so the world of sport now and yet another weekend goes by without borders league football teams across the country seeing their income take a big hit from the halt in play the german football league will hold a meeting with clubs from germany's top 2 divisions on tuesday when an extension to the current suspension will likely be decided it's left many teams facing a real threat to their existence. with the bundesliga season on hold matches are taking on a virtual look this is a football tournament give. found something to shout about during the coronavirus outbreak of the brain is leaders actual clubs the emotions are real they're worried about a loss of income during the shutdown on thursday the 4 german teams who played in the season's champions league place 20000000 euros in a solidarity fund it's not a proper solution though according to the president of minds a club fighting relegation from the bundesliga we can plug small gaps but we need to talk more about who we overcome this crisis. the german football league the d.f.l. has recommended extending the shutdown until april 30th c

big step i mean that affects not only consulates it also affects big business it affects the borders league so you know we will see games played in empty stadiums massive step that people are still struggling to find out just why the situation is so much more drastic in italy than it is here in germany the bavarian state premier has already said mark was sort of from the conservatives that italy probably underestimated the situation for a long time and that germany mustn't repeat those mistakes but still they're saying we have to look at just how necessary measures are not to interrupt public life as a whole we have heard the news that there is a coronavirus hotspot of sorts that's been detected just outside of berlin how is this being handled well some 2250 people are currently in quarantine at home after a woman from berlin who is later later tested positive for corona a went to school in a small town. talking to some 20 people and so the authorities said we have to close down 3 schools there and keep them closed and keep employees at home teaches at home. pupils at home and their relativ

leagues. a number of european union countries say they'll close their borders to most or all foreigners.esident donald trump declares a national emergency — releasing £40 billion in federalfunds. how is coronavirus affecting the way we get from a to b? in the united states, a ban on non—americans travelling from 26 european countries has come into force. denmark, poland, slovakia and the czech republic have closed their borders. here, the foreign office has advised against all but essential travel to certain regions of spain. we are hearing thatjeptoo has made some cancellations on some flights. more detail on that later, it involves spain. here to answer all your travel—related questions is the independent travel agent sheila stamp. shejoins us from our lincoln newsroom. we have a number of questions. first of all, sheila, on thejeptoo news coming in. people have got two check all flights before they travel anywhere. —— jet2. i haven't seen that news, only what i haven't seen that news, only what i have heard from yourself. in terms of what we have heard from british airways in the last

league or is reaching crunch time. just a reminder of the top stories we're following for you and spain fresh clashes between greek border guards and migrants trying to cross from turkey in maine has told migrants the border will not be opened. and china is reported to shop drop in exports and factory output to the coronavirus at the demi exports were down more than 17 percent in january and february compared to the same period last year. you're watching data of any news from berlin coming up next it's art and culture news don't forget you can stay on today on our website at state of the dot com i'm rebecca returns in berlin thanks very much for watching. i'm secure that the they work that hard and in the end is the me you are not allowed to stay here in more than 100 that. are you familiar with this. with the smugglers were lives. what's your story. 'd and what numbers of women especially of victims of violence in terms of take part and.

matches so it comes after state governments announced various shut down measures and border closures for now though a leaguesoccer and rugby league are carrying on albeit in empty stadiums the national rugby league competition is charged from its own planes to take things around the country in a pits reduced the chance of players being exposed to the virus recently imposed travel restrictions don't yet apply to professional sports. many schools like being forced from the real to the virtual world one video game make it ensuring the washington wizards do finish the n.b.a. season official intelligence combine the statistics from every real life quiet to simulate whites of happen in their upcoming games and later on the sunday formula one drivers they miss and celebrities will be virtually taking to the track founds will be able to follow the action on line f one organizes a set that every subsequent race weekend will see that the spawned real world f one race replaced with a virtual grohl pray. chris higgins has been telling us what new viewers can expect from f one is latest venture i mean a bit top flight i

league. player. headlines this hour an hour t.v. show since borders for a month to limit the spread of covert 9 same for on the sites of the strictest measures in the blog of correspondent there describes the situation. anybody even the pope he is also being told the fleet's one cincinnati street so to say why they will be free while the world health organization urges countries to take a leaf out of beijing is book and impose tougher restrictions to fight the pandemic as the situation in china itself begins to ames with the world distracted like a big 19 a controversial bill that critics to say will practically end online privacy makes its way through the u.s. congress.

