Welcome to bbc news, im james reynolds. Our top stories italy sees a sharp rise in the number of deaths from coronavirus as a quarter of the population is in partial lockdown. The death toll rises in america where we report from the state of washington where most of those deaths have taken place. Cruise ship more of the californian coast will reach doctor ladd on monday, 20 when people on board had tested positive. And the Catholic Church holds a huge open air mass to rally against a bill that would legalise abortion in argentina. Sweeping quarantine measures have been imposed to curb the coronavirus outbreak in italy. There has been a sharp rise in the number of deaths in the country, up by 133 to a total of 366. Most of the victims are in the wealthy lombardi area. Travel restrictions have been imposed there in four other regions, partially cutting off about a quarter of the countrys population. Like a scene from a nightmare that italy is now living. Sealed inside, a 62 year old man, fallen to the virus. Hes been contained. The outbreak hasnt. Hes transported to hospitals, stretched to the limit. This is the human cost of a disease that has taken hold so fast, infecting, then inca pacitating within days. Translation its really is very difficult. Were exhausted. Weve got so many patients,
a lot more than the number were used to managing. We are having to move some patients to another hospital just so we can cope. Medics say corridors are being used for intensive care units, and one of the worlds best Healthcare Systems is near breaking point. The surge in cases has now prompted the most drastic restrictions here since the second world war. Italys financial capital, milan, is bare, virtually locked down, along with 14 provinces. A quarter of the population, quarantined. Everyone returning to the uk from the area must now self isolate. Italys second city, usually teeming with life, is hushed, access in or out strictly limited. Schools and universities are shut until april. Cinemas, pools and nightclubs, too. The Prime Minister talked of a crisis. Translation we are facing an emergency, a national emergency, taking exceptional
precautionary measures, and we are facing it with great awareness. Venice is part of the restricted area, one of italys tourism jewels, deserted by a mixture of quarantine and fear. As we drove north from rome, we expected tighter controls. But there are none. We are coming into the start of modena now. Part of the new exclusion zone. You can see theres no total lockdown. There are no police roadblocks, for example. Its too big an area to control in that way. But people are being asked not to leave or enter. We are going to turn around now, because otherwise there is a risk of entering the new quarantine zone. At the vatican, decades of tradition were broken, as the pope made his sunday blessing by video stream, rather than at the window, to a st Peters Square usually filled with thousands. Faith that this will pass is sorely lacking. Mark lowen, bbc news, northern italy. In the United States, the number of infections has also risen with more than 500 cases of the coronavirus confirmed and 21 people have died. Most of those deaths have been the state of washington leads to a ca re state of washington leads to a care home and office of seattle. Family save honourable relatives have been left trapped inside under warranty. Quarantine. More than a dozen patients at this care home have already died and dozens of others have been confined to their rooms inside a building thats at the centre of americas deadliest outbreak of the coronavirus. And some, like susan hayley, are showing symptoms of being infected. It feels like prison, it feels like theres a gun to our head. Susans daughters arent being allowed to visit her for their own health. Theyve only been able to see their mother by standing outside the closed window of her room. I feel like the worst daughter in the world. I really do. Because i cant help her. Im sure that most every person thats in there will test positive, but its a wait and see. A lack of availability of testing kits has hindered americas response to what has become a health crisis. As the number of cases rises, so does the concern. The authorities admit they that havent been able to test everyone thats showing symptoms. In reality that means they believe hundreds, if not thousands, are carrying the virus here in the greater seattle area. This is a city thats beginning to feel stalked by covid i9. Businesses, schools and universities have told people to work from home, but every day thousands gather in places like seattles famous Pike Place Market and while theyre encouraging people to wash their hands, that can only do so much. I think shutting down schools is a good idea, but i dont really know how much you can prevent the spread of it in a city like seattle. The majority of deaths so far have been linked to the kirkland life care centre. But carmen cant go in and her mother cant leave. Shes trapped in this petri dish and thats waiting for her to be sick enough to take her out of here again. Containment is clearly a concern but contagion is a deep fear for all the vulnerable living here. Chris buckler, bbc news, seattle. Greg consalvo s is an epidemiologist and assistant professor at yale school of Public Health and joins us now. Greg, has the us got its response right so far . Weve seriously botched the response to coronavirus in the us. We had three months to prepare since the first outbreak in china and weve tested a couple of,000 people, maybe a little more which means there are cases undiagnosed all around
the country that we dont know about right now because we did too little too late in terms of getting our diagnostic capacity up getting our diagnostic capacity up and running. Doctor anthony felt she says that by the end of next week he expects there to be around 4 million testing kits. Is that enough . We need to diagnose everybody who is infected with the virus because they can potentially transmit to others but at this point we have multiple cases all around the country. We just dont know where they are and to what extent the virus is spread in the community. We have now moved beyond that battle to a battle of trying to mitigate the damage that this virus is going to cause all across the United States. We had a report just now about a care home, id like to look at the us and its prison population. The us has the largest prison population the largest prison population the world, many people in crowded conditions, what concerns might there be about an outbreak in that system . Present push people into
