the world health organisation raises its assessment of the coronavirus threat to the highest level. we have increased the risk of spread and impact to very high. nato calls on all sides of the conflict in idlib to de—escalate, after a deadly airstrike on turkish troops raised concerns of a wider confrontation. i will not stand aside and watch. i will not be silent while the world is on fire. and in the uk, teenage activist greta thunberg marches with thousands of young people against climate change hello and welcome to world news today. there've been sharp falls in stock markets around the world as the coronavirus outbreak sparks fears of a worldwide recession. more than five trillion dollars have been wiped off global share values this week. the markets have had their worst 7 days since the global financial crisis more than a decade ago. our global trade correspondent dharshini david reports. don't be deceived by the cheers. that's just the traditional way to mark the opening of stock markets on wall street. the truth is that american shares are on track for their worst week since

health and safety" of drivers, staff and fans." now scientists from across the world have been meeting at the world health organisation in geneva tothis virus. here's the analysis from one of them. the measures that china has taken to really contain the outbreak might work and so it might end up as an outbreak that, unfortunately has killed over a thousand people, but can still be controlled and contained. 0n the other hand, we do not know, it may have already spread outside to many countries and so this may become still a global outbreak or even a pandemic. let's speak now to the bbc‘s imogen foulkes who's following developments from berne they went into these two days saying that they wanted to draft a kind of master plan aimed at containing and stopping this virus. but at the same time, other countries preparing for its arrival and at the end of those two days, just this evening in fact, they highlight various things that they highlight various things that they want to do and almost of the top of the list is getting easy to use diagnostic kits to countries with weaker health infrastructure. that clip you displayed, there are no

the world health organisation is warning of a tipping point in the corona virus outbreak.says that countries must now act quickly to contain the spread of the disease. rupert wingfield—hayes reports. they have had to wait longer than almost anyone else to get off the diamond princess, but tonight, finally, after 17 days of isolation, the british passages were loaded onto buses and began their long journey home. on board one of the buses, elaine spencer and her husband. before they left their cabin, they recorded this thank you message. thank you to the government for deciding to bring us home. we are coming home, we are seeing our family, and we can't wait, but also in a way it is strange, it feels like it has been our home for all that time. thank you. hopefully we are going to be home and i will see my family or ourfamilies, in the next couple of weeks. bye— bye. bye — bye. nearby in his cabin, alan sanford told me he and his wife are feeling the strain of such a long confinement. we have not stepped out of this cabin since we were quarantined on the fourth of february a

the headlines: as the world health organisation calls the coronavirus a very grave threat — we hear abouthe businessman who'd been working in singapore — now linked to eleven cases. will it be second time lucky for the democrats? after the chaos of iowa — the candidates await the results of the new hampshire primary. i live in new hampshire where poles are closing we look at which democrats are doing well and which less so. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme: it's the biggest exodus in syria's nine—year war — hundreds of thousands of civilians are fleeing idlib province. and, putting a price on climate change — a new report shows which economies may be the hardest hit. good morning. it's midnight in london and 9am in singapore and in china, where the number of deaths from the new coronavirus has now passed the 1,000 mark. the world health organisation says the disease will now be called covid—i9, and warned it could be 18 months before the first vaccine becomes available. in the british seaside resort of brighton, a businessman who's thought to have infected 11 people is re

the world health organisation has warned that the coronavirus outbreak has led to a global shortage ofe equipment, and has called for more money to tackle the spread of the illness. meanwhile, a british passenger is among more than 60 people onboard a cruise ship offjapan to have tested positive for coronavirus. more than 3,500 people and crew remain in quarantine in the port of yokohama. in china, there's been a growing wave of grief and anger, following the death of a doctor who tried to warn about the outbreak, but was told by the authorities to keep quiet. here's our beijing correspondent robin brant. it's stuck at the quayside, and they are stuck on board. the diamond princess is a huge floating health hazard. things are happening literally every hour, something is changing, the biggest of course being 41 additional passengers being found positive tested for the coronavirus, one of whom is a friend of ours, on honeymoon, who has been... erm, who was going to be split from his wife, you know, on honeymoon. he is going to be taken to a medical facility and she will have to remain on

the world health organisation is warning that the world is at a tipping point regarding the coronavirus outbreak. the head of the who said the window of opportunity to contain the virus is narrowing. he stressed that, before it closes completely, countries around the world must act quickly. although the winter of opportunity is narrowing to contain the outbreak, we still have a chance to contain it. but while doing that we have to prepare at the same time for any eventualities because this outbreak could go any direction. it could even be messy. it is and our hands now. if we do well with the narrowing window of opportunity, we can narrowing window of opportunity, we ca n reverse narrowing window of opportunity, we can reverse or narrowing window of opportunity, we can reverse oi’ revert narrowing window of opportunity, we can reverse or revert any narrowing window of opportunity, we can reverse oi’ revert any serious crisis. there's also concern about cases of coronavirus that have emerged outside china that do not have any links with the country at the source of the outbreak. apart fr

