that was being both reported in china's hubei province, even though it has a population that is one thirdget the very first time china is releasing data on a symptom medications. -- asymptomatic patients. systems are not under observation as a march 30. 205 were people entering china from abroad. it's not sure what that number exactly is. not sure if it's only people under medical quarantine, are also those who are symptom-free, have since recovered, and been released. the growing criticism really starting to escalate. the media reporting casesit's nf asymptomatic virus infections were being found behind every fact chinae the confirmed it had become zero cases for the first time two weeks ago. really doubts about whether or fact china not this epidemic is completely under control. china has been saying it traps in these cases. if and when they do develop symptoms. growing concern here for researchers based on the patients that don't give symptoms. no easy way to really tell if they are sick. taylor: what else can we expect from china's pmi when it comes out later today? selina: the consen

the vast jofrt theore than 80,0,000 nexex in china are in hubei province. there were four new cases reported. as new cases are on the decline in china, south kororea has seea sharp increase.e. it marked anotherer grim mileste on wednesday when the number of cases topopped 5600. ababout 90 c countrieses and territitories around t t world have either banned or imposed entry restrictions against people arriving from the country. among them is india. it stopped issuing visas to south koreans and to other nationals from countries with large outbreaks, including japan, iran and italy. >>> meanwhile, the u.s. president said he may expand travel restrictions. >> we are watching italy very closely, south korea very closelely, even japan very closely, and we'll make the right d determination at the rit time. >> the n number of deaths in th u.s. has increased to nine. the country iss taking multiple body temperature checks on anyone who enters by direct flight from airports in south korea and italy. >>> nhk calculates that outside mainland china and japan the number o

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

the original outbreak, hubei province, china, is reporting the lowest numbers in months. david, has life finally returned to normal there or perhaps a new normal? >> reporter: a new normal is a good way to put it, lauren. it depends where you're talking about. within mainland china they've split this into different zones. hubei province where you referenced the lowest number of new cases and deaths since the outbreak started. it's incredible to think of that turn around. the most recent number of cases is now at 8 within the province, 10 deaths were reported just in the past 24 hours. that's significant but that's been contributed to the extreme lockdowns still in place there. within that region it's still heavily restricted. there people are sealed inside of their homes. when you come to a city like shanghai, 25 plus million people, the financial hub of china, it is starting to come back to life. i was hearing our hotel manager saying that they got the all clear to open the restaurant. you start to see these signs of normality coming little by little. state media and gov

hubei province was placed on lockdown injanuary. he partial reopening up wuhan signals a turning point in china's fight against the virus. translation: bean yesterday china's confirmed 34 new cases. there are three fatalities reported, all of in hubei. after months of total lockdown, light for the people of wuhan is forgetting to get back on track. —— life in wuhan is beginning to get back on track. in the united states —— president trump has signed the largest—ever financial spending package — worth two trilion dollars — to help support people through the coronavirus pandemic. more than 100,000 people have now tested positive for the virus in the united states, more than any other country. a record number of people have filed for unemployment benefits. president trump has ordered general motors to make ventilators for patients, after he invoked the korean war—era defence production act, which allows a president to force companies to make products for national defence. earlier today, mr trump said the us would deliver over 100,000 ad

another 8 deaths were reported in hubei province on wednesday.hina's death toll is now over 3,200. china points the latest numbers as evidence it's controlled the spread of the virus. now many of the countries say the government is focused on controlling public opinion. earlier, my league s spoke with our senior correspondent for more on the situation in china. >> how do things look there right now? >> well, people here in beijing are slowly getting their lives back to normal. i'm seeing more people on the streets, but many shops and restaurants remain closed. other companies are asking employees to work from home, and widespread shutdowns are increasingly hurting the economy. >> given that, how satisfied would you say that people are with the government moves to fight this outbreak? >> many people, especially in the hardest hit areas, remain frustrated and say government propaganda is misrepresesenting their s situation. one example of this is a newly published book about actions the government took to contain the health crisis. china's state me

the city in hubei province was placed under lockdown back injanuary. strictions on daily life. in hubei, more than 50,000 people have been infected with the disease. more than 3,000 have died. but the partial reopening of wuhan signals a turning point in china's fight against the virus. translation: yesterday, china's mainland reported 54 new confirmed cases, all of which are imported cases. there are three fatalities reported, all of them in hubei. after months of enduring total lockdown, life for the people of wuhan is beginning to get back on track. james ransley, bbc news. as we've been hearing, tests on frontline nhs staff, showing symptoms of coronavirus are beginning this weekend in england. let's talk now to dr chaand nagpaul — council chair of the british medical association. very good of you to make time to speak to us this afternoon. how pleased are you that this is now getting under way in england, this redeem of testing? this is long overdue, and i hope it will now allow doctors, nurses and front line staff who are well to be able to return

