was first recorded, people released balloons to mark the beginning of 2023. president xi jinping also touched on the pandemic in his new year address, insisting that his change in policy was justified. translation: after strenuous efforts, we have overcome unprecedented difficulties and challenges, which are not easy for everyone. at present, the epidemic prevention and control has entered a new stage. it is still a difficult period but everyone is working hard, with perseverance, and there is light at the end of the tunnel. violent protests have broken out in bolivia following the arrest of a powerful opposition politician. emily brown reports. a scene of anger in santa cruz. protesters have attacked buildings, lit cars and blocked roads. it is in response to the arrest of regional governor, right wing opposition leader luis fernando camacho.
the mood in santa cruz is tense. the unrest in bolivia s capital has the potential to cause disruption across the country. russell trott, bbc news. travellers from china to australia and canada will need to provide a negative covid 19 test from the fifth of january. the announcement comes as cases of coronavirus continue to rise in mainland china after beijing dropped the country s zero covid policy. 0ther other nations have already taken similar measures. in the city of wuhan, where the coronavirus was first recorded, people released balloons to mark the beginning of 2023. president xi jinping also touched on the pandemic in his new year address, insisting that his change in policy was justified. translation: after strenuous efforts, we have overcome - unprecedented difficulties and challenges which are not easy for everyone.
of cases has been increasing, after china dropped its zero covid policy, which had seen millions of people placed into lockdowns. in the city of wuhan, where the coronavirus was first recorded, people released balloons to mark the beginning of 2023. president xi jinping also touched on the pandemic in his new year address, insisting that his change in policy was justified. translation: after strenuous efforts, we have overcome - unprecedented difficulties and challenges which are not easy for everyone. at present, the epidemic prevention and control has entered a new stage. it is still a difficult period but everyone is working hard, with perseverance, and there is light at the end of the tunnel. violent protests have broken out in bolivia following the arrest of a powerful opposition politician. russell trott reports. angry scenes in santa cruz. protesters have attacked buildings, lit cars and blocked roads. it s in response to the arrest
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which has seen canada and australia become the latest countries to impose travel restrictions on visitors. dropped its zero covid policy, which had seen millions of people placed into lockdowns. in the city of wuhan, where the coronavirus was first recorded, people released balloons to mark the beginning of 2023. president xi jinping also touched on the pandemic in his new year address, insisting that his change in policy was justified. translation: after strenuous efforts, we have overcome i unprecedented difficulties and challenges which are not easy for everyone. at present, the epidemic prevention and control has entered a new stage. it is still a difficult period but everyone is working hard, with perseverance, and there is light at the end of the tunnel. this is bbc news. the headlines celebrations on copacabana beach in rio dejaneiro as brazil sees in the new year. as midnight struck on new year s eve in ukraine, there were reports of more russian missile explosions. earlier,