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but you need to interrupt would say you want to do their story. reporting and reliable information for margaret. this is c w news live from berlin germany to tax new cases of the coronavirus official say the 2 people evacuated from china have tested positive for the virus they've been important since landing in frankfurt on board a german military plane on saturday and the news adding to a growing concern over the virus is global spread after the 1st death from corona virus is reported outside of china health officials in the philippines saying that
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a 44 year old chinese man died in the hospital in manila with the number of deaths and infections rising in china factories there are racing to produce medical supplies. i'm sorry kelly walk into the program officials in germany say that they have detected the new corona virus in 2 people who were airlifted out of china by the german government on saturday they were among a group of more than 120 passengers from han the chinese city at the center of the outbreak who returned on a german military plane to frankfurt now the virus was discovered in 2 evacuees place in isolation at an army barracks in the town of gammons haim. the german militarist. from rouhani touched on later than frankfurt airport the
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plane had been unable to land in moscow and was redirected through helsinki after an initial medical assessment in a sports hall at the airport 11 passengers were transferred directly to a nearby clinic for further checks they had been isolated from others on the flight as a precaution germany's health minister said none of the passengers had displayed symptoms of the virus before the flight departed some shots. in order to protect the evacuees themselves their families and also the german population it is important that we ensure nobody is infected there is an incubation period of up to 2 weeks for this virus during which no symptoms are yet visible but the infection may still be present. in the other passengers reporting quarantine barracks on this german air force base in the town of time several of the passengers have now been confirmed as infected with the virus. and the reporter jared reed is on the
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story so jared what more can you tell us ok so on saturday a german if force plane brought 124 passengers from we han in china to frankfurt most of these passengers were germans though not all of them are we're not quite sure where the wrist. from 11 all of these passengers were taken straight away to a clinic in frankfurt most of them had other health issues that doctors needed to treat the rest of the lodge a group were taken to and if force barracks in frankfurt airport to be quarantined now it's in this logic group that 2 people have been confirmed as having the coronavirus and i have been taken to a clinic in frankfurt to be treated there are other cases though of coronavirus already in germany right that's right so on top of these ones in frankfurt we have another 8 across in bavaria 7 of these i. work for the same company a casa playa there and the eye is a child of one of these patients on top of the 2 we have the in total 10
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coronavirus cases here given that what are the authorities doing to make sure that the situation stays contained under control well what they're doing and what a lot of other governments around the world are doing is basically one of the major things i can do is just to make sure that these people suspected or who do have the virus i kept away from the general population in current chain as the health minister said there is an incubation period of 2 weeks where you can't tell if there are symptoms you the symptoms are not noticeable and so the virus still could be present in that time sorry quarantine is one of the because understandably there's a lot of fear panic uncertainty what can people do ok so the big one is darrent panic because panic spreads misinformation it's not it's not good and we need to keep in mind the common flu kills many more people than the coronavirus does in fact. very few of the cases the current virus ends up with people dying and
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mostly not old but mostly when people do die of the current virus it's because they have weakened immune systems they might be older for example we're seeing reports of panic and his styria mostly targeted resulting in xenophobia towards asian people around the world this is not ok we need to keep in mind that misinformation can cause this misinformation is dangerous so you keep informed and basically don't panic eritrea thanks to. thaw the philippines has reported the 1st corona virus death outside of china officials in the last say that the 44 year old man from han the chinese city which has been hardest hit by the outbreak more than 14000 people have been infected worldwide almost all of them on mainland china as the number of cases there continues to grow factories have gone into overdrive to meet the demand for medical supplies.
