we would have died of hunger i don't want to down. just placed this week to you don't. you. this is state of the union is live from berlin beijing calls the corona virus outbreak a grave situation. chinese president xi jinping convenes an emergency meeting where he warns the spread of the deadly virus is accelerating more new cases are detected within china and in other countries also coming up. a powerful earthquake strikes

the east of turkey killing at least 22 people and injuring hundreds more emergency services are searching for survivors still stuck under the rubble. welcome to the program and we begin with the news from china where president xi jinping is warning of a grave situation with a new coronavirus he says the spread of the disease is xcel aerating and is ordering chinese authorities to take new steps to contain it the pathogen has now killed at least $41.00 people in his country with over $1300.00 others infected the 1st cases emerged last month in the central chinese city of will hand but as holiday makers return home and people from the area travel overseas. people made

sick by the virus have been found in other asian countries these include thailand japan and singapore in the united states 2 people are recovering after treatment in france 3 travellers back from china have been diagnosed with the virus and australia has confirmed 4 cases meanwhile hong kong has announced it is canceling all trains and flights from will hand and has raised its disease alert level from serious to emergency mainland china has placed restrictions on over a dozen cities and has close all of the country's $70000.00 movie theaters the measures are critical as millions are on the move over the lunar new year holiday. as the scale of the outbreak grows so too does the edge and see if the response in ruhani construction is underway on a new hospital for coronavirus patients chinese authorities say will be complete in just over a week the city at the outbreaks epicenter remains under

a transport lockdown road checks. for a good. drive this with a high temperature ascent to hospital across china almost 40000000 people face travel restrictions during the important new year holiday and then i think that it's a lot of people had no way to get home i really feel for them because they can understand what it's like to have been working hard to way from home for a year everyone looks forward to being with their family i want but in this situation there's really nothing we can say that initially before. the outbreak even featured on state television saloon a new year broadcast with hosts and the messages of support to medical staff. in airports across the globe scenes like this are becoming common officials using thermal monitors to screen travelers for signs of fever around the world concern is heating up. the 1st cases confirmed in europe were in

france 2 people in the capital paris and one in the city of bordeaux health officials there said the 48 year old patient had been travelling through china and passed through on which is the epicenter of the outbreak. france's health minister france's health minister says authorities are not ruling out finding new cases. to do we're going to do everything possible to contain this epidemic knowing that it is possible and even probable that there will be other cases particularly in europe just because they're on 20 other identified cases today doesn't mean that no other cases a circulating and for the latest on the spread of the virus i'm joined now by d.w. correspondent lisa lewis in paris who is at the sha hospital lisa what can you tell us about the patients in france well we have heard very little about the people who are here in this hospital behind me we know that the 48 year old man in the city of

the door in south western france that apparently he's feeling better the health minister and yes resign has said that she would give an update once a day in the coming days so we thought it was a really watching the situation. and what measures are the french authorities taking to stop the virus from spreading they've set up a special helpline people can call this saying you know when you come back from china when you feel symptoms don't go to the hospital don't call your local g.p. call this hotline and people would come and get you know make tests and possibly take you to a special special isolation parts of 3 hospitals in paris for example the other places in paris where they can go the authorities are saying that dozens of beds available and that they are prepared for a possible outbreak because they've seen infectious diseases in the past and they've been testing similar measures in the past really and how is the french public reacting to all of this. well the

newspapers obviously running headlines on this people are really right on social networks people are saying i'm quite scared i don't understand why the authorities are not testing. systematically people who arrive at french airports with their devices the authorities have answered that question actually saying that you know there is a new incubate in period of several days so people need to watch their state of health and then get in touch with the thirty's people are really scared they they are saying you know we really need to be very careful to maybe stay home for a few days so last watch out for a complicated medic medical situation lisa lewis in paris for a sec you for that you can find more information on the virus and tips for protecting yourself on our website w dot com. and now we'll take a brief look at some of the other stories making news around the world. lawyers for donald trump have begun making their case to the u.s.

