An apparently organised attack. To slow the spread. And we talk to a doctor about all the sensible things the trophy itself was you can do to avoid on the pedestal in the middle of the cabinet here. Now, this was an international trophy, and we understand now that the search for it has getting infected. Become an international search. Above all, this was a triumph for the christian democrats good morning. Its 9am in singapore, of the west, offering 1am in london, reunification as quickly as possible, and thats what the voters wanted. And 9pm in washington dc, where the Us Central Bank has cut Interest Rates to almost zero in a bid to protect the economy from the impact of coronavirus. Its the Federal Reserves second emergency cut in a fortnight and it took the action in Co Ordination with Central Banks in canada, europe, britain, switzerland and japan. Heres president this is newsday on the bbc. Im mariko 0i, in singapore. Im kasia madera, in london. Trumps response. Our top stories drastic action from the Federal Reserve to tackle coronavirus its cut Interest Rates to a 0. 25 , the Federal Reserve is going and announced to be purchasing 500 billion co ordinated action with other Central Banks. Of treasuries and 200 billion of Mortgage Backed securities as the death toll and that number can increase, across europe rises, spain begins a state but they are going to start of near lockdown, with people only allowed out with that and that is really of their homes to work, good news, its really great buy food or get medical care. For our country. Its something that were very happy, i have to say this, very happy. Lets take a look at some front pages from around the world the frankfurter allgemeine earlier i asked our north newspaper has the latest america correspondent on germanys new restrictions. David willis whether the rate cut was a sign that the Us Central Bank is increasingly there will be checks worried about the impact at borders with austria, of the virus on the economy. France, switzerland, very much so, and an denmark and luxembourg. The paper includes an editorial indication, its fair to say, describing it as of the concern. The time of contradictions solidarity without social contacts. The Federal Reserve not closed societies, waiting until its 6 weekly meeting on wednesday who want to stay free. The phillipine star but as you say, quite rightly, cutting rates is reporting Shopping Centre on a sunday evening. Closures and a shortage when was the last time that happened . Of thermal scanners. Not even i think during and its front page the 2008 financial crisis has this picture has that happened. Of a catholic mass where people are being kept apart, using caution tape. But this is a very deep cut in Interest Rates, and the Financial Times bringing them down to virtually is reporting that the uk is looking to step zero, a move that that hope up its response to the threat will help stimulate the economy of the virus. At a time when it is receiving a lot of pressure it has this opinion piece saying, the coronavirus should from the coronavirus. Be a spur to action. What this basically will do to galvanise policymakers, regulators and companies is it will make borrowing money to work together. Cheaper and that is intended to certainly help businesses who will continue to have considerable overheads despite the fact they might not have much in the way of customers and it will help consumers, as the theory goes, by lessening the amount coronavirus dominating the of interest they have to pay on credit cards. Whether it will prompt those people who are perhaps news. Us Officials Say renting their homes theyre working to improve at the moment to take waiting times for health the decision to go out screening, after chaotic scenes and buy is another matter for returning travellers at some american airports. Because there is a feeling the Trump Administrations here is certainly the people decision to include the uk have other things and ireland in its european travel ban comes into effect on tuesday. 0ur washington correspondent, on their mind right now. Jane 0brien reports. As the last link to europe closed, panicked americans rushed but the fed has been under a lot of treasure to beat the travel ban. From President Trump. Immigration at chicagos 0hare airport was overwhelmed, with passengers reporting enormous crowds and unsanitary conditions. A lot of pressure. Here at washingtons it is only over the weekend where President Trump said dulles airport, though, he could demoteJerome Powell. It seems the shutdown one could argue the fed has is already taking hold bowed to political pressure because it really when its supposed to be independent. Is eerily quiet here. Youre absolutely right. This is normally one President Trump has made his feelings about of the nations busiest the Federal Reserve chairman international hubs, but looking at the arrivals board, there is already only a handful of planes Jerome Powell fairly well known coming in from europe. Americans returning on a plane from london were grateful and hes been a fierce to be home. Critic of mr powell, particularly in recent months. He believes the fed hasnt acted quickly enough to cut just given the timing, Interest Rates to bring them i think we honestly down to the levels are perhaps in europe orjapan. Just lucked out, just given that we got back today, the Federal Reserve believes negative Interest Rates instead of tomorrow, because that would are a sign of economic have been a lot more hectic. The Airline Industry is reeling from the travel bans and cancellations, as fewer americans risk travelling difficulty so its been shying even within the country. American airlines, the