country is also shutting its borders to foreign travelers without residency permits international trains and flights will be suspended. and this is pension of england's premier league due to the coronavirus pandemic has won a fanbase more worried than others liverpool are 25 points ahead of 2nd place manchester city the title is within touching distance but supporters fear that if the season is a band and their club could be denied despite winning last season's champions league liverpool have been waiting for 30 years for a league title and their fans are growing increasingly anxious. i just think the dog forces around because the liverpool title with a few to kill a sport the way you have to think about to pull the whole thing just drives me insane it sounds like the kind of thing that would happen to liverpool every here this is the year every year this is the year this is the year. i'm out of. i'm more on how people's behavior is being at impacted by coronavirus let's bring in sociology as alexander yandell from life seek university hello to you dr yandell so are there typical ways in which people respond to health crises like the one we're seeing now. well luck

league becomes the latest coronavirus victim. the most important piece of the puzzle is missing the fastest the borders have been the find their clubs ignoring warnings to stay away over coronavirus fears with buddhist leader games called off until the start of april there's now a big question mark over the rest of the season. i'm on me and use of it's good to have you with us large parts of western europe are going into lockdown in a bid to stop the spread of the coronavirus we begin in france which has taken the decision to shut down all non-essential businesses french prime minister and announced that bars at cafes stores and most restaurants will have to close he described the corona virus as the biggest health crisis in a century france's tourist sites have already been shuttered as part of a nationwide emergency. measure authorities say 91 people have now died from the corona virus in the country and 4 and a half 1000 others have been infected. for the latest from the french capital i'm joined by do lisa louis and paris hi lisa thanks for joining us so what is the mood like in paris right now the city of bars and brasserie wel

leagues. a number of european union countries say they'll close their borders to most or all foreigners us president donald trump declares a national emergency — releasing 50 billion dollars in federal funds. and with flights and holidays being cancelled — we'll put your questions to a travel expert — that's in half an hour. good morning. the government is drawing up emergency legislation to ban mass gatherings, in response to the escalating coronavirus outbreak. ministers have faced mounting questions about whether existing measures are stringent enough to tackle the virus. a whitehall source said there were many "complex considerations" and the government would make the "right decisions at the right time" based on scientific evidence. there are now 798 confirmed cases of the virus in the uk, but there are believed to be thousands more undetected. the number of deaths here now stands at 11. sporting events across the uk have already experienced unprecedented disruption with premier league and football league games suspended until april. the trade body representing hotels, restaurants and other hosp

leagues. a number of european union countries say they'll close their borders to most or all foreigners. us president donald trump declares a national emergency — releasing £40 billion in federalfunds. and in half an hour dateline will look at all the week's coronavirus related developments. the government is drawing up plans to ban mass gatherings in response to the escalating coronavirus outbreak. ministers have faced questions about whether existing measures are stringent enough to tackle the virus. the prime minister is meeting officials in downing street to discuss the crisis. there are now 798 confirmed cases of the virus in the uk, but there are believed to me thousands more undetected. the number of deaths here now stands at 11. sporting events across the uk have already experienced unprecedented disruption with premier league and football league games suspended until april. the trade body representing hotels, restaurants and other hospitality businesses has warned that large chains are at risk of collapse because of the epidemic. the government is also drawing up emergency plans

borders to most or all foreigners. us president donald trump declares a national emergency, releasing £40 billion in federalfunds. many sporting bodies have already cancelled events, including professional football leaguesnd in half an hour, click will show you how to keep your devices coronavirus free. the government is drawing up plans to ban mass gatherings in response to the escalating coronavirus outbreak. ministers have faced questions about whether existing measures are stringent enough to tackle the virus. the prime minister is meeting officials in downing street to discuss the crisis. there are now 820 confirmed cases of the virus in the uk, including 22 new cases in wales. the number of deaths in the uk stands at 11. the airlinejet2 has cancelled all flights to the mainland spain, the balearic islands and the canary islands with immediate effect. the trade body representing hotels, restaurants and other hospitality businesses has warned that large chains are at risk of collapse because of the epidemic. it follows a national emergency being declared in spain yesterday. the government is also drawing up emergency plans to avoid disruption in prisons in england and wales, with unions saying their

