so no matter how you take it out just to. read the news and current affairs. countersteering. mean for our. china sacks to top officials as the number of coronavirus cases surges to more than 14000 in a single day. hello and welcome to al-jazeera live from doha i'm martine dennis also coming out a cruise ship that was turned away by several asian countries because of coronavirus finally anchors of cambodia. turkey sends in more reinforcements to northern syria as the conflict now draws in us all since.

italy's former deputy prime minister is to stand trial for refusing to allow a page of rescued migrants to top. right there's been a surge in the number of corona virus infections in the chinese province where it all began who bay officials confirmed almost 15000 new cases later wednesday up from just 1600 the day before and the who by a communist party chief that's the highest ranking official in the province where he's been sacked 242 more deaths of also been announced there well the world health organization which is named the virus now 19 had said that reports of the outbreak well had stabilized in china and these reports must be treated with caution the u.n. agency says it's too early to tell when this outbreak could end. we need to focus

on the task the task is to contain the virus to detect cases to treat the cases if we keep doing those things yes we may see a drop in the number of cases but i think it's way too early to try and predict the beginning the middle or the end of this epidemic right now. but there there are now at least 60000 cases around the world and that's in 26 different countries 44 new cases are being confirmed on the diamond princess cruise liner that's currently docked in japan's yokohama port and that brings the total on this ship alone to 218 then there is vietnam where 10000 people in a community just outside of annoy they've been placed under quarantine all right we can speak to chorus want to katrina you she is live for us in beijing and katrina what do we know that is accounting for this extraordinary rise in one day

in the number of new cases recorded. or we're still assessing for new information but we're hearing from a press conference now that the government has said that this they see this week as a key stage a pivotal stage in the fight against us outbreak and it seems they're changing things up a little bit one of those things that they have changes the way this coronavirus is being diagnosed now we know before that medical staff or lying on a single type of testing kit in order to confirm whether a container did have a new let out and let me jump in let me jump in the mid or up to we're going to go to that daily health commission briefing to find out what the authorities say about the coronavirus to don't always use operational control frequent hand washing standardized use of hand to say there's can reduce the risk of

infection in epidemic heat areas restaurants hospitals and a shopping mall we need to step up our regular the infection and a sanitation now i want to direct and i take questions from the floor. and then yourself. can. second. thank you i'm from sopranos agencies not with reference that there has been search in the cause than the cases in a province and the problems and are quite medical supply the question goes to d.g. top of the ministry of information and industry and like to ask a madam's how to take the question. under the guidance of the state council and to the central party committee the joint relation

a control mechanism in night that needs of a province and the city of who have medical. masks and the negative pressure ambulances and other key medical supplies have been allocated in the hall a safe way and i. has been one of the departments the airing the entire efforts in promoting the recovery and the resignation of phone the manufacturing to manufacture mall medical supplies and we have made arrangements for the allocation of such medical resources by the 12th of. the mess take manual factor us half but that ever. so a $126.00 of powder and. protective suits for 300 on a photo 1000. over 2000

respiratory machine is. how its monitors 6900 plus infra infrared monitoring temperature monitoring machines over 70000 next steps that they will continue to support a province in a city with more medical supplies next question please. second row from the left the site. thank you and from economic they may have noticed that as have resumed their operations the manufacturing capacity of mosques have improved what are the merest up to about n d r c to expand the manufacturing capacity will there be follow up marrows to further enhance the capacity or manufacturing as i have to ask of the inspector general from n.p.r. seemed to ask the question thank you but a question face masks is very much concerned by the general public that they before

yesterday at a state cost so press conference and the r.c. colleagues have to share the commission on the production capacity improvement the importation expansion and the scientific use. i had like to focus my comment on the expansion of manufacturing capacities. in the past 2 days where carried out the falling efforts we organized and to prices to race that business. with implemented the state council's guidance. the recovery of felt work. major manufacturers to ensure medical supplies are 1st of february and u.r.c. collaborated ministry of industry and even nation technology and. now order no

