the decision will affect muslims worldwide millions by the annual pilgrimage to mecca during the holy month of ramadan which begins in 4 wakes. well joe is also calling on social media companies to help stop the spread of untruths about corona virus a deluge of disinformation is making it difficult for people to keep themselves properly informed. as the corona virus spreads around the world there's another outbreak going viral misinformation online from scammers angling for a quick buck to shadowy actors so when chaos manipulators lie in wait here a website with wild exaggerations of the number of dead and infected false hype from a notorious american white supremacist and another conspiracy theory in the right wing washington times linking the corona virus to china's bio warfare program a rumor rejected by public health scientists. online peddlers are looking to profit from public panic selling products with unproven claims this influenza that is now circling to go you're saying that silver solution would be effective well let's say it hasn't been tested on this strain of the corona

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the decision will affect muslims worldwide millions traveled to mecca during the holy month of ramadan which begins in 4 wakes . well here's a look now at some of the other stories that are making headlines around the world syrian rebels say they've recaptured a strategic town in north western it lived province and cut off a key high wages days after it was reopened by the government meanwhile government troops have moved to control almost the entire southern part of it which is regarded as syria's last rebel stronghold tunisia's new government has been sworn in after winning a vote of confidence in parliament the backing for a prime minister is fact fox cabinet ends more than 4 months of political wrangling since the election the coalition includes parties from across the political spectrum but continues to disagree on major policy issues. well it has been 5 years since russian opposition figure boris nemtsov was shot dead in the shadow of the kremlin in moscow people have been gathering to pay tribute on the bridge where he was gunned down the circumstances surrounding his killing re

the decision will affect muslims worldwide millions travel to mecca during the holy month of ramadan which begins in 8 weeks. and now here's a look at some of the other stories making news around the world authorities in turkey say at least 22 turkish soldiers have been killed in every by syrian forces in northern syria an official not process turkish forces are retaliating by striking all known syrian regime regime as its. new government has been sworn in after winning a vote of confidence in parliament and the backing port for prime minister and yes fox cabinet ends more than 4 months of political wrangling since the election the coalition into its proxies from across the political spectrum but continues to disagree on major policy issues. a british court has ruled in favor of canceling plans to build a 3rd runway at london's heathrow airport though the government approved the project and $21000.00 and by mentor groups fought legal battles against it claiming that another runway would violate the u.k.'s commitment to the paris climate equipment. it's been 5 years since russian offi

the decision will affect muslims worldwide millions travel to mecca during the holy month of ramadan which begins in 8 weeks. and here in germany authorities us stepping up their country. more and more cases of confirmed germany in the u.s. state of california have now reported cases where the new mystery doctors don't know yet how some patients became infected with a virus. north rhine-westphalia in february is usually bustling with activity people gather in the streets during carnival season but right now people in this part of western germany are staying home worried it was here that a couple tested positive for the corona virus earlier this week before falling ill both had taken part in carnival events. there is some panic people are a bit worried. and germany's government is now waking up to the growing threat a joint emergency task force led by the interior and health ministry will be in charge of the government's response at a press conference the new team outlined its approach to tackling what could become a pandemic if ignorance and. this is the beginning of a coronavirus ep

the decision will affect muslims worldwide millions travel to mecca during the holy month of ramadan which begins in 8 weeks. and now here's a look at some of the other stories making news around the world authorities in turkey say at least 33 turkish soldiers have been killed in an air raid by syrian forces in northern syria an official and i'm chris says turkish forces are retaliate by striking all known syrian regime positions. a british court has ruled in favor of canceling plans to build a search one way at london's heathrow airport though the government approved the project and 2018 environmental groups fought legal battles against it claiming that another runway would violate the u.k.'s commitment to the paris climate agrees. it's been 5 years since russian opposition figure boris nemtsov was shot dead in the shadow of the kremlin in moscow people have been gathering to pay tribute on the bridge where he was. the circumstances surrounding his killing remain mysterious and 2017 a court found a former security force officer from chechnya this murder but members of supporters say

