this is delia news coming to you live from china expands its lockdown amid a deadly viral break at least 9 cities are now shut down and lunar new year events canceled in a bid to stop the new virus from spreading that says health officials confirmed the 1st deaths outside the outbreaks epicenter of the city of would. also coming out german chancellor angela merkel is in istanbul for what's likely to be tense talks with turkey's president. terrible we'll speak to our correspondent there about what's at stake.

world leaders commemorate the 75th anniversary of the liberation of auschwitz nazi death camp the german president warns the evils of the nazi era are still with us in the form of some of his. fellow i'm terry martin good to have you with us china is expanding its efforts to contain a deadly new coronavirus putting 10 cities on lockdown this comes as millions of people are traveling for the chinese new year celebrations many of those events have now been canceled authorities reported more than $800.00 cases of the disease at least $26.00 people have died so far 2 of those deaths occurring outside the epicenter of the outbreak the city of new hong. a city of 11000000

people with almost no one on the streets trains planes buses cars almost nothing leave so enters with han. hospitals and the epicenter of the outbreak are overwhelmed with patients so overwhelmed that authorities have now decided to build a new dedicated hospital from scratch hoping to complete construction in just 6 days. in existing hospitals health workers are working tirelessly against the virus. knows which includes it would of course we're worried and so are our relatives. but we're nurses and will do our job as long as we wear the uniform just by the rising number of cases the world health organization has refrained from declaring a global health emergency and the question was whether this event constitutes a public of emergency of international concern. to

d.g. which is provided by the emergency committee is that no more of the time. but china isn't taking any chances transport links within and to a number of nearby cities have been cut and the fear of contagion has produced dramatic scenes like here at physio airport where a man suspected of carrying the virus was confined to a quarantine container. they locked down now covers more than 30000000 people and it's putting a serious damper on the union your holiday. our correspondent bobby on crutches is covering the story from beijing and joins us now chinese authorities have taken drastic measures to contain this fire risk do they believe they're getting it under control. message that the pocky is also conveying if you watch the official news in the evening in the states he then they

acknowledge yes it's a city a crisis but it's on a control and on social media you know it will be another picture because people are sharing a message short videos. from the epicenter of the virus of overcrowded hospitals that have to reject patients also a hospital that has to install temporary tents outside their buildings because they cannot cope with the demands and also the needs of all the patients so it really depends also on what kind of information you're accessing whether you're really for eat the young people who share information on social media they have deep people reach they are all where face mosques where the older generation is somewhat yeah. also concerned but less than the youth and they are more also in a festive mood because right now this also. and she it's supposed to be a celebration so many people in blue honner all be asleep worried you're in beijing

what's the situation like there. in beijing it's really come let's not go because during the season many people have left the city they visit their relatives and families in the provinces what it's not normal however is that many of the tourist attractions for example the forbidden city are shut down also the public events to celebrate who gets moral they've also been cancer so i would say it's really not a normal need a celebration this time. a sign from putting infected people and hotspots under quarantine what options do authorities have fabio for fighting this outbreak. i mean. have people not. get you know public places where mosques are in order not for the virus to spread also there are lots of health checks and train stations also it after lots and maybe most importantly. in the city who.

are really struggling very hard to cope with the patients they're building a new hospital there with 1000 beds and this is supposed to be in operation and roughly a week so that's really kind of on a massive scale. you mentioned the lunar new year holiday there in china that's the most important holiday of the year millions of people are generally traveling at this time how is this outbreak affecting that. yeah by now we already know that basically all of china's affected by the virus only in just a very few regions who have not confirmed by risk cases and of course people are. because beijing for example is several train hours away from. but still also there are many cases also in beijing but those are the still only individual cases however it could be dangerous because the incubation period of the virus is roughly 10 days so many people might be affected without showing any solved symptoms yet.

thank you very much for bringing us up to date correspondent poppy and chris right there in beijing. let's catch up on some of the other stories making headlines around the world today a large anti-government protesters taking place in the iraqi capital baghdad it's part of a campaign to focus people's attention back on domestic issues after the tension calls by the killing of a rein in general custom so money and a senior iraqi militia leader of the united states. president trump has said it's likely he'll launch his long awaited middle east peace plan early next week traveling back to washington from the world economic forum told reporters he believed it was a great plan and really would work it's expected to be pro israel. at least 7 people have been killed in a fierce winter storm that has battered spain for several days it's called major flooding and it's brought extreme temperatures the regions of catalonia and the

valley erik islands have been worst affected. german chancellor angela merkel has arrived in istanbul where she's due to hold talks with turkey's president russia time out on she began a visit by attending the opening ceremony of a new campus of a turkish german university that 2 countries have longstanding ties also due to the large number of turkish people living in germany they also have an extensive economic relationship but diplomatically relations between berlin and ankara have been a rocky in recent years over issues such as rule of law all human rights abuses. the 1st start in a new decade the german and turkish leaders could be hoping 2020 brings about progress on some rather prickly issues for starters this is libya's complex civil war president 31 took part in a peace conference in berlin earlier this month having deployed troops to libya

