i know one family that starved to death at home. no one came in or out for three days. water was brought around and we knocked on their door, telling them to get some. nobody answered. in our village, five people have starved to death. in one family, the wife was too ill to work, so her two children were surviving by begging. in the end, all three of them died. the official cause they were given was death from disease. in another household, the mother was sentenced to hard labour for violating quarantine rules. she and her son starved to death. recently, an acquaintance s son was released from the military because he was malnourished. suddenly, his face became bloated. he died within a week. we had heard reports and rumours that perhaps some
for three days. water was brought around and we knocked on their door, telling them to get some. nobody answered. in our village, five people have starved to death. in one family, the wife was too ill to work, so her two children were surviving by begging. in the end, all three of them died. the official cause they were given was death from disease. in another household, the mother was sentenced to hard labour for violating quarantine rules. she and her son starved to death. recently, an acquaintance s son was released from the military because he was malnourished. suddenly, his face became bloated. he died within a week. we had heard reports and rumours that perhaps some people were starving,
buses. the few that remained had the right documentation. these papers, he says, i his protection. critics of this visit sayjoe biden has had a sanitised view, that it is political posturing is another presidential election looms. others believe it is simply too little, too late. president biden s presence will certainly shone a light on the plight of people but his visit lasted less than a few hours. what s happening in el paso and other cities along the border is the result of a system that s been failing for decades and with washington divided, it s unlikely there will be a real and lasting solution anytime soon. for the first time in nearly three years, china has lifted quarantine rules for people arriving from abroad. it s the final step in the government s dismantling of its zero covid policies. the abrupt change has driven a rapid rise in coronavirus cases and has prompted other countries to impose
welcome back to newsday. some breaking news now from china which says its military carried out combat drills around taiwan on sunday. it s the second time that has happened in less than a month. it s understood the drills took place in the sea and the air around taiwan which has not yet responded. when we get more information we would bring it to you. for the first time in nearly three years, china has lifted quarantine rules for people arriving from abroad. it s the final step in the government s dismantling of its zero covid policies. the abrupt change has driven a rapid rise in coronavirus cases and has prompted other countries to impose restrictions on chinese tourists. so let s take a look at some of those who want reassurance
we begin in china where as you ve been hearing there were hugs and tears as international travellers arrived in china yesterday without the need to quarantine for the first time since the early stages of the covid pandemic. the strict quarantine rules had been in place for nearly three years. their lifting marks the end of beijing s zero covid policy, which had caused growing public anger. in hong kong, 400,000 people are expected to travel into mainland china in the coming weeks with long queues for flights into cities including beijing and xiamen. so what impact will the reopening of china have on the country s economy? let s go live to hong kong and talk to iris pang chief greater china