herrer a thank you very much >>> as our fight against covid-19 ramps up here, we're looking to china and italy to give us more on the fit. meg terrell joins us where we stand, terrell, meg. >> hi, brian as we are doing the social distancing and working from home to try to flatten the curb, rbc's team led by canon mckay did some modeling looking at what we can learn from china, italy and other places and we've gotten some of the graphs re-created here for you so the red line here are the total cases in china and the blue line are the global cases which clearly are now accelerating as china has managed to flatten its curve. if you look at the beginning of the graph you'll see where china implemented the lockdowns in wuhan and hubei province they estimated it was about 25 days from that lockdown and the quarantine until they started to see new case numbers start to slow down and they do point out

one of the countries worst affected outside of china, italy, has seen a jump outside of china, italy, has seen a jump in its death toll from 3a to 52. israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu 52. israel's prime minister benjamin neta nyahu has declared 52. israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu has declared victory in the country's their election in a year. but exit polls suggest he could still fall short of the majority. and this video is doing well, getting a lot of attention on oui’ well, getting a lot of attention on our website, the british designer's stella mccartney fashion show in paris. to showcase animal free clothing range. many thanks for watching bbc world news. we have much more on all of our stories on oui’ much more on all of our stories on our website. you can also check out the bbc news app. but now it is time to go over to singapore to join mariko 0ifor to go over to singapore to join mariko 0i for the asia business report. asian shares are up following a surge in us stocks overnight. the dow gained more than 1000 points after major losses last week. and a ver

the majority were just in four countries, china, italy, iran, and south korea. in iran, the virus hit the government like nowhere else, with dozens of officials infected. the deputy health minister even went on state tv to try to assure the public not to worry. coughing as he did it. the deputy minister tested positive for the virus the day after the interview. one of the biggest outbreaks was in south korea. officials believe the virus was spread by a religious sect. church members there were worshipping and singing, tightly-packed together, sitting on the floor, even after it was known the virus was spreading. >> the u.s. government, failed to quickly implement testing for the pathogen. >> the world has to work together or otherwise we're toast. >> dr. thomas kaufman is the dean of duke university's medical school in singapore and helping the city fight the coronavirus outbreak. >> this virus keeps jumping from place to place. >> it certainly has that potential. and because of our, the global society, and travel, and linkage between countries, the potential fo

china, italy, iran, and south korea. in iran, the virus hit the government like nowhere else. with dozens of officials infected. the deputy health minister even went on state tv to try to assure the public not to worry. coughing as he did it. the deputy minister tested positive for the virus the day after the interview. one of the biggest outbreaks was in south korea. officials believe the virus was spread by a religious sect. church members there were worshipping and singing tightly packed together sitting on the floor even after it was known the virus was spreading. >> criticism is growing of the u.s. government for failing to quickly implement effective testing for the pathogen. >> for this kind of problem the world's got to work together or otherwise we're toast. >> dr. thomas kauffman is the dean of duke university's medical school in singapore and helping the city fight the coronavirus outbreak. this virus keeps jumping from place to place. >> certainly has that potential and because of our, you know, the global society and travel and linkage between countries, the poten

now has more confirmed coronavirus cases than any other country in the world surpassing china and italy but more than 85500 new figures also indicate how it's hit the economy the record 3300000 people filing for unemployment last week and. china's temporary banning most foreigners in entering the country as it tries to prevent a 2nd wave of infections health officials or the 1st locally transmitted corona virus infection in 3 days. in europe the number of new deaths a surge in spain to more than 4000 that is continuing to climb in italy e.u. leaders have given the blocks finance ministers 2 weeks to work out an economic response to the pandemic. or more now on the rise in infections in the u.s. the number of cases in new york state has just jumped 40 percent within 24 hours that's according to its governor most of those are in densely populated new york city which is now the epicenter of the u.s. outbreak and it's where those battling the pandemic are finding themselves increasingly at risk christian salumi has more. police in new york are now making special patrols to ensure safe socia

