>> the french economy m minister mourns the economic impact from the coronavirus will be significant. the death toll from the epidemic has now risen past 3000, the majority still i in mainland china. boborders in -- voters in israel had back to the polls for the third time in it or year. it is expected to result in more of the same with the two main parties connect. and turkey's president says he's hoping for a cease-fire in idlib after peace talks with vladimir putin scheduled for thursday. ever reporter is standing by on the turkey border with syria. ofo coming up, the impact

the covid-19 outbreak on the global economy is deepening. year'sd has slashed this economic outlook and warns it could be even lolower. stay with us. more to come. we are live in paris. ♪ we began with the latest on the coronavirus and the death toll from the epidemic has risen past 3000, whwhile the number of infections stand at over 89,000. the majority of cases remain in mainland china, but new inflations are increasing in south korea, iran, and italy. let's get the report. infectionspike in and italy as officials announced just under 1700 people have contracted the coronavirus. increase of almost

50% on the previous tally. >> [translator] we're still seeing an acceleration on the number of new cases, and this is due to the fact that containment measures were put in place a week ago and the average incubation time is around 46 days. we have to wait at least another week to see the effect of the measures taken, so this increase is fully expected. increase,porting an center of the epidemic china. over 500 new cases dececlared on sundayay, the highest dailyly increase in a week,k, although e overall infection rates have slowed. elsewhere however, numberss continue to grow. infefection rates have risen in the u.k., france, israel, mexico, and ecuador. iran remains a country with the highest death rates outside of china. on sunday, it passed 50 with around 1000 people infected. many find the officicial numbers dubious. the government has already had to reject a reportrt of the true

number of deaths over 200. many iranians are avoiding public places as a precaution, and supplies such as masks are hard to come by. nonow in more than 60 countries, the czech republic and the domain can republic have announced their first cases of the virus -- and the dominican republic, as thailand, australia, and the u.s. haveve reported their first deaths. many governments are discouraging or even banding people from traveling are gathering in large crowds. now the eu -- >> the eu commission president has announced the european union has increased the risk of the coronavirus outbreak from moderate to high. they are now 2100 coronavirus cases among 18 member states in the block. french france, the president has canceled two scheduled events to deal with the coronavirus response. there are currently 130 people effected here in france. over the weekend, the government banned indoor public gatherings

of over 5000 people in an attempt to contain ththe spread. >> more than 10 regions are now affected by the spread of covid-19 in france. in the north, there are stricter measures than others. over 45 cases have been reported there. more than nine of the departrtmt cocommunes are closed for the nt two weeks while markets have been forced to pack up. >> [translator] i would like to explain ththat we are facing th, and it is a very different situation of the department or even communal level, so we therefore have a reactive attitude adapted to each situation, hence the differences in instructions. >> a rise in cases have been counted in the southeastern region and the home to the french capital. one of the challenges is protecting health care staff from the virus. three medical personnel at a hospital in paris are being quarantined. >> [translator] obviously i in n

epidemic, we will not be able to isolate all the caregivers who are in contact with infected people when they're symptomatic. >> already understaffed and fafaced with a seasonal flu outbreak, hospitals are fearing further strain on resources. in a bid to prevent further infection, the government has announced a countrywide ban on indoor gatherings of more than 5000 people. events such as a marathon, basketball games, and a french fare were canceled, while the agricultural fair in paris was cut short. >> as the cororonavirus continus to spread, here is a reminder of some do's and don'ts. >> covid-19 is the infectious disease caused by the most recently discovered c coronavir. it is bebelieved to have originated from this market in wuhan, china, late last year. common symptoms are fever, tiredness, and dry cough.

it is usually mild and begins gradually. some come infected but do not develop symptoms. the disease spreads from person to person through small droplets when an infected person coughs or exhales. people can catch covid-19 by touching surfaces with the droplets, then touching their eyes, nose, or mouth, or by breathing in the droplets ofof e infected person. as with the flu, older people and those withh underlyining medical problelems are most t at risk.. it has killed about 2% of infected people, but experts say some of those who died from covid-19 were in good health. it isanslator] potentially more serious than the flu. the number of infected people will be less, being less contagious, but there are many more serious cages -- cases than the common flu. >> as yet, there is no vaccine to prevent covid-19. >> [translator] in the long-term, no need to think about it until at least 20 months from now. >> there is no specific antiviral medication to treat