senate in his impeachment trial saying the president did nothing wrong trump's attorneys will speak for 24 hours over 3 days the same amount of time given to democrats to present their arguments against one of the. iraqi security forces have begun clearing anti-government protest camps at locations throughout the country the crackdown comes after a populist politician said he would no longer support the protesters several demonstrators were injured in clashes with police. millions of hindus have gathered in northern india for a cleansing ritual in the ganges river as part of the 9. month long festival attracts millions of believers and tourists each year. german chancellor i'm going to methyl and turkish president wretch of type heir to one have agreed to work to up hold 2016 refugee deal between turkey and the european union under the

deal and pledge to stop refugees traveling to europe in return for about 6000000000 euros president and no one has accused the new of not honoring its commitments. in turkey at least 22 people were killed and more than 1000 injured by an earthquake in the east of the country the quake struck near the town of survey about 550 kilometers east of the capital ankara it was followed by dozens of aftershocks some of them almost as strong as the initial quake rescue teams are now searching for survivors trapped in the collapsed buildings. listen rooms to reveal a picture of devastation. exhausted rescue crews are still working their way through the rubble searching for survivors. rescuers have been battling the unfolding disaster all night hulu people from collapsed buildings. this man was trapped when the walls of his home caved in on him. he was found among the

debris and dug out. the tremors began at 9 in the evening. terrified residents recorded the impact as the ground shook been to feet on relief efforts have been hampered by aftershocks almost as powerful as the initial quake. in freezing temperatures families became homeless overnight that shoe on down our houses are either collapsed or damaged we cannot go back to our village some people have died i hope god will help us and give us patients our animals died we have to spend the night here by the fire. surrounding villages have been devastated as well. some inhabitants are now are deuced to sleeping in tents. to just consider that last night we were watching

television when all of the sudden there was an earthquake and it shook. the floor collapsed and we went to the window. after we had figured a way out who broke the door and got out. besides we did we saw that other houses had collapsed through most of the search there was a. back and sort of beach authorities are warning residents not to return to damaged buildings because of the risk of further aftershocks. for thousands of people in the city and beyond there is no home to return to. and i'm joined now by d.w. correspondent yulia han in istanbul rescue efforts are still underway what more can you tell us. well yes rescue workers are still struggling to find survivors time and again today they have managed to pull people

alive from the rubble of collapsed buildings photos and videos of these scenes are being widely shared here on t.v. and on social media because of course they are moments of hope and many people in the affected areas are currently clinging to any spark of hope rescue teams and aid workers and aid such as food or shelter tens for example and blankets have been sends to the area from across the country of course these teams are now working nonstop the freezing temperatures make their work even more hard many people actually have to leave their homes for security reasons as well because hundreds of aftershocks have been reported in the area so they had to stay in the mosques in the schools and sports halls emergency shelters and they will probably have to spend another night there and maybe many more. and we

understand the president visited the site what did he have to say. well he reportedly canceled other appointments and rushed to the area he promised people to do everything he and his government can promise date and rebuilding but he also called this disaster a tast for the country and indeed this earthquake has caused many emotions across the turkey great sympathy of course but also fear and concern because turkey is very prone to earthquakes and the many feel reminded about 2 strong earthquakes in western turkey in 1999 istanbul was affected as well back then and 18 people 18000 people were killed at that time of course. and these are all this almost feels like a national trauma here and many experts have been warning that. soon might face

another large and disastrous earthquake and just how well is turkey in fact prepared for bigger earthquakes like this one. well the stories have apparently learned some lessons when it comes to emergency response but earthquake prevention is of course a different issue and many say that a city like istanbul is not that well prepared 16000000 people densely populated many are accusing the government of not having invested enough in earthquake prevention also even having allowed building without the necessary security precautions also having given amnesty to illegal buildings and of having sold space that could be used for people to seek safety in case of an earthquake. bill thanks so much for that insight. i'm

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