draconian measures were being taken in china, italy and elsewhere.ad said its response would be led by the science. it's absolutely critical in managing the spread of this virus that we take the right decisions at the right time, based on the latest and best evidence. it was crucial to find out just who'd been infected — by testing. at a gp‘s surgery in stockton on tees, dr david hodges now has to protect himself when seeing patients. patients will be brought straight into the corona room.... at the start of the outbreak, people who thought they'd been in contact with coronavirus were offered a test. we isolate them then we get kitted up so we put the masks on, protective apron on, gloves on, hands washed... then as numbers grew testing was focused on hospital patients. and that caused problems for medics on the front line. it's very challenging at the moment. i have no idea if the patients i see have coronavirus or not. are you worried that testing is not going on and particularly for health workers? absolutely. i think we need to know how much coro

the world supports in china and it's only with more than 85500 in europe meanwhile the number of new deaths of surged in spain to more than 4000 and is continuing to climb in italy china is temporary banning most foreigners from entering the country as it tries to prevent a 2nd wave of infections health officials reported the 1st locally transmitted infection in 3 days between a us more than beijing we don't know how many foreigners exactly this is going to affect but we know about what roughly 1000000 foreigners live in china working and studying and it's not the 1st restriction that has been introduced this week on thursday the government also announced caps on foreign airlines arriving in china so they've said from march 29 all foreign airlines are only permitted to land one flight to one destination per week so that'll come in into effect on sunday so definitely china is definitely pivoting away and now that domestic transmission seemed to be under control there may very much focusing on imported cases south africa has begun a 3 week lockdown after a significant increase in infections it's recorded a 6 fold rise and 8 days taking the confirmed cases to more

of italy, that is incredibly alarming. 1.4 billion people in china, in italy 64 million so questionseing asked as to why that has happened here. most of the fatalities north of the country where authorities and resources are running out. we know the chinese have brought nine thousand kids and extra supplies for hospitals in milan where they are struggling to cope. deep—rooted concern that the outbreak could move from the outbreak could move from the north to the south because, in recent weeks, tens of thousands of people have made the journey from north to south as they have tried to flee the outbreak. hospitals in the south are not as well—equipped. it isa south are not as well—equipped. it is a poorer part of the country the government is worried that if the outbreak moves down there, how they will cope. they want to make sure doctors and nurses are protective. stringent measures in place restricting people's movement around the country, in place for 11 days, those could be made even more straight. we heard from the sports ministry yesterday saying that, at the moment, people can g

h the dell has now surpassed china, and if you look at the populaon of china and the population in italyat is incredibly alarming. china 1.4 biion people. here in italy, 64 million. eiso the question is asked as to why that has happened here. fmost the fidelity sent cases in the north of the country, but hospitals and credibly stretched. they are running out of key piec of kits, such as ventilators and facemasks, and we know that thinese have bought nine times of kits. chinese medics havcome over with a lot of extra supplies for hospitals in milan, where they are struggling. there is concern that the outbreak could move from the north to the south, because in cent w of people have made thajourney om north to south as they have trd to flee th outbreak. hospitals in the south are not as well-equipped as the poorer part of the country, d the government is concerned of the outbreak does moveown there, how will those hospitals cope? a priority for th government is to make sureoctors and nurses remain protected from this virus , and the stringent measurements that are in place at theoment, tha

is overtaking the number of confirmed cases overtaking both china and italy. yes it's absolutely tragic and and of course like in china these infections are not homogeneously spread across the country they're occurring in certain hotspots and sneer at city right now is the epicenter in the united states where the bout half of the cases and our hospitals in new york are being overrun with hospitalized patients and many patients in tents and care units and we learned this morning that one hospital alone had 13 deaths right in 24 hours so this is a dire situation in new york city and now we're starting to see new urban centers pop up in places like moral and west and detroit and chicago let me let me ask you about that because of his wondering whether you're able to to to predict where a hot spot will be given is it a matter of is it what sort of criteria should we be looking at is it a matter of population density because we're looking at new york city new state more broadly and now we're focusing on new orleans is it a matter of the number of people per square m

one of the countries worst affected outside of china, italy, has seen a jump outside of china, italy,ister benjamin netanyahu 52. israel's prime minister benjamin neta nyahu has declared 52. israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu has declared victory in the country's their election in a year. but exit polls suggest he could still fall short of the majority. and this video is doing well, getting a lot of attention on our website, the british designer's stella mccartney fashion show in paris. to showcase animal free clothing range. many thanks for watching bbc world news. we have much more on all of

