also in the programme: philippine president rodrigo duterte announces plans for a lockdown of the capital, manila, one of the world's most densely—populated cities. one year on, new zealand remembers the victims of the country's deadliest mass shooting. it is 9:00am in singapore and 1:00am in the morning here in london, where borisjohnson has given a stark warning about the threat posed by the coronavirus, saying that it is the worst public health crisis for a generation. in france they have gone further, emmanual macron calling it the worst health crisis in a century. he has ordered all schools to close. in italy, already in full lockdown, with travel severely restricted, the death toll has passed 1,000. in a moment we will look at the worst day for finanical markets in decades. but first, here is what the british prime minister had to say about the human cost of this pandemic. i've got to be clear, we've all got to be clear. this is the worst public health crisis for a generation. some people compare it to seasonal flu. alas, that is not right. owing to the lack of immunity, this diseas

two days ago, president rodrigo duterte announced there would be a lockdown on this city to try to stopoday we are seeing it enforced. the last two days we saw an exodus of people leaving the city prompting questions about whether it was a good idea to have these two days to allow people to leave, perhaps they could spread the virus around the country. that's the question being asked but we are seeing police officers handing out these leaflets with all the advice about washing hands and social distancing and also testing people's temperatures on this checkpoint. if they are not showing a temperature above 38 degrees, they are allowed to pass, noting where they are going to but it seems contrary to the idea of having a lockdown on the city, people are being allowed to leave here today unless they have symptoms of covid—19. and howard, the country has confirmed it has 111 cases of the virus, doesn't it? what happened around a month ago is we saw the first three cases in this country. this is the country where we saw the first death outside of china and there was a month where nothing much

the philippine capital is now facing a month-long lockdown after president rodrigo duterte issued anrder to suspend all domestic travel. it has left many worried about food supplies. >> they said there would be a lockdown, and we are skied we will not be able to buy food and go on to get reporter: the philippine government has sought to reassure citizens and cautioned against panic buying. >> we would like to stress that the transport of goods to metro manila from the provinces and vice versa will remain subject to guidelines. reporter: don't panic and don't stockpile. but avoid travel and large gatherings. that is the message being peddled across asia as the continent tries to slow the spread of the virus. official numbers from the epicenter of the outbreak suggest it is possible. on fririday, china repeported jt five new cases of the coronavirus in wuhan, the lowest daily tally in the city since january. these days, the virus is spreading faster in other countries than asia and the world. phil: here is a look at more of today's coronavirus developments. denmark is to close its bord

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philippine president rodrigo duterte has announced.s. justin trudeau and his wife are self—isolating after she began exhibiting mild—flu like symptoms. the canadian prime minister, who is not exhibiting any symptoms, will work from home until his wife's test results come back. the numbers of coronavirus cases continues to increase across europe. italy is the worst affected country with another big jump in the number of confirmed cases today to 15,113. more than 1,000 people have died. france's cases have increased to more than 2,000. the french president, emmanuel macron, is due to address the country in the next hour to reassure the people. in spain the number of coronavirus cases has soared to over 3,000, with around one third of them in the capital, madrid. 84 people have died with the disease. 0ur correspondent damian grammaticas is in madrid. spain is second only to italy, i wonder what the atmosphere is like there? that is exactly right and they are very conscious of that here, conscious of the fact they appear to be tracking ita

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philippine president rodrigo duterte has declared a unilateral cease-fire with communist guerrillas tofighting the outbreak. he has placed the northern third of the country under quarantine, he is urging the marxist guerrillas to respond with their own cease-fire. pakistan's military says security forces raided a militant hideout in a former alabama stronghold triggering a shoot-out there that killed four soldiers and seven terrorists. if the suspect belonged to a pakistani terror group and were planning to carry out attacks. clashes broke out overnight on greece's border with turkey after 500 migrants attempted to break down a border fence and enter greece. police say they used tear gas to repel the migrants, and turkish authorities also fired tear gas at the greek border. those are some of the other stories beyond our borders tonight, we'll be right back. t e a safelite repair is no cost to you. >> customer: really?! >> singers: safelite repair, safelite replace. when you take align, you have the support of a probiotic and the gastroenterologists who developed it. align naturally hel

in the philippines, president rodrigo duterte ordered a lockdown of metropolitan manila, home to 13 million people. duterte's order cuts off land, domestic air, and sea travel to and from metro manila and imposes bans on mass gatherings. schools have been ordered shut for a month and community quarantining is in effect. local officials who defy government orders face jail time. duterte was tested for coronavirus after a possible exposure. meanwhile, six of his cabinet ministers, 16 lawmakers, and the philippines' central bank govevernor have all gone i into self-quarantine. as the coronavirus continues to spread in the united states, immigration advocates are afraid of a deadly outbreak inside immigration jails. silky shah, executive director of detention watch network said in a statement -- "lives are already at risk in detention, and with the spread of coronavirus, people are sitting ducks in a system notorious for its fatally flawed medical care." there are also mounting concerns that the deportation of asylum seekers from the u.s. and mexico could accelerate the spread of coronavirus ac

filipipino presidentnt rodrigo duterte has put the enti island of luzon -- which inclcludes the capapital manila- on lockdown,n, affecting 5 57 million peopople. there are 2 confirmemed cases and d 12 deaths inin the phipippines. critics sasay the arananti presents a a near-impossssible dilemmmma for the island's s may hourly workekers who must t choe between survival and their healalth. this is a manila resident. workers hard for the because they will get hungry. their children will get hungry. what about the people who can't work because they are quarantined? they can't go out. they have no o money for food. amy: south africa has declared a imposingdisaster,r, massive travel ban's. sudan has sealed off all sea ports, land crossings and airports. egypt, which has the highest number of coronavirus cases in rica announced it will suspend flights starting thursday. nearly 350 cases have b been confirmed as covid cases mount in the middle east, going concern syria might face a major outbreak that could be catastrophic to civilians already dedealing wiwith the ong war and masassive displaceme