♪ brent: this is "dw news," live from berlin. for foreigners at the epicenter of china's coronavirus outbreak, it is get out while you can. evacuations are underway out of

the city of wuhan. chartered planes with japanese and u.s. citizens are departing and other countries are doing the same. meanwhile, the number of confirmed cases jumps to almost 6000. also coming up, israel's president addresses the german parliament to commemorate the victims of the holocaust. and to call for vigilance against a resurgence in anti-semitism. and the european union announcing strict 5g guidelines on security, but no ban on the chinese tech giant huawei. plus -- >>[♪ singing auld lang syne ] brent: the european parliament sings farewell to the u.k. some members were in tears as they formerly approved for the last time britain's departure from the european union, which begins on friday.

♪ brent: i'm brent goff. to our viewers on pbs in the united states and all around the world, welcome. hundreds of foreign nationals are being flown out of wuhan, the chinese city at the center of the coronavirus outbreak. evacuation flights have already arrived back in japan and the united states. the evacuees leave behind them ever more confirmed cases of the virus. there are now almost 6000 and the death toll in china has risen to more than 130. the world health organization has urged governments around the world to be on the alert and to take action to prevent the spread of f the virus. reporter: getting back home. that is the priority for foreign nationals in wuhan and their governments.

more than 200 americans have returned on a chartered plane, but not without undergoing extensive health screening. >> all passengers had already been screened twice before they left china. they were monitored throughout the flight. and in anchorage the passengers were screened twice more and were approved to continue on to california. reporter: the world health organization has called an urgent meeting for thursday to discuss whether the outbreak now constitutes an international emergency as the number of infections is rising. >> but the whole world needs to be on alert now. the whole world needs to take action and be ready for any cases that come. either from the original epicenter, or from other epicenters that become established. reporter: currently the w.h.o. has rated the risk levels as high globally, and very high in china. airlines like lufthansa and british airways have canceled their flights to and from china.

and in the city of wuhan, frantic efforts toto build a dedicated hospital from scratch go on around-the-clock. scientists at the chinese national health commission expect the outbreak to continue spreading and reach a peak in 10 days' time. brent: for more tonight, we want to bring in martin sturmer, a virologist at the lab for interdisciplinary medicine in frankfurt. it is good to have you on the program. we have seen what is happening right now. flights are being canceled,, countries are bringing back their citizens. is this the -- are these the necessary steps that should be taken at this stage in the outbreak, in your medical opinion? martin: yeah, i think so. because it is quite dangererouso stay in n the area because we kw that the virus is spreading more.

you heard about rising people infected with the virus. from might point of view we will have even more in the next days. so it is maybe a good idea. however, on the other side, you should think, or keep in mind that you also have the risk to import the virus in the home country. not only by the patients transported, by the people transported, but all the flight crew maybe. so you have to be careful that you do not import the vivirus. and keep people safe. brent: and you have people all around the world, especially here in europe, asking how dangerous is the virus now. what do you say? martin: : yeah, it is difficulto say. wewe cannot compare it rightht w with othther viruses the mortality rate is about 2% to 2.5%.

so, it's -- normally elderly people are affected and you have to have a basic disease. so we can compare it with maybe a very strong influenza wave. brent: and we understand that australian scientists, they have created a lab version of this strain of the coronavirus, trying to understand its nature. russia andnd china say they have started working on a vaccine. how fast can scientists deliver an effective vaccine in order to stop this outbreak? martin: they mentioned that they can test, they have a vaccine, and maybe apply it only in a small amount of people. because we do not know if the vaccine may have side effects or anything else, so it is not possible to test this already in the whole population. so, we have to wait until these tests are fine. and afterwards you can continue to vaccine the whole population,

but that may take even more time than half a year. brent: we have been told that the germans who are being brought back from wuhan will be put in quarantine for, we understand, two weeks. is that a reasonable amount of time? is that time necessary? martin: it is a minimal amount of time i woululd suggest,t, bee itit is incubabation time. however, if you have one person in this quarantine maybe infected and he will get ill maybe after one week, so the other ones maybe still have to be quarantined even longer. so it depends on if you have infected people, if they have contact you need to quarantine them all separately. maybe you can be fine those 14 days. but i think it is difficult. brent: martin sturmer from the lab of interdisciplinary medicine in frankfurt tonight. martin, we appreciate e your insisights.