worlds second largest carrier, is cutting capacity and suspending almost all Long Haul International away from doing that but flights from monday. Clearly, the Federal Reserves the Trump Administration chairman, Jerome Powell, is promising sweeping measures believes this is a very serious to help prop up the economy crisis and something is needed to basically pacify the markets which have been very volatile of course in recent weeks as america grinds to a halt. Because of the coronavirus. What i would focus on is, one, our Business Correspondent katy austin has been following the market what do we do right now . It is reaction and she told me investors dont seem clear we need to get economic pleased by the feds move. Relief to the economy. In it certainly looks like the move hasnt shored up the Financial Markets immediately as donald trump might have hoped and we are seeing us stock market futures down which is not the desired effect at all and this is not denver, people queue for hours. A very good sign, really, at least one person has been in terms of the significance of a pandemic and actually how cleared. President trump who effective any measures are to combat it when were faced public pressure after coming into contact with an looking at such a dramatic infected person has now tested move, the feds second rate cut in a matter of two weeks, that almost seems like a negative. But across the country, cases are rising and so is the death toll. Sticking plaster at the moment, jane 0brien, bbc news, washington. For the first time in three such as the global size weeks, south korea has of the problem we are going to see here in terms reported fewer than 100 new coronavirus cases. The country has the highest of the Economic Impact with some people already number of cases in asia, predicting a global recession but the us is, in the words after china, with over 8,000 confirmed infections of one analyst, throwing and 75 deaths. The kitchen sink at this. But south korea seems to be enjoying a downward trend in new cases. Its launched this huge heres the countrys foreign minister financial stimulus today explaining how. And there has been a bit the basic principle of criticism of the lack of co ordinated action by is openness, transparency Central Banks across the world after these huge market falls and fully keeping the public informed, we saw over the past week. And i think this is paying off. There will be some welcoming testing is essential because that leads to of the fact that now central Early Detection and minimises banks such as, you know, further spread canada, the us, the bank and quickly treats those of england and japan and others found with the virus, have come together and tried to launch co ordinated action. And i think that is the key behind our very low fatality rate as well. The question is, will this really work . Such are the problems in terms of both demand and supply that was kang kyung wha, the south korean we are seeing across the world, foreign minister. A lot of Central Banks weve been hearing for quite and governments almost look some time how the best thing like they are running out to prevent the spread of coronavirus is to of options here. Wash our hands. But its also important not to touch our faces, indeed, because i heard something we do Jerome Powell speaking just almost involuntarily. A moment ago ruling out psychologist Natasha Tiwari has some tips to help us stop. Negative Interest Rates dont touch your face. Which means that it leaves the Federal Reserve with very few other options and i havent touched later in the future. Exactly, and we are of course, my face in weeks. Here in the uk where i am, yet to see the peak because we cant help it. Of the pandemic in this it is part of our dna country, even though around the world we have china now getting back to some thing and we are hardwired to do it. Resembling normalcy. We know it is because humans you have to wonder where else as young as foetuses in utero touch their face, so every time there is to go after such you tell yourself to not touch your face you are telling yourself to do something that is entirely unnatural. A dramatic move, even though donald trump has been pressing the fed of course to act sooner, you do wonder when we touch our where else they can go from here. Face we are coming days after becoming the new when we touch our epicentre of the coronavirus face we are calming pandemic, europe has been ourselves down, we touch altered beyond recognition. In certain areas of our face the streets of rome, madrid and paris are deserted. And what were really doing borders have been partially activating certain pressure shut and tens of millions points that activate something called the parasympathetic of people have been nervous system which is ordered to stay at home. The thing that makes us calm spain is in a state of emergency with the whole ourselves down internally. We see the same response population in near total lockdown. In dogs and cats. From the capital madrid, children model the same heres damian grammaticas. A warning you may find behaviour as their parents. So if our parents, when they are shocked, they touch their face, this report distressing. When they are surprised they touch their faces or when they are upset they touch their face, we are likely she is gasping, grief stricken, to do the same thing. The irony is at a time when it is more important infected with the virus. Than ever to not touch your face, unconsciously last night, in this your mind is constantly moving hospital, her husband died. To a place where it can better today, doctors have protect you by doing the things told her to go home. It knows will soothe there