confirmed coronavirus cases in any other country in the world with more than 85500 surpassing in china and italy that says new figures show the shock because of the economy with a record 3300000 people filing for unemployment last week. and china is banning most foreigners from entering the country as it tries to prevent a 2nd wave of infection health officials reported the 1st lately transmitted karuna virus infection in 3 days in europe the number of new deaths is surged in spain to more than 4000 and is continuing to climb in italy e.u. leaders have given finance ministers to weeks to work out an economic response to the pandemic. or let's get more now on the situation in the us and the number of cases in new york state when it's jumped by 40 percent within the last 24 hours according to the governor most cases are in the densely populated new york city which is now the epicenter of the u.s. outbreak and it's where those battling the pandemic of themselves at risk christian salumi has more. oh. police in new york are now making special patrols to ensure safe social distancing in public spaces

overtakes italy and china as the country with the most confirmed cases of coronavirus in the world. hello welcome to our jazeera live from doha i'm martin dennis also coming out we all share this responsibility none of us can do it alone the e.u. calls for unity as the death toll across europe continues to rise. soldiers on the streets in south africa as the country enters a 3 week lockdown. and in other news venezuela's president indicted on charges of narco terrorism by a us court. the 1st the united states is now more confirmed coronavirus cases than any other country in the world is a passing both china and italy that says new figures show the shock cools to the economy with a record 3300000 people filing for unemployment last week i think it's a tribute to testing you know number one you don't know what the numbers are in china janet because you numbers and. i'm speaking to president xi tonight i believe you have a good conversation sure but you just don't know you know where the numbers but i think it's a tribute to the testing retesting tremendous numbers of people in europe

used as a pundit make a lot more than 90 percent of global cases are in 4 countries china italy iran and south korea but the corona virus continues to cross borders it's why el salvador quarantined returning is from spain and announced it would ban all foreign visitors for the next $21.00 days in a bid to keep the virus out. but he. is covering this story for us and joins us this morning good morning nina so double trump has ordered flights from continental europe to the u.s. to be stopped for 30 days how is that going down here in germany. well he. of course has announced that britain is not part of this ban which is interesting but of course in germany here it's going to affect a lot of people in 29000 alone some 5600000 people flew into the u.s. from germany so that's a very drastic step and we must say that an e.u. diplomat has told reuters that you were not informed about this decision by the u.s. president in advance so of course this is probably also not going to help the already strained relations the diplomatic relations between europe and the u.s. the head of the w.h.o. the

of italy, that is incredibly alarming. chinathat has happened here. most of those fatalities and cases were in the north of the country, where hospitals are incredibly stretched. they are running out of key pieces of kit such as ventilators and face masks. and we know the chinese have bought nine tones of kit and we know the chinese have brought nine tones of kit with them, and chinese medics have come over with a lot of extra supplies for hospitals in milan, where they are struggling to cope. now, there‘s deep—rooted concern that the outbreak could move from the north to the south because, in recent weeks, tens of thousands of people have made thatjourney from north to south, as they have tried to flee the outbreak. hospitals in the south are not as well—equipped. it is a poorer part of the country and the government is worried that, if the outbreak does move down there, how will those hospitals cope. a priority for the government is to make sure doctors and nurses remain protective from this virus. and the stringent measures i

died in the past 24 hours. ♪ the number of people who have diedco fronavirus in italy has now overtaken the figure in chinahe past hours, the italy death toll has jumped byore than 400, taking it to just over 3400. while across europe, it has been anher day of grim statistics and images as the virus spreads. according to the afpews agency, more than 100,000 people are affected across the continent. we are goingo star now in france. been brought in on day three of the lockdown. cycling is now banne any outdoor activity is e'eoom'plesthal ini5 day lockdos been extended. 372 people have now died in france. let's go to madrid in spain. the center of spain'outbreak, really. someotels are being used as makeshift hospitals to free up space. now let's move to poland. these amazing pictures. this is the border th germany. you can see huge traffic jams, this one stretching about 50 kilometers. tbut plus side, we had seen posivity, of sorts, solidarity at least. this is verona in italy. they are singing and playing fruit and market.t an empty let's state in italy -- stay in italy, because they nationwide lockdown has

