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Hes now tested positive for the virus. This was delhi today. At least 13 People Killed in clashes over a new citizenship law. It grants amnesty to immigrants from neighbouring countries, as long as theyre not muslims. As another humanitarian tragedy unfolds in syria the director of the White Helmets travels to the uk to ask for help. As syria is in the grip of another humanitarian tragedy there arent words in length arabic language that can describe the catastrophe happening there. There are now over 80,000 cases of the coronavirus in 36 countries. Of the coronavirus in 37 countries. Well bring you the latest on how the virus is spreading, how countries are combatting it, and how many people have died later in the programme. The coronavirus outbreak has sparked sharp falls on stock markets for the second day running the New York Stock Exchange has closed in the past few minutes it was trading down nearly 3 in the closing minutes. Earlier, paris, london and frankfurt all ended the day about 2 lower. Samira husain is in new york. Help us understand why traders are so help us understand why traders are so concerned. Traders are really worried about some of the things that we talked about yesterday, the provisional spread of the virus and how thats going to impact the global upon me. There are other things that happened today. Global economy. We heard from Health Officials saying that americans should really prepare for a possible outbreak of the coronavirus and that it will be bad. That really sent markets trading a lot lower today. 0ther markets trading a lot lower today. Other things that have markets really worried, rather investors really worried, rather investors really worried, rather investors really worried, theres this general sense from some investors that it is possible that the number of cases in the us, although it remains low, were talking about very few cases, some people are finding it very hard to believe. Now that were hearing from the cdc we should prepare for an eventual outbreak of coronavirus in this country, that certainly has people quite spooked. Another particular sector under pressure for the stock market. A lot of sectors are being hurt by it. In particular, they are looking at airlines. Basically, any company that has anything to do with china. If you sell to china, if you buy Raw Materials from china to make your own goods here in the us, all of those companies are being impacted. So its a variety of things from apple to walt disney to american airlines, it is really because what happens in china touches so Many Companies that operate in america. We are seeing such a widespread impact. Lets pick up on some of those issues. However the coronavirus outbreak develops from this point, we can already say with certainty that the economic conseqeunces are going to be enormous. Already, efforts to contain the virus have disrupted supply chains, air travel and a range of cross border activity, and kept millions of workers at home. Heres our International Business correspondent theo leggett. There of in these huge lockdowns, there have been factory stoppages, factories in china are still at 50 60 . People arent able to go out and spend money, so the car industry there has taken a tremendous knock thats affected International Companies which sell in china, so theres a lot of damage being done there. Then theres the supply chain, so goods that are manufactured in china would normally be crossing the ocean and arriving in europe and in the United States a few weeks later. Now we know that a lot of those sailings havent happened because of restrictions in the ports because there arent enough goods to fill the ships, so sailings have been cancelled. Aviation is under severe pressure. This firm cirium logs air Industry Data reports that more than 200,000 flights to and from china have been cancelled since the outbreak began. And it says the number of flights scheduled to fly from and within china in february is 80 on this time last year. And while china is bearing the brunt, this is a global issue. Today bahrain suspended all flights in and out of dubai. While passenger and cargo flights from the uae to iran have also been cancelled. This is the analysis of simon calder of the independent. China southern, china eastern, particularly suffering, but hong kongs airline cafe pacific is having a terrible time as well in terms of the number of people who no longer wish to trend it through hong kong are really important. But other airlines, whether from the us, whether from south asia, air india for example, whether from europe, they are trimming back their asian operations, particularly into the peoples republic of china. As a result of which air traffic on some routes has been cancelled completely on many others up by 80 . One way to assess the possible economic damage of this virus is to look at sars, another deadly virus which emerged in china in 2002. Factories and businesses closed, and it slowed the chinese economy by 2 . But chinas economy and the Global Economy have changed an awful lot since 2002. According to the new york times, while sars stung the Global Economy, coronavirus poses a greater menace because of chinas increased economic power. These figures explain why. According to the world bank, chinas gdp has increased almost tenfold since 2002, to 13. 