borders to most — or all — foreigners. and on sportsday at 7.30, we'll find out how lower league football clubs are coping with the postponementxtures due to the coronavirus outbreak. welcome to bbc news. ten more people in the uk have died after testing positive for coronavirus — bringing the total number of deaths in the uk to 21. england's chief medical officer, professor chris whitty, said all of the latest to die were patients in "at—risk" groups. the rise comes as the government draws up plans to ban mass gatherings, in response to the escalating outbreak. the total number of cases in the uk now stands at 1,140. almost 38,000 people have been tested. meanwhile, the united states has extended the travel ban on most european countries to include the uk and ireland. this will come into effect at 04.00am on tuesday morning. the vice president, mike pence said american citizens returning from the uk will come through specific us airports. elsewhere in europe — the spanish government is expected to announce a full lockdown across the country as the death toll from coronavirus rises to 190. jet2 and tui have cancelled all fligh

block the virus is not to block the borders, it's the occasion opportunity. yesterday in the champions leaguecer event around the , the supporters were very .appy because the team won but the authorities blocked entering the stadium. maybe thousands stayed outside of the stadium and that is unbelievable good news for the virus. eventy happy to use this to create contagion. my opinion is the first thing is for theblic events people -- permit for the people .o stay altogether and we know my request is be wise, be , this is theble message. advantage,e week of if we lost this time, you lost an unbelievable opportunity. when you look at how you measure this getting better, what is life day-to-day like an do you look at the number of deaths, the number of infections, how does the country know when things are turning a corner for the better? >> all the most important scientists explain us worstvirus is not the virus in terms of lethality. the problem is if too much infected,ogether are the problem is that unbelievable partr of people there is a who needs a hospitalization. that is the problem becaus

league for called it 90 haaziq kron 4 news. >>today, united states and canada agreed to close the border between the 2 countries for all non essential traffic. while the president says spoke countries have agreed to the closure. it does come the same week that canada approved the us mexico, canada trade agreement as our washington correspondent anna werner he tells us. how the closure will affect trade between the 2 countries is still unclear. >>president donald trump says the u s canada border is closing to slow the spread of the coronavirus we want to isolate from the standpoint we don't want people coming into contact. the president says it was a mutual decision with canadian prime minister justin trudeau and will not impacted the flow of goods across the border, it's not essential crossings. it would affect trade and all our governments recognize that it is critical that we preserve supply chains between both countries. the announcement comes just days after canada formally approved the united states mexico, canada trade agreement. >>the new trade deal is expected to go into for on june first, but some lawmakers are hoping for a

borders public gatherings are banned. and. difficult for millions of people. and. major league to be heading toward town. hall and go on for now. while the numbers get more alarming by the day if not every region of the world is affected by corona virus this sunday we have indonesia and thailand reporting new infections thailand with its biggest jump yet europe remains our focus the most shocking numbers came in on saturday when they reported nearly 800 deaths in one day spain has just raised its death toll by nearly 400 this is how it looks on the overall track which you know from johns hopkins university in the u.s. over 307000 confirmed cases with 13000 deaths and as i always say don't forget the well it's coming on for 100000 people isn't it who've actually recovered from coronavirus look at it on the map. you get the feeling yes it has hit every part of the world now but very much you can see that cluster of red in europe which is very much the epicenter now we're going to look at the united kingdom 1st of all with its 5000 cases and 233 deaths really chalons is there for us in well that's piccadill