the disease either. the most effective protection of the virus isis to wash hands regularly, cover coughing with the bend of the elbow or to suit -- tissue, and maintain a distance from people coughing or sneezing. >> orders -- voters in israel are back at the polls for the third time in the enter a year. the vote is expected to result in more of the s same. partyin netanyahu's likud and the blue-and-white party of benny gantz are both expected to fall short. for more, we can go to our our bo porter at a polling -- our reporter at a polling station in jejerusalem. heard, the last time i looked, it was 14.5%, a bit lower than the same titime f day in september during the last elections, just such a short time ago. that is significant for two

reasons. the september turnout was not high. two, they are saying that voter turnout will be what determines the outcome of this election. people here are tired of elections aired it is the third election in the space of less than a year, unprecedented. people are wearyry. israelel's president said to thm that he apologized and felt ashamed that they had to go through this again so soon. there is another question n whih is corona -- there are some 6000 israelis who are in self isolation at home.e. they came home on a flighght was someone who had corona, so they hahad to go home.e. there is a special polling set up for them. there are polilice on hand in ce people start spreading rumumors thatat there is a breakout of away fromtake people voting. so it is very much in people's minds. will that impact turnout? we don't know. >> we have voter fatigue and coronavirus. given all that, what t will be likely see happen? predict scared to

because we have had so many of these predictions. i can tell you what the polls say. it has been pretetty much close run, and both sides have been naked. during the -- have been and are the last week, the likud of the incumbent prime minister, has opened a small advantage. it is not clear if it is enough for him to get the magagic numbr of 61. it i is not clear he has got th. and it has been such a dirty election. some are saying the dirtiest in israeli history. so much mudslinging. it is not clear that they could even form the unity government that they have not been able to form twice before. seems i have really broke their bridges this time. so we have to wait and see whether netanyahu can pull a rabbit out of his hat or if we are in the same position that we were in for the previouous two

elections. >> we will see what happens. thank you very much for that report from jerusalem. in other news, tensions continue to mount between andnd kara and damascus -- between anknkar and damascscus. president will be meeting his russian counterpart on thursday. until now, diplomatic efforts to agree to a cease-fire in northwestern syria have failed. for more, we can go across to our reporter extended by on the turkish side of the border with syria. what is the latest on the ground in idlib? m mday, the big news s is that t the syrian regime has retaken a town that is about 10 kikilometers east of idlib cityn idlib profits. the cityty is significant for several reasons. first of all, because the only way the syrian regime cocould te the city is if it had, and it

did, in factct, have help from e air, fromussian airir forces. they have not been in circulatation sinince thursdayy evening on that attack on turkish soldierers. so thehe return of russian forcs in syriaia's skieses. seco o of all, it is t the very cityty -- town, i s should say,t the regime had taken right before that attack i mentioned that killed early six x soldieis on thursday evening and that really accelerated the pace of these clashes going on as we speak. third, theheity is on n the m5 highway, a very s strategic hihighway that lininks damascucd aleppo turkey, for its part,t, has not been seen in s syrian skies sine russiaia told it that it would o longer guarantee turkish aircraft safety in these guys. but since then, the turkish defense minister has said that 2500e last feww d day the

regigime soldiers hahave been neutralized. andfigighter jets were dowowned two drones, as well. helicopters,s, as w will p peery haveve also destroyed 135 tanks. turkey is seeking to maintain its presence on the ground there in idlib province. >> turkey's presidenent will bee meeting his rurussian countntert in moscocow o on thursday. what is he e hoping to achieve n that meeting?? f first of all, the fact that the e two leaders, vladimir putn and hurt again, found a date and agreed to it is news in and of itselflf. they h have both been talalking about seeing each other. they have been calling each other and speaking on m most evy day on the p phone the last t fw days. this date of meeting face to face is quite significant..

hopesyone sit -- erdogan for a rapid truce and for this situtuation to be resolved. he repeats that turkey has no hostile intentions toward russia for its part. the kremlin says it will always hehelp its syrian allies to figt terror groups in syria and that turkey.lling to talk to there is one point that is -- that puts a monkeywrench into all of these talks that are set up for thursday, and that is that erdogan also said that he is looking, that he has defeated the pkk, and he listed a number of movements he has defeated, and he says now we're going to take down the syrian regime. damascus replied, saying it was looking forward to this confrontation with turkey. so despite the calls for a truce, ankara still says it will go after the syrian regime until

the end. >> we will seeee what happens. thank you for that update from the turkish side of the border with syria. that syrian military efficiency has- offensive in idlib displaced hundreds of thousands of people. turkey says it can no longer handle the influx. since last week, it had begun allowing migrants to cross into europe. migrants on the turkish border with greece once again clashed with greek police and european authorities are scrambling to find a solution. ith clouds of tear gasas drifting acrososs the bordrder betwtween turkey anand greece, e situation is tense. over 13,000 migrants from multiple nations have amassed among the boundary of the turkey borders with the european union. with the turkish president hinting many more are on the way, the situation has prompted the eu to send reinforcements. >> the borders are guarded well.

