to get a the train station in wuhan to geta train the train station in wuhan to get a train to shanghaiu were not really aware of this out rake and, as you say, it was just before chinese new year and you left in mid—january. what happened when you arrived in the uk. mid—january. what happened when you arrived in the uki mid—january. what happened when you arrived in the uk. i went home and logged on to the internet and then realised how severe it was. everybody was wearing masks when i was in the train station but i didn't realise the severity of it until i logged onto the news and when i got back to the uk. it must have been quite a shock to you. you were then taken to quarantine. you were in an isolation room. what was that like? i rang my gp. i did not wa nt to like? i rang my gp. i did not want to go to the doctors because if i was presenting symptoms it was inappropriate for me to do so. so i called my doctor and had an online consultation and it escalated from an online consultation until, yeah, an ambulance picked me up and i was in quarantine for 27 hours. that was michael hope

although the flight from wuhan was cancelled, all departing flights from wuhan, there was a direct flight to s.f.o., and that was ceased last thursday. we still have a flight to s.f.o. for any lingering folks traveling to the u.s., to s.f.o., in the event they stopped in wuhan, and we are monitoring the state department flight out of wuhan, and our latest information is that flight will arrive to the u.s. v via anchorage, and it will land in ontario. we will have two checks. first for passengers boarding the plane and u.s. -- officials will do a second check upon landing, and then a third health check before taking off and landing in ontario, so we'll notify you of any changes as the flight makes its way to the u.s., and i understand it will be departing sometime tomorrow. thanks. >> the hon. london breed: all right. so that concludes the information that we have at this time. are we going to take a few questions? [inaudible] >> thank you. it's a very good question. we have decided, in consultation with our regional and state partners, in order to not confuse the public, that we would onl

france transported a group from their embassy to wuhan airport.a days in quarantine at home. it's thought there are 11 british nationals on board the flight. in wuhan, the construction of a new hospital to deal with the sick continues. with the rapid spread of the virus, for the authorities, it can't come soon enough. simon jones, bbc news. meanwhile, a uk—wide advertising campaign has been launched by the government to advise the public on how to slow the spread of coronavirus. our health correspondent dominic hughes reports. public health officials have to tread a delicate path between informing people on the best way to avoid infection by the coronavirus and spreading panic. so a uk—wide advertising campaign now aims to offer measured, straightforward advice. for example, use and then dispose of tissues when you cough or sneeze, wash your hands properly using soap and water, and those who've returned from china in the past 14 days are asked to stay at home if they start to feel ill, rather than rushing to hospital where more people could be inf

this is happening in wuhan. this is a city of 11 million people. out of the 60 million or so, that are under lockdown. they've been under lockdown for two weeks now, and heading into its third week. any indication what is inside of the lockdown areas? are people getting anxious? is there a sign of unrest? any indication of that online? >> based on the indication of the people there on the ground, there's an increasing set of fear and abandonment. there's no -- there's no sign that this lockdown will be lifted anytime soon. if anything, the authorities around the country have been placing more cities under lockdown in one way or another. now, inside wuhan, of course, there's still this severe shortage of medical supplies and medical personnel. even acknowledged by officials. they had already sent in 10,000 medical workers from around the country, to reinforce overworked local doctors and nurses. they're more than 2,000 short. john? >> steven, we appreciate the update. >>> we know all of the people and young children are among those most at risk from

michael hope spent over a year teaching teenagers in wuhan.he had heard of a "mysterious" virus going around, but had little idea of its extent given the limited information available and that he speaks no mandarin. after arriving in the uk with some symptoms, he was quarantined for more than 24 hours until he tested negative for the coronavirus. he shared his experience of being in the isolation room. well, it was simply — a friend said in passing that seven people had gotten ill in a market and that was said in passing. there wasn't anything major. not a major conversation and then we moved on to the next chat. so i didn't really understand the severity of what was happening until i went to the train station in wuhan to get a train to shanghai and head back to england. it sounds like you weren't really aware of this outbreak and, as you say, it was just before chinese new year and you left in mid—january. what happened when you arrived in the uk? i got back. i went home and logged on to the internet and then realised how severe it was. every

