beethoven 202250th anniversary here on do you. remember. this is the w. news live from berlin as the corona virus continues to spread more countries warn against going to china the united states is one of the latest to tell its citizens not to travel to china where some 10000 people are now infected the world health organization has declared the corona virus outbreak a global emergency also on the show. with britain's

formal departure from the european union just hours away u.k. bret's a party any peace stage of flag waving goodbye to the european parliament will talk about what the post the future holds for britain. also on the show greece unveils plans for a maritime barrier a floating obstacle athens hopes will keep migrants from turkey from crossing the mediterranean and arriving on greek islands. i'm brian thomas great to have you with us today while more countries are issuing travel warnings for china as the corona virus continues to spread the united states and japan among those urging citizens to avoid trips to the country now this is the world health organization declares the outbreak

a global health emergency triggering tighter containment and better information sharing. red alert at the world's airports from los angeles travel to destinations like shanghai is no longer possible as the u.s. has told its citizens not to travel to china medical authorities are working desperately to prevent the corona virus spreading further now the world health organization has taken a strong stance the emergency committee hold most a unanimous fully concluded. corinna virus outbreak is a public health emergency of international concern. that because of an increasing number of cases of person to person transmission outside china like in the u.s. midwestern city of chicago doctors are reporting the country's 1st case of one person infecting another with the virus on american soil are newly confirmed patient is a man in his sixty's as you heard the husband of our 1st confirmed case he is also

currently hospitalized and in stable condition the risks posed by the corona virus mean authorities have been taking drastic measures to prevent it spread like locking down this cruise ship in italy with thousands of board because 2 passengers showed flu like symptoms they tested negative for the new virus. my duty has been to adopt necessary measures because i'm responsible for my citizens and their health. that's the strategy being adopted by authorities in many countries like here in spain strict quarantines at this military hospital are planned for spaniards returning from china the hope is that secure facilities like this one can keep the virus at bay. ok let's get more information now with yasser reva from the world health organization selfness oh yes thanks so much for coming

in today the w.h.o. as issued a global emergency warning for the coronavirus but no travel ban was behind that decision. well thank you very much for having your program so if you have. we have declared a novel coronavirus our break as a public health to mark for national concern this means basically. facing international cooperation and making sure that all countries around the world follow w.'s short one day shows the sort of hard one eyes the actions they keep as you have said we are not the devising any. travel or trade restrictions at this stage but obviously we know that the countries may take measures full containment and need to geisha and so what is really important to remember here is that 3 are all introduced together the w.h.o. guide of 2 countries now we have a formal temporary work one day shows to all countries those who are affected the

most and this case in china but also neighboring countries and other countries in support of that that all countries work together on one hand to make sure that we get the knowledge we still don't have about the virus and that the health systems around the world are ready to quickly to act in response to any imported case ok working together more coordinated really getting together on this on a global level what needs to be done 1st off quickly to contain this virus but 1st really we have to understand a virus that we still don't expect to very we still don't know exactly how easily it's being transmitted from one person to not that we know this is the corona virus we know it's being transmitted through droplets but how easily this is being done still being looked at we don't know what are the most affected bots of the population we have seen the bunch of those who died elderly people on the line health conditions and what's really important we still don't know what is the

source of the world but we don't know what exactly we want to really every want in the. world in the global community. prepare for this at it every country has enough resources and enough of technical knowledge to quickly basically protect people who may be sick. and to be able to provide medical care to our yes a raven from the world health organization thanks so much for giving us those insights this morning to get. the day has arrived after years of squabbling in the ghost nations britain is set to and almost half a century of ever closer integration with its neighbors as it prepares to bid farewell to the european union. in brussels the bracks a party delegation left the european parliament building for the very last time party members said their duty has been done their departure came after brussels also said goodbye to britain lighting up buildings in the city's main square in the

colors of the british flag the u.k. will officially leave at midnight central european time after 47 years as part of the european union. so what are some of the sentiments in the u.k. and how are people marking this today w. has been out on the streets of london asking people what it means to them. we'll get our sovereignty back and have a lot more control i think that's the one thing that's what we're really going to get from at the moment we're very disappointed that you know we're being followed while the country has been you know misled into this decision so it's it's a sad time there's nothing we can control sadly about greg's so it's done so i think we need to try and move forward and see what happens to our best thing we're back to destroy this sort of horse later shows that should really really go it's

