Virus epidemic in China the public health emergency of international concern Lisa shrine reports from Geneva so far only 98 cases have been confirmed in 18 countries outside China including 8 cases of human to human transmission in 4 countries w.h.o. Director general taters. Acknowledges this is a relatively small number compared to China but he notes the numbers are going up and infectious is spreading to more contrary the main reason for this. Is not because of what is happening in China but because of what is happening in other countries the committee does not recommend restrictions on international travel and trade he calls on countries to implement decisions based on evidence not on rumor and misinformation. And for v.o.a. News Geneva Meanwhile health officials say for the 1st time in the United States the new virus has spread from one person to another we hear more from a bees Jennifer King public health officials in Chicago have confirmed the 1st u.s. Case of person to person transmission of a worrisome new virus the u.s. Case is reported to be the husband of a Chicago woman who fell ill after returning from a trip to war on China here's Illinois state epidemiologist Dr Jennifer Laden he recently began reporting and we're going mediately admitted to the hospital and placed in an appropriate isolated place in room where he is in stable condition officials are investigating contacts of the couple and say the man said he hadn't been to any large scale gatherings Illinois director of public health doctor and Ghazi is this person to person spread between 2 very close contact a wife and husband the virus is not spreading widely across the community I'm Jennifer King For more visit our website v.o.a. News dot com This is v.o.a. News president Donald Trump's impeachment trial in the Senate is in its final hours with senators asking questions. Before a climactic vote that will determine if the Senate hears from witnesses including former national security adviser John Bolton if the trial starts on time Friday afternoon Trump's lawyers and House managers will have 2 hours each to present arguments the Senate will then decide whether to subpoena more witnesses and documents Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal says senators cannot make an informed decision without hearing additional testimony and looking at additional evidence a lot has been made of the fact that. There is insufficient information it's hearsay it's on the source manuscripts leaks. Let's have the witnesses and the documents Republican Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina predicts Republicans will prevail outright in the vote on whether to allow witnesses at the impeachment trial I expect not to have a tie vote by the way a big story would be 51 to 40 there will be I think if no witnesses or documents are approved the Senate could move to a final vote on whether or not to acquit the president Iran's missile attack on an Iraqi base earlier this month is putting a spotlight on brain injuries we get more from A.P.'s Ben Thomas your brain is a very fragile part of your body joint chiefs chairman General Martin says the military doesn't take brain injuries seriously in the unseen wounds of war for example those can be serious or they can be not so serious depends on the individual depends on the part somebody to the blast and sometimes their lifelong sometimes they resolve themselves within weeks or months he says traumatic brain injuries or t.v. Eyes can take time to appear the t.b.i. Manifest itself over time it's not instantaneous Milly's says the Pentagon is studying ways to reduce and prevent brain injuries on the battlefield and to improve diagnosis and treatment Ben Thomas Washington the trumpet ministration said Thursday that it would continue at least for now its policy of not sanctioning foreign companies that work with Iran's Seville. Nuclear program Bryan hook the u.s. Envoy to Iran said the United States would renew for 60 days sanctions waivers that permit Russian European and Chinese companies to continue to work on Iran civilian nuclear facilities without running afoul of u.s. Sanctions Hoke said the u.s. Wants companies to take advantage of the sanctions exemptions for humanitarian purposes we want companies to take advantage of the exemptions in our sanctions regime. For Food medicine medical devices and agricultural products the waivers are among the last remaining components of the 2015 nuclear deal that President Donald Trump pulled the United States out of in 2018 For more visit our website I'm David Burd v.o.a. News. Right here you always want. It can. And it wasn't just some dream. You come from escaping and such Unfortunately say to. The good school. We. Or we. Plain to me. A judgment call the memories everything to. Me. Because it used to be used in the brain. Is it does. It with. A. Well the. Sooner. The better. Let's. Bring back a memory and. Let.

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