Hello to you. We start in china, where casualty figures from the coronavirus are still climbing. Authorities now say at least 630 people have lost their lives and the number of people infected has spiked more than 30,000. Its now been confirmed that a doctor from wuhan, who was among the first to warn publicly of the emergence of the new virus, has died from it in hospital. He was 3a and is being hailed as a hero on chinese social media. As authorities across the region scramble to contain the virus, the bbcs Rupert Wingfield hayes reports from hong kong. This is what happens when fear takes hold. Shops in hong kong today were being cleared of rice and toilet paper as rumours swirled of a complete shutdown of the border with Mainland China. Out in hong kong harbour, a huge cruise ship, the virus possibly loose on board. Several passengers have tested positive and no one is being allowed off. From his balcony, hinsley lee can look out at his home town but cannot go there. Translation i
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Louder copy into iowa, we are here with Christian Fraser at the Iowa Caucuses they have all been under way now, but the indications are that it is a tight race between the four frontrunners who were trying to eat, be the person from the party who is going to unseat donald trump in november. And nick bryantjoins me now from joe biden hq. Any sense of what the mood is . No, we havent spoken to that many people, because we have come straight from a caucus ourselves, just across the road, its a big basketball arena, always remarkable to see this communal act of democracy out in the open, as you know people indicate who they are going to vote for by sitting in designated areas. It was in a basketball arena and after the first round of voting, they saw something which they reckon is pretty rare, which is five candidates meet the threshold of 15 . Those candidates, in ascending order eliza bath warren came top, Pete Buttigieg came second. Amy klobuchar, came second. Amy klobuchar, came third.
Some breaking news for you. Within the past half hour, officials in the philippines have confirmed that a man has died of coronavirus its the first death from the outbreak outside china. The man was visiting the philippines from the city of wuhan which is the epicentre of the virus. In china itself theres been another big jump in the number of cases. Officials there say 304 people have died so far, with nearly 2,000 new cases confirmed, bringing the total to more than 1a,000 cases. Countries around the world have closed their borders to arrivals from china but Global Health officials have advised against such measures. James ra nsley reports. Wuhan and its surrounding cities remain on lockdown. Some are let through if they meet certain criteria, and others have to beg to be let out. Translation im very upset because theyre treating patients with coronavirus, but my daughter has leukaemia and she also needs to be treated by a doctor. They are eventually let through, but many residents h
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