This is the briefing, im sally bundock. Our top story china sacks officials at the heart of the coronavirus outbreak, and drastically increases the official number of infected people. Italys ex interior minister Matteo Salvini reacts with defiance after a vote that could see him face trial. President putins opponents launch a campaign to stop him rewriting the russian constitution. Coming up in the Business Briefing leading the charge. Car firms invest billions in an electric future, as a ban on combustion engines looms nearer. But are they going fast enough . A warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. And you can be part of the conversation. Tell us what what you think about the stories we are covering, or what you are spotting where you are. Just use the hashtag bbcthebriefing. Two officials in the chinese province at the centre of the coronavirus epidemic have been removed from their posts by the ruling communist party.
Im kasia madera with bbc world news. Our top stories the World Health Organisation says reports from china that Coronavirus Infections have stabilised must be treated with extreme caution. The organisations head warned that the virus could still spread. At a meeting in geneva, Public Health officials from around the world agreed a master plan to tackle the outbreak. The indonesian president joko widodo has rejected criticism that his presidency has become increasingly restrictive. However, in an exclusive interview with the bbc, he said thatjobs come before human rights. And video of a huge fire at the fifth Largest Oil Refinery in us is attracting a lot of interest on our website. A pipeline caught fire on tuesday night but was put out within hours. There were no reported injuries at the exxon mobil plant in baton rouge, lousiana. Thanks for watching. Bye bye. More on our web site bbc. Co. Uk news and the news app. Now on bbc news, live to singapore for Asia Business report. The World
Debut. Will he, wont he . Could woods join golfs new disru ptor competition with a prize fund of 240 million . Hello and thanks for joining us on sport today. The shanghai grand prix is the latest sporting event to be postponed in china due to the ongoing outbreak of the coronavirus. The formula 1 racejoins among others, the Chinese Super league, the world athletics indoor championships, and a world cup Alpine Skiing event to be cancelled or postponed. Organisers of the race, scheduled for the 19th april in shanghai, requested the postponement as chinese officials continue their efforts bring the virus under control. Adam wild has more. It isnt a decision taken lightly, but given the scale of the outbreak it wont surprise many. Aprils
chinese grand prix postponed as the coronavirus continues to spread. Shanghai track is less than 500 miles from wuhan, where the virus first took hold. And because of that and because of fears across the globe about the speed and severity of the outbreak,
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