i'm kasia madera in london.lso in the programme: in italy new restrictions mean that all shops are closed — except food stores and pharmacies. and in new york the victims of the disgraced hollywood film producer, harvey weinstein, celebrate his jail sentence of 23 years for rape and sexual assault. good morning. it's 8am in singapore and midnight in london. the world health organization has for the first time declared the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic. the number of cases outside china had increased is—fold over the past two weeks. in south korea a network of nearly a hundred laboratories has been set up and tests done on more people per capita than anywhere else in the world. our seoul correspondent laura bicker has had exclusive access to one of the super labs where thousands of tests are being conducted every day. getting critical patients to hospital as a race against time. they have to be tracked and tested, quickly. so in this battle to contain the contagion, these labs have become the front line. so, be

i'm kasia madera in london.lso in the programme: work from home where possible and avoid non—essential contact with others: that's the message from britain's prime minister borisjohnson. the search for a vaccine is continuing, we'll be hearing from the head of an international research team about their progress. good morning. it's 8:00am in singapore, and midnight in london. around the world, governments are introducing new measures and recommendations to fight the global coronavirus pandemic. on tuesday, the european union will discuss closing its borders to incoming travellers. in the uk, people are told to work from home and avoid congregating. in the us, president trump says a recession is possible. we've got more on all of that in a moment, but first here's the latest from the head of the world health organisation. all countries must take a comprehensive approach, but the most effective way to prevent infections and save lives is breaking the chains of transmission. and to do that, you must test and isolate

i'm kasia madera in london.in the programme. benjamin netanyahu claims victory in israel's third election in a year — but can he finally form a government? and on the eve of super tuesday — another boost forjoe biden in the race to take on president trump. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it is newsday. good morning. it's 9am in singapore and 1am in london. we've entered ‘uncharted territory'. that's the latest warning from the world health organization about the spreading coronavirus. deaths have now reached 3000 worldwide. italy in particular, saw a big jump on monday. but the head of the who said that in some places, containment measures were beginning to work. the bbc‘s laura trevelyan has this report. a symbol of how far and wide the coronavirus has spread, the most visited museum in the world, the louvre in paris, has been forced to close its doors to the public. there are four main hotspots for the virus across the globe. china has seen nearly half of all deaths, they

i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme: the world's financial markets take fright at the possible economic impact of the coronavirus, with sharp falls on monday. the trial is underway of three russians and a ukranian who've been charged over the downing of flight mh—17. good morning. it's 8:00am in singapore, midnight in london, and 1:00am in rome where the italian prime minister, giuseppe conte, has announced some of the toughest measures the country has ever seen to try and slow down the spread of the coronavirus. from tuesday the whole country will be under strict quarantine. all public gatherings will be banned. people should not move except for work or emergencies. it's the most drastic step taken so far to combat the coronavirus. mark lowen reports. the virus is outpacing attempts to control it. this city was today out of the red zone. no longer. italy, all of it, is under the most severe restrictions since the second world war. public transport will still run but the prime minister has told peo

i'm kasia madera.e. across the country, people have been ordered not to travel, other than for work and emergencies. employees are being urged to work from home or take annual leave, all sporting events have been suspended, and schools and universities are shut until the third of april. meanwhile, in the united states, a suburb near new york, new rachelle, has seen one of the worst outbreaks of the virus in the worst outbreaks of the virus in the us. a containment zone has been set up. and doing well online is news that billy eyelash‘s song bad guy has been named as the bestselling digital single of 2019. —— billie eilish's. bestselling digital single of 2019. —— billie eilish‘s. this on top the charts in more than 15 countries. congratulations to billie. that's all from me. well, now,

