the bbc's laura bicker repor from seoul on how the country seems to have achieved this. ura b.: in every war, a foot soldier needs their armor. ms. kit-- this kits crucial to keep staff safe. "is the air going through ok?" she asks. now fully equipped, she can head into the intensive care un s. the two-hoft takes its toll. saw this nurse emerge drenered in sweat a turn. seously ill covid-19 patients need a lot of care through a steady dridiof sedation, tion, and fluids. ventilators supply lungs with badly needed oxygen. the protective clothing posted keep staff safe but it also hinders. >> it is hard to hear, and your senses get dulled. thhardest thing is mmunicate. it makes you feel more anxious because of it. there is fear here, but iould like to think of them as our patients. when you think of it thatthay, it is no scary. laura: all of the patients struggling to breathe in his eyes you are over 65. they are one of-- in this icu are over 65. the benefits of flatten the curve mean there is even time to smile. this is the key to savingrd liv, acg to south korean health of

laura bicker, bbc news, seoul. stay with us on outside source, still to come.llion people in the us file claims for unemployment benefit. it may be just the start. the two main symptoms of coronavirus to look out for are a continuous, dry cough and or a fever. if you are sneezing a lot, have a runny nose or a headache, you may be ill, but you probably don't have coronavirus. so, how high a fever is a coronavirus fever, and what exactly is a continuous dry cough? well, it is when you cough and there is no mucus or phlegm. basically no gooey substance in the tissue. this is not the odd cough here and there, it has to be coughing regularly for no other reason. such as clearing your throat or smoking. so, how high a fever is a coronavirus fever? well, if you have one you will know about it. technically, it is a body temperature above 37.8 celsius or 100 fahrenheit, but if you don't have a thermometer, basically you will feel hot and your chest and back would be hot if someone touched you. this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story? another su

laura bicker, bbc news, seoul. jane' ok, let's have a look at the day's other news.e conviction over the lockere bombing can be taken to a fresh appeal after a commission in scotland said a miscarriage of justice may have occurred. died in 2012, he was found guilty in 2001 of the terrorist heattack which claimed tives of70 people in 1988. twonk russian praers claimed they have managed tuesday to ince harry, where they pretended to bthe climate-change activist greta thunberg and her father. the youtubers say they have managed to makee two calls to prince in canada. buckingham palace have the client to cment--to comment -- declined to comment. atyou areing "bbc world news america." still to come, everyone seems fate is sealed. --harveys weinstein' fate is sealed. e former producer gets 23 years in prison for rape and sexual assault. panic buying is one of the many alorld impacts of the coronavirus outbreak could in many places, has led to a run on toilet roll, or loo roll, as others call it. this has been a problem in parts the u.k. the bbc's emison's and as ts -- emma

laura bicker, bbc news, seoul. share prices tumbled over concerns about the economic impact of the virus. the declines pushed the dowjones index more than 20% below its recent high, a threshold that often accompanies a recession. here in the uk, the chancellor or finance minister, rishi sunak has put aside nearly $40 billion in the budget to get the country through the coronavirus outbreak. he warned of a significant but temporary disruption to the british economy. iam acting i am acting today with a multibillion pound commitment, more money for oui’ multibillion pound commitment, more money for our nhs, more generous sick pay, faster access to benefits if you are self—employed, extra local support for the most vulnerable, tax cuts, loans and gra nts vulnerable, tax cuts, loans and grants for businesses to protect people's jobs. compressive action and if more is needed, i will take it. —— comprehensive. and reports from iran say that the first vice president has contracted the coronavirus. iran reported 63 new deat

laura bicker, bbc news, seoul. borisjohnson will chair an emergency meeting on thursday. is moving from the containment phase of the outbreak to delay. there are currently 460 people infected here, eight people have died. 0ur political correspondence jessica parker has more details. what we understand now is tomorrow there will be another cobra meeting, what is expected to happen is we will move into the delay phase now. it will be chaired by the prime minister. we have kind of been on the borderline between what's known as contain and delay, contain being the focus recently on finding people who may have tested positive for the virus, contact tracing those who they've come into contact with. delay, you're looking at a further range of measures. what's important is you are not necessarily going to see an announcement that schools are going to be shut and sports stadiums will be closed down, there will be no mass gatherings. i think what we are being pointed to is what chris whitty outlined as possible social distancing measures at a press conference earlier this week and

