john sudworth reports from beijing. china's at war with this virus, flying in extra supplies

john sudworth, bbc news, beijing.tims of a mass shooting by a junior army officer in the thai city of nakhon ratchasima. at least twenty— nine people are now known to have died in the attack. richard galpin reports. chanting. just a few hours after the gunman was shot dead by the security forces, thousands of people gathered here in the heart of nakhon ratchasima city for a vigil in memory of all those killed. the buddhist monks leading prayers as the people of this city absorb the enormity of what's happened — a mass shooting of unprecedented scale in this country. and before finally filing away to head home, they laid flowers and wrote messages, pledging never to forget those whose lives have been cut short. in the aftermath of the attack, the police have been gathering forensic evidence, including from these cars next to the shopping mall targeted by the gunman. who was this man — sergeant major jakrapanth thomma. he'd armed himself not only with rifles stolen from his barracks, but also a machinegun. his motive, a

here's our china correspondent john sudworth. john: in wuhan, they have turned the stadium into the hospital, state media using images like these to reinforce the message -- china is getting gs under control. thbudeserted airports and canceled flights show it's clear that seems to be winning. now the u.k., along with germany, france, and new zealand are advising those who can to leave. it has prompd some to try to bring their flights forward. >> the british government advice has not really been that helpful because you cannot just take a flf ht oute flights are not there. yes. john: how about you? did it add o to your sen worry when you hear governments telling peopleo get out if you can? >> yeah, a little bit. the biggest worry was always that the city would get locked down because we were in the second-worst province. there hadn been citiese province that have been quarantined and once you are john: this is more than 500 miles from wuhan. residents kept indoors, transpor shut down. these are driving fears that the virus may not

john sudworth, bbc news, beijing. laura: here in the united states, anxiety about the virus is being felt in the markets. nethe dow plunged yet again. for more come i spoke to the bbc's michelle fleury on wall stre. what is driving the meefall in thkets, michelle? michelle: in a word, coronavirus investors, like the rest of the world, are trying to figure out how far this will ipread and whwill mean. if it continues to be as widespread as people might be, you will see businesses continue to close, travel being disrupted, people stayingho at . all of that has not only a human toll it has an economic cost. that i what you are seeing in the financial markets with the dow jones industrial average, s&p 500, the nasdaq a entering into crection territory, which is when the markets fall by more than 10%. laura: is there talk on wall street that this could even potentiay lead to a recession in the u.s.? michelle: i think if you go back to the start of today one of the predictions that came out from a big well-known investment

in china, our correspondent john sudworth has been speaking to a doctor who was on the front line in wuhan john: at the end of a tough shiftin fightthe virus, doctor steps out onto the street of a desert city. wuhanal is in tockdown. hello, doctor. >> hey. john: in an officially approved interview, as well as in videos provided to us, the bbc has been given rare access to a man on the front line of a w she says is being -- which he says is being won. >> i went to wuhan whenatnts were pouring into the hospital like tide. we do not have enough bed that is available for everyone. things are holding up better right now. john: wuhan shows what the virus can do to a health system. the thousands of extra bedsave begun to make a difference. there are still major challenges. >> i think the mortality is really too high for patients with severe symptoms that even the mortality isven higher than sar that is the thing we should addrs right now. john: this is the doctor dealing th oneasf those severe among thousands in wuhan. no city in the worldould have enough specialist equipment to cope. even d

john sudworth reports. as a man's sobs in a hospital ward, he's asked who has died.comes the reply. just outside, eight body bags are counted. and here, a patient films across the ward. these unverified images show a city and health system overwhelmed. visiting from the us, she says her sick relatives cannot even get into hospital. the hospital told them they could not perform the tasks. i think it is because a capacity issue. that suggests from your experience is quite likely that the real picture of the infections could be much higher than the official figures suggest. i think so because people either choose not to go to the hospital or they do want to be officially tested but they are not able to. this footage is to show a body being removed. not from a hospital but home. while china tries to show the world it is coping, building this hospital injust ten days, it is becoming clear that more could have been done earlier. this doctor was one of the first to pick up signs of the new strain of virus. his online posts were censored and police had him sign this confessi