the world health organisation has issued its highest alert and warns that the global outbreak has reached "decisive point" stock markets have been falling around the world with 210 billion pounds wiped off the value of shares in london this week we'll have the latest from a range of experts. the other main stories on bbc news at 5. the teenage activist greta thunberg leads thousands of people on a climate change protest through the streets of bristol. i will not be silent while the world is on fire. will you? cheering prince harry teams up with rock royalty at the world famous abbey road studios to record a charity single for the invictus games foundation. flood hit areas of england and wales are preparing for another weekend of bad weather, this time as a result of storm jorge. and coming up, elisabeth moss is menaced by something she can't see, in the invisible man. find out whatjames king makes of that and the rest of the new releases in the film review, at 5.45. it's 5 o'clock. our main story. it's been confirmed that a british man who'd been on board the diamond princess cruise ship,

despite the continuing spread of the virus, the world health organisation has stopped short of raisingread of the virus, the world health organisation has stopped short of raising its classification to that of a pandemic. here's more on what they had to say from our global health correspondent, tulip mazundar. they met with chinese scientists have been working on this pharmacy for a long time they came back with this assessment and actually since the end of january, this assessment and actually since the end ofjanuary, about this assessment and actually since the end of january, about the 26th, the end of january, about the 26th, the number of cases plateaued not been coming down from the beginning of february. and what the who is saying is that this gives us hope. this gives us confidence that this isn't something they can become necessarily a global pandemic. at the right measures in place and they're the right measures in place and they‘ re pretty the right measures in place and they're pretty draconian intense measures the result tens of million people being too much prom lockdown

the world health organisation is warning the world is at a tipping point in the corona virus outbreakhead of the who said the window of opportunity to contain the virus is narrowing. he stressed that, before it closes completely, countries around the world must act quickly. although must act quickly. the window of opportunity although the window of opportunity is narrowing to contain the outbreak was still have a chance to contain it but while doing that we have to prepare for any eventuality is because of this outbreak could go any direction. it could even be messy. it is in our hands now. if we do well within the narrow window of opportunity, we can reverse or we can avert any serious crisis. there's also concern about cases of coronavirus that have emerged outside china that don't have any links with the country at the source of the outbreak. apart from the diamond princess cruise ship, the republic of korea has the most cases outside china and we are working closely with the government to fully understand the transmission dynamics that led to this increase. we are also concerned a

the headlines: the world health organisation says china's drastic measures to contain the coronavirus have given the rest of the world the chance to stop it from spreading. first partial results from the democratic party caucus in iowa give pete buttigieg a narrow lead over bernie sanders. with joe biden back in fourth place. i'm kasia madera, in london. also in the programme: president trump gets ready for his state of the union address, with the economy set to dominate his speech. and in a special bbc report, we meet the children no—one wants, the sons and daughters taken by their parents to join the islamic state. what happened to your brothers and sisters and to your mum and dad? translation: they were killed. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news — it's newsday. glad you could join us. it is midnight in london. it's 8am here in singapore. and iam in geneva, where the world health organisation says the coronavirus, is not a global pandemic. the director—general also said there was a window of oppurtunity to reduce the spread of the disease but that

the headlines: china says virus cases are stabilising, but the world health organisation warns the epidemic is impossible to predict. that gives us an opportunity to prepare and to react, and still gives us the opportunity for containment and potential interruption of transmission of the virus. ‘it‘s the economy first‘, but indonesia's president jokowi denies his country has become less tolerant. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme: italy's parliament votes to allow former interior minister, matteo salvini, to go on trialfor stopping migrants from landing. and, it's a vegetable bed but not as you know it. this middle eastern refugee camp is using mattresses to grow food. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 9am here in singapore, 1am in london and 2am in geneva, where the world health organization has said the outbreak of the coronavirus covid—19 in china has stabilised. but the who's chief has warned that the recent reduction in new cases must be treated with extreme caution and that the outbreak could still "

also in the programme: the world health organisation says china's drastic measures to contain the coronavirus have given the rest of the world the chance to stop it from spreading. and in a special bbc report, we meet the children no—one wants — the sons and daughters taken by their parents to join the islamic state. what happened to your brothers and sisters, and to your mum and dad? translation: they were killed. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news — it's newsday. good morning. it's 9am in singapore, iam in london and 8 pm in washington in the united states, where president donald trump will deliver his annual state of union speech in an hour's time. it's the opportunity for the president to highlight his acheivements and set the tone for his agenda in 2020. it's thought he'll deliver an optimistic message, buoyed by his expected aquittal by senators in his impeachment trial, and the chaos seen during the iowa democratic caucus. my colleaguejane o'brien sets the scene on capitol hill. this will be donald trump's third state of the union address and all of t

