Under the daily tally of new coronavirus cases is now bigger outside china where the outbreak began thats according to the World Health Organization emphasizing the global spread of the epidemic europe in particular has seen a spike in cases in the past days of the continents Top Health Official says panic must be avoided and a coordinated approach agreed as france recalled its a 2nd death and italy its 12th meanwhile that italian outbreak has spread further a man who visited the area where cases have been recorded returned to brazil becoming latin americas 1st diagnosis the highest death toll outside china has been in iran where 19 people have died the countrys president said there are no immediate plans to quarantine cities globally just over 81000 cases of crude a virus have now been discovered in 42 countries some american Officials Say its a case of when not if its declared a Global Pandemic iraq has announced drastic new measures to contain the spread of coronavirus banning all p
Welcomes the program strict new measures to stop the spread of corona virus are ramping up around the world as the number of new cases outside china so posses those inside where the highest death toll outside china has been in iran where 19 people have died iraq has 5 cases its closed schools and banned public gatherings as well as flights from several countries in europe france has recalled its 2nd death well its only has confirmed its 12 and a man who returned to brazil after visiting italy has become latin americas 1st case well globally more than 81000 cases of corona virus have been recorded in 44 countries and territories u. S. President donald trump is due to hold a press conference within the next 30 minutes or so and will be crossing of a live once that gets underway well shortly well cross to latin america at its embassy and human in santiago on the new infections there but 1st lets head to the white house where our correspondent Kimberly Halkett is standing by with the lates
Search for their relatives. The u. S. Senate passes a new law curbing the president s power to attack iran. The 2nd day in a row the number of coronavirus cases has surged in the chinese province at the heart of the outbreak officials in who say almost 5000 new infections were confirmed on thursday the rest of china reported fewer than 300 new cases bringing the countrys total to more than 55000 while there still isnt a cure one hospital says there are signs that blood transfusions from people whove recovered from the virus could be an effective treatment the World Health Organization says the mortality rate of the virus is at around 2 percent which is less fatal than the sols epidemic of 17 years ago all right lets go live now to hong kong our correspondent there brown adrian so we are in danger of losing ourselves in a focus to to states how much confidence do the people of china have in the numbers that are being given out on a daily basis by the chinese government. I think it depen
Of failing in the search for their relative. To the Chinese Government has confirmed that 6 Health Care Workers have died from corona virus more than 1700 others have been infected most of them in a province thats the center of the outbreak the announcement raises concerns over the shortage of medical supplies and protective gear for doctors and nurses who are treating patients it adds as well to the growing public anger a good seal surratt is following the death of the doctor the doctor who was reprimanded for raising the alarm about the virus back in december lets go live to hong kong our correspondent there james brown its amazing isnt it those expected to take care of the sick are themselves falling ill and even dying. And the same thing happened during the sars epidemic 17 years ago so questions are being asked about why lessons have not been learned but as you pointed out in your introduction yes there has been concern over the fact that many medical workers like adequate protect
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