thank you. martin: you are welcome. brent: there have been more than 100 suspected cases of the coronavirus in russia, although none have been confirmed. it is not expected to stay that way. with around three million chinese tourists visiting russia every year, health authorities are preparing for a possible outbreak of the coronavirus. our moscow correspondent emily sherwin has more. emily: people at moscow's airport are not taking any risks. facemasks are everywhere since the outbreak of the coronavirus. around 10 flights still arrive here from china every day. so far, there have beeeen no confirmed cases of the coronavirus in russia, but at the border, there are increased checks for passengers flying from china and several other countries. the russian health control and consumer rights watchdog shows us the thermographic cameras it is using to check people entering russia for an abnormally high body temperature, the main symptom of

ththe virus. >> we can minimize the risk ofof people with an increased body temperature entering the territory of the russian federation through the airport, but of course we cannot completely rule out that risk. emily: like many places in the russian capital, the airport has signs in chinese. after all, russia is one of the top three destinations for chinese tourists, with more visiting every year. but this week, chinese authorities halted travel for tour groups to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. and russian tourist agencies have also stopped arranging tours to and from china. still, the border beween the countries officialally remains open. >> china is an important tourist market for russia, both for inbound and ououtbound tououris. so whehen we are talkingng aboue risk of the coronavirus spreading, of course the risk of an infected person coming to russia is quite high. i can't call for the authorities to halt air travel with china,

but if this virus is really as dangerous as they say it is, it seems strange to stop selling chinese tours to russia, but to allow individuals to travel here. emily: russian authorities have recommended avoiding travel to china while the virus rages. despite the many chinese tourists in the center of moscow, most people feel the situation is under control. >> i don't think we need to be afraid. they will figure out what the virus is soon and everything will be fine. >> maybe we will have to worry at some point, but for now people should probably just take care to wash their hands and be aware of the people around them. >> i guess i am afraid of the coronavirus, because people are dying and of course i don't want to die. emily: on monday, the russian government created a coronavirus task force. the authorities are determined

not to let the disease catch them off-guard. brent: here are some of the other stories now that are making headlines around the world. an official in the democratic republic of congo says 36 people have been killed in a suspected militia attack. it is understood that the people were hacked to death during a raid on villages in the country's eastern region. the attack is being blamed on a ugandan islamist group. fresh clashes have erupted between security forces and protesters in the iraqi capital baghdad. at one stage, police used tear gas to break up a crowd and were seen beating up one protestor. more than 450 people have been killed in antigovernment demonstrations in iraq since october. the president of israel today addressed the german parliament here in berlin to mark 75 years since the liberation of the auschwitz nazi death camp. reuven rivlin attended a special session of the bundestag, an

annual event to remember the victims of nazi germany. reporter: it is said the german poet sang this lullaby to comfort children as they were forced into a gas chamber in auschwitz. addressing the german parliament, israeli president reuven rivlin warned of resurgent anti-semitism across europe, and said germany had a key role to play in combating it. >> germany, the country where the so-called final solution was devised, has assumed responsibility for the protection of international liberal values, which are being violated by populism. reporter: rivlin said that if this effort fails in germany, it will fail everywhere. german president frank-walter steinmeier said the shoah is part of german history and identity. he warned that hatred and abuse

are spreading and the poison of nationalism is seeping into debates once again, including here in germany. >> we thought that the specters of the past would vanish with time. but no, they are raising their ugly heads again in a new guise. moreover, they are presenting their folkish and authoritarian ideas as a vision for the future, as better answers to the open questions of our time. reporter: paintings of auschwitz are on display in the bundestag. they are by david olre, who survived his ordeals in the camp. he had been forced to retrieve bodies from the gas chambers and burn them. brent: palestinians in the israeli occupied west bank are protesting president trump's middle east peace plan. trump unveiled the long-awaited initiative yesterday alongside israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. the palestinian president has rejected the plan.

initial international reaction however has been cautious, with saudi arabia saying it appreciates the efforts of the u.s. president. under this plan, palestinians would gain statehood, but they would have to give up large tracts of land. jerusalem would be the undivided capital of israel, but with part s of the city's east reserved as a palestinian capital. repoporter: tear gas firired ine west bank as i israeli troops respond to palestinians protesting trump's peace plan. netanyahu has dubbed it the deal of the century, but people here are adamant that they will not accept it. >> it does not give us any of our rights as palestinian people. therefore, we reject the deal of the century. we want the right to return. we want a just solution. >> the deal of the century has been totally rejected and it is a shame for anyone tryining to support it. reporter: it is places like this that are a key part of the controversy.