the city in hubei province was placed under lockdown back injanuary. est restrictions on daily life. in hubei, more than 50,000 people have been infected with the disease. more than 3000 have died. but the partial reopening of wuhan signals a turning point in china's fight against the virus. translation: yesterday, china's mainland reported 54 new confirmed cases, all of which are imported cases. there are three fatalities reported, all of them in hubei. after months of enduring total lockdown, life for the people of wuhan is beginning to get back on track. injapan, the number of cases appears to be rising again — with more than 50 new infections in a single day in tokyo. the governor of the city urged people to stay indoors and said the capital was now on the brink of an emergency. tokyo was due to host the olympic and paralympic games this year, but they have been postponed because of the outbreak. japan's prime minister, shinzo abe, warned people not to be complacent and to learn from what's happening in the west. translation: compared with the weste

the city in hubei province was placed under lockdown back injanuary. the harshest restrictions on daily life. in hubei, more than 50,000 people have been infected with the disease. more than 3,000 have died. but the partial reopening of wuhan signals a turning point in china's fight against the virus. translation: yesterday, china's mainland reported 5a new confirmed cases, all of which are imported cases. there are three fatalities reported, all of them in hubei. after months of enduring total lockdown, life for the people of wuhan is beginning to get back on track. james ransley, bbc news. the british government is to change insolvency laws to help businesses which are struggling because of the pandemic. the business secretary alok sharma has outlined measures which he says whill help businesses ‘bounce back‘ after the lockdown ends. we will introduce measures to improve the insolvency system which provides the legal options for companies running into major difficulties. 0ur overriding objective is to help uk companies which need to undergo a financi

they're doing that within hubei province. it's a sign they're allowing some movement within. we're hearing all of the field hospitals are closing. they're starting to resume school in the northwest province. a lot of people in the u.s. where you are talking about closing schools down for a while and here they're starting to go the opposite direction. perhaps something optimistic to report. >> surely parents have to be happy about that. thanks so much. >>> the oil market crashed. the worst day in 30 years since the start of the first gulf war in 1991. what happened? the u.s. production boom has made the u. s-1 of the largest producers in the world. a fight between russia and saudi arabia has sparked russian president vladimir putin walking away from oil cuts fearing the u.s. will fill it. president trump says this is good, gasoline prices coming down. there's no doubt the crash will be far more damaging than past plunges. cnn's john deftarios joining us. it's amazing to see 25 to 30% plunge in oil prices. really unprecedented. >> reporter: unprecedented, indeed. i had to look a

the city in hubei province was placed under lockdown back injanuary. est restrictions on daily life. in hubei, more than 50,000 people have been infected with the disease. more than 3,000 have died. but the partial reopening of wuhan signals a turning point in china's fight against the virus. translation: yesterday, china's mainland reported 5a new confirmed cases, all of which are imported cases. there are three fatalities reported, all of them in hubei. after months of enduring total lockdown, life for the people of wuhan is beginning to get back on track. james ransley, bbc news. you are watching bbc news. there is more on the website. and we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers martin lipton from the sun and broadcaster lynn faulds—wood. that's coming up after the headlines. time for a look at the weather with ben rich. hello, good evening. it's certainly started to feel colder this weekend. we take that chilly feel with us into sunday. not only will it be cold, it will also be windy. quite a significant wind chill. one or

the rest of the world takes much encouragement from the lifting of travel restrictions in hubei provinceicenter of this remains locked down for another two weeks or so. what do we know about what's happening inside wuhan right now? >> well, rosemary, millions of wuhan residents are eagerly counting down to that date in two weeks' time. but already we're seeing growing signs of local government's preparation for that date. now starting today, they are resuming bus services on 117 routes within the city limits. they are also going to partially reopen the city's subway system next week after a deep cleaning and disinfecting all the trains and stations. also, in wuhan, more and more workers are returning to their jobs, including to major auto plants like honda. this is very important because wuhan, as well as the rest of hubei province is actually a very important industrial hub not only for china, but in the global supply chain. this is what we're going to see more and more. and the residents in wuhan also understand what they're seeing today in the rest of the province like the return of t

tens of millions of people in china's hubei province will finally be allowed to travel freely after morewn. the restrictions have been lifted for citizens deemed healthy, but residents of wuhan, the province's capital and epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak, will have to wait until the 8th of april to be allowed to leave. we're joined from washington by rui zhong, a china expert from the think—tank, the wilson center. rui, the wilson center. thanks forjoining us. is now rui, thanks forjoining us. is now the right time to be lifting these restrictions incubate province, do you think? the province's name is hubei, not to be confused with hubai, but in hubei, there are dropping cases, and we can tell this, even though chinese statistics are fudged a bit, because we've seen a statistics are fudged a bit, because we've seen a lower strain on healthcare facilities and hospitals, and we're seeing the larger quarantine centres are set up in february taken down and some of the medical personnel moved back outside of the province. and you are from wuhan and you still have friends and family in t