cavities. and manufacturers. to expand capacity at the same time they need to ensure their safety running enterprises now they are operating in full capacity 2nd with being. promoted at grading and a transformation of the business and all right i think we're getting a reasonable sense of this press briefing that's being given by the commission and various other officials katrina you our correspondent in beijing been listening to that with us and it does seem very much as though the chinese authorities are going to great lengths to to put as a positive spin on the containment of the virus and its ability to provide the resources that were lacking as well as to to emphasize that manufacturing is has resumed and is possibly getting up to ordinary production

levels. that's right i mean the government at the moment seems to be on a sort of p.r. blitz because their main concern right now of course it's containing the virus but also they're very much worried about the fallout economically this virus on china they were already facing a slowing economy and now there's been massive impacts on the service industries the manufacturing sector and fidgets fishy jumping having very an economic downturn could potentially be a bigger threat than the virus itself when it comes to his leadership so they're very much concerned about that earlier in the press conference they said that this week was a as i mentioned a turning point so they're really rushing to try to really contain this is soonest possible to get the wheels turning in to restart the economy some of the things that they are doing is that beijing have sent thousands more military staff to try to contain the situation in rouhani and as move mentioning earlier they've also rejigged in sort of revamped the diagnosis procedures for the virus so we've seen

this big jump as you mentioned earlier because they're trying to expand the way that doctors are able to diagnosis corinna virus so that we have a clearer picture of exactly how many people are being affected by this and before we relying on these testing kits and testing kits that some people had said were extremely unreliable so now doctors are able to use things like c.t. scans and lung x. rays to be able to give us a more clearer picture of exactly as a severity of this outbreak and what people are dealing with and who aren't katrina thank you for that the very latest from beijing from katrina you thank you though a cruise ship that was turned away by 4 asian governments over fears of the virus has arrived in cambodia we can go live now to wayne sihanoukville port. this is a popular tourist destination isn't the cambodian family allowing the wester him to dock. yes that's right it's

a clear case at the moment though of close but still so far for the passengers and crew on that ship behind me still and get off the coast of this city what's going on board at the moment is really a case of produces sing there are representatives from the cambodian immigration department issuing visas to those people who will come ashore here before traveling on to the end destinations but also importantly health checks are under way for most people that is simply a case of checking people's temperatures remembering that throughout the course of this quite bizarre journey we've been told that there are no confirmed cases of coronavirus on board this ship well that is still the case right now but a short time ago we were told by the cambodian transport minister that there are now 20 people who are unwell on that ship now the chances are that they could have other health problems and have nothing to do with coronavirus but while the other

people on board a having their temperatures checked those 20 people have given swabs and those swabs are now being flown to the capital phnom penh for further analysis so then the question becomes well if one or more of those samples test positive for corona virus remembering there's no indication that that will be the case what happens to the ship will it be allowed to come ashore here and tie up at the sport where we're standing while the cambodian transport minister simply said we don't know if all those swabs and negative then the plan is for the ship to come to this was sometime on friday morning and those people will be able to disembark because there must be great ferrying cambodia where so far they haven't reported that many cases have they way if i'm right. they'll be introducing the virus to a larger extent than perhaps otherwise it would emerge in cambodia given of course the diamond princess which obviously has the highest concentration of coronavirus

infected people outside of the main mainland china is that must be an inquiry. i think it is a little bit the only there's only been one confirmed case of corona virus in cambodia that was actually in this city of sihanoukville that person spent some time in hospital he has now been released he is cleared of the virus from day one of this outbreak though the cambodian government led by prime minister hun sen have been very keen to downplay the threat all of it and also very keen to play out the close relationship with china in fact himself was in beijing just last week he met with president xi jinping president xi thanked cambodia for their ongoing support throughout this crisis now that support has come in the form of cambodia not following the lead of other countries in cancelling flights from china to cambodia are also not placing travel bans on chinese nationals coming here so i think this move by the cambodians when so many other ports denied this ship entry to allow it

