this is bbc world news. i'm maryam moshiri. our top stories: california under lockdown — america's largest state orders its a0 million citizens to stay at home. as italy's death rate from coronavirus continues to soar, other european countries bring in new emergency measures to try to contain its spread. india executes four men for a notorious gang rape and murder on a bus in delhi, eight years ago, that sparked widespread horror and protest. as japan comes under increasing pressure to postpone the olympics, the flame arrives from greece.

hello and welcome to bbc news. the governor of the largest state in the us, california, has ordered all its citizens to stay home, to go out only when absolutely necessary, to try to limit the spread of the coronavirus. governor gavin newsom says he expects more than half of all californians to have been infected with covid—19 by may. the virus will impact about 56% of us. you do the maths and in the state of california that is a particularly large number. that number of its option not be overly alarming for the vast majority of us. the majority will not have symptoms and be perfectly fine. we will be speaking to our correspondent

in north america in a few minutes time. covid—19 has infected more than 200 thousand people worldwide and its epicentre is now europe. authorities there are considering extending stringent lockdowns to stem the outbreak. italy, spain, germany and france are the worst affected countries, but the disease is spreading across the entire continent. freya cole reports. the coronavirus divide that supermarkets in france construct plastic areas as a way to protect staff. it is just one of many measures put in place which is changing day—to—day tasks. with so many people at home in lockdown, netflix has been forced to reduce video quality in europe for the next 30 days. it says there is currently too much strain on internet providers. busy barcelona airport has been

cleared and played. more than 80,000 confirmed cases of the virus in spain and numbers are on the rise. there are fears across the continent and right across the continent and right across the continent and right across the world that stocks of medical protective gear are running low. this factory in spain is the only one in the country that makes facemasks. it is now open 2a hours and, according to the owner, produces 25,000 masks a day for the healthcare sector. the virus is yet to peak in italy, now the worst affected country in the world. doctors and nurses are exhausted. the enormous death toll is taking its toll on them. translation: i think its toll on them. translation: ithinka its toll on them. translation: i think a hospital is reaching breaking point. we do notjust need more is, we need workers, equipment to protect our stuff, ventilators. the spread of the virus is too fast for us to

keep up. these are grim pictures from one of the worst hit areas in northern italy bergtamo bergtamo shows army trucks carrying conference to less crowded towns. at 9pm on friday, australia's strictest ever travel ban is set to kick in. it will ban the entry of all non residents, only allowing citizens, permanent residents and their families to enter. the country has now recorded its 7th death from the virus. i'm joined now by our sydney correspondent, shaimaa khalil. talk me through what exactly these border control measures are going to mean? this is the most far—reaching ban that we have incurred here in australia and done in co—ordination with new zealand. it kicked in and

in new zealand and in a few hours time, all foreigners will be banned from crossing the border and coming into australia. as you mentioned, citizens, permanent residents and their families will be allowed in but even then they will have to remain in quarantine for 14 days. this has ventilators in a progressive wave of measures and restrictions here in australia. earlier this week, or people coming in were being told to warrant ten. australians have been told not to travel abroad. those overseas have been told to come back, all opening up for this ban for all foreigners coming in to australia effective 9pm here. this as we see a sharp rise in 2a hours with more than 700 cases in the country, 75 in the last 2a hours. 700 cases in the country, 75 in the last 24 hours. what is going on around the west of

australia? that's right, we now know there are more cases and we also know there are conversations in different parts of the country about travelling within australia as well. earlier we heard from tasmania. they have restricted crossing into their borders. that is a state island in the south. the prime minister has said conversations are ongoing about travelling inside. pontus, the local airline, they have rounded all international flights but also 60% of that domestic flights as well. —— qantas. in the midst of all these measures, of social distancing, schools will remain open and many people are asking, if you are restricting people's movement and asking people's movement and asking people to keep a distance

inside and outside, be? about why students are still being asked to go to school. thank you very much indeed for that update. in india, four men sentenced to death in 2013 for the gang—rape and murder of a 23—year—old woman, have been executed. the attack provoked large protests across the country and put pressure on politicians and judges to enforce new laws against sexual violence. our correspondent rajini vaidyanathan has more from delhi. well, minutes after the men were executed, the mother of the victim told reporters she held the photo of her daughter and hugged it and told her, "we finally gotjustice." as you say, this case dates back to 2012, december, where the student, who was 23 years old, was travelling on a bus on her way home from the cinema when she was brutally gang rape and murdered and this case

sparked international outrage, it forced this country to question and look at its attitude towards women. it did change some laws, fast—track courts were set up, but in reality there are still caught cases like this happening regularly in india. in this particular case, six men were accused, one of them died in the jail, believed to have taken his own life. another, a juvenile, was released after serving some time and these four men were the four remaining accused convicted in 2013 were executed in the early hours of this morning having exhausted all appeal processes, including a last—ditch appeal in the early hours of this morning. now, some people were celebrating outside the tihar jail in delhi but the wider question, as i said, was the conversation around attitudes towards women and justice for women, has that moved on since the case since 2012?

