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City remains under lockdown and frustrations are running high. shanghais mayor says some restrictions may be lifted in some areas. our anna coren is following the story for us from hong kong and joins us now live. good to see you, anna. so despite the strict lockdown symptomatic covid cases are increasing but restrictions for some are easing. >> reporter: yeah. well, as you just mentioned, lynda, officials are indicating that restrictions could ease following another round of mass testing. few d...

Why did he do this, when our guys did nothing? they said they were exercising. the russian offensive around the capital kyiv may have failed, but here in the donbas, theyre slowly taking ground. waging war by artillery, their tactics still seem the same. and, once again, its ukraines civilian population thats likely to suffer most. jonathan beale, bbc news, in eastern ukraine. lets turn to shanghai now, a city of 25 million people under strict lockdown. coping cases are rising sharply, and on we...

The city has been hit by a surge of covid cases, many residents have stayed at home for 11 days after a staggered lockdown was implemented last week, but cases continue to rise. on wednesday a round of mandatory mass testing was announced. then thursday saw another record number of nearly 20,000 positive cases, up from 16,000 the day before. china is pursuing a zero covid—19 policy. they are trying to eliminate the virus from the entire country. shanghai residents who test positive cant isolat...

Breaking up families separating parents from their children with covid. the chinese government says it is sticking to a zero tolerance covid approach mandating lock downs, mass testing and isolation of suspected cases that are not confirmed and their contacts. a quote from the shanghai health commission. if the child is younger than 7 those children receive treatment in a public health center. for older children or teenagers we are isolating them in centralized quaranty places. communist party o...

The agenda?— the agenda? he met with the nato secretary-general- the agenda? he met with the. nato secretary-general today. nato secretary—general today. there is a two—day meeting which begins tomorrow and the nato foreign ministers are due to discuss perhaps further sanctions against russia and the possibility of additional supplies of military aid but it is thought that while mr blinking is in europe, he will also be looking to make sure that evidence is preserved for possible future wa...

The citys lockdown has now been extended into a second week as the authorities pursue whats been called a "zero—covid" strategy. our china correspondent stephen mcdonell has more on the situation in shanghai. theres been another round of mass testing started of everybody in that city. the problem is if you test positive, it means you must go to a centralised isolation facility, even if you have no symptoms. now these facilities are at times squalid, and so many residents are saying why cant we...

Colletta smith, bbc news, in cleckheaton. to shanghai now, chinas economic capital, a population of 25 million people, in a city—wide covid lockdown — which has now been extended into its second week, with residents under strict orders to stay at home. across china, more than 20,000 covid—19 cases were reported on wednesday — the highest daily total since the pandemic began. beijing has previously managed to keep the countrys case rates low with its "zero—tolerance" strategy towards co...

Outbreak in the city of xian. we go live to beijing. this is a city of 13 million people where cases are rising. what are authorities doing to tackle this outbreak? >> reporter: the authorities in xian are doing what counterparts and other parts of china have done with local outbreaks, as the beijing leadership are agreeing to stick to a zero covid policy, mass testing and quarantining. officials are putting on a brave face, saying the alarming numbers weve seen, triple-digit numbers of new loca...

Yeah, yeah. the gates of this school, like all other secondary schools in england, will this week starts to open for mass testing. its one of ten schools in an academy chain which already has a staffing issue. as of one hour ago, 10% of staff who have tested positive for covid. and that is a big chunk, and you think its going to rise? it will rise, probably another 5%. in scotland, pupils are being asked to test at home before they return to school and are being urged to then test twice a week. ...

Senator fauci? to me its publicity -- doesnt seem like its policy making. seems like its trying to find publicity. i dont know. john bresnahan, i havent seen anything like it either. punch bowl founder. nice to see you today. >> thanks, john. to china now where there is a zero tolerance policy for covid as coronavirus cases rise across china, major manufacturers are shutting factories. ports are clogging up and workers are in short supply. chinese officials are locking down cities and launchin...