count . ., ., ., ., ., , country. international relations undergraduate country. international relations undergraduate steven - country. international relations undergraduate steven jackson, country. international relations - undergraduate steven jackson, thank undergraduate stevenjackson, thank you for speaking to us. we ll be talking live to mark serwotka, general secretary of the public and commercial services union, who s been pushing for coordinated strike action in the runup to christmas. china has set a new national record for daily covid figures. over 31,000 new cases were reported on wednesday that s the highest since april. now that s still tiny given china s population of 1.4 billion. but previously when cases were so high, the government imposed strict city lockdowns, like in shanghai. all 26 million residents were ordered to stay indoors, under the strict zero covid policy. now china s looking to loosen its zero covid policy. on november the 11th the government announc
cases can cause organ failure or bleeding from the mouth, eyes or ears. the virus is spread maybely through rodents. transmission from human-to-human is rare. officials say preventing covid-19 remains the main priority. hong kong announced it will shut down all kindergartens and primary schools until at least after the lunar new year next month. and by that point we will start organizing vaccination programs at the schools. as far as these restrictive city lockdowns, there is no timeline for how long they could last. bret? bret: alex, thanks. up next, big money politics in georgia, a republican former senator putting her own money on the table to take on democrats. first, beyond our borders tonight a couple of stories, russian troops hope live fire military drills near ukraine. thousand troops were equipped with hardware including tanks and armored vehicles it comes one day after russia and the u.s. held security talks in geneva.
i cough up in the morning. doctors sa the i cough up in the morning. doctors say they need i cough up in the morning. doctors say they need to i cough up in the morning. doctors say they need to wait i cough up in the morning. doctors say they need to wait three - i cough up in the morning. doctors say they need to wait three days . say they need to wait three days before being hospitalised. before this latest outbreak even asymptomatic patients have quarantined for weeks. of the last two years hong kong of all but control the outbreak of covid 19. the authorities say it success is due in part to the use of the zero covid policy. now many are questioning if that policy is still working. china prides itself in strictly controlling the spread of the virus. in the mainland, the authorities implement city lockdowns. president has told hong kong officials they must take all necessary measures to protect residents. necessary measures to protect residents- residents. it s not ust the
quarantined for weeks. over the last two years, hong kong has all but controlled the outbreak of covid 19. the authorities say it success is due in part to the use of the zero covid policy. now many are questioning if that policy is still working. china prides itself in strictly controlling the spread of the virus. in the mainland, the authorities implement city lockdowns. president xijinping has told hong kong officials they must take all necessary measures to protect residents. it s notjust the president xi decision, isn t it? it is a nationwide policy. if it is a policy adopted by the country which is good for the well being of the citizens then i don t think it is open for anyone to say otherwise. beijing has sent on the ground support to help maintain the outbreak.
hong kong officially has a zero covid policy but the latest outbreak is pushing the health system close to breaking point. homes in the hong kong subdivided buildings were on average just three metres square in size. on the second floor of subdivided apartment this family are forced to live with covid. it takes effort to breathe i keep coughing intensely and my chest hurts. it makes it hard to breathe. i cough up in the morning. doctors say they need to wait three days before being hospitalised. before this latest outbreak even asymptomatic patients have quarantined for weeks. over the last two years hong kong of all but control the outbreak of covid 19. the authorities say it success is due in part to the use of the zero covid policy. now many are questioning if that policy is still working. china prides itself in strictly controlling the spread of the virus. in the mainland, the authorities implement city lockdowns.