has a very special crease because italy was the 1st country who signed a one by one rule agreement with china last year and italy east the only up to now were the only nation among the tea 7 who signed initiative agreement with china so i believe as you totally has already extended how we question to china china has taken it very seriously but we're hearing more and more that maybe china's got lessons for the rest of the world and it was one thing when it was kind of focused on china it was in the back of the head people were taken in but now it's gone as a pandemic. are so many elements talk about where this ok when this blows over it could be a couple of months we're hearing tonight no a rush is going to going to go into a lockdown for foreigners people like me until may so maybe that's a month longer than we thought it's going to be but then we hearing in britain could go on for a year as and when the medical aspect of all this comes down a bit what's the economic side going to be like we're hearing a horrendous forecast whether you think it's going to be. well i think our dorm or try on t

it includes intensive care and nurse specialists who helped manage the crisis in china. italye than 15,000 coronavirus cases. at least 1,000 people there have died. officials in italy say they are eager to learn from the experience of china. meantime canadian prime minister justice tighten trudeau's wife are quarantined at home now. sofie justin trudeau came down with mild symptoms >>> the next democratic presidential' debate will not be in front of a live audience because of the coronavirus. both candidates are criticizing the trump administration's response to the coronavirus. >> reporter: democratic candidates may not be having rallies because of the coronavirus but they're calling president trump's actions inadequate and incompetent. >> we must act accordly. >> senator bernie sanders is calling for better coordination between the public and private sector and phone hot lines. he's also calling for treatments and future vaccines to be free. >> the american people deserve transparency something that the current administration has fought day after day. >> joe biden is calling

to remain shut as part of efforts to halt the spread of the corona virus italy has the largest number of infections outside china more than 800 talons have been killed by the disease. a major airport in milan without travelers. a ghostly silence at the heart of rome. as italy surpasses 12000 cases of corona virus the government is introducing new restrictions. now we are also closing down all commercial activities except for grocery stores pharmacies and drugstores. there is no need to run to buy food and supermarkets we will close shops bars pubs and restaurants. other european countries are struggling to avoid italy's fate greece closed schools across the country. the czech government banned all public gatherings of 100 or more people. now the world health organization warns the spread of the respiratory illness also known as covert 19 has become a pandemic. and we're deeply concerned most by the a lot of mean levels of spread and see very easy and maybe a lot of mean a level is often action. we have. a system and that 19 can be contacted i used as a pundit me over 90 percent of global cases are in 4 countries

they're set to grow the company is stocking up on supplies to cover a $12.00 week period besides china italy is now under scrutiny. yes into english but i have known some if we were in touch with our suppliers and we're bringing their advance production here that way we can secure supplies for our plants in germany by the n.c.f. assaulting could say 50 also tops the agenda in germany with employees undergoing a cultural shift even when we greet each other we don't shake hands anymore in a fight. truck drivers on the italy run are given protective clothing the fears are not unreasonable germany's electrical industry association is gauging the costs of the coronavirus to the sector in china alone in the wide net respect we're looking at deliveries under threat right now worth half a 1000000000 to a 1000000000 in advance payments the coronavirus has been testing the economy for over a month highlighting how vulnerable supply chains have become metaphors they commit to long term shocks like that offer us a chance to ask if we should reposition our value added chains and production lines more loc

used as a pandemic over 90 percent of global cases are in 4 countries china italy a rod and south korea but the corona virus continues to threaten new frontiers it's why el salvador quarantined return east from spain and that it would ban all foreign visitors for the next $21.00 days in a bid to keep the virus out. ok we want to take you live now to the oval office where president trump is addressing the nation on the corona virus outbreak. in the united states that are now present in europe. the european union failed to take the same precautions to restrict travel from china and other hot spots as a result a large number of new clusters in the united states were seeded by travelers from europe after consulting with our top government health professionals i have decided to take several strong but necessary actions to protect the health and well being of all americans to keep new cases from entering our shores we will be suspending all travel from europe to the united states for the next 30 days the new rules will go into effect friday at midnight these restrictions will be adjusted subj

