this is news coming to you live from berlin 4000 people on board a cruise liner are being tested for coronavirus the u.s. operated diamond princess's the japanese port of yokohama several people on board are ill and one man who left the ship in hong kong has tested positive for corona virus we'll get the latest from yokohama. hong kong reports of deaths from corona virus the 2nd fatality outside mainland china and thousands of health care workers walked off the job demanding that the government close the border with china also

coming up which way they use technology issues delay the results of the democrats i want caucuses so no one yet knows which leading presidential hopefuls have won the support of the state's democrats. hello i'm terry martin good to have you with us as the number of corona virus cases continues to mount countries are taking drastic actions to prevent its spread japan has quarantined a cruise ship carrying almost 4000 people over fears of a corona virus outbreak on board the diamond princess is now anchored in yokohama bay a former passenger tested positive for the corona virus after disembarking in hong kong days earlier a medical team. has boarded the ship and is checking passengers so far 8 people on

board have shown symptoms such as fever passengers say they have been told to wait in their capitals for virus tests. 4 point where you go to reporter judy and ryle who is in yokohama a journey of more than 3000 people are under quarantine on that ship why have authorities taken a step in the japanese authorities a desperate to keep this virus out you can see yokohama behind me that's about 3 or 4 kilometers distant where i am i mean a residential district overlooking the ports but the japanese authorities as i just want to keep this out they have had 20 cases confirmed in japan so far but they're very concerned that if 3700 people got off the boat that essentially all of the might be carrying this disease and then they could have a bigger problem will need hands is it clear how long these people are going to

have to stay under quarantine laban looked in their cabins at least 24 hours and we know from messages that are coming off of the boat that some of them get a little antsy they are asking why and more isn't being done more quickly but it looks like we're going to have to go through the entire book from stem to stern very very carefully and check every individual on that and not want to take a couple of days and of course often that we have to wait for the results of these tests to come through to be confirmed and of course the boat and has to be cleaned whoso from stem to stern it's going to be alone i'm kind staking process or can you tell us about the people on that ship and how they're coping with this situation. we know the food is being taken along so they're being faithful and they've been on the boat some of them for 4 or 5 days previously just in yokohama they were knocking out and it was there that the problem was 1st identified thought the best thing to do would be for them to come to yokohama i was to follow logic or misfiled

besa facilities that dealing with a crisis like so you're not allowed to get off the bus to knock it out in the now here in. hama and it's like a funeral days and they are doing everything they can japanese authorities on i've thrown everything at this but it's just a waiting game that we need to identify who might be carrying us and i understand that several people on board have indeed taken ill are they are when do we know if the symptoms they are showing are consistent with a coronavirus. they would appear to be so yes that's ok about hifi those and that we have at least 8 gold out of a ship $3700.00 people that's not achieved number but of course the concern is that it's going to spread very quickly within the boat which we could have a major problem. julian thank you so much bring us up to take that was journalist julian riled there in yokohama 3. china says 425 people have died of corona virus and the number of confirmed infections has surged

above 20000 changing ping has announced what he calls a people's war of prevention to deal with the epidemic alarm has also spread to hong kong where the 2nd the chinese mainland has been confirmed. ah. the best medicine is closing the border with china that's the demand from thousands of striking hong kong health care workers want from the government. think might have the government listens to our demands quickly closes the borders and brings this epidemic under control. it comes as hong kong became the 2nd place outside of the chinese mainland to report a death from the corona virus a 39 year old man who was suffering an underlying illness travel to be han in january hong kong's chief executive criticised the protesters and defended her decision to leave some parts of the border open. i certainly would not agree with

the allegation that we are. not addressing this public health concern adequately the alarm has long since spread across china including to shanghai featuring unusually empty streets but among those out and about. taking precautions is a must do i make them wear masks when they go ice when they come home to have to wash their hands. i believe in our country will overcome this. the number of confirmed infections rose by several 1000 again leaving many wondering when the worst will be over. in other news kenya's former autocratic president more has died aged 95 more ruled kenya for 24 years until 2002 becoming the country's longest standing leader he ran the country as