passive evident, whether it is hiv or hepatitis c, prisons are notorious for being institutional amplifiers for infections. To think about what we re infections. To think about what were talking about, men and women in close quarters without proper ventilation and Infection Control with a healthcare Infection Control with a healthca re system Infection Control with a Healthcare System that in many states is privatised. It means that prisons in the United States will be one of the ground zeros of the outbreak if an infection gets in. It was spread quickly and notjust in fa ct spread quickly and notjust in fact prisoners but corrections officials and staff and their communities. What steps might be taken to protect Homeless People . That is another very good question. We have a very large problem with homelessness in the United States and in many cases, where possible, they are put into, congruent facilities and homeless shelters which again i Group Settings in which Infection Control is nearly impossible. Its not clear that anyone is
quickly thought about how to handle both of those two populations that are extremely vulnerable in the community. And also ensuring they get the ca re and also ensuring they get the care they need and to protect themselves and the people around them from infection. There is another category of people id like to briefly touch on and that is people without regular income or healthcare, they without regular income or healthca re, they might without regular income or healthcare, they might be tempted to carry on trying to go to work even if they feel u nwell go to work even if they feel unwell or might have symptoms matching that of the virus. What might be done for them . We need to institute some sort of sick pay fund or Sick Leave Fund both in terms of the people who dont have it as a matter of their daily employment. Also for people in the big economy who may be urban drivers or delivery people gig, i work as health ads. We need to figure out how to compensate people so that they dont have to decide whether putting food on the table for the children staying away from work to protect
themselves from a virus. Give adrelius greg. Left some of the days of news now. The turkish president has called on grace to open the gates for mike to travel to other european countries. He is to hold talks in brussels on monday to discuss the migrant situation with eu officials. Forces have fortified the land border with turkey after days of tension over turkeys decision to try and let migrants to enter the european union. Four suspects to go on trial in the hague over the downing of the malaysia plane mhi7. Three russians and one ukrainian iq is a play crucial roles in the shooting down of the aircraft in 2014. The defendants will not be present was not relatives of those who died are calling for russia to co operate more fully with the trial. At least six people have died in at two avalanches in the austrian alps. Police say five people were swept away in a mountain range. The victims
are believed to be from the czech republic. A Police Officer was also struck in the country itself on a training exercise. The Catholic Church in argentina has held a huge open air mass to rally against a bill that would legalise abortion in the country. The president , who came to power in december, thomas last week that he would send a bill to congress within ten days to decriminalise abortion. The mass was met with counter demonstrations by those advocating minute womens rights and want presence bill not to succeed. The mass attracted hundreds of people in buena cyrus. The message from the church was clear, womens rights i important to us and we are here to ca re important to us and we are here to care for you. We condemn abuse in all its forms, sexual and psychological, whatever the situation in the family, work,
school, on the street in the church. But there was an important proviso. Translation with the same passion was that there we also state that there be no case for the termination of human life as set out in our national constitution. Abortion is illegal across much of latin america. In sum, including argentina, it is only allowed in the case of rape or where the mother s life is at risk. In sum, it is out loud in all circumstances. 0nly in sum, it is out loud in all circumstances. Only three, cuba, guyana, uruguay, have legalised abortion. But argentina s new president has promised to change that, describing abortion as a matter of Public Health, saying the state has a duty to protect women and that individual choice should be respected. That hasnt gone down well with some. Translation given this new position from the president , were here to rise up, to fight today a special
woman stay. Translation it is wrong because it goes against god s law and life. If the bill passes, argentina will become latin americas largest country to legalise abortion. But that might wishful thinking. An earlier attempt fails, for out by the senate after intense campaigning by religious groups. But there is a growing voice in argentina advocating for womens rights and the freedom to choose. As the church held its mass, they covered too outside the cities largest catholic federal. The green handkerchiefs a symbol of argentinas pro choice movement. Translation all women should take to the streets for greater equality in the workplace and Living Conditions and because of the way the fm aside excess and for legalisation of abortion. The president s will issue before
