blistering heatwaves. we ll get reaction. hello and welcome. italy has become the first european country to order covid tests for visitors from china, after concern at the rapid rise in chinese infections. earlier, taiwan said it would introduce a similar scheme. japan and india have already ordered travellers from china to be monitored. the us could follow. there s concern travellers could bring new variants of the disease now that beijing is lifting travel restrictions. our diplomatic correspondent, paul adams, reports. from the world s most populous nation, alarming scenes. china s hospitals are overwhelmed, covid infections soaring. the country s abrupt decision to dismantle much of its strict covid regime apparently yielding terrifying results. wards full of desperately ill people. outside this hospital in chengdu, a queue for emergency services. government officials say the situation is under control. that s not what these pictures suggest. at the dongjiao funeral hom
This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. The uks government defends the decision to make Face Coverings compulsory on Public Transport but admits the benefits may be marginal. On balance we are convinced that it certainly cant do any harm, we think it will do some good, and thats why its a good idea to introduce. My concern and id go so far as to say my anger is the delay its taken, because this could mean more people having caught the virus in the community because there are some times where you simply cant keep a social distance, and this delay, i think, has been good for nobody. Brazil overtakes italy as the country with third highest coronavirus death toll with more than 3a,000 deaths. Two Police Officers are suspended in buffalo, new york state after videos show they were seen shoving an elderly white man to the ground. Police say they have received hundreds of emails and calls from the public about a new suspect in the Madeleine Mccan