laura bicker, bbc news, seoul.s round up some of the other news briefly. the entire nba basketball season has been suspended because a player has tested as a div. a game between utah jazz and oklahoma tested as a div. a game between utahjazz and oklahoma city thunder was cancelled when a doctor said an athlete had been infected moments after it started. india has stop for tourist visas until april and it has quarantined virus... visas until april and it has quarantined virus. .. the country has advised indians to avoid all non—essential travel abroad. denmark is the second european country to announce a lockdown, it has had a tenfold surging? since monday. all kindergartens, schools and universities will close for two weeks and events will be banned. saudi arabia is closing cinemas until further notice as cases of coronavirus double in 24 cases of coronavirus double in 2a hours. the kingdom has already closed schools and restricted travel. much more on the coronavirus outbreak on our website. a guide from our medic

laura bicker, bbc news, seoul.more about the symptoms of coronavirus, and how to protect yourself against it on the bbc news app and on our website, bbc.co.uk/news. greece says it has stopped nearly 10,000 migrants crossing the land border from turkey, which is struggling to deal with millions of people fleeing syria's civil war. the surge came after turkey opened its western border on friday, following an airstrike in syria's idlib province which killed at least 33 turkish soldiers recently deployed to support the syrian opposition. turkey's president has repeatedly said that unless he receives greater support for his intervention in syria, he will break his country's deal with brussels to prevent migrants entering the eu. 0ur international correspondent 0rla guerin reports on the border between turkey and greece. at first light, they joined the migrant trail from turkey. heading for the river meric, all that separates them from europe. this group manages to cross, leaping onto greek soil. and greece wants to keep

laura bicker, bbc news, seoul.o're reported to have died from the virus in italy has gone up by another five and stands at a total of 34. the civil protection agency now says the number of cases has reached almost seventeen hundred. italy which is the worst—affected country in europe is to introduce a fund to help deal with the economic impact of the virus. france has also seen an increase in cases on sunday, with authorities confirming that 130 people now have the virus. some british tourists quarantined in a tenerife hotel after a coronavirus outbreak there are on their way home. here they are arriving at tenerife north airport. they'd been told by airlines that they could expect to be taken back to the uk if they tested negative for the virus and showed no symptoms at the airport. at least four guests, including an italian doctor, were diagnosed with the coronavirus at the costa adeja palace hotel. let's get more from professor linda saif from ohio state university in the united states. she's an award—winning vi

laura bicker, bbc news, seoul. our health editor hugh pym joins me now.n that piece, how likely is it that the uk could ever face something like that? well, ministers have warned there will be more cases here and it was put to matt hancock was it ever conceivable that the government might go down the route of isolating whole cities. he didn't totally rule it out. though he said it would have immense economic and social cost. we understand this is a long way from current thinking in london and they're focussing on school closures and large scale events. tomorrow, the prime minister will chair a meeting of emergency committee cobra with officials and ministers focussing on the virus threat. he said he was impress bed i ed by the professionalism of the nhs and was confident it could cope. but he said and it has been, the point has been made, that some people can be seriously ill, but four out of five patients experience only mild symptoms. thank you. and you can find out more about the symptoms of coronavirus, and how to protect yourself against it, on the b

laura bicker, bbc news, seoul. have a special programme on the outbreak, that's coronavirus: everything you need to know, at 7:30pm tomorrow. and you can find out more about the symptoms of coronavirus and how to protect yourself against it on the bbc news app and on our website bbc.co.uk/news. the home secretary, priti patel, is coming under pressure from labour to answer claims made by her departing permanent secretary, that she bullied staff. ms patel has reissued denials in response to newspaper reports, but has not publicly commented on allegations made by sir philip rutnam. and today, the bbc has learned another formal complaint was made against her. 0ur political correspondent ian watson joins us now. labour a talented batch that the pressure on priti patel labour leadership as called for her to make a statement in parliament to mile about these allegations. in addition to that the shadow chancellor, said an inquiry should be made into her behaviour and during that she should behaviour and during that she sh

