regions by the corona virus outbreak so far markets and conses have plunged as fears of escalation rasul investors the u.n. says economies like argentina and chile are vulnerable now bolivia is 1st to coronavirus cases. argentina was already reeling from recession high inflation and a weak peso. coronavirus and it's a toxic mix in the past few days the marble stock index has taken a battering investors fear dwindling trade in the collapse of tourism to destinations like the capital raise. the un's trade in development agency says latin america is under threat. in the latin american region which is also a vulnerable region we're looking at an economy like argentina. has been contracting as a consequence of its. difficulties with servicing its debt. that that's an economy that will again be struggling as a consequence of the knock on effects of this crisis next door chile's peso has been slammed by volatility linked to the world wide spread of the virus as well as protests over inequality and social injustice that have weighed on the economy. she lays economy is largely driven by exports r

has become the first british boxer to secure his place for the tokyo games after beating russia's rasul saliev on a unanimous points decision. peter mcgrail has also booked his place in tokyo after he beat czech republic's kevin godla by a unanimous decision in the feather weight class. the big question now is when the rest of the olympic qualification bouts can take place. there have been so many sports cancelled or postponed — but if you're missing your fix — don't worry — we have marble racing for you. greg woods there with the commentary. could be a new craze. although i want to know if it's like formula one and you compete for pole position first. who needs the premier league. that's all from sportsday. coming up in a moment, the papers. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are political writer and academic, maya goodfellow and the deputy political editor of the spectator, katy balls. there is only one story in town of course, the coronavirus pandemic and what the government here is now proposing we should be doing to prev

has become the first british boxer to secure his place for the tokyo games after beating russia's rasulcision. peter mcgrail has also booked his place in tokyo after he beat czech republic's kevin godla by a unanimous decision in the feather weight class. the big question now is when the rest of the olympic

has become the first british boxer to secure his place for the tokyo games, after beating russia's rasuloked his place in tokyo after he beat czech republic's kevin godla by a unanimous decision in the featherweight class. the big question now is when the rest of the olympic qualification bouts can take place. there are more details on the bbc sport website, but that's it for sport website, but that's it for now. goodbye. hello. the week started gloriously across the greater part of england and wales, with clear blue skies. it wasn't that way further north, however, because across scotland, northern ireland, there was much more in the way of cloud than this. thanks to that weather front, which way of cloud than this. thanks to that weatherfront, which is way of cloud than this. thanks to that weather front, which is going to gradually push its way, or try to, a little bit further south. but you will notice the more westerly portion wants to come back further towards the north. which has implications for northern ireland. after a dry enough start, i think the rain will soon be in during t

has become the first british boxer to secure his place for the tokyo games after beating russia's rasuldecision. the big question now is when the rest of the olympic qualification bouts can take place. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in sportsday at half past ten. donald trump has issued new guidelines aiming to slow the spread of coronavirus. they include a recommendation to avoid social gatherings and some public spaces. you'll like my administration is recommending that everybody works to encourage schooling from home if possible, avoiding gathering in groups of more than ten people, avoid discretionary travel and avoid eating and drinking in bars, restau ra nts a nd eating and drinking in bars, restaurants and public food courts. if everybody makes this change or these critical changes and sacrifices now, we will rally together as one nation and we will defeat the virus and we will have a big celebration altogether. 0ur north america correspondent uleem maqbool joins us now from washington. the president has come in for some criticism over the last few weeks, in

i do see the rasul generational slide but there's so much that goes into all of this. >> was hear from some of our collars and will continue to go through your book. bernie and howard beach new york you are first up with april ryan. go ahead. >> caller: thank you,. >> guest: good afternoon. >> caller: i follow presidential news conferences or press conferences, i am 78. so i have seen quite a few. >> guest: guess you have. >> caller: what i find very interesting as very often in fact most of the time, the president has the conference on the lawn of the white house as he is in transit. sometimes the helicopter is behind and spinning its rotors. and i find it extremely difficult, a, to hear the question, maybe the questions that the reporters asked. and it would be really helpful if there is some mechanism for that question to be made clearer. spee went alright bernie thank you very much is hear from april ryan. >> guest: i love bernie's question thank you for that i am praying the president is watching this. you never know he might be. [laughter] but it is exasperating, if it's exaspera