it's really worth looking at the daily reported cases in hubei province, home to 60 million people.theirfirst confirmed case in wuhan on the 31st of december and went into total lockdown, a far stricter than here, on the 23rd of january. but their cases carried on rising for a couple of weeks before the restrictions had an effect. they have been falling ever since then, with only one case in the past week. after two months, china is going to start lifting those restrictions in hubei province and the big question is, have they contained this virus, or will there bea contained this virus, or will there be a second wave? fergus walsh, thank you. strict new measures have come into force across the uk for the next three weeks, with people being told they can only leave their homes for "very limited purposes". you can go shopping for basic necessities, such as food and medicine. these trips should be as infrequent as possible. you are allowed one form of exercise a day, such as a run, walk or cycle, alone or with people you live with. all gatherings of more than two people are banned, apa

china has seen over in hubei province.en over 80,000 cases of covid—19 more than 3000 deaths, by far the most globally. how is the government handling the crisis and how is it being perceived in china? where does this leave xijinping's leadership in the long run. my guest is at the wilson centre in washington and explained by the president has taken so long to visit the region. xi visited wuhan today and used a videoconferencing to talk with some of the patient there. he essentially hedged early on in the coronavirus greatest and said he would visit wuhan, the viral epidemic has slowed down in china and the official message is going to be that the handling of the crisis is going to be attributed to xi and the parties. and how far has he been seen to be handling the crisis? because we know there we re crisis? because we know there were some big mistakes at the start, the fact that people had been angry that information had been angry that information had been suppressed, there was the death of the doctor who alerted authori

dave writes this, given the precautions taken in wuhan and hubei province since january, why are new much longer than we are being told or is it continually mutating? first of all the mutation question, mutation means it is the genetic material of the virus changing appreciably. all viruses mutate and change genetically all the time. basically genetic spelling m ista kes the time. basically genetic spelling mistakes when they make new copies of themselves but they are not doing so in of themselves but they are not doing soina of themselves but they are not doing so in a way that we regard as dangerous or appreciably fast or worrying in this setting at this time. no worry about that. because there is a big burden of the disease in the population and lots of people have got is then lots of people may have got is then lots of people may haveit have got is then lots of people may have it without having obvious systems or they have while symptoms that they might think they have a mile through or cold, they might transmitted through that route and this is going back to that analogy ofan th

just 19 new confirmed cases since march 9 from hubei province. the top priority for the chinese government is to stop that reimportation of cases from people returning from infected places and other parts of the world. haidi: in terms of china's factories, most of them are coming back online. are we seeing any opportunity for respite? of chineseost 81% companies involved in trade have resumed operation according to a national survey, but that is not released from the pressure yet. just as they are starting to come back on their feet, they are getting slammed by a drop in demand from their biggest partners. even though they have restarted operations, they are facing terrible orders, lower demand from other countries hit by the outbreak. he also saw the consumer inflation data and reduce her inflation data in february, which also showed interesting impacts from the coronavirus. consumer inflation moderated, though it was still quite high, with for prices rising 22%. pork prices rose 135.2%, but you saw deflation in production, largely expected to c

ros: those draconian measures involve most of hubei province being locked down. ideo was taken on t rail city in hubei, city ofy neat million people and hardly anyone out. and we are learning how thego rnment is willing to enforce the lockdown. here is the "new york times" reporting that china is requiringto ppl use software on their cell phones to tell them where they can go, and people have been given color codes to indicate their health status, and data fro this app shared wi the police. the times tech reporter telling us many who have red or yellow sco now lead lives as partial pariahs with a digital scarlet letter, and many do not understand while theirs is red or yellow. if you call the height lawn -- the h busy. it is generally now to south korea, the worst affected country outside of china. heve are some pictures that come in. this is in the south of south there disinfecting the streets. we now have almost 500 neda cass there the nationalotal close to 4000. almost three-quarter of these cases are linkedre to one gious sect, which is led by this man. here h