mike ryan from the world health organisation said the virus remained concentrated in who bay provincef four—day stable period of the disease where the number of reported cases hasn't advanced, and that is good news and may reflect the impact of control measures that have been put in place. we hope that the same stabilisation that appears to be occurring in wuhan also occurs outside but again, it is very, very early to make any predictions about numbers in this outbreak. this is still very intense disease outbreak in wuhan and hubei, and there is still great risks in practically all of the other provinces. china has introduced strict new rules to try to control the outbreak. in beijing, there's a ban on group dining while other cities are limiting how many family members can leave home each day. our correspondent stephen mcdonell has the latest from beijing. wuhan, the city at the heart of china's coronavirus emergency is struggling to cope with the size of this crisis. there are not enough beds, there is not enough equipment, hospitals have been swamped by the sick who need to be plac

the world health organisation says prices are spiralling as people buy up supplies. demand is at 100 times higher than normal and prices are up to 20 times higher. tributes after the death of a doctor who blew the whistle on the virus — in china outrage is building over the authorities‘ response. the already simmering concern about the handling of the crisis exploded toa the handling of the crisis exploded to a public wave of anger and grief, and the death of a doctor, systemic feelings have been made there. he democrats finally declare pete buttigieg the winner in iowa but bernie sanders says he won more votes. the next stop is new hampshire — we're there as the party tries to move forward. and coming up: heading for the sun — scientists prepare to send an unmanned craft into the burning heart of our solar system. hello and welcome to world news today. the world health organization says there is a global shortage of protective medical equipment like gowns, masks and gloves, as fears about the spread of the new coronavirus grow. more than 31,000 people have been infe

the world health organisation says the virus is in 2a countries.tside of china are currently being reported in japan, with 45 cases, and singapore with 28. another country the virus has reached is the uk, where a third case has been diagnosed. here's the bbc‘s health editor hugh pym. a nowadays we are told in brighton and the south of england, became unwell. he had recently returned from singapore, we did not know his nationality. he was isolated at home, tested positive when a new strain at coronavirus and taken to a hospital in london. which has specialists, isolation unit is looking after people with infectious diseases similar to that in newcastle who have. does this change the advice that the uk is offering? because he concentrated it and it singapore and not china gas. they are extending their advice for travellers coming back in the uk. before this happy baby china and come back to uk you were advised to isolate yourself and call the helpline or a doctor. now they are saying for some asian countries singapore and malaysia, if you come back a

it has been several weeks since the world health organisation declared a public health emergency, thes and the spotlight might be a little bit more on europe at the moment but, really, the biggerfear and on europe at the moment but, really, the bigger fear and concern on europe at the moment but, really, the biggerfear and concern is around countries with weaker health systems, because if they get in there, that is when we will see a real explosion in cases. it is important to point out some numbers to keep things in perspective. china currently has fewer than 80,000 cases in a population of 1.4 billion. in the rest of the world, a population of around 6.3 billion, there are 2800 cases, so let's keep that in mind going forward. this is a public health emergency but the world health organisation has said today we are in a fight that can be w011 today we are in a fight that can be won if we do the right things. thank you. the number of people killed in clashes between hindus and muslims in the indian capital delhi has risen to at least 23. families have been fleeing homes in areas worst

for governments wanting to crack down on protest and rebellion a senior officialfrom the world health organisation warned countries around the globe to prepare immediately for the further spread of the coronavirus. there's particular concern about the number of cases in iran. the deputy health minister there, who's been at the forefront of efforts to control the spread of infection, has now tested positive for the virus. our correspondent rana rahimpour, from bbc persian, has the latest. here in tehran the authorities spray disinfectant outside the home of a man who has died from the coronavirus. officially, 16 people have died and 95 are infected, but many believe the real figures to be far higher. on monday, iran's deputy health minister, here on the left, publicly denied a cover—up, while he himself looked unwell. 2a hours later, he took to twitter to reveal he had been diagnosed with the virus. translation: i would like to inform you that i also have got corona. i had fever from yesterday. my primary test results came up positive last night and since then i have isolated myself. in the capital

as the number of people infected with corona virus continues to rise, the world health organisation says there isa world health organisation says there is a shortage of protective clothing and masks. on—board a cruise liner quarantined in yokohama, a british man is one more than 60 to have contracted the virus. a gp who committed 90 sexual offences on female patients has been given three life sentences with a minimum term of 15 years. calls for more support for children who experience or witness domestic violence or abuse. philip schofield, one of britain's most famous tv presenters, has come out as gay. ina in a moment, it's going to be time for sportsday, but let's look at what else is coming up this evening. as more britons are arriving home and being placed in quarantine because of coronavirus, i'll be talking to one of the people who has already been going through that process for over a week. we're going to see how they are coping. specialist counsellors say that there are not enough services tailored for children who have experienced domestic abuse. we will speak to a charity abou

