Now on bbc news, it is time for click. This week, the truth about the truth about coronavirus. Can ai help to treat it . Can it predict its spread . Could Quantum Computers find a cure . Also, self driving wheelchair departing now from terminal seven. Ifeel like the queen. Hello. This week marks three months since the world first heard about a newly identified disease. I am of of course talking about covid i9, which is caused by a new type of coronavirus. To date there have been over 3000 deaths from nearly 100,000 confirmed cases in 81 countries. And this is how i know that. This is thejohn Hopkins University covid i9 dashboard. Since it went live injanuary, it has gone viral and in a good way by demystifying the stats and the numbers behind the spread of this disease. It is amalgamating data from many of the Worlds Health agencies and so for example right now i can see the total number of confirmed cases is just over 93,000, these are the countries where they have confirmed cases and
England vs wales in the womens and mens tournament are the only fixtures that remain this weekend in the six nations. England boss mike woman are building. This match will be englands last six nations games for a while because the next trip to italy is off because of the coronavirus, and the hosts will be looking to enter their Spring Campaign ona looking to enter their Spring Campaign on a high to raise memories of their match last year. Over this tournament, we have progressed. Obviously disappointing to lose the first game, but we have grown week on week after that, and we are in a good place. We have to make sure we carry on, we carry on with that and keep on working hard which we are doing, to make sure that keeps going on the right direction. It is england wales, so the hype around the fixture, it is sometimes hard to get away from the echoes of what is said and what should be done and how you should do it, but dont forget we know a lot about each other as well. Theres quite a fe
Hello, this is bbc news, the headlines. The number of people diagnosed with coronavirus in the uk has increased by 43 in one day, bringing the total to 206. 140 british people remain on board a cruise ship off San Francisco where 21 passengers have tested positive for the virus. There is a rush for me to get off, i have stage iv neuroendocrine cancer. Its not going to be easy to off load the ship with 2500 passengers. Going to be easy to off load the ship with 2500 passengersm going to be easy to off load the ship with 2500 passengers. It has been announced in japan ship with 2500 passengers. It has been announced injapan that a former passenger of the diamond princess cruise ship who was infected with the virus has died. Scotlands women six nations match with france has been postponed after a home player contracted the virus. And in other news, £360 million will be paid out by Insurance Companies to clean up the damage from storms dennis and ciara. Now and bbc news, it is click. This
Where there may be icy patches. Some sunshine for a while back out to the west we have cloud and rain coming in reaching eastern scotland and Eastern England by the end of the day. As it turns wetter in the west the winds will strengthen and temperature is around eight to 10 celsius. Hello. This is bbc news with shaun ley. The headlines. 16 Million People in northern italy are placed in quarantine for a month because of coronavirus. In lombardy, ski resorts, gyms and nightclubs cant be opened. Restaurant customers must sit at least a metre apart. China reports its lowest number of new infections in a single day since january. Here, new emergency laws including court cases over videolink or phone to help tackle the virus are announced. A doubling in funding for flood defences to £5 billion is expected in the budget on wednesday. A slightly unorthodox royal welcome for meghan, who delivers a message for International Womens day. She really is beautiful, innit . Value and appreciate the