6 trillion in 2019. For the same period, global trade doubled. Now, many major global businesses depend on chinese factories for their production, and chinese consumers for sales. Heres theo legget again. Well, china can recover. The question is whether those people whove been burned by supplies from china being disrupted actually want to be as reliant on china as they are at the moment. China is the workshop of the world. It is a cheap place to get things made, but there are alternatives. The garment industry, for example, people can buy from bangladesh, so a lot of the companies which have been affected by this will be going, well, this has happened once. Maybe we dont want it to happen again, and maybe we should have alternative supply chains just in case, and that might hit china in the future. Chinas government is trying to counter the hit to its economy. According to Chinese State radio, banking and Insurance Firms they have injected over 100 million into the economy. Reuters reports beijing has plans to roll out tax cuts to help businesses. The ft reports chinas biggest factories offered big bonuses and city governments paid for charter flights just to get people back to work. The message from the government clear china needs to get moving again. The president xi says those in low risk areas should resume full production and normal life. But theres is a long way to go. This was the scene in beijing today. The main metro empty, streets quiet. Many shops, restaurants and factories closed. And its been like this for weeks. So what tools are available to governments to mitigate to governments to mitigate the economic consequences . Andrew walker explains. Its not all that conventional. Governments and Central Banks can do to try and provide some economic stimulant to upset a slowdown in Economic Growth. Part of the story i think will be one of consumers being more wary, be more reluctant to spend money and to some degree, those things of the conditional tools conventional tools, reducing taxes, they can perhaps help a little bit with that. If people are simply determined not to travel, not to go out, then those kinds of things will have a rather limited affect. The other point i make is about the demand side of the economy, a lot of the impact is on the other side, the supply side. Disruptions to peoples ability to get to work, to move around for business meetings, to transport goods, and stimulating demand doesnt help very much with that. I think the one thing that perhaps comes candid and can help with this, the chinese have already been doing it to some extent, is to provide some short term lending essentially to companies because many of them will still have their outgoings. They will be able to pay their staff and rent, but not getting money coming in because they cant produce and sell goods they normally would. Some sort of short term lending to tide them over, that kind of problem certainly can and will help Many Companies if not all. Some tactics are available but help me put this into context. Whats the worst Case Scenario here . How bad they could the Global Economy be affected by this single virus . Its very hard to put numbers on it and we are not looking at anything at this stage that looks like it would constitute a global recession, but i suppose if you really were to spread far enough and how that must disruption to economic activity, it could come to that. At the moment, what most people are thinking in terms of how a substantially slow Economic Growth in the first quarter, perhaps the first half of the year in china, so maybe by 2 points slower. In a smaller but still not negligible hit to the Global Economy. Is it too simplistic for me to see attention between efforts to restrict the spread of the virus at efforts to protect the Global Economy . There really is attention there. The bulk of the economic disruption i think is going to come from and has been so is going to come from and has been so farcoming is going to come from and has been so far coming from efforts to contain the spread, stopping people from travelling. Ordering factories to close down and so forth. Rather from the direct costs associated with the disease itself. Sure, there are some. China is investing quite a lot of money in this rapid building ofa lot of money in this rapid building of a new health facility. Theres also the cost of getting more supplies to deal with the virus, but the bigger Economic Impact certainly comes from trying to stop it spreading. Much more background on the bbc website. We will turn back to it and 18 minutes time. Cases are developing in italy, austria, china,japan, the are developing in italy, austria, china, japan, the list goes on. We will cover that in about 15 minutes. Harvey weinstein has spent his first night in detention after being found guilty of rape and Sexual Assault. The former hollywood producer was taken here to new yorks Bellevue Hospital after the verdict after complaining of chest pains. Hes still there, receiving treatment, but hes en route to this place, Rikers Island. Its home to new yorks biggestjail housing a population of 10,000 inmates, its here that Harvey Weinstein will await sentencing. Harvey weinstein was convicted of sex crimes against two women. One is the former Production Assistant mimi haleyi who the jury found he sexually assaulted, back in 2006. Here she is speaking to cbs news. Im just, ijust think im just, i just think that were being educated about the reality of Sexual Assault and victims, and what Sexual Assault and victims, and what Sexual Assault and victims, and what Sexual Assault usually involved. Its not always just a stranger, it is very often somebody that the person knows. You know, so. With that comes an entire other layer of processing. When it somebody that you know, theres another whole layer of processing, like emotional confusion. Why did this person do this . How could this person have done this to me . So thats what i hope that we are more realistic from 110w hope that we are more realistic from now on about Sexual Assault. So 2a hours since the verdict, how are americans reacting today . Heres nada tawfik in new york. There are a lot of discussion today about the accusers and what they we nt about the accusers and what they went through testifying. We heard again from the silence breakers, a group of women who came out and spoke in los angeles, thinking the women, so spoke in los angeles, thinking the women, so lots of discussion on how this impacts the metoo movement. Showing that this is significant, that this does send a message not just a powerful man, that they are not immune from prosecution, but also to prosecutors and judges across