congress this week but in a staunchly Roman Catholic country, getting a past lawmakers wont be its only challenge, changing the views of many argentines will be much, much harder. Rich preston, bbc news. A man has been shot dead by police in westminster in london following an incident which is not being treated as terrorism. 0fficers from the metropolitan police remain at the scene of the incident which occurred at around 11 30pm on sunday. Road closures remain in place as Police Investigate the area. Stay with us on bbc news, still to come what goes up, must come down. Meblournes annual batman rally test the laws of gravity. The numbers of dead and wounded defied belief. This the worst terrorist atrocity on european soil in modern times. In less than 24 hours then the soviet union lost an elderly sick leader and replaced him with a dynamic figure 20 years his junior. We heard these gunshots in the gym. Then he came out through a fire exit and started firing at our huts. God, we were all petrified. James earl ray, aged 41, sentenced to 99 years and due for parole when hes 90, travelled from memphis jail to nashville state prison in an eight car convoy. Paul, whats it feel like to be married at last . It feels fine, thank you. What are you going to do now . Is it going to change your life much do you think . I dont know really. Ive never been married before. This is bbc news. The latest headlines italy sees a sharp rise in the number of deaths from the coronavirus as a quarter of the population is in partial lockdown. In the us, the number of infections has also risen, with almost 500 cases now confirmed. 19 people have died. 0fficials officials have now decided that the cruise ship the grand princess, which has been stranded off the coast of california, will be allowed to dock at 0akland, near San Francisco, on monday. 21 people have tested positive. Joining me now from the grand princess a mother and daughter Leanne Higgins and kaylee higgins. Good morning. Ijust want to make sure our viewers know who is who. Now, could you waive . And kaylee. Hi right, guys, what kind of information are you being given about what will happen . So, wejust got
you being given about what will happen . So, we just got an announcement that once we do get to oakland, the first people that are going to get off our people who are critically ill, and secondly, the california residents, so ourselves. 0nce the california residents, so ourselves. Once we get to 0akland we are actually going to be relocated to an army base, the travis army base, and once we are actually at our relocation and we are going to get tested there. And in further isolation. What are conditions like on board at the moment for you both . It is still pretty good. We are still getting fed. We have been able to get out on our balcony and talk to some of our balcony mates. The morale has been pretty good. I think people are just kind of ready to get off the boat. Yeah, some people in the boat. Yeah, some people in the inner rooms got a chance to get some fresh air today, which
i think is great, if i was trapped without a balcony i would probably lose my mind. What do you both do all day . We watch movies or tv shows. We have been doing a lot of scouring venues, have been doing a lot of scouring venues, trying to find out some information. We have takena out some information. We have ta ken a couple out some information. We have taken a couple of naps today. And when you talk to the other passengers, you said some in the inner rooms had had a chance to get some fresh air. What are your conversations like . Do you share information . Yeah, so, the people next to us are from georgia and they are actually going to get back to georgia when we get to oakland, they are going to transport them back to georgia, it is about 100 miles away from where they actually live, so best of luck to them. Hopefully they can get home as soon as possible. We are just going to show our viewers some pictures of the time when the helicopter landed some testing kits on the ship. Did you manage to see that helicopter dropping the
kids . We did, we did. It was pretty exciting. And one of the concerns that the outside world has is that only a small number of people aboard the ship have been tested so far. Of course, you will be tested when you get to land, but are you concerned that testing should have started earlier . I dont know, i think it is important for us to get tested, obviously, it took a while for them to find the test results of only be 46 people that were tested, so i think they are doing the best they can. In the situation that we are in. Yeah, it is hard with the incubation period, to really know whether or not it would have made a difference if we had been tested two days ago or two days away. Are you both prepared for potentially quite a few days in quarantine once
you get off the ship . No, i dont think we are prepared for that they said it would be 14 days. We. We dont know what to expect. We dont know what it is like right now. Were really comfortable with our room. It could be completely different. We will see what is in store for us. Leanne higgins and kaylee higgins, fascinating to talk to you both. Thank you. For more on the coronavirus outbreak please have the bbc news website. Head to. Alternatively, you can download the bbc news app. Muslim and into communities and parts of the indian capital, delhi, living in fearfollowing last weeks deadly violence. Hindu communities. Hundreds of families, mainly muslims, have fled their homes. The rides have now stopped but they have left deep scars. Riots. Shattered and traumatised. This woman is one among hundreds living in a makeshift relief camp. She had to flee with her family before mobs ransacked her home. Translation all my belongings and lifelong savings were taken away. My husband is without a job and my younger son is handicapped. I am afraid to return home. A diabetic with a heart condition, she is also being treated for acute anxiety and depression. Dozens of relief camps have sprung up to care for thousands of muslims who do not feel safe in their own homes. Many fear such brazen attacks are only the beginning of a dangerous trend in a country that is home to about 200 million muslims. The recent clashes are the deadliest in decades