john sudworth reports from beijing.hina's at war with this virus, flying in extra supplies and a reinforcement of 2,600 extra troops. but there's still deep confusion about the enemy they're fighting, how many it's infected and how many it is killing. until now, only those with a positive lab test were counted as confirmed cases, but lab tests take time. now patients confirmed by much quicker ct scans are being included. it's slightly less reliable, but it means the number of cases has rocketed. what's far more worrying is the big leap in deaths. the sudden increase is made up of those patients who only had ct scans, not counted before. but are those extra deaths added up from across the past three weeks or are they a new daily count, pointing to a hidden number of similar daily deaths? china hasn't told us. it's been focused on messages of loyalty. these patients had been sworn into a communist committee and it's been settling political scores, removing the boss of the province where the outbreak started. the media are

john sudworth, bbc news, beijing. you're watching newsday on the bbc.om singapore and london. still to come on the programme: newsday on the bbc. our special bbc report on the children left behind bars, after their parents took them when theyjoined the islamic state group. and also on the programme: donald trump is preparing for his state of the union address. he'll become only the second president ever to make one while undergoing an impeachment trial. this is the moment that millions in iran had been waiting for. after his long years in exile, the first hesitant steps of ayatollah khomeini on iranian soil. south africa's white government has offered its black opponents concessions unparalleled in the history of apartheid. the ban on the african national congress is lifted immediately, and the anc leader, nelson mandela, is to be set free unconditionally. ..four, three, two, one... a countdown to a critical moment. the world's most powerful rocket ignited all 27 of its engines at once. and apart from its power, it's this recycling of the rocket, slashi

john sudworth reports from beijing.'s at war with this virus, flying in extra supplies and a reinforcement of 2,600 extra troops. but there's still deep confusion about the enemy they're fighting, how many it's infected and how many it is killing. until now, only those with a positive lab test were counted as confirmed cases, but lab tests take time. now patients confirmed by much quicker ct scans are being included. it's slightly less reliable, but it means the number of cases has rocketed. what's far more worrying is the big leap in deaths. the sudden increase is made up of those patients who only had ct scans, not counted before. but are those extra deaths added up from across the past three weeks or are they a new daily count, pointing to a hidden number of similar daily deaths? china hasn't told us. it's been focused on messages of loyalty. these patients had been sworn into a communist committee and it's been settling political scores, removing the boss of the province where the outbreak started. the media are sho

this report, from john sudworth in beijing, contains some images viewers may find distressing..he's asked, "who's died?" "my father", comes the reply. just outside, eight body bags are counted. and here, a patient films across the ward. these unverified images show a city and a health system overwhelmed. this woman, visiting wuhan from the us, says her sick relatives can't even get into hospital. the hospitaljust told them they could not perform the tests. i think it's because of a capacity issue. so that suggests that, from your experience, it's quite likely that the real picture of the infections could be much, much higher than the official figures suggest? i think so. just because a lot of people either choose not to go to hospital or they do want to be officially tested but they are not able to. this footage appears to show a body being removed. not from a hospital but a home. today, another 11 britons were flown back home, arriving at raf brize norton and then taken to nhs accommodation on the wirralfor two weeks of quarantine. while china tries to show the world it is cop

john sudworth, bbc news, beijing. stock markets around the world have plunged as investors get seriously worried about the possible impact on global economies. it has been the worst week on the markets since the financial crisis of 2008. michelle fleury sent this update from new york. yeah, i mean this was not a day for the fainthearted, certainly if you ask any trader. from the city of london to wall street, we've seen yet again sharp drops in the prices of stocks, all of this is being driven by investors who are basically pretty worried about what is happening with the coronavirus. over £150 billion has been wiped off the value of the ftse in the last four days, and here on wall street, you've seen the dowjones industrial basicallyjust suffer its biggest points lost in history. it also joins other markets slumping into a correction, a drop of more than 10% over a period of days, and the price of oil continues to fall sharply. what is happening is that investors are trying to do what everyone else is, and that is to