jewish settlements in palestinian territory. they are viewed by palestinians and the international community as illegal. but trump's deal would allow israel to annex them, something many of the settlers here would support. >> it gives security to the settlements. it gives security to israel. if they implement it as it is written, there will be fewer terror attacks, less danger on the roads, and also from an economic point of view, it will move us forward. reporter: donald trump has been pushing ahead with policy supportive of israel. >> my vision presents a win-win opportunity for both s sides. a realistic two-state solution that resolves the risk of palestinian statehood to israel's security. >> the very heart of the land of israel, where our patriots

prayed, our prophets preached, and our kings ruled, has been outrageously branded as illegally occupied territory. well today, mr. president, you are puncturing this big lie. reporter: both in the u.s. and internationally, there have been mixed reactions to trump's plan. with most hopeful that trump's vision for peace will be realized. yet protests continue in the west bank. brent: germany is sticking to its long-held position on mideast peace, that negotiations are the answer. dw spoke to niels annen, who is the state minister at the gegern foreign office. reporter: what is germany's position on the newly released middle east plan from donald trump? niels: well, i think we made it pretty clear that we have not changed our basic position. we believe a solution should be found in negotiations s between

the two paparties based on the relevant u.n. resolutions, and that means a two-state solution with securitity for israrael, bt also the prospect for real and prosperous palestinian state. so we believe it is always good to have an opportunity to talk, to resume talks. but ifif that plan will make a contribution in that sense, that remains to be seen. currently we are starting very carefully what has presented yesterday in washington. reporter: so to be very clear, germany has not changed its position on settlements, for example? niels: no, we have not changed our position on settlements, we have not changed our position on occupation. we believe that at the end of the day, there needs to be a perspective for both. and if you follow german politics over the last years, but especially today, i i thinkt is verery clear, we made that vy clear in a historic speech by

israeli president rivlin today, that we stay here with israel. we defend israel's legitimate interest a and security. but at the same time we believe there needs to be a clear perspective for palestinian state, and having read the first draft and the first information from mr. trump's plan, i think it is fair to say that there remains a lot of questions t toe discussed. and then it is also a little bit a matter of style. it has been presented without palestinian participation. and quite frankly i have some doubts whether or not that is the appropriate and the right way to come to a political settlement. reporter: what role in the bigger picture are regional politics playing, for example, with iran and many arab states in israel seem to be seeing more eye-to-eye when it comes to iran. how is that playing a role in the peace e plan with the palestininians? niels: i think t there is no dot about the fact that it is influencing politics in the

region. i also want to say i think it is great that there is the possibility for citizens to travel to saudi arabia. i believe e it is not a secret that if both governments are in the consultation process, that is good news for the region. on the other hand we believe that although we share most of israel's concern regarding the completely in acccceptable -- completely unacceptable anti-semitic rhetoriric of irann leaders and the threats towards israel, that the problem that can only be solved b by politicl negotiations. so the pressure that has been organinized by the united state, but also by some of our arab friends to put pressure on the process that we call the jcpoa, the so-called iran deal, has not contributed to reaching our security. so that is why we have a very clear position. we are debating with our friends

in tel aviv, but also in the gulf. and i hope that the process between the palestinians and the israelis is not going to fall victim of that tension in the region. brent: from high tensions in politics, to high tech. the trump administration has suffered another setback in its campaign to stop china's huawei from building 5g networks over worries about espionage. on tuesday, the u.k. government decided to allow huawei to help build its 5g networks, but with restrictions. now the european union has urged its member states to basically do the same, to limit security risks. but it has also not calllled for any bans. reporter: the european commission says member states should consider banning high-risk 5g technology suppliers from its most sensitive assets, but stopped short of naming china's huawei. the company is the global market

leader in 5g technology, which in turn is considered crucial for the digital future. increasing connection speeds, and possibly revolutionizing medicine, agriculture, and energy grids. 5g will make a positive difference, says the european commission's executive vice president and digital economy chief, but only if its networks could be secure. >> as many critical services will depend on 5g, ensuring the security of networks is of highest strategic importance for the entire european union. the cybersecurity threats, including the risk of interference by non-eu states, or state-backed actors, are becoming more sophisticated and more widespread. reporter: the european commission is asking member states to assess the risk profile of 5g suppliers and apply restrictions when necessary.