i'm kasia madera in london.o in the programme. the billionaire michael bloomberg drops out of the race for the white house and backs joe biden. and why enjoying content by using online streaming services could be harming the environment. live from our studios in singapore... ..and london. this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 8am in singapore, midnight in london, and 1am in rome — where the italian authorities have announced the highest death toll from the coronavirus anywhere in the world after china. and elsewhere, the figures are creeping up, and up. in the united states, 148 people have tested positive for the virus — and there's been a first fatality in california. in the uk, 36 new cases have been reported — that's the biggest dailyjump so far — and takes the total to 87. and in italy, 107 have died, and over 3,000 people have been diagnosed. the government have decided to take more drastic measures to try to control the outbreak. 0ur rome correspondent mark lowen has more. an early east

i am kasia madera and london. it's am kasia madera and london.to tel aviv to the headquarters. benjamin netanyahu headquarters. benjamin neta nyahu is calling headquarters. benjamin netanyahu is calling the israeli election his victory. we have a caveat for that. we arejust we have a caveat for that. we are just talking about exit polls. after israel‘s third election and under a year. the polls are suggesting that mr netanyahu polls are suggesting that mr neta nya hu party polls are suggesting that mr neta nyahu party is polls are suggesting that mr netanyahu party is the largest with a brown 37 seats while the blue—and—white alliance i benny gantz has a brown 33 and now just we need to wait and see if mr netanyahu can form a government. thank you for watching. showers again on tuesday. most of us will see some sunshine at some stage of the day. frosty andi some stage of the day. frosty and i think in places first thing but xiao was clearing northeast england and east in scotland. some pull away from northern ireland but then spread across scotla

i'm kasia madera in london. the headlines: a $1 trillion against coronavirus. the us says it is planning a big and bold stimulus package, as the economy falls victim to the outbreak. with this invisible enemy, we don't want airlines going out of business. we don't want people losing theirjobs on not having money to live, when they we re having money to live, when they were doing very well, because— four weeks ago. in a parallel move, the uk announces unprecedented measures to protect british businesses from the pain of the pandemic. the coronavirus pandemic is a public health emergency, but it is also an economic emergency. we have never, in peacetime, faced an economic fight like this one. i'm mariko oi in singapore. also in the programme: malaysia becomes the latest country to impose a travel ban, and the lockdown has caused chaos at its border with singapore. and voting in the age of the coronavirus. three us states hold primaries, but others have delayed theirs, 00:01:14,020 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 includin

i'm kasia madera in london.lso in the programme: south korea reports fewer than 100 new coronavirus cases for the first time in 3 weeks. we look at how it's managed to slow the spread. and we talk to a doctor about all the sensible things you can do to avoid getting infected. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 8am here in singapore, midnight in london, and 8pm in washington, dc where the us central bank has cut interest rates to almost zero in a bid to protect the economy from the impact of coronavirus. it's the federal reserve‘s second emergency cut in a fortnight and it took the action in co—ordination with central banks in canada, europe, britain, switzerland and japan. here's president trump's response. the federal reserve is going to be purchasing $500 billion of treasuries and $200 billion of mortgage—backed securities and that number can increase, but they are going to start with that and that is really good news, it's really great for o

i'm kasia madera in london. our main headlines: italy sees a sharp rise in the number of deaths from the coronavirus, as a quarter of the population is in partial lockdown. you can see just how empty it is. the coronavirus measures and fear have hit every part of society. we're looking at what lessons europe could learn from asia as controls against the outbreak enter a new phase. and i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. also on the programme: surviving deadly religious riots in delhi. we go to meet some displaced muslims to find out what lies ahead for them. residents for this area had to flee, save their lives before rampaging mobs arrived, torched their homes, looted their property. and australia demolishes india by 85 runs to win their fifth women's t20 world cup cricket trophy. announcer: live from our studios in singapore and london. this is bbc world news. it is newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. it's 9:00 in the morning in singapore, 1am here in the uk, and 2:00 in the morning in italy where a shar

