following the measures which have been put in place to try to slow the spread of the coronavirus in the chinese capital. i was under lockdown myself earlier today after our compound told us we all had to stay indoors until we'd done a series of pcr tests, then they'd let us out again. well, that's not the same for the residents living in thousands of tower blocks here in beijing. they'll have to stay at home for at least the next few days. everywhere in china, there is covid fatigue. the chinese government seems to have backed itself into a corner with its covid strategy. there is great pressure on it to change tack. stephen mcdonell, bbc news, beijing. in other news: the un human rights council has ordered an international probe into iran's violent crackdown of women's rights protests. the human rights commissioner said iran is experiencing a "fully fledged" human rights crisis over the past eight weeks. 111,000 people, included children, have been arrested so far. more than 300 people