to come here is something of a public relations coup for them and i think they certainly will talk that up over the days and weeks ahead particularly when it comes to its relationship with china but also the united states because almost half of the passengers on board that ship are u.s. citizens as is well all right wayne thank you for that wayne hey there live in c n n veil in cambodia. now china has replaced its chief on hong kong affairs and macau affairs as far as we're aware it's got nothing to do with corona virus but you've already heard of a couple of other high level sackings but being is the most senior official to be sacked since mass anti-government protests began in hong kong last june and we understand he's going to be replaced by the deputy chairman of beijing's top political advisory body or the demonstration sparked a controversial they were sparked by a controversial extradition law in hong kong that would have often turned

violent over the past months but they've quietened down now because of the corona virus outbreak. still to come here at al-jazeera i'm adamant in malawi after months of government demonstrations of a disputed election people accused of rape and sexual abuse have still not been prosecuted and. how low the way in the survey slightly across northern parts of europe for the time being but there's more wet and windy weather coming in as we go on through the next couple of days you see this little rich here that see a slightly quotes weather for the next system arose sorry i will bring some more wet weather small wintry weather as we go on through thursday snow would normally

parts of england through scotland would be possible as well west the weather further south up to around 101112 degrees celsius here that said white in the wings that's got the storm dennis that's something for you to watch out for for the weekend ahead of that comes out latest band of cloud and right tended to snow as it moves across central parts of europe through the high ground i will continue to drive its way further east which as we go on through friday down towards the balkans and easing down towards the southeast and call it dry weather coming in behind but there you go you can see that wet and windy weather which will pile in for the weekend across more western parts of year maybe out of course in oldham areas of africa no such problems fine and dry some decent spells of sunshine will see temperatures fairly quite nicely getting up to around 1920 celsius the course in northern parts of africa even more still left for car with the top temperature 24 degrees that's you can see a slushy fine and dry for most. frank

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a huge surge in the number of corona virus infections in her bay province that's the epicenter of the outbreak in china almost 15000 cases were confirmed overnight as beijing sacked its highest ranking official in the province. a cruise ship that was turned away by 4 asian governments over fears of corona virus has arrived in cambodia we understand now our correspondents just reported that 20 passengers are currently being tested for the virus 44 new cases have been confirmed on another cruise ship that stocks in york or harm a port in japan and that takes a total value to more than $200.00. that turkey has sent him more reinforcements to its observation post in northern syria as tension with government forces continues to rise president bedouins warning he will strike back if syrian forces in the

province attack turkish troops syria's ally russia accuses ankara of making the situation in the last rebel held region even worse by having its military on the ground. well the conflict in northern syria remains highly unstable a confrontation between american troops and government supporters on wednesday led to the death of a civilian hashim a whole bar has more now from istanbul. a russian patrol in north east syria near. after u.s. troops in the area opened fire killing one civilian. the u.s. issued a statement saying they came under attack and had to open fire the incident is now under investigation. 2 that attack came on the same day turkey's president issued a warning to the syrian government and its russian allies. one of them of the

president was up to her and has given damascus and till the end of february to pull out beyond turkish observation posts it. says if talks with russia failed to stop syrian troops targeting turkish forces will respond harshly she was very strong the color we are determined to remove the syrian regime to beyond the boundaries of the thought she agreement that is behind our observation post by the end of february we will do whatever is necessary without hesitation without wavering on land and by air. damascus has dismissed the commons saying turkey is out of touch with reality but despite his anger and frustration president is still hoping he would be able to narrow differences with russian president vladimir putin the 2 signed agreements into $1018.00 which allowed for save lives and respect of the rebels