laura bicker, bbc news, seoul.irus has now infected more than 88,000 people and spread to more than 60 countries around the world, rattling global markets and prompting unprecedented measures from governments. in europe, italy has been the worst hit. the number of cases has spiked and 3a people have now died. courtney bembridge reports. fears over the virus have pushed italy's economy to the brink of a recession. and looking at these quiet canals in venice, it's not hard to see why. nine days ago, italy knew of just three seemingly isolated cases. there are now more than 1,700 nationwide. in the north, italian soldiers patrol checkpoints outside 11 towns, home to 50,000 people. no one is allowed in or out. the two regions under lockdown generate around a third of italy's economic output, home to everything from warehouses to cheese and dairy processing centres. even parts of the country not affected by the virus are taking a hit. bookings for march have been cancelled in rome and up to 80% in sicily. tourists did s

laura bicker, bbc news, seoul. and tomorrow evening on bbc one... on the outbreak — that's coronavirus: everything you need to know — at 7.30pm tomorrow. and you can find out more about the symptoms of coronavirus and how to protect yourself against it on the bbc news app and on our website bbc.co.uk/news. and we'll find out how this story and many others are covered in tomorrow's front pages at 10:30 and 11:30 this evening in the papers. our guests joining me tonight are mo hussein, the former conservative special adviser to amber rudd when she was home secretary, and bonnie greer, who's a columnist for the new european and byline times. the prime minister has defended the home secretary, priti patel, after claims made by her departing permanent secretary that she bullied staff. ms patel has reissued denials in response to newspaper reports, but has not publicly commented on allegations made by sir philip rutnam. labour has asked the home secretary to come to parliament to address the matter. and today, the bbc has learned another formal complaint

laura bicker, bbc news, seoul.e pandemic, and tomorrow the government will set out more the next measures it might take. 0ur health editor hugh pym is with me. let ta ke let take stock, where are we tonight? the who move its official recognition of what has been known for a little while, this virus is spreading rapidly in many countries. the who is deeply concerned about the low—level of action in some countries and has called for much more concerted international activity to tackle the virus. it does not mean a lot in practice for the uk government but it gives them the uk government but it gives them the queue to move to the next phase of the action plan, i think we will learn more about that tomorrow. i minister borisjohnson will chair a meeting of the cobra committee and i think he will give more guidance on how to self—isolate if people feel ill, more guidance to older people and whether they should leave home —— prime minister borisjohnson. health department is pretty depleted, nadine dorries is recovering, o

laura bicker reports. in every war, a foot soldier needs their armour. going through 0k?" she asks. now, fully equipped, she can head into the intensive care unit. the two—hour shift takes its toll. we saw this nurse emerge drenched in sweat after her turn. seriously ill covid—19 patients need a lot of care. they're on a steady drip of sedation, medication and fluids. ventilators help supply their lungs with badly needed oxygen. the protective clothing helps keep staff safe, but it also hinders. translation: it's hard to hear and your senses get dull. the hardest thing is communicating. it makes you feel more anxious because of it. there is fear here, but i'd like to just think of them as our patients. and when you think of it that way, it's not that scary. all of the patients struggling to breathe in this icu are over 65. they're one of a dwindling number of people who need critical care in the country. the benefits of flattening the curve mean there's even time to smile. this is the key to saving lives, according to south korean health officials — stay

laura bicker, bbc news, seoul.d rise in calls to its helpline in the last few days, because of concerns about virus. here's our social affairs correspondent, alison holt. these are difficult times. i just feel very panicked, short of breath. anxiety has very physical affects. the way ahead is hard. a changing world that's particularly troubling if you already have an issue with anxiety. if i don't have a plan or something to work towards, that's when i start cracking a little bit. she was literally in tears and sobbing her heart out because she was so worried. for someone like francesca, with a history of heart problems, watching each coronavirus development as she cares for her daughter, her stress levels have been rising. it basically comes in waves. to begin with you just kind of take note of everything, and then the more the news ramps up — being a new mum, suffering from health anxiety myself — it's just progressively got harder. not everyone's cup of tea but i do love a creepy—crawly! lauren runs animal thera