a muslim woman rapping about mecca we begin with the legal fate of julian assange this past week saw the commencement of a court case that will determine whether great britain should extradite the wiki leaks founder to the united states the american government has charged the sands for his part in the release of classified military documents and he's looking at a maximum prison term of 175 years sanchez advocates say he has little chance of getting a fair trial in the u.s. that if sent there he could end up facing conditions amounting to torture that is one of the factors that the british court is legally compelled to consider however the u.k. authorities are also facing some serious questions in this case about whether a sound is getting. a fair hearing and about britain's own commitment to human rights and the rule of law legal experts medical specialists and the un special rapporteur on torture have all sounded the alarm over the conditions at the maximum security prison where sanchez is currently locked up our starting point this week is a lot. if you want to be told that there w

the decision will affect muslims worldwide millions by the annual pilgrimage to mecca during the holy month of ramadan which begins in 4 wakes. and for more now we want to go to margaret harris of the world health organization she is working with the w h o's coronavirus team in geneva switzerland good evening to you margaret we've got to these new reports here in germany and in the u.s. state of california the 1st reported cases with no obvious sources of transmission of the virus in other words we don't know how these patients caught the virus what more do you know about that tonight so when you have a report saying that the sun has no idea where it came from quite often you find really deep investigation then this happens quite often weeks later you do find the link so at this stage it's too early to say ok we don't know because there's more to find out so it's not a reason to be alarmed you can say that this is a a new turn in the corona virus saga no i mean obviously we always like to know where that action came from so we can follow the link follow the causes help contain it but

for eight years, wigan casino nightclub was the mecca for northern soul fans.ce at the famous all—nighters. but in 1981, it was announced the casino was closing. the legendary club was to be knocked down to make way for a new civic centre. it was the end of an era for northern soul, and everyone wanted to be there on what was billed as the last night. francesco mellina was sent to photograph the historic all—nighter for the new musical express. francesco, we are in the casino cafe in the grand arcade in wigan on the site of what once was, sadly no more, the wigan casino club. you were here on the final night of wigan casino, yeah? taking these amazing pictures. could you feel an air of expectancy in the air? yeah, totally, absolutely. i could feel that people were very excited and they were very expectant and particularly once you went inside, it was a very, very emotional night, and as the night went on it got very emotional. i bet. it was a night to remember all right — although as it turned out, not the last last all—nighter at the casino. there were two mor

the decision will affect muslims worldwide millions travel to mecca during the holy month of ramadan which begins in 4 wakes and for more now we want to go to margaret harris of the world health organization she is working with the w h o's coronavirus team in geneva switzerland good evening to you margaret we've got these new reports here in germany and in the u.s. state of california the 1st reported king says with no obvious sources of transmission of the virus in other words we don't know how these patients caught the virus what more do you know about that tonight so when you have a report saying that it has no idea where it came from quite often you find really deep investigation then this happens quite often weeks later you do find the link so this stage is too early to say ok we don't know because there's more to find out so it's not a reason to be alarmed that you would say that this is a a new turn in the coronavirus saga. no i mean obviously we always like to know where the infection came from so we can follow the link follow the courses help contain it but usually we do fin

even mecca may see a shower to their attempts are there of $29.00 degrees and then here in doha 22. a journey of personal discovery my great grandfather he was a slave in the property al-jazeera as james gannon explores respond and his legacy and slave ownership you know like my family's status and wealth has benefited from their choice to enslave people and america's debt to the black people today some of the source even scared to speak out because it's a problem. al-jazeera correspondent a moral debt. moos. with al-jazeera these are the top story it's turkey's president says his military has hit back at syrian government forces after 5 turkish soldiers and a civilian working in the military died in shelling in italy and korea has been sending military reinforcements to northern syria to counter a government offensive. on kong has temporarily. shut down the majority of its borders with mainland china as it tries to contain the spread of corona virus at least 361 people have now died in china there are more than 17000 confirmed to be affected. and chinese stocks plunged nearly 9 per

