hello, i'm ros atkins, this is outside source. the chinese doctor who tried to raise early concerns about the coronavirus has died of the illness. meanwhile the number of cases continues to rise. us astronaut christina cook is back on earth after this man caused a political earthquake in germany by getting into power with the help of a far—right party. he's now had to stand down. we'll explain the story.

us astronaut christina cook is back on earth after setting records in space. she spent 328 days on the international space station — the longest—ever single space flight by a woman. dr li wenliang has died — this is the man who became a hero in china after trying to warn the medical community about the coronavirus. he was told to be quiet by the authorites — before weeks later being diagnosed with the virus himself. bbc chinese reports that dr li was declared dead on thursday evening. but there's this too. "the news of his death triggered a huge wave of popular reaction on weibo — china's equivalent of twitter. journalists and doctors at the scene who do not want their names used, told the bbc that officials then decided to control the flow of information by ordering the doctor to be put back on life support and to change all official media reports from death

to in critical condition." that attempt to shut down the story, looks to have failed — and official chinese media are now again reporting the death of dr li. the background here is this. dr li posted a warning to a group chat of medics in december. he said he'd seen seven cases that he thought resembled the sars virus that led to a global epidemic in 2003. chinese police then accused him of "making false comments" that had "severely disturbed the social order". he was then forced to sign a document that read: quote "we solemnly warn you: if you keep being stubborn, with such impertinence, and continue this illegal activity, you will be brought to justice — is that understood 7 " underneath that dr li wrote: "yes, i do." even into january officials in wuhan were insisting that only those who came in contact with infected animals could catch this virus. that wasn't true. and no accurate guidance was issued

to protect doctors who had been in contact with infected people. then dr li fell ill. finally, on 20 january, china declared an emergency. and at the january, dr li posted this picture with the words "finally diagnosed." he had the virus. the pictures of di li in his hospital bed are going to become among the defining images of this crisis, despite china's efforts to shut the story down. isabel hilton is from china dialogue. this from china dialogue. is what china does. increasingly this is what china does. increasingly seeking to control what people know. that was the problem may be beginning. if he had been listening to in the beginning, if the authorities have acted in the beginning, we would not have seen this virus escape from wuhan. all of oui’ this virus escape from wuhan. all of our china this virus escape from wuhan. all of ourchina and ban this virus escape from wuhan. all of our china and ban internationally. however to county and the measures

taken, this is essentially shutting the stable door. people like this doctor who were sanctioned having been interviewed by the police they had to confess by spreading rumours. which can carry credit sentiments and china. this means that the government is what most favourite —— afraid of. it is being inconvenient. it is being inconvenient. dr li's death has generated an outpouring of anger on social media in china. stephanie hegarty‘s been following the day's events ssource there is anger at the confusion all around this virus notjust his story oi’ around this virus notjust his story or what is happened to him, but certain things may have been suppressed. that he was criticised for getting hisjob. the message he sent to his colleagues was to be safe, wear protective clothing and there was anger that he was reprimanded for being a good sensible doctor. reprimanded for being a good sensible doctor. the virus continues to spread.

there are now more than 28,000 confirmed cases worldwide — 99% of those are in china. and 564 people there have died. he was in his early to mid 30s it seems, by all accounts we don't know which help to before and he got sick. it seems he was a healthy guy. that is what is worrying people as well. we can only go by like chinese authorities are telling us about who is dying from the sinus. the death of someone so high—profile, and seemingly so young is definitely creating fear. seemingly so young is definitely creating fear. the virus continues to spread. there are now more than 28,000 confirmed cases worldwide — 99% of those are in china. and 564 people there have died. the world health organisation says the virus is in 2a countries. the biggest numbers of cases outside of china are currently

being reported in japan, with 45 cases, and singapore with 28. another country the virus has reached is the uk, where a third case has been diagnosed. here's the bbc‘s health editor hugh pym. a nowadays we are told in brighton and the south of england, became unwell. he had recently returned from singapore, we did not know his nationality. he was isolated at home, tested positive when a new strain at coronavirus and taken to a hospital in london. which has specialists, isolation unit is looking after people with infectious diseases similar to that in newcastle who have. does this change the advice that the uk is offering? because he concentrated it and it

singapore and not china gas. they are extending their advice for travellers coming back in the uk. before this happy baby china and come back to uk you were advised to isolate yourself and call the helpline or a doctor. now they are saying for some asian countries singapore and malaysia, if you come back and develop symptoms you should isolate yourself. that is an extension geographically and what they were telling others before. on tuesday the uk government advised all british citizens to leave china. the chinese ambassador to the uk today criticised that decision saying it was disproportionate — and sowed panic. we have been advised to take the professional advice of the people. we have also agreed with us they will follow the words did not match with the deeds.

