they left wuhan at around 5am local time this morning.heard from people in wuhan, streets are closed off. you can see images we have seen people trying to get to the airport, entirely empty streets, health screenings before they get into the airport itself. it must feel very strange to suddenly be leaving wuhan and to be in britain, particularly facing two weeks of quarantine. at the moment, we don't have a huge amount of information about what that quarantine will involve, whether those individuals will be kept in separate rooms, will be allowed to socialise with each other. we just know they will be in quarantine for 1h days to see if there is any risk of infection, if they are suffering from coronavirus. we are still waiting to hear, and i imagine they will have plenty of questions when they get off the flight questions when they get off the flight about exactly what happens to the next. as we understand it, there is a minimum period of 1a days in that facility in wirral, where they are being taken. initially, the government talked abou

the city of wuhan is already on lockdown.lanes and trains are suspended in and out of that city, home to 11 million people. the cities also of huanggang and ezhou, 8.5 million combined, they have suspended transport operations. here y can see the general layout of wuhan, where the virus originated in a market that was selling live animals for food. you probably heard about that in the newd the woalth organization has been holding a second day of talks in geneva. let's hear from thl.director gene >> this is an emergency in china, but it has not yet become a global health emergency. >> what do we know about this virus so far? it is a new strain of a edronavirus not previously identin humans. it affects the lungs, and symptoms start as a fever and cough, which can lead to shortness of breath. it could cause severe acute respiratory syndrome, which killed 800 people in the early 2000's, and it is also related to the common cold. understanding how the vice transmits between people is one of the outstanding questions in this outbre

hospitals in wuhan are overwhelmed.an a dozen health workers have been infected, so medical staff have started wearing full protective suits. now, in a dramatic attempt to slow the virus spreading, the city's entire public transport system will be shut down. within hours, all flights will be grounded, all trains and bus stations closed. residents are being urged to stay put. wuhan has a population of 11 million people. more than live in greater london. wuhan international airport handles over 2a million passengers a year, with direct flights to london, paris, dubai, and other cities around the world. the last flight out of wuhan for the uk landed at heathrow this evening. passengers were met by health officials after they left the plane. so there was no screening at wuhan, and there was no screening as i've landed. "if you experience symptoms, call nhs direct." that was from public health england. it was quite sparse, the leaflet, but i've not had my temperature checked, i was allowed through passport control. but furth

hospitals in wuhan overwhelmed. more than a dozen health workers are infectedome medical staff have one for protective suits. in a dramatic attempt to slow the virus spreading from the city's entire public transfer system is being shut down. within hours, all flights will bell grounded,rains and bus stations closed. residents are being urged to stay put. wuhan has a population of 11 million people. imore than thgreater london. wuhan international airport handles 24 million passengers a year, with direct flights to london, paris, dubai, and other cities around the world. the last flight out of wuhan for this evening.heathrow passengers were met by health officials after they lefthe plane. s>>there was no screening at wuhan. lewe were given let in english saying that if you experience symptoms. it was quite sparse, the leaflet. rg: but further spread of thousands of wuhan residents have already left the city for the lunanew year holiday, and 400 million people across china will travel this week. one positive, the vus

this woman, on the same flight, said there were checks at wuhan airport.le's temperatures, and on the plane, people wore facemasks. this man arriving at heathrow showed a leaflet given to passengers from public health england, explaining what to do if they feel unwell. that's one of the measures introduced at heathrow. plans arriving from the chinese city are taken to an isolated area of terminal 4. on—board announcements tell people to inform crewmembers if they feel unwell, and that information is passed on to public health teams which meet each direct flight. health teams which meet each direct flight. these passengers are the last to arrive from wuhan, where all public transport, including flights, have now been stopped. public health england says the risk to the uk population is low. the world health organization will decide later today if it will declare an international public health emergency. there will be more on that story coming up on breakfast. this is the briefing from bbc news. the latest headlines: the chinese city of wuhan has shut down pub