philippe klein for speaking to us from wuhan. you are the chief doctor at the international clinic there. think you so much for your work and for speaking to us. let's come back to france, where the president of the french ice getting federation is giving -- ice getting federation -- ice skating federation is holding a press conference. didier is not accused himself, but is facing allegations he knew about the harassment and did nothing. he has said he will not resign before the probe wraps up, despite pressure from france's sports minister. the investigation began after french skating champ sarah abitbol accused a former coach of raping her when she was just a teen. yuka: it is time to speak up. a number of french athletes made an urgent appeal. >> we cannot stay silent anymore. it is time to act together and to understand that breaking the silence would be in the interest of sports. we have the responsibility to ensure that it won't take 20 years for another victim to tell her story. par: the op-ed page in "le isien" came after

will see the next wuhan. because already we are seeing two cities outside of wuhan reporting more than 2,000 confirmed cases. it is worrisome because these are smaller cities. so they have even less infrastructure to cope with the outbreak of this kind of scale. so that's why officials are very concerned about these cities outside of wuhan. now in the whole province of hubei the authorities are reporting severe shortage of both medical supplies and medical personnel even after the rest of the country have already sent in more than 10,000 workers to reinforce overworked doctors and nurses. but authorities still saying they need at least 2,000 more personnel. >> extremely worrying. steven, thank you so much. steven jiang there in beijing. well over 300 cases have been documented outside of mainland china. fears of it spreading have led to the quarantine of two cruise ships. a third ship stranded at sea after being turned away from several asian ports, and yet another ship under scrutiny. that one is docked in n

france transported a group from the embassy to wuhan airport.pend 14 days in quarantine at home. it is thought there are 11 british nationals on board the flight. in wuhan, the construction of a new hospital to deal with the sick continues, with the rapid spread of the virus, for the authorities, can't come soon enough. simon jones, bbc news. olivia richwald is outside the university of york. she told me the latest. here, there are more than 1500 struck chinese students. yoga isa 1500 struck chinese students. yoga is a populous place for chinese tourists. there was some anxiety when it was revealed that one of the two patients in the uk who had tested positive for a coronavirus was a student here in york. but the university has quickly moved to reassure people that the risk of anyone else catching it is very low. that is because the student and their relative, we don't know how old they are, we don't know if they are male orfemale, but they old they are, we don't know if they are male or female, but they were staying in a hotel in york and its n

and the worry in wuhan and the surrounding area is the cities outside of wuhan, two more cities have recorded more cases. and these are smaller poorer cities with probably even less public health infrastructure to cope with this kind of outbreak. so that is the big worry for both local officials and residents, that is who is going to be the next wuhan. and in the province where they are located, officials are telling us that they are still facing severe shortage of medical supplies and medical personnel even after the rest of the country has september i sen than 10,000 medical workers. and they are still short at least 2,000 medical personnel. >> steven jiang, thank you. >>> and well over 300 cases of the coronavirus have now been documented outside of mainland china. fears of it spreading have led to the quarantine two cruise ships, one in hong kong, one in japan. it is the ship in japan, the diamond princess, where the greatest concentration of the virus has been found outside of china. matt rivers is live where people on that ship, matt, are just going nowhere. what is the latest?

more than 500 students and citizens of pakistan in wuhan, they are safe and sound.e local government. and your embassy, the pakistani embassy in beijing, is also following the situation. this is my community, and i am outside the apartment. you can see here all the roads are empty. now, here i am in the vegetable market. as you can see, all these shops are closed. only one shop is open. there are concerns about how pakistan could cope with any outbreak of the coronavirus, and some pakistanis in wuhan say it is better they stay there. for others, they just want to come home. a cruise ship that has been turned away by five countries, because of fears of the coronavirus, has arrived in cambodia after two weeks at sea. the 1,400 passengers on board the ms westerham will be allowed to disembark after undergoing health screening. the owners say no—one on board has fallen ill. south africa's president cyril ramaphosa is due —— torah prison breaking news, china's ruling communist has sacked its ruling official in hubei —— justice in breaking news. it was announced shortly a

france transported a group from their embassy to wuhan airport.a days in quarantine at home. it's thought there are 11 british nationals on board the flight. in wuhan, the construction of a new hospital to deal with the sick continues. with the rapid spread of the virus, for the authorities, it can't come soon enough. simon jones, bbc news. let's bring you some live pictures now from aix—en—provence in the south of france, where a second group of evacuated citizens from wuhan have landed. a number of british nationals also on board that plane. this facility ish on board that plane. this facility is h fire brigade training facility. this is where those people will be held in a m day quarantine, rather like the arrowe park facility at the wirral where the first britons to be evacuated from wuhan are being held in quarantine there. this is the french equivalent at a fire brigade training facility in aix—en—provence. meanwhile, a uk—wide advertising campaign has been launched by the government to advise the public on how to slow the spread of coronavi

