from wednesday on words we will this allow hong kong residents coming from overseas countries arriving at the hong kong international airport saw enter hong kong so you have to understand we have a different regimes and in the last 2 months in leading this fight against the virus i have time and again emphasized we are basing decisions on science on the facts and figures on evidence and also have the expert advice of the 4 professors on the expert advice re panel the politics of pressure are not something that come into the formula now the international olympic committee says it's considering postponing the 2020 tokyo games by up to a year it's been under mounting pressure from athletes and national bodies to cancel or to delay the event japanese prime minister shinzo are best says he does not believe the games can be held under the current circumstances of course i said no uma while the international community is being severely affected in a negative way we hope to hold the games to mark that the world has defeated the coronavirus i thought that cancelling them is not an option at all and the decision that will be made by

hong kong resident will not be allowed to travel here within the next 14 days. and also that transit travellers will not be allowed to come here %-p because i'm right now at hong kong's international airport is the main gateway in and out of this city. and as of last week, midnight on thursday, the hong kong government announced that any visitor arriving from overseas would have to go into mandatory 14-day quarantine. now, there's a reason why the government is introducing these new measures. hong kong has had its schools closed since january 29th. this is a very densely populated city, more than 7 million people. it's right next to mainland china where the coronavirus pandemic first began. and hong kong had succeeded in keeping the number of confirmed infections at a relatively low level considering this close geographical proximity to around 150 people up until last week. in the last week, those numbers have doubled, rosemary, and most of the cases are either people who have been traveling internationally or in close contact with international travellers. and that's why the authorities have suddenly started cracking down. so, as of today, the public servants are not going to work. all t

. >> so at the hong kong airport they're make an announcement now to maintain their personal hygiene and not to travel through china and look around here. this is hong kong international airport, one of the busiest hubs of the world. there's nobody here. >> the coronavirus has now spread to almost every continent on earth. here in hong kong it's turned this crowded city into a ghost town. although the overwhelming majority of people who contract the coronavirus survive, most with just mild cases, globally it has claimed thousands of lives with tens of thousands infected. and this could be just the beginning. to find out how serious this outbreak is, where it came from and what's being done to contain it i travel to asia and washington, d.c. to try to answer the most basic question. what happens when a disease that kills goes global? in this city of 7 million on the southern tip of mainland china they're taking all the precautions they can, but covid-19 is already here. at hong kong's hospital the doctors have been put on so-called dirty teams to deal with coronavirus patients. it's the front line in the fight against the disease. cardiologist alfred wong was one of th

so at the hong kong airport, they're making an announcement now to maintain your personal hygiene and not to travel to wuhan, china, and just look around here. this is hong kong international airport. one of the busiest transport hubs in the world. there's nobody here. >> the coronavirus has now spread to almost every continent on earth. here in hong kong it's turned this crowded city into a ghost town. although the overwhelming majority of people who contract the coronavirus survive, most with just mild cases, globally, it has claimed thousands of lives with tens of thousands infected. and this could be just the beginning. to find out how serious this outbreak is, where it came from, and what's being done to contain it, i traveled to asia and washington, d.c., to try to answer the most basic question, what happens when a disease that kills goes global? in this city of 7 million on the southern tip of mainland china, they're taking all the precautions they can. but covid-19 is already here. at hong kong's hospital, the doctors have been put on so-called dirty teams to deal with coronavirus patients. it's the front line in the fight against the disease. cardiologist alfred

so at the hong kong airport, they're making an announcement now to maintain your personal hygiene and not to travel to wuhan, china, and just look around here. this is hong kong international airport. one of the busiest transport hubs in the world. there's nobody here. >> the coronavirus has now spread to almost every continent on earth. here in hong kong, it's turned this crowded city into a ghost town. although the overwhelming majority of people who contract the coronavirus survive, most with just mild cases, globally, it has claimed more than 3,000 lives and tens of thousands have been infected. and this could be just the beginning. to find out how serious this outbreak is, where it came from, and what's being done to contain it, i traveled to asia and washington, d.c., to try to answer the most basic question. what happens when a disease that kills goes global? in this city of 7 million on the southern tip of mainland china, they're taking all the precautions they can, but covid-19 is already here. at hong kong's tunwan hospital, the doctors have been put on so-called dirty teams to deal with coronavirus patients. it's the front line in the fight against the disease.

so at the hong kong airport, they're making an announcement now to maintain your personal hygiene and not to travel to wuhan, china. and just look around here. this is hong kong international the busiest transport hubs in the world. there's nobody here. >> the coronavirus has now spread to almost every continent on earth. here in hong kong, it's turned this crowded city into a ghost town. although the overwhelming majority of people who contract the coronavirus survive, most with just mild cases, globally it has claimed more than 3,000 lives and tens of thousands have been infected. and this could be just the beginning. to find out how serious this outbreak is, where it came from, and what's being done to contain it, i traveled to asia and washington, d.c. to try to answer the most basic question -- what happens when a disease that kills goes global? in this city of 7 million, on the southern tip of mainland china, they're taking all the precautions they can. but covid-19 is already here. at hong kong's hospital the doctors have been put on so-called dirty teams to deal with coronavirus patients. it's the front line in the fight against the disease. cardiologist alfred won