the country because historically, these have been very ha rd historically, these have been very hard cases to try. Prosecutors are always worried about jurors looking at cases where there isnt much evidence and it just a at cases where there isnt much evidence and itjust a he said she said basis. So this has really changed the paradigm in that sense. This is proof to many people that it is worth victims coming forward, that they can get their day in court. We heard from one lawyer who was part of mr weinsteins team saying they were planning to appeal. Has that been confirmed . Yes, thats right. His lawyer has confirmed that they will be a feeling appealing. They have a different set of attorneys that handles the appeals process but she said she will be advising that going forward. It will bea advising that going forward. It will be a lengthy process and he still faces charges of rape and Sexual Assault. He will have to be sentence first here in new york. That happened on march 11 the white tell us happened on march 11 the white tell us about the prison. Its one of americas more famous bridges will not present. This is a prison that has been ripe with allegations of abuse, of guards hurting inmates, of inmates getting in fights with each other, a very very dangerous place. Thereve been cases of inmates committing suicide of how because of how traumatic it had been. The mayor of new york has found to shut down Rikers Island by 2017. Its worth noting that Harvey Weinstein is still in hospital, but his lawyers wa nt is still in hospital, but his lawyers want him to have a special pa rt of lawyers want him to have a special part of the prison where he can be separated from the overall population. In a few minutes when it will be talking about deli. Delhi. David steel has quit the liberal democrats after he told an independent inquiry that he had failed to act on allegations of child sex abuse against his colleague cyril smith. Tom symond has the story. It did fine deference when powerful people were accused of child abuse, details were not passed to the police in particular, to protect reputations. An inquiry uses a serial smith as an example of that. He was an mp in the 19705 but 5erial smith as an example of that. He was an mp in the 19705 but in the late 605, hes investigated by the police with allegation boys had been abused into schools. Ten years after, 5erial smith had a conversation with david steele who i5a conversation with david steele who is a leader of the liberal party. Steel gave evidence and said he didnt admitany steel gave evidence and said he didnt admit any abuse. He was accused of doing wrong. This is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. Our lead story . Shares in new york has fallen because of concerns of the coronavirus outbreak. Serious violence in delhi today. At least 13 people died in clashes between opponents and supporters of a new citizenship law that grants amnesty to non muslim immigrants from neighbouring countries, but not to muslims. Dehli Police Issued this statement calling for calm. They asked for city citizens to restore a nd they asked for city citizens to restore and normalcy. Thats not being heeded. Yogita limaye is also in delhi. Thi5 this is a factory thats been set on fire. Mo5t this is a factory thats been set on fire. Most of the shops here were owned by muslims and weve seen other signs of arson on the road today as well. What weve also seen are violent mob5 carrying 5tick5 today as well. What weve also seen are violent mob5 carrying sticks and 5tone5, are violent mob5 carrying sticks and stones, and they were chanting. It was a stones, and they were chanting. It wasa hindu stones, and they were chanting. It was a hindu religiou5 cry that has come to be associated with lynch mob5. We have been in the dominated areas, so mob5. We have been in the dominated areas, so we havent been able to go to the muslim dominated side. The People Living here are telling us that People Living in the muslim dominated areas have been throwing 5tone5 dominated areas have been throwing stones and even 5hooting bullets at them. This all started over indias controversial sentence and chip law. There was a group of people, mostly muslims, protesting the law. Citizenship law. There was a group of people supporting the law, but the clashes that broke out between the5e the clashes that broke out between these two groups have increasingly become common. What we are seeing on the ground today very much look5 like a religious riot. People from both communities have been killed and have been injured in these violent clashes. A couple que5tion5 being raised, where he saw violent mob5, there wereju5t being raised, where he saw violent mob5, there were just two policemen. Questions about whether the government has deployed enough police to break the cycle of violence which is been going on for two days now. Bbc hindi has been speaking to one man who was allegedly attacked by the hindu mob. The riot5 have overshadowed Donald Trumps state visit to india. Prime minister Narendra Modi is at the centre of the story. His hindu nationalist bjp party is being accused of stoking these religious tensions, something it denies. And inevitably, these issues came up in questions for President Trump. I will say that the Prime Minister was incredible on what he said, he wa nts was incredible on what he said, he wants people to have religious freedom. He says in india, they have worked very hard to have open religious freedom. If you look back whats going on relative to other places, they have really worked hard on religious freedom. I asked that question in front of a very large group of people today. He talked about it for a long time. On the visit more broadly, both men are talking a good game. Ours is a friendship that is people driven and people centric. Our nations are cooperating extensively. Maybe, but they havent found a way to resolve trade tensions over tariffs. There is a three billion dollar military agreement, as well as deals on telecoms and energy. On