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borders to most or all foreigners. now on bbc news, it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. an unprecedented day with no premier leagueflight football taking place. tokyo will start on time — the japan prime minister insists the olympics and paralympics won't be postponed. and it was a debut to remember for england's alison hewson, who wins the south african open title in her maiden tour event. growing up as a kid all i could ever dream of words are playing on the ladies european tour, and for my first event, to come one, the feeling is indescribable. hello and welcome to sportsday. normally at this time on a saturday, we'd be rounding up the day's sport from all across the world, but with the cancellation of top level sport, inlcuding the premier league and the english football league until next month because of the coronavirus pandemic, many lower league football clubs are beginning to contemplate the impact the loss of matchday games will have on them. one of those clubs is the league one side, tranmere rovers, who should have been hosting lincoln city at prenton park this afternoon. owner and former fa chief execu

borders to most — or all — foreigners. and on sportsday at six—thirty, we'll find out how lower league

leagues are all. there is no nations rugby this week end. there is no guidance now. do not visit relatives in care homes. and how the borderends to tackle the virus. in a moment, it will be time for sports day, but a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. in half an hour at‘s time, we will be getting the latest on the coronavirus situation in the united states when president donald trump will be giving a speech, and then at eight o'clock we will get you up to speed on the latest lines here in the uk as europe is declared the epicentre of the disease, and at 1040 europe is declared the epicentre of the disease, and at101i0 and europe is declared the epicentre of the disease, and at 1040 and 1130, we will be taking a look at the front pages of tomorrow's papers with the reviewers and guests. that is all head on bbc news. now time for sports day. hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm sarah mulkerrins. coming up... a friday like no other in sport — elite football is suspended across the uk amid the coronavirus outbreak. in sri lanka, england cricketers are packing their bags for a trip home — that test series i

english football league matches as well as games in scotland are all off until april, and there's no six nations rugby this weekend. with several european countries closing their borderso foreigners, we'll have the very latest on the spread of the coronavirus. donald trump declares a national emergency in the us and says he may ban travel from the uk due to rising infections over here. british airways warns its survival is at stake, saying planes will be grounded and jobs lost due to mass flight cancellations. there's new uk guidance for those with flu—like symptoms — don't visit relatives in care homes. and the government says schools should remain open despite the outbreak unless advised otherwise by public health england. and coming up on sportsday on bbc news — we'll round up all the global sporting events postponed because of the coronavirus, including the masters golf at augusta. good evening. the world health organization says europe is now the epicentre of the global coronavirus pandemic. the news emerged as organised sport, both professional and amateur, across much of the uk came to a standstill because of the outbreak. the premier league, english football l

borders to most or all foreigners. us president donald trump declares a national emergency — releasing $40 billion in federalfunds. many sporting bodies have already cancelled events, including professional football leagues in touch with developments throughout the afternoon and the next scheduled news is at the top of the hour but now wejoin the news is at the top of the hour but now we join the winners in the bbc young reporters competition. this week the bbc has been sharing stories sourced and produced by young people as part of the bbc young reporter scheme. the project works with thousands of young people every year — giving them the chance to get involved in media skills and training, as well as opportunities to tell their own stories. ashleyjohn—baptiste is here — he's been working with some of our young reporters. welcome. tell us more about the scheme and what lies behind it? bbc young reporters the bbc‘s flagship competition for young people across the uk to share their story on a bbc platform online, tv, radio, digital. this year more than 2000 young people sent in story ideas and after a rigorousjudging process we whittled those down to 30. 30 finalists who had the chance to have their story

border to thousands of refugees trying to escape from syria into europe. pressure grows on priti patel to explain bullying allegations, after the resignation of her top civil servant at the home office. a leagueup hatrick for manchester city, as they triumph over aston villa. good evening. there's been a significant increase in the number of people testing positive for the coronavirus, with 12 new cases in england and one in scotland. the health secretary has said the government could take emergency powers to close schools and cancel large public events if the disease can't be contained. the total number of cases in the uk is now 36. the virus — a respiratory disease, which causes pneumonia—like symptoms — has infected more than 87,000 people in 60 countries. our first report is from our health editor hugh pym. one of two schools that will be closed tomorrow, because members of staff have tested positive for the coronavirus. at this infant school in berkshire parents have been told it won't open until health officials are certain it is safe. the task now is checking up on those who were in close contact with the individual who is now in hospital. we know exactly who this member of staff has b

