translation: after screening the focus groups, a total of 18| coronavirus infections were detected among the close contacts in tianjin, and all of them have been transferred to designated hospitals for treatment and quarantine. technically, the city of tianjin isn t under lockdown, but some districts have already been sealed off. the residents inside have been told they must get tested quickly if they want to leave. the prospect of a full omicron outbreak in tianjin will raise alarm bells in beijing. tianjin isjust 150 kilometres from china s capital, in less than a month s time. and the lunar new year travel season is also due to start soon. it s usually the biggest holiday of the year. several chinese cities have already instituted strict lockdown is as they attempt to eliminate covid. the northern city of xi an has been dealing with the biggest outbreak of the virus since it first emerged in the city of wuhan, marking the start
this is bbc news, with lukwesa burak. the headlines. new york s mayor says at least 19 people including nine children have died in a fire in an apartment building in the bronx area of the city. the australian government did not give assurances to novak djokovic that he could enter the country without a vaccination, according to documents filed before tomorrow s court hearing. in england, the education secretary has insisted any cut to the coronavirus isolation period from seven days to five would not take place without the support of the uk health security agency. a stay at home order has been issued to every one of the 1a million people living in the chinese port city of tianjin, so authorities can conduct mass testing. now on bbc news cold case:
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than 1,000 staff? it s an extreme position. but i am confident, and we re already seeing a number of staff choosing to be vaccinated. the push on vaccinations and boosters, notjust for nhs staff but all of us, continues. but even though the omicron wave is not yet over, ministers are clearly thinking about what comes next and how we live in covid in the months to come. dominic hughes, bbc news. a stay at home order has been issued, to the entire population of the chinese port city of tianjin as health officials conduct mass testing, following at least 20 cases of covid. tianjin is only 150 kilometres from beijing, where the winter olympics will be held next month. the bbc s asia pacific editor, celia hatton, reports. here s the situation the chinese leaders had hoped to avoid. people living in the centre of one of china s busiest port cities lining up for covid testing
of the global pandemic. officials there say they ve stopped the spread, but there s no talk of lockdown lifting yet. some are still struggling with their illness. translation: these patients are still mainly with respiratory - symptoms such as a cough, and some patients also have shortness of breath. the city of yuzhou is also under lockdown, with more thani million confined indoors after three cases of the virus were found. like xi an, some are reporting they have little food at home, leaving the authorities are scrambling to provide the necessities. translation: we usually get what we need after we tell- the head of the community. we understand that everybody in this city is very busy, and we understand if supplies can t be delivered. and still, the chinese government is sticking with its zero covid strategy. and that s forcing health officials to move quickly, especially in tianjin. the virus was only confirmed in the city on friday evening, but they aim to test all of tianjin s 14