live from atlanta, this is cnn newsroom with kim brunhuber. u.s. president joe biden is expected to land in south korea next hour to begin his very first asia trip as president. he ll spen most of the weekend in the country holding talks with the new south korean president before heading to japan, where he ll be meeting with japan s prime minister as well as indian and australian leaders. officials say the trip to asia comes later in his presidency than he might have liked, but biden plans to, in his words, quote, affirm the importance of our indo-pacific alliances. cnn s kivevin liptak is live fr seoul. it s taken a while for him to make his first trip in his presidency. he is certainly coming over later than his recent predecessor, and probably a little later than he would have liked to. president biden has tried to make asia a center of his foreign policy, just like president obama did. just like president trump did. but he has been stymied somewhat by these other
carrying, but beijing has pledged to help the country battle coronavirus. and north korea isn t the only asian country whatevering from a relentless covid outbreak. the hard hit chinese city of shanghai is reporting a handful of cases outside its quarantine areas. this comes just as the financial hub is starting to reopen. for more on that, i m joined by cnn s kristie lu stout in hong kong. kristie, they have found covid cases outside of the area, just a handful, only three. what does that mean for the city s reopening? it raises pretty serious questions about the pace of reopening shanghai. look, earlier today, shanghai announced three new cases of covid-19 detected outside quarantine areas. it was just three days ago when the shanghai government achieved that major milestone, saying that it achieved zero covid at a community level. earlier today the shanghai government also said that it posted zero new deaths caused by covid-19 for the first time since mid-april.
was first brought to their attention. the normally rock solid tory seat of tiverton and honiton in devon will now have the drama of a by election, after scandal abruptly engulfed its outgoing mp. to china now, where s there ve been some signs of optimism in the country s most populous city shanghai. after weeks of strict lockdowns that have sparked outbursts of anger between public and authorities, officials say they have detected no new daily covid i9 cases outside quarantine areas. the chinese government s zero covid approach has paralysed the city of 25 million, but now the capital beijing is on the edge its residents told they ll need to test negative to enter public spaces. this comes at the start of a major chinese holiday. dr feng chongyi is associate professor in china studies, university of technology, sydney.
women in the uk will be able to get only three months worth of certain hormone replacement therapy products while they are in short supply. the government is bringing in the temporary limit to ensure more people can get some medication to ease their menopausal symptoms. it s hoped the limits will even out the distribution of in demand products which have recently experienced supply issues, due to rising demand. china has further tightened covid restrictions in beijing to try to stop the virus spreading, as 21 million people in the capital begin a five day holiday period. all residents will now need to show digital proof of a negative test result before entering public spaces, including shopping malls and restaurants. and from thursday, the rules will become stricter. meanwhile, shanghai has marked a milestone, recording no new daily covid cases outside of quarantine areas, raising hopes the month long lockdown there could end soon. let s return to the