcome to many. i have however been contacted by many shop owners who u nfortu nately a re contacted by many shop owners who unfortunately are bein

let's speak to dr mike tildesley, who is a professor of infection modelling at the university of warwickmake sure that students coming to university and particularly those for the first time, have the best experience possible. but of course there is a risk and what we need to remember is at the moment in the country, we are dealing with a series of really local outbreaks that we are trying to manage with local control policies but when students come to university, potentially they are travelling across the country. and possibly they may be moving from parts of the country where there is a lot of infection to parts of the country where there may not be as much. so there is the possibility that when these students move long distances, they could carry infection with them so it is a concern what universities are trying to do is minimise that risk. so strategies such as grouping students together within year groups within courses so together within year groups within courses so that we can try and minimise the risk. also putting in place local testing and tracing policies so if we start to s