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

can be contacted i used as a pundit me over 90 percent of global cases are in 4 countries china italy iran and south korea but the corona virus continues to cross borders. in the u.s. the number of infections is mounting and so is the criticism of the government's response one complaint the high price and the limited availability of coronavirus tests new york state announced it is contract in with private laboratories to fill that gap we can't just wait anymore. it's it's creating it's compounding the problem and. frankly they can't put us in this situation because 'd we're not able to do our job and our constitutional duty which is to protect public health democratic senators are renewing their call for paid sick leave legislation which has stalled in congress for years the united states is just one country among many asking itself if it's prepared for a pandemic. and germany's chancellor angela merkel has warned that up to 70 percent of her country's population could become infected with the coronavirus that's about 58000000 people the country has seen 3 confirmed deaths from the disease

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 rhetoric ha

mainland china 70 percent have already recovered from the virus outside of china south korea italy and iran have been most affected by the virus with at least 70000 cases in each nation now in response to the growing number of cases in italy prime minister just become t. actually signed a decree on sunday restricting movement in the northern regions of the country now the restrictions will affect 17000000 people including those in the cities of milan and venice the w.h.o. director general made note of efforts to control the spread of the virus. the great advantage we have these duds the decisions we only make as governments businesses communities slimy lease and individuals can even flues the tragic to the of the sea. and for more on this we're joined by she chan assistant professor at the yale university school of public health and figure so much for joining us and i do apologize i 70000 there it is actually 7000 cases in italy iran and south korea respectively there and now we're seeing more cases outside of china as we just mentioned there than inside it in fact confirmed cases have trip

once the virus began to spread to places like italy, iran, we had to downgrade that number even furtherlooking at the global economy as a whole, once the imf potentially downgrades global , it suggests we have to downgrade that number again. manus: what is my risk on the downside? mohammad: it could be significant, six dollars or seven dollars. comeof the reason opec has to meet here is a few weeks ago, there was a sense by the saudis to get something done. manus: what about the price on the upside? mohammad: two dollars or three dollars, not more. the market will look for demand indicators or demand going for the second half of the year. a lot of people have a first half, second affect in their .alances we are not sure if this gets pushed out until the end of the year. manus: thank you very much. we are waiting for the russians to arrive. think, may make vocal comments about how tough it is for their country with sanctions and the inability to buy medicine, the inability to actually respond to the coronavirus. anna? you, on the thank oil beat at that opec+ meeting in vienna. we will be

and the state department urges americans to avoid hotspots of the virus like china, south korea, italy, iran. >> the market is gonna continue to be scary, volatile. >> stay with us for your latest coronavirus updates. find us on kpix.com, the cbs news app or favorite platform. >>> a live look outside now. the wind is starting to pick up. it's only going to get stronger. that has people on alert, especially after yesterday's grass fire in san bruno. more on the weaked high wind advisory. >> that doesn't go into effect until tomorrow. it is really windy out there right now. >> all day! >> yes. a totally different wind. let me explain why tomorrow's winds are different. today it made it feel cold out there. a live view from the top of the source tower. plenty of rippling from these strong winds. the temperature on the thermometer is anywhere from 12 to 18 degrees cooler than it was yesterday at this time. that's one part of the reason why it feels so much cooler today. the other one was a strong onshore wind. look at the current wind speeds up and down the bay area. 23 for san jose. and this is

we highlighted china, iran, italy, and the united states. china three weeks ago you had about 78,000 cases. in iran it was only 61. in italy three weeks ago it was 329, and in the u.s. it was 53. two weeks ago today -- we will change this map and show you how they adjust. about 80,000 in china. look what happens in iran and italy. in iran you have 2300, the week prior was 61. so you jump to 2300 and iran, and italy was 229. never up around 2,000 cases. here at home yet 64, up from 53. so we jump up about 11. as you heard from dr. fauci mom to go, these numbers are going to change here in the u.s. once they continue more testing here. i want to take you to two weeks ago today. that we are on march 9th. a week ago today, i should say. again, right around 80,000 in china. just watch this part of your screen here, okay? two weeks ago, 80 fear the numbers in china have been somewhat consistent. however, in iran, look where you go here. you go up three times in iran. in italy from 9200 a week prior to 2,000. that's about 3.5 times. the u.s., from s