the new trade deal, President Trump says maybe this year, though based on past predictions, id take that with a pinch of salt. Truth is we have no idea on that. Heres one Indian Foreign policy expert. I think the reason is by then, we will have a sense of if theres going to be a second trump term, and if there is i think india will have to put things forward. Right now, its not willing to. At that point, President Trump will feel that he is approached on the world on trade has been validated and he will want other countries to make concessions and he will expect it. I think by then, the indians will also kind of try to figure out what they can move on, and some of the issues that are causing the trade skirmish between the two countries involves indian legislation which i think we will have clarity on by the end of the air. It is possible there will be Movement Later this year. I think both sides are most likely to want to get something done and put more on the table, things that they are not willing to do right now. Syria is witnessing another humanitrian tragedy. Since december, theres been a escalation in violence as the government seeks to retake the last rebel stronghold, idlib. Close to one Million People have been displaced. Charles lister from the middle east centre, a us think tank in 85 days, 1 Million People have fled their homes in idlib, syria. 60 are kids 20 women. Theyre now homeless, hemmed onto a shut turkey border. There are no tents left little food. Kids are freezing to death. Where the hell is the worlds attention . Wake up. the Syrian Civil Defence force, known as the White Helmets, has been sharing updates as they help those caught up in the violence. syriacivildef 8 schools have been targeted since the morning so far in idlib with cluster bombs and airstrikes. 10 people have been killed so far. their director has come to the uk to ask for help from the international community. Hes been talking to the bbcs mike thomson. After all these years of this tragedy, there arent enough words to describe whats going on. There arent words in the arabic language that can accurately describe the tragedy and the catastrophe that is happening there. There is now shout out. No shout out. People are burning their close and we have schools of elderly people and children who died because of the cold. We are here to put pressure on politicians and the British Government so that they can find an end to this tragedy and they can find a different support other than just financial. We need political support, otherwise this strategy will not finish. We will be back with you in a couple minutes with the full coronavirus update. Looks like weve got a double whammy of weather across the United States. Two areas of low pressure, bringing some heavy rain to the deep south. Areas that do not need any more rain. The second feature across the north rockies will bloom as it moves eastwards a cross north rockies will bloom as it moves eastwards across the northern plains. Likely to see some very heavy snowfall from the system as it pushes on towards the southeast canada. Areas like chicago could see 20 cm of snow, montreal quincy 50. This could bring some travel disruption for two airport in rose. Montreal could see 50. Airports and roads. Cyclone ferdinand is this feature here. It will remain in open waters, but its a beautiful looking system. Its going to intensify, but it looks like its going to not threaten any landmasses. We are concerned about this. This is the remnants of what was cyclone esther. Its going to continue to move and bring heavy rain just south of darwin. Cross into the middle east, this area of low pressure has brought all sort of weather to parts of iraq and iran. Strong winds, heavy rain, significant snow and blizzard conditions as well. That feature will continue to move its way eastwards into afg ha nista n will continue to move its way eastwards into afghanistan on wednesday and thursday, skipping up some very warm air. Temperatures will recover across the area. Closer to home, this area of low pressure brought snow to the north of the uk. Thats going to affect states, with some heavy snow and strong winds. For the middle part of the week, we have a run of cold winds across motes of central and northern europe. That cold extending as far as south as northern italy as well. Single figures quite widely across the north. It stays pleasant through the north. It stays pleasant through the mediterranean with many of sanchez plenty of sunshine. This will move and could scrape southern britain to bring a mixer of rain, sleet and snow. Stay tuned for that. It will bring some very heavy snowfall to the alps from thursday into friday. Looking chilly and bright for many, but we have that feature which could bring a mixture of sleet and snow so stay tuned. Hello, im ros atkins, this is outside source. Sharp falls on the Global Stock Markets as the coronovirus spreads. In new york, the dowjones closed down by more than 3 . Paris, london and frankfurt all ended the day around 2 down. New cases are cropping up in tenerife hundreds of tourists are told they cant leave their hotel after an italian doctor there tested positive for the virus. We just have to stay in the hotel. We just have to stay in the hotel. We cannot leave. We can walk around front that we can sit on the sidelines but there is a cordon around the hotel and the police. In iran the deputy minister is seen repeatedly wiping his face at a press conference. Hed spent days defending the governments response to the outbreak. Hes now tested positive for the virus. This was delhi today. At least 13 People Killed in clashes over a new citizenship law. It grants amnesty to immigrants from neighbouring countries as long as theyre not muslims. The eus members states agree a mandate for post brexit trade talks with the uk. The British Government says it will set out its plans on thursday. There are now over 80,000 cases of the coronavirus in 36 countries. And were just getting reports that algeria has its first case