usually they support individual programmes and not generic activities within the organisation —— world healthn -- world health organization. so you're not that worried by that decision? i'm very worried, every country should continue to contribute to their maximum possibility to the world health organization, which is the only agency that can help us co—ordinate agency that can help us co—ordinate a response such as is going on now with the sars outbreak... the coronavirus outbreak. even president trump, though, seems to think this isa trump, though, seems to think this is a problem that is going to go away because the weather's going to get warmer, spring arrives and that will solve the problem for us. get warmer, spring arrives and that will solve the problem for uslj haven't seen that evidence and the virus is transmitting very well in singapore, which is a very tropical and warm climate. so if the evidence can be presented, i will believe it, but until i see the evidence i don't believe what's being said. you mentioned the chinese government and mentioned that they presented the evidence

the world health organisation has warned the window of opportunity to contain the virus is narrowing.w from wellington by professor michael baker an expert in public health. there in public health. are concerns that infections there are concerns that infections outside china have no clear link to china with the outbreak was first reported. are you surprised by this? not at all. for the last three weeks, this infection's epidemic has been on a trajectory to become a pandemic and it has been widely expected that we would start to see a pattern like this, you have a transmission where people have something, may be a mild cold or no symptoms in some cases, are transmitting the virus very widely, and it is only when someone who is really vulnerable is in for it is that they develop pneumonia and get tested. this is a pattern we are seeing now in these new cases. for nonscientists, hearing the word pandemic can be slightly scary. what does a pandemic actually involved ?m basically means very widespread transmission, some would say global transmission and that is a pattern we are starting to

the world health organisation has warned the window of opportunity to contain the virus is narrowing.navirus, a group of evacuees from china were met with hostility when they arrived at a quarantine centre in ukraine. calm has now been restored, but protestors clashed with police and threw missiles at buses carrying the evacuees. rich preston has this report. a night of violence, as this busload of evacuees from china arrived in the ukrainian town where they will be held in quarantine. some locals are worried to these evacuees will bring the virus with them, blocking roads to try to stop the bosses getting through. fights broke out. as police went into remove the barriers and people by force. ukraine's security service warned of a hoax email claiming some eva cu ees hoax email claiming some evacuees had contracted the virus. in fact, evacuees had contracted the virus. infact, no evacuees had contracted the virus. in fact, no cases had been confirmed in ukraine. ukraine's president took to television to set the record straight. translation: we know that some people deliberately spread

here's the world health organisation on that.derstand that most of these cases relate to a period going back over days and weeks and are retrospectively reported as cases since sometimes back to the beginning of the outbreak itself. nationally, the number of cases is close to 60,000. the death toll in china is now 1350. but in reality, it's higher. those who die at home are not being counted in officialfigures. and we know that people are choosing to do that. this article on the bbc news website details cases who say they don't want to be quarantined while seriously ill. that's they rather die at home. and while this crisis escalates, there's increasing pressure on the authorities — two officials in hubei have been sacked already. let's get more from stephen mcdonell in beijing. as to whether or not the dismissal of those two senior communist party officials on this very day is a coincidence, i'm not sure, but it doesn't look good for them. the hubei party secretary and the party secretary as well for wuhan city have both been re

the world health organisation says the window of opportunity to contain the outbreak is narrowing.ore people have died in iran, while a 78—year—old man has become the first person to die from the virus in europe. we still have a chance to contain it. but while doing that, we have to prepare at the same time for any eventualities. because this outbreak could go in any direction. it could even be messy. south korea has the third highest number of coronavirus cases after china and the cruise ship. here, workers disinfect a seoul subway station — a transport system used by millions in the city. governments across the world are trying to stop the spread, but the who is calling on countries to invest more resources to tackle the virus. let's talk to our correspondent jenny hill, who's in yokohama near the airport where the flight left from. we can see the ship behind you. still a significant number of people on board. yes, last night when we stood here, almost every cabin was lit up. tonight, farfewer, but you are right, it is not the end of the story here. around 1000 crew reportedly re

