been a huge surge in the number of corona virus infections across china more than 15000 new cases were confirmed on wednesday alone up from just 1600 the day before chinese authorities say that the screening criteria has been changed $254.00 more deaths have been reported bringing the total to nearly $1404.00 officials from who bay province the epicenter of the virus have been sacked over their handling of the outbreak that includes the province s communist party chief jan cho line. japan has reported its 1st death a woman with no record of traveling to china or contacts with chinese visitors elsewhere in japan 44 new cases were confirmed on the diamond princess cruise ship docked in your common port bringing the total on board to 218 and in vietnam 10000 people in a community near hanoi been placed under 20 day koren teen 5 people there have been infected bringing the total number of cases in the country to 15 others here as adrian brown wraps all of that together for us now
a sharp departure in the u.k. government boris johnson s most powerful minister suddenly resigned. and i m piece him to the school to organizers of the. olympics say fears of the coronavirus won t delay the games and as he waits to confirm the limbic place bron james powers the lakers into a commanding lead going into the all-star break. we start this new china where there s been a huge surge in the number of corona virus cases across the country more than 15000 new cases were confirmed on wednesday alone up from just 1600 the day before chinese authorities say the testing criteria has been changed 254 more deaths have been recorded bringing the total now to nearly 1404 officials. in who bay province the epicenter of the virus have been sacked over their handling of the outbreak that includes the province s communist party chief jan charlie young more than 60000 people in 26 countries about infected japan has reported its 1st death a woman with no record of traveling to china