and have created a deep Division Within the hindu and muslim communities. This narrow lane was home to more than 200 people. No longer. Residents of this area had to flee to save their lives before rampaging mobs arrived, torched their homes, looted their property. Only a few of those affected have mustered the courage to come back and see what is left out here. Her daughter is about to get married but the home is gone. She showed me her deserted home, brutally vandalised and burnt by mobs. Translation we never had an enemy. Why us then . Relatives have given us shelter, but for how long . How will my family of nine survive when there is no money to even pay for a rooms rent. For now, men, women and children must sleep in mosques and shelters not farfrom their homes. Still in shock of becoming refugees within their homeland. This is the the First Step Towards ghettoisation, physical, psychological, emotional, when people begin to feel please, do not go there, unless you are going to an area that has enough people of your community. The authorities were slow to react in the beginning but now claim they are helping everyone who has been affected by the violence. But temporary camps are clearly not the answer and little is known about the thousands of Migrant Workers who have left delhi out of fear, for their villages in other states. Despite government assurances, if they do not return, the fragile coexistence between hindu and muslim communities could be ripped apart for a very long time. Marchers have been held to Mark International womens day on sunday around the world. In chile, there was a huge rally in the capital, santiago, demanding abortion rights and on into against women. In pakistan they were marchers in several cities despite valid counter protests. Violent. The annual birdman rally has been taking place in melbourne. Its an event where people dress up, build home made hang gliders and then throw themselves off a jetty. Ina in a usually fruitless attempts to fly. The bbcs tim allman has more. Every year on the banks of the yarra river they set out to prove the old adage that what goes up most definitely comes down. This is a place where hope springs eternal, despite all evidence to the contrary. |j wouldnt all evidence to the contrary. wouldnt say im fat, but im very short for my weight. I got
massive disadvantages when it comes to flying, it is not actually possible. I think im going to go forjust a really fun leap or something, im not really sure. Just see whatever happens. Hes going sideways competitors are awarded for distance and, believe it or not, altitude. They also get marks for entertainment value, which isjust as marks for entertainment value, which is just as well, all things considered. It is still as scary as ever, when you jump m, as scary as ever, when you jump in, it doesnt matter how many times youve done it. It was very exciting, im still a little bit like. It was a lot of fun. I enjoyed it a lot. It is said insanity is doing the same thing again and again, and expecting different results. Tell that to the birdman and birdwoman of melbourne, who still believe one day they will fly. Lucky them. Now, if you were there and you want to tell me exactly what that was like or
evenif exactly what that was like or even if you are one of the competitors, please send me a message on twitter. Hello. Recent days have brought a real mix of weather its that sort of time of year and we will continue in that vein in the days to come, so if you do not like what you are getting on one day, hang on and it is sure to change. We start bright and crisp with a little frost around perhaps for some eastern areas, even that will change because the weather system towards the west of the British Isles creeps its way ever further towards the east. Initially spreading a veil of cloud across Western Areas after a bright enough start, a couple of showers running ahead of the main rain area. After lunchtime the rain will
be all over northern ireland, by mid afternoon it will be over western scotland, western england and much of wales too. 0ut east, you will lose your sunshine but you will stay dry until later on in the day. Temperatures maxing out at around 10 degrees. Part of the problem is that once it starts raining, because weve not got one system but two, it may well continue to rain and there are concerns from the met office who have issued yellow warnings already for the intensity of rain across parts of wales and indeed the north west of england, because on tuesday some of that rain keeps on coming on what will be a blustery day across the British Isles here. The wind gusts for you, you can see widely 30, 40, perhaps 50mph in the exposed locations. The air is coming from the atlantic and if the cloud should break across the eastern side of england, in particular, perhaps 14, 15, 16. Reaching in the norfolk area you could look at 17 degrees. Exceptional for the time of year. That weather front taking time to pull away but notice
that the isobars almost run straight through the weather front, so theres no great change in the airmass. As the front slips away, the sunshine comes out across the greater part of england and wales. Plenty of wintry showers across the Higher Ground of scotland on another breezy sort of day, but, as i say, the wind is coming from the south west so we will keep it feeling relatively springlike and mild across the south with temperatures 11 14, much chillier when you get the showers in the heart of scotland five, six, seven degrees only here. Into thursday, we will push this weather front down and across the southern half of the British Isles, and that i think that will really freshen things up. Plenty of wintry showers again across the Higher Ground of scotland, a couple of showers in northern ireland, but once the rain slips away from the southern counties of england then essentially a dry fine day, but that bit fresher. We return to the temperatures we saw on monday and we get them again on thursday. This is bbcs news. The headlines. Hundreds of people have died of, 19 over the last 24 hours in italys worst affected region of lombardi. 366 people have now lost their lives across the country. Widespread restrictions are in force across northern italy, has two affecting up to 60 million people. 0fficials northern italy, has two affecting up to 60 million people. Officials have decided to cruise ship the grant and suspended off the coast of california will be allowed to dock at 0akland near San Francisco on monday. There are more than 3000 people on board in 20 want of them have tested positive. The Catholic Church in argentina have held a huge open air mass to rally against a bill that would legalise abortion in the country. The president , came to power in december, promised last week that he would send a bill to congress within ten days today criminalise abortion. It remains a highly controversial subject across latin america