deaths in the past 2a hours, up from 39 deaths on saturday. it comes as work begins to fence off residential compounds in the city to try to stop the spread of the disease. another 20,000 new cases were reported in shanghai on sunday. meanwhile, officials in the chaoyang district of beijing, where there s also been a resurgence of the virus, have put 14 buildings under lockdown, and have ordered everyone living or working in the area to take three covid tests this week. the conservative party chairman, oliver dowden, says a change of leader would not be in the national interest, after a week in which borisjohnson has again been criticised in the row over lockdown parties. the labour leader, sir keir starmer, says the continuing controversy is preventing parliament discussing issues like the cost of living crisis. our political correspondent, damian grammaticas, has the latest.
another 20,000 new cases were reported in shanghai on sunday. meanwhile, officials in the chaoyang district of beijing, where there s also been a resurgence of the virus, have put 1a buildings under lockdown, and have ordered everyone living or working in the area to take three covid tests this week. players from afghanistan s national women s football team have competed in a league match in australia their first time playing since fleeing the taliban. stephanie prentice reports. back of the net and a celebration for the afghan women s team. these footballers fled to melbourne when the taliban seized kabul eight month ago. along with their families, they ve been trying to rebuild their lives here, and going back to the game they love is a big part of that. it s brilliant for our team because it s the first time
there is fear that the capital could be locked down, like shanghai, with its significant shortages of daily necessities. on social media, footage circulating of empty shelves and crowds of shoppers lining up well into the night. the daily infection rate hasn t been high in beijing. the government has ordered mass testing, warning that omicron may have been spreading significantly in the city over the past week. this is the scene throughout the chaoyang district of beijing, with people lining up to have covid tests today. everyone in chaoyang district has to do three covid tests. now, chaoyang is a huge area. it is as big as a city itself. there are millions of people living and working in chaoyang, and although there have only been 19 extra official cases added today to beijing s covid total, the fact that this testing is going on has really spooked residents in the city. translation: we are panicking a bit,
were reported in shanghai on sunday. meanwhile, officials in the chaoyang district of beijing, where there s also been a resurgence of the virus, have put 14 buildings under lockdown, and have ordered everyone living or working in the area to take three covid tests this week. here is our china correspondant steve mcdonnell with the latest. this is the scene throughout the chaoyang district of beijing, with people lining up to have covid tests today. everyone in chaoyang district this week has to do three covid tests. chaoyang is a huge area. it s as big as a city itself. there are millions of people living and working in chaoyang, and although there have only been 19 extra official cases added today to beijing s covid total, the fact that this testing is going on has really spooked residents in the city and over the last 24 hours they have been piling into supermarkets and buying provisions. vegetables, fruit, rice, you name it. because they are worried they may
or cancelled flights. in china, the capital beijing has kicked off mass testing for millions of people, after a sharp rise in covid cases. long queues formed outside supermarkets and shops, despite government assurances, over food supplies. there are fears there could be a lockdown in the capital lasting weeks, as is happening in shanghai. stephen mcdonell, has more details. beijing residents rush to buy food and other provisions. there is fear that the capital could be locked down, like shanghai, with its significant shortages of daily necessities. 0n social media, footage is circulating of empty shelves and crowds of shoppers lining up well into the night. the daily infection rate hasn t been high in beijing. but the government has ordered mass testing, warning that 0micron may have been spreading significantly in the city over the past week. this is the scene throughout the chaoyang district of beijing, with people lining up to have covid tests today. everyone in chaoyang district t