i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme, as china's cases of coronavirus appear to stabilise, is it business as usual for those returning to work? bernie sanders and joe biden are the last men standing as six us states vote in the latest round of the democratic primaries. good morning. it is 9am in singapore and 1am in london, and 2am in it is 9am in singapore and iam in london, and 2am in italy, where tough measures are now in place to limit the spread of the coronavirus. across the country, italians are being told to stay at home, public gatherings have been banned and schools closed. and italy faces growing isolation with thousands of flights cancelled. but the number of deaths has increased by a third to 631. our correspondent mark lowen has the latest from the city of orvieto. "all residents stay at home", orders the police. from naples in the south to the supermarkets of rome, to the financial capital up in milan, news of the restrictions spread as fast as the virus. in bologna today, they began

i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme: in italy, new restrictions mean that all shops are closed except food stores and pharmacies. and in new york, the victims of the disgraced hollywood film producer, harvey weinstein, celebrate his jail sentence of 23 years for rape and sexual assault. voiceover: live from our studios in singapore and london. this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 9am in singapore and iam in london, and the world health organization has for the first time declared the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic. the number of cases outside china has increased 13—fold over the past two weeks. in the next few minutes, we're expecting president trump to make a statement on the situation. of course we'll bring that to you live as it happens. it's from washington. i believe it isjust i believe it is just starting now and we should be able to ta ke now and we should be able to take you there live to washington. president donald trump is expected to address the coronavirus covid—i9

i'm kasia madera. italy is under lockdown in a battle to contain the biggest outbreak of coronavirus in europe. across the country, people have been ordered not to travel, other than for work and emergencies. employees are being urged to work from home or take annual leave, all sporting events have been suspended, and schools and universities are shut until the third of april. meanwhile, in the united states, a suburb near new york, new rachelle, has seen one of the worst outbreaks of the virus in the worst outbreaks of the virus in the us. a containment zone has been set up. and doing well online is news that billy eyelash‘s song bad guy has been named as the bestselling digital single of 2019. —— billie eilish's. bestselling digital single of 2019. —— billie eilish‘s. this on top the charts in more than 15 countries. congratulations to billie. that's all from me. well, now, just after 12:30 a.m., it is time for hardtalk with stephen sackur, speaking to democratic congressman anthony brown. stephen as

i'm kasia madera with bbc world news. our top story: the us and the uk bring in massive stimulus packages to bolster their economies in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. shares on wall street closed up 5.2% on the news the white house was planning a financial rescue worth up to $850 million. britain's prime minister, borisjohnson, said the uk was on a wartime footing as its stimulus package was unveiled. it includes $400 billion of loan guarantees for businesses hit by the fall in trade. and another public health message—turned—music video has gone viral. wash your hands, don't touch yourface. a south african choir are the latest stars whose simple message to fight the outbreak is trending online. that's all, stay with bbc world news. now on bbc news, it's time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. coronavirus is first and foremost a global health crisis, but its impacts go so much further. the economic damage is deep and worldwide, political systems face profound challenges too. ireland is a telling

i'm kasia madera in london. fright at the possible economic impact of the coronavirus, with sharp falls on monday. the trial is underway of three russians and a ukranian who've been charged over the downing of flight mh17.

i'm kasia madera with bbc world news. our top story. the number of people killed from the coronavirus in italy has jumped to 100 and seven — the highest number of deaths outside of china, where the virus started. in response to the outbreak — the italian government plans to shut all its schools and universities for the next ten days. the italian prime minister says health services risk being overwhelmed. billionaire michael bloomberg has suspended his campaign to gain the democratic nomination for president — despite significantly outspending his rivals. mr bloomberg says he will now supportjoe biden. and this video is getting a lot of attention on our website — a brawl broke out in turkey's parliament during a speech by an oppositon lawmaker who accused the president of disrespecting soldiers who died in syria. the speaker of parliament later condemned the comments. that's all. thanks for watching bbc world news. more on our web site bbc.c0.uk/news and the news app. now on bbc news live to singapore for asia business report. internatio