outside of china italy is hardest hit by the virus rowe has put 60000000 people on lockdown ordering the closure of all shops and restaurants except pharmacies and food stores the country's famous fashion industry is also vulnerable. the fashion capital in the run is usually a lively bustling city. to mentis in what is equal and it's good we have fewer people walking around for now but it does put major constraints on businesses shops are open but there are no customers and staff have to be paid anyway. being so i have my business here and i don't have any kind of reserves so i'm really feeling the economic impact seem to really impact the economy. with an annual turnover of 90000000000 euro's fashion is one of italy's most important industries and it's one that's traditionally done well in times of crisis but even italian luxury boutiques overseas have suffered in light of the pandemic the italian government has announced a national aid package to help offset the virus's affects to be a pain a daily bit of special resources to the sum of 25000000000 euros aware of the difficulties t

and they're set to grow the company is stocking up on supplies to cover a 12 week period besides china italy is now under scrutiny. yes into english safety also tops the agenda in germany with employees undergoing a cultural shift because when we greet each other we don't shake hands any more than a fire. truck drivers on the italy run are given protective clothing the fears are not unreasonable germany's electrical industry association is gauging the costs of the coronavirus to the sector in china alone. in that respect we're looking at deliveries under threat right now worth half a 1000000000 to a 1000000000 in advance payments the coronavirus has been testing the economy for over a month highlighting how vulnerable supply chains have become. to long term shocks like that offer us a chance to ask if we shouldn't reposition our value added chains and production lines more locally. but we don't want knee jerk reactions before they could threaten the enormous gains in efficiency we've been able to make in the past. that's the. one thing is certain that that maker e.b.m. pops and many of the g

figures from johns hopkins university, the us now hasjust over 83,000 cases, overtaking both china and italyomes as the total number of confirmed cases around the world has now passed 500,000. in terms of lives lost, countries in europe continue to be worst affected. the death total in italy is now more than 8,200. there was a jump in deaths in spain, too. meanwhile, another 115 people have died in the uk after testing positive for the virus, taking the total to 578. there are now approaching 12,000 confirmed cases. let's stay with the total number of us cases, though. a short while ago, president trump was asked about the numbers. it's a tribute to the amount of testing that we're doing. we're doing tremendous testing, and i'm sure you're not able to tell what china is testing or not testing. i think that's a little hard. let's speak to our north america correspondent peter bowes now. peter, those numbers then painting a really grim picture for the united states. yes, and not unexpected. sadly a lot of people around the country had expected this, as the case has continued to rise in quite d

to china italy has a very special crease because italy was the 1st country who signed a one bill one rule agreement so i believe as italy has already extended how we quest to china china has taken it very seriously and cement off the entire 40 did ask help from the you'll however it didn't work that's why italy has to ask for help from china. are the european. states members who experience all know or is crisis and i believe that the chinese government would also be willing to extend help cement off the core no waras old grip it's not will not do china is also this tune major economies in europe and in north america as well as disrupting all these global supply trends saw i believe we are actually already the only put into recession. on the spread of covert nineteen's taking its toll on big decision makers too with the sickness striking down many in the corridors of power a growing number of lawmakers falling ill leave causing concern over how effectively governments will be able to coordinate their responses to the outbreak . there are far more politicians who have been infected tha

prior to china italy has a very special crease because italy was the 1st country who signed a one by one rule agreement so i believe as italy has already extended how we quest to china china has taken it very seriously but cement offered the entire 40 did ask help from the you'll however it didn't work that's why italy has to ask help from china. european. states members who all experience all know are crisis and i believe that the chinese government would also be willing to extend help cement off the core no waras olbrich it's not only affecting china is also the screw up today major economies in europe and in north america. disrupting all these global supply trends saw i believe we are actually already the only her into recession globally. there are more people around the world end up holed up at home over coronavirus domestic violence activists have been sounding the alarm about a surge in cases abuse is about power and control and then abuse or can use any tool to exert their power in control including the national health concern such as covert 19 we expect rising tension and lik

