she is hong kong's south china morning post or i.c.m.p. was also present at the so-called interview and released this video which will be. i think they are seeing and who handled this whole situation appallingly badly and they continue to do so i believe. they saw how. they did which was to. drunk critically participate in the circulation of propaganda. in an email to the newspapers editor in chief angela wrote the interview scripted point by point rebuttal of the criticism against china's treatment of my father might as well have been a statement from the foreign ministry you still decided to run the story knowing these could not possibly be my father's own words why. editor in chief tammy tam replied to angela saying with regard to your father's case i assure you categorically that we did not collaborate with the chinese authorities to portray your father as speaking freely while in custody the south china morning post declined our request for an interview but a statement said it was staunchly independent we had to choose between meeting

e will go to the last question and then we'll go to south china morning post. have anyone from south china morning post? me?an you hear >> hopefully we can hear you better. try again. >> hello. yes. >> great. hanks so much for taking my question. he doctor mentioned international unity on this, i wonder if anyone had comments u.s. president, donald trump's continued usage of the virus, this morning that continued to be chinese against the eople around the world, wonder distracts from the nternational community [indiscernible]. >> thank you very much. been very clear from the beginning of this event that viruses know no borders and color n't care about the of your skin or how much money so it's in the bank, really important that we be in the language we use lest it need be profiling of individuals associated with the virus. is just something we need to all avoid. easy, you know, in to ations to summarize or make comments that are not intended to do that but ltimately end up having that outcome and i'm sure anyone virus equest profiling a along an ethnic line, tha

hong kong's south china morning post says there were more than 40,000 such cases as of the end of february. there are also worries about the rising number of imported infections on t the mainland. 47 such cases were reported on tuesday. the increase has prompted authorities in some cities to start testing everyone entering the country. all internatitional flights are landing at other airports so passengers can be quarantined. china is at a critical juncture. it wants business to resume. it wants to bring back a degree of normalcy to people's lives, but itt has to avoid triggering another wave of infections. >>> weather wise for us in tokyo, the sky is clear and mercury is slowly rising. >> if you are dealing with hay fever, today is not your day, but if you had to go to work and be oututdoors on the way to wor you were able to see clear skies and winds were a lot calmer. but we expecting the weather to be even warmer as we go forward in time. here's a look at what's happening across japapan. not much in terms of activity, and it will continue to be that way as we go forward. we have high p

and the south china morning post focuses on coronavirus in south korea...ich the country has done reveals a more accurate picture about how deadly the virus really is. britain's high court has found that the ruler of dubai sheikh mohammed al maktoum abducted two of his daughters, and subjected his former wife to a campaign of intimidation. in a series ofjudgments, the court also said allegations of physical abuse could be relied upon and overruled the sheikh's efforts to keep the findings secret. here's our security correspondent, frank gardner. extraordinary and damning allegations of abduction and intimidation committed by dubai's ruler sheikh mohammed al—maktoum, published today by the high court in britain, and the details have emerged during a lengthy custody battle between the sheikh and his former wife, princess haya ofjordan. here at the royal courts of justice, princess haya, seen here in white, is alleging intimidation by the sheikh, after discovering the alleged fate of two of his daughters. this court case is lifting the lid on what is alleged t

the south china morning post says that a pet dog belonging to a coronavirus patient has contracted theanimal transmission, but experts stress there is no evidence pets can be a source of infection or that they can fall sick. and finally, the international edition of the new york times has this striking image of inmates at a women's prison in afghanistan, as they break their fast together during the islamic holy month of ramadan. let's bring you an update on the coronavirus in the united states. as we reported earlier in the past hour the governer of california, gavin newsom, has declared a state of emergency over the coronavirus after confirming 53 cases. earlier, officials announced the first death of the virus in the state. we've had a number of incidences throughout the state of california. no longer north, 110w of california. no longer north, now in southern california. we have accordingly, with this new i see you patient that passed away, entered into this next phase that has required me under the circumstances to advance a proclamation of a state of emergency in the state of cali

the south china morning post says that a pet dog belonging to a coronavirus patient has contracted theransmission, but experts stress there is no evidence pets can be a source of infection or that they can fall sick. and finally, the international edition of the new york times has this striking image of inmates at a women's prison in afghanistan, as they break their fast together during the islamic holy month of ramadan. the president of the european council has met turkish president erdogan to discuss the increasing tensions on the border between turkey and greece. the greek government has denid reports that its soldiers shot dead a migrant who was trying to cross from turkey. —— has denied reports. thousands of people have been gathering at the border, after turkey lifted restrictions on migrants trying to reach the european union last week. jonah fisher reports from the border. so this river is the border between greece and turkey — turkey on this side, the european union just over there. and we've been speaking this morning to migrants who have tried to make that crossing by boat o