all flights from mainland europe as experts confirmed the coronavirus outbreak is a pandemic —— kasia maderaeaking from the oval office, president trump said the 30 day ban would come into effect on friday and he said he wanted to prevent the spread across the us after europe failed to contain the virus. away from the coronavirus, disgraced film producer harvey weinstein has been sentenced to 23 yea rs weinstein has been sentenced to 23 years in prison for rape and sexual assault. he was found guilty in a trial in new york last month. much more, as always, on all of our stories, including the breaking news about the travel ban from europe to the united states on our website. that's it from me, thank you for watching bbc world many more details on the travel ban from europe to the us and also all of our stories on the website. you can check out the news app as well. now sharanjit. asian markets down across—the—board, as president from announces a ban on all travel from europe to the united states to tackle the spread of the coronavirus. the ban comes after a shocking day on wall street. the b

this is bbc world news i'm kasia madera.: schools across britain will close as the death toll claims to 104. all children except those of key workers and the most vulnerable will stay at home from next week. after school shut the gates from friday afternoon. they will remain closed for most people, so the vast majority of people further notice. level and gcse exams due to take place in june are level and gcse exams due to take place injune are cancelled in england and wales. we have worked so ha rd england and wales. we have worked so hard and the past two years it's alway5 hard and the past two years it's always had that long and goal, and it has always had that long and goal, and it ha5ju5t got always had that long and goal, and it has just got to the point where thati5 it has just got to the point where that is in sight

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i am kasia madera in london. quarter of the population is impartial lockdown. you can see just how empty it is also the coronavirus measures and fear have hit every part of society. we're looking at what lessons europe use from asia as measures to contain the outbreak and it is a new phase. and i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. also on the programme. surviving deadly religious rites in deadly little. we go to meet some displaced muslims to find out what lies ahead for them. residence for this area had to flee and save their lives before rampaging

hello, i'm kasia madera, this is outside source with the latest on the coronavirus for viewers in the uk and around the world. the british prime minister announces strict new curbs on life in the uk to tackle the virus. i urge you, at this moment of national emergency, to stay—at—home, protect our nhs, and save lives. spain records its highest daily death toll so far. but deaths in italy have dropped for the second day in a row, as it enters tougher lockdown. meanwhile, the head of the world health organisation is warning that the coronavirus pandemic is rapidly accelerating. to win, we need to attack the virus with aggressive and targeted tactics. testing every suspected case. in the us, efforts to pass a $1 trillion rescue package for the us economy have failed for a second straight day — senators had said a deal was near. and new containment measures come into effect in australia — several states have closed their borders. the prime minister, borisjohnson, has just delivered a message to the nation from inside number 10 downing street. he's announced that, with immediate effect, pe

i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme.tact with others. that's the message from britain's prime minister borisjohnson. the search for a vaccine is continuing — we'll be hearing from the head of an international research

hello, i'm kasia madera, this is outside source with the latest on the coronavirus for viewers in theh prime minister announces strict new curbs on life in the uk to tackle the virus. i urge you, at this moment of national emergency, to stay—at—home, protect our nhs, and save lives. spain records its highest daily death toll so far. but deaths in italy have dropped for the second day in a row, as it enters tougher lockdown. meanwhile, the head of the world health organisation is warning that the coronavirus pandemic is rapidly accelerating. to win, we need to attack the virus with aggressive and

i'm kasia madera in london.ns mean that all shops are closed except food stores and pharmacies. and in new york, the victims of the disgraced hollywood film producer, harvey weinstein, celebrate his jail sentence of 23 years for rape and sexual assault. voiceover: live from our studios

i'm kasia madera in london. the headlines: a $1 trillion against coronavirus. we don't want airlines going out of business. we don't want people losing theirjobs on not having money to live, when they we re having money to live, when they were doing very well, because— four weeks ago. in a parallel move, the uk announces unprecedented measures to protect british businesses from the pain of the pandemic. the coronavirus pandemic is a public health emergency, but it is also an economic emergency. we have never, in peacetime, faced an economic fight like this one. i'm mariko 0i in singapore. also in the programme: malaysia becomes the latest country to impose a travel ban,