it comes as the world health organisation warns that the opportunity to contain the virus is "narrowing two weeks trapped on the diamond princess cruise liner, 32 british and european passengers were taken off the ship to begin theirjourney home. the group has tested negative for coronavirus, but more than 630 of their fellow passengers and crew have fallen ill. after landing at an mod base in wiltshire, they will be taken to the arrowe park hospital, on the wirral, where they will be quarantined for a further two weeks. the four british people who have coronavirus are being treated in japanese hospitals. the world health organization says the window of opportunity to contain the outbreak is narrowing. two more people have died in iran, while a 78—year—old man has become the first person to die from the virus in europe. we still have a chance to contain it. but while doing that, we have to prepare at the same time for any eventualities, because of this outbreak could go any direction, it could even be messy. south korea has the third highest number of coronavirus cases after china and t

and the world health organisation has warned that africa would struggle to control the coronavirus ifoutbreak emerged there. there've been celebrations in afghanistan as the seven—day reduction in violence by the taliban took effect. it's part of an agreement with the us. there's cautious optimism it may mean a longer lasting results. a government of national unity is starting to take shape in south sudan. at a ceremony in the capital, juba, president salva kiir appointed his long—standing rival, riek machar, as vice president. with more than 100 flood warnings still in place. a week ago, storm dennis brought flooding to large areas of the midlands, including the town of tenbury wells, where the clean—up continues. olivia hutchinson reports. enough is enough for chris walter, who has gone to the extreme of shutting his business down, following the latest catastrophic floods. ijust can't cope with it any more. i was flooded in 2007, that was pretty traumatic. but this time, it's like three foot of water in the place, and it came in through the back of the shop. a week after the banks o

away the japanese prime minister says his government is in close contact with the world health organisationus outbreak having an impact on the tokyo olympics and paralympic games. there've been 20 confirmed cases so far injapan. fter winning the test series, england's cricketers take on south africa in a one—day series that starts on tuesday in cape town. it's their first 500—over match since that incredible super—over victory in the world cup final against new zealand injuly. eoin morgan contemplated his future as captain after that lord's 00:08:57,651 --> 2147483051:41:13,541 triumph, but says he's quite happy 2147483051:41:13,541 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 in the role at the moment. whether you like it or not, is taken out of your hands given performance, individual performance or team performance so certainly my mind is set on the next two t20 world cups. if i make it to the 50 of a world cup, that would be great. let's return to our top story on sport today. some sore heads around the hard rock stadium in miami and a few more no doubt back in kansas city after their famous superbowl win.

our top stories: the world health organisation says reports from china that coronavirus infections have stabilised must be treated with extreme caution. the organisation's head warned that the virus could still spread. at a meeting in geneva, public health officials from around the world agreed a master plan to tackle the outbreak. the indonesian presidentjoko widodo has rejected criticism that his presidency has become increasingly restrictive. however, in an exclusive interview with the bbc, he said thatjobs come before human rights. and video of a huge fire at the fifth—largest oil refinery in us is attracting a lot of interest on our website. a pipeline caught fire on tuesday night but was put out within hours. there were no reported injuries at the exxon mobil plant in baton rouge, lousiana. thanks for watching. bye— bye. more on our web site bbc.co.uk/news and the news app. now on bbc news, live to singapore for asia business report. the world's largest mobile phone showcase becomes the latest event being cancelled over coronavirus concerns. and in an exclusive interview with the

warn of another scourge spreading as fast as the corona virus itself misinformation the world health organisation is urging social media giants to counter what it calls and the info demick as.

but i think one of the phrases i heard from the world health organisation directed generalised that to and be prepared to begin to spread a more alarming rate. yes, doctor michael ryan said this is a reality check. you need to be ready, speaking to countries around the world. how does what is happening now compared with their experience dealing with sars? well, cyrus was an infectious disease but if you can't think it was a more serious movies, you are more likely to die. the numbers were way smaller in fa ct, the numbers were way smaller in fact, and so it is a much larger outbreak. but, many times it is less serious outbreak, although obviously by those who gets severely affected by those who gets severely affected by it then, they are going to suffer more. i think sars showed us that we really needed to share information and we needed to share information about the cases, about science, about the cases, about science, about the cases, about science, about the research, and the need above all to share information with the public because the public need absolute accurate information,

the world health organisation says prices are spiralling as people buy up supplies.times higher than normal and prices are up to 20 times higher. tributes after the death of a doctor who blew the whistle on the virus — in china outrage is building over the authorities‘ response. the already simmering concern about the handling of the crisis exploded toa the handling of the crisis exploded to a public wave of anger and grief, and the death of a doctor, systemic

the world health organisation raises its assessment of the coronavirus threat to the highest level. spread and impact to very high. nato calls on all sides of the conflict in idlib to de—escalate, after a deadly airstrike on turkish troops raised concerns of a wider confrontation. i will not stand aside and watch. i will not be silent while the world is on fire. and in the uk,

