chips. this is news why. did the quarantine of a cruise ship help or hurt efforts to contain the corona virus. that he says that. has a full scale. i was so scared of getting caught. and the experts view as more than 60 cases of the virus $68.00 extra cases are confirmed on the ship the japanese government coming under fire for its handling of the

situation also coming up rescuing infants from icy waters will take you on board a migrant rescue ship as it pulls almost 300 people from the mediterranean in the middle of winter how many more will risk their lives when spring comes. off it's good to have you with us tonight criticism of the japanese government for its apparent failure to contain the corona virus as 500 people who all tested negative left the cruise ship dime inferences quarantined off yokohama the government is said nearly 80 more passengers still on board have now tested positive so it seems that effort to stop the spread of the corona virus now officially dubbed 19 it seems that effort has failed some analysts are calling the . a floating prison that was host some on board had

described the diamond princess know after testing negative for the corona virus some of those held captive have finally been allowed to leave the quarantine ship to their obvious relief. i was so afraid every time they made announcements about infections there were so many of them. i wondered if we'd be next. many already had their minds on home and creature comforts. i want to take a bath and sleep. i want to take it easy and eat some of that. but an expert on infectious disease control who had earlier been invited on board to inspect the ship's response to the virus warned that the quarantine had been far

from effective. it was completely cerdic and their. crews had a fever they went to the medical center while wearing and 95 mask but he didn't have any protection between sheets room and medical room he says he was worried about catching the virus while on board and said staff had failed to take adequate measures to halt its spread. insead says that amount. scared i was scared of getting caught. because there was no way to tell where the barassi is no green zone no red zone everybody could have terrorists and everybody was not careful about it. when the ship arrived in york a hama 10 passengers tested positive for the virus 2 weeks later more than 600 had been infected japan's government defended its response is nothing more with the

urgency of the current situation japan has taken full measures to ensure prevention of the spread of infection taking into consideration human rights and humanitarian needs in the country cooperating with the relevant nations and taking appropriate measures that need pay which you can identify. thousands remain on board the diamond princess for some of those evacuated on land the journey is far from over they still face up to 2 weeks quarantine in their home countries. but for others back under their own roof like the old commuters from kyoto the simple act of turning on the kitchen tap is reason enough to rejoice. yes or earlier we spoke with the washington post bureau chief in tokyo so i'm in denver we asked him why japanese doctors had decided to keep people on board the diamond princess despite the risk of those people being infected with the virus you know japan at the time

the decision was was taken in japan didn't have many cases of the virus it wants its to keep the people who had the virus off the japanese mainland and it felt coren seeing was the right strategy as it turned out they haven't done it well i think the u.s. u.s. officials are now openly segment quarantine fails and actually as we look and as we know more about the way the quarantine was why we're beginning to find out they're actually it really wasn't done in a medically sound way and the conditions on board the ship we're not we're not suitable. to to to keep this many people on board the ship the people who are foreigners who are being taken back to places like the united states and canada being given another 14 days corinth. see because those governments don't believe that a quarantine on board a ship works the japanese patients who test negative for the virus are being allowed to leave their being and they're being allowed to board public transport

the softer new and go home so japan doesn't really want to admit quarantine failed even when other governments basically have both made that decision the quarantine was not effective and people were still being affected on infected on board the ship it was a difficult decision for japan because they didn't have the cities for 3600 people on day one but as time went by it became increasingly clear as the number of people rose to the core i'm seeing wasn't the right strategy and i think many people felt japan was very slow to react to the changing reality. that was i mean did you there the bureau chief in tokyo for the washington post desperate migrants overcrowded boats and a dangerous crossing sadly it's an all too familiar combination on the mediterranean w. news tonight gives you an up close look at a rescue operation to help some of the people risking their lives to reach the

shores of europe one of our own reporters is on board the rescue vessel ocean viking which has carried out its 3rd mission in just 48 hours off the coast of libya the ship took 80 migrants on board today some of them infants and children there are now almost $280.00 migrants aboard and though they're lucky to be alive they face a very uncertain future. or earlier we heard from our correspondent new drug he witnessed these rescue missions all of them in the last 48 hours well the latest rescue mission was really tough the weather conditions were a challenging we had strong winds and to now 3 metre high waves when we approached the rubber boat we saw that it was a severely overcrowded. people with 21 women and 28 miners we had 3 women who are pregnant the driver of the fast rescue boat.