. —— getting shut down the same way hubei province was shut down.still in lockdown, many businesses in beijing remain closed, because their employees are either unable or choosing not to return to the city. 0ur china correspondent stephen mcdonnell sent this report. a beautiful afternoon, this is normally a busy street, look at all these businesses. closed, but one. close, next door. closed. the restaurant here not open. hang on, this shop is open. hang on, this shop is open. let's see if we can get somebody to talk it looks like a wine shop. let's have a look. at the moment, the only customers they are serving others they can deliver to. if you know what you want, you told them and they will deliver it to your house. but they don't want people coming in and potentially contaminating the shop. the problem when shopping is touching everything. now, we got some apples here. i've got to touch the screen. who knows where that last hand has been? lets squeeze in a few more business stories. british airways and budget rival ryanair have airways and budget

those draconian measures involve most of hubei province being locked down. han which is the biggest city in hubei. remember this is a city of 11 million people — it no longer looks like it. and we're learning how the government is willing to enfore the lockdown. this is the new york times. it reports china is requiring people to use software on their smart phones that tells them where they go. and people are being given colour codes — that indicates their health status. data from the app is then shared with police. the times' tech reporter paul mozur tweeted, "many who have red or yellow codes now lead lives as partial pariahs. with the digital scarlet letter they can't go out or return to work. plenty don't understand why their code is red or yellow, yet when they call up a complaint hotline it's generally busy." and these restrictions are unlikely to disappear any time soon. what they are applying for is this remaining for sometime, maybe sometime until there is a vaccine so we will have the capacity be able to manage it in the society, the economy and ever

worldwide, the death toll from the virus has passed 3,000, with most of those in china's hubei province, where the outbreak started. the first round of trade talks between the uk and the european union begins today. 100 negotiators are travelling to brussels for discussions. the former indiana mayor pete buttigieg withdraws from the race to be the democrats‘ nominee for the us presidential election. the government says it wants to give people in northern england "more powers over their railways", as it starts running services previously operated by arriva rail north. as 10,000 migrants try to reach the eu from camps in turkey, we've a special report from northern greece. manchester city secure their third league cup win in succession with a 2—1victory over aston villa at wembley. good morning and welcome to the bbc news at 9. the prime minister will chair a meeting of the government's emergency cobra committee later this morning to discuss possible responses to the coronavirus outbreak. the official government plan will be finalised and signed off at the meeting. 36 people are now confi

we start to see restrictions being lifted like hubei province. they're a little bit uneasy about opening up the gates. understandably so. the world health organization has stressed the greatest risk in all of this is complacency thinking, yeah, we've got this beat. so what we're seeing now is a warning even out of wuhan, the capitol of hubei, where this all started and the stressing of officials the situation is still severe. this came out. they're still asking people to avoid going outside. outside of wuhan and hubei, once again after revoking some of the easing of restrictions, they're putting back in the easing of restrictions. back and forth. let's see how this plays out. they're doing so cautiously because they are worried about the numbers rising. it is starting to feel a little bit more like normal here. shanghai, a city of 24 million plus people, you see restaurants starting to fill up and more and more people easing back into their normal routine. it is reassuring, christine, for folks looking onward to say is there a light at the end of

within wuhan and the hubei province as a whole you've still got these extreme lockdowns that are still in place. people essentially sealed inside their homes. they've been that way for several weeks now. what we have asked is when those will start to ease. it seems within wuhan, even though you have one day now, christine, where they are showing no new cases, they're looking for 14 straight days, consecutive days they see no new reported cases and then they'll begin to ease those up. you still have another 13, and that's assuming that no new cases pop up between now and then. >> david culver, thanks. >>> cnn has learned london could face a partial lockdown in an effort to slow the spread of coronavirus. there's concern people are not taking the advice of british leaders to stay at home. cnn's matthew chance is live in london for us. matthew, it sounds like folks are just not listening to how serious this is. >> i think to some extent that's been the case. i've been personally walking around the streets of this area of london where i'm from in greenwich over the course of the past 24 ho

tourism season but the coronavirus will definitely have a big impact on us. >> the cities in hubei province, now a byword for the coronavirus pandemic. >> those from outside will not come here for the holiday. hubei is the hardest hit area and no one dares to come. they keep away, they're scared. >> she said she spent the equivalent of two months rent on food for her store but that she wasn't able to sell it or even eat it herself during the lockdown. and it had all gone rotten. >> i had a relatively smooth opening today. some girls bought six corn cobs from me at once. this is the first business for me this year. it's good because there aren't many people around after the outbreak. this is big money for a small business owner. reporter: the hope is that streets will quickly fill up again with people and that the hardships endured during the day of fortressed jing chow will soon be history. anchor: with more than half a million people infected worldwide, the world health organization says testing is crucial and countries shouldn't be afraid to confirm as many cases of the infection as possi

starting on wednesday, people in other parts of hubei will be allowed tole trav travell outsi province. authorities are trying to get residents who've been stranded in their hometown since the lunar new year holidays back to work. >> and are people happy about these changes? how are they reacting? >> residents in wuhan welcomed them. but many others across the country are voicing concerns. i've seen a number of people online criticizing the government. one questioned whether the number of infections is going under reported. another said that lifting limits on travel will cause turmoil in other parts of the country. adding to the concerns, beijing hasn't disclosed cases in which people tested positive for the virus but showed no symptoms. hong kong's south china morning post says there were more than 40,000 such cases as of the end of february. there are also worries about the rising number of imported infections on t the mainland. 47 such cases were reported on tuesday. the increase has prompted authorities in some cities to start testing everyone entering the country. all internatitio