andpeople are here, security has been increased. ouour troops will do whatevevers needed to guard greece's borders. >> with the land for the seemingly secure, some have taken to the seas. according to a news agency, around 500 peoplple crorossed io the greeeek island of lessss pos a a fleet of -- of lesbos in fleet of vessels. migrants are ed boarding points, -- at boarding points. journalists had their camera kicked into the water turkey agreed to open the border in 2016 through a deal in which the country promised to stop the flow of syrian refugees in exchange for billions of euros. many see this latest development as erdogan's attempt to pressure europe in supporting him in his conflict in syria. erdogan has said the eu has

broken our deal, opening the doors for the 3.7 million syrian refugees and others living within turkey. as migrants on the border continue to clash with troopops, ththe u.n. refugee agency has urged all sides to refrain from using excessive force. the foreign affairs council has announced it will have an emergency meeting to discuss the unfolding situation. capsized offboat the greek island of lesbos today, and 46 people were rescued. however, one child was killed in that incident. the former mayor of south bend, indiana, pete buttigieg, has suspended his rent for the democratic nomination. he told his supporters it was time to step aside and bring the party together the decision coming ahead of super tuesday, where an emboldened former vice president joe biden is trying to tot himself as a centrist

progressive bernie sanders. >> [translator] a relative unknown in politics, pete buttigieg went on to be a serious contender in the eararly primaries. he branded himself a political outsider who would heal america's divisions. >> i am offering a nominee and a presidency where you can turn on the tv and actually feel your blood pressure go down instead of up through the roof. presidentialr] his campaign flatlined, but he has already made history. he is the first openly gay democratic candidate and toward the u.s. with his husband. the former mayor, he was nicknamed the scholar because of his stintss at harvard and oxfod universities. after working for management consulting firm, he served as a naval officer in afghanistan in 2009. his centrist position on issues of health care, climate change, and student debt, combined with his record of military veteran, it has earned him voter appeal

across several ages, but not among black voters who favor joe biden. he believes this is not the less we have heard of buttigieg. >> pete buttigieg ran a historic, trailblazing campaign based on courage, compassion, and honesty. we will be a better country for his continued service. this is just the beginning of his time on the national stage. >> buttigieg was the youngest contender at just 20 -- 38 years old. so time is on his side. >> reminder of our top stories. thefrench economy warns economic impact from the coronavirus will be significant. the death toll has now risen past 3000. the marity o of deathths still n maininland china. voteters in israel had back to e polls for the third time in under a year. the vote is expected to result in more of the same witith the o main parties and. and turkey's president says he

is hoping for a cease-fire in idlib after peace talks with vladimir putin scheduled for thursday. business.or good afternoon. the global spread of the coronavirus is hampering business everywhere. oecd downgraded its ececonomic outlook for the year. >> giving us a grim forerecast. they warn the ongoioing coronavirus outbrbreak is plungg the economy into the worst downturn sincece the 2008 financial crisis. they downgraded the forecast for this year's global growth to 2.4% from 2.9% predicted last november. if the virusus spreads throughot asia, europe, north a america, t could drop as low as 1.5%. the group said i it would put my countries into recession and is urging policymakers to take action. it is expected to slow down the eurozone growth with italy

seeing flat growth for the year. china is set to bear the brunt. they cut its forecast to a 30-year r low of 4.9%, d down fm 5.7% in novevember. japan will alslso see a downtur. china already saw its manufacturing activity shrink at the fastest pace on record in february. the managers index foror the moh tumbled to 40.3, well below the 50 mark that separates growth from contraction. in january, itit was at 51.1. the french economy minister calls for concerted global action to curb the impact of covid-19. taking -- speaking on france television, he said the outbreak is havining a much bigger impact than initially expected on france and other european countries and around the world. he played for more support from french companies. there will be a conference call this week for ministers to