john sudworth, bbc news, beijing. let's get some of the day's other news.lave in idlib, has caused one of the biggest waves of displacement in the nine—year—old war. intensive aerial bombardment and a ground offensive have emptied entire towns and sent huge numbers fleeing towards the turkish border. the united nations estimates that more than half a million people have been displaced over the past two months 80% of them are women and children. the brother of the manchester arena bomber has gone on trial today. in the prosecution's opening remarks thejury at the old bailey was told that hashem abedi was just as guilty of murdering the 22 people who died as his brother salman, who detonated a bomb during an ariana grande concert in 2017. abedi, who's 22, denies all the charges against him. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford reports. teenage sweethearts chloe rutherford and liam curry died side by side in the manchester arena bomb. today, their mothers arrived together — liam's mum pushing chloe's in her chair. the families of 15—year—old megan hu

john sudworth, bbc news, beijing. much more on the coronavirus coming up later.e past two hours the democratic party in the us state of iowa has reported 62% of the initial results of the state caucus after a day of chaos and delay caused by a technical glitch. these show the candidate pete buttigieg in front, closely followed by bernie sanders. joe biden is in fourth place. elizabeth warren is in third place. the caucus represented the first leg of the race to choose a democratic candidate for november's presidential election. the chair of the democratic party in iowa promised a thorough and transparent investigation would take place into why the vote on monday night had failed to produce a winner. the reporting of the results and circumstances surrounding the 2020 iowa democratic caucuses were unacceptable. as chairman of the party i apologise deeply for this. last night, we were faced with multiple reporting challenges and decided, out of an abundance of caution, to protect the result by taking the necessary steps to review and confirm the data. pete buttigieg

john sudworth, bbc news.health 0rganisation shared its latest figures on the outbreak, including some positive news from china. for the last two days there have been fewer reported new infections in china. which is good news but at the same time we caution against reading too much into that. the numbers could go up again as curves can zigzag. bethany allen—ebrahimian is a china reporterfor axios. shejoins us now she joins us now from washington. thank you forjoining us. there is anger 110w thank you forjoining us. there is anger now building up amongst chinese people against the government. that is right if you look at the we chat, the primary means of messaging via phone there, it isa means of messaging via phone there, it is a total pouring for grief of the doctor, li wenliang, who died and a graphic system and government officials who had deep knowledge of the virus early on and leading today's loss that could have prevented some of the spread of the virus. you see a line on the twitter platform, wishing,

john sudworth, bbc news, beijing.n his honeymoon is among more than 60 people who've tested positive for the virus on board a cruise ship injapan. alan steele, who's 58 and from wolverhampton, has been taken to a nearby hospital for treatment. of the 3700 people on board the diamond princess, it's thought there are around 80 britons, with the ship quarantined in yokohama. all the passengers have been confined to their cabins for the next fortnight. here's our medical correspondent, fergus walsh. some passengers have called it a floating prison. three days into the two—week quarantine of japan, passengers are being allowed to exercise on deck wearing face masks. but dozens on the diamond princess have been removed to hospital for treatment. among them, alan steele, on his honeymoon. he's among nearly 80 british people on board. 41 additional passengers have been found positive tested for the coronavirus, one of whom is a friend of ours, on honeymoon, who has been... who was going to be split from his wife, you know, on

our china correspondent john sudworth has the story.t the end of a tough shift fighting the virus, a doctor steps out onto the streets of a deserted city. wuhan is still in total lockdown. ringing hello, dr xie. hey. how are you? in a rare officially approved interview with dr xie jiang, as well as in videos provided to us, the bbc has been given unique access to a man on the front line of a war, one he says is being won. i came to wuhan one month ago. patients were pouring into the hospital like a tide. and we cannot — we do not have enough beds available for everyone. i think things are holding up better right now. wuhan shows what the virus can do to a health system. the thousands of extra beds have begun to make a difference, but there are still major challenges. i'm not satisfactory with the mortality. i still thing the mortality is really too high. for patients with severe symptoms, it is even — the mortality is even higher than sars. that's the thing we should address right now. this is dr xie dealing with one of those severe cas