movements the deals also prevent a syrian president bashar assad from launching an all out military campaign to take over the last stronghold of the rebels. as turkish russian relations remain strained the u.s. has stepped in during a meeting with turkish officials u.s. syria ovoid james jeffrey delivered a sharp rebuke of russia iran and the syrian government which the us blamed for the escalation as tension turkey sending more troops into it live adding more art opposed to the 12 already established after an agreement with russia and iran 2 years ago. the syrian government has been increasing its offensive in the north taking over crucial highways and towns from rebels but it can only do this with a close support of russia's military and its up to the russians and to the turks to decide what happens in syria next. is the board. italy's former

deputy prime minister is soon to be put on trial over a ban he imposed on migrants italian center has stripped from a terror cell finis parliamentary immunity so he can be prosecuted for refusing a rescue boat with migrants to dock last year selvin he was in his interior minister at the time. human rights lawyers in malawi say police are taking too long to investigate officers accused of rape and sexual abuse at least 17 women have told rights workers they were attacked last year our correspondent harem a tosser reports now from malawi. lucy doesn't want to be identified because she is scared the 25 year old was 2 months pregnant when she was raped last october she says a man wearing a police uniform came into her bedroom while she was sleeping she says her husband sometimes asks why she didn't fight back i know what it would he asked me where my

husband was i said i didn't know he called me a liar then he said my husband was one of the people organizing the protests and that i was hiding him he forced me 20 and that he raped me. human rights lawyer said police aren't doing enough to investigate a series of allegations of rape and sexual abuse against their officers the attacks happened during months of protests in several parts of the country following the result of the presidential election last may at least one police officer and a civilian were killed in some other violent protests but of the 17 women. one was actually sexually assaulted. and. abused this includes. breast gropper kind of stuff then we have again 8. actually i mean more rested and ready for years police said the allegations are still being

investigated and no arrests have been made we even indicated. that we see this for community just to get shawn's or things being equal in 2 weeks. or maybe some of the investigators i mean some of the limits of the survivors we're not forthcoming when they were needed but i want you to get us to get more from them how. has been sorted out investigation. and we have that i'm assured that from now with the criminal investigation put out. privilege with some of the women left so some of the worst violence following the election the police station was destroyed during an anti-government protest late last year since then it's been abandoned people here say they don't trust the police and they don't want them to return the constitutional court recently and now the results.

because of what judges said widespread irregularities disputes that and is appealing to the supreme court to overturn the verdict is an easy in malawi but opposition supporters and human rights activists are threatening more protests if things don't go their way. out zira. lebanon's you cabinet is to hold its 1st session today after winning a vote of confidence from the country's parliament from tuesday they're expected to discuss lebanon's economic crisis as well as the $1200000000.00 euro bond payment is due in march protesters of denounce prime minister new cabinet say the changes don't go far enough they want a complete political overhaul to help fix the financial crisis. the u.n. security council's adopted a resolution which calls for a lasting cease fire in libya. earlier the u.n. said forces loyal to the warlord after had blocked flights carrying it staff to and

from live here more now from our diplomatic editor jane spays. this resolution has taken a long time to negotiate almost 4 weeks since the bourbons summit russia had a number of problems with the text particularly the mention of mercenaries operating in libya and we know the wagon a group a russian company does have people in the country russia in the end abstained in the resolution has passed which means attention now goes to geneva next week for the next stage of military talks the so-called 5 plus 5 talks between the 2 sides in libya to try and work out the details for a cease fire in the country which according to the international community is the next stage of the process if there is a cease fire then attention goes back to new york into the secretary general of the united nations because under the resolution he's supposed to come up with

