this is e.w. news live from berlin and beijing calls the current of ours outbreak a grave situation chinese president xi jinping convenes an emergency meeting where he warns that the spread of the deadly virus is accelerating or new cases are detected within china and in other countries also coming up a powerful earthquake strikes east of turkey killing at least 22 people and injuring hundreds more emergency services are searching for survivors still stuck under the rubble.

and have a home free could join me we begin in china where president xi jinping is warning that the corona virus outbreak is a grave situation for the country now he says that the spread of the disease is excel or writing and is ordering chinese authorities to take new steps to contain it well their spiritual infection has now killed at least 41 people and is a country with over 1300 others infected the 1st cases a month in the central chinese city of rouhani 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 and these include thailand japan and singapore and united states to people all recovering after treatment in france 3 travelers back from china have been diagnosed with the virus and australia confirmed 4 cases.

well so far the vast majority of the cases and or the deaths have been in china brakes have been recorded throughout the country and authorities have been trying to name it the movement of tens of millions of people for the new net new year holiday. this should be one of the busiest days of the year here as lunar new year holiday crowds swarm through shanghai's disneyland but disney town is a ghost town closed until further notice they'll be no mickey mouse to usher in the year of the rat. in response to the prevention in control of the. truth that help in feeding our guests. are temporarily. tourist attractions across the country have been closed to the public. now about how i just went to chant i'm in square in the imperial college and they're all

closed many of the tourist sites are also closed. at a time when millions of chinese travel to spend the lunar new year with family government roadblocks are in place to stop all non-essential traffic on the outskirts of han people trying to leave the virus stricken city of 11000000 turned back health checks are carried out of the roadside in who bay province cities which are home to some 60000000 people have been put under quarantine. as queues form at health centers and emergency rooms and residents stock up on mosques and medical supplies some people have been forced to cut their holidays short because of the epidemic we have to go back to work with the chinese president xi jinping has warned that china faces a grave situation given the accelerating spread of this new saz like virus in 2003 killed 650 people across mainland china and hong kong this outbreak has

a long way to go before it can compete with sars but at that time china faced international criticism for acting too slowly and withholding critical information from other countries. right for more on this says bring in dr mohammed one a he's a viral interest at lancaster university in the u.k. welcome to you docs in the near now in your assessment is china going about its response the right way. not really because i think the horse has already been bolted however to the efforts they are making now to contain the movements and to lock down the cities these are at the shooters but these already definitely late we if we look into the history of how the vices have been compared in in the paused into the knowing mexico has been one of the example when they have shut down their restaurant their cafe and their characters and so on that definitely have to.

suppress the suppression of the infection however it did not really fully how to control it so based on these observations i think it is a start it is a smart move although it looks bad on people oh we have 2 confirmed cases in france now how prepared is europe for this outbreak well that is another thing europe has . put in place of a caution in my years much slower than other countries such as america and australia although ever encountered a situation a majority of the busy or the main airports they are having a very good scanning system in place and all of them they ought to be given information has already been so proud all over the europe and people have a lot more information so i think personally that the infrastructure and the overall prepared ness that is in place at the moment it's probably sufficient enough to be vigilant enough and to catch the cases that my ligaments actions right

now we have 40 deaths and i have a. 100 people infected there are likely of course a lot of people who have been in contact with the virus so how much worse do you think it will get before it starts to get better. well it's i think probably too early to predict this one however if we look on to the previous diseases i think we have not reached to the platter but there are still things that need to be done more on to the recording system and especially looking into the what are the factors that are going to be doing to suppress the infection between different people and what are the main striker use those are effectively working against them so until we do those conclusion is probably a little too much to undertake that inspection or deploying incoming coming weeks i think it's too early to predict anything on that out absolutely out of work to be down there to establish those key factors dr mohammed one year from lancaster