laura bicker reports. laura: getting critical pate nts thspital is a race against time.heye to be tracked and tested quickly. in this battle tota c the contagion, these labs have become the front line. >> because of the safety, we are not going to go into this room. sthi is where the samples are being opened. laura: they are testing upo 20,000 people ae day, man any other country in the world. lesson learned from bitter experience with previous infectious diseases. is this thest busou have ever been? >> yes, this is my busiest day. laura: the computer progm can tell whether the sample is positive or negative. how lo does the process take? >> the whole process takes about five to six hours. laura: it is quite quick? >> i think it is quiteuick. laura: scientists believe early testing and rly treatment could be why fewer people are dying here. makeshift clinics such as this one are set up to combat mass infections. nearly 100 staff at this building in seoul contracted covi19. now everyone who works here will be tted. there is no shortage of kids. they we massed-produced, pr

laurabc bicker, b news, seoul. laura.: in italy, the death gall has risen sharply at, with more than 6000 fatalities reported. the number of infections is on the rise as well. ere are fearshat southern italy could be facing an outbreak just as the north of the country did. mark lowen reports. mark: in today's italy, the sentials are food and solidarity. local associations by the basics for those in need.ak dozens aing part from doing their bit to get the country through the crisis. >> the first time ine italy w live something so hard and difficult. so powerful and difficult situation. the only way for me to help people. something very basic. mark: they deliver to the elderly and the isolated, acts of kindness to ease the social and economic emergency. r this virus is grinding italy to a halt. once buzzing close to stop the flow of people. this one of throom fittings today. last of the 130 employees are being sent home. lockdown is containi t outbreak, but it is crushing the economy with it. >> closing the factory has an

laura bicker, bbc news, seoul.e was "deeply concerned" by "alarming levels of inaction" over the virus. the german chancellor, angela merkel, has warned that as things stand, up to seventy per cent of the german population could become infected. the health secretary matt hancock told the commons he would meet the opposition to discuss proposed emergency legislation, which will be set out before parliament next week. today another 83 people in the uk tested positive for the disease, which is the biggest daily increase so far. and today nhs england advised gps to replace face—to—face appointments with phone or video consultations, although few practices use video at the moment. donald trump is due to be doing an address from the oval office at 9pm eastern time. we will of course be bringing you that. the italian prime minister has said that they are going to close all shops except food shops and chemists. he says the effects of lockdown measures will ta ke effects of lockdown measures will take a couple of weeks to s

laura bicker, bbc news, seoul.ressure to respond to bullying allegations made by the former top civil servant in her department. sir philip rutnam resigned yesterday, saying there had been an orchestrated camapign of briefing against him. 0ur political correspondent iain watson is at westminster. iain, how much pressure is she under? well, certainly the opposition politicians are ratcheting up that pressure. the labour leadership contender keir starmer is calling on priti patel to make a statement on the allegations to mps in the commons tomorrow, and the shadow chancellor, john mcdonnell, has said there should be an inquiry, and priti patel should be suspended from the home office while that inquiry ta kes the home office while that inquiry takes place. but in the last few minutes, the prime minister says not only does he have full confidence in the home secretary, but she is doing a fantasticjob. now, the home secretary, but she is doing a fantastic job. now, jane, the home secretary, but she is doing a fantastic

laura bicker, bbc news, seoul.eciation for frontline health workers. police in england have been given tough new powers to fine people who gather in public places or refuse to go home. danny savage reports. the centre of one of britain's most popular tourist cities this afternoon. police spot checks on motorists to make sure they are only making essentialjourneys. if they aren't out for good reason, they are ordered to go home. but police also now have the powers to fine people for not heeding advice. the vast majority of the public are listening, and i thank them because we're all in this together. we've all got to do what we can to protect the nhs and save lives. but those who don't listen and those who do break the restrictions, we will deal with them accordingly. in derbyshire, police released this footage of the peak district annotated to show what people shouldn't be travelling to the national park for. they say driving miles from home to walk the dog or go for a stroll is not essential, even if there is no o