and both italy and iran have both over 1,500 cases each.n the last 2a hours, there were almost nine times more cases reported outside of china than inside china. in the us, three more deaths were reported on monday at a nursing home in washington state. we are now starting to find more covid—i9 cases in washington. they appear to be acquired locally here in washington. and we now know that the virus is actively spreading in some communities here in washington. the majority of confirmed infections in the us so far are people who were passengers on the cruise ship diamond princess. a couple who were quarantined on board and are now at an air force base in texas just learned they cannot leave as somebody in the group has tested positive for coronavirus. ourfeelings and emotions have been a roller coaster. we are feeling frustrated, we are feeling shocked that we were supposed to go home and now we are not. we are disappointed. we miss our family. we miss ourfriends. we miss our life. as tensions rise, president trump faces criticism that his a

the five countries are china, south korea, italy, iran, and japan. people who arrive from these countries are urged to stay home for 14 days and monitor their health. the japanese consulate in the city says it will confirm whether any japananese national areubjeject to the request. u.s. authorities say there are about 100ases confirmed in the country. a dozen of them have died. officials in china said on thursday that the virus had killed more than 3,000 people on the mainland. over 80,000 have been infected. nhk calculates that outside mainland china and japan, more than 16,000 people have been infected in dozens of countries and territories. the death toll exceeds 300. >>> five european members of the u.n. security council are condemning north korea's recent missile test, saying they undermine regional security and stability. germany, britain, france and two other european countries released a joint statement after a closed-door meeting on thursday. the statement says north korea's missile launches are provocative and violate u.n. resolutions. it a

the agency's director general says it's most concerned about the situation in south korea, italy, iranand japan. >> surrendering i don't think is right, so we have to give it our best using containment strategy irrespective of the number of cases. >> he also says a w.h.o. team has arrived in iran. it will deliver medical supplies and support local authorities fighting the outbreak. the country has seen at least 66 fatalities from the virus. that is the highest death toll outside mainland china. >>> the japanese government panlt of experts on the coronavirus outbreak has released its latest analysis along with a message to japan's young adults to cut back on social gatherings. nhk world's emiko lenart reports. >> translator: with sars, only patients with serious symptoms were the ones who spread the virus. but this time that's not the case. >> reporter: while much is still unknown about the coronavirus, doctors agree this is not sars. and the latest report by japanese medical experts says it can be easily spread by patients with light symptoms and in whom the virus isis dormant. this pr

while all this is happening at home, china is sending medical experts to affected countries such as italy, iranpakistan. what is behind that move? >> china definitely wants to push aside some of the global criticism it has receiveved f f not sounding the alarm quickly enough. it's possible xi sends humanitarian aid as a way to combat racist ideology. even u.s. donald trump describes the coronavirus as chinese, later saying he's trying to combat disinformation about the origin about the virus. that led a top chinese expert to double down on wednesday publicly stating there's no way to say the virus came from wuhan. it's too early to know if china's two-pronged approach of praising its own leadership and extending help abroad will help the country's public image. but the world will be certainly keep looking to china for lessons on how to deal with their own outbreaks. >> the international labor organization says the coronavirus pandemic could cause more job losses than the 2008 financial crisis. and worst case estimate of nearly 25 million job losses. it says that would mean up to $3.4 trillion i

china faced an equivalent shortage a few weeks ago and is now donating supplies to italy, iran, and south korea. china reporting just eight new cases of the virus in the previous 24 hours. a month ago, the daily figure was in the thousands. global news 24 hours a day, on-air, and on quicktake by bloomberg, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in over 120 countries. i'm mark crumpton. this is bloomberg. >> live from bloomberg world headquarters in new york, i'm vonnie quinn. amanda: live in toronto, i'm amanda lang. we are joined by our bloomberg and bnn bloomberg audiences. here are the top stories we are following from around the world. states of alarm. president trump expected to officially labeled a pandemic a national emergency. canada suspends parliament. investors looking for increased government response. gold is heading for its worst week in almost a decade as even safe havens need to climb. and all eyes on credit with turbulent markets, concerns grow about available cash. let's get a quick check on the major averages. we are starting to grind higher again. we have s