that is hubei province, its capital the city of wuhan. it seems in shanghai things are under control. you look at the numbers in hubei it's rather intense. tens of thousands of people have been impacted by this and thousands have died. the concern going forward is the extreme containment effort and its effectiveness. as of now the world health organization has said china's containment of hubei province as a whole -- you're talking about lockdowns within and out that of province, they say it's rather effective and it's extreme. we talked to folks an hour or so ago. i was on the phone with one resident checking in. they cannot leave their homes. they're sealed within their residential complexes. basic necessities come to them. outside of that in hang high a lot more flexibility and freedom to move around. as far as how it's being handled from the government's level, we know that they are continuing to increase hospital capacity and that's interesting because we've heard them say that more people are leaving the hospital versus going in, yet

the city in hubei province was placed under lockdown back injanuary. y life. in hubei, more than 50,000 people have been infected with the disease. more than 3,000 have died. but the partial reopening of wuhan signals a turning point in china's fight against the virus. translation: yesterday, china's mainland reported 54 new confirmed cases, all of which are imported cases. there are three fatalities reported, all of them in hubei. after months of enduring total lockdown, life for the people of wuhan is beginning to get back on track. james ransley, bbc news. we are all having to adapt to a very different style of living, due to coronavirus lockdowns. one of the innovations for socialising during the new restrictions, is clubbing over the cloud! for music lovers, it's a way to cure their boredom — while for djs, faced with the cancellation of gigs, festivals and events, it's a way to keep connected to theirfans. electronic music plays so it is saturday night and normally i would be out and about. however due to the coronavirus situation, we are a bit re

the city in hubei province was placed under lockdown back injanuary. ions on daily life. in hubei, more than 50,000 people have been infected with the disease. more than 3,000 have died. but the partial reopening of wuhan signals a turning point in china's fight against the virus. translation: yesterday, china's mainland reported 5a new confirmed cases, all of which are imported cases. there are three fatalities reported, all of them in hubei. after months of enduring total lockdown, life for the people of wuhan is beginning to get back on track. james ransley, bbc news. now, staying in doesn't mean that you can't still have fun. over the past week, millions of people have been taking part in virtual parties, online quiz nights and stay—at—home concerts, as rianna croxford's been finding out. bbc news theme. not your average night out. these people on the app tiktok are not letting the news get them down. it's the first weekend since we were all told to stay indoors. 0ur usual events and hobbies might be out the window, but that's not stopping people fr

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. >>> major news out of china's hubei province. the region where this all began, it has announced travel restrictions for most of the region will be lifted on wednesday. the world's first coronavirus case was reported from hubei province three months ago. cnn's steven gian joins us now live from beijing. this is, of course, very encouraging news. how reliable and how sure is china that another wave of the virus won't return? >> reporter: well, rosemary, that's why this is such a delicate balance for the authorities to strike between continuing rigorous containment measures and getting the economic engine revved up again. before they announced this news they recorded a new locally transmitted case in wuhan after five days of zero local cases. so this is very much a dynamic situation. still, this announcement marks a major step towards the lifting of the harsh lockdown measures placed on wuhan and its surrounding province since late january really trapping millions of residents in their homes for over two months wreaking havoc on the

this is outside of hubei province, outside of wuhan province. they are going back to work. in south korea, the learning there is testing, testing, testing. more than that, they also track contacts. there are 350 million people in south korea. we have 330 million. but in certain cities and states, they can certainly look at doing that. so we have to learn from companies like south korea, japan, singapore, hong kong, australia, and even china because they are ahead of us in this cycle. we should be in the first few weeks of this cycle going from our -- from zero to whatever our maximum number is, but it's the number of active cases that's the most important. not the number of total cases. so the mortality rate is yet to be determined because we don't really know the denominator, but i believe if we test more than that and the acceleration curve according to vice president pence is under way right now that we will have that ability to do. contact tracking is another. then isolation is another one we have to think about, unfortunately. we have hot spots. in the ebola crisis in

past 24said in the hours china had reported 143 cases with most coming from hubei province. 2055 caseschina, were reported in 33 countries. around 80% of those cases continue to come from just three countries. we see encouraging signs from the republic of korea. a number of newly reported cases appears to be declining. and the cases that are being reported are being identified primarily from known clusters. has also warned countries "this is not a drill, this is not the time for giving up, this is not the time for excuses." he continued, "this is the time to pull out all stops." elizabeth warren has dropped presidential race. she spoke to reporters a short time ago. i will not be running for president in 2020. let's take a deep breath and spend some time on that. we don't have to decide. mark: senator warren never placed higher than third in any primary contest. contests inning any the super tuesday primary, she had virtually no path to winning the nomination. a setback today for angela netanyahu. the final results from the election have confirmed he has again fallen short of a parliamentar

