this is deja vu news live from berlin the number of cases of the coronavirus in china increase and the world health organization says all countries now need to be on alert we find out about the extraordinary steps being taken to prevent the spread of the epidemic. also coming up under america's new plan for middle east peace this village it's also the capital of a future palestinian state we hear from residents who call the idea and nightmare.

plus time to say goodbye. i am told i was. told to wear moment of emotion in the european parliament after lawmakers about to confirm the u.k.'s departure from the e.u. on friday. and why bracks that is fuelling an increasingly heated debate about independence for scotland our correspondent travel to edinburgh to assess them and . i'm sumi so much god out it's good to have you with us the world health organization is meeting today to decide whether the spread of the coronavirus amounts to a global health emergency 7800 people are now infected worldwide the vast majority of them in china the number killed there by the. ours has had 170. in many

parts of china this is the new normal very few people on the streets and the usually crowded public transport system old but empty like here in shanghai. every passenger is stopped. and every passenger screened for signs of the coronavirus. high quality i think it's fine temperature was taken both getting on and off the train everyone has a mask on i feel relieved. it might look like a country grinding to a halt but this is china's response to a massive public health emergency. one week after these drastic measures were introduced the numbers of infected still keep climbing up people are anxious they prefer to stay at home and not to go out on the streets or wear a mask when they go out on the streets this here is a major tourist destination usually this area is quite busy with people walking

around having snacks sight seeing now people prefer staying at home nobody really knows whether the measures the government has taken will be able to contain the virus so people are taking their own measures of precaution and that means minimizing social contact as much as they can elsewhere a lack of basic necessities and information are eroding confidence in the all thirty's in hong kong people have been queuing since 2 am hoping to buy face masks on the warning the hong kong other men should do like macos and say every resident can only buy 10 pieces that way every single hong kong person could have a face mask to wear right how was the money you know how the young woman. as a 2nd planeload of a repatriated japanese nationals touched down in tokyo because some to wonder what this type of that break could look like if it happened during the olympics here in

july. we might take it as a wake up call for us to take precautions against an outbreak like this especially towards the olympics a little i am like yes to pan is naive i think japan should step up mashes. in south korea the government is building a containment facility for those infected people here feel for their safety. the you know what they get told is that the governor and minister should come here and try to find a point of compromise. what are they doing of bringing troops here are we don't battle this is such nonsense. they're really creating a mood here would be good. in south korea as in many other countries some residents feel the government's response to the crisis has lacked the apparent intensity and clarity of china's. bird let's get some analysis on the story now we can speak to just in jones from the university of reading in england hi ian good to

have you here on i would ask you about the raft of measures that we've seen countries take to try to contain this outbreak multiple countries evacuating their citizens from affected areas we see in china shutting down or locking down entire cities is this the right approach to stop this from spreading. it's the right approach at the current time time will tell whether or not it's been effective in either stopping or slowing the progress of the virus i think us the numbers continue to rise it looks increasingly likely likely that this will become a pandemic and will eventually spread around the world. we've seen as you said this is spreading and we see in 1st cases reported in the philippines in india these are densely populated countries in how worrying is that to you if we look at our for its now to try to contain the spread of. yes it is worrying for 2 distinct reasons one is as you say these are very dense populations so the

opportunity for transmission among people is much higher than it would be in a local population density country but in addition it's about these are areas of the world which also have quite a high burden of risk for treat disease particularly things like tb and until the virus gets there we really don't know what to expect and some of the severity of the infection in those target populations. when you said this could become a pandemic how dangerous is this virus in comparison to other diseases other outbreaks we've seen like sars in 2003 for example. it's certainly less much last in a serious than sause the case fatality rate facades around about 10 percent currently this is running around 2 percent that is still pretty high you would out of that number it would be almost like the spanish influenza or the early part of last century however if it's true that there are many more infected people in the