arent enough you so your unconscious mind will beds to treat her. Prompt your hands to go she is not sick enough, not yet. Straight to your face. Around her, trying to calm her, while it is almost impossible to totally are her children, now stop touching yourface, at extreme risk too. A key way you can go they warn us to wear about making it easier masks, keep a distance. Spain is in the grip of the virus. To take out the habits everywhere its close at hand. To leave that lead you to do it. Wearing glasses instead of contact lenses. It may mean less make up so you dont have to touch it milagros tells me the medics up through the day. Working double shifts it may also mean creating are overwhelmed and fearful habits around how you of being infected themselves. Use your hands. Translation its so hard. Rather than moving around you go home and you cannot get close to your child and having a hands like this or your husband. And making it easy but its what we have to do. For it to land on yourface, making an effort and this is that to cross your hands and put them in your lap. Frustration boiling over. Dont come to the hospital then when the urge comes if your symptoms are mild, to pick your hands the doctor says. Up and touch your face, you will be more aware people have to stop of what you are doing and quicker to catch yourself. I cleaned my hands before i touched my face. Flooding emergency rooms. Some really important and and so spain has ordered useful instructions. Everyone off the streets. Madrid, a major European Capital silent. The police tell anyone we have some good weather on the way. Monday is expected to be they see to go home. A sunny day across much of the country after what has been a bit of a changeable weekend unseen, the virus is propagating, and also for some of us and the weather the anxiety. So this is what happens front moving away towards when a country really starts the east, a big gap to fear the threat in the clouds here and posed by the virus. This is part of madrids this is where our area financial district, and take of High Pressure is coming a look down here. One of the biggest from and that hires building avenues through the city. In from the south west clearing just two days ago this was thronged the skies across the uk from now, almost empty. Monday. Youre allowed out to buy food but there is low pressure out or go to work. There in the atlantic and it will bring rain petrol stations are one of the few places that are open and people have to keep a distance. Later on monday. But spain was slower to do this than italy. That to North Western parts of the country. They should have had this is what looks in the short term. You can see where the air protective measures before frost is, whether blue colours are, most major towns and cities are just around freezing but certainly because i mean, were neighbours. It was impossible not out in the countryside a frost. On monday, apart from a few that it was not going to spread areas it will start to look to here. Applause. And last night, sunny. Remember the frost than in this has happened. The north west of the uk applause, all across spain, and come the afternoon it will cloud over and the wind to thank the countrys doctors. Will strengthen and we expect rain in Northern Ireland and western scotland. They came out of their clinics and some rainfall by forjust a few minutes to acknowledge the gesture. Gracias the middle of the afternoon. Then got back to work, trying to save hundreds more this is the weather from succumbing to the virus. Forecast for tuesday and the High Pressure damian grammaticas, building on right bbc news, madrid. Now will slip away towards elsewhere in europe, the south and east and allow germany is the latest country for some of these to announce new restrictions. Weather fronts to there will be checks make inroads so that means that at its borders with austria, france, switzerland, denmark and luxembourg. 0ur correspondentjenny hill after a beautiful and sunny start to the week on monday, tuesday is going to turn a little more cloudy and you can see that cloud streaming has the latest from berlin. In on a south westerly wind and on top of that we have yet more rainfall Northern Ireland and also west scotland. But with south westerly wind also comes we just had the latest official mild air so you can see figures released here, the temperatures there they show the nearly are widely into 5000 people have now the mid teens across tested positive for the virus england and through the course and 12 people have died. Of tuesday night and into wednesday, pretty you heard a little bit about the controls on some much the same. Of the german border the weather front that and there are some exemptions are sliding in on these but i am large, unless youve south westerlys keeps bringing mild air to the south got a good reason for of the country, travelling in and out a bit of cloud around and even some rain at times of the country, you wont be but across northern parts of the uk, a different source of those winds coming in, source able to as of 8 00 tomorrow morning. Of wind direction, coming the exemptions of course in from the north include people bringing goods atlantic so it will be in and out of the country, colder there, eight degrees in glasgow but 16 in london, remember it with people who can prove a south westerlys. They are commuting for work purposes, but as you heard the interior minister saying, that is the middle of the week. There is a sense as well from the government thursday and friday, that they know the real crisis a bit of a hiccup has yet to come and i think in the weather and we expect we are starting to see more some weather