and south china morning post is reporting that in hong kong, the world's first dog believed to have coronavirust was found to have a low—level infection earlier this month — and will now have further tests. that is getting you up—to—date on all of our coronavirus developments and a lot of politics in britain today have been focused on how the uk responds we can take you next to our life edition of newscast over the bbc studios in westminster. we had a sense for a while over how big an issue this would become god, but if anyone is in any doubt as far as the uk is concerned,. coronavirus is here. it's real. it's going to affect many, many many people. we are in it for the long haul. no question. everyone wants to be reassured by politicians or by medical experts, but anyone who says they definitely know what's gonna happen to all of us is lying, because it's a new virus and we just can't tell. and also it doesn'tjust virus and we just can't tell. and also it doesn't just affect virus and we just can't tell. and also it doesn'tjust affect people, it affects every area of national and international

china's initial response has increasingly come under scrutiny. and not just by white house officials. reporting in "the wall street journal," "washington post," south china morningsewhere and suggested a timeline that china covered up the deadly impact for weeks. a delay that it says caused it to spread all over the globe. they wasted valuable days at the front end. allowing hundreds of thousands of people to leave wuhan to go to places like italy. they tried to suppress this information. earlier this evening on fox news -- a study earlier this month indicates that if chinese authority had just acted a few weeks earlier, three weeks in fact, the number of coronavirus cases could have been reduced by get this figure, by 95%. in the geographic spread would have been significant a much less limited. this is the sort of thing that we will continue to study as we continue to battle it is obviously the thought of a lifetime. shannon. >> shannon: yao, we will. kevin, they they get so much. information you asked for a period of medical questions you have. our medical experts are standing by, they are up next to answer your questions. these days you need faster internet

we will go to the last question and that will go to "south china morning post." do we have anyone western mark -- do we have anyone? >> try -- can you hear me? >> try again. >> thank you for taking my question. it was mentioned, the importance of international unity. i had wondered if anyone had comments about donald trump's continued uses -- usage of the chinese virus to use to covid given that there continues to be reports of racism and attacks against ethnic chinese people around the world. thoughtsd if you had about if that kind of language will hamper or distract from the international community's ability? >> thank you. i think we have been very clear since the beginning. borderss do not know and they do not care your ethnicity, color of your skin, or how much money you have. it is really important that we be careful in the language that --use last it lead to lest lest it lead to profiling of individuals. it is easy in situations to summarize, or to make comments that are not intended to do that. also, they have that outcome, and i am sure that anyone would

lauren: the south china morning post is reporting the first case happened in w wuhan, patient ze, back to prove that. again, many people scratching their heads and asking why it matters. however, with the pandemic now reaching our shores here in the u.s., do you think beijing is emboldened? >> i think that the chinese are driven by a couple of things. one is that they clearly are able to influence a number of international organizations. notice how long it took the world health organization for example to finally declare a pandemic. second of all, they do have significant portions of the american pharmaceutical supply chain and i suspect that this is also an implicit threat against the united states to say, look, if you tick us off enough, we have the ability to turn off things like ibuprofen and precursor chemicals for penicillin. lauren: 95% of ibuprofen is supplied from china. do you think they could limit their exports of what we need right now in terms of masks and disinfectants. >> to be fair to the chinese, they have at this point probably the largest number of cases so i'm not

the "south china morning p post says leaked government data suggests more than 43,000 so-called silent carriers had tested positive for the virus as of the end of february. the hong kong government says all tourists arriving at its airport will be denied entry and it is considering suspending the sale of alcohol in the city. chief executive carrie lam announced this on monday. >> traranslator: we are going t further prevent imported cases. hong kong will try to stop the transmission chain coming from overseas. >> she says all non-hong kong residents arriving from other places by plane will not be allowed in. hong kong residents and people from mainland china, macao, and taiwan, are not subject to the entry ban if they have not traveled overseas for the past 14 days. the measures will last for 14 days starting on wednesday. lam also said it will require 8,600 restaurants, bars, and clubs to suspend the sale of alcohol as part of measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. >> translator: people take off their facemasks when they drink alcohol at bars and elsewhere and often talk c

morning post." -- should the public worry about picking up covid-19 from their pets? no. also contracted acute respiratory syndromes of the 2003 outbreak. animal head health expert vanessa bars told the south chinang trout -- post, previous experience of just cats and dogs will not become sick or transmit the virus to humans. at that time a small number of pets tested positive but none became sick. hopefully that answers are caller's question --our caller's question. let us go back to the democratic line. good morning. caller: good morning, thank you you for the call. i wanted to also talk about coronavirus. with 35immunologist years of experience -- expertise in the fields of inflammatory diseases and cancer biology. i believe the outcome of this corona scheme is is a transfer of another $8 billion from taxpayers to the government, and the pharmaceutical companies. we do not have a healthier nation, although we spend trillions of dollars for cancer research and therapy. my last two articles regarding cancersnd the fact that -- cancer is an induced disease injected theat we public with a vaccine that has viruses. and my other article relating to hpv vaccine. public'sking the immunity weaker, not