confirmed cases then the actual fatality rate is somewhat lower than that some more like a seasonal influenza which perhaps could be coped with more easily by the existing health resources. the world health organization is that to decide today whether they should declare this a global health emergency should they do so i mean what would that change. you know whether they should do so or not depends on them and the data that they have at hand which i don't have i would guess perhaps that on this occasion they didn't on the last occasion but on this occasion they will consider it a global health emergency this being sufficient spread internationally i think and what that would do is just mobilize more resources which alerts various country boundaries and maybe alert healthcare systems that they need to put mitigation processes in place all right in john speaking to us from the university of reading

in england thank you for your insight. meanwhile a cruise ship is on lockdown off the coast of italy over 2 suspected cases of the coronavirus on board more than $6000.00 people are on this vessel which is now at a port near rome local health authorities say samples have been taken from a chinese couple and sent for testing one of them was showing symptoms of a fever. let's get a round of now of some of the other stories making news around the world police in india have arrested a man who fired a shot during citizen protests in new delhi wounding one person the incident occurred outside a university where protesters have been gathering the new law has sparked widespread demonstrations in india where critics say it discriminates against muslims. the white house is seeking to block the publication of a book by former u.s. national security advisor john bolton saying it contains top secret information the book reportedly alleged that the us president demanded ukraine investigate

a political rival in exchange for military aid that could undermine trump's defense in his impeachment trial. and germany's biggest lender deutsche bank has posted a loss of 5700000000 euros for 2019 it's the bank's 5th annual loss in a row and its 2nd worst result ever bank says the loss was driven by the costs of a massive restructuring program. israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu has arrived in moscow for talks with russian president vladimir putin and the 2 leaders are expected to discuss u.s. president trump's controversial peace plan for israelis and palestinians the plan would give israel the green light to annex parts of the contentious west bank it also grants israel virtually all of east jerusalem which palestinians want to claim as the capital of any future state the u.s. plan is widely seen as supportive of israeli goals in the region while ignoring the key demands of palestinians let's get more on the story now. is standing by in

moscow covering this for us hi yuri do you have any indication of what russia's position is on this proposed peace plan. well the kremlin has many times expressed its concerns to that to washington species deal my had to blow up the region especially given the fact that the united states were to doing everything on its own from the russian point of view but ever since that the us plan plan for israel was published the reactions from moscow have become more coaches russian foreign minister lavrov for example has expressed his of course traditional fiesta that the united states was trying to solve all problems in one fell swoop but at the same time it's interesting mr lavrov also sad that it would be necessary to consider the reaction of what he called palestine arab friends of the arab league for example as well as all of the international mediators in the conflict like the u.s. and russia and the use and does that sumi sounds like russia is prepared for coordination

and pushing for peace in the middle east. how much influence does president putin have on the israeli prime minister. i think that in the ouse needing with putin today is more of a symbolic step it will likely not actually change than the house policies in any way but the meeting will be a nice political bonus for to tell you how to show off to his voters as well as into the united states despite the fact that mr mcdaniel ho is a frequent visitor to russia despite the fact that the 2 countries closely coordinated their military actions in the middle east including in syria when it comes to the israeli palestinian peace process has been always emphasizing that he's supposed to would be independent from moscow for example israel has refused moscow's repeated offers to host a meeting between mr mr yahoo and palestinian president mahmoud abbas and russia

after all for they meet putin whose views it is very welcome for all of the same reason as for the israeli prime minister the russian president has a chance to play his favorite role as a peacemaker and mediator at least this time maybe more symbolically. did have these yury reset to reporting for us from moscow thank you very much. well let's take a closer look at one of the controversial suggestions that's outlined in trump's middle east plan the future of jerusalem it's a city with many names that's known as hebrew in arabic and for many simply as the holy city jerusalem hosts religious sites that are key to islam to judaism and christianity and it carries huge religious emotional and political significance for both israelis and palestinians and both sides claim the city as their capital many analysts believe that solving the jerusalem question is key to any future peace deal in the region previous plans of called for a shared city with east jerusalem becoming the capital of