travel restrictions are being lifted for the rest of hubei province china still has the most cases. italy has more than 6,000 deaths. deaths. >>> remember, you can always find complete coverage on the latest developments as coronavirusnow.com. you'll find a daily live stream and live digital broadcast every weekday beginning at 10:00 a.m. and don't forget to download the free ktvu fox 2 news app. get the latest updates and all the breaking news sent to your device. . >>> all right. if you are going to get a walk in or a bike ride before those crowds, steve paulson has the forecast. >> . >> all right. thank you, pam. >>> we do have some rain moving through and it's going to be very cold today. temperatures starting off in the 40s, 50s. rain is already moving in to the north as you can see right there and it's going to continue to do that. now some of that is moving in towards the santa cruz mountains as well. we won't get a lot of rain out of this and thunderstorms. i think that would be the prime time day would be wednesday it's really going to be shilly. 40s on the temps here. 50s.

the reason they are saying that is largely rooted in wh is happenin in china, especially in the hubei provincehere the outbreak began. look at the numbers of cases in china. it is just about flatlining. at c new is icreatias hopese te sametr could b elsewhere in the world. urt's hear from correspondent, stephen mcdonald. >> outside of one city, that is wuha if you take out people who have conto the country from four days in a row, there have been zero extra infections. it does seem to show that these strict measures being put in place by the chinese authorities are working. in terms of slowing the spread of this disease. itherelight at the end of the tunnel. he also go from china to south korea. that was the next place to have a really bad coronavirus emergency. it also seems to be stabilizing there. hopefully we can see a pattern that this isng goi to get it gets better. >> in a few minutes, we will focus on europe. italy is the worst affected. we will bring you an update ine area that has been quarantined. inresint has beesworn in for a second rm but his rival held his own ceremony after rej

. >>> well, travel restrictions are being lifted in china's hubei province, but in wuhan, the city at the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic, that will remain under lockdown until april 8th. it's been cut off from the world for months now, and cnn's senior producer is with us now from beijing to talk more about this. steven, it has to be said that, of course, we're all very encouraged by this news of travel restrictions being lifted in hubei province, but the epicenter, we mentioned, wuhan, that's still under lockdown for another two weeks or so. so, what do you know about what's happening inside wuhan, what they're waiting for at this juncture? >> well, rosemary, millions of wuhan residents are eagerly counting down to that date two weeks from now, but even so, within the city limits, you're already seeing growing signs of the authorities' preparation for that prospect. now, starting today, they're resuming bus services on 117 routes, and they are also going to partially reopen the city's subway system next week after a deep cleaning and disinfecting on the trains and stations, an

mostly, in hubei province.he world health organization says the number of new cases in that region has increased for two straight days. >>> democrat pete buttigieg is out of the u.s. presidential race. the former south bend, indiana, mayor broke the news to a spirited hometown crowd sunday night. he is the first gay candidate to earn presidential primary delegates for a major party's nomination. >>> israeli voters are back at the polls for the third time in less than a year. opinion polls show neither prime minister benjamin netanyahu's party, nor former army chief benny gantz's white party will rule enough seats for a governing majority. that was also the case in the elections in april and september. so for more, we are joined now by journalist elliot gotkin in jerusalem. good to have you with us. so as we have said, the polls indicate the same result may be the insioutcome here. what happens if that is the case? they can't keep doing elections. what's the next step? >> in theory, they can, rosemary. that he h

and hubei province has had zero cases in eight days. is it your expectation that it's going to get worse before it gets better? >> i think with more testing i anticipate we will hear a lot more cases. so it might get worse before it gets better, but i think we are going to be totally on top of it and working with everyone closely so that we can get a pretty good grasp on what's going on. >> you hope that or you know that. ? we know that. >> up next, your covid-19 questions answered. our dr. jen ashton standing by. and later, voices around the world vowing we will survive. ♪ i will survive cancer on my . i thought, i'm not letting anything take me away from my family that loves me and needs me without a fight. when i came to cancer treatment centers of america, they said we're going to do everything we can. i just felt confident, they are behind me. i had six, seven doctors that worked together to take me through this journey. they're not just treating the cancer, they're treating me as a whole person. they have naturopathic support, occ