that would make 37. The vast majority of cases are in china but there are signfica nt clusters in south korea, japan and iran where there are close to 100 cases and 16 deaths. The outbreak is centred around the city of qom. And theres been a political row involving the Deputy Health minister. Yesterday he said hed resign if allegations that the government was hiding the true death toll were true. Well, now hes the story because hes got the virus. And he was involved in the most extraordinary press conference. Here he is on the left mopping his brow, looking decidely unwell. He was telling those gathered he doesnt believe in quarantine and that its an old measure from world war i that doesnt work. The other guy on the stage may have a view on that. Heres what the minister is now saying. That is the Deputy Health minister who has the virus. Weve also heard from the iranian president. Translation a disaster has happened in iran, a virus spreading in iran and has involved a0 countries in the world. And it will spread in all the countries around the world too. It is an uninvited and unpleasant guest, which is travelling everywhere. We should overcome the problem and we shouldnt panic. And, while clearly not a neutral observer, us secretary of state mike pompeo has also commented on the virus being in iran. The United States is deeply concerned by information indicating the Iranian Regime may have suppressed vital details about the outbreak in that country. As of yesterday afternoon, iran was only second to china in coronavirus deaths. All nations including iran should tell the truth about the coronavirus and co operate with International Aid organisations. Heres rana rahimpourfrom bbc persian telling my colleague simon mccoy that iranians are worried about the spread of the virus. Trusty politicians and to degree they cast out of what the Deputy Health minister. They dont trust the position. They say they are lying about corunna and this is a propaganda. They say he is lying and he will come out and say i am recovered in three days and it is not serious. The level of mistrust towards the iranian politicians is so deep that they wouldnt believe anything that comes out of their mouth. He didnt look well, it has to be said. No, i agree with you. Laughter. He didnt look well. He is not the only one. An mp from tehran has also confirmed test results came out. They are positive. They had a sitting yesterday. It looks like it is going to every place. Every mp will now sign off isolate . Are they . If they do. That is the problem. Many of the politicians and the iranian public are are religious they think that death is in the hands of god. They say i will not die if im not meant to die. They dont believe in all of these scientific measures to contain the virus. From iran to Spains Canary islands. This hotel in tenerife has been locked down after a visiting italian doctor tested positive. Hundreds of tourists being confined to the hotel grounds. And weve heard from one of them. We just have to stay in the hotel. We cannot leave the hotel. We can walk around the grounds, sit on the sun loungers, but there is a cordon around the hotel and the police. Theres also been a confirmed case in barcelona. This is the latest from Spains Health minister. Translation there are three reported cases, there is no confirmed Community Transmission so far in our country, in spain, and therefore we continue to think that we are in a scenario of containment of coronavirus in spain and that the most effective is to strengthen all these measures for early detection. To austria and a hotel in the city of innsbruck in the alps has been locked down. You can see police streaming into the building and people being blocked from going in or out thats because an italian receptionist working there has the virus. In italy the death toll has risen to 11 and there have been more than 300 confirmed cases. Its the largest number of people infected in europe. The outbreak is centred around two northern regions where several towns are locked down. Bethany bells in milan. New cases of the virus have been reported in sicily, in tuscany, and in legoria, but the hotspot remains these cluster of towns in northern italy. Places have that have been quarantined as the authorities are seeking to try and contain the virus. Now, the government has appealed for calm. It is asking people not to panic. But it is facing criticisms of the with the hospitals in these regions handle the cases in the correct way. Here in milan, there has been an impact on tourism, one of the citys main tourist attractions, the cathedral behind me, has been closed to visitors and no services are taking place. And today is mardi gras, shrove tuesday, which should be the climax of the venice carnival, but the celebrations there have also been cancelled because of fears of the virus. And sporting events are being affected too. Bbc sport has written this up this weekend, five serie a matches will be played behind closed doors and Six Nations Rugby games featuring italy are under threat. There are already doubts over italys match against ireland in dublin on the 7th of march. England are due to face italy in rome a week later. Both games are still on at the moment but that situation is being monitored. Now to japan. A fourth person who was on board the diamond princess cruise ship has died. The ship was quarantined for more than three weeks off japan. Tokyo is watching the situation closely because of the olympics scheduled forjuly. The ap got an important scoop earlier. They spoke to the ioc member. Which would be in a number story. Heresjenny hill. An enormous story. Authorities here are growing increasingly concerned about a rising number of cases. Until now, the picture injapan has largely focused on the cruise ship, the diamond princess, which is still moored incidentally just down the coast in the port of yokohama although the vast majority of passengers have now disembarked after well over two weeks in quarantine. But separate to the several hundred or so cases