of what months. were you concerned, mindful of what you months. were you concerned, mindful of what you had said at the stock take meeting about the need to plan stock take meeting about the need to ptah for stock take meeting about the need to plan for this massive threat, that try plan for this massive threat, that by this plan for this massive threat, that by this date, the 8th of february, the director of the body required to produce the director of the body required to produce central government plans were still produce central government plans were still working about work to be done were still working about work to be done to were still working about work to be done to create a plan of activity across done to create a plan of activity across government. | done to create a plan of activity across government. done to create a plan of activity across government. i think it was reasonable across government. i think it was reasonable that across governmen
school children are worried about hidden transmissions for at least a few weeks. that s why two more omicron cases have now been confirmed in the central chinese province of hue than. domestic transmission has begun. that s why we are seeing a growing sense of concerns and urgency especially as we head into the peak travel season ahead of the chinese new year which is only three weeks away. rosemary. the winter olympics are not far away either. so that has many people concerned although they ve created essentially a bubble, haven t they? what s the latest on that? reporter: that s right. the bubbles are going to be strictly enforced but those bubbles, that basically means all participants of the games are going to go straight into this area sealed out from the rest of beijing and indeed the rest of china as soon as they land at the beijing airport.
the omicron variant? do not trust their vaccine to tackle the omicron variant? indeed, that is a ma or the omicron variant? indeed, that is a major concern the omicron variant? indeed, that is a major concern because the omicron variant? indeed, that is a major concern because china - the omicron variant? indeed, that is a major concern because china was i a major concern because china was getting the virus outbreak under control very early and even the testing of the vaccine was relying on other countries and different contacts, so there is very little real world data in china about how effective the vaccine is for the domestic transmission. in order to reopen, it is very important to gauge the real world data for the efficacy and the safety of vaccines. how realistic is it for china, a huge country like china, to actually pursue a zero covid policy? it is becoming pursue a zero covid policy? it is becoming more pursue a zero covid policy? it 3 becoming more and more unsustai
more transmissive than 0micron. we will see cases approaching in the uk towards the peak that we had in december. hospitalisations also rising in tandem. if than one would expect, but still significant. all this tells is we will continue to see disruptions unless we do something to reduce it and deal with domestic transmission, which a lot of countries including the uk seem to be giving up on by pretending the pandemic is over. it s very much here and will in fact some people. although lower with vaccines. 50. although lower with vaccines. so, what should although lower with vaccines. so, what should we be doing? so, i although lower with vaccines. so, i what should we be doing? so, giving u . what should we be doing? so, giving up self-isolation what should we be doing? so, giving up self-isolation mandates - what should we be doing? so, giving up self-isolation mandates is - what should we be doing? so, giving up self-isolation mandates is a i what should we be doing? so, giving
factor in that and that given international travel testing isn t playing a useful role but is having a negative impact on passengers and on the industry, we are asking government to look carefully at removing those tests and to communicate that and confirm it as soon as possible. pare communicate that and confirm it as soon as possible. communicate that and confirm it as soon as possible. are you saying its not havin: soon as possible. are you saying its not having an soon as possible. are you saying its not having an effective soon as possible. are you saying its not having an effective role - soon as possible. are you saying its not having an effective role any i not having an effective role any more? ~ .,. not having an effective role any more? ~ .. ,., more? we ve reached the point where there are thought more? we ve reached the point where there are thought to more? we ve reached the point where there are thought to be more? we ve reached the point where there are t