> so at the hong kong airport, they're making announcement now to maintain your personal hygiene and not to travel to wuhan, china. and just look around here. this is hong kong international airport. one of the busiest transport hubs in the world. there's nobody here. >> reporter: the coronavirus has now spread to almost every continent on earth. here in hong kong, it's turned this crowded city in a ghost town. although the overwhelming majority of people who contract the coronavirus survive, most, with just mild cases. globally, it has claimed thousands of lives with tens thoufd thoufof thousands infected and this could be just then beginning. to find out how serious this outbreak is, where it came from, and what's being done to contain it, i traveled to asia and washington, d.c. to try to answer the most basic question. what happens when a disease that kills goes global? in this city of 7 million, on the southern tip of mainland china, they're taking all the precautions they can. but covid-19 is already here. at hong kong's hospital, the doctors have been put on so-called dirty teams to deal with coronavirus patients. it's the front line in the fight against the disease

hong kong airport. they're making an announcement now to maintain your personal hygiene and not to travel to wuhan china, and just look around here, this is hong kong international airport. one of the busiest transport hubs in the world. there's nobody here. >> the coronavirus has now spread to almost every continent on earth. here in hong kong, it's turned this crowded city into a ghosttown. although the overwhelming majority of people who contract the coronavirus survive, most, with just mild cases, globally, it has claimed thousands of lives, with tens of thousands infected. and this could be just the beginning. to find out how serious this outbreak is, where it came from, and what's being done to contain it, i traveled to asia and washington, d.c., to try to answer the most basic question, what happens when a disease that kills goes global? >> in this city, of seven million on the southern tip of mainland china, they're taking all the precautions they can. but covid-19 is already here. at hong kong's hospital, the doctors have been put on so-called dirty teams, to deal with coronavirus patients. it's the front line in the fight against the disease. cardiolog

this allow non hong kong residents coming from overseas countries arriving at the hong kong international airport to or enter hong kong so you have to understand we have a different regimes and in the last 2 months in leading this fight against the virus i have time and again emphasized where basing decisions on science. on the facts and figures on evidence and also have the expert advice of the 4 professors on the expert advice re panel the politics of pressure are not something that come into the formula for more on this let's bring in our correspondent david pollan who is in hong kong for us davey a kerry lamb announcing some very tight restrictions there not only on nonresidents but potentially also on alcohol i understand. these are the widest ranging measures hong kong hong kong is imposing since the outbreak in china even at the height of the outbreak home kong did not even close its lab or border with mainland china and now kerry is saying all international passengers all international travelers even those trancing through will not be allowed only residents will be allowed into hong kong

this is hong kong international airport, one of the busiest transport hubs in the world. there's nobody here. the coronavirus has now spread to almost every continent on earth. here in hong kong, it's turned this crowded city into a ghost town. although the overwhelming majority of people who contract the coronavirus survive, most with just mild cases. globally it has claimed thousands of lives with tens of thousands infected. and this could be just the beginning. to find out how serious this outbreak is, where it came from, and what's being done to contain it, i traveled to asia and washington, d.c. to try to answer the most basic question. what happens when a disease that kills goes global? in this city of 7 million on the southern tip of mainland china, they're taking all the precautions they can. but covid-19 is already here. at hong kong's hospital, the doctors have been put on so-called dirty teams to deal with coronavirus patients. it's the front line in the fight against the disease. cardiologist alfred wong was one of the first to volunteer. how do you get this?

other measures that will help from the hongt kong international airport, so hong kong international airport like that, so that will help cathay pacific cushion their losses. outlook a lot less rosy if we expect there will be a long-term downturn? did we cano business fairly considerably. 2020, we expect to see more lows mainly from a supply-side point of view because a lot of factories in china in february were shut down going back to utilization in march. from a supply perspective, that would actually impact the cargo business. for the full year, i think with the covid-19 outbreak looking like it is glowing global, that may affect rural economic growth and therefore affect overall cargo demand so that will affect the cargo business as well. so much for you joining us. we will get you a lot more on the outlook for cathay ahead. we are minutes away now from president trump's address on the virus outbreak. we hear he has been speaking with house speaker nancy pelosi. we will have more on what to expect and we will have that for you live at 9:00 a.m. hong kong time. a new yorkching where it is