al menos un grupo de estudiantes latinoamericanos, ya podrÁn salir pronto de wuhan. con ellos. >> finalmente hay buenas noticias para rebeca. >> gracias a dios, ucrania aceptÓ y nos ha brindado los espacios a mis otras dos compaÑeras y a mÍ para poder ser evacuadas de wuhan. >> el gobierno de el salvador, podrÁ evacuar el miÉrcoles a las 3 estudiantes universitarios que quedaron atrapadas en wuhan china, la ciudad donde comenzÓ y la mÁs afectada por el coronavirus. la verdad muy feliz, siento que me han quitado todo un peso de encima por el hecho que ha sido muy estresante y agotador estÁn en una situaciÓn como esta. >> rebeca castillo, lÓpez y llegaron a la universidad central de china en wuhan, desde hace dos semanas, las autoridades ordenaron permanecer en sus dormitorios, antes de regresar estarÁn 15 dÍas en ucrania. >> ahÍ pasariamos la cuarentena y luego de eso al pasar los dÍas, vamos a regresar a el salvador. >> wuhan es la zona cero de china donde se gestÓ la epidemia del covid-19 por eso que para muchos gobiernos es una prioridad evacuar a su ciudadanos de

although it was a small number of people who flew out of wuhan and spread the epidemic all the wuhan citizens are now carrying the blame. i don't think that's sensible. >> as you guys can see starting to get pretty cleared out so i'm going to grab some food while i've got the chance. >> reporter: an american teacher gives us some perspective. he and many others here becoming at home health safety experts. >> basically what i want to do i want to take eye protection. while i don't have a pair of medical safety goggles i do have my handy-dandy eye shades which i really like these. >> reporter: back inside a daily temperature check followed by a game of hide and go seek with his cat. >> translator: i believe the epidemic will pass and for us ordinary people all we can do is take care of ourselves. >> reporter: day 22 is still hours away. david colver, cnn, beijing. >> joining me now is a professor of political science at the university of chicago and great to have you on, professor. i wondered if i could get you to speak to the central leadership's handling of this crisis overall. what

it's now been confirmed that a doctor from wuhan was among the first to wa nt wuhan was among the firsto want publicly of the emergence ofa want publicly of the emergence of a new virus has died in hospital. he was 3a and is being hailed as a kerry —— hero on social media. as authorities gci’oss on social media. as authorities across the region scramble to contain the virus, the bbc‘s rupert wingfield hayes reports from hong kong. this is what happens when fear takes hold. shops in hong kong today were being cleared of rice and toilet paper as rumours swirled of a complete shutdown of the border with mainland china. out in hong kong harbour, a huge cruise ship, the virus possibly loose on board. several passengers have tested positive and no—one is being allowed off. possibly loose on board. several passengers have tested positive and no—one is being allowed off. from his balcony, hinsley lee can look out at his home town but cannot go there. translation: i am nervous but the only thing we can do is stay in our cabins and be careful. hong kong has now at least five cases of people with

more than 500 students and citizens of pakistan in wuhan, they are safe and sound. by the local government. and your embassy, the pakistani embassy in beijing, is also following the situation. this is my community, and i am outside the apartment. you can see here all the roads are empty. now, here i am in the vegetable market. as you can see, all these shops are closed. only one shop is open. there are concerns about how pakistan could cope with any outbreak of the coronavirus, and some pakistanis in wuhan say it is better they stay there. for others, they just want to come home. can old mattresses be used to grow food? well, scientists in a syrian refugee camp in thejordanian desert are using mattress foam instead of soil to grow hundreds of plants. they're not just growing food for the camps, but are recycling piles of discarded mattresses and are providing a hobby for the people living there, many of whom were farmers back in syria. our science correspondent, victoria gill investigates. gardening in the confines of a refugee camp. mohammad's family lost their hom