match with the deeds. the world health organisation's view is that it's not good to close borders — because people still travel, they just start lying about where they've come from — meaning the disease simply spreads even further. there are experts in the uk, who defend the british position. i think quite frankly, it is a bit of each of the chinese to turn around and saying we are overreacting. this is the country that now has 30,000 people that they have confirmed has this. there's probably a big clinical aspirin to their well that's 30,000 in concert to see tiny tip of that aspect. there might be as many as 100,000 people infected. they have knocked out more hospitals in about two weeks. that is a pretty enforceable reaction to what they must perceive to bea reaction to what they must perceive to be a critical threat. china is certainly sparing no effort in trying

to contain the virus. 1 streets all over china are being sprayed with disinfectant, this is yichang in hubei province. in hong kong thousands of people queued around the block to try and buy surgical masks to protect themselves from the virus. in wuhan where the outbreak started patients are being taken to one of the brand new purpose built hospitals. others will be brought to these ‘fever camps' — stadiums, gymnasiums and conference centres kitted out with beds for the sick. among the new cases confirmed there was a newborn baby in wuhan. it's the first time an infant that young has contracted the disease. and it raises the possibility the virus could be passed from mother to child in the womb.

although experts say at this stage that's just a theory. a newborn baby is very vulnerable. as they'll know. it possible the baby picked it up during the process of being born, or while mum was holding the little baby and mum i symptomatic and coughing and sneezing. we do know some viruses can sneezing. we do know some viruses ca n ci’oss sneezing. we do know some viruses can cross the placenta mother to child. but we did not definitively know what this virus at the moment. but we did not definitively know what this virus at the moment. it's more than two months since the first patients in china began reporting symptoms of the virus. here's what we know so far about it. we know it is a type of coronavirus and it can infect our lungs. micah, cold and flu, it seems they can't spread person by coughing and sneezing. the main symptoms include

difficulty breathing, fever, and coughing. many people who get sick recover but it can lead to organ failure, pneumonia, and death. because it is new, there is no vaccine or treatment currently but i can't stop it. you can take it manage symptoms that the only way to prevent infection was two avoid those who are sick. basic hygiene such as washing your hands often and using tissues when you cough and sneeze it will help stop the spread of viruses likeness. if you think he may have coronavirus stay at home and avoid contact with others, and call your doctor. there is still a lot that we did not know yet, but experts say there is more to come from this epidemic and containing it quickly is a priority. around the world at least a dozen laboratories run by drug

companies and universities are racing to develop a vaccine to protect people from the virus and the more they know about it the better chance they have of success. the who outlined today the main gaps in our knowledge. we don't know the source of the outbreak, we don't know what it's natural reservoir is. we did not properly understand its transmit ability, or severity. to defeat this outbreak, we need answers to all of those questions. to defeat this outbreak, we need answers to all of those questions. hugh pym has more on the international effort to stop the disease. vw hl at this stage, has stopped short of declaring a global pandemic. what that tells us is clearly is a matter of great concern in china but it hasn't spread rapidly so far outside china. in fa ct, rapidly so far outside china. in fact, the chief medical officer for england, said in a briefing by saying as long as it stays like

that, other countries including uk with nhs very well prepared, should be able to deal with a few dozen cases. if it turns into a pandemic, and spreads widely into a number of health care systems may be without adequate measures to contain it, thatis adequate measures to contain it, that is when it becomes a problem for everybody. he expects global travel, more people coming out and that will put more pressure on health systems. we had not at that stage yet. will it be declared a global pandemic? presumably it's not just about highly described. if is declared as such that trigger certain responses, is not how it works click yes it is moving from a pandemic in china for a medical authorities which that it is spreading rapidly and in some sense is out of control. across a number