a monitoring mechanism for any cease fire could there be u.n. monitors put into libya that's one possibility i'm also told there's a possibility of monitors from either the african union or the european union. at least 15 people have died around 50 others are still missing after a boat carrying ranger refugees from miramar to malaysia capsized on tuesday in the bay of bengal our correspondent there charging reports are from cox's bizarre in bangladesh. some 130 people mainly women and children were packed on the fishing trawler that capsized relatives wait anxiously outside the police station to find more information on the missing so be a big i was one of the survivor but she lost her 8 year old daughter in the tragedy she was planning to join her husband who lives in malaysia. when the boat capsized over trying to steal my child was on my lap so that he slipped and washed by the

wave i cried out my child my child but she was gone by then marriage is another layer the smugglers commonly use 17 year old muslim a bigamous fiance lives in malaysia her fiance made all the arrangement with the smuggler she managed to survive and now regrets ever attempting the trip money will be on at around 3 in the morning the boat carrying us hit a coral reef most of us were kept in 3 separate holes in the boat but suddenly people started shouting there was water entering please open the hatch once the boat started sinking we were let out and eventually rescued. bangladesh security services said they have intercepted at least $500.00 rowing a refugees from around its shores since last year but security agency that made its a major challenge. we have been able to identify many of those who are involved in this human trafficking business so far we have arrested at least 8 of them after

this incident and taken preemptive actions against others we also have increased patrolling and surveillance along with the other security agencies more than 730000 rohingya muslims who fled brutal military crackdown in myanmar in 2017 currently live in a crowded camp in cox bazaar facing an uncertain future facing increasing restoration under movement communication blackout and desperate condition in the camps many rowing the refugees are now turning to human smugglers to ferry them across a broad to think a better life willing to take a dangerous journey for the bay of bengal bangladesh government says it is working hard to tackle the problem but it meets it's a huge task. cox's bazar bangladesh. the u.s. attorney general william bar's agreed to testify before the house of representatives

judiciary committee next month to answer questions regarding former white house adviser roger stone democrats have criticized barr and the department of justice for overruling federal prosecutors roger stone was sentenced to 7 to 9 years in prison for lying to congress but the justice department said it would reduce that. travis take a look at the top stories here it out 0 there's been a huge surge in the number of corona virus infections in the province that's the epicenter of china's coronavirus outbreak almost 15000 cases were confirmed overnight and beijing sacked its highest ranking official in the province katrina you has the latest from beijing the government at the moment seems to be on a sort of p.r. blitz because their main concern right now of course it's containing the virus but

also they're very much worried about the fallout economically this virus on china they were already facing a slowing economy and now there's been massive impacts on the service industries the manufacturing sector and fishy jinping having very an economic downturn could potentially be a bigger threat than the virus itself when it comes to his leadership so they're very much concerned about that. turkey has sent in more reinforcements to its observation post in northern syria as tension with government forces mounts president. has warned hill strike back of syrian forces in italy province attack turkish troops. deputy prime minister could soon be put on trial over a bad. the italian senate has stripped. parliamentary immunity and that means he can now be prosecuted for refusing to allow

a rescue boat with more than 160 mile border to dock last year at the time salvini was is and is interior minister. cabinet will hold its 1st session today after winning a vote of confidence from the country's parliament on tuesday it's expected to discuss lebanon's economic crisis as well as the $1200000000.00 euro bond payment march protests as have already denounced prime minister new cabinet and say the changes don't go far enough they want a complete political overhaul to fix the financial crisis all right those are the latest stories from coming up next inside story. tensions could cut global economic growth by point 8 percent we bring you the stories in developments that are changing the way we live in. china be

a drag on the global economy try to try to come. on al-jazeera. saddam's transitional government and rebels have agreed to hand over those one to atrocities in the darfur conflict so does this mean formally the end of the she will be sent to the international criminal court in the hague based is inside story . however and welcome to the program i'm the stasi attain now one of the international criminal courts most wanted the people may soon face trial form a sudanese president omar al bashir is accused of atrocities in the western darfur region in 2003 bashir has sentenced soldiers and militias to suppress mostly known arab rebels the u.n. believes fighting famine and disease has.