for more on the situation in wuhan here's the bbc‘s kerry allen.s are obvious today in the city. they have been reporters that within wuhan who have been going to train stations and just chaos. people arriving they were hoping to travel to different areas and saying they weren't aware that trains network systems had been suspended. everywhere else as well and we had also seen the footage on social media of cars arriving hauling their boots and finding out they have to turn around. so yeah, they are absolutely stranded. and there is not a lot of choice for diverting. other regions are also affected by this said this quickly stepping up precautions. for more on the impact of the travel restrictions during chinese new year here's zhaoyin feng from the bbc chinese service in washington. it's like cancelling christmas in the west. as you know lunar new year is the most important festival for the chinese. he let that lockdown can only three days before the end of year. it is approaching for saturday. as he mentioned we are not only facing the left but al

the last flight out of wuhan for the u.k.de laninto heathrow this evening. passengers were met by health cials after they left th plane. >> so there was no screening at wuhan. we were given a leaflet in english saying that if you experience symptoms. it was quite sparse, the leaflet. fergus: but further spread of the virus is inevitable. thousands of wuhan residents have already left the city forye the lunar new holiday, and 400 million people across china will travel this week. one positive, the virus appears less aggressive than the 2002 sars outbreak which killed nearly 800 people. >> for this virus, it appears that a significant proportion of cases are mild. did you have symptoms -- they have a fever, they feel poorly. that may pose a challengeidn terms of r identifying cases. it is good news from the point of view that this may notas be quitegal as-- lethal as sars was. fergus:ut there are still so many unknowns. the world health organization has delayed a decision until tomorrow about whethercl to deare a global health emergency. >> the decision about

their report details the repatriation of more than 200 people from wuhan.home. and finally, the new york time's international edition features two british police officers working to return stolen art back to nigeria. it tells the story of how a handwritten note sparked their efforts to help return two benin bronzes, many of which are on display in western museums. those are the papers. backing out of the lead story. al china correspondent stephen mcdonald travelled over the weekend. he is now under self imposed quarantine 14 days at his home invasion. thank you joining us. how are you dealing with the self—imposed quarantine? how are you dealing with the self-imposed quarantine? it's 0k. the bbc self-imposed quarantine? it's ok. the bbc are keeping me busy. so we still do a lot of reporting, even from home. in that sense it's fine, you know. everything can be delivered these days in china. it doesn't really matter. so what are you doing at the moment while you are at home for 14 days? well, look, basically, keeping an eye on this crisis. in a way, me being

that was a traveller returning from wuhan —— wuhan to seattle. confirmed in seattle, several pharmacy stores sold out in masks in downtown seattle and some of the chinese in town had to order boxes of masks online. also, it will disturb people's plans for the upcoming lunar new year, which is this saturday. some who are from wuhan have been one to cancel their new year's eve dinner, which is the most important meal of the year for many chinese families. we learned that two neighbouring cities to wuhan have been in lockdown as well, meaning no planes or trains can go into the city. this is unprecedented for the chinese government to take such a measure. unprecedented and quite frightening for many people, when we are talking about more than 1 million people in one city who are being told, you can't move. in 2003, during the sars outbreak, the chinese government did close down some schools, apartment buildings, but never a whole city, and now we are talking about three cities. this poses a very important question, how do you strike the right balanc

most of them in wuhan. steve mcdonald reports. wuhan is an virtual lockdown.f ii is an virtual lockdown. in the city of 11 million people you're not allowed to enter any public space without a mask. all public transport has been closed. the last flights and were already half empty. the final train services all eerily quiet. translation: here, we're at the very epicentre of the virus. maybe it's best not to travel. translation: i'm confident that our government has the situation well in hand, and that the situation will be quickly brought under control. now, wherever you look, people are wearing masks. they're lining up to buy more masks. some people are cancelling their trips and there is a lot of concern. and what's really made people pay attention to this health problem has been the shutdown of wuhan. the wuhan shutdown has made this emergency suddenly very real for people right across china, triggering memories of the 2002 sars outbreak, which led to more than 600 deaths. neighbouring cities are also stopping train services as well as closing bars and resta

there is such evidence collected in wuhan.ents in guangdong who have not been to wuhan, but caught the virus after their family members came back from wuhan. thus as of now, we can confirm the cases of the coronavirus being passed from person to person definitely exist. so the disease can spread from humans to humans. should this worry us? professor raina macintyre is an infectious diseases expert at the university of new south wales. it's always a concern when a virus can be transmitted between people, because that means it can spread much more easily than if it's just going from animal to human. and ms mcintyre, this basically revives memories of the sars virus from 2002—04, which was also a coronavirus that killed more than 700 people. from your point of view, could this morph into sars, or even worse? well, the genetic sequencing of this new virus shows that it is most closely related to sars, as opposed to any other coronavirus. however, when we look at the death rate, the death rate from sars was in the order of i2%. and

