tv The Papers BBC News February 26, 2020 10:45pm-11:01pm GMT
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that the news of the coronavirus dominates most of the front pages. the mail leads with the news the nhs is braced for what they call virus mayhem. the paper says that health chiefs have said everyone must wash their hands every 20 seconds. the i says that the coronavirus is now growing faster outside of china then within in the country. the guardian says the race to halt the coronavirus outbreak continues as the public is warned against mass panic. the daily telegraph continues that theme. it says that schools and offices have been urged not to panic as coronavirus fears continue to grow. the metro leads witht the news that four children the independent says that in the event of a coronavirus pandemic —
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senior doctors will be required to deny care to the weakest patients and decide who would get the life saving treatment. the times goes with a different story as their lead — say that universities are set to withhold offers for places till after a—level results are published. whilst — the mirror critices the prime minister — saying that whilst the nation is hit by 2 national crises whilst boris johnson found time to attend a party. that's a flavour is what is on those front pages. we will have a look at some of those of the next ten minutes or so. caroline, some of those of the next ten minutes orso. caroline, kick some of those of the next ten minutes or so. caroline, kick us off, the guardian, uk once against mass panic as race to hold a brick intensifies. an oxymoron there which is, don't panic, but actually this all rather very scary. they are predicting that ministers are saying they could be just 72 hours between us they could be just 72 hours between us reaching the same levels as this disease has reached in italy. it's
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worth saying at the moment the uk is recorded just 13 cases and has been zero deaths, but in italy the number of infections has risen by 45% in just 2a hours. bring the total number of those that have been diagnosed with it to around 200. so it seems to me on one level that we are starting to really whip up a bit of panic about the coronavirus, but at the same time one of the headlines seem to be trying to play it down by the same time whipping it up, so it's a bit confusing. so sorry, ijust up, so it's a bit confusing. so sorry, i just need up, so it's a bit confusing. so sorry, ijust need to wash my hands. it's been 20 seconds. milik touch that. how'd you get the balance right? —— no one touch that. that. how'd you get the balance right? -- no one touch that. there will be people i know of in people at home watching his thinking, this isjust a massive excuse for a sickly, people are worrying about but that's not going to kill them,
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it's not that major an event, what is the stress about? why is everything shut down, it's completely unnecessary knee jerk panic reaction. on the other hand the actual panic which says we are all going to die, oh my god, it's the end times, stockpile facemasks and in between the two you got to have some reason here. if you've got an existing lung condition or cystic fibrosis, or if you are ill with something else your wheelchair— bound or bedbound or a baby you don't want coronavirus in the nhs, you don't wa nt coronavirus in the nhs, you don't want it in the system or anywhere. if you live in the developing world ina if you live in the developing world in a country that does not have good health care at work after that does not have good nutrition but is already as in china terrible air pollution that might affect your respiratory system to start with where perhaps you don't trust the authorities because you don't want them to know that you live, or that you are there or ill in case they wa nt you are there or ill in case they want to shoot you or something, that's good to have a massive impact oi'i that's good to have a massive impact
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on many millions of people as the coronavirus cotties on many millions of people as the coronavirus comes and compared to here were you just go to the doctor and the problem in this country if the coronavirus got in is that people would rush to the doctor for every cough and sniffle and stop people who are genuinely ill perhaps with other normal things getting the treatment they should get. we've got to complete absence of common sense and realism when we have to stop this we have to become a because it's a new virus we have to protect all this people in the world were susceptible to it and it could kill millions, but we have to be reasonable and those of us sitting around the table and most people at home, if you got it would not know it and probably going to survive. the reason it's become a big story i'iow the reason it's become a big story now is that for the first time we are seeing more now is that for the first time we are seeing more cases now is that for the first time we are seeing more cases outside of china, because the narrative has been before this is something that nobody else it's their problem, a long way away from us and now of course resting it creep closer and closer to us and we have got some cases although not that many, but the fact that it is ever creeping
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closer and getting bigger in europe is the reason we are now starting to see these stories hitting our front pages. it sets so much about winning the battle for public confidence come that's quite important, isn't it? of the public does not believe what they are told it's very hard to get people to do what they want. in the public information campaigns it's what's being referenced here. the newspapers clearly are already doing the public information campaign but what susie says is really valid. one of the problems is going to be if we start instilling this massive panic here and people start rushing to the doctors were going to see the nhs start to teeter and then is really poor sick patient that need treatment are not going to get it. the front of the independent i knew how that did this earlier, the story itself is not quite match the story itself is not quite match the headline. the headline is what you might call it in the trade a flat out lie. hospital tonight
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character because the pandemic hits. just false and wrong. they were watching at home you are not going to be denied care in a hospital. if you are actually read the story what happens is there's a protocol that was set up during previous epidemics, i think this was after the swine flu into thousand nine fears. which is that we would have over every intensive care unit which of course is the most critical care beds in the hospital, that's where the most and the people in the most danger of losing their lives tend to go off and for a very short period because most people who goes to ico only be there for a short period before the on the ward or it no longer with us. three people in charge of the ico and they could to decide who goes in order doesn't. we've only got six beds in hospital you are not going to vote one to someone you are not going to vote one to someone who is plainly going to die quite soon. only devote one to somebody who you think you can help. at the moment but the su has a bed spare the doctor will put you there evenif spare the doctor will put you there even if they know you're going to die because you get a special care
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towards the end of your life and what they're saying here is if you have too much pressure on those beds willjust have too much pressure on those beds will just have have too much pressure on those beds willjust have a protocol where if you are going to die were not going to be ina you are going to die were not going to be in a when you die. is this a case of one person writes the story and another writes the headline. case of one person writes the story and another writes the headlinem might well be, they're talking about these particular protocols which i think she's explained quite well and that's included in some of the nhs trust plants that's been seen by this newspaper but actually think when you're talking about this so—called three wise been protocol and then conflating that with an idea that actually they are going to suddenly be deciding who's going to live and who's going to die on the advice you beds. will not be denied carriage will be cared for on different bed. this kind of pet it —— panic that is starting, and there's not a lot of other news around. brexit has been quiet, harry and meghan have gone from the other royals are being fairly well behaved and so we are stuck here with this virus which is spreading around the world as viruses do, and actually it spreading quite slowly and when it's
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going to these other countries is getting contained very quickly. so it's not going further. not having a sustained person—to—person transmission need to worry about. and so it becomes very dramatic and we love it but it's not art better day. when they could to brexit in a moment but will forward you that the sea with the independent, an image of these front with the riots in delhi, start with one of the independent because this is protesters burning effigy. several days of violence here. this is in doing most of violence which is the disputed citizenship law which is biased very much against the muslim population. in discussing absolute havoc there at the moment. basically, it's going to give her favour those that are non—muslim in his neighbouring countries to give them citizenship rights there and there's huge muslim population there which has basely been set at odds.