our correspondent laura bicker was at incheon airport as a flight arrived from london.ing south korea from a fresh outbreak of coronavirus. all arrivals from europe will be tested at one of the stations. there are eight of them, all standing by. over the last few days, around half of all south korea's new coronavirus cases have come from overseas. many of them from europe. and that is one of the reasons why everyone is being tested. to wait for the results, you are taken on a bus to a residential centre and get your results in about 12 hours. these testing centres are outside, but others within the country, you get this sort of plastic phone booth—type testing service, where you can walk in and be tested in a matter of minutes. before you arrive here into this area, you go through a series of checks. a temperature check, then you have to fill in all your contact details and they verify that. all arrivals have to download this application on their mobile phone and have to fill in their symptoms for 1h days while they are in self isolation. if they fail to do so, the auth

laura bicker, bbc news, seoul.couple of other on the common head of the who did say that the declaration of pandemic was made because of deep concern, he put it, over alarming levels of inaction over the virus. laura has just of inaction over the virus. laura hasjust added of inaction over the virus. laura has just added a of inaction over the virus. laura hasjust added a point too, however fact check, laura hasjust added a point too, howeverfact check, a correction on mr trump's assertion that countries in europe did not restrict travel from china. italy did and all direct travel from china, the first in the eu to do so on january the 31st and it included hong kong, macau, and taiwan. in italy, you have's was affected country, spinning is an increase to help the economy cope. the prime minister has announced tighter restrictions, including the closure of all stores except pharmacies and food shops. tourists and visitors can leave a present italian residents only allowed to travel for serious work or family residen

but first, here's laura bicker in seoul, in south korea, where they seem to have dramatically slowedth korea, despite having the worst outbreak in asia outside mainland china, there have been no restrictions on movement, there has been no lockdown. but today the government has set out an urgent message, saying that people should stop gathering in places like churches and karaoke halls. places like nightclubs, where we have seen people in gangnam gathering in large groups, they are worried about one thing.

our correspondent laura bicker was at incheon airport as a flight arrived from london. fresh outbreak of coronavirus. all arrivals from europe will be tested at one of the stations. there are eight of them, all standing by. over the last few days, around half of all south korea's new coronavirus cases have come from overseas. many of them from europe. and that is one of the reasons why everyone is being tested. to wait for the results, you are taken on a bus to a residential centre and get your results in about 12 hours. these testing centres are outside, but others within the country,

in a moment, we'll hear from our correspondents in paris and los angeles, but first here's laura bickerkorea, where they seem to have dramatically slowed down the spread of the virus. here in south korea, despite having the worst outbreak in asia outside mainland china, there have been no restrictions on movement, there has been no lockdown. but today, the government has set out an urgent message saying that people should stop gathering in places like churches and karaoke holes, places like nightclubs where we have seen people gathering in large groups. they are worried about one thing. complacency. they fear that now the outbreak appears to be under control, people will stop isolating themselves, stop the social distancing, and that could potentially spread the virus. so, how has south korea managed to see a decrease in the number of cases? they are credited to two things. first, this aggressive use of technology. you get these alerts on your phone which tell you exactly where the virus has been. so if it has been a nearby shop, or a building, then you know that perhaps you have been n

of its members are now thought to be showing symptoms of the disease. 0ur seoul correspondent, laura bickere church leaders. the army has been deployed to deal with south korea's latest threat. they are battling at this virus with disinfectant. as more cases are confirmed, it appears this is a war they are not winning. a lot of public anger has been aimed at this secretive religious sect. the infection has spread rapidly among the followers of this church of jesus. as officials raced to tracy outbreak, its leaders hit names of members. now they are being accused of murder. in a rare interview the church denied all charges. translation: we feel very sorry for causing concern and worry to the people of korea and the world. i understand people criticise us, but better than point fingers, we think what is more important is to end the situation and to make sure that no more confirmed cases come out. meanwhile the hospitals had been overwhelmed and three people have died while waiting for a bed. translation we cannot those who have systems in had to stay at home and get treated. we should change

in a moment, we'll hear from our correspondents in paris and los angeles, but first here's laura bicker where they seem to have dramatically slowed down the spread of the virus. here in south korea, despite the government has sent out an urgent message saying government gathering michaelson if there has been a nearby stop nap thing, you know you're near a week. that this is a prolonged war against the virus life back to normal. sunday morning in a provincial town about 100 miles from paris, and it is slightly surprising to see the sunday market as usual with people coming into buying supplies of fresh food. when you look closely, it is rather different from the north, a checkpoint as people come in, and people keeping their distance, in general much quieter. the rules here in the countryside are the same as in french cities, confinement at home is compulsory. enforced here by the gendarme, and in general people seem to be respecting it, but excursions are allowed for food and for medicines, and here the countryside, because of the distances involved, that generally means by car. indeed,