of different countries. at that point that who will have to put out new guidelines. each house work with itself being that is targeted to most needed. to try to isolate cases and care for them. certainly that is and care for them. certainly that is a worry, but it is not at that level as things stand. it is possible that as things stand. it is possible that as it stays roughly where it is in the case number start following, it will go to the other way. the case number start following, it will go to the other way. 0n 0utsdie source business in a few minutes. china is getting ready to slash tariffs on more than a thousand us goods. china's economy is feeling the impact to the coronavirus outbreak — so this couldn't be happening at a more crucial time. the scottish finance secretary, derek mackay has resigned after it was revealed he had sent hundreds of personal messages to a 16—year—old boy on social media. mr mackay was due to present a multi—billion pound budget to the scottish parliament. the first minister nicola sturgeon

said there was no place for him in government. our correspondent james shaw is following the story. certainly there has been a lot of condemnation and harsh criticism from the snp opposition in the scottish parliament, cell of the greens he described derek mackay is utterly u na cce pta ble. greens he described derek mackay is utterly unacceptable. 0n the conservative said his party was shocked, and he viewed it as something similar to grooming, what derek at night or is said to have done. later he said that he should resign, as a member of the scottish parliament. what he did was an abuse of power. he said it was a member of the scottish parliament. what he did was an abuse of power. he said it was an abuse of power. he said it was predatory. he said it was predatory. this is 0utside source live from the bbc newsroom. 0ur lead story is:

it's been confirmed that li wenliang, the chinese doctor who was one of the first to raise concerns about the coronavirus in his country, has died of the illness. there have been a number of violent confrontations between israeli soldiers and palestinians. injerusalem, israeli police shot dead an arab israeli who opened fire on them. earlier, israeli troops killed two palestinians in the occupied west bank, and in a separate incident, an israeli soldier was hurt in a drive—by shooting. bbc arabic. italian authorities are investigating why a high—speed train derailed, killing two people, and injuring nearly 30. the train was travelling from milan to salerno when it came off the tracks. there are reports maintenance work was being carried out on the track where the accident happened. bbc world service english. the nasa astronaut christina co0k has completed the longest ever single spaceflight

by a woman. she landing back on earth in kazakhstan. after spendiing 328 days in space, just short of the american record. potent political moment in germany. this man, thomas kemmerich is stepping down as the leader of state of toor—ingnen he'd been in office one day. he's from liberal fdp party — but he'd only been elected leader with the support of the far—right afd party. it's the first time a mainstream party has allowed the afd fdpto play kingmaker — and it's caused huge upset. this is thomas kemmermich earlier. translation: together with my state parliament colleagues from the free democrats, we decided to ask the parliament meant to be dissolved. by doing so we would like to make it new elections possible and remove the flaw of the afd support for state premier. democrats made democratic majorities and obviously there isn't one in this parliament. christian lindner, the national

leader of the fdp said kemmerich was right to free himself "from dependency on the afd". here's toor—ingnen in the centre of germany. these are regional election results from last october. the far left die linke party came top. the afd came second. and fdp got 5%. now die linke agreed a new coalition deal this week — and it was assumed the left‘s leader would continue as state premier. but no. he lost that by one vote. defeated by the fdp's thomas kemmerich — who only won because the far fight afd suppored him. this is the memorable response of the leader of die linke in the state parliament yesterday. she through a bouquet of flowers

at mr kemmerich‘s feet. there have been protests in a number of cities. the editor of the tabloid bild said tweet @ronzheimer "our page one on a day when fascists elected an fdp man as prime minister." its headline says "handshake of shame" and this is angela merkel‘s reaction. it was a bad day for democracy it was a day and he with the values and the lease everything must be done to make it clear that what we believe and cannot be associated with that. we believe and cannot be associated with it. legal work on this end of the next few days. legal work on this end of the angela merkel also called the pact "unforgivable". this is the reaction to that from afd in the national parliament. tweet @christianlueth "what's "unforgivable" is merkel‘s immigration policy, not a democratic vote. should the people of keep voting until the outcome suits the chancellor?" the man who was ousted by this manouevre went further.

bodo ramelow tweeted this picture of the afd leader shaking hands with mr kemmermich. alongside it, he tweeted this picture of adolf hitler becoming german chancellor. and included a quote from hitler from february 1930 saying "we achieved the greatest success in thuringia. today we really are the crucial party there..." "the parties in toor—ingnen, which up until now formed the government, cannot get a majority without our assistance." the the afd has hit back at nazi comparisons. tweet @afd "these nazi comparisons really stink. we in the afd stand for a law—based state, democracy, political pluralism and forjewish life in our country. we are against all violence and censorship of opinion. stop the incitement!".