linked to that ship, the japanese authorities now say there are around 150 reported cases elsewhere in the country. They are dotted all over and the concern really for the Health Authorities here is that they are really struggling as are many foreign governments to try and work out how and where those people became infected. It is an increasing problem and a big headache for the japanese authorities because in five months time, tokyo is due to host the 2020 olympics. At the moment, the Health Ministry here has said that it is too early to Start Talking about cancellations, but they are concerned and they are now saying that the next couple of weeks will be crucial as to whether the outbreak here can be contained and of course they are looking over the water at south korea. Our next focus is south korea. It has almost 1000 confirmed infections and 11 people have died. Over half of the cases are connected to the city of daegu and in particular to a religious sect that gathers in this building. Authorities now plans to test all of the members of the group and there are more than 200,000 of them. Well, president moonjae in has been in daegu. Translation this situation is very grave, and therefore the declaration of a special disaster zone is not enough. What is important is time and speed. There must be a clear turning point witnessed this week in the upward trend in the number of infections. Laura bicker is also in daegu. I have been here for three to four days now and all ive heard is staff trying to reassure me they are trying to reassure me they are trying to reassure me they are trying to get this outbreak under control. But today is the first date that ive heard medics look at me and go we are not sure we can do that. The reason is because this is becoming far more widespread. While this is increasingly becoming a global story China Remains at the heart of it. The vast majority of cases are there. These pictures have just come in from beijing. You can see very quiet streets and railway stations. Heres the World Health Organization with the latest on the situation in china. We dont know whats going to happen next in china, weve got it right down like this. We think we can manage and there will not be another wuhan, we know how to manage this disease now in all of the parts of the country. If it went to zero and disappeared that would be great but thats not what theyre planning for. What theyre planning for is this could remain for some time, maybe some time until theres a vaccine, so we will have the capacity to be able to manage it and run the society and the economy and Everything Else the way that we need to and not lock people down to try and manage this. Well also have reports that chinese and american scientists have developed different vaccines and now want to test them. But lets be cautious here without full Clinical Trials we cant be sure how safe or effective these vaccines would be. Heres the bbcs Global Health correspondent tulip mazumdar. There are a couple of Dozen Companies all around the world racing to find a vaccine for this new coronavirus. There are for example a number in the us, a couple here also in australia, all of those at the moment most advanced are in animal trials. That is still quite early days. This is still record timing really. This was a virus only discovered and first identified i should say injanuary. Within a few hours of it being identified for the first time, china put the genetic sequence code of the virus out for researchers to look at. They immediately started trying to come up with a vaccine. This has happened in record time. There are a number of hurdles they have to cross before this can be used much more widely. There are a number of trials they have to go through. They have to go to human trials first, phase one. Those are likely to start in the early spring potentially. Maybe a little bit later. That is where they will test the vaccine for safety and see how effective it is. On a small number of people, may be a couple of dozen. Maybe more like 50. Then they will go into larger human trials if they are a success, they will go into larger human trials, the ideal conditions to test a vaccine is in the middle of an outbreak where there are a lot of people who can be given the vaccine and researchers can look at how effective it is. The race really is on. It is unlikely that a vaccine for this outbreak will be ready before the end of the year. Maybe early next year. We are still some time off as researchers have said this is a virus which is unlikely to go away anytime soon. Even if it really comes right down in terms of the number of cases towards the end of the year or potentially later this year, when it warms up a little bit and perhaps it might be easier for us to contain this virus. Even though it might not be ready for this outbreak, this virus is likely to return and we will be ready for future outbreaks or at least that is the hope. You can find all of our coverage of the spread and impact of the coronavirus on the bbc news youtube channel. We put those all together as one click. If you ever miss the programme, you will find it all on the channel. And you can see previous clips we posted. Stay with us on outside source still to come. Well have the latest on the post brexit trade talks as the eus Member States agree a negotiating mandate. They had to share it before the brexit transition period comes to an end. They have this year still to negotiate. Railway lines have been closed in shropshire as river levels continue to rise. Flood waters are expected to flow over the top of the barriers in the coming hours. Sian lloyd has this report from the town of ironbridge. No rescue needed but there is a growing sense of urgency for People Living along the banks of the river severn to leave their homes. When the water level peaks these cottages already flooded will face another surge. But the couple living here have decided to tough it out. The historic bridge spans the severn which has now risen to a 20 year high here. These