tested him for covid, no covid. a lung infection he is dealing with, and so of course we all know that that can be, depending on the severity of it, it can take some time, john. john: it can, and being advanced age as he is, makes him a little more susceptible to the effects of more aggressive respiratory viruses. he s getting the best of care as you can imagine the pope would, and we hope he is back at work very soon. sandra: we ll continue to monitor that. john: a russian father convicted off social media posts critical of the war in ukraine is now missing just as he was sentenced to serve two years behind bars. the case brought against him comes after his daughter s drawings at school opposed the invasion. the school instructed her to draw a picture showing support for the russian army, instead it showed ukrainians fighting back and glory to ukraine. she was taken to an orphanage.
thank you for joining us. john. john: sandra, update now on the condition of pope francis. he is to be hospitalized for several days because he has been complaining about a respiratory infection, according to a statement from the vatican. he does not have covid, though as anybody who has lived through this winter knows there are a number of other respiratory in infections, it could be a virus, bacterial infection, respiratory virus, the flu, a and b are a problem in this country and of course the pope could be susceptible to any one of those. as far as we know, going to spend a few days in the hospital. i m sure the pope is receiving absolutely the best of possible care and we wish him a speedy recovery. sandra: indeed, john. hate to think about anybody having trouble breathing, that seems to have been the case.
american president but like the russian president and the chinese president with his third term. like the iranian supreme leader and a small group of technology billionaires can make decisions that are massively disruptive to the global economy and national security and they are likely to make mistakes because they don t have experts advising them. yes men around them. that s a serious problem. not only does putin reflect a great risk on the global stage because he made a massive misjudgment with the invasion of ukraine but xi. no covid and now maximum covid. the fact they can make that decision on a dime and not provide transparency is a danger to the world. dana: happy new year. bill: speaking of covid we have a new strain out there sweeping across america. they say like wildfire, really? what you knowed to know coming up next with the good doctor in the house. america s oldest person dead at the age of 115. what a life.
strict no covid policy. they have not stopped there. these are chinese authorities in has plat suits forcibly dragging a man from his own home after he allegedly refused to go to quarantine. he was identified as having had a close contact with a covid patient. imagine this in your own home. ivan watson is live in hong kong. so, ivan, these flared up on the weekend. china cracked down hard. big police presence but, they have not disappeared and we re seeing incidents like what we just showed our viewers here. do we have a sense of how broad this is and how we re learning how china is responding. right. le well there are these kind of examples of popular frustration and discontent with the covid restrictions that are popping up. we found three different videos from three different cities of just ordinary residents, we re