john sudworth, bbc news, beijing.rowds have held a vigil for the victims of a mass shooting by a junior army officer in the thai city of nakhon ratchasima. at least 29 people are now known to have died in the attack. richard galpin reports. chanting. just a few hours after the gunman was shot dead by the security forces, thousands of people gathered here in the heart of nakhon ratchasima city for a vigil in memory of all those killed. the buddhist monks leading prayers as the people of this city absorb the enormity of what's happened — a mass shooting of unprecedented scale in this country. i have two kids of my own and just thinking about those lives in there, i could not sleep at all last night. i was just trying to get the right news and was just wanting to help somehow, butjust news and was just wanting to help somehow, but just could news and was just wanting to help somehow, butjust could not. it happened right here. in our hometown, behind us, right in the heart of everything. it is just tragic. and before fina

john sudworth, bbc news, beijing.orrespondent mariko oi is in hong kong and she told us of increasing concerns about the virus in the territory. over the weekend we attended a meeting of one of the medical unions who voted to go on strike as of today unless the government close all the borders with mainland china. on sunday they had negotiations with authorities which did not go well sale as of today nonessential staff, thousands of doctors and north as our walking out of work. they say if the government does not meet their demands by the end of today, even essential staff are expected to go on strike by to say. the union is rather political, formed during the proud democracy demonstrations late last year. when we attended their meeting, they we re attended their meeting, they were not shy that it is very political and to put more pressure on the city's leader but at the same time they said it is the spread of the virus and memories of the sarginson virus is very fresh. staff also suffered from the infection and some

john sudworth, bbc news, beijing.ck markets around the world have plunged as investors get seriously worried about the possible impact on global economies. it's been the worst week on the markets since the financial crisis of 2008. mariko 0i is in our as a business hub in singapore. the asian markets have open, what are they doing right now as well? not do -- good at all, mike was that it has been a tough week, japan's nikkei open 2.596 tough week, japan's nikkei open 2.5% down, now 3.5% down, and hong kong's hang seng index opening down by 2.5%. asian markets actually started reacting to the coronavirus outbreak almost a month ago, initially it was more about china, how a lot of factories there are shut and how that is going to affect the global supply chain. that was initially the worry. now we are seeing the virus spread well beyond china and well beyond asia, we are starting to see the markets in the us and europe react and that has been impacting asian markets again. yes, it was messy on wall street, wasn't it, m

john sudworth, bbc news, beijing.icker and mark lowen reporting there. sharanjit, the impact of the coronavirus has finally shaken the world's financial markets? a huge loss on the dowjones. what's happening with the asian markets? that's right, kasia. the asian markets have opened today and i should mention the decline started to happen during the asian hours. yesterday, ran 2a hours, it started, and its continuing. the nikkei 225 was shot for a public holiday in tokyo on monday and it's just opened today and the reaction, as you can see on the boards, is extraordinary. down 3% and taking its cues from what happened on wall street on monday night. the all ordinaries, australia's market, that's lower and the hang seng and the bombay sensex haven't opened yet the expectation is the futures markets are due to recline as well and that is due to the fact we saw wall street decline on monday. the dow jones was down over 1000 points. the worst day it's had in some two years. i should mention the ftse 100, in some two years.

john sudworth, bbc news, beijing.symptoms and how to guard against coronavirus on the bbc news app and on our website. plans to build a third runway at heathrow airport have been thrown into doubt, after the court of appeal ruled that they were unlawful. in a decision that's delighted environmental campaigners, the court said ministers had failed to take the uk's climate change commitments into account. the government says it won't appeal the ruling but heathrow says it will take the case to the supreme court. our science editor david shukman is at heathrow now. david? there have been so many ups and downs in the battle for heathrow and downs in the battle for heathrow and tonight it is not totally clear if the plan for a new runway is com pletely if the plan for a new runway is completely dead, but whatever happens, it is clear this ruling is a very significant moment. for the first time climate change becomes a key factor in very big decisions. not some vague, just in question to be studied for the future, but a rea

