it's now six. all with the omicron variant. all without simymptoms, all essentially stuck there together until they can test negative and can be phased back out into zee roe covid hong kong. it is really extraordinary the lengths that are being taken here with my friends in the u.s., you can basically get on a plane, walk around and it's not a big deal, even if you test positive. certainly nothing like what it is here. >> you personally are no stranger to life in quarantine. given that you travel all over asia for cnn. what's that been like? >> think it's almost five months of my life this pandemic and quarantine. my experiences are very different from darrell's because we are basically locked in a hotel room we pay for as a company or out of your own pocket when you travel. it's very isolating. didn't realize how much of an introvert i am and how much it creeps me out to be around big