go to flown in from wuhan on sunday will gotoa flown in from wuhan on sunday will go to a two week quarantineo a conference and training facility called kents hill park. it's been blocked book by the nhs. the local hospital trust is saying it's completely separate from the hospital services there will not be affected. 0f the hospital services there will not be affected. of course, previous groups of passengers flown back from wuhan have been taken to arrowe park hospital in wirral. they are about halfway through their two week quarantine period. hugh pym, thank you. a jury has been shown cctv footage of the manchester arena bomber just seconds before he detonated his device, killing 22 people. in it, he's seen in the foyer, surrounded by members of the audience leaving an ariana grande concert. it was shown at the trial of his brother hashem abedi, who denies murder, attempted murder and conspiracy to cause explosions. he says if he knew about his brother's plans for the attack in 2017, he would have reported him. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford reports from the old bailey. tod

the man behind wuhan united lives in san jose. he was born and raised in wuhan, china. masks, gloves and isolation gowns, 1 million pieces of personal protective equipment has been delivered. a team of volunteers jumpered into action when the virus shut down wuhan. >> that virus -- before the hospital declared sos to the society. they ran out of stock. there's nothing. so it's very -- >> gone, clearly hurting for his hometown, he was born and raised in wuhan, and went to college there. he recently banded together with other grand watts of wuhan based universitys, also living in the bay area to help. they make up the new non profit wuhan united. >> i haven't met most of them. >> he finally met li who handles the group's communications. they've partnered with nonprofits like direct relief which supplies the needed equipment, they step in to help logistics. li and gong say many volunteers are familiar with business in china. >> many of them have a full-time job, you know, there are new moms who had a baby just two months old, you know, we'll really great group of people. a

good morning, the flight from wuhan landed behind me at 7:35am.r my shoulder in the distance. all of the passengers have disembarked. around 150 british citizens taken from wuhan last night, they have now been moved from here on coaches to milton keynes, a facility in milton keynes. they will be kept there for about 1k days under quarantine, where they will be monitored. now, should any of them show symptoms of coronavirus, they will then immediately be taken to hospitals around the uk. now, we already have three cases are being treated here in the uk, that is to individuals at a hospital in newcastle, and one at st thomas is in central london. for the moment, greg, thank you very much. that is greg, thank you very much. that is greg mckenzie at raf brize norton. well, the number of people who have died from the new coronavirus has exceeded the number killed in the sars outbreak nearly 20 years ago. the latest figures show that more than 800 patients have died in mainland china and hong kong. 0ur correspondent robin brant is in shanghai. tell us a

now a second flight has come in and they're coming from wuhan, china. how long will those americans be quarantined because of the fears of the spreading coronavirus. >> acquit or convict? senators on capitol hill will cast a historic vote today. we'll tell you what to expect later this morning. >>> from ktvu fox 2 news this is mornings on 2. >> good morning. welcome to a busy wednesday morning. it's mornings on 2. this is wednesday, february 5th. i'm dave clark. >> thank you for joining us. i'm pam cook. let's get over to steve paulson. a little bit of clouds. i was looking at the moon as well. >> you can see some high clouds, yes. on a blue day. >> a blue day. we're all wearing blue. >> we don't plan this. >>> all right. yesterday the wind was a huge deal. temperatures were up. east wind livermore. hayward slight east wind. temps are more in the 30s. lakeport 30. here's my good friend sal castaneda. . >>> let's go out and take a look at the commute here on westbound 580. it's a little slow approaching the altamonte pass. however, 880 is not affected. 

y de ocho días de aislamiento se lanzó a las calles de wuhan, epicentro del coronavirus en china donde casi 29,000 personas infectadas. >>> es una condición que tengo en contra de que se expone aún más la salud por un catarro o algo así >>> sin embargo, según samuel, quien ha vivido en wuhan desde hace cinco años. >>> del otro lado es favorable porque las personas no están en la calle, entonces aproveché para poder ir al mercado y tener mayor contacto con las personas >>> este jueves el partido comunista chino exigió respuestas al libro xi jing ping por enfrentar el virus >>> esta ciudad es muy activa y rápida >>> wuhan es la capital de la provincia central, aproximadamente hay 59 millones de habitantes. casi tres veces la cantidad de personas que viven en la ciudad de méxico >>> el contraste es muy fuerte. porque está desolado totalmente. me parece una buena señal que indica que las personas están cumpliendo con lo que ha sido recomendado >>> para la dirección de la república popular china, es tiempo de guerra. >>> así luce la calle,, solo algunos vehículos. >>> una guerra popular com