borders to most or all foreigners. us president donald trump declares a national emergency, releasing £40 billion in federalfunds. many sporting bodies have already cancelled events, including professional football leagues

borders closed. and in the sport on bbc news, brighton have started a campaign for clubs to donate match tickets to nhs staff. they have set aside 1,000 tickets per game for when the premier leagueurns. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the prince of wales has tested positive for the coronavirus. clarence house says prince charles, who's 71, is displaying mild symptoms but is otherwise in good health. the duchess of cornwall has also been tested, but does not have the virus. concerns are still being raised that there is no support in place to for self employed people — we'll talk more about that later in the programme. meanwhile, an appeal launched yesterday for a quarter of a million people to help the nhs through the coronavirus crisis has already exceeded its target. the volunteers are needed for delivering food and medicines to people's homes, and driving patients to appointments. our first report is from our correspondent richard galpin. the 71—year—old prince, who has a busy schedule, had his last public engagement on march the 12th when a palace source said he also saw the queen. it is understood he became contagious the following day and after then he ha

border. billionaire mike bloomberg has dropped out of the u.s. democratic primary race and endorsed a former vice president joe biden had a poor performance on super tuesday he secured just a dozen and. it's league is preparing to close all schools and universities after a large spike in the number of coronavirus coronavirus cases thousands of people have been infected and at least 79 people have died several towns in the north are on lockdown john hall says the italian government has been taking serious measures to counter the outbreak. there's no doubt that italy's dealing with a very severe medical emergency in terms of this outbreak that makes makes it the epicenter of the spread of coverage 19 in europe and it's apparently getting worse with big jumps in the number of fatalities from sunday into monday monday into tuesday we haven't heard updated numbers for wednesday but that appears to be the direction of travel and efforts up to now don't seem to have been successful in containing the virus in its northern hotspots in italy they've been sending the italian government reinforcements of medical supplies and personnel to affected towns there are already fairly restrictive measures in place

borders are shut public gatherings are banned find out next why. closer to full lockdown as a coronavirus continues to spread. and sport australia's major league select to be heading towards a shutdown the rules fees and has been suspended but football and rugby go on for now. the human and economic cost of the coronavirus pandemic is mounting by the hour as the outbreak continues to sweep around the world in europe the epicenter of the crisis spain has seen nearly $400.00 more deaths sets up a 3rd in 24 hours in news just in the state of emergency there has been extended until april the 11th while the worst affected country italy is tightening restrictions a day after its single biggest surge in fatalities the financial fallout is getting worse the dubai base. carrier emirates one of the world's biggest airlines has announced its suspending all passenger flights from jobs won't be lost but instead stuff we're going to receive a reduction in pay in india more than a 1000000000 people have been placed on a 14 hour curfew that's about to end but it is being extended in some 8 states and in the united states where one in 5 americans are under loc

league leaders out of the f.a. cup. hello everyone turkey and greece are trading accusations about the growing crisis on their border for thousands of refugees and migrants turkey is allowing them to leave towards both grace and bulgaria which of course both members of the european union the greek government though denies turkish allegations of causing injuries spice stopping them from crossing the border and the greeks accuse some migrants of even using military grade tear gas let's get an indication of things with natasha going to name who is near that border area tell us more natasha about what you've been seeing. well let's start with the war of words we have going on between turkey and greece turkey is saying that today the greek police shot and killed one man and injured 6 others turkey says that members of the parliament's human rights commission witnessed these events the greek government is flatly denying that anyone was killed at the border it is saying that turkey is disseminating fake news and as you mentioned it's saying that migrants are throwing turkish military grade tear gas at greek police i can tell y

