this is due to be news live from berlin a deadly virus scare a new strain of corona virus claims more lives in china and fuels fears of a global pandemic with no vaccine health officials are trying to contain the outbreak as millions of chinese embark on trips ahead of the lunar new year holiday the virus also detected outside of china now the world health organization is holding an emergency meeting in geneva also coming up anger boils over precision crowded migrant camps thousands of protesters are demanding the government shutting

down facilities on 3 greek islands are refugees are facing squalor and desperation . also on the show concept action by the head of the e.u. commission 1st love under alliance tells global leaders gathered at the world economic forum to the window to fight climate change is closing she says europe should be leading the charge in creating a carbon neutral future mostly. on why our thank you so much for your company everywhere the death toll in the outbreak of a new coronavirus in china has jumped to 17 with more than 500 confirmed cases where there's growing fear now that the disease could spread and the virus is on the move hong kong and macau have confirmed. infections other we just have also

reported a handful of cases thailand taiwan south korea and japan and also the us well the world health organization is now meeting in geneva to decide whether to declare a global public health emergency authorities have a trace the virus now to a seafood market in while they're still trying to figure out the exact source and how with the doubting but they have confirmed human to human transmission is you look at the evidence shows that the disease is currently transmitted through the responder tree tract and there is the possibility of a viral mutation. one of our right joining me now for more on this story is dr mohammad moneer just a doctor so good of you to join us from lancaster one of china's top health officials that we just heard there and now it's that the virus could mutate now as a member of general public hearing mutate that sounds really scary this is mean that it will make it more contagious well metro the fact is that

a virus is always mutate they have a tendency to change their shape to evolve so that's not new the important thing is that about the change about that mutation would have any impact on to the disease outcome would disability would be increased so if you look onto the history of these viruses like source on mars which are relative to these coronaviruses they're all higher the probability that these viruses if they mutate they will be more stable they will be more fit or and they've been sustained in the population for longer palling now dr the world health organization is holding an emergency meeting as we speak it is rare for the w.h.o. to declare a global health emergency it has not done that as of yet but when it does do that what does it actually mean. so the placement of the rude blue actually has only place the emergency 5 times in the last 20 years and all

those have been on why this is so in the current situation although the virus is emerging in all dimensions from england to overseas and the human to human transmission is there there are relatively less john says that there would be an emergency in place but that all depends on what the striations will come up and how do if we should decide today often there are relatively less chances that emergency would be put in place that actually when you're of course this is the flu season so how can we tell whether we have contract at this a very contagious disease what are the symptoms of the virus and how can it be treated. so the virus itself cause it in the morning or like symptoms there would be a problem with bleeding there would be no moony and there would be fever so whenever these kind of situations comes in the risk literally no treatment or vaccine available at this moment the only possibility is the personal hygiene staying away from on cooked food or direct contact with the animals and sort of containing

yourself for longer travels or in contract with other healthy people so that's the only thing that can be done at an individual level at this moment. dr mohamad joining us from a lancastrian university sir thank you so much. to be here. large crowds of people are protesting on 3 greek islands to demand the immediate removal of thousands of asylum seekers the islands of last boss some os and she also stage 3 streets battery demonstrations and a general strike shutting down public services some counseling those 3 islands house would then 10 times the number of people that they were initially built for all government plans and to build bigger facilities there have met with protests among local officials and residents and didn't you news mags and a was at the demonstration for us on the island of less cost these people here behind me tell me they want their island back they are mad at the government in

athens a government that has vowed to tackle the refugee crisis through the partitions and transfers but so far none of these measures have taken effect and people are telling me they feel abandoned so europe is failing the norms are failing and the. civil and other legal and human and social pursuits is in this country are being raped totally because we're not facing only human italian immigrants from syria or one facing humanitarian immigrants from elsewhere we're faced with a must've aggressive and unethical immigration from one of the we're going to be sitting in brussels and playing stumble what the the immigrants want and what we want is the same thing they want to leave and we want them to leave that's all we're asking. i think that's fair and that's the that's justice and that's the right thing they don't want to stay here ask them they know they want to leave

they're going to film and we're here because we don't want this daily life that has been destroyed by migrants not by refugees i'm talking about the migrants who are committing crimes personally i'm not bothered by refugees or migrants i'm bothered by people who come to our country wanting to cause problems is the number of. mystical most human mcguinn in the court. we are here to resist a 2nd hot spot on the island. if we don't pray for the issue to be so if you assume it's possible. yes of them is for distorted views from agrees therefore you are right when i bring up to speed now with some of the other stories making news around the world the impeachment trial of president dollar trump is due to resume in less than an hour with a republican controlled u.s. senate has finalized the ground rules for a proceeding as lawmakers voted along party lines blocking bits by the democrats to obtain new evidence that president chavez accused of abuse of power over his

