committed to zero covid and with the 0micron variant spreading has presented a massive logistical challenge. the solution has been to enforce enormous, strict, separation bubbles as our china correspondent, stephen mcdonell, explains. in beijing, olympic athletes and the public are not allowed to mix. from arrival at the airport, visiting teams are in their own bubble. people will recognise the bird s nest 0lympic stadium, and this is one of the main bubble areas. without special 0lympic accreditation or without permission from officials, you can t go past those gates there to enter the bubble. even though it is a huge area with venues and the like a small village, effectively even within there, there are discrete bubbles so that athletes don t mix with the media or invited spectators. using dedicated driving
the surging cases has disrupted holiday the surging cases has disrupted holiday plans as well and many people holiday plans as well and many people are testing positive. people people are testing positive. people have been unable to reach their families and some have had to spend the holidays isolating. flight cancellations and tests. for some, this is not the merriest holiday season. many governments have insisted that christmas is not cancelled this year but with the 0micron variant spreading and cases of coronavirus on the rise, many have been forced to spend christmas in isolation. this happened to one mother whose son fell ill. irate this happened to one mother whose son fell ill. whose son fell ill. we tested him that morning whose son fell ill. we tested him that morning and - whose son fell ill. we tested him that morning and he - whose son fell ill. we tested | him that morning and he was instantly positive before it had even finished running along the lateral flow tes
meanwhile, her counterpart further south, mark drakeford, said rules will be reviewed frequently. his next three weekly assessment is due at the end ofjanuary. with large events due to be attended by thousands of people across the uk called off, it looks like this new year s eve will be just as subdued as the last. tomos morgan, bbc news. as we ve been reporting, the spread of 0micron is continuing to cause chaos in the airline industry. nearly 6,000 flights have been cancelled around the world over the christmas weekend. it s disrupted holiday plans for many families. positive covid tests, travel restrictions and flight cancellations for some this is not the merriest holiday season. many governments have insisted christmas is not cancelled this year but with the 0micron variant spreading and cases of coronavirus
positive covid tests, travel restrictions and flight cancellations for some this is not the merriest holiday season. many governments have insisted christmas is not cancelled this year but with the 0micron variant spreading and cases of coronavirus on the rise, many have been forced to spend christmas in isolation. this happened to one mother whose son fell ill. we tested him that morning and he was instantly positive, before it even finished running along the lateral strip. all of our christmas plans stopped, our hearts sank. even without a positive covid test, millions have had travel disrupted with last minute travel restrictions
the public theirs would be in place for at least three weeks. meanwhile, her counterpart further south, mark drakeford, said rules will be reviewed frequently. his next three weekly assessment is due at the end ofjanuary. with large events due to be attended by thousands of people across the uk called off, it looks like this new year s eve will be just as subdued as the last. tomos morgan, bbc news. as we ve been reporting, the spread of 0micron is continuing to cause chaos in the airline industry. nearly 6,000 flights have been cancelled around the world over the christmas weekend. it s disrupted holiday plans for many families. azadeh moshiri reports. positive covid tests, travel restrictions and flight cancellations for some this is not the merriest holiday season. many governments have insisted christmas is not cancelled this year but with the 0micron variant spreading and cases of coronavirus on the rise, many have been forced to spend christmas in isolation.