everyone in chaoyang district has to do three covid tests. now, chaoyang is a huge area.g 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, this man said, adding _ that it is impossible not to panic. he showed us his shopping list, disinfectant, soap, vegetables, milk and the like. but a woman said that she has not stocked up on food at all because she thinks that the situation here will not become like that in shanghai. the extent to which this city is to be locked down, will depend on the results of mass testing over the coming days. stephen mcdonell, bbc news, beijing. the government says it will implement the recommendations of a fan—led review of english football, including the creation of an independent regulator, able to sanction clubs who break financial and other rules. the review was chaired by the former sports minister, tracey crouch, after a number of high—profile crises including fail

everyone in chaoyang district has to do three covid tests. now, chaoyang is a huge area. on has really spooked residents in the city. translation: we are panicking a bit, this man said, adding _ that it is impossible not to panic. he showed us his shopping list, disinfectant, soap, vegetables, milk and the like. but a woman said that she has not stocked up on food at all because she thinks that the situation here will not become like that in shanghai. the extent to which this city is to be locked down, will depend on the results of mass testing over the coming days. stephen mcdonell, bbc news, beijing. what happens in china has a huge impact on the world economy given it manufactures many of the goods we all buy, it's also a huge market for other countries to sell their products into. so when financial markets opened after the weekend, the prospect of more lockdowns in china caused some steep falls. the price of oilfell 6% — it's now atjust over $100 a barrel. shares in london were down 2%, and in the us stocks have fallen too. here's one market analyst on where things ma

everyone in chaoyang district this week has to do three covid tests. now, chaoyang is a huge area.ving 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. "we are panicking a bit," this man said, adding that it is impossible not to panic. he showed us his shopping with disinfectant soap, vegetables, milk and the like. but a woman said that she has not stocked up on food at all because she thinks that the situation here will not become like that in shanghai. the extent to which this city is to be locked down will depend on the results of mass testing over the coming days. stephen mcdonell, bbc news, beijing. now it's time for a look at the weather with helen willetts. good afternoon. should be dry for most for the rest of the day, just an isolated shower here and there, and there will be a lot of dry weather again in the forecast this week, but with more cloud around. and therefore it will probably feel a bit cooler. we already have qu

officials in the chaoyang district of beijing, where there's also been a resurgence of the virus, haveing in the area to take three covid tests this week. china has said it's determined to continue with its zero—covid policy. 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. he's broken the law while in office, been fined for it. and this week in india, even as borisjohnson said he wanted to focus on other things — trade deals, ukraine — he couldn't escape questions about partygate. labour's leader wants to talk about an emergency budget to tackle the cost—of—living crisis. but today, he was unapologetic it about keeping a focus on law—breaking in downing street. i do want to concentrate on the cost of living, but if you or anyb

everyone in chaoyang district this week has to do three covid tests. chaoyang is a huge area.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 have to go into a lockdown in the same way shanghai has gone into lockdown. now, people in shanghai have been unable to leave their homes for the last five weeks, and it may seem crazy with only 19 extra cases here today that residents may feel that way. but what's also fuelled it has been that the government has said omicron ——but what's also fuelled it has been that the government has said there may be many more omicron infections and that many more people have been infected, and that's why this mass testing is being carried out. as for shanghai, although the cases are they are remaining persistently high, so symptomatic cases, the people who have to go to hospital, around 2,500 today, new asymptomatic cases, not h

meanwhile, officials in the chaoyang district of beijing, where there's also been a resurgence of theed 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 after a long time we are playing together in a professional way, and officially, like, we are playing together. i'm really thankful about the australian people, australian government — like, they opened it's everything. it's humanity. here on the pitch, their biggest problems now? target position, a minor injury and that goal being declared offside. in the end, the game was a draw, but for the w

in the chaoyang district, the first to undergo mass testing this week, it started the last of three roundshile, shanghai has been under lockdown for the past five weeks in an effort to contain the spread of infection there. but the government is now considering a shift from its zero—covid policy. alessandro pavanello is a shanghai resident and has spent time in isolation at home and also in a make—shift hospital. well, i spent almost three, no, almost two weeks in isolation in my home at first but then i tested positive for covid and went to a makeshift hospital. i was taken back home again, however, one of my latest results is positive again from the 22nd of april, so there is a bit of confusion about what is going to be of me and there is a chance i might have to go back to one of these makeshift hospitals again, so i am just waiting. i personally could not really see the logic of placing thousands of people into one space and hoping that they would get better with time instead of maybe leaving them at home to recover. actually, last night, there was an organised event at 8pm where every

chaoyang district is going to have mass testing starting today , then wednesday, and friday.arts of the district which are the most populous and beijing. the olympic ring is a significant part of beijing's economy. part of those cities are being sealed according to the government and others are being controlled. watch this one very closely. yvonne: we are seeing markets roiled, maybe avoiding what happened in shanghai, what does this tell us about the implications of covid zero? >> they have given no indication to me that they are going to back down. they believe fully this is a way to stem the outbreaks, they are seeing what happens with shanghai and they are going to challenge the political power base. they are saying they are going to achieve the goal of no community spread, that's a euphemism for zero covid. they're going to work to enforce those rules numb out at the people of shanghai say, access to medical care. it becomes difficult for the rulers of china as that spreads to its own backyard. haslinda: the chief north asian correspondent. vonnie: thank you. emmanuel ma