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this is d w news live from berlin infections and deaths keep rising in the corona virus outbreak but china opens a new hospital built in just 8 days as the epicenter of the crisis is the 1st of 2 facilities to ease in acute shortage of beds in the city of. a man 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 incidents. and billions of locusts are descending on east africa threatening crops and food supplies to kenya has been especially badly hit it's being called the worst
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infestation there and set in decades. welcome to the program concerns over the coronavirus have sent chinese stocks into freefall on the 1st day of trading since the lunar new year holiday shares plunged about 9 percent as the markets reopened china now says more than 360 people have died from the virus and then over 14000 have been factored in where the outbreak began a 1500 bed hospital constructed in just 8 days to treat the virus is starting to accept its 1st patients. experts are still trying to understand the virus and the patient in thailand is showing signs that a cocktail of drugs could be used to treat severe cases of the infection.
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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 the flu drug which china used to cure mers patient 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 woo han the city at the epicenter of the outbreak. after receiving the order
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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 will hand in the surrounding his 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. but next week millions of chinese. extended to the new year holiday such measures to the test. and here in germany officials say 2 people evacuated from
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china to germany on saturday as tested positive for the corona virus they were among more than 120. from the chinese city at the center of the outbreak the patients both german nationals have been hospitalized doctors say they are doing well while the rest of the patients remain. at a military facility. germany's health minister has defended the decision to carry out the evacuation. props to confide. departure in china we had to and were able to assume that symptom free composites were returning to was flying food and they were still symptom free in frankfurt and in that sense they seemed healthy because i think you patient tell you means in a situation like this that what we've seen can change relatively quickly and not shows exactly why the quarantine was right at sentara no one typing a push to try. yannick device is one of the germans evacuated he was studying in
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china at the time and now he's currently under quarantine with the other passengers at an air base in germany southwest we asked him about the conditions there being that they're being kept under here here the military base. building is separated from the other things we have fans 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. or post. because we are not to go outside we are not enough to process since. president here is very very good everybody else has the sitting room you know we've lost 2. 1 through prevents the outbreak here also of course in the facility so this kind of is elation this i think the best opportunity to manage this thing we have all of wearing masks during
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the creation in the claim for all the time so i think there is we expect as there is not very high but of course it's quite possible. and that's why we have here just kind of courteous well i think it's necessary nobody can say and my healthy we're not. alice 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. at least 20 people have died in a stampede intends in the during a service at an evangelical church the crowd rushed towards the pastor who instructed them to touch holy oil that he poured on the ground at least 16 other
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people were injured in the crush. authorities in milan temporarily banned cars from the city's center in an effort to curb pollution small is a frequent problem in the city but not all residents are happy about the ban some got behind the wheel anyway risking hefty fines. for a stabbing spree that wounded 2 on the london street has led british prime minister boris johnson to say they'll push for changes in dealing with terrorist offenders this is spect attacker had been recently granted early release from 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
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a police 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 is crazy and stupid i mean i'm not in a self contradiction and to see that kind of thing happening here i'm one of my children my grandchildren here and she was happening in your own doorstep which is pretty stupid i think it's pretty strange that these things seem to repeat
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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 $500.00 short while ago that seem to be scary that it happens in your own backyard the u.k. government after the incident announced new sweeping measures in how it deals with terrorism offenders antiterrorism experts however also emphasized that lower wolf 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 to be affected it's declared a national emergency as the insects devastate farmland food supplies and 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
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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 in 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 of the.
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us. and they're multiplying quickly. too. so we. so we need more help. before. the challenge is that some areas are so remote that crews can't cordon ate there after it's using the internet or g.p.s. can use 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.
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a big night in u.s. sports the kansas city chiefs have snatched up their 1st super bowl victory in 50 years the chiefs made a dramatic 4th quarter comeback overcoming a 10 point deficit to defeat the san francisco 49 hours 3120 quarterback patrick my home was named the game's most valuable player and it wouldn't be without would be a super vol without the halftime show pop superstar cher kara and jennifer lopez made history by becoming the 1st latinas to lead it. bonus league of football now 5 have so far been this season's over achievers but they lost on sunday to a strong side we're now comfortably 6 points clear of the relegation spots. despite being on the receiving end of a 51 thrashing last weekend 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
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an hour was played from 5 will fail to clear this corner leaving defenders of us jumbo now to tap in his 4th goal of the campaign the summer signing contributing on both ends of the pitch i'm off to the break 5 once again failed to clear their lines leaving striker john called the bouts of double the lead by people alexander should follow parry the ball into space and court the work he did up i'm relaxed defending continued kingsley who is mazy run was left virtually unchallenged in the 91st minute by resulting in a 1st bundesliga goal for the right back on just one minutes later he smiled jacobi added another to see who would mill and result of the 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
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. in the late game denied patted on the chance to move out of the relegation places with a 42 away when. red for the struggling for struggling host after this tussle. and made their numerical vanish count with daniel ginn check putting them 31 up after an hour stunning strike by sebastian. gave some hope of getting back into the game. but. freekick put an end to that the victory was 1st this year and a sees them climb back into the top half of the table. and golf graeme mcdowell has ended a 6 year title drought by winning the saudi international mcdowell. on the back 9 of his final round to finish 2 shots ahead of defending champion dustin johnson the northern irishman on the u.s.
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open in 2010 but has struggled to recap recapture from that form ever since the victory in saudi arabia is expected. back in the world's top 50 players. you're watching. next the documentary of life after crude economic change in the gulf and more news at the top of the hour and check us out in the meantime if you have. any time anywhere. you.
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