fronts to develop and more measures being put across southern areas into place as a result. In the rain could turn heavy italy has reported 368 by friday, temporarily, more coronavirus deaths, across the south and you can a new one day record. See the weather going lombardy, the countrys worst affected region, accounted for 252 of those. Downhill in london. Nationwide the total death a beautiful monday and then toll is more than 1,800. Warms up by friday and some rain in london and cardiff ireland has called for but it should dry out once all bars in the country again on the weekend. To close immediately, and remain shut for the next two weeks. Earlier the countrys Health Minister expressed outrage at some people in his country, who were out drinking on saturday evening in dublin. He said it was an insult to the efforts of doctors and nurses working on the pandemic. The South African president , cyril ramaphosa, has declared a National State of disaster following the coronavirus outbreak. He said citizens from high risk countries would be denied entry and screening would be strengthened at all major airports. The Czech Republic has also closed its borders and introduced severe restrictions, banning people from moving around except for work, essential shopping and other necessary activities until march 24th. Schools have also been closed. In france, polling stations have closed in the first round of local elections a poll that went ahead, despite lockdown measures to restrict Public Contact and contain the spread of coronavirus. But while france was voting, it was also announcing new coronavirus measures, this is bbc world news. Including a reinforcement of the border with germany. So far, almost 5,500 cases have been confirmed in france, and 127 people have died. Lucy our top story a cut in us Interest Rates to fight the coronavirus. The Federal Reserve brings rates williamson reports from paris. Down to a quarter of one per cent, and announces co ordinated action with other Central Banks. The news has been welcomed by President Trump. Bars, restaurants and the dollar has fallen schools are shuttered sharply against the yen, across the country. And futures markets are also down. Museums and cinemas are locked. The only places still open as the death toll across europe rises, spain begins a state are essential services. Of near lockdown the police have been out on the streets encouraging grocers, chemists, newsagents people out and about to return home. And polling stations. The decision to continue but some countries may with the first round of this election, in the midst be turning the corner. Of the coronavirus epidemic, was reportedly questioned until the last minute. South korea has reported fewer metal railings were installed than 100 new coronavirus cases for the first time in three weeks. In polling stations to channel the country has the highest number voters along specific routes. Tape markings on the floor of cases in asia after china, kept them a metre apart with over 8,000 confirmed from each other. Infections and 75 deaths. Gloves and hand sanitiser were provided. And voters were asked thats all. To bring their own pens. But theres a feeling among some people here that the government is sending mixed messages. Turnout by Late Afternoon was sharply down, and some doctors have been advising people not to go and vote, for fear of catching or spreading the virus. In a weeks time, the Government Faces the same decision again the second round of this vote is due next sunday. But what was seen by president macrons party as a chance to establish itself across the country is now viewed by many here as a chance for coronavirus to do the same. Lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. From barcelona to berlin millions of people have been told to stay at home unless its absolutely necessary to go out. So for those of us who do have to leave, how can we get safely from a to b . Dr Richard Dawood is a travel medicine specialist. I think its reassuring to know that most operators of transport systems have really upped their game in terms of hygiene and deep cleaning. The airlines have announced this, Public Health system certainly in london and elsewhere have announced they are upping their game. I think we are all becoming increasingly aware of the need to clean our hands after handling frequently touched and handled surfaces, handrails, escalator rails, lift buttons, things like that. There is no harm in touching all of the surfaces if one remembers where ones hands have been in use as a hand sanitiser washes ones hands afterwards after touching anything else. Certainly i have very few concerns about, a lot of people worry about the air in the aircraft cabin, for example, which is well filtered and theres not been a single case of coronavirus attributed to taking an international flight, for example. And when it comes to self isolation, if someone is concerned about any symptoms without possibly showing, when should that come into action . The focus, we are moving away from isolating people who have recently travelled to encouraging people who have any symptoms whatsoever to stay at home and to avoid travelling or exposing anybody else to risk. Until their symptoms have gone away. So the focus is not so much on where you been on where youve come from now as to whether youve got any symptoms. And this idea of the borders closing down. We are seeing people from so many Different Countries that are shutting down their borders. This is effective, in your opinion . Well, theres been some pretty good modelling in the past on whether or not travel restrictions actually stop 00 16 36,430 4294966103 13 29,430 the spread of disease