the government has stopped issuing visas to travellers visiting medina and mecca, two of the holiestn islam, which attract millions of visitors every year. they've also barred visitors from countries where the new coronavirus has spread. so far, saudi arabia has no confirmed cases of the disease. joining us now from salford is rashid mogradia, the founder & ceo of ‘the council of british hajjis', and secretariat to ‘the all—party parliamentary group on hajj & umrah', that's the two kinds of pilgrimage made to saudi arabia. thank you forjoining us. just confirmation that there are a no reported cases in the country? yes, we are glad that the saudi authorities have taken the steps that they have to protect notjust pilgrims that are currently in saudi arabia by people from all around the world as you can imagine, as i'm on 125,000 british nationals who go for a pilgrimage each year and they could be potential carriers to and from picking themselves they are doing everything to a precautionary measure to protect people from all around the world. how are people who are planning to travel

like here in mecca the book 4 palm and. 16 windmills are being constructed in spite of the heavy fog as a dog it all depends on the wind and weather like today at 1st you couldn't see anything so we couldn't work the workers here of learning to deal with the fog on the site it's the political climate that's giving them problems the german government is causing everyone to worry burgling has put a damper on the sector protests and legal battles have delayed construction licenses there are hardly any contracts in sight. but energy producers like nordics in rostock are set up to serve domestic customers. as our generators are of course relatively heavy these components that we deliver way many tonnes so we want to produce them close to where they'll be standing that's the way it is the delivery chain leads to where the markets are and unfortunately those markets aren't in germany anymore all the other markets are doing relatively well but the german market is at an absolute low point. it's the markets the moment. absolutely on the. other when technology suppliers like send me on hand to

saudi arabia has pilger men's to mecca and -- pilgrimage to mecca and jerusalem, they are asked not torning. the bid drives ever lower and the vix near a 30 level. may we suggest you take three bayer aspirin? the chief executive of bayer. i am tom keene, anna edwards holding court in london. london has been quiet on the u.k.-year upfront. that changed in the our. anna: the u.k. setting out its negotiating man tate -- mandate in the trade talks with the u.k., saying it is willing to trade on a no deal basis with the e.u.. this is upping the ante, giving a much harder message, a tough message than previously with guard to where these talks go. tom: let's do a data check .efore futures have deteriorated. i don't think they are back to where they were midnight near time, but we had a deterioration in the last two hours. dow futures -267. that puts us on a corrective 10% down phase. europe strength, dollar weakness. wti deteriorated in the last hour. we printed a 47 handle and then much weaker in the last hour, 47.70 on american oil. the vix at 29. yen, i have not had a confirmation. so.ed

it's the year when saudi zealots take hold of the mosque in mecca and lay siege to it for two weeks and put to death. it's also the year when the soviets invade afghanistan and the first modern day jihad in our times. an effort backed by the united states. these three events -- >> just explain one piece i think needs elaboration, which is the takeover of the mosque in mecca was done, as you said, by zealots. who were attacking the saudi for being too lax, too liberal. the saudis took that as a sign that they needed to be more conservative. >> they looked at what happened to the shaw, who had been overthrown by a theocrat for having been too forceful in his efforts to westernize the country. the saudis decided what they needed to do is cleep the clerics on their side. they did that not only within their own country but they started proselytizing and pushing it beyond their borders just as the iranians were doing. >> i agree with you entirely on the arc you describe, and it's political and done for exactly the kind of reasons you describe, but it has changed the culture. you go to the mid