hello, i'm kasia madera, this is outside source. a quarter of the world's population is now in lockdown — as the death toll from coronavirus goes over 20,000. another dramatic rise in the number of corona virus deaths in spain. it's now overtaken china, and is second only to italy. india shuts down as a three—week lockdown begins. 1.3 billion people are told to stay at home. "testing is vital" says borisjohnson. we ask why frontline doctors and nurses are finding it so hard to establish if they have the disease, or have recovered from it. and the heir to the british throne — prince charles has had a test — and its positive for coronavirus. we have the latest. -- it is —— it is positive for the virus. a quarter of the world's population is now living under some form of lockdown. more than three billion people in almost 70 countries and territories have been asked to stay home. there are now more than 450,000 recorded cases of the virus globally, but we know testing is not readily available in many places so that number is likely to b

i'm kasia madera in london.ies. and in new york the victims of the disgraced hollywood film producer, harvey weinstein, celebrate his jail sentence of 23 years for rape and sexual assault.

i'm kasia madera in london.n monday. the trial is underway of three russians and a ukranian who've been charged over the downing of flight mh—17.

i am kasia madera in london. italy sees a sharp rise in the number of deaths from the coronavirus is a quarter of the population is impartial lockdown. you can see just how empty it is also the coronavirus measures and fear have hit every part of society. we're looking at what lessons europe use from asia as measures to contain the outbreak and it is a new phase. and i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. also on the programme. surviving deadly religious rites in deadly little. we go to meet some displaced muslims to find out what lies ahead for them. residence for this area had to flee and save their lives before rampaging mobs arrived, torch their homes, looted their property. and australia demolishes india by 85 runs to enter their fifth women's t20 world cup trophy. —— to win their fifth. hello and welcome to the programme. it is one in the morning in italy where they have announced a sharp increase in the number of deaths from coronavirus. 366 people have now died. that is up by more than 100 now died. that is up

i'm kasia madera. our top stories: italy registers the biggest daily increase in deaths from the coronavirus anywhere in the world — 475 in the past day. world markets continue to plunge, with analysts warning the virus could send the world economy into recession. the us closes its border with canada and invokes a wartime law to increase supplies of vital equipment. we are going to defeat the invisible enemy, i think we're going to do it even faster than we thought, and it will be a complete victory, it will be a total victory. the world health organization urges extra vigilance, as the number of reported cases climb throughout south—east asia. don't assume your community won't be affected. prepare as if it will be. and finding musical comfort online — how virtual choirs are helping people sing away the containment blues. hello and welcome to bbc news. italy has reported the highest number of deaths from the coronavirus in a single day of any country since the outbreak began in china last december. ano

i'm kasia madera in london. coronavirus cases for the first time in 3 weeks.

i'm kasia madera in london. in the number of deaths from the coronavirus, as a quarter of the population is in partial lockdown. you can see just how empty it is. the coronavirus measures and fear have hit every part of society. we're looking at what lessons europe could learn from asia as controls against the outbreak enter a new phase. and i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. also on the programme: surviving deadly religious riots in delhi. we go to meet some displaced muslims to find out what lies ahead for them. residents for this area had to flee, save their lives before rampaging mobs arrived, torched their homes,

i'm kasia madera, our top stories: in italy a record rise in the number of deaths from coronavirus, a75warning the virus could send the world economy into recession. the us closes its border with canada and invokes a wartime law to increase supplies of vital equipment. we are going to defeat the invisible enemy, i think we're going to do it even faster than we thought, and it will be a com plete we thought, and it will be a complete victory, it will be a total very. —— a total victory. the world health organisation urges extra vigilance, as the number of reported cases climb throughout south east asia. don't assume your community won't be affected. prepare as if it will be. and finding musical comfort online. how virtual choirs are helping people sing away

i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme. election in a year — but can he finally form a government?