but the world health organisation says cases are not rising dramatically outside china despite a spikec about the british businessmen who helped the mafia make millions of pounds through fraud. gennaro panzuto is a state witness whose evidence has helped convict former members of the camorra family criminal syndicate in naples. this report from dominic casciani. the secrets are being unlocked, a rare insight into one of the world's most powerful mafia gangs. i'm meeting gennaro panzuto, a camorra leader who murdered and is now confessing all. translation: one thing i do remember is the dull thud of the bodies falling after you've shot them. they're asking you to kill somebody. did you not think, that's the wrong thing to do? translation: no, when you grow up in a context like mine, for lots of kids like me, it's normal. panzuto was a teenage street thief, who rose through the ranks to become a boss. in 2006, he was suspected of multiple murders as clan warfare erupted. at the time, gennaro panzuto was for sure a dangerous criminal in naples in italy. he went on the run to northern engl

the world health organisation says most, if not all countries, the virus is now spreading faster outsidery. the world health organisation says most, if not all countries, should expect outbreaks. in a moment, we'll look at the effect of coronavirus on the global economy. first our health editor, hugh pym, has this report. it's the first british fatality from the coronavirus. the man had been a tourist on the diamond princess cruise ship. after contracting the virus he was said to have been very poorly. five japanese people who were on the ship have also died and more than 700 cases were diagnosed, with the ship quarantined in early february. two more people are being treated at the specialist infectious disease unit at the london royal free hospital after testing positive and a man from swansea has contracted the virus after returning from northern italy. the first case in wales. there has been a surge in the number of calls to the nhs111 helpline. some callers have told the bbc of delays and an nhs source said people might have to wait longer though the system was working. the governmen

i'm told the world health organisation says until otherwise, we proceed as usual. is open and it will deliver spectacular paralympic games. back in wuhan in china, where this outbreak started and is at its most serious, stadiums have become hospitals. streets are quiet. there is no place for support right now. events in china are already being moved, and women's 0lympic basketball tournament has been switched to serbia. the chinese team there are hoping to provide a distraction for those at home. we just played hard. we want our performance to inspire the chinese people to work hard, to work together. we are the family. some events a re together. we are the family. some events are far harder to move. the chinese grand prix is due to take place in shanghai on 19 april, but formula 1 will consider rescheduling it if coronavirus persists. but that will involve quite some u—turn. it if coronavirus persists. but that will involve quite some u-turn. this is the first time in formula 1 history they're scheduled to be 22 races on the calendar. and honestly looking at that

the ioc said they were in contact with the world health organisation and had full confidence that tokyol of the situation. 20 cases have been found in tokyo. translation: i'm seriously worried that this pending at casket disease could throw cold water on the momentum of the toys and games. i hope that it will be stamped out as soon as possible. the tokyo 2020 committee will co—ordinate with ibc, seeks the japanese government and the tokyo metropolitan government to tackle this issue felt thoroughly. this weeks olympic basketball qualifiers have been moved from china to belgrade due to the coronavirus. great britain women are hoping to qualify for the olympics for the first time and one win could be enough for a place at tokyo 2020. our olympic sports reporter nick hope is in serbia for us... a few years ago did not even the british went and thought limbic qualification would be possible because they said we had no support. scott ba eza because they said we had no support. scott baeza seating of a set of very impounded to london 2012, all of that support from your case participated in th

the world health organisation has upgraded the global risk of the virus outbreak to "very high". more than 50 countries are now reporting cases. nato has called on russia and syria to stop their offensive in syria's idlib province and halt what it called their "indiscriminate air attacks". it comes after 33 turkish troops were killed, in what ankara says was a syrian air strike. and one of the busiest railway stations in paris has been partially evacuated after a large fire was inadvertently started by demonstrators. but firefighters say they are bringing the fire under control. at ten o'clock reeta chakrabarti will be here with a full round up of the days news. first it is time for the capital city sinking into the sea. ja ka rta jakarta is the world's fastest sinking city. if we do nothing, then by 2050 95% of the area of jakarta will be below the sea. the indonesian capital is subsiding and the sea is rising. this was built in an attempt to hold back the tide, giant sea wall that goes for hundreds of metres. but what's on the other side has become an iconic image of a city tha

don't time, but with coronavirus, we basicallyjust don't know enough at the moment, so the world health organisation met today, and they will be meeting, and they need to ascertain so many different factors in orderfor us to ascertain so many different factors in order for us to know how to really feel about this. they don't know what the case fatality is, they don't know the susceptibility, they don't know the susceptibility, they don't know the susceptibility, they don't know exactly, you know, how susceptible people are to actually being affected by it, and also, you know, how soon the symptoms arise as well. and until we know those things, we don't know how to feel about it. yeah, exactly, i am not a virus expert. but what i keep noticing as it doesjust seem to be affecting people so differently. this guy come i read that he must have felt a really high load of virus or something to managed to pass it onto some new people in such a short space of time, but he's completely better now. so, yeah, just so many questions and no answer. we had good news from wha so who said the chinese seem to be effe

