Its been confirmed a new virus spreading across china can be transmitted between humans. More than 200 people have been infected with the virus so far, and in the last hour a fourth death has been confirmed. Cases have also been reported in japan, thailand, and south korea. The World Health Organisation will hold an emergency meeting later this week. Our medical correspondent, fergus walsh reports its official. Chinas mysterious new virus can pass from person to person. Health authorities there are urging the public not to panic. Most cases have come as a result of direct contact with animals, but human to human transmission means this virus is potentially a far bigger threat. The outbreak centres on the city of wuhan, population 11 million, where the source is thought to be a seafood market. 170 people in wuhan are being treated in hospital. Several are critically ill and three deaths have been confirmed. There have been a handful of cases of the virus in south korea, thailand and jap
This, the obvious, and trying to fix it. For once, americans are coming home from a middle eastern tar pit rather than staying forever, and we ought to be celebrating that. Across the country, people are, but in washington, people are apoplectic. They are telling us we are not allowed to leave syria, its immoral, they say. Its a betrayal. Not a betrayal of americans, that wouldnt be a problem here in washington. It happens here every day. Its much worse than that. Its a betrayal of an ethnic group in the mountainous parts of southwest asia called the kurds. What exactly do the people on tv know about kurds . Nothing, really. It would be shocking if anyone at msnbc had ever met occurred, and yet suddenly today everyone washington seems thoroughly outraged on my behalf. Its psychotic, it makes no sense. You can go to the slaughter at the hands of turkey. Im washing my hands of. What is the message to abandoning the syrian kurds who have fought so valiantly for the u. S. . Now it seems if
Strength from the impeachment battle. A slight jump in the president s job approval. He is at 45 for november. That is up 3 points from the previous month. As disapproval of his Job Performance goes down from 57 to 53. Maybe even more important for the president , these new poll numbers also show almost no change in Public Opinion on impeachment since the inquiry began. Currently about 50 of voters say the president should be impeached and removed from office, basically no change in public sentiment despite all hearings, subpoenas and depositions. 4 favor impeachment without removal from office. 41 remain totally opposed to the ongoing proceedings which may explain were there are reports now that one democrat who opposed inquiry, Jeff Van Drew of new jersey is switching parties, officially becoming a republican this week. All this happening at the end of a week where we saw major victories for the president on his agenda, including phase one of the china trade deal. Well get breaking d
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