think about the 1500 people coming back from wuhan in the last couple of weeks.e chinese originally or chinese families, and probably have gone back to their chinese communities within the uk. the people who will know how to engage with those will be the local directors of public health and their teams. that is what needs to happen here. professor, thank you very much. the foreign secretary dominic raab has said britain is seeking a canada—style trade agreement with the european union which would mean not having to follow eu rules and regulations. the prime minister will set out his negotiating position with brussels in a speech tomorrow. here's our political correspondent tom barton. gone with a bong on a gong. this was borisjohnson at 11pm on friday night. but while brexiteers celebrated, conversations about britain's relationship with the eu were far from over. are you trying to shift the goalposts? before trade negotiations have even got under way, a row is breaking out over how closely britain's regulations on things like workers' rights should mirror those

his death from the virus in this wuhan hospital has prompted an outpouring on social media.ashtag "i want freedom of speech" viewed almost 2 million times before being blocked. "doctor li was the first whistle—blower, but no one cared," this man tells me. are you angry? "yes, a bit," she says, "but more hopeless — if they'd listened to him the situation would be better now." on a beijing riverbank, we find a tribute to the doctor. "goodbye, li wenliang," it says. there can be no doubting just how sensitive a moment this now is for chinese‘s ruling communist party. the already simmering concern about the mishandling of the crisis exploding into a public wave of anger and grief. in the death of a doctor, the systemic failings have been laid bare. the response, though, is likely to be more censorship. these videos of wuhan‘s hospitals, the conditions inside, and the people queuing for masks were taken by a blogger — chen quishi. i spoke to him earlier this week. what's your thoughts about how long you will be able to continue providing independent reporting from wuhan? "i am no

the new york times reports on conditions within the chinese city of wuhan.uiet of the city as residents endure a quarantine. and in singapore, the newspaper has a story on the city's first case ofa story on the city's first case of a patient with no former —— history of travel to china. and those are the papers. in australia, researchers have found that short—term exposure to air pollution increases a person's risk of cardiac arrest. this comes as firefighters continue to battle against dozens of bushfires in the region. it analysed data from japan and found even the presence of the smallest particles, smaller than the width of a human hair, increase the likelihood of a heart attack. i short while ago i spoke to one of the authors of the report. there are several mechanisms are known but one is that the particles are very tiny and it can travel into our bloodstream and trigger an event such as a heart attack. that is the main mechanism. and who is most at risk with these cardiac arrest cases in australia and why? we looked at every age group and we identifie

grew up he says his rather and relatives are doctors in wuhan treating coronavirus patients at wuhan union hospital or talk to them every day we want to support them emotionally. >>you know he's on stage i mean, i'm baby i likewise a castro a one-year yards about their all converted. coronavirus hearing about the situation and watching the death toll rise. >>khan says he knew we had to help other natives in san jose joined him in what's now known as wuhan united the nonprofit works with other organizations in supply chains to send supplies, including medical masks isolation gowns and gloves to china probably 5060 people are you know looking me. >>here in the u s in china, we have hundreds of people volunteer because we how can your west a medical sure a lot of different cities not only time but and the cities are as well the nonprofit formed nearly a month ago. >>this is one of their first shipments to wuhan union hospital now they're already on their aid shipment to china acquit with 1.6 million masks isolation gowns and gloves kang says the supplies will be spread across 7 cities a

is much lower than in wuhan itself.t updates from the hospital where british nationals evacuated from china are being isolated. and also from look north, we have peter levy in hull, who is telling us about how a community in grimsby has pulled together diy—sos style to help a children's football club. so, roger, what's the latest from arrowe park? arrow park is the quarantine centre where those people you were hearing about on friday on that flight from wuhan were brought. 83 of them made their way to the wirral. they are being kept in an accommodation block in the grounds of arroww park hospital, not actually in the hospital itself. there is no sign that any of them have symptoms of the coronavirus. the coach you are seeing there is one which came in last night which was carrying a further 11, while the plane was carrying a further 11 british citizens out of china. one of them on board the flight did show signs of some of the symptoms of coronavirus and has been taken for treatment just to make coronavirus and has been

