The ongoing conflict between the government and medical communities over a medical student quota expansion plan shows no signs of tempering, with both parties refusing to back down despite confusion spreading at hospitals across the country. Watchers say this week could be the peak of the conflict, as the Health Ministry begins from Tuesday to suspend the medical licenses of trainee doctors who have defied a return-t.
are critically ill. more than 1,000 patients and health authorities have said the country s health system at risk of reaching its limit. so in the greater seoul area, they are only allowing four people in private gatherings. so we are seeing across the board, omicron is really complicating plans to finally get back to normal. it really is. bringing us the very latest from the vantage point. appreciate it. well, denmark was among the first european countries to impose a strict covid lockdown last year. it was also among the first to begin reopening last spring. a proactive approach and high vaccination rate may not be enough to stop omicron. cnn s scott mclean has more. reporter: the gates of the famous christmas festival are closed for the season. the rides are shut down and the staff have all gone home all
zero covid strategy with the winter olympics less than two months away. authorities have urged residents in any areas where they have confirmed covid-19 cases to avoid traveling during the lunar new year holiday. that is the biggest holiday in china, and it is another blow for residents that have dealt with some of the toughest covid-19 restrictions in the world. meanwhile, in south korea on sunday, they reported a record number of patients who are critically ill from covid-19. more than 1,000 patients. authorities there are reimposing certainly distancing measures in the greater seoul area. they have limited the number of people allowed in private gatherings to just four people. rosemary. all right. wow, that is small, isn t it? selina wang bringing us the very latest from tokyo. many thanks. still to come, a christian aid group is now claiming it was help from god, not a ransom payment, that led a dozen kidnapped missionaries to freedom in haiti. we will have the details just ahe
tokyo. covid-19 cases are hitting new records in new south wales and the spread made worse by the omicron variant. meanwhile south korea is reporting record numbers of covid-19 patients in critical condition. health officials there say that the medical system is at risk of reaching its limit. new restrictions will only allow four people in private gatherings in the greater seoul area. and to new zealand, it s be becoming one of the most vaccinated countries in the world with 90% of its eligible population fully vaccinated. the country is set to start a phased reopening of its borders in january after being shut for nearly two years. thanks to our correspondents around the world for that. and pending holiday travel and the rapid spread of the omicron variant have many people worried about another massive pandemic wave. i spoke earlier with cnn medical
condition, health officials there say the medical system is at risk of reaching its limit. new restrictions will only allow four people in private gatherings in the greater seoul area. new zealand is becoming one of the most vaccinated countries in the world with 90 % of the eligible population fully vaccinated. the country is set to start a phased reopening of the borders in january after being shut for nearly two years. in london, the uk just reported the highest number of cases in a single day for the third day running. it was also a record-setting day thursday for vaccinations in a single day. more than half the adult population in the uk has now had the booster shot. omicron is now the dominant strain in scotland where researchers at a high containment lab found it infects cells more slowly than previous variants. but they stress that what happens in the lab does not always translate into the real world. a new not-yet peer reviewed