most of the new cases are still coming from hubei province where residents lob criticismt officials. video has become a flash point for that anger. in it, the vice premier delivered products and workers were heard yelling the whole thing was staged. >>> meanwhile, chinese state run media says the government is showing its commitment to the global fight against the virus including through a $20 million donation to the w.h.o. it says the money will help developing countries with vulnerable public health systems. >>> now people across japan are coming up with new ways to cope with school closures. nhk world keichi takamura found how one family is making it work. >> reporter: they started going to school last week. >> translator: i can't do anything. it's so boring. >> reporter: she is trying to keep them at home as much as possible. the reason has just as much to do with social stigma than out of fear of the coronavirus. >> translator: i'm afraid of what people might say if i'm out with my children. it would be very hard for me to tolerate. >> reporter: japan's government made the abrup

officials in hubei province said they'll lift travel restrictions on the residents starting april. the announcement comes after they reported the fifth consecutive day with no newly confirmed cases. the city has been shut down for two months. >>> meanwhile, trump says that asian-americans shouldn't be blamed for the coronavirus. >> it is totally important that we protect our asian-american community all around the united states and around the world. the spreading of the virus is not their fault in any way, shape or form. >> trump has been criticized for labelling it the chinese virus. he denied that the term creates a stigma and told reporters it came in china. asians in countries have been facing harassment. at least a dozen u.s. states have issued stay a home orders. it's the third largest number after china and italy. washington, d.c.'s iconic cherry trees are in full bloom but few people are visiting the tidal pace up as officials try to keep the crowds away. >>> researchers at a university say initial results could be available in a matter of weeks. the national institutes of

they reported no new cases in wuhan's hubei province for the fifth h day in a row.. still the government is not expected t to lift restrictionsn the residents any time soon. thousands s of patients are bei treateted at rapidly constructe hospitals. during the peak of the outbreak, thousands of new cases were confirmed every day. but local media reports sugggge the government is beginning to ease the strict measures. in areas where no new infections have been confirmed for more than 14 days, one e person per household is reportedly being permitted to leave their home to shop. we spoke to one wuhan resident who says he's concerned the government isn't giving people the full picture. >> translator: they say new infections are at zero, but the authorities' announcement is unnatural. they're trying to avoid a confirmed case as much as possible. i feel the number does not reflect the actual situation. everyone is skeptical. >>> chinese authorities have reported over 81,000 infections on the mainland. but a new report from a hong kong media outlet suggests the country is no

they said all 31 fatalities in the natation on wednesday came hubei province, where the outbreak wasirst reported. theyey said the situation is improving in the rest of china. >>> in tokyo, lawmakers are expected to enact a bill as early as next week that would allow the prime mip stnister to declare a state of emergency in response to the virus. the legislation would enable local governments tobusinesses' hours, close schools, and instruct citizens to stay indoors. authorities would also be able to use buildings and land without the consent of owners for medical purposes. senior officiaials from the mai ruling and opposition parties agreed t to work too get the bi by next friday. >> translator: the government must be prepared to deal with the worst-t-case scenario. that's why wee need the legislation. >> translator: a state of emergency could severely restrict private rights. since it gives the government vast powers, the diet should be involved. we want to discuss this thoroughly. >> the number of coronavirus cases in japan now tops 1,000. more than 700 are from the "diamond prince

a national lockdow extended to april 11th but in china's hubei province where the pandemic began a glimmerf hope. four consecutive dates without infections nation now opening shoppers and super markets, the metro service prepped to restart. the worry here is a new outbreak coming from outside beijing announcing a temporary ban on foreigners coming into the country. but even the more stringent measures struggling to stop the disease. >> yeah, jose, the recovery rate may be starting to improve the government said that 1,500 people have fully recovered from the disease in the past day that's three times the number from the day before jose >> matt bradley in rome, thank you. dangerous storms are hitting parts of the midwest tonight. in arkansas this funnel cloud hit in the northern part of the state, causing damages to homes and bringing dow trees and power lines. and bad weather near des moines, iowa, as well dark skies brought rain and hail to the area >>> still ahead tonight, fighting back against coronavirus. an exclusive look at how researchers are racing to find out if malaria drugs coul

resumes after months of shutdown, the epicenter for the virus, wuhan city, and the surrounding hubei provinceew cases for the first time. this are delighted to see increase. that means we have seen the door after days of hard efforts. >> there has been an uptick of infections in south korea after a small cluster was discovered at a nursing home. to help offset the economic impact of the coronavirus, the government announced a support package to help small businesses, with two previous packages. the aide tops $30 billion. >> we should think of ways to help those who have suffered from income loss or lost their jobs due to the coronavirus. correspondent: the asian stock markets continue to struggle as concerns over economic disruption from the virus continues. led most ofs kospi the major markets in losses. thailand announced its single biggest a jump in cases, at least 60. some were people returning from a mass gathering of muslim missionaries in malaysia. thailand has closed some border crossings with its southern neighbor. one of japan's biggest tourist blossoms cherry season. viewing partie