i believe they were called cherokee indians because they faced east toward mecca. i was wondering if that is in your knowledge or if you could speak to that at all. thank you. >> i cannot speak to that specifically. that is the first i have heard of that. i can relate to a couple of things you said. remember that the word cherokee is not what they call themselves. that is what europeans came to call that group of people. so they do not call themselves -- they did not, at least, in the first instance, refer to themselves as cherokee. second, facing the east is one of the most common things in all native american cultures, virtually all of them. if you look at traditional native american homes, you would see that their front door always faces the east. in many tribes, there is ritual associated each day with greeting the rising sun. so i think in those cases, it is not so much they are looking east to face mecca, but rather to greet the rising sun. >> what are cherokee days here in washington, d.c.? >> thank you for mentioning that. annually the eastern band of ameri

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a ban on travelers from some countries that have the coronavirus cases from making pilgrimages to mecca and medina. officials say that the ban is temporary but they have not said when it will be lifted or which countries are on the banned list, they have no confirmed cases of the coronavirus. >>> delta airlines cutting back on flights to south korea. they are suspending all flights between minnesota and south korea saturday mpt they are also reducing the numbers of fights between detroit and seattle and south korea. they will waive fees to change flights if you are already scheduled to travel to south korea. >> jet blue will not charge fees to change flights. they are taking that action so people can make travel arrangements without worries about the coronavirus. o on ktvu fox 2 news we are following all of the coronavirus developments on our website, ktvu.com. you can find all of the latest information on our home page. >>> the oakland fire department is investigating a late night fire that destroyed an empty bus. the bus was already ungulfed in flames when california highway patrol an

i believe they were called cherokee indians because they faced east toward mecca. i was wondering if that is in your knowledge or if you could speak to that at all. thank you. guest: i cannot speak to that specifically. that is the first i have heard of that. i can relate to a couple of things you said. remember that the word cherokee is not what they call themselves. that is what europeans came to call that group of people. themselvesnot call -- they did not, at least, in the first instance, refer to themselves as cherokee. is one facing the east of the most common things in all native american cultures, virtually all of them. if you look at traditional native american homes, you would see that their front door always faces the east. tribes, there is ritual associated each day with greeting the rising sun. so i think in those cases, it is not so much they are looking east to face mecca, but rather to greet the rising sun. are cherokee days ?ere in washington, d.c. guest: thank you for mentioning that. the eastern band of american indians in north carolina and anot

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arabia, officicials e bebeen muslim pilgrims fromm enentering the country to visit the holy cities of mecca and medina. in south k korea, the number of coronavirus cases has passed 1700, making it the largest outbreak outside of china. the u.s. and south korea wednesday called off joint military exercises indefinitely. meanwhile, japan says the 2020 summer olylympics are still scheduduled to take place in the capital tokyo. in the u.s., president trump has sought repeatedly to dismiss the threat of the virus, tweeting on wednesday morning -- "low ratings fake news msdnc & cnn are doing everything possible to make the caronavirus look as bad as possible, including panicking markets, if possible. likewise their incompetent do nothing democrat comrades are all talk, no action. usa in great shape!" president trump tweeted, misspelling the word "coronavirus." trump's comments prompted alarm among covers numbers, but democrat and republican. this is joe kennedy of massachusetts questioning health and human services secretary alec cesar on wednesday -- alec cesar on wednesday. >> i don't want to p

the country is banning foreigners now from completing their religious pilgrimage to mecca.taly is now the worst hit country in europe by the coronavirus. authorities there are shutting down red zones, not allowing anyone in or out. more than 50,000 people are quarantined in villages there. and the state department has issued a travel advisory for americans. it is advising tourists to exercise increased caution, but the cdc does not recommend canceling or postponing travel to italy. the country is a top international travel destination for americans. and for those with trips already booked, there is some help. >> it is a matter of perspective. it away, we respect individual customer's' decisions, and we certainly will work with them to do what is right for them. >> italian health authorities see that four children are among those infected by the coronavirus. >>> and the market just opened up just a few minutes ago. as we take a look at the numbers, the dow jones industrial index now down more than 500 points. we will be keeping an eye on the numbers all morning long. you can