coordinate. >> yesterday i s spoke with the g-7 president, u.s. treasury secretary, and this week there will be a conference call because of the need to limit our trouble between all the finance ministers -- limit our travel. it is inin order to coordinate r responses. we will have a eururo groupp meeteting with finanance minists ofof the eurozozone to coordinae our respsponses cocome as welll. >> the comments came after thehe head off the bank of japan issud a statement saying the central bank will take necessary. ofnterest rarate cuts. europe, earlier gains have been reversed, turning negative midday after the eu police control agency raised the risk control for coronavirus from moderate to high. rising euro per the common currency currently trading at about $1.11, up 1.8

percent. oil prices also bounced back from last week's lows on expectation that further output cuts may be decided that opec's meeting scscheduled f for thuda. has shuts, the louvre down under pressurure from employees afraid of the coronavirus spread. this wilill h hit the tourism sesector. in italy, there e has been a hue blow to two tourist hotspots, venice and milan. let's take a closer look. >> not even two weeks ago, the louvre opened its doors 24 hours for three days w well crowds and visitors saw the da vinci historic exhibit before it ended. that was then and this is now. the louvre was shut down as workers feared being infected by the coronavirus. 80,000 people] visit the museum every day. this can become a major outbreak threat. rs keeping visitors

out, and other paris venues would love to take some in, like the largest department stores. one-third of their sales are due to tourists from china, and their numbers have dropped since their country was hit with the coronavirus. their absence could cost 2 billion euroros to frarance upon economy. as now, the coronavirus cases have e emerged in the paris are, so tourists from othther countrs are canceleling their tririps to france.. in italy, the tourism sector is hit even harder. with the world's most popular and even overcrowded sites like venice almost empty. the italian government has set up a plan to help businesses cope. >> [translator] in the first phase, which is imminent, we will grant visitors payment delays and then intervene with structural measures. then we will relaunch the country's image to get us out of the emergency. represents 13% ofof

italaly's gdgdp. traravel disruptions are set to continue in the weeks to come. in the u.s., delta airlines says it is suspending all flights to milan until may. american airlines has announced a similar move, adding that it will waive change fees on all newly purchased tickets. delta share prices dropppped 23% and american airlines plunged 37 percent since mid-february. a telecom company says the chief executive. done in september to be succeeded by an energy executive. therea 25-year veteran and has been the ceo since april 2014. the current head of fortune will him.ce nokia struggled to c compete against apple and some song in the phone business but has since remade itself as a key player in the next generation 5g network development.

the first rouound of post-brexit trade talks within thehe eu and britain n is kicking off today.. they need to findnd agreement befofore the transitionanal perd expis s at the e end of the yey, but negotiations are setet to be tough as both sides have yet to onto -- to see e eye to eye various issues. >> prime minister boris johnson -- both sides may have to make some concessions in order to reach a trade deal by the years end. the most obvious sticking point between the two sides, rules and regulation. the eu wants the british to align with its standards on workers rights, environment, and wanting the u.k. to downgrade standards to become more competitive. >> we have to protect our markets, our citizens. >> the eu says u.k. has already agreed to this in the brexit deal.

oris johnson says that is a nonstarter. to engage in going some race to the bottom. we will maintain the standards. >> britain says that it's a mandate, he wants the agreement to be e similar to the one betwn the eu and canada, which does not abide by european standards. brussesels has ruled that out, saying the u.k. is not comparable to canada. it is a much larger trading partner. u.k. exportsof all were to the eu. while 5 53% o of all u.k. impors were from the european union. fifishing is one of the other major sticking points. brussels wants its fishermen to have full and free access to u.k. waters. in return, british fisheries would be able to sell their fish in europe through main market. the u.k. wants annual negotiations. it says that if no major

breaeakthrough is made by june,t could walk away from the tablbl. >> from brexit worries to post brexit worries -- >> i think we willll be talking about brexit for many more months and potentially even

crawford: we start with an exclusive report from myanmar. [jet passing overhead] [explosion] man: the country's military has been accused of turning its guns on another ethnic group. crawford: this time, it is the kachin people, who have been fighting for self-aututonomy for decades. i'm alex crawford in kachin state in northern myanmar, and this is "hotspots." [theme music playing] tonight, we're going to take you behind the scenes of the world's biggest and hardest-hitting stories. we get rare access to the rebel army fighting in myanmar's forgotten war. they really believe that they're going to end up being crushed. when clashes turn to tragedy...