where i was. he did i think it just traveled good credible job because it's pretty high. to balance this as basically road so that the refugees would come over from their boat. it was really a dangerous situation because if you hit the boat the refugees there both could break that with refugees that have felt fell through the water so the rescue operation occurred. and there was also other ships present but no one did anything and you know you even a chance to talk with the. team there on board the ocean viking and what do they say one of the biggest challenges for them as they attempt to rescue mike it's. well they're working day and night many of them. they just need a couple of hours of sleep but if you have one rescue mission after the others you

know you just cannot sleep you have to make sure that somebody is taking care of those refugees the doctors taking care of them and i think the medics also reporting you know i think this is a new information that the medics are reporting having seen from violence related injuries that patients report to having been sustained during that time to b.b.'s so this is another proof that you know those people who left libya that they had no other possibility to do anything else that there was nothing at this point that they that that the. our correspondent she's reporting tonight from on board the ocean viking meo thank you. well now an extraordinary claim a lawyer for wiki leaks founder julian assange on edge says the trump administration offered back in $27.00 to pardon a songe if he would agree to say that russia had nothing to do with the publication

of democratic party e-mails during the 2016 presidential campaign now this comes as a songe prepares for next week's hearing in a london court that court will decide whether a son should be extradited to the u.s. to face spying charges the white house has responded to the claims by a songes attorney saying that there is no truth to that. art here's some of the other stories now that are making headlines around the world prince harry and his wife meghan are to carry out their final duties as active voyles in late february and march their decision to step down means that they will no longer have an office at buckingham palace as of april 1st the u.s. rapper pop smoke has been shot dead during an apparent robbery at his los angeles home 2 men wearing masks are reported to have fired multiple shots during the incident early wednesday morning the rapper regarded by many as a rising star was pronounced dead at the hospital

a short time later. the scottish singer louis kampala leave the right there and the london rapper dave they were the big winners at the u.k. brit awards last night capaldi took home the prize for best new artist and song of the year album of the year went today it was the 40th year of british pop's biggest awards show. singer songwriter billy eilish captivated the audience at the awards ceremony with her debut like performance of the new james bond song no time to die. she was later names best international female artist and delivered an emotional acceptance speech and felt very hated recently and when i was on the stage and i saw you guys all smiling be. scottish singer and indie

newcomer louis capacity topped the winners of the night giving up awards for best new artist and song of the year for someone you love. to be. rappers it is also one big with his album psychodrama taking home album of the year the london rapper to philip vantage of the spotlight making a political statement that accused british prime minister forrest johnson of being a racist these racist were poor boy whose research result prime ministers who drew brees says you should be greek would at least be soon thank you it was a successful night for rock music as graeme artist storms he was named best british male solo artist his performance was accompanied by a gospel choir done says a fireworks display and indoor rain. the rain

there. are no rain here every now and then athletes they come along with abilities that are beyond their years in russia a very young girl has caught the eyes of these snowboarding world she's already a little social media and she hopes the hopes will hard for this child prodigy take a look. she could become the face of russian snowboarding in the future that. has already mastered 360 degree jumps and 540 degree spins. but get this she's only 6 years old snowboarding obviously runs in a d.n.a. her father is her coach and a form a competitive snowboarder. we wanted to put her on skis but she just came and took my big snowboard she got on it with both feet and rode away. no matter the season she's always finding a way to finesse her skills in the summertime she tends to skate boarding.

but it's on the slopes she feels at home that's alisa practices for 5 hours a day. so i could go away she jumps at 6 years old there's no one like that in russia and i'm afraid not even in the us sure there are children doing those kinds of jobs who are 8 or 9 what age 46 know what jobs like that look good progress has been crazy. her talent hasn't gone unnoticed she has over $36000.00 followers on instagram. that mcauliffe is a flying prodigy at age 6 and she may have had something special. archer watching the news still to come in business news boeing 707 max planes they are not well back in the skies yet in new problems could keep them on the ground even longer this time believe it or not it's debris in the fuel tanks that i'm

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