dealings with ukraine. harvey weinstein has attended the opening statements in his trial before a new york court in this trial the ones powerful hollywood producer is facing 2 charges of rape and sexual assault eistein faces further charges of similar crimes in los angeles he faces up to life in prison if convicted. members of the world's political and business elites are meeting in the swiss alps for day number 2 of the world economic forum while the focus this year in davos is on climate sustainability the head of the e.u. commission that used her keynote address to issue a call to action on climate change or as of underly and says europe needs to be on the front lines of the climate fight. the world economic forum hosted in europe's highest town is hoping to encourage sustainable climate policy europe aims

to become a pioneer says e.u. commission president fund a lion with her european green deal she wants to make the continent the 1st to achieve carbon neutrality. the novelty. and the difference. to our fossil fuel based model is. that we will forced a growth that is not extracting resources but that gives back to the planet more than it takes away from it just before his departure us president trump surprised the participants with a different topic he called for a new trade agreement with the e.u. threatening to impose trade sanctions on car imports they have trade barriers where you can trade they have tariffs all over the place they make it impossible they are frankly more difficult to do business with than china following the trade agreement with china trump has his sights firmly set on the e.u.

. and reporter how can i get as is in davos for you covering this story and he has more on how the forums focus has been shifting away from africa have yes. that's right leyla indeed we have been busy all day long covering the different voices and perspectives that gather here at davos and when we talk about the words of the leader of the european commission is it a fundamental as you were telling us a saying that europe is going to be a 1st mover when it comes to climate neutrality well if there's a question who's going to come in last and many leaders of african countries are warning that the african countries have been left behind in many of the initiatives of the past and that this could happen again we'll have all the details at the d.w. business africa show which is coming up right next after your show at the quarter past the hour so do stay with us absolutely javier get us thank you so very much looking forward to that. right now dozens of heads of states are gathering in

jerusalem to mark the 75th anniversary tomorrow of the liberation of auschwitz death camp well they'll also be taking talking rather about a resurgence of anti-semitism jewish people and institutions have been attacked around the world including in new york city which is a thriving center of jewish life and culture but the rise of anti-semitic incidents has begun worrying the jewish community there and it has been hard to hear filed this report. this is a tense time for the city jews of crown heights a neighborhood in. brooklyn. new community has become the target of an increased number of attacks in recent months. and now there's more police on the streets protecting synagogues and other jewish institutions. and his friends his students at. a jewish religious school anti semitism is always

been an issue in this ethnically diverse neighborhood but the recent string of attacks has hit uncomfortably close to home. attacks were so on someone threw a chair at someone else or screaming kill jews there's different attacks that have a son that pointed a gun. so in that pic i have friends i got punched fred a little center of crown heights where everyone walks. the see they're not afraid but the attacks have made them more weary going to walk by herself specially at night. just yet thing obviously because of the increase of the fear in the community because of the recent attacks. on the family that headed that apartment had a feeling that you know you have to be more careful. often want to gets jews become targets if anti semitic hate crimes because they're doing this is plainly visible.

and the colon is a rabbi in the community he knows being recognizable is a risk but he says hiding is not an option never be afraid never be afraid to show who we are never afraid to to remain and or run away never to the idea would cover running away somewhere else this is where this is our community and we're going to take whatever it takes to stay here and be strong but not to be afraid or to hide or to fear but it's not only the orthodox community that's feeling an easy they all failed me is jewish too and as with many of new york's jews you can't really tell from his looks born in israel he's been in the us since the age of 3 the olives in manhattan here to me says the mood in the community has changed since the attacks. people are talking about getting armed and carrying guns mace. learning self-defense were. for. roughly one. is

jews for centuries has been a refuge to jesus. and this city is home to the biggest jewish community outside of israel that's why rising anti semitism here is particularly unsettling jewish advocacy groups are saying the phenomenon is surprising as it is complex because the sources of these recent attacks here in the united states are multiple that they're not all coming from white supremacists or white nationalists they're also coming from street attacks in new york. by young african-americans they're coming from black hebrews what seems to be constant is a sense that there's a copycat phenomenon now it's become sort of more in vogue that to go after jews who are identifiable on the streets. back in town heights and his friends say they will back down the chance that stronger in the he cheated there it tempers.

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