it is the fourth artist country hit with the coronavirus, apart from china, italy, iran, plagued by a five casesn e past day. the latest statistics from the country's health ministry shows just under 20,000 confirmed cases of the coronavirus. >> on the loudspeaker, warnings that hardly seems necessary in a half-empty airport -- >> pase maintain your personal distance. >> the flight to london sold out, scrambling to get back while they can, the last tickets going. >> up to 1000 pounds. i will sti witanr and jump on the plane to brighton. >> but you are ok that youill get back? who knows? >> in the middle of it all, we found jean and philippa. jean is almost 90. she has had three flights canceled. >> my daughter, she is getting upset. mom,om you should have ce home. >> philippas 86. to come home, too.n begging her >> 16x greats and great-great-greats, and five generations. >> theres e thing she is looking forward to. >> a lovely roast dinner, a thickhe slice with all of t lovely on the side. >>ay so tod, flights to the.k. were stillunning, t next week, there may be even fewer, leaving t

spain has the fifth highest number of cases in the world behind china, italy, iran and south korea. so the streets are very empty there. and germany started border checks, as well. they're checking people coming into the country from various other countries around there trying to stop the spread into germany. travelers with nonurgent business are being turned away. they're also looking for symptoms. if you have any, you're going to be registered with federal authorities. >>> the cdc is now recommending to cancel or postpone gatherings of 50 people or more for eight weeks, including all kinds of events. social distancing also includes organizational events and those planned by individuals. >>> new guidelines from governor gavin newsom to stop the spread of covid-19 have some business owners worried this morning. the governor says that bars, nightclubs, wineries and publics brewpubs must be closed. >> i don't know how to keep my customers six feet apart. i don't know whether that is going to be feasible to keep it open for the long term. >> i think this could end people's careers. >>

the number of cases in italy, iran, south korea vote significantly.nt president trump sought to calm fears but the u.s. would also see an epidemic and insisted the country was well prepared to cope. anointing vice president pence to take charge of the response. but the head of dissenter for disease control said americans will not be immune to the spreading virus. meanwhile, in politics in the democratic primary, senator bernie sanders has his lead ahead of the fields with the strong wind and nevada caucuses ahead of south carolina primary and super tuesday next week. now the rapid pace of all these events only underscores the unusual volatile of the challenges facing the country today. the economy continues to perform well, but new technologies are clearly upending the way we work and live. the rapid spread of the coronavirus remind us of the risk and opportunities of america that is tightly connected to the rest of the world. all this at a time of the country seems more divided than ever over its priorities in its direction. and the political stage i

they include italy, iran, and of course china, the ep centre. there are more than 118,000 cases confirmed worldwide, but people are getting better. more than half the people with the virus, 64,000, have already recovered including 15 people in the u.s. for more in depth information, check out our special report, "understanding coronavirus." you can pull it up scanning the qr code. it will take you right to the video. you can go to our website, nbcbayarea.com, click understanding coronavirus on the top bar of the website. >>> let's talk about the weather. we had rain across the area this afternoon. this is the live camera. it's clearing up. let's bring in our chief meteorologist. seems like a small system. >> it's based off to the south, producing heavier rain in southern california as you can see. heaviest rainfall from l.a. down to san diego, lightning in central california. and the way this storm is moving, the center is offshore, the counterclockwise flow is helping to push up shower bands right into the bay area, nothing too heavy but welcom

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 days in a bid to keep the virus out. but he. is covering the 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 2019 alone some 5600000 people flew to 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 world health organization he's calling

perhaps triggering even tighter travel restrictions on top of what's already in place for china, italy, iran and south korea. >> yes, we are to certain countries where they have more of a breakout. >> reporter: can you elaborate on what countries you're looking at >> the nature of the european union, one that doesn't require a passport to move around. our task force spoke today about new cases and there were some in several european countries we're following that very closely. >> reporter: few specifics so far as the president huddles with top pharmaceutical executives, who promise to push to develop a vaccine that's, at a minimum, still months away on wall street better news stocks skoor soaring after last week's sell i don't have the dow's biggest point gain after the biggest point drop ever the white house considering tax cuts to stimulate the economy according to an official familiar with the discussion but the president is pointing to the federal reserve. >> i hope the fed is looking at it and central banks are looking at it. >> reporter: on capitol hill, they are hammering out details