been a long time and it's been very bitter and i think you know you have to move on and i think everybody is going to try and do that you know from the government to all sorts of institutions they think is cross. did i ever use a break said analyst rob lodges here for more good morning to you rob we just heard that last longer saying it's time to move on is that a widely held sentiment in the u.k. are people ready to do that i think that just simply because of the the widespread apathy that has run through these past 3 and a half years now and i think people are really just fed up i think it's done a lot of damage to some i'd say to the british psyche and now people who do really want to move on even remain is saying we're going to give this a go give it a chance and make the best of it do you think you know the friendships that have broken in the relationships that have had troubles inside families and his place is not absolutely will come back together now a lot of friends and colleagues who've had exactly that device through the family

and stop talking to each other you know it's been that bad but i think as i say i think now is really time to regroup and try and move on and to to to make the best chance in a pretty dicey situation but i think there is every chance that something can be achieved ok for other people have to say it's not dire result people are celebrating as well a very very happy about this that the u.k. officially leaves the e.u. tonight what's going to change at the stroke of midnight central european done well despite all this hyperbole about the this big change in getting breaks it done the fun actually then starts within the next 11 months during this transitional period where both sides will try to hammer out a deal so centrally within this this 11 month timeframe nothing much changes in terms of the the u.k. will remain in the single market in the customs union it will continue paying into the e.u. budget. kavya it will no longer be able to full shape any type of rules that

the you decide so i'm so looking at 11 months transition period a lot of tough negotiation is there's a lot of big hurdles of fishing rights. come up as one is it's a bit like we're back in the 1970 s. when that was a huge dispute between britain and france for example absolutely you know we might go back to seeing the images of trolls from the u.k. and france in iceland where the. fighting each other over the fishing access and that has been this common fisheries policy has always been a big bone of contention especially for the british fishes because their fishing grounds naturally are richer and so there will be huge scoping about getting access there probably be a quid pro quo whereby the e.u. will say well if you give us access continued access to your fishing waters we might be able to do something incentives of the services industry which is a huge part of their larger sequentially so the whole southeast. does that need to

get solved upfront the fisheries are saying fisheries is the main stumbling block and that's something i think they'll get onto the media when talks do start it i think this latest on the beginning of march now so if they can get that sense of the way that woods that would pave the way for you know other possibilities the trouble is the u.k. would have to decide by july 1st whether it wants an extension if the talks don't go any way robin to sever rob thanks for coming in today let's give you a brief down some of the other stories making news democrats in the u.s. senate have been dealt a blow in their bid to call witnesses a president trumps impeachment trial one of the few republican senators thought to be undecided said he would not support the move his announcement means trump's trial could end with a quick acquittal reason. tells the new protesters of clashed with israeli security forces in the west bank demonstrations against the u.s.

peace plan announced this week palestinian leaders have strongly rejected president drum's plan which would give israel key parts of the occupied west bank. australian officials have declared a state of emergency for the capital city canberra and surrounding regions as soaring temperatures and strong winds threaten to worsen a large bushfire burning out of control it's the 1st state of emergency in the capital since deadly wildfires almost 2 decades ago well the human rights group amnesty international has criticised the plans by greece to deploy a floating barrier as a way to prevent migrants from reaching its islands from turkey the group called the planned and alarming escalation in the government's efforts to stop migrants from reaching greece's shores. the ministry of defense has announced new plans to protect the external border so that no more refugees from turkey can cross into greece. floating barriers are their solution and the contract for production is up

for bids. this is. the national coordinator had a good idea when he suggested buying flake. from the would be after we install them we'll see if i have to decide affect. the barriers might look similar to this. right now these service storm protection between the greek islands and the turkish mainland they are being used in many places including off the coast of lesbos the plan is to build 2.7 kilometer long barriers or nets that rise about 50 centimeters out of the water this would be a barrier mechanism in the sea. human rights organizations are worried about the greek government's plans. savage went off her fans at sea to prevent the migrants an asylum seekers from reaching greece is not going to stick and there's no way that these will stop the flow as long as people

have problems in their countries before human rights watch has stated that these plans violate human rights the greek government has also decided to deploy more border police bill deportation camps and speed up asylum procedures. all star watchers have discovered a stunning highlight in northern europe a totally new type of the aurora borealis over finland sweden wave like light formations on the left of your screen are being referred to as dunes now unlike traditional northern lights which look like vertical curtains these celestial streets are horizontal appear in a constant night northern lights are created when electrically charged particles of solar wind react with the molecules in their samples. as a reminder now of our top stories today more countries issued travel warnings for china

as the corona virus continues to spread the united states and japan are among those urging citizens to avoid trips to the country this is the w.h.o. declares the outbreak a global health emergency and as francs a day brussels getting ready to say goodbye to the u.k. britain will formally leave the european union at midnight central european time. i'm brian thomas that's it for me have a great weekend and we'll see you again next. it's all happening coach of the african. tour linked to news from africa the world your link to exceptional stories and discussions continue and will come to african program tonight from funny jenny from the z tower out with say de deputed coup.