hospitals in wuhan are overwhelmed.ore than a dozen health workers have been infected, so now they all wear protective gear when dealing with patients. in an attempt to slow the spread of the virus, china wants to minimise travel into and out of the city. translation: the wuhan government advice is, if there is no urgent need, outsiders should not visit wuhan. wuhan residents should not leave unless there are special circumstances. this way, we can reduce the flow of people, the possibility of contagion, and prevention and control can be successful. wuhan might not be as well—known as chinese mega—cities like beijing and shanghai but 11 million people live in the central chinese city, more than in greater london, which helps explain why the virus has travelled so quickly across asia and beyond. wuhan international airport handles over 2a million passengers a year and offers direct flights to london, paris, dubai and other cities across the world. given that hundreds of thousands of people will die each year from infecti

the entire public transport system in the chinese city of wuhan grinds toa in the chinese city of wuhanluding a british man after storms sweep across spain. world leaders gather in jerusalem to mark the 75th anniverisary of the liberation of auschwitz. more than a million people, mostlyjews, were murdered by the nazis there.

hospitals in wuhan are overwhelmed.ore than a dozen health workers have been infected, so medical staff have started wearing full protective suits. now, in a dramatic attempt to slow the virus spreading, the city's entire public transport system is being shut down. within hours, all flights will be grounded, all trains and bus stations closed. residents are being urged to stay put. wuhan has a population of 11 million people, more than live in greater london. wuhan international airport handles over 2a million passengers a year, with direct flights to london, paris, dubai, and other cities around the world. the last flight out of wuhan for the uk landed at heathrow this evening. passengers were met by health officials after they left the plane. so there was no screening at wuhan, and there was no screening as i've landed. and we were given a leaflet in english saying, if you experience symptoms, call nhs direct. that was from public health england. it was quite sparse, the leaflet, but i've not had my temperature checke

although many people, no doubt, in wuhan are just staying indoors.ey have their fridges stocked up for the chinese new year, they are probably happy enough just to watch television and hang around with theirfamilies, to watch television and hang around with their families, because to watch television and hang around with theirfamilies, because it seems like the situation there is becoming very drastic. i should add that we are also hearing and other chinese cities that they are clearing entire floors of hospitals, preparing for a very big intake of people. part of the problem is that the incubation time of that virus is like five days, so imagine all the people who have already left wuhan. they could have even travelled to other countries, gone past the scanning procedures. the temperature doesn't come up yet. and then they are already somewhere else and they start getting sick. in the meantime, for those five days, they've already passed the sickness onto other people. so the authorities are very worried that this could become an extremely serious s

would be quarantined for 14 from wuhan would be quarantined for 11!ousing them ata 11! days. one option is housing them at a military base, but the ministry of defence could not confirm this.|j think of defence could not confirm this.” think that this is a pretty balanced response, actually, given the circumstances. on the one hand, you have individuals who are marooned in china at the moment and there is a responsibility to british subjects to look after their interests. against that, of protecting the british public and making sure that we don't bring back people and actually cause an outbreak of this coronavirus in the uk. the new virus which emerged in china is a variety of coronavirus, they take their name from these surface proteins which look like the tips of the crown. now, a lot of common colds are caused by coronavirus. but in the past 20 years, three dangerous new strains have jumped from animals to humans. the sars virus emerged in 2002 in china and killed nearly 800 people worldwide, about one in ten of those infected. mers originated in

flights and trains out of wuhan have been cancelled. people living there have been told they shouldn't leave the city, but millions have already chat, travelled for lunar new year. the trail of harvey weinstein has been told he is a seasoned sexual predator with vulnerable actresses as his prey. he denies five charges including rape and sexual assault relating to two women. you are pretty much up—to—date with the headlines. now on bbc news, wednesday in parliament. hello and welcome to wednesday in parliament. coming up: the withdrawal agreement bill finally gets through parliament after the not contents in the lords drop their opposition. the question is that motions b—e be agreed to or blocked. as many as are of the opinion, say "content". to the contrary, "not content". the contents have it. a former hospital consultant warns of the dangers of the virus which has killed 17 people in china. although the chinese have sequenced the genome of the virus, it has mutated, and it now spreads directly from human to human. and a warning of the