a future palestinian state but trump has a different vision he already recognized as the capital of israel in 2017 and his plan effectively hands over control of the whole city to the jewish state what would be left for the palestinians is a potential capital on the eastern outskirts of jerusalem likely in a village called. this concrete wall blocks the view of the real dome of the rock for people living behind it in. israel built the wall in the early 2000 at the height of the 2nd palestinian intifada. since then has been cut off from jerusalem this is one of the few spots and. can see jerusalem's old city just 2 kilometers away. this part of his village but he dismisses trumps proposal to make it the capital of the future

palestinian state. this is. the mayor says it was discussed as a possible capital back in the 1990 s. when there was hope of peace and no walls yasser arafat's even commissioned this building for a future parliament. today i would use his poor. there are few jobs for young people. the only bright spot is the hour could sooner versity. the school has a solid reputation and some 14000 young people from across the west bank study here . in m r are both studying medicine exams are coming up but right now it's trumps peace plan that's in everyone's mind. and i think there's always the possibility of a compromise even in this conflict. but it shouldn't be the palestinians who are

always having to make concessions in the ne this has been al that for generations of you can't just give it up you know. but the students are also critical of their own leaders they say of course trump is only concerned about israel's well being but they say it's also not right that there haven't been any direct talks between israel and the palestinians since 2014 and there is only one other 2 pieces fall in that is negotiations and if the latter welcome to the new capital of palestine that's the tongue in cheek greeting at. shop they say here that humor is more useful than hope and that no palestinian was really expecting peace from a plan put forward by donald trump. him there is only one basis for legitimate peace talks an independent international committee. under trump's plan this border

wall would separate the 2 capitals the us president calls it a vision people here call it a nightmare. tomorrow the u.k. will officially leave the european union and that will kick off an 11 month transition period of trust trade talks britain will stay in the e.u.'s economic framework until the end of this year while the 2 sides try to thrash out a trade deal despite the british government's vow to get an agreement before that a transition period ends the e.u. says the time span is too short very chaotic no deal exits. the final vote which after nearly 4 years european lawmakers overwhelmingly back breaks that happening this coming friday for the architects of the u.k.'s departure from the e.u. it can't come soon enough i mean well it's no accent like i know you're going to service i know you want to go national but we're going to wave goodbye i will look

forward in the future to working with you i saw a group. if you disobey the ruse you get cut off could you please remove the flags. but not all the british a b.p.'s in the chamber are happy to be leaving i hold in my heart the knowledge that one day i will be back in this chamber celebrating our return to the house of europe thank you. and what was a sad day for many here oppose brags that the european commission president reiterated that the u.k. e.u. relationship is far from over i want to use the words of the famous british poet george eliot she said. only in the agony of parting do we look into the depths of love we will always love you and we will never be far long live europe look the.

the. the. the. the an emotional day in the european parliament before breaks it comes into force that and the beginning of a transition period with the many more negotiations that lie ahead. let's go right to london. is standing by for us there. so the u.k. is set to leave the european union finally tomorrow what are some of the reactions that you've been hearing there. well literary actions are very divided here in the u.k. of course this is cause for celebration including this government who will project a countdown clock on the walls of downing street counting down to the time when the

u.k. is leaving the european union and it will be. held in paul and square around parliament by those that wanted to leave the european union all along a commemorative coin is even issue to celebrate that momentous occasion the u.k. being the 1st country to leave the european union and of course on the other hand you have those that have been very invested in the european project all along in the european union and that are really really devastated that this is finally about to happen and i've also talked to people here on the streets which i who i had to remind. was actually happening so i think some parts of the country have already moved on from this saga well it's definitely not the end of the bridge because this is not the start of what will be tough trade talks with the european union and the u.k. so what are some of the big biggest hurdles that lie ahead. well boris johnson and his government are painting this picture of