. >> and in a country like italy that is going to have a bigger economic impact than in china. >> and to quote the article and you just alluded to the part but i want to continue with you say we may have more to fear from an old-fashioned demand shock that emerges when everyone simply stays home. so austin, should we be more worried about causing our own economic problems? >> yeah, kind of. now, in a way i think that what pushes you back to is the argument that we should be investing every possible resource that we have to slow the spread of this virus. we should be getting the tests out -- to everyone like in other places to slow the spread. because if the spread gets as great of as reach as in china or italy, the impact on our economy is going to be really quite bad. so when i say that, i don't mean to say that all we have to fear is fear itself so everybody should go out to sporting events. not at all. what we should be doing is absolutely trying to slow the medical spread of this, not sticking our head in the sand. >> what about people who are going to lose compensation because th

now coming after china italy and spain number 4 of the most affected. countries affected by the clone of ira's but it's really important important stressing here that testing has just begun one week ago in the united states so we don't know all the cases the number of unreported cases must be significantly higher and that is also one of the reasons why the number is in the u.s. are going up the chart we right now as more results of the tests are coming in and we're witnessing that in new york city a city that seems like a ghost town these days but the regulations there will be even higher as of tomorrow evening there is a total lockdown to be implemented as of sunday 8 pm when all non-essential businesses will have to human clones of course new yorkers will have to stay in their apartments and that's very frightening for a lot of people there who have never seen their city anything like this before all of one in 4 americans are being told to study hard so why isn't donald trump considering a nationwide lockdown. well yes is a very large country with ver

with at least 100 virus deaths recorded so far, the highest outside china, italy closes schools, universitiesael bloomberg pulls out, giving his backing to the former vice—president. i have always believed that it sta rts i have always believed that it starts with uniting behind the candidate with the best shot to do it, and after yesterday puzzling vote, it is clear that candidate is my friend and a great friend, joe

are more than 244,0 confirmed cases of coronavirus and the death toll in italy now has overtaken china's italy now reporting more than 3,400 deaths that's nearly 300 more than were recorded in china a country with a population 20 times larger globally more than 10,000 people have died. here in the us there are more than 14,000 coronavirus cases and at least. it looks like now 205 people have died in california there are over a 1000 cases and 18 deaths. coronavirus cases ctinued climb here in the bay area there are more than 450 now across the 9 bay area counties santa clara still with the most 189 confirmed cases now with 6 deaths san mateo county has 89 cases and one death. 70 cases in san francisco county 42 in contra costa county. alameda reporting. 35 cases marine county 25 solano county tenn sonoma county 9 and napa county. still the only county in the bay area to report confirmed cases of the coronavirus. now to keep these numbers of ronavirus cases climbing san francis, keep them from climbing san francisco leaders are reminding everybody of the shelter-in-place order that we've been ex

film—makers spain has become the fourth country to register over 1000 deaths from the virus after china, italynd iran. there are now almost 20,000 confirmed cases in the country with 1002 deaths, a quarter of those in the last 2a hours. many british nationals is stuck in malaga from where our correspondent reports. 0n the loudspeaker, warnings that hardly seem necessary in a half—empty airport. the queue is for the flight to london, it's sold out. people scrambling to get back while they can, the last tickets going dear. it's up to a £1000. i thought i will stick with ryanair and try and find my way back down to brighton. so you're 0k, you're getting back? who knows, who knows. in the middle of it all, we found jean and phillida. jean's almost 90. here for the winter sun, she's already had three fights back cancelled. my daughter, yeah. you know, she's getting upset. "i just want you home, mum." "you should've come home." phillida is 86, herfamily have been begging her to come home too. i've got 20 grandchildren, 16 great, six great great great, five generation, and they are all, "oh, why don'

be conducted i used as a pundit make up more than 90 percent of global cases are in 4 countries china italy iran and south korea but the corona virus continues to cross borders it's why el salvador quarantined returning is from spain and announced it would ban all foreign visitors for the next $21.00 days in a bid to keep the virus out. and for all the latest on the corona virus including information about what to do if you think you might be infected please do visit our website that's d.w. dot call. now brief look at some of the stories making headlines around the world european commission president or slow funday lion has postponed a visit to greece because of the coronavirus pandemic she was due to hold talks there on the situation on the border with turkey where they've been clashes with police as thousands of migrants attempt to cross into the e.u. . media reports say germany's domestic intelligence agency is placing an extremist group in within the far right alternative for germany party under surveillance the group is led by firebrand your own parka who's been accused of using rhetor