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philippines health authorities said the coronavirus patient had shown signs of recovery but deteriorated quickly despite the fatality officials are urging calm mesures. because the spread. is being strictly that many countries are now refusing entry to travelers who have recently visited china against world health organization advice new zealand is the latest. and much of this is because simply we do not know we're in the very early stages of this virus and there are still things that we having to learn about the whites being transmitted so i this is not an ounce meant that it should cause any alarm by new zealanders it's precautionary we're doing it in the best interest of the health countries or airlifting their citizens out of china and indonesia more than $200.00 evacuated nationals will be kept isolated on a remote island. meanwhile in china production of medical supplies is being stepped
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up. we have not been at home for 7 days and are working overtime to produce disinfectant i feel glad to contribute to the epidemic control. supply lines have become crucial in the effort to contain the corona virus and have by province companies are producing hundreds of thousands of medical gloves and surgical masks to support hospitals in the epicenter of the outbreak. and then go on tell county workers a busy building makeshift treatment rooms to handle the overflow of newly infected patients factories are working day and night to meet demand for medical supplies another 30 people across the country are concerned about the outbreak and what we ordinary people can do is small us on this company recruiting sewing machine operators and i happen to have such skills because i used to work in a clothing interest so i immediately came to help with the clothes and i didn't
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sense that the number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus has now overtaken the sars epidemic of 2003. and the number of infections and fatalities across china has been rising sharply i asked our beijing correspondent with tears falling or whether that's got people on the chinese capital worried. besides locked own off this whole region there's a lot of activity a real flurry of activity on all levels we have just seen examples of medical supplies being produced there's still a big lack of medical supplies these makeshift hospitals being built in days in one hand and also on the grown for example people these neighborhood committees. everywhere in china they come looking to knocking to the door they keep on asking has anybody just end to beijing is anybody here was just reach and they hand
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out leaflets. deliveries cannot enter the compounds in beijing anymore and people themselves they also try to contribute today i went downstairs and there was a lady stepping out of her door with a bottle of disinfectant spraying the staircase with virtuous intact. and that was correspondent mathias pulling a short while ago let's get a quick check of some other stories making news around the world protesters in lebanon have rallied outside of the u.s. embassy near beirut to protest president donald trump's controversial middle east peace plan they removed barbed wire and reached a security fence transfer pozo would allow israel to annex parts of the west bank it's been rejected by the palestinian authority and the arab league. japan is sending a warship to the gulf of oman to guard its oil supply lanes amid lingering tension between iran and the u.s. prime minister shinzo ave said the tapan is prepared to use force to protect its
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assets there tankers passing through the gulf supplying 90 percent of japan's oil and kenya is battling its worst locust infestation in decades billions of the insects have descended on the country as east africa grapples with a plague triggered by cycle rains claims are spraying pesticides in hard hit areas the u.s. . as almost 70000000 euros are needed to control the infestation. after britain's divorce from the european union crucial talks on the terms of future trade between the 2 are due to start next month the negotiations will put renewed scrutiny on the status of the islands or baltar spain has long contested britain's 300 year old sovereignty over the territory its economy relies on an open border with neighboring spain which is in the e.u. but its future is uncertain but. between a rock and a hard place residents in gibraltar voted overwhelmingly in favor of staying in the
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european union but spain is ceded the territory to britain in the 18th century so when the u.k. left the e.u. gibraltar went with it now media reports say madrid wants the e.u. to give the issue prominence by including it in its opening negotiating position a draft of it is set to be published on monday it would involve gibraltar being excluded from any trade agreements between the e.u. and the u.k. a demand the block is expected to back residents here are feeling the uncertainty. of posts on point of view unfortunately with the neighbors we have. they're going to make life difficult for us and from that perspective all the best concerned the was for england or a phone call it's a very good to so for both sides really and it seems like it's all happening for
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the wrong reasons and obviously you know it's of gibraltar didn't want this to happen but. what can we do you know. i'm sure that whatever hurdles there are will be overcome but we don't know so it's just a bit of an unknown really. more than half of gibraltar's workforce comes from spain their economies are in. twined brings it could now offer madrid a chance to reclaim influence over the territory. in tennis serbia's novak djokovic has been crowned the men's australian open champion after defeating austria's dominic team and 5 set thriller on sunday as a team recovered from a set down to take an unexpected lead in the contest but djokovic proved too strong sealing the final 2 sets to bag an 8th australian open title his 17th grand slam victory over all. of the countdown to sunday's super bowl is well and truly
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underway as miami plays host to the 54th edition of american football's greatest spectacle the kansas city chiefs take on the san francisco $49.00 ers but as ever there is a whole lot more than football to focus on with the super bowl comes to town. it's been a long weary waits for chiefs fans who are back in the super bowl for the 1st time in more than 50 years. and you know my life i've been waiting for this day for me it be here for years still in the back seat. me and i can't wait for you to. 'd see sunday's contest sees them take on the san francisco 49 ers whose most recent super bowl crown came in 1994 it's as much of a throwback as you're likely to find these days this is the 1st super bowl in 4 years not to feature the new england patriots and this superstar quarterback tom
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brady instead the play will be orchestrated by 49 ers main man jimmy carroll polo brady's former understudy at the patriots and patrick mahoney of the chiefs who many see as brady's heir apparent. bookmakers offered a tightly contested affair with the chiefs just favorites. with more than $100000000.00 u.s. view is expected to change in it's not only the usual big brands looking to cash in on lucrative commercial spots it's us president donald trump and democratic candidate michael bloomberg cover a poll to be splashed out over $10000000.00 each one halts on political glory costs prove this message the stage is set for an epic clash as excitement builds ahead of super bowl $50.00 full. of the top story we're following for you at this hour 2 germans evacuated from china on a german air force plane has tested positive for the coronavirus both arrived in
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germany on saturday and are now being treated in a clinic in frankfurt. and keep it here i think happy for more on that developing story but 1st up next the czech republic battles to reclaim its once powerhouse status in here appeared soccer in our program sports life all that and more coming up i'm sara kelley in berlin because so much for joining us here and a great thing. more .

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