iran has reported its biggest jump in coronavirus deaths. 149 new fatalities have been confirmed in the past 24 hours. the country now has the third highest death toll — nearly 1,300 people infected by the disease have lost their lives. officially infected. and the size of the outbreak is a concern for neighbouring pakistan and afghanistan — countries with weak healthcare. secunder kermani reports from islamabad. disinfecting the streets in iran. only china and italy have had higher death tolls as a result of the coronavirus outbreak. iran's authorities have asked for us sanctions to be removed to help cope, but they have been accused of being slow to act and lockdown cities. we have been passed messages from one doctor, working in the country. we are hiding his identity to protect him from repercussions for speaking out. right now most places

are in a state of chaos. the official numbers are ridiculous and good for nothing. there are not enough resources to look after infected people or to protect those treating them, like masks or protective clothing. hospitals are only taking in people who are extremely sick and turning anyone else away. iran's biggest shrines have now been closed, though it has resulted in protests like this, and pilgrims visiting the religious sites have already helped spread the virus to surrounding countries. this is a quarantine camp in pakistan, by the iranian border. they've had to process more than 4000 people leaving iran but, instead of isolation, conditions here are crowded and unhygienic. translation: here, injust one tent, there are 3—6 people and we are being kept around two weeks.

suppose one person has corona, everyone will get it. this is badly organised and totally illogical. more than half of pakistan's coronavirus cases have emerged from this camp. a lack of testing here means they have only been detected when they wre taken to separate centres in their home provinces. officials say the camp is now being improved. concerns are also rising in iran's other neighbour, afghanistan, where tens of thousands of migrants and refugees have been returning in recent days. in countries like pakistan and afghanistan, medical professionals warn the already weak healthcare system would be overwhelmed by a major outbreak. the number of cases is comparatively low in both countries but so is the number of tests that have been carried out. it seems inevitable

the figures will rise. secunder kermani, bbc news, islamabad. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: all fired up for tokyo 2020 but will the olympics actually go ahead? today, we have closed the book on apartheid and that chapter. more than 3,000 subway passengers were affected. nausea, bleeding, headaches and a dimming of vision — all of this caused by an apparently organised attack. the trophy itself was on the pedestal in the middle of the cabinet here. now, this was an international trophy, and we understand now that the search for it has become an international search.

above all, this was a triumph for the christian democrats of the west, offering reunification as quickly as possible, and that's what the voters wanted. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: california has ordered all of its citizens to stay at home to limit the spread of the coronavirus as the death rate from coronavirus continues to soar in italy other european countries are bringing in more emergency measures to try to contain its spread. in africa, there are fewer covid—19 cases than in many parts of the world, but the head of the world health organization has warned that the continent should prepare for the worst. governments are introducing strict measures such as closing schools and restricting movements. but in informal settlements where millions of people live,

many fear that measures such as keeping social distance and self—isolation are impossible to follow, as the bbc‘s sylvia chebet found out in one of africa's largest slums in the kenyan capital nairobi. a few miles from nairobi's city centre lies this slum. hundreds of thousands of people are thought to live here, struggling for food, thought to live here, struggling forfood, for thought to live here, struggling for food, for money, and for space. welcome to my house, this is where i'm living. joseph's house is like many here are. it has some chairs, a stove, and somewhere to sleep. he knows how devastating a coronavirus outbreak would be here. official guidance says keep your distance. stay away from others, self isolate if you show symptoms. but in a 1—room

house with no windows and a toilet shared with 25 neighbours, following that advice isn't easy. from there, in this community, pollution is higher than you would think. space isn't the only thing that is scarce how. water is, too. the world health organization says people should be washing their hands with clean water and soap for 20 seconds to prevent the spread of the virus. summer following that advice. but for others like joseph's wife janet, washing handsis joseph's wife janet, washing hands is a luxury. we are being told we must wash our hands every time we touch things, and we must use 20 seconds washing our hands, and that water is so

