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 ahead.