this is g w news live from berlin in a race against the corona virus china has been is its new high speed hospital built in just 10 days a 1000 beds to help treat the influx of patients infected with the coronavirus doctors say the new hospital is crucial to stopping the spread of this infection also coming up return of the brakes it battle britain and the e.u. go head to head on trade talks the european union mourning of a possible cliff edge new deal british prime minister boris johnson firing back

saying we will not accept the new rule and it turkey's president erda one warning moscow not to stand in his way as turkey retaliate against an attack in northern syria by syrian forces civilians called up in the fighting are being forced to flee their homes. i'm sure it's good to have you with us tonight china has opened a hospital bill in just a matter of days to treat people infected with the coronavirus the hospital is in holland the city of 11000000 where the virus is believed to have originated before it didn't spread around the world the hospital would treat up to 1000 patients china says that the corona virus has now killed more than 360 people in the country and infected more than. 17000 others. up to just 10 days of

construction the new hospital is operational it was designed especially for the epidemic isolation wards make up past the facility china says. it is like i didn't hand the epi center of the crown a virus outbreak a 2nd hospital with more beds is due to be finished lighted this way. right now is on lockdown fresh supplies of being delivered by the army. thousands of rain force months have been brought in to cope but the country is in urgent need of surgical masks and medical equipment china is accepting donations from other countries and officials are confident the demand for supplies here will be met. don't let. us not we were able to double our production capacity we have the role materials to increase production and supply. many companies of large

about overproduction but we have assured them that the government will collect and store any surplus in supplies after the epidemic. you shouldn't with the virus still spreading demand from mosques is unlikely to fall in the short term but things could change if an effective vaccine is produced there is now a global drive to develop one get on to those if it's bad fruit life at the if the center of this outbreak were mind restricted. hong kong is stepping up measures to prevent the outbreak from spreading d.w. correspondent charles until she is on the ground there she filed this report on the closure of more border crossings with mainland china. these additional border places will be considered a step in the right direction by some but for many others they are still far too little too late several borders with mainland china will still remain open

including hong kong busy international apples now speaking today chief executive kerry lam defended his decision saying closing the borders completely would be by his bullshit and discriminatory but both medical professionals and look at this is across the political aisle on top of one medical unit has said today additional board equations will actually change very little they've said push ahead with their 5 day strike tomorrow until all those borders a place they remember all too well the thought outbreak of 2003 which almost 300 people lost their lives and they think history piecing it so many now say authorities here need to step up measures to prevent the spread of this virus. that was killed there reporting from hong kong in the united states the race for democrats vying to become the party's next presidential candidate has kicked off the iowa caucuses are the 1st of

a series of contests between the democratic presidential hopefuls and a leading narrowly in the polls is a familiar face u.s. senator bernie sanders who also ran in 2016 former vice president joe biden is also one of the leaders and then there's the newcomer right there pete buttigieg the mayor of south bend indiana and last but not least is the u.s. senator elizabeth warren rounding out the top for their corresponding alexander phenomena she traveled to iowa's capital do more and she sent us this report on the 5th hopeful senator amy klobuchar. for rose thompson this is the most exciting time to be in iowa when her state is once again in the national spotlight as a volunteer for the democratic party she likes to joke that politics is a sort of sport and religion with all your love would like it if it's all about god fearing out of you. and i want. it

this time it's senator amy klobuchar one of those thompson support as a moderate candidate from the midwest. and st hi this is really kind of a moment here for the amy closure came to me just calling to remind you that tomorrow night it's caucus night here in iowa and thousands of volunteers like it was thompson not comprehending what other candidates in iowa like until the last minute well what's more important than our democracy and shaping our country for the next few years i mean the cynical part of me says because we got out of here but bit what's more important than investing in your country. that's what scott ruth's has been test been doing for hours now canvassing and then they booed for any club. even though she's not considered a frontrunner in iowa we were able to work with republicans and i used to be a republican. oh i've never misses in my nature so no health care

plan with change america's standing in the world issues that matter here scott thompson says he hopes for a democratic nominee who can bring together at the party and a divided country. there's been a mayor and a spirit public and i know the importance of working with people you may not agree with. but you need their support i mean your support for and so you you you trade off you you make concessions where you have to i mean while at the party's headquarters in des moines ruth thompson the still sought out some details she has to caucus chair and her precinct and in charge of organizing believe that it's like a neighborhood cannot seem she says that when people get together and in the open try to win over their friends to support their candidate the thing that makes the caucus unique is that you are really looking your neighbor in the eye and saying

