21 passengers on board a cruise ship of california have tested positive for coronavirus. The ship was denied entry to San Francisco and will now sale to a non commercial port were all 3500 passengers and crew are expected to have tests. No warplanes have been reported to have been flying over the syrian province of idlib as a ceasefire appears to be holding for now. On the ground there have been some classes, 15 people are reported to have been killed in fighting between Government Forces and islamist militants. The former brazilian footballer, ronaldinho, has been arrested in paraguay after he attempted to enter the country with a false passport. He and his brother were allegedly given false passports when there plane touched down. Last month was the wettest february ever recorded in the uk with storm after storm sweeping the country. In east yorkshire more than 80 homes in snaith and cowick still cant be reached and the water is taking a long time to recede. Our correspondent danny s
This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world hard times ahead President Trump tells americans to brace themselves, as the countrys death toll surpasses that of china. This is going to be a very painful, very, very painful two weeks. The British Government admits it has to do more to facilitate testing for covid 19, with only a fraction if its daily target currently being met. When even a handshake makes news why russias president finds himself at the centre of coronavirus concerns. Saving lives or an invasion of privacy . We look at the surveillance tools being used to track potential cases of the virus. We start with the latest coronavirus developments from around the world. Deaths have accelerated in the us and uk, while italy and spain continue to record high fatality rates. The United States has now declared 3,415 coronavirus deaths, meaning it has overtaken china. Only italy and spain have a higher death toll. In the uk the figures are also
The us has overtaken china and italy to become the country that has recorded the highest number of coronavirus cases. More than 82,000 people have been confirmed positive. The grim milestone came as President Donald Trump predicted the nation would get back to work pretty quickly. As countries in europe continue to be worst affected, leaders of the 620 countries have promised to do whatever it takes to minimise the damage to livelihoods. Theyre injecting 5 trillion into the global economy. There have been more than 700 deaths in italy in the last 2a hours. In the uk, 115 people have died from coronavirus in just 2a hours. The British Government has announced a multi billion pound rescue package for the self employed theyll now be able to claim 80 of their average monthly profits from the state. Now on bbc news its time to click. This week the race to trace the coronavirus. The pop up groups trying to help us all to get through it. And breathe helping children to use their inhalers. As
This is bbc news. The headlines at 2pm the death toll from the coronavirus in china rises to 56 officials warn the spread of the virus is accelerating and the country faces a grave situation. As the United States announces plans to fly some of its citizens home, the Foreign Office is urging britons to leave the province where the outbreak began and advising against further travel there. A member of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry Panel resigns over links with the firm that supplied the tower blocks deadly cladding. 35 people are dead after the powerful earthquake in eastern turkey more than 1,600 are injured. Three million brexit coins go into circulation on friday to commemorate the day britain leaves the European Union. And, well have highlights of this weeks proceedings in westminster thats in the week in parliament in half an hour. The president of china has said his country is facing a grave situation after the number of cases of coronavirus rose sharply, to more than 2,000. Chinese Of
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