our correspondent laura bicker was at incheon airport as a flight arrived from london. this setup is all about protecting south korea from a fresh outbreak of coronavirus. all arrivals from europe will be tested at one of the stations. there are eight of them, all standing by. over the last few days, around half of all south korea's new coronavirus cases have come from overseas. many of them from europe. and that is one of the reasons why everyone is being tested. to wait for the results, you are taken on a bus to a residential centre and get your results in about 12 hours. these testing centres are outside, but others within the country, you get these sort of plastic phone booth—type testing service, you get these sort of plastic phone booth—type testing centres, where you can walk in and be tested in a matter of minutes. before you arrive here into this area, you go through a series of checks. a temperature check, then you have to fill in all your contact details and they verify that. all arrivals have to download this application on their mobile phone and have to fil

our correspondent laura bicker has gained exclusive access to one of south korea's super labs where they'rea day. getting critical patients to hospital is 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. sell because of safety we are not going to go into this ram, this is where the samples are being opened and paired. they are testing up to 20,000 people a day, more than the rest of the world, learning from experience with previous infectious diseases. is that the busiest you ever have been? yes. the computer programme can tell whether the sample is positive or negative for the virus. how long does the process take? the whole process takes 5-6 hour. so it is quite click click i think it is quite click. to africa now where the ivory coast is the latest country to confirm their first case. there's now 12 countries on the continent with confirmed cases. south africa has finally sent a plane to wuhan, the epicentre of the virus in china — to repatriate more than 120 south african students that hav

laura bicker has this update from seoul.ecline in the number of cases being confirmed here in south korea where we have had the worst outbreak outside of china here in asia. but when it comes to the last few hours certainly we are hearing news of new clusters emerging not just in the hotspot of daegu but in the outskirts and that is what is causing concern. let's stay in this part of the world because the world health organization is calling for... cases in the subcontinent are still below 500, but there are fears a spike could overwhelm health systems. malaysia, sri lanka and the philippines are among nations imposing strict border controls. here'sjonathan head in bangkok. although the first case was recorded here in thailand on the 13th of january, the numbers crept up very slowly. some people say in some countries like me and mar and indonesia first sample they were not doing testing and there was fear that there were infections are recorded. in a time and they have been efficient in recording numbers, testing and the num

laura bicker, bbc news, seoul.se of the coronavirus outbreak. the chancellor, rishi sunak, will announce a package of new measures to help hairdressers, driving instructors and actors, who work for themselves. in germany, the government has already announced a 50 million euro rescue package to help the country's self—employed. with me to discuss this is professor friederike welter, president of ifm bonn, a german institute for small business. what is germany's solution to this problem for the self employed? they are actually dealing with the most pressing problem, most of the very small self employed and even those with very few employers... there is a big package of dealing with the problem. what i think is a very encouraging is actually recognising that there is a huge part of the business population which is hurt insta ntly. business population which is hurt instantly. they have set up as one pa rt instantly. they have set up as one part of this huge package, something which is called instant aid or emergency ai

laura bicker, bbc news, seoul. here's carol with a look at this morning's weather.good morning. absolutely if you're in england and wales, that is true. if you're in scotla nd wales, that is true. if you're in scotland and northern ireland, with a plate by weatherford. it's going to be cloudy with some patchy rain. in england and wales, sally and dry. still a bit of a breeze across the south—east today. this is the culprit. without clear skies behind it. further north, the england and wales, there is some foster around this morning. you can see where we got the cloud, the patchy light rain and some drizzle. quite murky under this cloud as well for a time. temperature—wise, 9—14. we've seen some high temperatures over the last few days and parts of wales and also northern england and today, north—west england, we should squeeze out 17 degrees. this evening and overnight, still as a week feature producing some patchy light rain. whether it is going to fall away and we can expect some frost. tomorrow, we do have the brakes and cloud. the start off with some sunshine. b