turkey has become one of the key players there the e.u. has 2016 refugee deal with turkey will most likely be up for discussion $200.00 that agreement turkey must stop migrants from crossing into e.u. territory in exchange for billions of euros to help look after the refugees at harvests has warned he can't help hold his end of the deal the fighting in syria is it only province causes more people to flee now called always likely to want to stick with the pact. finally germany will probably seek answers over the issue of german nationals detained in turkish prisons or banned from leaving the country some jewelled turkish nationals have suffered under the government's crackdown on dissent following the fallibility trickery 3 and a half years ago. so a lot talk about what the show and chance were in the turkish president today our

correspondent yulia han is covering michael's visit to istanbul and joins us from there you'll hear what you say is the most pressing issue in these talks between the german and turkish leaders. well in breeze india's whenever chancellor merkel and president met one to one the so-called migrant crisis was high on the agenda and i think it will be again today because the number of migrants trying to cross into the european union illegally from turkey has gone up sharply in recent months and they're often see is that the war in syria is a province could send many more people seeing and now. the migration deal signed in 2016 between and the european union looks more fragile or the longer it is in place prison edwin has repeatedly threatened to open the gates for migrants to europe as he put it and his foreign minister just yesterday accused the

e.u. and germany of failing to honor this deal among others he accused the e.u. of not sending the promised 60000000000 euros he said they have only sent hols the money that something the e.u. says is not true chancellor merkel on the other hand has made this agreement the center of her migration policy so i think she's here in istanbul today to make sure also tara still stands behind that deal is committed to it. well that's a good question looking at today's schedule i think it was designed to emphasize the close ties between the 2 countries for example maclin adlon will in all gear a to a new campus of the tech is german university here in istanbul that's

a place with students from both countries study together so a path example of cooperation but still there is a lot of tension a german citizens in turkish prisons many of them allegedly for political reasons freedom of speech and freedom of the press have come increasingly under attack here in turkey that's something the chancellor has repeatedly criticized turkish officials on the other hand accuse germany of supporting kurdish terrorists so i think there is still a long way to go until these relations between germany and turkey can be considered normal. what can we expect to come. i'm out of today's meeting in color creek terms if anything. well i don't expect any major announcements or groundbreaking anisha to vhs but i do think the chancellor wants to take home a commitment by prison edwin that his government still is bound by the so-called

migration deal prison and one on his behalf will probably price for political concessions under this deal these are liberalisation for his citizens so they can travel more easily to european union countries for example or an update of the customs union between tacky and the european union these are pressing issues for tacky yulia good to see you thanks so much our correspondent yulia han there in istanbul. you're watching t.w. nears still to come preparing for the worst organizers for the tokyo lympics train stop on how to respond should the disaster strike a summer games. leaders from around the world have attended ceremonies in jerusalem to mark the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the nazi death camp which they played solidarity with israel and vowed to uphold the lessons of the holocaust by continuing to fight against all forms of

anti-semitism coolio. to a holocaust survivor sings the cottage the mourners prayer. the ceremony was dedicated to jews and other victims of the holocaust leaders spoke of the need to fight today's anti-semitism. but current politics were clear and present. i'm concerned. that we have yet to see a unified and resolute stance against the most and you submitted presume on the planet i call on all governments to join the vital effort of confronting iran. the u.s. vice president agreed we must also stand strong. against the leading

state purveyor of anti semitism. against the one government in the world that denies the holocaust as a matter of state policy and threatens to wipe israel off the map. the world must stand strong against the islamic republic of iran. russian president vladimir putin delivered an offer to world governments to talk about peace. we suggest a meeting of the heads of state and government of p. 5 russia china the us france and britain. it could take place in any country anywhere in the world where counterparts find it convenient. russia is willing to engage in a serious conversation because. you didn't get your ticket. gemini's president spoke of responsibility all right just a different dates. the words are not the same. the

perpetrators and not the same. but it is the same even. this responsibility or words of ovan into the very fabric. of the federal republic of germany from day one. but it tests us here and now this germany will only live up to itself if it lives up to its historic responsibility. the soul imposes the toolkits inclusion and peace these promises would also not be forgotten said the council chairman we appreciate very much your promise to fight and they semitism in the races this is a promise this is an obligation this is a duty of did all this really there before get what you have said

here today leaders to do it the words you have all of us knew his you know once were long sentence one signature you can decide the people so decide to love and friendship in peace thank you. his was a clear appeal that these promises be kept. with each passing year there are fewer holocaust survivors left to give their personal accounts of the horrors of the nazi regime this raises the question of how germany should keep its culture of remembrance alive such as with the national holocaust memorial and center bolin where you can see behind me how should teachers generations of germans be made aware of this darkest chapter in their country's past commissioned a survey to find out what people today think about this issue here the results.