>> reporter: in new york mayor bill de blasio telling residents who recently traveled to china, italy, iran and japan to self-quarantine. the city's department of health is monitoring close to 3,000 new yorkers for home isolation. in washington state, seattle area district schools closing for 22,000 students in an effort to slow the outbreak. federal investigators now asking questions at the nursing home where nearly a dozen people died from the virus. residents' families speaking out. >> somebody needs to come and take control of this site. >> reporter: vice president pence touching down in that state giving washington's governor an elbow bump and pledging the federal government's full support but admitting -- >> we don't have enough tests today to meet what we anticipate will be the demand going forward. >> reporter: president trump defending his administration's response during a fox news town hall and with the dow plunging over 900 points admitting the virus could have an impact on the economy. >> it certainly might have an impact. at the same time i have to say people are now staying i

we've also got over here by country the top number of total confirmed cases coming from china than italy iran south korea france spain germany and then the u.s. ok i believe we have correspondents in 2 different locations we're going to have more a little later on trump's unprecedented announcement shortly but there we have it is with piron i'm standing by for us in new delhi where brought mcbride and sol 1st though let's go to elizabeth piron of the who is as i say it is in new delhi for us just run us through what is happening there in india what measures are in place. so came after the world health organization classified coronavirus as a pandemic the indian government took the unprecedented step of suspending all existing visas to foreign nationals barring just a few exceptions so as of 12 g.m.t. on friday and on to april the 15th no foreign nationals can enter india apart from if their diplomats work for the united nations or have. employment visas the indian government has also said that all incoming travelers including incoming travelers indians haven't been to any destination. coming

italy, iran, and britain all recording their single biggest daily jumps in coronavirus cases. with 100,000 infections globally now, the chief of the world health organization calling on nations to make containment the highest priority. >> this is the time to pull out all the stops. >> reporter: italy, where 49 people died in day, is restricting access to nursing homes. the risk is particularly great for western europe's large elderly populations. and the vatican reporting its first case. a medical clinic there shutdown for sterilization. one major european airline slashing it's flights in half from pre-outbreak levels. and as people look to avoid crowds, tourist spots around the world are unusually quiet. david, tonight a glimpse of hope from asia. china is reporting a slowdown in the virus, that's because of an unprecedented crackdown. but these are harsh methods unlikely to be reproduced by western countries. >> james, thank you. >>> of course we know all of you at home continue to have a lot of questions about this, so we want the get back to jen ashton. you heard what jame

perhaps triggering even tighter travel restrictions on top of what's already in place for china, italy, iran and south korea. >> yes, we are to certain countries where they have more of a break out >> can you elaborate on specifically what countries you're looking at? >> the nature of the european union doesn't require a pass tort to move around. our task force spoke about new cases. there were some in several european countries we're following that very closely. >> reporter: few specifics so far as the president huddled with top pharmaceutical executives who promised to push to develop a virus vaccine that's still, at minimum, months away on wall street, better news. stocks soaring after last week's coronavirus sell off the dow's biggest points gained just four days after the biggest troints drop ever. the white house considering tax cuts to try and stimulate the economy according to an official familiar with the discussion though the president is pointing at the federal reserve >> i'm sure the fed is looking at it. i hope the fed is looking at it. they should be a lot of central banks are

university in the us is tracking the spread of the virus china has the most infections followed by italy iran and south korea more than 68000 people have recovered from the illness will have more on trumps i'm president of announcement shortly but 1st we'll turn our focus to asia where we have open pride standing by for us and so on to lizabeth poor autumn in new delhi elizabeth let's start with you talk us through the precautions then being taken by the indian government in the country. unprecedented precautions adrian saw for the world health organization classified corner virus as a pandemic the indian government took the. decision it's never done this before to suspend all existing visas for all foreign nationals bar and just a few exceptions so as of 12 g.m.t. on friday and until april the 15th all of foreign nationals no foreign nationals will be allowed to enter. diplomats for the united nations a few international organizations that have certain type of employment pieces and as you mentioned all incoming passengers including indians coming from anywhere and having been to china. south

while the risk to americans remains low,'the presidents actions to date with regard to iran, italy and south korea, had to making medical supplies more available, i hope gives evidence to the fact at his direction we will continue to lean into this effort and put the health and safety of the american people first. mr. secretary? >> let me begin by on behalf of all the officials at hhs and the whole team expressing our sadness for the loss of this patient in the state of washington. any single death for us is a real tragedy. our sympathy to her family and our solidarity with all those who are and will suffer from the novel coronavirus. from day one this is what we predicted. this is what we expected. the risk to any average american is low from the novel coronavirus. the risk remains low thanks to the unprecedented action president trump has taken and the actions he is announcing today. the risk remains low. this can change rapidly. we have always said from the first moment we have spoken about this that we would see more cases. we are seeing more cases. we will see more cases. it's imp

