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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. it's not going to last past probably june 1. >> reporter: ba.2 is causing enormous problems overseas. the u.k. hit a record of nearly five million new cases last week. and in china, one of the w...

>>. >> 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 from officials is eerily realm incminiscent of 20. >> reporter: wuhan, the original epicenter of the co...

Slalom through. amazingly enough, the trains seem to be working pretty well, so that's 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 that's 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 and how this war has disrupted mass testing for virus. are you concerned about the lingering heal...

>> 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 china's 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 we're not getting out is to not expose ourselves to what is a locked down neighborhood. behind these barriers you have folks who are abiding by the stay-at-home orders and who are o...

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. cnn's steven jang joins me now with more. what is the latest on the lockdown? the massive covid testing underway? >> reporter: rose nary, the situation has become so dire that local officials apologized for being ill prepared. acknowledgi...