here's the world health organisation on that. find answers to some of the things we do not know including the transmissibility of the virus and the impact of the measures that china has taken. remember this story from the wall streetjournal — china labelled it racist — and effectively expelled three journalists from the journal — despite the fact they didn't write the article. well afp journalist laurent thomet has this update. @lthometafp "i asked china's foreign ministry to explain why they were expelled, and what laws justify the action. here's the answer." it says "those media who blatantly insult china, pitch racial discrimination and maliciously smear china must pay their price. we are not interested in the division of work within the wsj... it must be responsible for what it has said and done." but there's likely something else at play here. @stephenmcdonell points out: "this happened the day after the #us re—classified 5 chinese party media organisations." he is making the point quite rightly that there may be a connectio

the chinese have been very upset about this in the world health organisation's view is that it is not borders they see the reason that people start lying about where they've come from and the disease is more likely to spread. they believe monitoring is the best way to do things. but this isa the best way to do things. but this is a very heart disease to monitor because its symptoms are a fever, a dry cough, very similar to other illnesses. so it is a very hard one to call. will stay on the story, will stay on the dr chris smith is a virologist from the university of cambridge and you may know him from the ‘naked scientist‘ pocast and radio show. hejoins me now via webcam. the first question, about the appropriateness of the british government's response. what is your view on that? i think, quite frankly that it view on that? i think, quite frankly thatitis view on that? i think, quite frankly that it is a bit rich of the chinese to turn around and say that we are overreacting. this is the country that has 30,000 people that they have confirmed has this and there's probably a big clini

today, though, the world health organisation was full of praise.e completely honest. i don't know. but what worries me most is as the rest of the world and learned the lesson of speed? once china woke up to the danger, it did move fast. quarantining cities and effectively shutting down its economy. as the virus was allowed to spiral out of control in the province of hubei, it spread in smaller but significant pockets to every province in china. this is the picture of a disaster. it forced the government to act and here is what happened. the official figures showed that in hubei, although the numbers are still high, they are stabilising. and for the rest of china, even better news. the numbers kept low by those containment measures and if we have a closer look, for more than a week now, they have been falling. china has been so effective, the world health organisation says it is now safe to get the economy going again. welcome news on this farm. "with the roads all blocked, of course it is brought sales down," he tells me. if china's control of info

i think it a very good thing that the world health organisation has declared, is engaging the world inr its declaration. this is a novel virus which means, by definition, that we don't have any immunity to it in the population, but mostly that the infection will cause only mild to moderate symptoms, but in a small percentage it will cause very serious injury, very serious illness. what we need is to calmly make sure that we are monitoring the disease, understanding the way that it spreads, treating those that need it, and most importantly, helping lower income countries to manage those serious cases that are occurring in its borders. doctor emma miller, thank you. we got much more on the coronavirus on our website. lets go to the united states where in the midwestern state of iowa, candidates vying for the democratic nomination to oppose donald trump in november's presidential election, face the first test of their campaigns. it's called the iowa caucus, thousands of gatherings throughout the state where voters pick and choose their preferred candidate. the bbc‘s chris buckler is in de

coronavirus cases in the worst affected province of china is stabilising, according to the world health organisation—day stable period where the disease or the number of reported cases hasn't advanced. that is good news. torrential rain helps to ease australia's bushfire crisis

the world health organisation says hospitals need to be vigilant.ome of the treatments that you would use to help somebody who is having trouble breathing can actually increase the spread so, yes, all hospitals have to be on high alert that if somebody comes in with breathlessness, and symptoms like pneumonia, they must think of coronavirus first. we're talking to british tourists stuck in a hotel in tenerife and experts about what precautions you should, or shouldn't, be taking. also — want to be a detective in just three months? we'll bring you exclusive access to the police training scheme which does that. you put that uniform on and you know it's game time. whatever day you've had, however you feel, as soon as you get into work and put your boots on, you're there to do a job. also on the programme today... duffy has published an instagram post where she says she was "drugged, raped and held captive for days". we will bring you the story. and, globally, we use 855 billion of these every year — enough to cover the entire surface of the earth. now

i was listening to a really interesting briefing today from the world health organisation.cally about what china has done. having looked at their numbers and he measures they have taken. he said that the mission came away convinced that china has been able to really tamp down infection. —— doctor bruce elward. and in wo and hubei were most of the that happen. and he said that these measures could be affected in other places but of course, it is hard to imagine some of these measures bring applicable and many other countries are frankly other countries having the resources to do some of the think china has done. yet time is obviously essential in this process. if democracy is like europe and the united states and even india, vast democracy and populations, where very cautious now and said look, you really have gotten to self—isolate and if you don't know will be consequences, you could potentially contain the numbers at least whilst work is done and perhaps the virus then peters out as the weather changes. perhaps. one of the problems with this outbreak is that there are peo