a one party state in which corruption and human rights abuses became widespread. in bolivia political parties have begun registering their candidates for upcoming presidential elections exiled former leader a former this will not be standing his party has appointed former economy minister luis as its candidate the vote is due in may. and the u.s. senate has heard closing arguments in the impeachment trial of president donald trump and democrats argued that trump abused his power by pressuring ukraine to investigate a political rival republican said trump did nothing illegal the republican controlled senate is expected to acquit trump. mr manders. technical glitches have delayed the release of results in the 1st major test in america's presidential race democrats in iowa voted on which of the 11 candidate should be

the party's nominee to challenge president trump but 40 fishel say they've been there been problems with a new smartphone for reporting local results. was of the the rallies had long been organized but the victory speech is now on ice democratic presidential candidate joe biden was one of the favorites to win in the iowa caucuses his was hinted it had been a difficult night was that the war in the case is going to be close we're going to walk out here with our share of delegates we don't know exactly what it is yet but we feel good about where we are and look so so it's on a new hampshire was the south carolina well beyond the rest of the wrong because. it is the delay has coolest embarrassment for the democrats biden's campaign wrote a letter demanding

a full explanation for the problems. but how the candidates used to delay to declare their successes regardless when those results are already out so i have a good feeling we're going to be doing very very well here was a night an improbable became an undeniable reality was and if the candidates weren't getting ahead of them south the supporters were it is too close to call so i'm just going to tell you what i do know you was was. just headed to more than sick. 100 locations across the state to take part in the caucus democratic officials responsible for communicating the results brain to folks with a reporting my ball app all the candidates are united in their dislike of president

donald trump but his campaign has laps out what it called a meltdown mekons he even run a caucus and they want to run the government no thank you trump's campaign manager tweeted it it's unclear when the results will be announced for now iowa is on committees. that the world health organization says the number of people suffering from cancer is likely is shot to rise sharply in the coming years the warning is included in a report the organization has released for world cancer day the good news is that more research better treatment programs to prevent cancer could help save lives over the next decade cancer killed in the estimated 9600000 people in 2018 only heart disease causes more deaths the most frequently diagnosed forms of cancer or lung cancer and breast cancer each responsible for just under 12 percent of all cases they're followed by color rectal cancer is

a around 10 percent smoking tobacco tops the list of preventable causes of cancer deaths it's followed by an unhealthy diet obesity and lack of exercise. well hair loss as a result of cancer can be devastating it is often cited as the single worst side effect of the disease a unique pakistani organization hair to help encourages women to donate hair for wigs that are then given to cancer patients but it took a fatwah to allow it to happen shame either con reports from lahore. since being diagnosed with breast cancer none of that shot has faced many challenges after several rounds of chemotherapy the 52 year old wasn't prepared for the side effects of her treat me and. my hair fell out i cried a lot it was very long and beautiful i asked my mom if it would come back. my hair

has now regrown but it's not like it was before you know. this is a devastating loss but we believe everything is a test from god the machine that. over the last 25 years bugs start has witnessed a significant rise in the number of people diagnosed with cancer according to the world health organization 174000 this is what recorded in 2008 to. 20 percent of those for vim and with breast cancer but years of foreign investment in the health care system is highlighting the country's inability to track the growing health crisis and it often here and afterthought it is often left to charities to help be sure and feel like them says again.

here to help is one such organization members of the public do need their hear which is then turned into and given to those in hospital wards of charge. initial resistance from some people to the initiative forced the charity to get an islamic scholar to issue a fatwa in favor of people donating. we're going to be the people who still believe that this is a sin especially if the head they donate is misused but i assure them we have nothing to do with black magic what i encouraged by telling them that their hair will grow back and that for women who are going through this trauma these weeks can be a huge boost to their self-esteem. they can look at them. here and here can because sty and looks more natural which is why it is preferred over synthetic. but they're more expensive so the charity offers donors free here

as an incentive to come forward. when they difficult cancer patients go through a difficult time finding this disease and then they suffer from hair loss and hair is important to the overall appearance of a woman in pakistan as citizens it's our duty to encourage those in need. and for donors like someone they know that this small gesture can make a big difference to them in recovering from. the epic annual fim and sled dog race drew to a close on monday with a homegrown norwegian talent taking the spoils robert sorely and his team of huskies were the 1st to cross the finish line after 4 days of hundreds of kilometers of rushing through freezing cold conditions in central norway race has been running since 99 and is a part of the arctic world series which culminates in alaska in early march.

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