this is wuhan, the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak. a city on lockdown.here it is spread to ten countries and territories, while the number of infections are rising, experts say it is too soon to know the impact of what's being called 2019 ncov. there is still a lot we don't know. there is still a lot we don't know. the two main things we need to understand is how infectious is it and how deadly is it? and for those two things, we're going to need a lot more of the epidemiology, a lot more to tell us what the patterns are. public transport is restricted in wuhan and five other chinese cities have employed similar measures. 20 million people are effectively in quarantine. translation: at present, the epidemic prevention for the outbreak in wuhan has entered a critical stage. we must resolutely curb the spread of the epidemic to other places. at airports across the world, passengers from china are being medically screened to detect people displaying symptoms. possible cases are being investigated in canada and the uk, where“; people have been tested. it's l

has an embassy in china and a consulate in wuhan.

their report details the repatriation of more than 200 people from wuhan.brought home. and finally, the new york time's international edition features two british police officers working to return stolen art back to nigeria. it tells the story of how a handwritten note sparked their efforts to help return two benin bronzes, many of which are on display in western museums. yesterday here on newsday we heard about the so called ‘doomsday‘ glacier, in the middle of the west antarctic ice sheet that scientists fear could be at the point of catastrophic collapse. well for the second of his reports, our chief environment correspondentjustin rowlatt travelled with a team of scientists who are working outjust how fast the ice is melting. antarctica is the stormiest continent on earth, and west antarctica is the most remote and stormy part of it all, which makes it an exceptionally tough place to do scientific research. so we've been filming out here for, like, i don't know, an hour and a half, and this is the result, and it gives you an idea of why it's so hard to

in wuhan, the brits are busy packing. due to be on their way home but now there's no certainty when their flight will leave. we want to get back to the uk. we felt it would be a safer place to be at this time because we are at the epicentre of the coronavirus problem. at the moment we are sitting tight and we were told it would be on friday morning and we are leaving this evening because we have to get there six hours before, so we are just sitting tight waiting for that. in china, the virus has now caused more than 170 deaths. it has spread to at least 16 other nations. some countries have already got their citizens out of wuhan. this was a japanese plane arriving in tokyo yesterday. it's now been revealed that three people on that flight had the virus. two of them weren't showing any symptoms. that's why the britons returning home from wuhan will have to go into quarantine for two weeks, though where that will be hasn't been confirmed. this was a charter plane arriving yesterday carrying american nationals back to a mil

ryan has the latest. >> the city of wuhan is the epicenter of this crisis. the central government has sent hundreds of military doctors into the city and is building two makeshift hospitals the first of which they hope will be ready to go a week from monday. that will lead 2000 did. they were turned away from hospitals as recently as yesterday because they don't have the capacity to deal with the them. the vast majority of 1400 people infected globally has risen from 40 a week and a half ago are in wuhan. all-americans were ordered to leave the city. it is also closing the consulate and flying the american embassy workers home on a private jet to try to limit their exposure to the virus. china has expanded its lockdown to 16 cities surrounding wuhan with a population of 50 million people, greater than that of london, moscow, paris combined come all trains and planes to wuhan have been shut down for three days. authorities have closed many big tourist destinations including shanghai, disney, the for been city, or group tours for domestic and international tra

what is life like inside wuhan?or more on this i am charmed byjan robert go, a student in the city and unable to leave because of the lockdown. thank you forjoining us today. how long have you been affected by this lockdown. obviously it came into force pretty recently but how long have you actually been trying to stay inside and limit the amount of socialising, movement around that you do? i think it is just today and yesterday i was still going around and there is not much problems, to mark days ago i still rode the underground here. toss two. so you want particularly worried today days ago. do you feel more concerned now? not really, because the information that is coming from the information that is coming from the universities is quite updated so every now and then they send us updates what is happening and giving us updates what is happening and giving us information on how to deal with the things. international students, i guess there's not much problem on part. tell us how it has affected the way you would n