all of oui’ this virus escape from wuhan. all of our china this virus escape from wuhan.nd ban this virus escape from wuhan. all of our china and ban internationally. however to county and the measures taken, this is essentially shutting the stable door. people like this doctor who were sanctioned having been interviewed by the police they had to confess by spreading rumours. which can carry credit sentiments and china. this means that the government is what most favourite —— afraid of. it is being inconvenient. it is being inconvenient. dr li's death has generated an outpouring of anger on social media in china. stephanie hegarty‘s been following the day's events ssource there is anger at the confusion all around this virus notjust his story oi’ around this virus notjust his story or what is happened to him, but certain things may have been suppressed. that he was criticised for getting hisjob. the message he sent to his colleagues was to be safe, wear protective clothing and there was anger that he was reprimanded for being a good sensible doctor. reprimanded for being

grew up he says his brother and relatives are doctors in wuhan treating coronavirus patients at wuhan union hospital or talk to them every day because a we want to support them emotionally. >>you know he's on stage i mean, i'm baby i likewise a question a lot as you want as your about the all converted. the coronavirus hearing about the situation and watching the death toll rise. >>khan says he knew we had to help other natives in san jose joined him in what's now known as wuhan united the nonprofit works with other organizations in supply chains to send supplies, including medical masks isolation gowns and gloves to china probably 5060 people are you know looking me. >>here in the u s in china, we have hundreds of people moment here because we how can your west a medical sure a lot of different cities, not only one time but either or as well the nonprofit formed nearly a month ago. >>this is one of their first shipments to wuhan union hospital now they're already on their a shipment to china acquit with 1.6 million masks isolation gowns and gloves kang says the supplies will be sprea

after a man from wuhan died.his is hong kong, hospital staff on strike demanding the border with mainla china is completely shut. there has been a sharp fal in chinese shares. when the marketeopened, shares with their biggestfo falmore than four years. >> it has been a bit of a bloodbath. pectation of a mas selloff, is is the f chance for investors to have their say in terms of the inese government s been dealing -- doing to deal with the virus. the impact they thinill have on china's economy going forward. we saw investors bailing out across the board. the shanghai composite finished down on the date. commodities, hugelyo important the global economy, a barometer elre in china as they are all saying losses at seven, eight, 9% today. this is in light of preemptive measures by the central bank to send out the mesge of stability by the big injection of cash. e ggest single move to the bank in terms of liquidity int the market since the global it did not seem to have a big. impact. >> let's focus on the experience i

so far, the most cases are concentrated in hubei province and wuhan.of england, plus scotland, and the population is about england plus wales. so, this is such a large area and... 65 million people, around about that? 59 million people, but the measures have been affected —— effective, otherwise it would have spread to otherwise it would have spread to other parts of china, and the chinese people are making contributions, not only for the safety of life and health of ourselves, but also to that of the people of the world. looe xiaoming, the chinese ambassador to the uk. let us return to storm ciara. alex burkill is a meteorologist at the met office in exeter. tell us about the character of the storm. it is covering the whole of the uk. we have that yellow water warning which is covering the entire uk and a very large amber warning as well. that is where we most likely will see the significant impacts from the very strong winds. i have never seen an amber from the very strong winds. i have never seen an amber warning this large, whichjust goes never see

now a second flight has come in and they're coming from wuhan, china. how long will those americans be quarantined because of the fears of the spreading coronavirus. >> acquit or convict? senators on capitol hill will cast a historic vote today. we'll tell you what to expect later this morning. >>> from ktvu fox 2 news this is mornings on 2. >> good morning. welcome to a busy wednesday morning. it's mornings on 2. this is wednesday, february 5th. i'm dave clark. >> thank you for joining us.

citizen returning to the united states who has been in wuhan province in the previous 14 days will be subject to up to 14 days of mandatory quarantine. >> in fact other citizens that visited other parts of china may face possible quarantine. president trump has signed a proclamation temporarily banning foreign nationals from traveling if they have traveled in china the past two weeks. >>> permanent residents and the zensarex. we will take a live look at sfo where we are learning that all three major u.s. airlines are slashing their china flights. beginning today americans will cancel flights until march 27th. delta cancellations will not begin until january 6th but they are canceling flights as well and china are reducing flights on january 9th. on wall street investors are concerned that the coronavirus outbreak will sicken the global economy. stocks fell sharply. the dow plummeted 600 points wiping out all of of the gains from january. the nasdaq and s&p taking a dive and airline stocks hard hit with resort operators and tech companies. that's the latest in the news desk. >>> let's