league baseball pushed back opening date until mid-may at the earliest. the death toll in the u.s. stands at 72 tonight with more than 4,000 infections. canada is closing the borders to anybody not a citizen, permanent resident, or american. sunday afternoon, break up by the federal reserve and while streak dropped. dow lost almost 3,000 points. president trump admitted today the country could be headed for a recession. john roberts starts us off tonight life from the laundry >> good evening to jo, today is the double contagion of fear and uncertainty that was driving the news and the markets and driving president and his trumpet's team to take action to get ahead of the infection curve. >> is the white house tonight announcing the urgent 15 day plan to slow the spread of the virus including limiting gatherings to ten people or fewer in president trump today said that americans could be dealing with the coronavirus for some time. >> we do a very good job not only hold the death down to a level that is much lower than the other way. but people are talking about july, august, something like that. >> following the teleconference people met with the nations government

nations close borders to foreigners some canadians and americans let's have their homes with christmas lights to bring chair and hope to their neighbors in isolation in northeast it's a league lowing colors of the italian flag were displayed in tribute to everyone forced to stay confined but as calls continue to grow louder for everyone to take the virus more seriously the threat of hospitals becoming overwhelmed remains for him mohammed al jazeera. and the nation's president is one of many world leaders who have been encouraging citizens to stay whole where possible including prayer jessica washington reports from jakarta. ignoring the advice of health authorities this group of muslims arrived insults a way see for mass gathering potentially putting themselves in tunisia and countries around the world at risk thousands came by plane and boat many appeared oblivious to the growing number of confirmed cases in indonesia and concerns about the likelihood of undetected cases. the coronavirus is in china not here we're here to pray for the problems to go away. more than a 1000 gathered in the small community of goa even though local authorities didn't give the group permission

champions league football match as a possible place the coronavirus spread rapidly through his community. that's coming up with peace and. when diplomacy fields and fear sweeps in our borders are wide open wide open to drugs terrorists we've proven the barriers are built to impose division and its will to sixty's instead of being an obstacle to tell wastes it became another obstacle to peace in a 4 part series al-jazeera revisits the reasons for divisions in different parts of the world and the impact they have on both sides walls of shame on al-jazeera. a christian priest if you are a friend of the palestinians is it true. for everyone and champion of the palestinian cause. and activist who is willing to sacrifice his freedom. for his beliefs. al-jazeera world tells the extraordinary story of the archbishop and the piano. you're. hello again i'm a strong reminder about top stories this hour spain has reported 655 coronavirus deaths just in the past 24 hours the total number of fatalities has surpassed 4000 and that's now the world's 2nd highest number off to. the e.u. chief has criticized european nations for the lack of a coordinated response to the pandemic of underlay

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league season have been called off because of the coronavirus outbreak. i‘ll be back with more on those stories later. eu leaders meeting today are expected to announce the closure of the bloc‘s external bordersns to fight coronavirus. the french president, emmanuel macron, has ordered people to stay at home or face fines. germany is closing non—essential shops, most leisure facilities and suspending religious services. eight european union countries have now re—introduced some form of border controls within the eu itself. rich preston reports. france was the first european country to confirm a case of coronavirus, in late january. since then, the number of cases and the ta rta rs has then, the number of cases and the tartars has claimed quicker than many would have expected. the country has intensified its response to the virus. measures introduced earlier, causing cavities in restau ra nts, earlier, causing cavities in restaurants, have been deemed inefficient. now all movement is restricted unless absolutely necessary. the president says the country is in a health war. translation: for at least 15 days, our movements will be highly reduced. gatherings and meeting family orfriends reduced.

border. as europe faces a fresh migrant crisis, we have a special report from greece. three in a row for manchester city. pep guardiola's men see off aston villa to win the league cup for the third successive year. after the wettest february on record, march is a starting off on a quieter note. still showers around but not the relentless heavy rains and strong winds we have seen recently. i will keep you up—to—date. it's monday, march 2nd. our top story. the prime minister will chair his first meeting of the government's emergency cobra committee this morning, as the number of cases of coronavirus in the uk rises to 36. 13 of those were diagnosed yesterday — the biggestjump in a single day. 0vernight, the united states reported its second death. more than 3,000 people are now known to have died worldwide. andy moore has the latest. ahead of chairing a cobra emergency meeting, borisjohnson went to visit the health professionals in the front line of the fight against coronavirus. at the laboratories of public health england in london, he expressed every confidence in the people around him. coronavirus is a concern. it is a novel illness, but it's something that t