now, there seems to be a trial period in hubei province, kind of where all of this started, and it's cting every city in hubei with the exception of the capital, wuhan, the original epicenter. but it looks as though they're testing, starting today, in fact in those outlying areas, seeing if they can ease the travel restrictions, but people we've been in touch with are not considering this to be all over, and really, they don't feel like this is back to normal. at the original epicenter of the novel coronavirus in wuhan, china, there is now a countdown to freedom with those living under lockdown with hubei province easing restrictions monday and wuhan expected on april 8th. >> i think it's really amazing. finally! i've been at home for two months. >> reporter: ph.d student vivia chatted with us via her dormitory. it's been two months of lockdown, her life, like many of us, requiring a creative balance. >> if you try to see it in a positive way that you get to relax, you get to try to cook, maybe you can learn how to cook more or you can exercise at home. >> reporter: she's been doing a

while numbers in china are still rising, the number of deaths reaches 3,012 and hubei province, the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak, reported 134 new cases. now, italy has confirmed it will shut all schools from today for at least ten days as it battles to contain the outbreak. and all pro official sports, including top tier soccer matches will be played behind closed doors and a total of 107 people have now been killed over the coronavirus outbreak in europe but the luve in paris has reopened its doors the two days that it was closed is now stopped because the workers there have been promised that safety measures will be taken for them and visitors alike. so back open today frances? >> and hope it stays that way. thank you. >>> back here in the u.s., communities in the state of tennessee are starting to sift through the debris following catastrophic tornadoes that ripped through central tennessee. 24 people were killed, including children but officials say the number of missing people has decreased from 20 to 3 first responders and hundreds of volunteers are joining the recovery effort

officials this morning reported no new locally transmitted cases outside of hubei province for the third straight day. that's where wuhan is, the epicenter of the outbreak. there have been more than 80,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus in mainland china so far. more than 3100 people have died there. almost 60,000 people have recovered. this morning chinese president xi jinping visited wuhan. first time he's done so since the outbreak began last year. wuhan is under lockdown but state media say officials are considering allowing people in some areas to start traveling. and the coronavirus outbreak is taking its toll on the travel industry particularly cruise lines. manuel bojorquez shows us the impact on the multi-billion dollar business. >> reporter: the new state department warning against traveling on cruise ships during the outbreak did not deter these passengers leaving from port miami. in fact, six ships set sail. >> we have clorox wipes. we're good. we'll be healthy. going to be all right. don't touch the hand rails. >> reporter: ships were leaving with fewer passengers, an indica

travel restrictions in the rest of hubei province have just been lifted for residents who are healthys in beijing. here at beijing west, train station it isa here at beijing west, train station it is a highly symbolic day as travellers from hubei arrive in the chinese capital. a province where this global emergencies started has lifted its lockdown mp but there are 110w lifted its lockdown mp but there are now able to travel to other parts of the country. as you look around here you can see all these buses have been party to receive passengers as they come in. that is because you still have to do quarantine when you get into beijing for some that might seem like a hassle but for these people who have been cooped up for months it is another step towards normality, a couple weeks of quarantine and they can go back to work here. there has been a lot of debate about the figures here and whether or not the official count can be trusted in terms of how many people are actually infected in china. there is a feeling that the national government wouldn't be allowing travellers to arrive unless

production has resumed at most of china's assembly plants, excluding those in hubei province where the outbreak began. more than 20% of the workforce is yet to go back to work, suggesting a recovery in output could take time. >>> the coronavirus pandemic is dealing a major blow to countries that rely heavily on tourism. the impact is especially severe in one of thailand's most popular destinations, which should be in peak season right now. >> this area is knonown for its picturesque beaches where tourists come from all over the world. but resorts that usually cater to a large number of chinese tourists are virtually empty in peak season. chinese accounted for a quarter of the 40 million foreign visitors thailand welcomed last year. but there has been a huge decrease since beijing bannedd outbound group tours in late january. one company that offers marine sport experiences is putting much of its fleet in storage. it is keeping on its 300 workers for the time being. >> translator: we cut our workers' hours in half and their wages in half. we hadad to do that to savave t company. >> repo

. >> day by day there are more signs of life returning to the streets in hubei province, whether coronaviruseak began. the simple act of police removing a roadblock was a welcome sight for residents and the government which wants to get the country moving again. the industrial engine which led china to become the second-largest economy in the world is also restarting. after disastrous two months which saw output collapse. >> company's are gradually recovering their general order of production. the situation for factories going back into business and hiring is improving. their latest demands will continue to increase. >> as the number of new infections in china decreases, just 16 recorded sunday, the government expect the economic prognosis to significant link improved this month. with the outbreak bringing other countries to a halt, demand for chinese exports will take time to recover. the number of new infections is slowing in south korea as well. areentative measures continuing, particularly in vulnerable areas. here workers spray housing project for the poor in the capital. in australia,