we do know there are travel notices for china, italy, iran, and other countries. so keep an eye on that. for domestic travel, you know, the guidelines are really different based on your age. if you're, you know, older in age, then it is advised to be a little more cautious and aware of being at higher risk compared with, you know, if you're at a younger age. >> speaking of age, i know the cdc recent put out new guidelines, particularly for the people who are most vulnerable for the coronavirus, and that is, of course, the elderly. >> exactly. and if have you any underlying health conditions. and those guidelines, we should have them here, they include stay at home if you can, avoid people who might be sick, as well. and avoid crowds if you can. so as long as you follow those guidelines, that should help you to lower your risk of infection. again, if you're at older age and have any underlying health conditions, be more on the alert. >> if you're older, your immune system is weaker than the average person, right. >> right. >> common sense precautionary tips. thank

and in croatia, quarantine rules on anyone arriving from a lengthy list of countries, including italy, iran uk and germany. 0n iran, south korea, the uk and germany. on friday, the world health organization said europe was now the epicentre of covid—i9, a virus which was first detected in china just over ten weeks ago. and in that short time has spread around the world, infecting more than a people and killing more than 5800. in the united kingdom, more than 200 scientists have sent a letter to the government criticising its coronavirus strategy. there are over 1,100 confirmed cases here, and 21 deaths. but prime minister boris johnson hasn't closed schools or introduced travel restrictions. big public gatherings are still allowed and there is no advice to work from home. people with mild symptoms won't be tested, but instead are being asked to stay at home. 00:07:13,017 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 sophie hutchinson has more. the evidence tells us that stopping mass gatherings does not have a huge impact on the spread of the virus, but for example, the decision has been taken in some countries

said they had previously donated supplies to other countries in need including japan south korea italy iran and spain isn't the only billionaire stepping up the bill and melinda gates foundation has also announced it would give $100000000.00 to the effort to fight the spread of the virus other chinese tech companies including 10 cent tic-tac owner by dance have pledged resources to fight the pandemic as well. by this time you must on demand on the brand new t.v. ad. and the apple app store live on t.v. or stream. on apple t.v. and online. and you can also find our coronavirus tracker on the portable t.v. where you can get the latest news and information about the spread of the virus and as always check us out on you tube dot com slash start to see you next time. the white house scrambles to shield the u.s. economy from a further stock market battering over coronavirus fears unveiling a huge stimulus package. france declares war on coal bed 19 even deploying the military into the streets of paris at says that you increase the containment efforts while member states slam their border shut. th

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says infections have passed 126000 worldwide china has the most followed by italy iran and south korea more than 6000 people have recovered from the illness while 4628 have died as. a health it has this report. pretty shocking that he was blaming european leaders for not doing enough is the essence of the hot spot that is occurring in europe right now the president is essentially accusing the leaders of kind of making this happen so that is how he justified the strict new measures that are being put in place effective friday at midnight and it's not just travel from european countries it's also trade with the exception of the united kingdom now it's important to note that this is kind of the 2nd wave of travel restrictions that we've seen in the u.s. weeks ago the president did put in place some tough measures for travelers from china enforcing sort of it quarantines for those that had come from china were of course this outbreak 1st occurred but this is much more draconian in terms of the stepping up of restrictions that not only applies to travelers but also to trade we should point

and in croatia, quarantine rules on anyone arriving from a lengthy list of countries, including italy, iranany. on friday, the world health 0rganization said europe was now the epicentre of covid—19, a virus which was first detected in china just over ten weeks ago, and in that short time has spread around the world, infecting more than 150,000 people and killing more than 5,800. let's look at some other stories in brief in central and eastern africa, rwanda, kenya, ethiopia and sudan, are among the countries to have confirmed their first cases. and morocco, has suspended air and sea links with france and spain, and banned any public gatherings of more than 50 people. in israel, restaurants, shopping centres, gyms and hotels will be shut down from sunday morning in an effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus. gatherings of over ten people have also been banned. in the west bank, the palestinian authority has asked worshippers to avoid mosques and churches and pray at home instead. the state news agency in kuwait is reporting that all malls, except for those selling food, are being close

said they had previously donated supplies to other countries in need including japan south korea italy iran and spain ma isn't the only billionaire stepping up the bill and melinda gates foundation has also announced it would give $100000000.00 to the effort to fight the spread of the virus other chinese tech companies including 10 cent tic-tac owner by dance have pledged resources to fight the pandemic as well. by this time you must on demand on the brand new portable t.v. app unveiled on smartphones think google play and the apple app store by searching live on t.v. our stream team my darling of my one t.v. app on apple t.v. and online. and you can also find our coronavirus tracker on the portable t.v. app where you can get the latest news and information about the spread of the virus and as always check us out on you tube dot com slash boom bust our team so you next time. as a nation. to get some of those. for the. ritual to improve. your mind that these guys have to try as. well. because. just because the global was going to. got too close to the incident you know by which you. must hav

