before departing. in greece, visitors have to test a few days after arrival as well. elsewhere across europe, spikes in cases have led to closures, cancellations, and curfews as governments do anything they can to avoid locking down entirely. barbie nadeau, cnn, rome. in singapore, covid-positive strangers are now being forced to share hotel rooms during quarantine. officials say the move is necessary to optimize capacity in quarantine hotels. while singapore s case numbers have actually gone down since early december, concerns about the omicron variant prompted officials to pause reopening plans. meanwhile, china is using strict lockdowns to fight local outbreaks, hoping to prevent a surge ahead of the winter olympics. for more, cnn s steven jiang joins us live from beijing. steven, let s start in shaanxi province, the epicenter of the latest covid outbreak. how are authorities tackling this? reporter: well, anna, they re tackling this in the most
these were people at work talking about work, according to boris johnson. tonight, the queen is among those scaling back their plans. she s cancelled her traditional christmas in sandringham a personal decision reflecting a cautionary approach, says buckingham palace. and as borisjohnson weighs up his options, the uncertainty continues. vicki young, bbc news, westminster. plenty of countries weighing up options at the moment. new zealand will delay its reopening plans until the end of february as the government tries to stop a rapid spread of the omicron variant. the country had originally planned for its citizens to return to non quarantine travel by january. and while that date has now been pushed back, anyone now entering the country must stay in quarantine facilities for ten days instead of seven. the tensions and anxieties along the eastern border of ukraine continue to grow as russia has for weeks been massing troops and tanks there.
restrict the new celebrations in germany as large-scale celebrations will be impossible as this goes hand in hand with a ban on fireworks that the germans have put in place as well. the german authorities understand and can t prevent omicron from taking hold here but they want to try to delay its spread as much as possible to make sure that the health care system in this country is not overwhelmed. i m selena wang in tokyo. all across ashat omicron variant is disrupting reopening plans. australia s new south wales reported a record of more than 3,000 daily 19 cases and cases in queensland are doubling every day but the prime minister scott morrison wants to avoid travel restrictions ahead of christmas. he said the country is not going back to lockdowns okay quote, shutting down people s lives. meanwhile, china is trying to contain a cluster in the city of xian and the city has report 19 covid cases since december 9th
and french officials expect the current wave to peak sometime between christmas and new year s. in germany, officials are considering banning private gatherings of more than ten people and shutting down discos and night clubs, and in italy s lazio region where rome is located, the governor has signed an ordinary making the wearing of masks mandatory in public. reporter: i m selena wang in tokyo. all across asia the omicron variant is disrupting reopening plans. new south wales reported a record nearly 3,000 new covid-19 cases and cases in queensland are doubling every day twos, and the promise scott morrison wants to avoid travel restrictions aed head of christmas saying the country is not going back to lockdowns offer, quote, shutting down people s lives. meanwhile, china is trying to contain a cluster in the city of xian where the city has reported
ainsley: protesting. brian: australia reviewing reopening plans. you cannot have a doctor alone without a psychologist and economist next to them. political leaders will make the decision. doctors can t be deciding it they will say shelter in place forever. when dr. fauci won t even take in counter voices. they all speak in one voice. if you speak up bike dr. scott atlas does they try to minimize you or associate with you this horrible person called donald trump. he wrote a book about what exactly was like in the medical unit of the previous administration. here s what he told. it s in his book, here s what he told steve hilton last night. from south africa it s not that lethal. i only know what i read about this. what we hear from them yes, infections occur but it seems to be a mild illness and, you know, we have to be concerned. we have to see what s going on.