barbie nadeau is in europe, in roam. elliott gawking is in jerusalem as israel rolls out four doses. we'll hear from nada, barbie and elliott. foirs christi -- kristie lu stout. what's the latest? >> reporter: cases are following but the worry is growing. china reported 101 new cases of covid-19 infection. that's down from 131 new cases the previous day. the vast majority of those cases in the northern chinese city of xi'an. home of the teracotta warriors. it's home to 13 million people. with the beijing winter olympic games now just over one month away, china is going all out throwing its entire pandemic playbook to end the outbreak in xi'an. millions of people are under lockdown. they can't leave compounds only to get tested for covid. they cannot leave to get food. they cannot leave to get other central supplies there. have been public shamings of individuals deemed to be in breach of strict covid-19 protocols. on sunday we learned xi'an has removed two top communist party officials from their post because of their han

now, for more on that, i'm joined by cnn contributor, barbie nadeau in rome. ie, thanks for joining us. italy again is now mandating vaccination for everyone over the age of 50, what has been the reaction and how is it being rolled out? >> well, as you mentioned, people are reserving their vaccines now. we've seen a three-fold increase. and that's good news for the government. that's what they were hoping people would do. those last holdouts, they want them to get vaccinated. they're not, they can't do anything. if you're over 50, they'll get fined. that's expected to come into effect around february 1st, which will allow people to reserve their vaccines and get vaccinated. but for the most part, there has been compliance here, christine. >> elsewhere in europe, barbie, covid cases and deaths are spiking. what's the overall picture across the continent? >> yeah, the deaths, you know, every country counts their covid deaths a little bit differently. a lot of people believe that the deaths are far higher than what has been reported. italy is approaching 140,000 d

for more on this, i'm joined by barbie nadeau, she's standing by for us in rome. that's the question, barbie. the records continue to fall. italy, no exception, by the way. is there a sense that some european countries will opt to put in new restrictions? >> well, i think every country is really trying to determine whether they need to do that. and that's going to be guided by hospitalizations, intensive care, and things like that. we don't have the sort of hospitalization overload that we did in the previous wave. so that doesn't mean that might not come. you know, nothing happens in a vacuum with covid, as we've learned. so there's always a little bit of a delay. you see these spikes in cases that eventually you might see more hospitalizations and of course, tragically, you'll see more deaths. so each government is looking at what they can do to try to keep the economies open, try to get the kids back in school, but still try to keep people safe. because, of course the concern is that so many workers are out, you know, if you've been -- if you have been in contac

for more, i'm joined by cnn contributor barbie nadeau in rome. g vaccination for anyone over the age of 50 there, tell us more about the reaction and how it's being rolled out? >> that's supposed to come into effect around february 1st. that gives people a lot of time to reserve their vaccines. and authorities say there's been a three-fold increase in that age group, people over the age of 50 in reserving vaccines. so those new restrictions do work. it will be not only impossible took to go to a restaurant or go to work, you'll get fined if you're over 50 and don't have a vaccine. it's that strict when it comes into place, kristie. >> elsewhere in europe, covid cases and sadly covid deses are spiking. can you tell us more about the m picture across the continent? >> we're seeing a lot of increases in deaths, nothing like we had in those first waves of the pandemic. the people who are diagnosed tend to be people who have compromised community and things like that. here, we're approaching 140,000 deaths since the beginning of the pandemic. in the yo

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for more on all of this, we are joined by cnn contributor, barbie nadeau, who is live for us in rome.n, look, barbie, this continues to be an issue, those rising case counts in europe. is there any suggestion that anymore measures will be taken? i feel like a broken record. i've been asking you about this for several days now. and yet, european countries, with the exception, perhaps, of the netherlands, haven't really been moving towards any kind of full lockdown. >> no, they're not moving towards a full lockdown. and part of that is because the hospitalizations are still manageable. we're not seeing the types of numbers of people on respirators and intensive care that we did in the previous peaks. and that is keeping governments or allowing them, at least, to avoid any kind of further lockdown right now. but these numbers are staggering. and none of this happens in a vacuum. it takes a couple of weeks before we see the real results of these numbers. we could see a jump in hospitalizations, we could see jump in death. and i think governments will, at that time, you know, think about t

kristie lu stout, we are going to barbie nadeau in rome.iously some concern on hospitals right now not just because more people are going in but because of staff shortages. this is a problem across the european economies. >> reporter: that's absolutely right. with the contagious rates, it's not just the people who get it, it's people who are exposed to it. we're seeing a problem with hospitals, doctors, nurses, support staff. we're seeing a problem in the city of rome with garbage collectors and things like that as well. as omicron becomes more prevalent, that's the reason governments are trying to shorten the quarantine time. >> fadika, in india it's very difficult to get your head around the scale of the issue there because the population is so large. they are making progress in the vaccination program. >> reporter: well, yes, there is progress when it comes to the vaccination program, max. as of now, 65% of india's adult population has received two doses of the vaccine, but when it comes to children, today is the first day that the vacci

cnn's barbie nadeau joins us live. what are you seeing and what are you really expecting these french lawmakers to do next? >> looking at those numbers, they are staggering. they're looking at doing anything they can to not lock down the country completely, and that includes turning their health pass into a super health pass. that means it's no longer possible to just go to a restaurant to just have a negative covid test. that has been the practice. that's something that we've done here in italy as well. it's really focused on those people who are hesitant to get their vaccinations. these health passes now have an expiration on them, that is to say, that you're going to have to get your you're booster if you're going to want to go to a restaurant or cultural event going forward. >> a. >> of course we know this comes as the state department is telling americans if you're traveling abroad, you better make sure you have contingency plans in place. thank you so much. >>> joining me now is dr. matthew, a primary care physic