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
Some are let through if they meet certain criteria, and others have to beg to be let out. Translation im very upset because they are 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 have been denied passage. And now the United States, where there are confirmed cases of the virus, has stepped up its own efforts to contain the outbreak. The president has signed a president ial proclamation temporarily suspending the entry into the us of foreign nationals who pose a risk of transmitting the 2019 novel coronavirus. China has called the travel ban unkind, and insists it can contain the virus. There is no reason for measures of unnecessary interfere, with International Travel and the trade. Australia, russia, japan, pakistan and italy have also announced similar travel bans. Health Officials Say the coronavirus is more contagious than chinas similar sars epidemic in 2003. But it
Theres been another big jump in the number of cases of coronavirus in china. Officials say 304 people have died so far, with nearly 2000 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 they are 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 have been denied passage. And now the United States, where there are confirmed cases of the virus, has stepped up its own efforts to contain the outbreak. The president has signed a president ial proclamation temporarily suspending the entry into the us of foreign nationals who po
Relatively short one in the sense of it isa relatively short one in the sense of it is a number of weeks. So will see this coming from the modelling and what we will try and do is, in a sense, be prepared to slow down or postpone anything that can be postponed and then deal with the peak that we find ourselves with at the point it arrives. And, you know, asa the point it arrives. And, you know, as a doctor myself this is normal medical practice. To actually adjust what you do clinically to the particular group of problems in front of us. That is what the nhs will do as any group of doctors or nurses will do. Thanks very much. The daily mirror. A couple of questions if i may. I was wondering what specific advice she would have people in care homes because busily they will be elderly and vulnerable and whether that will affect visitors or whether individual should stay within the care homes. Could you give us more detail on the local resilience plans that you have in place in the uk and
Hello, and welcome to bbc news. 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. Simonjones reports. The checks that have become pa rt the checks that have become part of daily life in areas of china continue to try to stop the rapid spread of the virus. But now, for the first time, a Death Outside of the country, in the philippines. People that had already started queueing to buy facemasks even before news of the fidelity emerged. The World Health Organization says it