john sudworth, bbc news, beijing.ition today for trade talks with the eu,warning thats its prepared to walk away from the process injune, unless there's significant progress towards a deal. ministers say they won't accept uk laws having to keep in step with eu ones. it means the uk could find itself out of the single market at the end of the year — without a trade deal in place. our economics editor faisal islam reports. for decades, a car or anything made in the uk — and all the parts in it — have had full, unimpeded access to the european union, and the same for a carfrom, say, germany coming into the uk. all of that underpinned by common standards, regulations and laws, and once brexit takes full effect at the end of the year, this is going to change. just how much depends on the trade negotiations with the eu starting next week, and today the uk published its strategy. there is some broad agreement. both the eu and the uk want to do a deal which would continue trade without taxes on their exports, known as tariffs

john sudworth, bbc news, beijing. out more about the symptoms and how to guard against coronavirus on the bbc news app and on our website. plans to build a third runway at heathrow airport have been thrown into doubt after the court of appeal ruled that they were unlawful. in a decision that has delighted environmental campaigners, the court said ministers had failed to take the uk's climate change commitments into account. the government says it won't appeal the ruling, but heathrow says it will take the case to the supreme court. our science editor david shukman reports. the struggle over a new runway at heathrow has dragged on for more than a decade. would it cause extra pollution, or benefit the economy? the government had supported expanding the airport. but now, the courts have intervened because of climate change. in a landmark decision, the appeal court has ruled that because the uk is signed up to the paris agreement, a plan to tackle global warming, ministers should have considered that when deciding on heat

john sudworth, bbc news, beijing. quarantined at a hospital on the wirral have been allowed to go home after tests confirmed they don't have the coronavirus. they'd been held at arrowe park hospital for two weeks, after being flown back from wuhan, the chinese the city at the centre of the outbreak. health officials are also attempting to trace anyone who might have been in contact with the ninth person who's been diagnosed with coronavirus here in the uk. our health correspondent, dominic hughes reports. after 1a days in quarantine, it's time to go home. reunited with their families, the 83 evacuees from wuhan have been given the all—clear to get on with their lives. 83 people kept connected... after a fortnight in quarantine, lee ping yang now has a certificate to show she's free from the virus. you're in the clear? yeah. but it was a long two weeks, with constant monitoring. we had medical staff to each room every single day, twice a day. what do you think of the sort of the quality of care that you had there? i th

john sudworth, bbc news, beijing.ric shift of political power in the republic of ireland, with the nationalists of sinn fein set to make significant gains in the general election. an exit poll suggests there's now a three—way tie between all the main parties, including prime minister leo va radka r‘s fine gael. counting is continuing, so let's speak to our ireland correspondent emma vardy, who's in dublin. tonight marks a major change. ireland has been ruled by two main parties for 100 years, fina gale and fianna fail. now there is a third. sinn fein emerging as equalforce to rival them. as no one party has an outright majority it's highly likely they will have to agree a coalition. this report fashion photography. —— this report contains flashing photography. radio: storm ciara lashed the country over the past few hours. as ireland took a battering from the weather, the established parties were rocked by a new storm. this breakthrough for sinn fein is unprecedented in the irish republic. once a much smaller player, n

john sudworth, bbc news, beijing.ric shift of political power in the republic of ireland, with the nationalists of sinn fein set to make significant gains in the general election. an exit poll suggests there's now a three way tie between all the main parties, including prime minister leo varadkar‘s fine gael. counting is continuing. emma vardy reports. radio: storm ciara lashed the country over the past few hours. as ireland took a battering from the weather, the established parties were rocked by a new storm. this breakthrough for sinn fein is unprecedented in the irish republic. once a much smaller player, now on a par with the two main parties who've dominated irish politics for a century. we need change, we need a new government. the best outcome is a government without fine gael and fianna fail so that's the first thing that i want to test. sinn fein's ultimate goal is to create a united ireland, breaking northern ireland away from british rule. its historical links to the ira caused controversy during the campai