according to boston public health, the man recently traveled to wuhan, china, sought medical treatment since he returned. he has been isolated since that time, will continue to remain isolated until cleared by public health officials. meantime, we're also learning about a new warning that the number of coronavirus cases in wuhan, china may be many times higher than what is currently being reported. researchers at the university of hong kong are estimating there could be more than 75,000 people infected in wuhan with the number of cases doubling every week. a figure substantially higher than the chinese government is reporting. right now, according to chinese authorities there are nearly 12,000 cases and 259 deaths. and drones are flying street to street in that area warning residents to stay inside and they're also scolding people for not wearing masks. david culver has more from beijing. >> reporter: fred, as china steps up a massive containment effort, we are learning more and more countries are restricting their residents from traveling here to main land china. meantime, here in chi

although it was a small number of people who flew out of wuhan and spread the epidemic, all of the wuhanare carrying the blame and don't think that's sensible. >> as you guys can see, starting to get pretty cleared out here. so i'm going to grab some food while i've got the chance. >> reporter: this american teacher gives us a feel from his perspecti perspective, he's awaiting the proper paperwork to evacuate his wife and baby. >> the best thing you want to do is take eye protection. well, i don't have a medical safety goggles. i do have my handy dandy eye shades here which i really like these. >> reporter: back inside his home, a daily temperature change followed by a game of hide and go seek with bowser. >> translator: i believe the epidemic will pass and for us ordinary people, all we can do to take good care of ourselves. >> reporter: day 22 is still hours away. david culver, cnn, beijing. >> day 22, unbelievable. >>> well, in the u.s., health experts say they're ready to go to china to help investigate the coronavirus outbreak but beijing doesn't appear to be taking them up on their

from the outset in wuhan. called in the doctor when he tried to notify others about the existence of the virus. he was to be punished and he ends up dying from the coronavirus and is now seen as a hero. the government is struggling with this idea that there is a fundamental problem with the command and control structure within the communist party that they couldn't manage this crisis from the outset and the fact that people were so afraid of rocking the apple cart that they would rather withhold this crucial information about a dangerous disease. and, now, after all of that confusion and bungling, you have an announcement like this, which had to be overturned within hours of it being declared, i mean, yeah, it beggars belief. on that big and sombre thought, we're going to have to leave it. thank you forjoining us to leave it. thank you forjoining us from beijing. the headlines on bbc news... italian authorities try to contain the biggest outbreak of coronavirus in europe — after more than 150 people are infect

citizens from wuhan, chinao symptoms before boarding but some of them will still be kept in quarantine for up to 14 days . >> one of the planes refueled and took its passengers to miramar in san diego county. they are subject to a 14 day quarantine and this is a look at the space in miramar where the citizens are being temporarily housed during the stay at the base travelers will be provided food, water, and other items and that we would go to that live news conference. >> thank you for joining us today. my name is dr. henry and i am heading up the local team for the centers for disease control and prevention we are responsible for ensuring the health and well-being of the people at the department of state is returning from wuhan, china, as well as ensuring precautions are followed . the evacuees will be temporarily staying at the travis air force base during the remainder of the quarantine. i am happy to report that the plane touched down safely earlier this morning . there is a total of 178 people on this flight. they are glad to be here. they had been through a lot, and we will do e

our top stories: it's been confirmed that the chinese doctor who first reported the coronavirus in wuhan and tried to alerted the authorities has died from it. president trump celebrates his impeachment acquittal with a long attack on the democrats and one of his own senators. the white house claims american forces have killed qassim al—rimi, leader of the extremist group al-qaeda in the arabian peninsula. and the plight of the bumblebee. why extreme hot weather is causing a catastrophic decline in numbers. hello to you. we start in china, where casualty figures from the coronavirus are still climbing. authorities now say at least 630 people have lost their lives and the number of people infected has spiked more than 30,000. it's now been confirmed that a doctor from wuhan, who was among the first to warn publicly of the emergence of the new virus, has died from it in hospital. he was 3a and is being hailed as a hero on chinese social media. as authorities across the region scramble to contain the virus, the bbc‘s rupert wingfield—hayes reports from hong kong. this is what happens when f

the man behind wuhan united lives in san jose. he was born and raised in wuhan, china. masks, gloves and isolation gowns, 1 million pieces of personal protective equipment has been delivered. a team of volunteers jumpered into action when the virus shut down wuhan. >> that virus -- before the hospital declared sos to the society. they ran out of stock. there's nothing. so it's very -- >> gone, clearly hurting for his hometown, he was born and raised in wuhan, and went to college there. he recently banded together with other grand watts of wuhan based universitys, also living in the bay area to help. they make up the new non profitt wuhan united. >> i haven't met most of them. >> he finally met li who handles the group's communications. they've partnered with nonprofits like direct relief which supplies the needed equipment, they step in to help logistics. li and gong say many volunteers are familiar with business in china. >> many of them have a full-time job, you know, there are new moms who had a baby just two months old, you know, we'll really great group of people.

