the only thing that you couldn t have predicted was the corona impact. the country s economic recovery is going to be long and arduous. these people want to ensure the government gets it right this time. anbarasan ethirajan, bbc news, colombo. the first international tourists have arrived in new zealand after the removal of coronavirus measures which all but closed the country s borders for more than two years. the first northern hemisphere visitors arrived in auckland on flights from the united states. people from more than 60 countries including britain before the pandemic, china was new zealand s second largest tourism market.
A year after President Xi Jinping declared an end to extreme poverty in China, the economic fallout from Beijing’s zero-Covid ambitions is taking a hefty toll on livelihoods, especially in poorer regions.
hello and welcome to bbc news. the prime minister has told mps that he plans to stick to plan b coronavirus measures in england for at least another three weeks. he said people should carry on working from home, wearing face coverings on public transport and in indoor public spaces and taking a test before going to high risk venues or meeting the elderly or vulnerable. it comes despite figures from the office for national statistics showing an estimated 3.7 million people in the uk had covid in the week ending december 31 the highest number since data collection began in autumn 2020. today s latest covid figures show the uk has reported a further 194,747 new cases. the prime miniser also confirmed that from 4am on friday, passengers travelling to england will no longer be required to take
the federal government s border officials have read more strictly into the exemptions are not allowed djokovic the same kind of permission the state government officials had provided him. provided him. that was really clearly walked provided him. that was really clearly walked us provided him. that was really clearly walked us through - provided him. that was really i clearly walked us through that. thank you very much, and thank you for coming on. we appreciate that. the uk prime minister, borisjohnson, has confirmed in parliament that he plans to stick to plan b coronavirus measures in england for at least another three weeks. he said people should carry on working from home, wearing face coverings on public transport and in indoor public spaces and taking a test before going to high risk venues. but thanks to the sheer size of the omicron wave, we still need to take steps to ensure our testing capacity reaches those who need it most. so we will be spending the need to do a pcr