chris hill, in wuhan.t who is allowed to leave. what would you do? so hard for anyone as a parent to imagine leaving their child there when you are concerned and worried about a virus hitting the headlines all around the world. in terms of the specifics we are hearing from our correspondence out there this morning is the foreign 0ffice there this morning is the foreign office has said the permission is not forthcoming at the moment for the flight that 200 people were due to get on today to get out of wuhan. we will keep you date on any developments. the chancellor sajid javid is giving his backing to the high speed 2 rail line at a meeting with the prime minister and transport secretary later today. a decision on the future of the high—speed rail line is expected in the coming days. it has been criticised for the spiralling cost of the scheme — latest estimates put the total at more than £100 billion. vanessa bryant has thanked the millions of people who have sent her family support after the death of her

wuhan is a very large city with a large population.lone cannot withstand the outbreak of the virus. it needs the support of the whole country. the chinese government has released footage of a new quarantine facility under construction at a frantic pace. they say it will be used to cope with an ever—growing number of patients infected with the coronavirus. china's new year's eve is much more quiet this year than it normally would be. in most cities there are very few people on the street. it seems a lot of people don't want to leave their homes for fear of catching the coronavirus. instead of a mood of celebration, it is one of trepidation. many are wondering just how bad this problem is going to become. the potentially deadly coronavirus is thought to have spread from animals into humans ata have spread from animals into humans at a live produce market in wuhan. 0fficials at a live produce market in wuhan. officials have but lockdown the city to try and slow the disease spreading. if we all work as one we can contain the virus in wuhan

visit wuhan.an residents should not leave wuhan unless there are special circumstances. this way, we can reduce the flow of people, reduce the possibility of contagion and prevention and control can be successful. the outbreak has already hit several areas of china, including the capital, beijing, and shanghai. a handful of cases have also been identified in other countries in the region — two in thailand, one injapan and one in south korea. the us has also confirmed its first case, a travellerfrom china who became sick in seattle. heathrow is the latest international airport to start monitoring flights from wuhan. there are three every week. passengers will be checked over, given information about the virus and asked to contact health authorities if they become ill. the government says the risk to the uk is still low. the last time a new coronavirus emerged was when itjumped from camels to humans in saudi arabia back in 2012. more than 800 people have died of what's called middle east respiratory

wuhan is in a virtual lockdown.ple, you are not allowed to enter any public space without a mask. all public transport has been closed. the last flights in were already half empty. the final train services are also eerily quiet. normally, the lunar new year rush would mean you can't get the tickets. translation: here, we are at the very epicentre of the virus. maybe it's best not to travel. translation: i'm confident our government has the situation well in hand, that the situation will be quickly brought under control. the wuhan shutdown has made this emergency suddenly very real for people right across china. triggering memories of the 2002 sars outbreak, which led to more than 600 deaths. neighbouring cities are also stopping train services, as well as closing bars and restaurants. these drastic measures have been welcomed by the world health organisation. the sequencing was done quickly, but more importantly, it was shared immediately, and that's why korea, japan, thailand will be able to diagnose the new corona

the other places grocery market, people in wuhan are lining up market, people in wuhan are lining uperies because they're worried the supplies for the city are not going to last for a long time given the current shutdown. and chinese medicines are asking very tough questions online, mostly boiling down to one, could we have dealt with this better? jao—yin fung from the bbc chinese service. the us senate has been hearing a second day of arguments in the impeachment trial of president trump. democrats are making the case that mr trump abused his power by using american military aid to pressure ukraine into helping him discredit his political rival, joe biden. jerry nadler, one of the democrats‘ prosecutors, said mr trump's attempt to cheat his way to victory in the presidential election later this year was an abuse of power that threatens the entire system of us democracy. the chief point of contention in the hearings currently is over whether witnesses and more documentation should be admitted. democrats are in favour, but republicans, who hold a majority in the senate, are against. h