he recently banded together with other grand watts of wuhan based universitys, also living in the bay area to help. they make up the new non profit wuhan united. >> i haven't met most of them. >> he finally met li who handles the group's communications. they've partnered with nonprofits like direct relief which supplies the needed equipment, they step in to help logistics. li and gong say many volunteers are familiar with business in china. >> many of them have a full-time job, you know, there are new moms who had a baby just two months old, you know, we'll really great group of people. and everybody's trying to help. >> reporter: gong says sis co hp and other silicon valley tech giants are stepping in to help provide supplies. he says fedex is also helping with free shipping. they've already helped with about seven shipments.

they are believed to be in wuhan already. effo rts are believed to be in wuhan already. reach out to them to arrange an interview, but they kind of keep secret of their agenda as we all inquiry. what we do know so far is that they originally planned to do the research in the three different locations in china, they nearly added wuhan, meaning this is the first time the world health organization has reach the epicentre of the coronavirus. previously, they have praised china's commitment in terms of protecting the global health conditions. china has been quite frank given the current situation, by reporting the number of reports routinely, as well as giving details about leigh patients, including low temperatures, as well as submitting the outcomes of their research, likely sequence of the virus. thank you very much for speaking to us on bbc news. the nhs has started testing people for coronavirus in their own homes in london to minimise the risk of spreading the infection. if the pilot is successful, it could soon be rolled out to other parts of the uk. home—testing will

it was built from scratch in wuhan in just two weeks.al of 722 deaths in china. more than 3a,000 people in china have been infected. tomorrow, the last of 150 british citizens are expected to arrive back in the uk on the final repatriation flight from wuhan. they will be taken to a training and conference venue on the outskirts of milton keynes. andy moore, bbc news. four rare mountain gorillas, including a pregnant female, have died in uganda, after being hit by lightning, a conservation group says. the three adult females and a male infant were found in uganda's mgahinga national park with gross lesions on their bodies indicating electrocution. there are just over 1,000 mountain gorillas in existence. earlier, i spoke to journalist jack losh, who has been following nearby gorillas in south—western uganda and he explained what a devastating loss this incident is to the conservation effort. it's a very sad moment for the conservation community. if we go back to the 1980s, there were just 250 of these iconic primates left in the world. ov

wuhan is the epicentre of this epidemic, and for those who we have brought back from wuhan, we are puttingre are almost 100 people in arrowe park on the wirral andi people in arrowe park on the wirral and i want to thank all the staff there who have done an amazing job in supporting them. but the current likelihood of getting a case of coronavirus in wuhan itself is much, much higher than in the rest of china. so because of that difference in risk, we think that it is appropriate that if you are brought back by the government, because there are no flights out of wuhan, then you need to go into quarantine. but we recommend that people come back from the rest of china and that they don't go to china unless it is absolutely essential, because... then they should self isolate if they have symptoms and make sure that, as i say, anybody with a concern should dial 111. the health secretary, matt hancock. let's get more on that cruise ship injapan where ten passengers have tested positive for the virus. british tourist david abel remains on—board the ship where a strict quarantine is being enforce

a woman who also travel to wuhan and visited family immediately after on january 23. health officials say the risk of the general public contracting the virus is low. the patient has stayed home since her arrival to the bay area, except on two occasions when she sought medical care. they also say she was never sick enough to be hospitalized, and has been regularly monitored . county officials however say they anticipate confirming additional cases, in the near future. >>> it would not be surprises if we have another case, what would be significant as if we had a case without a history of travel, to an area where we know the virus is circulating. it could be without known close contact. >> the new case is not believed to be related to the first case reported on friday, and in that instance a man became infected while visiting wuhan. he arrived here january 24 and officials say he had very little contact with other people. the families of both patients are also being isolated, they have not left their homes. the health county department is delivering food and necessitie