match in the laver cup in london, they lost in a deciding tiebreak. we are back in half an hour. now on bbc news, our world. when it comes to the fight against the coronavirus, one country stands alone. elsewhere, vaccines have meant learning to live with the virus. not in china. this is my lowest point virus. not in china. this is my lowest point and, virus. not in china. this is my lowest point and, you - virus. not in china. this is my lowest point and, you know, l virus. not in china. this is my. lowest point and, you know, as a man i can t do anything. each outbreak is still being met with strict measures to return an area to know new infections. it has held back the death rates and stopped hospitals from being swamped. it is also exhausting the population and hammering the economy. with no clear exit strategy, how long can china keep this up? this is the outskirts of beijing and when you cross that river you are actually crossing into neighbouring hubei province and
congress starting on the 16th of october. many people feel that zero covid has become much about politics as it is about science, and that this stems from xijinping becoming china s most powerful leader since chairman mao. here at the great hall of the people, a big meeting will soon usher in a historic third term in office for xijinping, but the hope was to have china in a stable and tiptop shape when this occurs. however, the coronavirus is not playing nicely. yet scientists are more open about the pandemic than politicians, as a key government adviser, this professor is one of the architects of the policy which has stopped china s hospitals being overloaded.
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covid, nothing is certain. this is us. transport spreads the coronavirus. however, in china, this is more thanjust coronavirus. however, in china, this is more than just a coronavirus. however, in china, this is more thanjust a health risk. injune, a train was suddenly stopped mid journey after a person who had tested positive was accidentally allowed on board. they are all ordered into immediate quarantine. officials can no longer count on
year. they are getting ready to talk to us about this on camera when a man comes in and starts filming us. he then goes and speaks to the boss. there will be no interview. after leaving, we by five cars. local governments have become paranoid that foreign media reports will make their towns look bad in beijing s eyes. elsewhere in the world, questions relating to the coronavirus and the economy wouldn t be so sensitive.