whether or not that is the case for huawei remains to be seen. the eu's decision mirrors measures approved by the united kingdom on tuesday. both the u.k. and the eu are falling short on demands by the united states for a blanket ban for the chinese firm. brent: you may have thought that it would never happen, but today it did. the european parliament approved legislation allowing britain to leave the european union. the vote, the final one in brussels on brexit, passed with 621 lawmakers voting for, 49 against. the mep's then burst into song, joining hands and singing the scottish farewell ballad, auld land syne. britain will begin leaving the european union this coming friday. while most of the members of parliament expressed their regrets, the brexiteer leader nigel farage did not hide his satisfaction.

>> indeed, there is an historic battle going on now across the west in europe, america, and elsewhere. it is globalism against populism. and you may loathe populism, but i tell you a funny thing. it is becoming very popular. brent: indeed. our very own barbara wesel, she has followed the entire brexit story from the very beginning. we have watched and talked about it many times, haven't we? now we are talking about this vote in the eu parliament. is brexit done and dusted now finally? barbara: it is almost done and dusted. there is just one last signature to be done by the member states tomorrow, but that is a mere formality. this really was the long and extremely emotional goodbye of parliamentarians from their british colleagues. it was really an event that

would sort of make the little hairs on your skin stand up. it was almost sort of making you cry, because you could not really watch it without being touched. people have been working together for so long and they had a fond relationship. and of course many british parliamentarians just broke down in tears when they realized that this was the final time they were standing up there and talking for and within the european union, and they had to just fold up, take their boxes, and leave. brent: you can only begin to imagine what they must be feeling. the debate, as you said, unusually emotional. i want us to listen to what molly scott cato, a pro-european british member of the eu parliament, what she had to say today. >> i hold in my heart the knowledge that one day i will be back in this chamber celebrating our return to the heart of europe. thank you.

brent: she got a standing ovation there. people breaking out in tears with her. barbara, what were the other moments there to remember from today? barbara: how could you not feel for her and with her? and so many of them really felt that. even the few -- the number of parliamentarians who had just six months because they were just selected last year, felt bitterness. but others who had sort of saw their life's worked go down the drain, people who have been in parliament many times, so many years, they were leaving in tears. it was really only nigel farage and his faction that were sort of triumphant and saw the work of their political lives sort of at a summit, a

culmination, saw this as a triumph. but everybody else left in tears. in the end they sang auld lang syne and held each other's hands. i have never seen anything in all those years in european parliament, people standing up hugging each other and singing together. and so, it was just an incredibly emotional event. and all the bitterneness of bret and all these struggles and all the fights with people and so many times some of them must've thought, will those bloody folks finally leave. but all of this was wiped out and they realized they were friends and partners and neighbors, and this was really a wrenching goodbye. brent: yeah, and it is certainly a positive message to take away that despite the fact that the u.k. is leaving the eu, that there was such a sense of camaraderie there today on display for the world to seek. barbara wesel in brussels.

thank you. brent: sports news now, in tennis dominic thiem has reached the semifinals of the austrian open after beating world number one rafael nadal. it was a tight match, but thiem eventually triumphed by three sets to one. the austrian won all three of his sets through tight breaks. -- tiebreak's. he now faces germany's alexander zverev for a place in sunday's final. there have reached the last four of the men's draw after beating 2014 champion stan wawrinka. the swiss veteran won the opening set, but zverev fought back to win by three sets to one to reach his first ever grand slam semifinal. after a short break i'll be back to take you through "the day." stick around for that. we'll be right back. ♪ [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org]

twenty four france twenty four .com. yeah me too 9e welcome to live from paris so will use a an ananalyss from france twenty four on marco in these of the main world news headlines. flying the flag cheers and songs from the probe breaks it t camp led y nigel farage in the european parliament this is the e. u. votes by six hundred and twenty one to forty nine to accept the departure of the u. k. we'll have the latest analysis from all correspondence and guests saying well the story. goes from here. president trump is verbally lead into his one time national security advisor john bolton. the white house is blocked the release