the same time as the hostage crisis in tehran you have another typhad anothertype of hi arabia and mecca when they got the latest siege. later that year in november or december on christmas eve, you had the soviet invasion of afghanistan. now those three events coming into focus on the three iranian resolution to as a result of that in some respects but the iranian resolution, the siege of the holy mosqu mosque and the in of afghanistan were seemingly independent events of one another and they were completely intertwined in the combination of all three is toxic. first of all, from this confluence was born to saudi iranian rivalry. as i mentioned, the two countries were friendly rivals and there was no reason they should have become the enemy is right after there was no apparent reason they should have become enemies were rivals for the iran resolution except for the fact that they pride themselves as leaders of the muslim world and the sites of mecca and medina but ayatollah maney who landed in 1979 also had grand ambitions beyond just iran, beyond just even the community in his own coun

. >> saudi arabia also suspending travel to holy cities, mecca for people outside of the country, all new efforts to contain the virus. at last check more than 82,000 cases worldwide. at least 2,800 people have died, most of them in china. 60 cases are confirmed in the united states. and a california case from solano county being watched extremely closely because it may be the first incident in which a person was infected in the community not outside the u.s. they had no known travel history to asia. the solano county supervisor says her community is ready to deal with the situation. >> i think at some point we might be declaring a public health emergency. what that does is open up a funding source much like if we had a flooding situation. >> the coronavirus patient is in a sacramento hospital recovering this morning. >>> around the global new travel warnings are in effect and more flights are being suspended. you can find more on the travel disruptions at nbcbayarea.com. click on the coronavirus coverage tab on our main page. >>> the search is on for a bicyclist who tossed a molotov

the move will block pilgrims from visiting islamic holy sites in mecca and medina. meanwhile, emirates and fly dubai will no longer carry passengers with tourists visa from a number of countries including china, japan and iran. an o official with the w.h.o. sd the infection entered iran unseen and undetected. and warned the outbreak there could be larger than what's being reported. the country says it has nearly 250 cases with the vice president among them. outside of mainland china and japan, a count by nhk shows more than 850 people have been infected in different countries and territories. there are dozens of cases in the united states and health officials there warn more will be coming. there are concerns over how well prepared the country is to deal with it and if there are enough test kits. the director of the country's centers for disease control and prevention told congresess it wl be expandiding the scope of its inspection. >> the recommendation should when a clinician or public health individual suspects coronavirus we should be able to get a test for coro

middle east, however, several gulf states -- saudi arabia has suspended visas for pilgrims visiting meccaanother hotspot t south korea with anothther 1500 cases, the most infections outside of china. annual joint military drills with the u.s. have been canceled due to virus concerns. heartile, the city at the of the outbrbreak has become a ghost town. >> it is complete the isolated. this is a war. we do not know when it will end. to keep thetruggle virus contaiained, concecern is spreading. the world health organization announced since the first time that the outbreak began, the number of new cases outside of china has overtaken those reported by beijing. meanwhile, french president macron says that they have been visiting the hospital in paris where the first french v victimf the coronavirus s died the day before. two people have died from the coronavirus so far in france. an elderly chinese tourist and a 16-year-olold french national. macron was a company by ththe country's health minister, and the announcement that coronavirus was inevitable in france. let's bring you some more on the

millions travel to mecca during the holy month of ramadan, which begins in four weeks. >> here in germanyauthorities stepping up their contingency plans as more and more cases of the illness are confirmed. germany and the u.s. state of california have now reported cases with a new mystery, doctors saying they do not yet to know how some patients became infected witith the virus. >> it is usually bustling with activity with people gathering in the streets for carnival season. but right now, people in this part of western germany are staying home, worried. it was here that a couple tested positive for the coronavirus early this week. before falling ill, both took part in carnival events. >> there is some panic and people are a bit worried. >> germany's government is waking up to the growing threat. a joint emergency task force led by the interior and health ministry will be in charge of the government's response. at a press conference, the new team outlined its approach to tackling what could become a pandemic. >> this is the beginning of a coronavirus epidemic in germany. i said this yeste