john sudworth, bbc news, beijing. talk a little more about today's events. 0ur global health correspondent tulip mazumdar is with me. what is behind the decision? it's based more on logistics than public health. china has been severely restricting travel in the country and there are concerns that it is going to be increasingly difficult for british people to get back. last week, british airways and virgin announced they were suspending direct flights between the uk and china. there are still some other carriers that are travelling between the two countries and the country has said today, if you can get onto one of those flights, get on one of those flights. quite a lot of talk today about the contrast between what the british government is doing what the british government is doing what the british government is doing what the world health organization is suggesting, what can you tell us? the official advice from the world health organization is to not read strict travel or trade at all. they say there is no public he

authorities tend related the totals,ey resulting in thousands more cases and hundreds more deaths john sudworth has more. john: china iat war with this virus flying in extra supplies and reinforcements of 2600 extra troops. but there is still deep confusion about the enemy they are fighting,an howit has infected, and how many it has killed. until now, only those with a positive lab tt will count as confirmed cases to l b tests take time. now patients confirmed by much quicker ct scanneds are being included. it is much less reliable, but it means the number of cases has rocketed. what is far more worrying is the big-league index. the sudden increase in those patientsd who only scans not counted before. but are those extra dths added up from across the past three weeks, or are they a new unily pointing to a hidden number of similar daily deaths? china hasn't told us. it has been focused on messages of loyalty. these patients are being sworn into a communist committee, and it has been settling political scores, removing the boss of the province where the outbreak started. the mediare showing hard-

john sudworth, bbc news, beijing.tizens — on the next plane chartered to bring them back from china on sunday — will be taken to a nhs facility in milton keynes for a 14 day quarantine. previously, british nationals flown home from wuhan — which is the source of the coronavirus —, were taken to arrowe park hospital on the wirral. well, we can speak now to dr yvonne griffiths — from birmingham city university, who was teaching english in wuhan — and was taken to that hospital last friday. she's been in quarantine since then. dr griffithsjoins us live now from there. thank you for speaking to us here on bbc news. how are you? well, i am keeping very well, thank you, or at the moment. and that is all we can hope for, day by day, is that we get up hope for, day by day, is that we get up and we feel as well as we did the day before. so at the moment i'm fine, thank you very much. how much longer have you got in quarantine? what have you been told? well, we heard just today that we are going to be released, obviously that w

laura: that was john sudworth reported on the tough questions facing chinese leaders. you are watching "bbc world news america." still to come on tonigh's program, tracking the families a bbc special report looks at what happens when they are sent home. ivoteireland go to the polls this week, but prime minister the overrun part -- ar ie minister leo varadk a facing possible defeat. rerter: the east and west of fireland ing rapid change. now the 2020 capital of culture, but a longtime resident, the woman behind ireland's oldest gay pride, remembers a less liberal city. >> i came out as lesbian. i didn't know the word "lesbian" and i did not know what coming out was. reporter: leo varadkar is symbolic of ireland transformed. the legalization of abortiomea watershed . the high cost of living, hospital overcrowding, and a major shortage of housing are turning people away onain parties. polls have indicated a dramatic increase in support for sin nfein fein. >>si the housing c is so big that people are going out to vote on that topic. there are families living in emergency a

john sudworth, bbc news, beijing.ith no clue as to where it came from. the patient didn't travel anywhere known to have the virus and the patient wasn't exposed to anyone known to be infected. the governor of california, gavin newsom was just speaking about the situation. we have been in constant contact with federal agencies. we have history and expertise in this space. we are not overreacting, nor are we under reacting. to the understandable anxiety many people have as it relates to this novel virus. let's cross now to capitol hill and speak to democratic congressman from california, raul ruiz, who is also a doctor. thank you very much forjoining us. let's talk about that case because it's getting a lot of attention here in the states today. why are people looking at this as something new? well, we're looking at this as something important because most of the cases that have been diagnosed here in the united states are from travellers from outside of the country. the fact that this is to an unknown transition which