some cases have shown up in beijing but not at the scale of wuhan.an, people are worried about what this means for themselves, their children and their family. sophia yan. rescue workers in turkey are continuing to search for survivors after an earthquake in the east of the country killed at least 18 people. the 6.8 magnitude quake caused buildings to collapse and was felt in neighbouring countries. gareth barlow has more details. rescuers carry sui’vivoi’s out from the rubble. the 6.8 magnitude quake sent buildings crashing to the ground and residents rushing into the streets. more than 30 people are feared trapped and more than 500 people have been reported injured. the exact moment the earthquake struck, captured live on turkish tv. amid the inky darkness, among ruined buildings, screams rang out as more than 400 rescue teams rushed to help survivors. dozens of after—shocks followed the main tremor, which was also felt in neighbouring syria, lebanon and iran. the region, 550 kilometres east of the capital ankara, is remote and sparsely populated s

jan renders is a belgian student who is studying in wuhan.el out of wuhan for the lunar new year holidays? not for the new year holidays, i was planning to stay here. i have a flight i was hoping to catch next month but i'm not certain on that right now. jan renders, you have been moving around the city of wuhan, can you describe to us what you have seen and what the city looks like today? well, the city is actually very, very quiet right now, very empty, but that's also related to chinese new year. at this time of year it is very quiet. i think it is more than usual but it is hard to say because of the effect of the chinese new year. i wouldn't go on the street, for example, but you do see people there wearing masks. outside is very quiet but in general... what are the feelings and sentiments of your fellow students or your wrens in wuhan who are in this lockdown. they can't even get out of the city, travel and celebrate with their loved ones the lunar new year holidays. that is definitely the case. some people left a few weeks ago. the stud

the entire public transport system in the chinese city of wuhan grinds toa in the chinese city of wuhanrinds to a halt as authorities try to contain a new respiratory virus. four people are missing, including a british man after storms sweep across spain. world leaders gather in jerusalem to mark the 75th anniverisary of the liberation of auschwitz. more than a million people, mostlyjews, were murdered by the nazis there. after years of campaigning, the bereaved mother of two—year—old jack wins grieving parents the right to more time off work. at 09.45, we'll be speaking to a charity which supports the move and the mp who helped get the law passed. britain's heather watson is out of the australian open, beaten by elise mertens in the second round in less than an hour. good morning, and welcome to the bbc news at 9. an nhs hospital trust has apologised for preventable baby deaths after a bbc investigation discoverd at least seven deaths at the east kent nhs foundation trust since 2016. the trust apologised to the parents and said it has "not always provided the right standard of care for

the debts are from provinces around wuhan which is now shut down all transportation links.an is home to 11 million people and nearly half of the well‘s 500 biggest companies have investments in the area. following the outbreak, we sure shares in chinese drug manufacturers rising sharp while airline and hotel stocks took a dive. it's because vast numbers of people are travelling for the lunar new year holidays. close to 7 million chinese tourists travel overseas for the celebrations in 2019. and it reminds us of the outbreak of sars in 2003 which had a major impact on the global economy. the virus has been confirmed in japan, thailand, south korea and the united states but over the past hours, the world health organization announced it will not yet declare an international public health emergency over the outbreak. the decision about whether or not to declare a public health emergency of international concern is one i take extremely seriously and one i am only prepared to make with appropriate consideration of all the evidence. our team is on the ground in china as we speak,

jan renders is a belgian student who is studying in wuhan.any plans to leave the city before the lockdown was announced. not for the new year holidays, i was planning to stay here. i do have a flight i was hoping to catch next month, but they're not necessarily certain right now. jan, you've been moving around the city of wuhan, can you describe to us what you have seen and what the city looks today? well, the city is actually very, very quiet right now, it's very empty, but that's also related to the chinese new year. actually every time at this time of year it is very quiet. i do feel it is more than usual, it's hard to say of course what is the effect of the chinese new year. all the people on the streets, for example, the people you do see are wearing masks. going out on the street is not advised, but i have been and i do feel like in general... but in general... what are the feelings and sentiments of your fellow students or your friends in wuhan who are in this lockdown? they can't even get out of the city, travel and celebrate with the

visit wuhan president should not leave wuhan president should not leave wuhan unless there are specialak has already had several areas of china, including the capital, beijing, and shanghai. a handful of cases have also been identified in other countries in the region, two in thailand, one in japan, and one in south korea. the us has also confirmed it has its first case, a traveller from china who became sick in seattle. heathrow is the latest international airport to start monitoring flights from wuhan. there are three every week. passengers will be checked over, given information about the virus and asked to contact health authorities if they become ill. the government says the risk to the uk is still low. the last time a new coronavirus emerged was when itjumped from camels to humans in saudi arabia backin camels to humans in saudi arabia back in 2012. more than 800 people have died of what is called middle east respiratory syndrome since then. that virus does not spread very easily between people. the new coronavirus in china has been linked to this seafood market in wuhan. scienti