figures from johns hopkins university, the us now hasjust over 83,000 cases, overtaking both china and italyomes as the total number of confirmed cases around the world has now passed 500,000. in terms of lives lost, countries in europe continue to be worst affected. the death total in italy is more than 8,200. there was a jump in deaths in spain, too. meanwhile, another 115 people have died in the uk after testing positive for the virus, taking the total to 578. there are now approaching 12,000 confirmed cases. let's stay with the total number of us cases, though. a short while ago, president trump was asked about the numbers. it's a tribute to the amount of testing that we're doing. we're doing tremendous testing, and i'm sure you're not able to tell what china is testing or not testing. i think that's a little hard. 0ur north america correspondent peter bowes has more on the dramatic surge in cases. yes, and not unexpected. sadly, a lot of people around the country had expected this, as the cases continued to rise in quite dramatic fashion in certain areas — those hot spot cities like new

our top stories: italy's death toll overtakes china's — almost 3,500 have now died. report from inside one of italy's hospitals battling to keep patients alive. the united states tells citizens to avoid any travel abroad and urges anyone who is out of the country to return home. australia bans non residents from coming to the country as it ramps up measures to control the spread of coronavirus. —— non—residents. as japan comes under increasing pressure to postpone the olympics, athletes are still training, including the surfers hoping to take part in their first games. the flame also arrives. this is the scene right now. hello and welcome to bbc news. the death toll in italy is now higher than anywhere else in the world, including china, where the coronavirus outbreak began. another 427 people have died in italy the past 2a hours alone, bringing the death toll to more than 3,400. the bbc‘s mark lowen is in rome. in this theatre of war, the heroes hardly rest. brescia in northern italy is seeing one of the highest rises in daily cases. the hospital is overwhelmed but

china. and italy still europe's worst affected country the dead have been temporarily stored in churches before being sent for combination by army truck in a deserted european parliament chamber the commission president urged europeans to show solidarity several you countries including germany and france have banned exports of protective gear to avoid shortfalls at home ursula von deland warns the practice undermined europe's joint response to the crisis we all share this responsibility none of us can do it alone and certainly no member state can handle this crisis on their own and because in this crisis and in our union more generally it is only by helping each other that we can help ourselves in paris health workers are conducting drive through testing in the streets france's death toll rose by 28 percent on thursday tracing the spread of the virus is vital for controlling it president mccrone is one of several world leaders joining g 20 talks remotely hoping for a global approach to the pandemic on the same conference call the russian president vladimir putin he believes russia can defeat th

unless you booked to stay in china, italy, or south korea.bnb is enforcing no cancellation policies, or allowing hosts to decide. that leaves out 97 others where the coronavirus has spread. i got details from bloomberg tech's olivia carville. olivia: we are seeing a lot of frustration out there at the moment from guests, people who booked trips years in advance who really want to go. unfortunately now, the coronavirus has spread right across the world and reached pandemic status. health authorities are advising people against travel and wereies like this one we talking about, who we featured in this article, think it is in their best interest to protect their family in terms of safety, but also to try and avoid actually spreading the coronavirus. they don't want to take the trip anymore and are trying to cancel. their airline and their hotel have both refunded them, but unfortunately, airbnb is a different position. they have told the family that according to the cdc guidelines, they could still safely travel to japan. from the family's posit

united states, hospitals are seeing the same surge in cases that overwhelmed healthcare systems in china, italy, and spainin. refrigerated truckcks and tents have been stationened outside se hohospitals to hold the bodies f the dead as morgueues fill u up. in just 24 hours on tuesday, 13 people repeportedly y died at elmhurst hospital center in queens. new york city is reporting 366 deaths and over 3333,000 confird cases, though the number is likely far higher due to a critical lack of tests. more than 4000 corononavirus patienents have been hospitalizd in new york, where a leaked fema briefing shows all 1800 intensive care beds in the city are expected to be full by friday. we'll have more on the healthcare crisis here in new york city after headlines when we speak to dr. craig spencer, director of global health in emergency y medicine at columbma university medical center. he himself suffered from ebola when he treated people in afririca. across the united states, new coronavirus infections continued to increase exponentially, with 13,000 newly confirmed cases reported wednesday, pushing the