bialik asked trying to. manage by from. connecticut. this is d w news live from berlin germany says 2 people evacuated from china have tested positive for the corona virus they're now being treated the 2 are among a group of passengers who have been quarantined since military plane brought them to frankfurt on saturday we'll speak with one of them with someone who was on that flight. also coming up a man a shot dead by police in london after he stabbed 2 people on

a busy street police say they're treating it as an isolated terrorist incident. and billions of locusts are descending on east africa threatening crops and food supplies kenya has been particularly badly hit it's being called the worst into station there in 7 decades. a 1000000 go across thanks for joining us german officials say 2 people evacuated from china to germany on saturday have tested positive for the corona virus they were among more than 120 people flown to frankfurt on a military plane from the chinese city at the center of the outbreak the positive cases both of them german nationals have been hospitalized doctors say they're doing well while the rest of the passengers remain in a 2 week quarantine at

a military facility. on sunday germany's health minister defended the said the decision to carry out the evacuation. departure in china we had to and were able to assume that symptom free compact treats were returning to was going forward and in there were still some to misread frankfurt and the nuts and they seemed healthy to think you patient a means in a situation like this but what we've seen can change relatively quickly if not shows exactly why the quarantine was right at sentara one typing in a push to try. so one of those evacuated is yannick vice a german who's been studying in china is currently under quarantine with the quarantine with the other passengers at the air base in germany southwest we asked him earlier about the conditions he's being kept under here here the military base . building is separated from the other buildings we have heads around

oh well so there's no way that an old soldier or somebody else can join us in our home but also we are not allowed to leave overhauls. because we are not to go outside but we are not in the house to house the fence. facility here is very very good everybody else here is the single room you know we wanted to. get one through prevents the outbreak here also of course in the facility so this kind of is elation as i think the best opportunity to manage the extent we have all of wearing masks during the asian in the plane for all the time so i think there is extent we affect us there is not very high but of course it's quite possible. and that's why we have here just kind of courteous but i think it's necessary because nobody can say and my healthy. now it's unclear if and when

the arctic and those others who were evacuated from china will be able to return there as the number of infected people grows rapidly according to official chinese sources more than 360 people have now died from the virus in china but a patient in thailand has provided hope that a cocktail of drugs could be used to treat severe cases of the infection. this patient's health took an unexpected turn for the better the 70 year old chinese woman came down with the corona virus which has already claimed hundreds of lives but the virus vanished from her body after doctors in thailand administered an unusual cure. this is the standard treatment that we've used with patients it's a mixture of anti hiv drugs and a flu drug which china used to cure patients the mixture of both treatment shows

a vast improvement 48 hours after applying the treatment and the result turns negative. further tests will determine whether this cocktail will put an end to the corona virus epidemic china is struggling to contain the disease the army has flown almost 800 medical staff and 60 tons of supplies to wu han the city at the epicenter of the outbreak. after receiving the order we immediately began to make arrangements for the mission carefully selecting cruise and coming out with 4 different flight plans considering the high risk of infection we also took measures to protect ourselves and provide a safe cabin space. more than 300 people have died from the virus in china almost 15000 infections have been registered across the country. and we have in the surrounding have a province hospitals are being built in record time to absorb the strain on the

health sector. outside the government. and. every household is limited to one shopping trip every 2 days. public transport is disinfected but next week millions of chinese. after an extended to the new year holiday put such measures to the test. now let's look at some of the other stories making news around the world u.s. democratic presidential hopefuls are making their final push for votes ahead of monday's iowa caucuses democratic voters in the state will be the 1st to decide who should stand against republican donald trump in november's presidential election 11 candidates are currently competing for the nomination. a state of emergency has been lifted near new south wales but bush fires continue to burn in other parts of australia at least 60 fires threaten property and land including

a blaze in the blue mountains that has been burning for several weeks on sunday dozens of homes were destroyed as fires raged out of control south of. protesters in lebanon have rallied outside the u.s. embassy near beirut in anger over president donald trump's peace plan for israel and the palestinians protesters remove barbed wire and reached an embassy security fence the proposal there again would allow israel to an ex-parte of the west bank has been rejected by the palestinian authority and the arab league. a stabbing spree that wounded 2 on a london street has led british prime minister boris johnson to say they'll push for changes in dealing with terrorist offenders the suspected attacker had been recently granted early release for prison where he was serving time for a terrorist related conviction police shot him dead during the attack the 20 year

