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>> we have therefore made the assessment that covid-19 can be characterized as a pandemic. >> first identified in wuhan, china, the virus has snaked across continents for two years rise up in different epicenters, retreating, then reinventing itself in the form of more contagious variants. now as many parts of the world are relaxing restrictions some parts of china seem like theyre going back to scare one. on saturday they recorded the highest number of new daily cases since the pandemic began t...

Place for that to happen. a reminder — that you can keep across all the developments on the russia—ukraine war by going to our website. our live page is updated with all the latest reports from our correspondents on the ground. thats all on the bbc news website — or download the bbc news app. while the worlds attention is focused on the war in ukraine, the coronavirus pandemic has been continuing to spread. the number of infections is on the rise in some parts of the world, including china...

The uk is already giving a lot, particularly in terms of anti—tank missiles at the moment. and that assistance could be increasing. lets get some of the days other news. covid restrictions have been further tightened in north—east chinas region ofjeelin. everyone in jeelin city must stay at home next week during another round of mass testing. jilin is the worst—hit province as china confronts its worst covid outbreak since the start of the pandemic. a man has been arrested on suspicion of ...

Of the pandemic. restrictions have been further tightened in the north—east region ofjilin. everyone injilin city must stay at home next week during another round of mass testing. also shanghai disney resort has been closed until further notice because of covid. hong kong is struggling to contain a covid outbreak that has swept through care homes for the elderly in the city, with just over 111,000 cases reported on sunday alone. and numbers have increased dramatically in south korea, where las...

Globe would only get worse. >> we have made the assessment that covid-19 can be characterized as a pandemic. >> first identified in wuhan, china, the virus has snaked across continents for two years, rising up in different epicenters, retreating, then reinventi ing itself in the for of more contagious variants. now, as many parts of the world are relaxing the coronavirus restrictions, some parts of china seem like they are going back to square one. on saturday, the mainland recording the highest...

Continue to pivot and shift as we move along. >> reporter: nationwide, new covid cases are still low, but rising in the northeast as ba.2 becomes the dominant strain in the u.s. this as the number of americans getting vaccinated is at the lowest levels of the pandemic. that has some this week sounding the alarm about the lack of federal funding for testing and vaccinations. >> we have to get the money. its not going to last past probably june 1. >> reporter: ba.2 is causing enormous problems ove...

>>. >> reporter: tonight, chinese state media calling it the worst outbreak in wuhan where this crisis first unfolded. they are trying to stop the rapid spread linked in part to the delta variant. a handful of confirmed covid-19 cases from shanghai to beijing. here in the capital city, you have tens of thousands of residents under strict lockdown. behind these barriers you have folks who are abiding by the stay-at-home orders and who are once again having to undergo mass testing. the warning fro...

Slalom through. amazingly enough, the trains seem to be working pretty well, so thats increasingly becoming the option. they are mostly running, they can take a significant -- of course, they have been used for people to evacuation certain regions, as well. so thats something that is seriously under consideration. >> i noted your organization was forced to suspend several programs in ukraine at the outbreak of the war, programs that combat hiv and other illnesses for example. i think about covid...

>> reporter: chinese state media calling it the worst outbreak since wuhan. officials mobilizing across china to stop the rapid spread, linked in part to the delta variant. a handful of confirmed covid-19 cases surfacing from shanghai to beijing. worrisome given chinas 0 cases focus. here in the capital city you have tens of thousands of residents under strict lockdown. this is one of those communities. the reason were not getting out is to not expose ourselves to what is a locked down neighborh...

Welcome back, everyone. in china, shanghai is directing all residents to stay home, effectively putting the city of 25 million people under lockdown. this as the city tries to contain the worst covid-19 outbreak china has seen in two years. shanghai is reported more than 30,000 new infections since the start of march. more than 5,000 cases on wednesday alone. cnns steven jang joins me now with more. what is the latest on the lockdown? the massive covid testing underway? >> reporter: rose nary, t...