temporary flood barriers were first made in ironbridge in 200a. This is the first time they have been tested to this degree. Trapped, but safe, steph has a birds eye view of the rising waters and knows that she is not about to go anywhere soon. Cant get out of the house at the moment because the water is deeper than my wellies so im stuck in here but ive got food and drink and water and more importantly ive got chocolate and gin. Record water levels have been recorded up river at montford gauge this afternoon and Emergency Services want to take every precaution. The Fire Services next visit was to a home that was surrounded by water. It is continuing to rise. It is close to the doorstep of their property and one of the residents is 96 years old. They hope the town wont flood but they are planning for the worst. It could be deep, sudden, fast flowing, therefore very dangerous water, and that is what we have been concerned about and that is why the severe Flood Warning is out there. The next few hours will be critical. The river is expected to peak after midnight. Sian lloyd, bbc news, ironbridge. This is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. Im ros atkins. Our lead story is shares in new york have fallen sharply for the second day running, as the coronavirus outbreak threatens the world economy. The eu has signed off its approach to trade talks with the uk. This is their wishlist. You can read all online if you want to. It says that eu standards should serve as a Reference Point in any future trade deal. Heres adam fleming on the main Sticking Points from the british perspective. First of all, this idea of the uk being asked to uphold the existing common standards and a whole other policy areas with existing eu roles asa policy areas with existing eu roles as a Reference Point. Does that to uk airsound too as a Reference Point. Does that to uk air sound too much like brittany being asked to carry on following eu rules . Being asked to carry on following eu rules . Number two, the being asked to carry on following eu rules . Numbertwo, the eu being asked to carry on following eu rules . Number two, the eu wants to uphold the existing access to british fishing waters that european fishing boats have now. And thirdly, they want a limited role for the European Court of justice they want a limited role for the European Court ofjustice in managing the relationship and a future. The uk doesnt want any role for the ecj at all. These are all things that are going to have to be worked out very quickly in the next few months if there is to be a trade deal. Borisjohnsons press office has responded with a series of tweets. It goes on. That as it may be, the eus chief negotiator, michel barnier, says nothing has or will change in the eus stance on the key issues. Translation we know it you know what our objectives are. They voice been set out expressly entrance friendly. That will continue to be the case. We are all so aware of our principles and the points which we are most wedded to. And which are in the political declaration agreed to with borisjohnson. The political declaration agreed to with boris johnson. Which the political declaration agreed to with borisjohnson. Which is why in the coming months, and a common logical way, we will be stressing a fairand logical way, we will be stressing a fair and balanced partnership with a robust framework of governance. One issue that will return in these talks is the border between Northern Ireland and the republic of ireland. This was the key Sticking Point before a brexit withdrawal deal was done the eu was not willing to countenance agreeing to any type of hard border. Borisjohnson got around this problem by agreeing to some checks on goods travelling between britain and Northern Ireland. In terms of a long term trade deal you dont need checks at all if the uk and the eu are closely aligned. If they are not, well then the issue returns. Heres irelands foreign minister. The Withdrawal Agreement involves significant commitments in the context of northern are learned through the irish protocol, but both the uk need to follow through on. If that doesnt happen, then i think it will damage significantly the prospects of being able to get even a bare bones trade agreement along with a number of other things that need to be done in place by the end of the year. The uk will publish its own negotiating position on thursday. The talks start next week and the deadline is the end of the year thats when the current brexit transition period ends. To tell us more about what lies ahead, heres our reality check correspondent chris morris. We will hear a lot of i think sort of stormy rhetoric in the next few weeks. And there are significant differences on this whole issue of what they called the level Playing Field that how you have ensured that competition is free and fair. But if you take a big step back from all of that and all of the noise and sound and fury we will hater come if you ask both sides do you want to deal, both of them would say, yes, but not at any price. The former president of egypt Hosni Mubarak has died, aged 91. He ruled egypt for decades and excercised rigid control until he was forced from office by the arab spring protests in 2011. The bbcs diplomatic correspondent, james robbins, reports. He was in powerfor 30 years, but it was the last three weeks of Hosni Mubaraks rule which will always be remembered. His downfall after an eruption of public anger. Back in 1981, when president sadat was assassinated by islamist militants, you canjust glimpse Vice President Hosni Mubarak being pulled to safety. In the midst of chaos he became the latest military man to rule egypt, his absolute priority stability. He was always a loyal ally for the west, maintaining a peace treaty with israel and confronting islamic extremism. But at home, he presided over increasing economic and political stagnation. His government gained a notorious reputation for corruption and the abuse of human rights. He was impervious to the feelings of