In china that has now spread. The World Held Organization is on edge. At least four people have died and hundreds more are sick. There are concerns five times as many people could be infected. Tonight Chinese Health Officials Say the illness which is a new strain of coronavirus, can be passed from person to person, stoking fears that it could be moving faster than it can be contained. Extra Health Screening has been ordered at airports in china as well as airports across the u. S. Experts say the virus started in a chinese city of wuhan, but it is now spreading across asia. Ramy inocencio leads off our coverage tonight from ground zero of the outbreak in china. Reporter tonight the city of wuhan, the epicenter of the outbreak, is racing to contain the potential spread of a deadly new strain of coronavirus. And now a disturbing development. China today says it has confirmed cases of humanto human transmission of the mystery illness. In one case, a hospital patient is said to have infect
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Services across the uk. Russias president announces possible changes to the law that could tighten the criteria for candidates wanting to become his successor. The high speed rail link hs2 could divide and destroy Natural Habitats across england, according to a new report by the Wildlife Trust. Also coming up the taal volcano spews ash and plumes of steam reaching more than half a mile into the sky. Well have the latest from our correspondent in the philippines. And in sport, its fa cup magic for shrewsbury town a late winner gives them victory over bristol city and a fourth round meeting with liverpool. Good morning. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. The head of the group that owns British Airways, willie walsh, has described the governments intervention in the rescue of the Regional Airline flybe as a misuse of public funds. Last night, shareholders agreed to put extra money into the airline in return for government pledges to cut Airline Passenger duty on domestic routes. Environmental