you know i'm supporting my candidate because her values are the same as mine and they are and if if your neighbor is not really sure or they're not solid with their candidate you can say well you know you are you think that climate change is important so let's let me tell you what amy thinks about climate change a super bowl watch party and the grill restaurant in denmark scott's thompson has come to have a cold beer and to meet this candidate one more time before the caucus mockery of the game you know you show us you and you just really want much she was like you know to the degree we want to have record turnout yes we do both of them really want to do you mean we do know them back. and she definitely talked he says it's a long run with more primaries to follow however winning iowa could mean big momentum for that kind of pain and that's why it's so exciting at this time of year to be in iowa well. here's some of the other stories now that are making headlines

around the world in the u.s. senate closing arguments have been delivered in the impeachment trial of president donald trump summing up democrats argued that trump violated his oath of office by pressuring ukraine to investigate his political rival joe biden it's a trans defense says that the impeachment bid was an attempt to overturn the results of the 2016 election migrants have clashed with police. during protests on the greek island of lesbos officers threw tear gas canisters to disperse 2000 migrants the asylum seekers were rallying against conditions in camps on the island rights groups and the un have repeat of the expressed concern over conditions and slow processing of people there. always constitutional court has overturned the result of last year's presidential elections hiding widespread irregularities incumbent president peter rica claimed to have won that vote narrowly months of violent unrest followed amidst which opposition candidates challenged the election

result the government has not said if it will appeal the ruling to the country's supreme court. or just days after britain left the european union the next british breaks it chapter is being written both sides are squaring off for what looks like tough trade talks representing the e.u. breaks it negotiated michel barnier signaling that brussels will demand tough terms on issues such as fishing rights and a level playing field for businesses a british prime minister boris johnson says that he wants a free trade agreement but he says not at any cost the ceiling fresco and the old royal naval college provided a fitting context it was begun in the 18th century the same year another set of talks resulted in the union of england and scotland laying out his strategy johnson displaying similar self-confidence the choices in fact he can not deal or no deal

we have a deal. done and he did indeed turn out as i currently prophesied to be up and ready. the question. is whether we agree a trading relationship with the e.u. comparable to canada is all more like australians. but australia's train deal with the e.u. is a work in progress so technically doesn't that mean no deal is back on the table or up attention michelle bonnie's take on london's approach was decidedly less rosy i don't think i'm sure that's why the a new commission will also prepare the situation in which we end with no deal that things are not what we want but we must get ready for the possibility of facing an abyss at the end of this year. you half a confederacy hunter the lead up to the joint talks between london and brussels could hardly have been frosty here. with turkey's president richard tire says the

turkish military has neutralized dozens of syrian government troops it's in retaliation for an attack on turkish forces in syria the deadly flare up in war torn adlib province is heightening tensions between turkey and russia they are the 2 biggest foreign powers in syria's long running conflict but they backed opposing sides in. ankara is keen to show it means business. more military vehicles continue to head towards its lead today after the killing of techies soldiers in the province the turkish president said his country had been forced to retaliate against syrian troops and he warned moscow not to stand in his way. it was as a result of these airstrikes people 5 of whom are soldiers and 3 civilians were martyred of course we said this cannot go on and the necessary response was

given. at the moment we are doing what is necessary from the ground and from the air. while the turkish defense ministry says that damascus had shelled their troops despite being aware of their movements moscow claims the turkish units had failed to notify them monday's tit for tat shelling comes as the syrian government and its russian ally up their deadly bombardment of the last rebel held territory in northwestern syria all too often it's displaced civilians who are caught up in the fighting today 9 people were killed in a reported russian airstrike on their vehicle near the city of aleppo turkey which already has 3600000 refugees from syria fears a new wave of migrants as a result of the new offensive. i saw according to the latest figures

unfortunately approximately 1000000 people are marching to our borders. people including children and elderly are coming to our borders with whatever they can retrieve. with pressure at the border growing tensions between ankara and moscow over the rebel enclave seems set to escalate further. well the epic annual female and sled dog race strew to a close on monday with a homegrown norwegian talent taking the spoils robert sorely and his team of huskies are the 1st across the finish line after 4 days and hundreds of kilometers of mushing through freezing cold conditions in central norway the race has been running since 1990 and it is part of the 6 world series which culminates in alaska in early march i mean the house these are beautiful. temperatures i'm sure they bite. you're

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