Well according to the government too has been at pains to stress vats of these are people that are healthy that have been tested and also underwent multiple screenings while in who had so according to the government nobody aboard this flight has had a positive test for the corona virus and this is very much what South Africans want to hear the group is being transported now by bus from of the International Airport to a quarantine site just further down this road. A positive Development Report out of chinas hu bay province the countrys coronavirus epicenter the situation there has improved enough to ease the 50 day training you reports from beijing. In who people are starting to celebrate the Chinese Government says the peak of the outbreak here has passed and the province wide lockdown is easing for the 1st time in more than 50 days residents of show county are enjoying a day out for leo it feels like winter is finally over to me and her were having the im very very very happy today is
Contain the spread of the virus. The coronavirus pandemic is forcing countries around the world to take extreme measures affecting all aspects of life a billions of people heres the news were following this hour spain is reporting 1500 new cases in 24 hours the Prime Minister is due to speak after meeting with his cabinet right now iran is seeing a rise in the number of deaths 97 reported on saturday are now its ordered the closure of religious sites in combe and colombia has shut its border with venezuela a crucial crossing for people to get food medicine and work before we go to our correspondents lets take a look at the global picture right now this is the Johns Hopkins university virus tracker as you can see 147746 confirmed cases of the virus totaled. Thats 5539. 00 but the total recovered 71714. 00 you can see that big cluster there in italy but also look at spain right now big red blob of madrid there confirming that spike in cases in madrid lets go live to sania gago whos in lo
Sport facing unprecedented a painful with most major Events Councils all of the leading european football competitions have now been suspended. The coronavirus pandemic is forcing countries around the world to take extreme measures affecting all aspects of life so the billions of people heres a global snapshot of whats been happening lets begin with america the United States has declared a National Emergency hours after a travel ban came into effect for most europeans planning trips to the u. S. Canada has suspended its parliament or Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as advised citizens against any foreign travel and he himself is on the corone team after his wife tested positive for covert 19 lets go to europe then which has. According to the World Health Organization become the new epicenter of the outbreak in spain a state of emergency is taking effect with the government announcing a number of new measures that will be imposed will people in italy get accustomed to living daily life on
Spread. The u. S. President s travel ban on 26. 00 european nations comes into effect hours after he declared a National Emergency. China says the worst of the Virus Outbreak is over as the number of fatalities dips and life starts to return to something approaching normal. On a virus that wipes out most of the world that may just Sports Events the English Premier League the Boston Marathon a formula one all off try in the global sport calendar into chaos. The coronavirus pandemic is forcing countries around the world to take extreme measures affecting all aspects of life for billions of people in iran theres been a spike in new deaths with 97 reported in one day that brings the total death toll there to 611. 00. There are more than 12700. 00 infections colombia is shutting its land border with venezuela its a crossing used by thousands of venezuelans every day looking for food and medicine during the devastating economic crisis there in the u. S. A travel restriction affecting 26. 00
During the Virus Outbreak and thats good news for that its. We begin this hour in spain where Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is expected to announce a strict lock down on all of its 46000000. 00 residents from monday and an effort to contain the spread of the corona virus strain is the 2nd hardest hit country in europe off to italy with more than 5700 cases reported on saturday thats an increase of 1500 infections in just 24 hours people there wont be able to leave the house except to buy groceries go to the pharmacy or go to work on friday the World Health Organization said year it was now the epicenter of the pandemic. See as the situation is complicated i would like to go to germany to be with my parents and feel more safe because here i dont feel safe i hope they let me out. We had to close the restaurant and remain shut for 15 days but this is nothing it is just so more people dont get infected and we can recover from this we have to stay motivated be proactive and stay calm. Gago j