the people, and he seemed to look down on them, to look down on their aspirations, to look down on their hopes. He was surrounded by mediocrity, and he always gave preference to those in whom he could guarantee their loyalty and not necessarily their merits. On january the 25th 2011, egyptians flooded into tahrir square. This time the tear gas and water cannon was powerless to protect the regime, and in a series of television addresses, Hosni Mubarak mixed concessions with condescension and defiance. Translation i give my pledge and commitment to protect the constitution and the interests of the people, until responsibility is handed to whoever is elected by the electorate next september in free and fair elections, guaranteed by transparency and freedom. On one pivotal day, regime supporters on camels and horses charged protesters in tahrir square. Mystery gunmen carried on the attack through the night. But finally egypts military turned against the president , and one of Hosni Mubaraks most loyal lieutenants announced his overthrow. Translation president Hosni Mubarak has decided to step down as the president of the republic. The crowd erupted with joy, a damning indictment of Hosni Mubaraks rule. Within months, the ailing former leader was in court. After a long trial, he was sentenced to life in prison for ordering the killing of protesters, a verdict eventually overturned. But more than his brutality, it was his lack of vision for egyptss future which had brought him down. Before i leave you, a reminder of our lead story. The markets have fallen in new york and frankfurt and london, paris and tokyo. All because of concerns around the coronavirus and we have seen new cases in italy, austria, spain, japan and south korea just to name five of them. Further coverage tomorrow. Goodbye. Hello. The uk is currently sitting in cold polar air. Through the course of tuesday, one we saw showers for some, it looks like these have settled across the hills. This was wasnt just wales that solve the windy element. Also parts of Northern England and scotland. The polar air still with us until wednesday. It will be a frosty start, could be ice anywhere after showers continue overnight. For wednesday, daytime, still the northwest flow of air which will be showers and most likely anywhere to the north and west of the uk. More to come across scotland, some drifting for the eastwards and some for the Northern Ireland come again with the one 311, showers across england and wales, most likely across Northern England and wales. By across Northern England and wales. By the afternoon, i think largely clear skies and some sunshine. The pictures, five to 9 degrees, factor in the when, for many it will feel closer to freezing. The temperatures. Contrast that to a year ago, february 20 2019, 201. 2 degrees. The warmest february day on record. The temperature was recorded. Wednesday to thursday, our next headache. Where its at low pressure going . Just exactly how far north is quite critical . The Northern Edge could bring some snow and to south wales and they said the mid lives across the sheltons in south bound him if he goes further north can see more heavy rain affecting parts of the midlands already hit by flooding. It does look like a bubble away into the continent quite quickly and that should keep the rainfall totals down a bitand should keep the rainfall totals down a bit and by thursday afternoon, it is looking a lot drier as this ridge of High Pressure pushes into the uk. Light winds, clear skies overnight thursday to friday, frosty start, but then as you saw coming from the elected, through friday, our next set of weather fronts, and this could mean a more heavy rain for many parts of the uk, and snow across the midlands and Northern England and scotland as that was in front which is in clumps into the cold air. Windy again as well. Once the lowest with this, it is going to stick into the weekend. A ban of more persistent rain should clear off into the continent through saturday but then we will be left with fairly frequent showers for the north and west. A wet start to saturday, and then wintry showers at the day pans out. Sheltered eastern scenarios with some sunshine and the same temperature but it will still feel colder with the wind. Sunday, i never headache and a forecast. Another weather system running through to the south of the uk. That does leave us scratching our heads we re does leave us scratching our heads were are we position. There is a chance that could bring heavy rain front up for many, sunday actually should offer up some dry weather and sunshine, still some showers around to the northwest. We get further ahead into the following week. Generally we will stay on the cold side of thejet generally we will stay on the cold side of the jet stream but through mid week we bump into warmer air. The jet stream bumps up north and a speu the jet stream bumps up north and a spell of wet and windy weather before we then plunge back into the colder polar air later on in the coming weeks. And they shall be basically come at this story as we go over to the following week will be that we still continue were pretty cold weather and a chance of slow showers but look out for heavy rain and strong winds through the middle of the week. Hundreds of guests are unable to leave a hotel in the Canary Islands after one person tested positive for coronavirus. The person infected is believed to be from a region of italy which is dealing with a serious outbreak, and all guests are having to stay put. Weve just got to stay in the hotel. We cant leave the hotel. We can walk around the grounds, sit on the sun loungers, but theres a cordon around the hotel, with police. In iran, the Deputy Health minister who complained of a High Temperature has now tested positive for the virus, as the country deals with a major outbreak. And in the uk, children returning from holidays in northern italy are being sent home from School Following new government advice. 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