much, we don't have much. my life has changed so much. nowadays you can't greet somebody without washing your hands, so coronavirus has made our lives change. but while many things have changed for some people, this pathologist who grew up here thinks the situation needs to be taken more seriously. there is almost a complete lack of serious awareness. people have heard about it because it is all over the media but unfortunately it is still something like a foreign thing, affecting nationalities outside so people don't actually know self quarantine and self isolation, people don't seem to understand that this is something that can explode. this isjust that this is something that can explode. this is just one that this is something that can explode. this isjust one of the many slums in kenya and across africa. in a place like this, are tightly packed together, disease can spread fast, and so can fare. joseph

scared, but knows that fare can't protect his family. he is doing whatever he can to keep them healthy. sylvia chebet, bbc news, nairobi. a short time ago, the olympic flame has arrived injapan amid grave doubts as to whether the 2020 games will be able to go ahead in tokyo. the elaborate torch relay that had been planned has already been cut back drastically because of the coronavirus. up to now the organisers have insisted that the tokyo olympics will go ahead as planned but as more and more sporting events are cancelled around the world, calls are growing for the event to be delayed or postponed. even if the pandemic peaks soon, athletes are asking how they are supposed to qualify, which must take place in the next two months. now the former governor of tokyo, who led much of the early planning for the games, has told the bbc he is almost certain the games will not take place as scheduled on july 24th. from tokyo, rupert wingfield hayes reports.

there may not be much surf for her to show off in today, but for now, every day in the water counts. this woman has her sights set on a middle, in the first ever olympic surfing contest. at least, that was the plan until the virus arrived. translation: right now, i'm afraid. i don't know what is going to happen. the olympics is a dream for me, but we don't want to have a bad olympics, so maybe it's better to have the olympics when the fear has gone. here injapan, you could be forgiven for thinking that there is no global pandemic. schools are closed but apart from that, life is going on pretty much as normal, and it is the same with the olympic games. the japanese

government insist it is full steam ahead for the opening ceremony onjuly the 24th. there are now some prominent voices saying that is denying reality. in central tokyo, the brand—new olympic stadium is ready. $30 billion has been spent preparing the city. but the former governor of tokyo says the chances of holding the olympics this year are now tiny. cancel or postpone. 90%. japan looks like it has the coronavirus under control. this was the popular district of tokyo today. there is no sign of social distancing or public panic that has been witnessed across europe. but experts say that does not mean that tokyo 2020 can be held safely. even if you could be successful

in controlling the disease injapan, if other nations like europe and africa were really suffering from the infectious disease, nobody could come to japan because the risk of infection, so you have to have control injapan and you have to have control of the infectious disease worldwide. now, is it likely? i doubt. many athletes, both here injapan and around the world are asking for an end to the uncertainty. they all desperately want the olympics to go ahead. if it can't, they need to be told soon. rupert wingfield—hayes joins us now live from tokyo. what do you think? when do you think we will get a decision and what might that decision be? how do people injapan feel about that? hello certainly the japanese government and the

international olympic committee are saying there is no need to make a decision yet, in fact as the olympic flame was landing here injapan the olympic flame was landing here in japan this the olympic flame was landing here injapan this morning, the international olympic committee issued a statement, a communique saying they understand the uncertainty, this is a very uncertain time for the world but they are in no rush to make a decision about what to do about the olympics. they say they have contingency plans in place but at the moment it is still full stea m at the moment it is still full steam ahead forjuly the 24th. i have to say, as you heard and that piece, that is not the feeling of many experts here at. i think, just taking a stab at. i think, just taking a stab at it, from people they have been talking to, they say that a decision can perhaps be put off until the beginning of may, but that is really the last moment at which they can decide whether to cancel or postpone games, and from everybody i have been talking to here, both medical expert and government

officials, they think the most likely outcome is not a cancellation but a delay of one or two years, everybody thinks the chances of going ahead on the chances of going ahead on the 24th ofjuly are very small indeed. and what has the reaction been in japan indeed. and what has the reaction been injapan to this news? huge concern, and potential disappointment. this has been a huge thing for several years has been a huge thing for several yea rs now has been a huge thing for several years now for the people of tokyo and the people of japan. people of tokyo and the people ofjapan. a people of tokyo and the people of japan. a huge people of tokyo and the people ofjapan. a huge amount of money have been spent, up to 30 billion us dollars has been put on by the government to build a new international stadium, facilities, and there was real hope, there was realfeeling that this is notjust a big event for tokyo but for the whole of japan, it was event for tokyo but for the whole ofjapan, it was going to bring millions more tourists and they would then travel elsewhere around the pan. i have friends who run businesses