hong kong from hong kong starting at midnight tonight. that includes transit passengers. the international airport is hub -- crucial, a hub singapore airlines. has cut many roots . -- singapore airlines has cut many routes. they are going to take the extra and of closing all bars those that serve alcohol. restaurants will not be able to serve alcohol. they will impose harsher penalties on those who flaunt or violate the laws. we are seeing more evidence of the economic impact. mid-levels to 24%. retail was hit hard by those half-year protests. we were expecting to see a wave of possible bankruptcies before the coronavirus hit. hitwith the coronavirus with half a year of protest before this, hong kong looks bleak with joblessness set to spike. yvonne: stephen engle, from hong kong. let's bring in a prominent hong zeman,sinessman, allan chairman of the lan kwai fong group. you have said these measures are necessary. going toan kwai fong look like now? allan: i can understand carrie shebecause the big problem, was getting a lot of pressure from the legislators, both pro-beijing and anti-beijing democ

hong kong has resisted closing its borders allowing international passengers to travel through this is a major hub it relies on tourism and transit passengers as you said at one of the busiest airports in the world and now the chief executive has said all international passengers who are not hong kong residents will be banned from entering the city hong kong residents who come in will be subject to corona virus testing before being put into quarantine all so she kept mentioning caroline kept ments mentioning that only hong kong residents will be allowed in perhaps implying that people from mainland china are not residents of the city will not be allowed in and this is a big move so far even at the height of the outbreak hakani had left its land border open allowing mainland chinese to enter come in and out of the city it's also a political hot potato so kerry was very careful to carry out saying that all decisions made are political are not politically based draw there and more scientifically based she also mentioned that shops restaurants many entertainment centers will be shut down this is also in other drastic measure given that homes economy has been suffering already or be a ma

hong kong. well in the philippines an aircraft and their craft crashed shortly after takeoff from manila's international airports killing or 8 people on board the plane was operated by ns a leisure based lion air witnesses say their craft burst into flames while taking off and crashed on to the runway where the flight was a medical evacuation mission destined for japan was on board included medical staff patients and the flight crew. $123.00 people have now died in the last 24 hours in iran bringing the national total it's women $2600.00 officials have committed a 5th of the national budgets to fighting the virus the government has also banned intercity travel after many arabians to 5 calls to cancel travel plans for the persian new year holidays that began on march 20th officials say there could be a surge in the country's 35000 confirmed cases. lebanon could face a critical shortage of medical supplies if the corona virus outbreak there is not contained some businesses are shifting away from their usual production lines and stepping in to help hospitals and meets their new demands real moments as more. work ha

hong kong, more than 90% of new cases are imported. chinese officials are now heavily focused on external threats. at beijing capital international airporta's cdc conducting strict screenings for international arrivals. health evaluations conducted at individual booths set up to represent each province. most every traveler entering beijing from overseas is now designated to be quarantined at government facilities for at least 14 days. for those traveling within mainland china, big data is helping the government track us and trace potential exposures. we each have a code that allows us access into some hotels, malls, grocery stores, even restaurant chains. green means you're clear and okay to enter. yellow indicates you've potentially been in contact with a confirmed case and should self-isolate at home. red means forced quarantine. on the streets of shang do, images reminiscent of robocop. police scan body temperatures as people stroll by. various command centers have been set up to monitor the health information of more than 300 million people. here privacy, it seems, once again taking a back seat to national health security. but even a

hong kong and china say they're preparing for a 2nd wave of corona virus infection as the cases are being imported from movie scenes and residents become complacent. when nigeria has closed its airports to all international flights in a bid to contain the virus after the number of infections jumped from 12 to 22 uganda eritrea and angola have all confirmed their 1st cases and in south africa where there are 1240 confirmed cases there are fears the country's struggling health system won't be able to cope for me to miller reports from johannesburg. doctors detected the 1st case of covert 1000 in south africa earlier this month over the past 2 weeks more than 150 people have been treated for the virus as the government tries to contain the outbreak many are worried 28 year old stepson quater is one of the $7000000.00 south africans with hiv he says with an already compromised immune system his priority is to keep safe it feels like it's another. reload of a sort their reaction really ill evolute and something that is got a lot of fear and words people living with hiv because in their denial of seeing what if they get infected what's going to happen what are the issues that what's the next steps millions lik

hong kong. >> to get as close to the hot spot as possible, i head the wuhan. when i got to the airport it seemed almost empty. i've never seen it like this before. this is the international section of the airport and there's hardly anybody here. that day, the chinese international health commission gives its first press conference. too late to stop the spread, although the chinese government says it acted without delay. >> the virus might mutate and the is at risk for spreading further. >> i get out without time to spare, and the entire plane is filled with people, sold-out. looks like everybody on this plane is wearing a mask. i do not see anybody without it. the next day on the 23rd, the government came out and said, people of wuhan, you cannot leave that city. you cannot fly out. you cannot train out. million os people trapped in their own homes. >> it's never been done in history. >> almost seems like science fiction, this gigantic city with empty streets. that's what the city was becoming. >> this is the view from my window. it's been really good weather tod today, but we're not going out. my dad told me, we can't go out now. we can't get out of our apartment. >> i'