and in the province next to wuhan, other cities, more cities are following the lead of wuhan, shuttingblic transport. that means nobody coming in and out of the cities, even within the cities, nobody moving around. we now have people who have died outside wuhan as well, somebody in a province quite close to here, another person in the north—east. people in wuhan have struggled to find a spot in the hospital, people have been sick, they have travelled elsewhere, they've gone to shanghai oi’ elsewhere, they've gone to shanghai or beijing seeking treatment. as they go, they've taken the virus with them. this is why the authorities are concerned that it could become much worse, that the realfigure could be could become much worse, that the real figure could be very quickly thousands of infected rather than hundreds. and indeed, it is why other countries in the region are also concerned. earlier the medical director for public health england, emeritus professor paul cosford, said he thought he would be ‘highly likely‘ there would be cases in the uk. he gave this update on the situation both

some cases have shown up in beijing but not at the scale of wuhan., people are worried about what this means for themselves, their children and their family. sophia, thank you so much for joining family. sophia, thank you so much forjoining us. a powerful earthquake has struck the east of turkey, killing at least eighteen people. footage on social media shows rescue workers digging through the rubble of collapsed buildings. the quake, with a magnitude of about 6.8 — was also felt in neighbouring countries. gareth barlow has more details. rescuers carry survivors out from the rubble. the 6.8 magnitude quake sent buildings crashing to the ground and residents rushing into the streets. more than 30 people are feared trapped and more than 500 people have been reported injured. the exact moment the earthquake struck, captured live on turkish tv. amid the inky darkness, among ruined buildings, screams rang out as more than 400 rescue teams rushed to help survivors. dozens of after—shocks followed the main tremor, which was also felt in neighbouring syria,

all trains coming out of wuhan, all flights coming out of wuhan, all flights coming out of wuhan.opped the underground train service. public buses, all public transport shutdown. imagine if you are sick, difficult for you to get to the hospital however the mitigating factor there has been the reason there isn't traffic gridlock necessarily varies because people are staying indoors. they are worried about getting the virus and what has global health authorities worried about this is that hundreds of thousands of people have already left wu ha n. of thousands of people have already left wuhan. there is a 5— day incubation period survey may have gone through train stations, arrived in other countries. without a temperature. the screening hasn't them up. all the way, they've been passing on this virus to others and in they only discover they are sick before it's too late. parents who lose a child will receive two weeks paid bereavement leave under new government rules being outlined today. the current entitlement is three days. it will be known as jack's law, in memory ofjack herd, wh

apple is looking for alternative suppliers in wuhan, they already only had a few supplies there.he slowdown in china generally might affect them, the holiday for chinese new year has been extended and that means production for apple supplies is going to be delayed by a few weeks. so that means apple has to come up with some sort of solution for this. and what it said to investors was we don't know what that is going to mean for our second quarter which ends in march. so they have offered this really large guidance, they said we could be making a large amount of money, they could be making is monitor money, but the uncertainty means we are unable to predict a narrow path does make a smaller amount of money. hong kong has announced plans to slash cross—border travel between the city and the mainland. more than 100 people have died in the mainland with confirmed infections are surging to over 9000. as the virus spreads, more companies also warning of its impact, starbucks saying it has closed more than half of its stores in china. for more detail, i'm joined by my colleague in busin

citizens evacuated from wuhan. a city now known worldwide for the deadly coronavirus named after it. health officials are taking we cautions that none of the passengers have been infected by quarantining them for a period of time even though no one showing symptoms. australia says it will send flights for its people at risk, especially the infants and elderly but they won't be allowed to stay home and kept on an island known for its immigration detention centers for 14 days. >> they'll we transported to christmas island and sending the hazmat team to provide medical support. >> reporter: south korea is making plans to extract its citizens who will also be quarantined upon arrival in seoul. >> translator: for those who wish to return home among south korean people staying in wuhan, we will take active measures by sending a chartered plane. >> reporter: japan's evacuations are already under way. incoming passengers taken from the airport to hospitals for incoming screaming but not before reporters wearing masks manag