all overjapan and they were hoping that their business is going to boom this summer and now they are looking at the prospect of the olympics either being cancelled or moved with a great deal of doom and gloom. this is already, notjust here injapan but around the world, eve ryo ne injapan but around the world, everyone is being affected by this pandemic, most people very negatively, and so i think people here in japan negatively, and so i think people here injapan feel very much the same way, that this is going to be a huge economic blow and a psychological blow for people who were looking forward to having really a huge festival of sport here in tokyo this summer. and you talked about contingency plans, what might they be? and also you talked about delaying the games, why do you think that is the preferred thing to do, and with the aoc be ok with that, because it would change the whole difference between the yea rs whole difference between the years between the olympic games, wouldn't it? hello edward, but we are in an unprecedented time, so euro 2020 has been postponed until 2021, lots of other sports

events, the nba in the united states, premier league football in the uk, all of these things are being massively impacted by the coronavirus pandemic, so these are unprecedented times requiring unprecedented action. why do i think postpone rather than cancel? well, because they think the international olympic committee does not want to cancel olympic games. the only time this happened before was in1940, time this happened before was in 1940, also tokyo, but during a world war, so postponement is very complicated but it would be the best option. thank you very much indeed. quebec to our top story and the lot down in california. wanted to ask you about this lockdown because obviously it is huge, the most populous state in america, how will it be enforced? i'm afraid that we have lost david there, well, i can tell you that california

has 40 million residents and the governor has predicted that 20 million of them could catch the virus by them in of may and it has now been announced that all residents in california must stay at home, that is the announcement from the governor. lets talk to david, we think we have got him now. david, those technical gremlins are stopping me from talking to you. very briefly, what is actually going to happen to californian resident? it is the most drastic step from any state governor, the governor ruling that all 40 million plus residents of california should stay at home and only go out if it is absolutely necessary, whether that is to visit a sick friend, collect medicine or go to the grocery store, he is calling for shops and shopping

malls to be closed as well as corporate offices, but grocery stores and pharmacies will remain open, and there is no end date for this. 0k, thank you very much indeed, i'm afraid we are out of time, but we made it, we got david! thank goodness, by. hello there. we had a mix of weather across the uk on thursday. but it was northern areas that had the best of the day's sunshine. this is how things worked out in the highlands of scotland. further south again, we had this pesky slow—moving weather front across england and wales, bringing different weather conditions. low cloud, drizzle, mist and in the south of wales, only temperatures of 5 degrees, quite chilly for some of us as well. over the next few hours, that front going nowhere fast. again it's going to be cloudy, some mist and fog patches and drizzle forming quite widely. it's the cloud that keeps temperatures up, 5 or 6 degrees and the showers further

north with grey skies, the frost is going to be more extensive, the lowest temperatures in scotland could get all the way down to —6 or —7 celsius. it will be a cold start the day. for friday, this area of high pressure strengthens, this area of low pressure gets deeper. the result is, the winds are going to strengthen, particularly across england and wales and especially around the headlands of south—west england i think we will see gusts of around 40mph or so, noticeably blowy conditions around the coasts and hills of wales and a chill in the air for east anglia and the midlands. the odd light shower blowing into north—east england, damp and drizzly across parts of the south but the best of the day's sunshine, generally the further north you happen to live. what about the weekend prospects? our area of high pressure is going nowhere fast which means it will stay largely fine but the wind coming from scandinavia doing a lap across northern europe will not be the warm wind we had during the weekend. the wind is chilly as it crosses eastern areas of england, the eastern coast of scotland and it is a day

where the cloud will vary quite a bit from place to place. might turn cloudy for a time in northern ireland and we might see patches of cloud form across the north sea to affect some of these eastern areas of england and scotland as well. temperatures 8—11 degrees, a little on the cool side for the time of year but at least it's a fine, dry weekend coming up for most of us. we have more dry weather to come on sunday. again, the cloud varying from place to place, perhaps thickening for a time across the scottish islands to threaten the odd spot of rain but for most, it's dry, temperatures again in the range of around 8—11 degrees. that's your latest weather.

this is bbc world news. i'm maryam moshiri. our top stories: california under lockdown — america's largest state orders its 40 million citizens to stay at home. as italy's death rate from coronavirus continues to soar, other european countries bring in new emergency measures to try to contain its spread. india executes four men for a notorious gang rape and murder, on a bus in delhi, eight years ago, that sparked widespread horror and protest as japan comes under increasing pressure to postpone the olympics, the flame arrives from greece.