remnants of unfathomable crimes preserved for future generations. the horrors of the holocaust and nazi terror have had a lasting impact on the german national psyche how important is this memory 75 years after the end of the war. according to a new survey almost 40 percent of germans say it's time to stop discussing the nazi era. 60 percent disagree. most of the movie damned we must always invoke these memories because if i forgotten vist same things could happen again it is by its means higher to be i was just in israel and this is at the memorial it was terribly depressing and we must never forget ever got everybody here and present and when you see what's going on in other parts of the world you can see

how important it is to keep alive the lessons and memories of what happened. especially given what's happening in parts of germany are not side and. so how much attention to memory is appropriate. 25 percent of germans surveyed think that there's too much discussion of nazi crimes 55 percent think that there is an appropriate amount of discussion and 17 percent say there's not enough. there are fewer holocaust survivors left to tell their stories but the number of books exhibitions and memorial sites is growing. 75 percent of germans polled say school field trips to holocaust related memorial site should be mandatory over 60 percent support obligatory research into personal family history and over 40 percent say asylum seekers should be educated about germany's nazi past

55 percent disagree over all the surveys suggest the history of nazi crimes is still firmly anchored in germany's collective memory and that a majority of society does not want to forget. and joining us now in the studio is felix klein he's the government commissioner for jewish life in germany and the fight against anti semitism thank you very much for being with us this morning mr klein now you've just seen the results of the w.'s exclusive survey it showed that 25 percent of germans think that there's too much discussion about nazi crimes and almost 40 percent say it's time to stop discussing the nazi era what do you make of the well these numbers do worry me of course because it implies that germans think of themselves being victims again victims that have to be obliged to remember the holocaust so what we have to do is to make it clear to the german public that our

culture of remembrance is not not a thing for for its own sake but it's important for our situation today and what we do today with our society the number of attacks on the semitic attacks in germany appears to be rising we're seeing jewish people accost on the street receiving attacks on synagogues and cemeteries is germany experiencing a surge in anti semitism i think the quality of anti-semitic attacks and incidents has deteriorated it was always there. even after $945.00 in all the social media the internet of contribution very much to a brutalization of the general political discourse and that has consequences and of course it's also causes even doesn't make the crimes we have to do everything to counter that you are of the german government's commissioner for jewish life in germany what are the biggest challenges you face in carrying out

your work well my biggest challenge is to make it clear to the german public that not only is there for the $200000.00 jews in germany but for the entire country that anti-semitism does not only attack the jewish community but this is the as a whole our democracy and that sometimes is not so clear to everybody many people in germany were shocked at the attack last october on that synagogue in holland which was not guarded do you think germany does enough to protect its jewish community well there's no 100 percent security of course but definitely in holland there was not enough done so we have to enhance the knowledge of the jewish calendar police stations of course where delusion situations are and is of course the reason why we talk very intensively border and land about the security of jewish institutions in germany what more do you think germany can do to create the

conditions that would allow the jewish community in germany to try well 1st of all we have to make deal whenever an anti-semitic incident or attack occurs that police and. the courts act quickly that people the perpetrators get punished and on the preventive side we have to enhance knowledge of do days and of the jewish culture in schools we have to develop also our members college to make it more clear why. that's a mistake it isn't it's bad and why on the other hand do is live in riches that's all and it's a great thing that we have to is live again in germany mr klein thank you very much for talking with us today that was felix klein the german government's commissioner for jewish life and the fight against anti-semitism thank you. now in other news actress and of bella schorer who appeared in the t.v. series the sopranos has accused former producer harvey weinstein of violent lee

raping her she was the 1st accuser to give evidence at his trial in new york he has pleaded not guilty to charges of assaulting 2 women saying all his sexual encounters were consensual. swarms of locusts are eating their way across large parts of east africa in the worst outbreak some regions have seen for 70 years researchers say they pose a potentially severe threat to food supply lines locusts reproduce rapidly and if left unchecked their population could balloon to 500 times its current size by june . the scientists who oversee the doomsday clock have moved to 100 seconds to midnight it's only the 2nd time the clock is ever been set this close to the disaster point in its 73 year history and all members listed nuclear weapons and the climate crisis looming threats. well preparing for

disaster that's an issue on the minds of organizers of this year's olympic games in tokyo with a little more than 6 months ago preparations are entering their final stages and they include holding emergency response drills in the event of an earthquake. there are preparing for the worst but hoping they won't have to do it for real in this trailer rescue team from the tokyo fire department has just rushed into action victims are treated on the spot or taken away on stretches to have their injuries assessed these are the 1st 15 minutes of a hypothetical 7.3 magnitude earthquake in a country is quite prime minister pan tokyo 2020 organizes a leaving nothing to chance. but if i can do it. we're going to conduct a survey from the participants of this drill including people with disabilities to

collect ideas and suggestions for us to review our operations data coming. this trail involved more than 500 volunteers they played the role of evacuees with instructions relayed in both japanese and english organizes acknowledge though that their linguistic capabilities mustn't stop there why don't we talk about it. we are aware that among foreigners some people do not speak english. so it will be necessary to take measures to be able to deal with several languages but it's a lot of things. to be outside this might all of quite scary but the message to visit is is don't be afraid if any city in the world is prepared for an earthquake it's tokyo. is just a reminder of the top story we're following for you here today on the news china has begun work on

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