in wuhan, they've suspended outbound flights and departures in a bid to contain.t on lockdown. health officials in washington state are monitoring 16 people who came in contact with the traveler from china believed to be

in wuhan, not one but two new hospitals are to be built.he first will be ready within days, to house 1,000 patients. private vehicles are to be banned from parts of the city centre to curb the movement of people. 0ne visiting academic from cardiff says she is stranded with no idea of what to do. i am disappointed at the absolute silence on the issue of how stranded people are going to get home. it seems that maybe the british government at the moment has either a lack of concern or a lack of planning. i am not sure. here in london, the foreign office now advises against all travel to hubei province. it says british nationals should follow the advice of chinese authorities and leave, if they are able to do so. it insists the safety and security of british nationals is always its top priority. in the uk, 31 people have been given the all clear after being tested for the virus. the risk to the public is still classed as low. but in china, the president could offer little reassurance to his people. the spread is accelerating, he warned, at a sp

wuhan has a lot of light shows across the city.during this outbreak. so it is really eerie and unusual. earlier, when you were talking before this announcement, you suggested that perhaps an air base might be a good place for people to be quarantined and you said it had happened before. how do you feel about that, that you suggested it before the government announced it? to me, that is common sense. it is not about... i do not know anything better than the government, but it is common sense to me. you isolate people coming from the epicentre of such a situation in a place that is away from the general population. more on brexit now, as the 31st january approaches, and throughout the brexit process, many people in northern ireland have opposed the government's plans, for different reasons. nationalists and cross—community parties don't want to leave the eu. unionists do — but are angry about checks on goods coming into northern ireland from the rest of the uk. 0ur ireland correspondent chris page has been hearing from people in coun

has tried to direct all air traffic from wuhan into a hand full of american airports. if that doesn't control the situation, we need to look at expanding that from all chinese travel into the united states. i also think it would be appropriate for the food and drug administration to expedite on an emergency basis approval for testing kits to state and local governments so you're not just depending on the federal government to test these things. again, we need to get ahead of this problem, and given china's record of dishonesty when it comes to these public health emergencies, we truly do need to use an ounce of prevention here rather than a pound of cure in a few months. >> brennan: i want to ask you about politics here at home. mitt romney, one of your republican colleagues, says he is likely to vote to call witnesses in the impeachment trial. how many other republicans do you expect to vote to approve witnesses in evidence? >> i don't know, margaret. i'm not going to vote to approve witnesses because the house democratslet have had lots of witnesses. we heard from th

the man flew from wuhan last wwek and started showing symptoms the next day. experts know little about the new coronavirus beyond it starts with cold-like symptoms. >> put on your face mask and see a doctor as soon as possible. >> reporter: wuhan, a city of 11 million people, is essentially on lockdown today. our bob woodruff was there. >> this is the international section of the wuhan airport and there's basically almost no one here. it seems empty. >> i am in china. >> reporter: american matthew mccoy has been traveling around wuhan since 2013. he said people are being extra cautious. >> nobody is at the shopping malls and now nobody are at the movie theaters and very few people are out and about. they all have their groceries and are staying in-house as much as possible to weather the situation. >> reporter: back in this country this new flier being posted at 14 u.s. airports including the five airports where travelers are being screened warning people not to visit animal markets or touch animals in traveling to wuhan. and listing the symptoms, fever, cough

to advise against all but essential travel to wuhan city.y with our counterparts in the devolved administrations, and the public can be assured that the whole of the uk is always well prepared for these types of outbreaks and we will remain vigilant and keep our response under constant review in the light of emerging scientific evidence. labour were grateful for the department of health's response, but had a question. a passenger arriving from wuhan yesterday said he had gone through virtually no screening at all but was given a leaflet. so, does the secretary of state have any response to that? it's important that we get the enhanced monitoring right and the challenge here is that symptoms for the wuhan novel coronavirus do not usually appear until 5—7 days and sometimes up to 14 days. and therefore, the advice is that the most important part of the monitoring is to ensure that everybody knows what to do if the symptoms arise because often, the symptoms won't be there for somebody on the flight. a dup mp also felt there was confusion. the s