hundreds of thousands of people every month they go to another they go to mecca people from all over the world from iran from korea from japan from these countries that are hit by the corona virus and this is why we see saudi arabia taking that step to prevent pilgrims from coming to saudi arabia because everybody in mecca is in that environment everybody is grouped together and according to many health experts it's a haven if anybody does have the coronavirus it's a haven for the krona virus to spread it is unprecedented it's very controversial there's a lot of debate going on in the muslim circles on social media whether it's right for saudi arabia to do this or not put that on top of the geo political context where the saudi government is seen as engaged in the islam isaac society there's a lot of controversy going on on social media but nevertheless it's a huge it brings that 100000 people together and this is why saudi has decided to temporarily suspend it well well surely this is it's a sensible measure given the trial number of infections are that have been occurring up in ira

it's become a mecca for mourners.omorrow fishes will begin cataloging all of the momentos and breaking down the memorial. anything tangible will be given to kobi's wife, vanessa. she's able to see it. she's able to look on her own time and see how much the fans love him. >> kobi was embedded in everyone's hearts. >>> anything that's biodegradable like flowers will be composted around the staple center grounds. >>> 49ers fans have taken over miami despite the weather they had smiles on their faces and pride in their hearts. a 49er pep rally drew hundreds of fans. michelle griego was there. at one point she got showered with 49er bling. she says there seems to be more 49ers fans than chiefs fans in miami. >> this is a lot of people here from the bay area loving every minute. it's bay area love. >> my add the was a big joe math fan in the 80s. >> tomorrow's super bowl will be the first to utilize 5g. hard rock stadium, and the miami airport and much of the city are being outfitted with the new technology. fans need a 5g

san francisco it's the mecca for tech design is home to silicon valley this place pioneered the art of constructing optimizing and enhancing a lot of the technology we use every day it's turbo charge the speed at which we use the internet and made navigating the way more ensuring but it's also given us a full sense of security. but. i've lost count of the number of times i've clicked i agree to get into a website we all have to do it as we speed around the internet we face hundreds of these annoying pop ups and consent forms all demanding a response from us and yes i call them annoying because that is exactly what they are they may look like that they're there to provide us with control but the reality is far from it when users click on i agree to the terms and conditions when they see a privacy policy may click on it they may think that they're actually being given control of their personal data what to collect it how would she and it's advantageous to companies for them to do that because if something bad happens the tech company could then say yeah i actually agreed to this nobody e

it also shows muslim pilgrims, wearing protective face masks, in the holy city of mecca.ts times reports on the closure of a top independent school — the raffles institution — after a student tested positive for the virus. there is also a report on the latest political twist in neighbouring malaysia where the interim prime minister confirms that a "snap election" may take place after no—one candidate got a majority backing to lead the country. the arab news is leading on coronavirus alongside a bold image of some enthusiastic wrestlers at a wwe super show down in riyadh. the paper also has an update on syria — with opposition fighters retaking a strategic town in the north—west, from regime forces. now, lewis, what stories are sparking discussions online? yes, let's looks at what is trending right now. it's a new music video. can you guess who this is? it's taylor swift as you've never seen her before. she's playing a pretty unpleasant male media executive. # i'm so sick of them coming up # i'm so sick of them coming up # i'm so sick of them coming up #iam the # i'm so si

