votes, may be 19, so that is a long way away from the 20a or 203 mccarthy had today. that is a number two that is really trailing behind the number one for this. ., ,. ., , for this. fascinating stuff. max kutner, for this. fascinating stuff. max kutner, thank - for this. fascinating stuff. max kutner, thank you i for this. fascinating stuff. i max kutner, thank you very much. the chinese government says that travel restrictions imposed by several countries on chinese arrivals are politically motivated and has warned that it may retaliate. some countries have already introduced their own measures, but an eu wide decision is expected on wednesday. china adopted a zero covid strategy with strict restrictions for most of the pandemic, but abruptly eased them in december. azadeh moshiri reports. china is opening up again, or at least it is trying to. the country has seen almost three years of strict covid restrictions, and mostly closed borders. now, china is scrapping its travel restr
we re joined now by our news reporter azadeh moshiri. we re expecting to hear what eu will decide today on chinese travellers. will decide today on chinese travellers. ~ ., , ., travellers. what is their main concern? travellers. what is their main concern? the travellers. what is their main concern? the main travellers. what is their main concern? the main concern l travellers. what is their main | concern? the main concern is another wave of infection is just one life is starting to feel like it s back to normal today looking at a european response and perhaps some form of restrictions or testing when those border restrictions left on the 8th of january. some european countries have already put restrictions in place, they said they will, countries like italy and spain and france have said they will perhaps have some form of testing, perhaps prove the negative covid test before arrival or proof of vaccination. the eu is looking at in this latest meeting is a co ordinated respon
and you can watch ukraine: the people s fight on bbc iplayer. the chinese government says that travel restrictions imposed by several countries on chinese arrivals are politically motivated and has warned that it may retaliate. some countries have already introduced their own measures, but an eu wide decision is expected on wednesday. china adopted a zero covid strategy with strict restrictions for most of the pandemic, but abruptly eased them in december. azadeh moshiri reports. china is opening up again. or at least it s trying to. the country has seen almost three years of strict covid restrictions and mostly closed borders. now, china is scrapping its travel restrictions in and out of the country from the 8th of january. but with an easing of its strict covid policies has come a rise in cases. and there are fears the chinese government may be under reporting infections, as well as deaths.
days with singles on the opening day building up to the final the 8th of january. the usa got off to a flying start with taylor fritz beating the czech republic s jiri start with taylor fritz beating the czech republic sjiri lehecka in straight sets. madison keys followed that up with a 6 4 6 3 win over pliskova so the us just need to win one more match to take the tie. meanwhile, novak djokovic has said he ll neverforget being meanwhile, novak djokovic has said he ll never forget being deported from australia earlier this year. the serbian insists his willingness to return for next month s grand slam at melbourne park shows the depth of feeling he has for the country. djokovic was deported on the eve of the 2022 australian open in january the eve of the 2022 australian open injanuary for the eve of the 2022 australian open in january for not being the eve of the 2022 australian open injanuary for not being vaccinated against covid 19. he received a three year travel ban from the coun
meanwhile over in karachi, new zealand declared on 612 9 against pakistan in the first test a lead of 174. kane williamson getting his double century. a few moments ago pakistan were 46 without loss in their second innings. the tennis season started in australia on thursday, with a new mixed team event called the united cup. 18 countries have been drawn in six groups, played in sydney, perth and brisbane. each of the group ties is spread over two days, with two singles on the opening day, all building up to the final on the 8th of january. the usa got off to a flying start with taylor fritz beating the czech republic sjiri lehecka in straight sets in group c. madison keys followed that up with a 6 4, 6 3 win over marie bouzkova, so the us just need to win one more match to take the tie. over in group a in perth, greece have a had a good start against bulgaria, opening up a 2 0 lead. stefanos tsitsipas won the second match, coming from a set down to beat grigor dimitrov.