prices are up to twenty times higher than usual, according to the world health organisation. it says medical staff and people caring for sick family members should be given priority. pete budda—jej has been declared the winner of the iowa democratic caucus by the narrowest of margins. but bernie sanders is also claiming victory. the party will hold a candidates‘ debate in a few hours‘ time. botswana has held its first major auction of licences to hunt elephants. a hunting ban was scrapped last year, as elephants and humans increasingly come into contact. the united nations says nearly six hundred thousand civilians have fled fighting in northwest syria since the start of december. it's warning that many more people could be be forced out as syrian government troops continue their advance against the rebels. at ten o'clock. clive myrie will be here with a full round up of the days news. first, the islamic state group may no longer control territory in syria or iraq but it hasn't given up the fight. undeterred, some of its army of global jihadists survived, and have taken sanct

the headlines: the world health organisation says china's drastic measures to contain the coronavirusfrom the democratic party caucus in iowa give pete buttigieg a narrow lead over bernie sanders. with joe biden back in fourth place. i'm kasia madera, in london. also in the programme: president trump gets ready for his state of the union address, with the economy set to dominate his speech. and in a special bbc report, we meet the children no—one wants, the sons and daughters taken

the world health organisation has raised the global threat level from coronavirus to "very high" — theossible level of alert. they're planning to send a mission to iran next week. officials there say 3a people have died, but health sources have told the bbc the actual figure is more than 200. in south korea, where 16 people have died, there have been a thousand new cases in the past 48 hours, bringing the total number of infections to 2,300. there've been sharp falls in global stock markets because of concerns over coronavirus — the total cost of this week's plunge in values has been more than five trillion dollars. we'll take a closer look at some of the news around the markets in a moment. but first, the latest on the virus around the world. rich preston has this report. the number of countries reporting new incidents of covid-19 reporting new incidents of covid—19 continues to rise. new zealand, lithuania and belarus are the latest confirm their first cases. the world health organization has upgraded the global risk of the virus. it calls for all countries to educate the populations

our top stories: more cases of coronavirus outside china: the world health organisation warns of a closing window of opportunity to stop it spreading. us intelligence agencies say russia is attempting to interfere in this year's presidential election. a seven day reduction in hostilities begins in afghanistan, paving the way for further talks between the us and the taliban. and has rome's founder been found? some italian archaelogists think this could be his grave. the world health organization says we could be heading towards a "tipping point" in the coronavirus outbreak. it's warned countries to act quickly as new clusters of cases are confirmed outside china. the organisation's head says the world's opportunity to contain it is narrowing. although the window of opportunity is narrowing to contain the outbreak, we still have a chance to contain it. but while doing that, we have to prepare at the same time for any eventualities because this outbreak could go any direction. it could even be messy. it's in our hands now. if we do well within the narrow window of opportunity, we can reverse

this is bbc news, our top story: the world health organisation has raised its assessment of the coronavirusus financial markets continued to fall dramatically on friday, following sharp declines on european and asian markets. investors are expecting the central banks to cut the cost of borrowing in the us, japan and other major economies. more from our business correspondent samira hussain. us financial market were battered in a way not seen since the 2008 financial crisis. the dowjones fell by more than i2% this week although on friday trading was able to come back from a 1000 point lost to close only 350 points lower. wall street continues to worry about the coronavirus and if the increasing number of cases outside china pushes the deadly virus into an epidemic. the white house has been trying to calm nervous investors. the trump administration's national economic director says he does not believe the stock market plunge will have a long—term effect. the president himself spoke to reporters late on friday saying that some of these big drops can be attributed to investor fears of the unkno

our top story: the world health organization says reports from china that coronavirus infections have stabilised must be treated with extreme caution. the organisation's head warned that the virus could still spread. at a meeting in geneva, public health officials from around the world agreed a master plan to tackle the outbreak. the indonesian president, joko widodo, has rejected criticism that his presidency has become increasingly restrictive. however, in an exclusive interview with the bbc, he said thatjobs come before human rights. and video of a huge fire at the fifth—largest oil refinery in us is attracting a lot of interest on our website. a pipeline caught fire on tuesday night, but was put out within hours. there were no reported injuries at the exxonmobil plant in baton rouge, lousiana. now on bbc news, hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i'm stephen sackur. like many of europe's long established parties of the left, the uk's labour party is in big trouble. last december‘s election, labour was not just beaten, it was humiliated, losing its grip on the working class heartlands and the north. jeremy corbyn serving his notice as leader, the party i