this is bbc world news i'm kasia madera. our top stories: schools across britain will close as the death toll claims to 104. all children except those of key workers and the most vulnerable will stay at home from next week. after school shut the gates from friday afternoon. they will remain closed for most people, so the vast majority of people further notice. level and gcse exams due to take place in june are level and gcse exams due to take place injune are cancelled in england and wales. we have worked so ha rd england and wales. we have worked so hard and the past two years it's always had that long and goal, and it hasjust got always had that long and goal, and it has just got to the point where thatis it has just got to the point where that is in sight and now it is not any more. the prime minister also promised to protect private tenants who find themselves unable to work, saying he will bring in legislation to stop them being evicted. the pound plummets to its lowest in yea rs pound plummets to its lowest in years ag

i'm kasia madera in london.tial contact with others: that's the message from britain's prime minister borisjohnson. the search for a vaccine is continuing, we'll be hearing from the head of an international research team

i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme.n. and why enjoying content by using online streaming services could be harming the

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i'm kasia madera. in deaths from the coronavirus anywhere in the world — 475 in the past day. world markets continue to plunge, with analysts warning the virus could send the world economy into recession. the us closes its border with canada and invokes a wartime law to increase supplies of vital equipment. we are going to defeat the invisible enemy, i think we're going to do it even faster than we thought, and it will be a complete victory, it will be a total victory. the world health 0rganization urges extra vigilance, as the number of reported cases climb throughout south—east asia. don't assume your community won't be affected.

i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme.ly form a government...? and on the eve of super tuesday — another boost forjoe biden

hello, i'm kasia madera, this is 0utside source.n china, and is second only to italy. india shuts down as a three—week lockdown begins. 1.3 billion people are told to stay at home. "testing is vital" says borisjohnson. we ask why frontline doctors and nurses are finding it so hard to establish if they have the disease, or have recovered from it. and the heir to the british throne — prince charles has had a test — and its positive for coronavirus.

hello, i'm kasia madera, this is outside source. the numberof covid—19 cases globally has now passed 400,000. here are the headlines from around the world. in the uk a conference centre is being transformed into a field hospital, to help the public health service cope when the virus peaks. the world health organisation warns the us could become the next epicentre of the outbreak, but president trump is insisting it could be business as usual soon. in italy there's been another spike in deaths, after two days in which the death rate had fallen. a nationwide lockdown has come into effect in india. the prime minister orders 1.3 billion people to stay at home to stop the virus from spreading. to save india and every india, to save indian to save you and your family from midnight tonight there will be a total ban on venturing out of your homes. and we saw this one coming, finally confirmation that the tokyo olympics will be postponed until next year. welcome to this addition of outside source. welcome to this addition of outside source.

hello, i'm kasia madera, this is outside source.eld hospital, to help the public health service cope when the virus peaks. the world health organisation warns the us could become the next epicentre of the outbreak, but president trump is insisting it could be business as usual soon. in italy there's been another spike in deaths, after two days in which the death rate had fallen. a nationwide lockdown has come into effect in india.

——iam —— i am kasia madera. our top story.ber of people killed from the coronavirus in italy has jumped to one hundred and seven — the highest number of deaths outside of china, where the virus started. in response to the outbreak — the italian government plans to shut all its schools and universities for the next ten days. the italian prime minister says health services risk being overwhelmed. billionaire michael bloomberg has suspended his campaign to gain the democratic nomination for president — despite significantly outspending his rivals. mr bloomberg says he will now supportjoe biden. and this video is getting a lot of attention on our website — a brawl broke out in turkey's parliament during a speech by an oppositon lawmaker who accused the president of disrespecting soldiers who died in syria. the speaker of parliament later condemned the comments. that's all. thank you for watching bbc news. now on bbc news... shaun ley speaks to nspcc ambassador david tait on hardtalk. hello and welcome to hardtalk. i am shaun ley.