the chinese tennis star pung shwai appears to have retracted an accusation, of sexual assault, that she made against a former chinese vice premier. in a video interview, she said, the comments she'd made on social media had been misunderstood. after making the claim last month, she disappeared from public view for three weeks. the women's tennis association says, it's still concerned about her well—being. in the last hour they gave us this statement. they said it was �*good to see' her in �*a public setting' but these appearances do not alleviate or address the wta's significant concerns about her well—being and ability to communicate without censorship or coercion. appearances do not alleviate or address the wta's significant concerns about her well—being and ability to communicate without censorship or coercion. we remain steadfast in our call for a full, fair and transparent investigation, without censorship, into her allegation of sexual assault, which is the issue that gave rise to our initial concern. let's return to our lead story and the omicron situation in the uk — ministers have again called on everyone eligible