old had been under police surveillance since his release. police in london shoot until a man wearing a fake bomb vest off to he goes on a stabbing spree injuring 2 people well there is a piece investigation taking place right now and this a friend clearly had history history in relation to counterterrorism offenses the attack a 20 year old man was on early release from jail. the suspect had been recently released from prison where he had been setting a sentence is a mystery related to terrorism offenses the attack itself and the assailants profile all too familiar for london is it's the 2nd terrorist related stabbing spree in london in 3 months attacks committed by men who had already been convicted on terrorism related charges but this time the attack wasn't in the city center but in the suburbs. it's crazy she says crazy and stupid i mean i'm almost in

a cell phone coverage if you'd like. to see that kind of thing happening here and my children are here grandchildren and she's happening in your own doorstep this is the issue but i think it's pretty strange that these things will simply repeat themselves and happen this often i think people are the sensitizing to issues like this which i think is a big concern that seems pretty similar to what happened at london bridge the short while ago this pretty scary that happens in your own backyard the u.k. government off to the incident announced new sweeping measures in how it deals with terrorism offenders antiterrorism experts however also emphasize that low low tech attacks like this are always going to be difficult to stop. the horn of africa is still struggling to cope with a massive infestation of locusts sweeping the region somalia is the latest country affected it's declared a national emergency as the insects devastate farmland and food supplies in one of the poorest and most vulnerable parts of the world the swarm of locusts 1st hit

kenya over a week ago. the land and livelihoods at risk farmers wrestling with the impact of climate change are now trying to defend their crops against desert locusts. so we depend heavily on the farming season we have to but the one beginning in april is short and not as productive we worry that the locus will destroy our harvest and we end up remaining hungry through the rest of the year waiting for the october crop and season i mean. swarming by the billions locust poses a grave threat to food security throughout the horn of africa kenya the epicenter of the infestation ethiopia and somalia are the most severely impacted countries so far but a risk to south sudan and uganda are on the rise fear of what this could mean for the ecosystems of nations already struggling to feed their people is also growing.

very bleak renewals. and they're multiplying quickly. too. so we. so we need more help. before. ogata. the challenge is that some areas are so remote that crews can't cordon ate their efforts using the internet or g.p.s. kenya's ministry of agriculture continues to put planes in the air spraying

chemicals with the hope of ridding the region of the swarms and protecting the food supply for the 11000000 plus people who live here. in this league football now thiab or have so far been this season's over achievers but they lost on sunday to a strong cologne side we're now comfortably 6 points clear of the relegation spots . despite being on the receiving end of a 51 thrashing last weekend cologne fans have had plenty to cheer about recently with their side finally getting into gear on the hosts were 1st to draw blood less than half an hour was played by both fail to clear this corner leaving defenders a bust on board now to tap in his 4th goal of the campaign the summer signing contributing on both ends of the pitch. after the break 5 once again failed to clear their lines leaving strike

a john called the bouts of double the lead by people i like some to swallow parried the ball into space and caught the work he did up. but lacks defending continued kingsley ac buoys mazy run was left virtually unchallenged in the 91st minute resulting in the 1st bundesliga goal for the right back i'm just one minutes later he's male ya corpse added another to seal the food mill and results from loans biggest home victory since 2011. it's their 5th when in 6 games now while opponents fi borg have cooled off considerably managing just one in the same period. in the late game denied part of on the chance to. out of the relegation places with a 42 away when there is hope and saw a red for the struggling hosts after this tussle and made their numerical advantage count with daniel putting them 31 up after an hour

a stunning strike by sebastian briefly gave part of on some hope of getting back into the game but maximillian arnolds free kick put an end to that the victory was 1st this year and a sees them climb back into the top half of the table. in tennis news serbia's novak djokovic has been crowned the men's australian open champion after defeating austria's dominic team in a 5 set thriller on sunday team recovered from a set down to take an unexpected leave in the contest a joke of its proved too strong sealing the final 2 sets to bag an 8th australian open title is 17th grand slam victory over all. and in golf graeme mcdowell has ended a 6 year title drought by winning the saudi international. on the back 9 of his final round to finish 2 shots ahead of defending champion dustin johnson the

northern irishman won the u.s. open in 2010 but struggled to recapture that form ever since the victory in saudi arabia is expected to lift back to the world's top 50 players. they're watching news live from berlin that's all for this hour up next they do you have your documentary on life after crude economic change in the gulf a 1000000 more news for you at the top of the hour don't forget get all your news at our website dot com or follow us on twitter your news thanks very much for watching. news from africa the world your link to exceptional stories and discussions. come to the. program tonight from. deputed.