from spreading inside arabia, noting that people come from around the world for that pilgrimage to mecca. and we have more on some the impacts in europe now, michelle. >>> yeah, italy is the worst hit country in europe by the coronavirus. italian authorities are shutting down red zone's not allowing anyone in or out. more than 50,000 people are quarantined in villages there. italy reporting a 45% single- day increase in infections. italian officials reported 10 deaths. let's check, the total number of cases there are over 300. that prompting the state department to issue a travel advisory for americans. the advice is for tourists to exercise increased caution. but the the cdc does not recommend canceling or postponing travel. it is a top travel destination for americans. for those with tips already booked, there is help. >> is., we respect individual customer decisions and will work with them to do what is right for them. >> italian health authorities say four children are among those infected by the coronavirus. meanwhile, new cases in france and germany have risen concerned about addit

richard: or mecca candidates. howard: or candidates -- richard: or american candidates.2 you commitment from both candidates to solve the problem of unappointed and depression. what you had -- of unemployment and the depression. what you had happen between 1932 and 1936 with the development of a vast program which was very different than what had been the previous american programs. and in 1936 you had a sharp issue growing nuts much out of speeches of 1932, as growing out of the impact of a president, in this case franklin roosevelt, on the economy, on the politics and the whole social life of the country. and this was the issue in 1936 in the very sharp on. richard: eddie thing sharp then that would be now in 70's -- to think it is sharper then than it would be now in 1976? howard: yes because we were in the midst of a crisis and now we are not as beasley and the mist of a crisis today. richard: what about fringe issues we care about for 1976 as we have earlier, abortion, gun control, school busing, prayers, a whole host of things above and beyond the economic circumst

over in saudi arabia, the government is suspending visas for pilgrims who want to visit holy sites in mecca and medina. and just look at how quiet the streets are in venice. 11 nearby towns in northern italy are still in lockdown. so some countries are really stepping up their efforts to contain the virus. here's the director general of the world health organisation. epidemics in the islamic republic of iran, italy and the republic of korea demonstrates what this virus is capable of but this virus is not influenza. with the right measures it can be contained. but the who is concerned that some milder cases of the virus are not being detected. that's particuarly the case in iran. the authorites there say there have been 26 deaths out of 216 cases. that's a fatality rate of around 10 per cent. that's significantly worse than the death rate elsewhere, which varies from between one to three per cent. here's the w—h—o on that. this disease came on the scene and undetected into iran so the extent of infection may be broader than what we may be feeling as is the case in many epidemics when they st

schools iran is boring and teach chinese citizens and saudi arabia is banning pilgrims from visiting mecca catherine kitty cliff it looks at the world wide response. entry denied for foreign nationals who visited it's lee over the past two weeks. israel is tightening restrictions after a man who recently returned from europe's worst hit country tested positive for corona v virus in japan's prime minister shinzo abbe call for all schools to close until march second. until upcoming spring break to help contain the outbreak. they said the world health organization says the epidemic has reached a quote decisive point. urging countries to redouble efforts to contain its spread no country should i assume. it wouldn't get cases. that could be a five dollar mistake i'm quite literally this virus has bonded make potential. and wjz providing the tools to o help every c country to prepare accordingly. meanwhile saudi arabia is stopping foreigners from entering the country for the imarc pilgrimage. the virus has now hit over forty five countries with first cases nearly identified in estonia denmark no

the hajj pilgrimage, which begins injuly this year will be affected, but many muslims also travel to mecca, a journey known as umrah. the travel ban has been criticised by some travel agents in east africa who say they face heavy losses. francis 0ntomwa reports from nairobi. it's not the first time saudi arabia has issued a ban on pilgrims, but this is unprecedented. most will be affected here in nairobi, it has the highest population of muslims in nairobi. some people paid three months ago. then i was told you will not go. because i had planned to go to hajj for this year... with the hajj for this year... with the hajj event on the cards, muslims here are worried, and especially travel agents who say their businesses will be badly affected should this persist. as we are the people who apply for the visas for the umrah, we do the sales for the ticket itself, really, in our business, you are doing what will affect the business itself because we cannot issue or sell the tickets. it is the same story for tanzania and travel agents. some? any agent who wa nts to agents. some? any agent who wan