john sudworth, bbc news, beijing.ry and many others are covered in tomorrow's front pages at 10:40 and 11:30 this evening in the papers. our guests joining me tonight are the broadcaster and author, john kampfner and the deputy poltical editor of the daily express, sam lister. the brother of the manchester arena bomber has gone on trial today. in the prosecution's opening remarks, thejury at the old bailey was told that hashem abedi was just as guilty of murdering the twenty two people who died as his brother salman, who detonated a bomb during an ariana grande concert in 2017. abedi, who's 22, denies all the charges against him. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford reports. more than two and a half years on from the manchester arena bomb, the mothers of 17—year—old chloe rutherford and her 19—year—old sweetheart liam currie, arriving at london's old bailey court this morning. the families of 15—year—old megan hurley and 32—year—old kelly brewster were also there. they are just four of the 22 people killed i

john sudworth reports. is getting things under control. but the deserted airports and cancelled flights show it‘s fear that seems to be winning. now the uk, along with germany, france and new zealand, are advising those who can to leave. it has prompted some to try to bring their flights forward. the british government advice has not really been that helpful because you cannotjust take a flight out. if the flights are not there, they are not available, so, yes. lydia, did it add to your sense of worry when you heard governments telling people to get out if they can? a little bit. the biggest worry was that the city would get locked down because we were in the second worst province after hubei, chongqing. so there have been cities in the province that have been quarantined and when you are quarantined, you are stuck. this is more than 500 miles from wuhan, residents kept indoors, transport shutdown. these scenes are driving fears in foreign capitals that the virus may not be contained. the advice to 30,000 b

as john sudworth reports, there are growing concerns that the chinese government may not have done enoughobs in a hospital ward, he is asked, who has died? my father, comes the reply. just outside, eight body bags are counted. and here a patient film is a crusty word. these unverified images show a city and a health system overwhelmed. this woman, visiting wuhan from the us, say her sick relatives cannot even enter hospital. they cannot perform tests and i think it is because of capacity issues. so that suggests, from your experience, it is quite likely that the real picture of the infections could be much higher than the official figure suggests? i think so, just because a lot of people choose either not to go to hospital or the want to be officially tested but are not able to. this footage appears to show eight body being removed, not from a hospital but a home. while china tries to show the world it is coping, building this hospital injust world it is coping, building this hospital in just ten days, it is becoming clear that more could have been done earlier. this doctor was one of the

john sudworth, bbc news, beijing.bc news, beijing. and authorities are doing governments and authorities are doing what they can now to contain the virus and we can go live to hong kong to show you this image, this is one example. this is hong kong, this ship is called the world dream and it is currently in quarantine in hong kong's kaitak cruise terminal and we know it has 6000 500 passengers and crew members all being held in hong kong. —— 6500. strict quarantine rules have been put in place to try and stop the spread from mainland china. democrat candidates hoping to take on president trump in november's election have just started a televised debate in new hampshire where, on tuesday, supporters will get to choose which one they want to support. jane 0'brien is in new hampshire for us. i asked her what she was going to be looking out for in the debate. well, i think it's whether or not the gloves are going to come off and pete buttigieg certainly has a big target on his front right now, as he's no longer the upstar

john sudworth, bbc news, beijing.avirus in china's central hubei province has risen by more than 3,000 to 16,678. the number of deaths in the epicentre of the outbreak had risen by 65 to 479, the country's state television reported tonight. hubei's provincial capital of wuhan reported 49 new deaths on tuesday, up from 48 on monday. it has been announced that the uk will chart another flight on sony to evacuate british national and their families from wuhan —— charter. it has emerged that a belgian woman who was on flight the wrought uk citizens back to europe last week and tested positive for the virus. 11 uk citizens and family members we re 11 uk citizens and family members were on the woman's fight. a surgeon in the west midlands was allowed to get away with hundreds, maybe thousands, of unnecessary or mutilating operations because a dysfunctional health system did not tackle his actions. an official inquriy has found that opportunities to stop ian paterson were missed because of a culture of denial and avoidance a