university in the u.k. thanks so much for your analysis. well you know you can find more information on the virus as well as tips for protecting yourself on our website just ahead c d w dot com let's take a look now at some of the other stories making news around the world at this hour while noirs for donald trump have begun making their case to the u.s. senate in his impeachment trial saying the president did nothing wrong trump attorneys will speak for 24 hours over 3 days the same amount of time given to the democrats to present their arguments against president trump. several protesters have been killed as iraqi security forces killed it cleared an anti-government protest camp in baghdad crackdown came after populist cleric nakata said the it said that he would no longer support the demonstrators who've been demanding that the government resign. hundreds have a protest sitting gambia any of the capital banjul said amanda justice for victims are sweeping abuses committed under the former dictator yeah jamey janet freight

the country and 2017 after ruling it for 22 year is protest to say that he should be returned from exile to face justice. millions of hindus have died. that in northern india for a cleansing ritual in the ganges river as part of the mass celebration a month long festival attracts millions of believe this is what us tourists every. where in turkey the death toll has now risen to at least 29 people with nearly 1500 injured following a powerful earthquake in the east of the country quake struck near the town of. about 550 kilometers east of the capital ankara it was followed by dozens off the shocks some of them almost as strong as the initial quake itself and rescue teams are now searching for survivors trapped in collapsed buildings. the

sun 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 pulling 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 beneath their feet one 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 below them is 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 patience our animals died we have to spend the night here by the fire or to the. surrounding villages have been devastated as well. some inhabitants are now were deuced sleeping in tents. today just as a sort of last night we were watching television with all of the sudden there was an earthquake and it shook hard. the floor collapsed and we went to the window. after we had figured a way out who broke the door and got out. as we did we saw the other houses had collapsed to most of the search there was a. solution that considered reaching 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.

where i spoke to the w.'s junia han in istanbul and asked her about those rescue operations well the good news is time and again rescue workers have pulled people alive from the rubble of collapsed of buildings these scenes are being widely shared here on t.v. on social media too because these are moments of hope and many people in the affected areas there in eastern turkey are clinging to every spark of hope right now rescue teams and aid food for example tens and blankets have been sent from across the country thousands of people had to leave their homes because they were damaged office safety reasons hundreds of aftershocks have been reported in the area and there might be more so people had to stay in emergency shelters emergency shelters were set up in schools and sports halls and mosques so this is where many

people will spend the night. you know john they're reporting from turkey well to football now and i'll be like sick have suffered their 1st born as they get a feet since late october at the hands of frank such that eagles want to know and in doing so well they make things a lot more interesting at the top of the table. both front foot and all the lights each started 2020 with a win last weekend though it was the guests who looks the most likely to make it to ensue in the new year as you know vanna has $20.00 already this season and gave the hosts in the morning that he was in the mood. but frank but rode out the 1st half pressure and what how much just minutes after the restart by our money toward. the french means 1st goal of the season absolutely stunned about left b.

to do that she without a charms in delight signet. 3 minutes later the hunt gary unstoppable space to make a potentially intervention to prevent philip stage from double tracked for a sneak. one nearly stayed until the 94th minute when gonzalo c.n.c. outs on a sloppy defensive pass that lifted his head to force us to just be friends of the . guy she was helpless what's more the serbian strike a guarantee to his side 3 points it 6 from a possible 6 to frankfurt since the winter break while likely suffer their 1st born disney get a free since the 24th of october. are so let's get you caught up on all of the results from saturday's been disney to action or buying day shall carry a 5 goal reality check in the late game in a new nick as he just had their front foot beating like steak means that all b.

are single point clear on top now in your own belly want to. now they get back how to bat in one away both spoke bloodbath they rise to 3rd on the table that's off the beaten mites in freiburg suffered well shot last to part of one dortmund to want to cologne on friday now on sunday and read about a man host hoffenheim by live a close and meet doesn't offer to complete the match day. and finally to canada where an oil waka has saved several kittens that were frozen to the ground thanks to some quick thinking now the freezing of kittens were spotted in rural alberta in the country's west and able to walk a used warm coffee to release them from the ice it is thought that they were abandoned in the cold a local rescue group took the cats in off to they were freed and has already found i knew how to. well stay tuned for a wild stories in this week's commemorations marking the 75th anniversary of the

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