klaxon sounded gci’oss china remembers.laxon sounded across the country for the thousands who died from covid—19. the us government issues clear advice — cover your faces in public to stop the spread of the coronavirus. president trump says he has no intention of doing so. and now on bbc news, annita mcveigh has more information and health advice on the coronavirus outbreak, in this special programme. hello and welcome to this bbc news special. i'm annita mcveigh. stay with us as we share the latest information, health advice and reports about the coronavirus. we'll show you exactly what scientists think of the virus covid—19 is and ask how close are we to a vaccine? and a reminder that there's further advice and information about the pandemic on the bbc news website. but first, this coronavirus may be dominating headlines around the world and changing the lives of hundreds of millions of people but what exactly do we know about covid—19? and how close are we to a vaccine? the bbc‘sjim reed reports. sars—cov—2 is the techni

china remembers — klaxons sound across the country for the thousands to have died from covid—19. us government issues clear advice — cover your faces in public to stop the spread of the coronavirus. president trump says he has no intention of doing so. the winner of the three month contest to become the next labour leader, and main opposition leader here in the uk, is set to be announced this morning. hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world for all the latest developments in the coronavirus pandemic. as the weather heats up across europe, police forces are ramping up efforts to keep people at home to help fight the spread of the disease. here in the uk, the association of police and crime commissioners has warned that forces are facing a "big challenge" this weekend. there is also expected to be a much heavier police presence on the streets of switzerland over the next couple of days. france has stepped up checks to stop people leaving their homes at the start of spring school holidays. more than 8,000 officers have been deployed in paris to discourage resid

china remembers — klaxons sound across the country for the thousands to have died from covid—19.government issues clear advice — cover your faces in public to stop the spread of the coronavirus. president trump says he has no intention of doing so. as coronavirus continues to spread across the uk, a new main opposition party leader has been elected. in the past half hour, sir keir starmer has been announced as the new labour party leader. it comes as the prime minister, borisjohnson, has written to all opposition party leaders inviting them to work together in a moment of national emergency. our chief political correspondent vicki young is at westminster. a big moment for the labour party after five years ofjeremy corbyn‘s leadership and election defeats, with that fourth one in december, which meant that the labour party has a mountain to climb to get back toa has a mountain to climb to get back to a position where they can get back to power. sir keir starmer has been elected as the new leader of the opposition. he has previously been the director of public prosecutions, a human

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(klaxon blaring) (screams) what the hell? emergency preparedness drill. oh, no, come on!now how it works. once a quarter, keep our readiness up. now, rise and shine, sleepyhead. half the town is probably dead. i have to get a lock for my door. i think you'll like the drill tonight. i've tried to make it fun. each of these cards contains a detailed scenario of a possible apocalyptic event. everything from wildfires to a surprise invasion by canada. pick a catastrophe, any catastrophe. sheldon, canada is not going to invade california. yeah, really? you think those hippies in washington and oregon can stop them? fine. all righty! "an 8.2 magnitude earthquake devastates pasadena, "reducing mighty edifices to dust, "engulfing the city in flames. "the streets flow with blood and echo with the cries of the wounded." oh, excellent choice. now, put on your hardhat and safety vest. oh, fun. i get to spend another night in front of our apartment dressed like one of the village people. you make that joke every three months. i still don't get it. leonard... wait. what are you doing?

china remembers — klaxons sound across the country for the thousands