john sudworth reports from beijing. wuhan is a city at war, with an invisible enemy.re trying everything they can to defeat it. state media is now full of images of an heroic struggle. the brand—new hospitals held up as proof it's one they're winning. but xiao huang is not so sure. it took him days to find his grandad a bed in this hospital corridor. shortly after this video was taken, he was dead. he fears his grandmother, who also has the virus, is dying too. "if they'd been admitted earlier, of course, things would have been better", he tells me. wuhan is overwhelmed by illness, with hundreds more cases than available beds, and these patients hooked up to makeshift drips. one woman, who doesn't want to be identified, tells me that her uncle's death won't even be counted in the official statistics. "there are so many cases like his", she says. this is the death certificate. he never made it to hospital. all of this might have been prevented. in mid—january, knowing the virus was already spreading fast, the authorities allowed this massive community banquet to go ahe

john sudworth reports from beijing. wuhan is a city at war, with an invisible enemy.hing they can to defeat it. state media is now full of images of an heroic struggle — the brand—new hospitals held up as proof it's one they're winning. but xiao huang is not so sure. it took him days to find his grandad a bed in this hospital corridor. shortly after this video was taken, he was dead. he fears his grandmother, who also has the virus, is dying too. "if they'd been admitted earlier, of course, things would have been better", he tells me. wuhan is overwhelmed by illness, with hundreds more cases than available beds, and these patients hooked up to makeshift drips. one woman, who doesn't want to be identified, tells me that her uncle's death won't even be counted in the official statistics. "there are so many cases like his", she says. this is the death certificate. he never made it to hospital. all of this might have been prevented. in mid—january, knowing the virus was already spreading fast, the authorities allowed this massive community banquet to go ahead, putting the

john sudworth, bbc news, beijing.ireland's general election suggest sinn fein's share of the popular vote has matched that of its two biggest rivals, fine gael and fianna fail. during the campaign, both parties ruled out governing with sinn fein because of its links with the now disbanded paramilitary group, the ira. sinn fein's leader, mary lou macdonald, said it would be undemocratic to rule it out of consideration. swiss voters have backed a new law banning discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. it's a major boost for the country's lgbt community who had argued that switzerland lagged far behind other european countries on gay rights. india's top court has ruled that a quota system that reserves some government jobs for disadvantaged groups, is not a fundamental right. the scheme, called "reservatio," gives people from lower castes and other minorities opportunities they might not otherwise get. this ruling overturns a previous decision that found the state had a duty to help these people. nasa and the

john sudworth, bbc news, beijing.n tested for coronavirus — so far, 13 have tested positive, including the four cases from the diamond princess cruise ship injapan who are now in the uk. our medical correspondent fergus walsh explains how you can best protect yourself from the virus. the new coronavirus spreads through droplets in the air when infected people cough. so if you're just a few feet from them, you could breathe in the virus. if you touch an infected surface and then rub your eyes or mouth, that can also pass it on. it's why regular hand—washing is important. none of us has any immunity to this virus so if there is a major outbreak, any of us could catch it. but it's worth stressing that it causes only a mild respiratory illness in four out of five people, who will get better without any medical treatment. the symptoms begin with a fever and a dry cough. the older you are, the greater the risk of complications such as shortness of breath and pneumonia. especially for those with underlying health problems su

john sudworth, bbc news, beijing. and some figures just in.coronavirus cases, raising the total to 893. and there's been a further death — the ninth — in the country. well, the impact of coronavirus has weighed heavily on the global financial markets. wall street suffered its biggest loss in two years, and the ftse 100 here in london dropped more than 3%. markets are opening across asia and shara njit leyl is monitoring the figures for us in singapore. what is the latest? that's right. markets here in asia opening in a very similar vein to what wall street and european markets did in reaction to the spread of the coronavirus. if you take a look at those markets and where they are trading, this is where they are. you've seen tokyo was down almost 3%. i should add that markets here in asia have actually been react into the concerns around the coronavirus for a number of weeks now. it isn't new but what is really worried global investors around the world is the fact that we've seen this increase in the spread of countries outside china and an inc