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it's a massive, you know dispute going on which they're struggling to contain. and we see here some of those images of the indian prime minister being burned in that conflicts as well with this picture here also on the front pages. pick up here also on the front pages. pick up on this as well in terms of what the different papers are saying about it. when india was, after independence it became a secular multi—faith state with a constitution that protected people and so that everyone is equal before the law and there was no religious discrimination, the rules for citizenship either by birth or been there for a long and sustained period. no mention of faith. now what is happened is because of some internal issues with the voters register and modi's voters and how many of his hindu nationalist voters are on and are not how they are citizens how many might be illegal, the rules have been changed very
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quickly after his amazing win last year and without much debate in the indian problem have gone against the constitutional rules, they have not torn at the constitution, they have just ignored it and pass new saying if you are hindu or sikh, or christian and are refugee for whatever neighbouring countries and the terrible muslim overlords to look at citizenship within five years and can vote. if you're muslim it's probably your fault you are not coming in. that's where all of this is coming from. he had a secular country of people and people living side by side and suddenly have a two state system with different fades on either side and bear in mind india and pakistan both have the bomb, this is not the kind of thing we wa nt this is not the kind of thing we want to have an argument about. piece of legislation introduced by the constitution has been changed and the constitution exists. it's quite likely it would be overturned quite likely it would be overturned quite quickly. it's getting through the judicial system and having the
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money and how many muslim refugees, if you are a hate rohingyan muslim thing —— fleeing what is happening in burma how much cash do you have to be buying your rates like this? let's mention brexit, johnson future brexit deal ground rules. this is an intriguing story. it looks like it's been briefed by number ten basically suggesting that the prime minister is going to say that he's not going to be bound by the political declaration which of course we spent much of last year hearing all about because there was lots of arguments about what was in and not in it, this was of course attached to the e withdrawal agreement which was going to the houses of parliamentjust after the general election and now downing street or basely saying that actually the political declaration does not hold any weight any more going to rip it up because it's superseded by the commitments made in the conservative manifesto. play confusing because the conservative ma nifesto confusing because the conservative manifesto cannot prior to the e withdrawal agreement going through parliament and also some of the
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things they're saying you're going to be ripped out of this declaration which also includes plans to ditch the level playing field for example have already been ripped out. we've been left little bits and scratching our heads here and we kind of think it's a posturing of number ten try to look a bit hard. that's what happening it at the start of negotiations. it is what they did after portions of the kemper ministerand after portions of the kemper minister and start talking all the new deal threads, it's really waving or whatever you might expect, but you have to bear in mind some of the dates here. this political agreement with renegotiated in july, dates here. this political agreement with renegotiated injuly, it was voted through in december by parliament for us want to tear it up now and destroying the sovereignty of parliament. on that note that he would no doubt to the end of this paper reveal. back in a little while, thank you very much the time being. that's it for the papers this hour, carolyn and susie back at half past 11 for look at the papers and don't forget you can see the front pages of the papers online on the
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bbc news website it's all there for you seven days a week at bbc that code at uk forwards the papers and if you miss the programme any evening you can watch it later on the bbc iplayer. back for that second review in just a0 minutes' time, for the moment goodbye. you can see little bit of disruption and into tomorrow morning with the sleet and snow that will affect southern parts of england and also have some sleet and snow showers across the northern west of the country too. look at the local radio before heading out. area of low pressure south of the uk they'll brings some subtle area parts of wales in high grounds in the southwest of england and into the mid lands, sleet snow showers moving eastwards as well. you can see some
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sleet and snow in the southeast and towards east anglia but into the afternoon, it clears away in sunshine and abundance with heavy lying snow all tend to melt away very quickly. as he had to friday, the next system moves to the southwest i'll bring some whether and when he with a cold start across the north and east with some sunshine, three and spills up to the south with snow across the north pa rt south with snow across the north part of wales and into the north penn nine and then south with wind picking up and those temperatures will be on the rise in the stay u nsettled will be on the rise in the stay unsettled with strong winds at times.
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this is bbc news. i'm julian worricker. the headlines at 11pm: the government sets out its response as coronavirus speads across europe. for the first time, more new cases are recorded outside china than within. we have a clear a—part plan to respond to the outbreak of this disease: contain, delay, research and mitigate. we are taking all necessary measures to minimise the risk to the public. flood water threatens to overwhelm defences in shropshire, as emergency evacuations take place in towns along the river severn. fleeing their homes. families in the indian capital delhi terrified at the outbreak of hindu—muslim violence which has left 27 dead. police respond as a number of people have been killed
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