but toor—ingnen‘s afd is led by bjorn hocke, one of the party's most controversial figures. he sparked an outcry when he condemned the decision to place the holocaust memorial in the heart of berlin, describing it as a "memorial of shame". last year a german court ruled he can be reasonably described as a fascist. here's the bbc‘s damien mcguinness. you have people there simply eject for the eu in the year that's how it started as a party, but you also had a very powerful link within the party, which is described by officials here, as a neo— nazi elements within it. as he described by one quite as conscious. that is becalmed they want to turn back to japanese culture memorial, and looking back towards the holocaust

they also want to really turn germany into a nativist country where at my minorities are no longer welcome. where at my minorities are no longer welcome. afd has mps in all 16 of germany's state parliaments and this is its share of the vote in the most recent state elections. nationally it has 89 seats in the lower house of parliament out of 709 in total — and because there's a grand coalition government between the two biggest parties, that means afd is actually the largest opposition party. that means what's happened thuringia may be a symtom of a broader trend. here's damien mcguinness again. you have on the one hand particularly in baystate, and very strong right afd party on the other spectrum is a medical left—wing party. the centre left and centre are traditionally formed governments here, refused to collaborate, or

collaborate with afd. the right party also refuses to work with the medical left. what we had seen his fragmentation of politics here. which has led to these very unstable calibrations. this is why we see such chaos in the regional elections this week. china is to halve tariffs on 17 hundred goods made in america from 14th february. the tax on american cars, fish and pork will fall to 5% and there'll be a 2 and a half per cent cut in the tax on crude oil and soy beans. economist lynda yueh says easing tensions with its biggest trading partner couldn't come at a more crucial time for china. i lot of what china buys from the space for protection, self as factories close and chapstick lies, they are not going to want to be buying, or pay more what they have

to for the things that have to buy. obviously, the chinese are couching for us as we need to have his space when dl implemented with confidence so when dl implemented with confidence so that everyone can see that they are on the same page. this would help them recover from the virus. it is coming together at the moment. it is coming together at the moment. uber has just announce a rise in sales for the last three months of 2019. for more it's over to samira hussain in new york. when they say a rising sales were to be talking about? by far the biggest moneymakerfor invert, be talking about? by far the biggest moneymaker for invert, and be talking about? by far the biggest moneymakerfor invert, and be part of the company that they are most well known for is the right hailing. in that sector of the business we saw that there was an increase and a musician said it was 18% more people using that service compared to the same time last year. looking at the areas of business and that hasn't really been growing quite quickly, it is the birth each sector, that restau ra nt it is the birth each sector, that restaurant delivery service. they

had seen there is a huge increase 71% more users overall for that uber eats pa rt of 71% more users overall for that uber eats part of its business. there are really two big numbers and data people are talking about. the first line is if you look at the last four months of 2019, uber lost less money, then what analyst were expecting. part of a story but the other part, i let her number, the entire year of 2019 necklace blinds lost $8.5 billion. that is an awful lot of money to liz. there is some way away, from that point. if you are latching on the bbc news channel. we dined at the new edition newscast. outside source is going to continually have a very latest from

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the first thing we'll be talking about is what we used to do in brexitcaster. —— brexitcaster. everyone said the story would disappear after brexit day and it did for two days and then came back massively on monday. everything seems remarkably familiar. at the old naval academy, cannon lined up outside. there is a huge —— it was a place of history of written‘s pass. —— britain's pass. and the prime minister under this extraordinary ceiling set out what his vision of the kind of deal he's going to get

which is canada, canada, canada, canada, canada. it's a relationship with the eu where it easy to trade and there's no taxes on exports or restrictions on how much business you can do. in the uk can set its own rules on anything but as you know very well, that's not going to end very well on the eu side. and borisjohnson thinks the ua k should be treated like any other country with a trade deal. —— the uk. be treated like any other country with a trade deal. -- the uk. from brussels to china to washington, terrorists are being waived around —— tarrifs terrorists are being waived around — — tarrifs and terrorists are being waived around —— tarrifs and there is an ever growing proliferation of non—tarrif

barriers. they are lagging behind global growth. trade used to grow, 1987 to 2007. now it barely keeps pace. now the growth is itself anaemic and the decline in poverty, thatis anaemic and the decline in poverty, that is starting to slow. you could feel the history of where we were having left to the eu that he could make a speech like that. i know prime minister is in the past may have had a similar outlook on free trade but in the limitations were actually constrained and also, i think we heard in the clip