233 and there are more deaths per day because of the virus that any other country in the world in italy. iran modesto has reached 145. —— stately death toll has raised 245. in china in a hotel holding those infected has collapsed. the hotel on the south—west coast of china collapsed but it is not yet clear what is the cause. half the people trapped in the wreckage had been rescued. we'll find out how the story and many others are covered in tomorrow's front pages, which is that 20 to 30 and 2330 this evening. we all have in any economic adviserjoining us. time for a look at the headlines. the number of people to have tested positive for coronavirus in the uk has risen to do milton keynes hospital isolated people who came into co nta ct hospital isolated people who came into contact with the man who died of the virus on thursday. £360 million will be paid by insurance companies to clean up the damage caused by storm dennis and storm ciara. the new chancellor is due to hold his first budget this week with all eyes on what measures he will announce to help people through the coronavirus outbreak

and in croatia, quarantine rules on anyone arriving from a lengthy list of countries, including italy, iran the uk and germany. on friday, the world health 0rganization said europe was now the epicentre of covid—19, a virus which was first detected in china just over ten weeks ago, and in that short time has spread around the world, infecting more than 150,000 people and killing more than 5,800. plenty more on the coronavirus on our website. more now on the news that the spanish prime minister's wife and the two female cabinet ministers who have tested positive for coronavirus. that development as the prime minister's wife and two cabinet ministers were announced to have been infected. miguel murado is a freelance journalist in madrid and he says there are likely to be political repercussions. in the last 48 hours, there has been talk of people understanding this in the wrong way, as if this was a holiday, going to coastal towns in spain, spreading the disease, u nfortu nately. spain, spreading the disease, unfortunately. but i think this is going very quickly and people are beginning to un

when you have cases throughout so the world, the way we are seeing now, south korea, italy, iran and places like that, the united states cannot be completely immune to that. the challenge is how we deal with it. and i can assure you, all the resources that are necessary are going to be put into dealing with what we see evolving right now. again, we would be happy to answer any questions later. bob, do you want to see a few words? >> i want to add my prayers and sympathies for those that are sick, and obviously our citizen that unfortunately died last night. currently there is 22 cases in the united states, and these initial cases were linked to travel to china and their contacts. recently, as was stated, we have confirmed cases with no link to travel history or contacts. and health departments under the leadership of the states and local health departments supported by cdc are aggressively evaluating these cases in california, oregon and washington. as i said, we should anticipate to see additional cases and clusters in the days ahead, and we will aggressively evaluate by the state,

iran and italy are in the frontline now. they are suffering. other countries will be in that situation very soon. we all need to show that solidarity. we are focused on practical support to iran. and we will continue to provide that and working with international partners. two lines, i would like to add. from the reports we got from our experts who were on the ground, we know that iran is doing its best, all it can. that is number one. and that is what i have appreciated. and second, they need lots of supplies. and as mike said, we have tried to support as much as we can. but there is still a shortage. and we are trying to mobilize more support for iran. thank you. >> thank you very much. we will try to take a few questions from a journalist online. and i will remind how you can ask. -- how you can ask a question, it is star 9 for those online. let's start with helen. helen, can you hear us? >> i can. thank you for taking my question. i am wondering if you are getting additional information from china, and particularly, i am interested in findin

this month's gymnastics world cup in doha will take place behind closed doors and competitors from italy, iranfore entering qatar. in golf — the governing body says plans for the open at royal st george's in kent are going ahead as normal — but they are continuing to monitor the situation and take advice from the government. next week's kenya 0pen has become the third european tour event to be cancelled due to the outbreak. the kenyan government has advised that all international meetings for the next month should not take place. big cycling races in italy have been hit. the milan san remo and the tirreno adriactico have been cancelled, whilst 18 riders plus team staff have to endure another week in quarantine in abu dhabi following the postponement of the uae tour. dutch cyclist ramon sinkeldam chatted to me early about life stuck in a hotel room. we had three highlights per day, brea kfast, we had three highlights per day, breakfast, dinner and lunch and they brought it to the door because they are not allowed to enter the room. so, he wanted to rub the rim? i will show you. —— so do you wan