a global prosperous britain after breck's it and in reality nobody really knows what's in store for this country because tomorrow is just a symbolic day the u.k. yes leaving the european union but then a transition period will follow so legally everything stays the same pretty much until the end of 2020 and this is the biggest problem that the u.k. and the e.u. will be facing in those negotiations the tough time table they only have a year to negotiate renegotiate decades of relationships between the countries on all the number of issues the financial sector for example just being one of them and that will be really really tough to make it happen in time and if they can't find an agreement by the end of 2020 well then the u.k. is facing a nother so-called cliff edge leaving on w t o terms so really time is ticking for both sides well there is another hurdle at home in the u.k. a brag that's also sparked renewed calls for in scotland for independence let's

take a look at that now the they're going to want to find out how strongly scots feel about leaving the e.u. . here in the capital at more than 70 percent voted to remain in the e.u. . as did most members of the wild ones. these hearty winter i'll to a swim as a staunch supporters of europe and the few is that scotland to speak dragged out of you. know hurt feelings were being torn out of the e.u. . without her consent tree and it's horrible but this is what you saw. and. yes give you started. pendency can we can look after ourselves one solution for scotland would be to

leave the united kingdom and then rejoin the e.u. as a separate nation but scots have been favored independence in the past. the last independence referendum in scotland so the remained side when comfortably with a vote share of 55 percent and even today opinion polls don't show a sustained majority for independence the nationalists hope that this will change once britain least the e.u. and that will persuade a majority of scots to go their own way. the s.n.p. is scotland's leading political party it's calling for open borders with england scotland's top trading partner as well as an independent scotland rejoining the e.u. . we have had a lot of extremely generous and friendly overtures from other european governments saying that if things pile britain leaves the european union and scotland takes political control of the sort of affairs then scott we would be welcome in the

european union but that would require a new referendum on scottish independence something the conservative government in london is keen to avoid. that referendum was a once in a lifetime once in a generation of it happened only 5 years ago rather than spending all our time as politicians going over and over having referendum after a from them after a from them well i don't see any but the scottish nationalists are not about to back down. protesters in glasgow have renewed calls for independence. from the conservative government may have a majority in the union parliament westminster but its mandate stops at the scottish border it's a challenge for the prime minister and the challenge for the conservative government every time they say no a few more people of scotland say yes. a strong will and plenty of stamina that's

what the scottish nationalists need to push their course forward perhaps the winter swimming can provide some inspiration. are at such a letter we saw there are a lot of voices of frustration in scotland so how much of a threat does brags it pose to u.k. unity. well very much so i've been talking to people all over the country in different regions such as northern ireland and wales and scotland people but you get the sense that those calls for independence are really simmering amongst each of these regions by where the population parts of the population just want to stay a part of the european union so this issue doesn't seem to be resolved any time soon just because the u.k. is now finally leaving and boris johnson knows himself that. he will hold a speech tomorrow night mocking the bracks a day also calling for unity. moonset bracks that has caused and he will

call for an end to these divisions but one thing is for certain he will have a very tough job at hand in the next months and years to come as these calls for independence especially in scotland will grow stronger we believe all right thank you. reporting there for us from london. now to some more news from around the world the australian state of new south wales has announced an inquiry into the bush fires that are still raging across the country new south wales has been the worst affected by the blazes the inquiry will look at the state's response to the fires and whether climate change played a role. and authorities in the us say they've discovered the longest ever drug smuggling tunnel at the border with mexico the tunnel ran for more than a kilometer and contained an elevator rail track and a ventilation system will now be filled in with concrete as required by u.s.

law. now anticipation is already growing for this year's 70th edition of the film festival it all starts on february 20th and preparations are well underway in the german capital it will be the 1st festival under the direction of the new pads carlos and maria to reason because hundreds of movies from around the world will be screened including the italian drama hidden away the film is one of 18 eligible to win the coveted golden bear. a reminder now of our top story here on d w the world health organization will decide today whether the corona virus outbreak amounts to a global health emergency some 7800 people are now infected with the virus worldwide the vast majority of them in china 170 people have died there from the virus. as well don't forget you can always get your news on the go download or after google play or from the app store that will give you

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