And has acted in a manner and the massive swarms of Desert Locusts threatening the food supply in east africa. China is celebrating the Lunar New Year holiday but the festive spirit is being dampened by drastic measures to prevent the spread of the virus that has reportedly killed up to 41 people, and infected almost 1300. The first cases in europe have been confirmed in francem and australia has also confirmed a case. Fergus walsh reports. Ten days from now, on this waste ground in wuhan will be a brand new hospital. The extraordinary pace of building a sign of how seriously china is taking the threat from the new coronavirus. The prefabricated building will have 1000 beds. It is urgently needed because hospitals in wuhan are overwhelmed with potential cases. The symptoms include cough, fever and breathing problems. A dozen cities have now been quarantined, affecting more than 30 million people. As you see, nobody here, it is absolutely empty. This should be the busiest time of year f
Chinese Health Officials say at least 41 people have now died from coronavirus. There are almost 1300 confirmed cases of the illness in china alone. State media are reporting that a doctor treating patients with the disease in the city of wuhan has also died. The first cases in europe have been confirmed in france and australia has also confirmed a case. Heres our medical correspondent, fergus walsh. Ten days from now, on this waste ground in wuhan will be a brand new hospital. The extraordinary pace of building a sign of how seriously china is taking the threat from the new coronavirus. The prefabricated building will have 1000 beds. It is urgently needed because hospitals in wuhan are overwhelmed with potential cases. The symptoms include cough, fever and breathing problems. A dozen cities have now been quarantined, affecting more than 30 million people. As you see, nobody here, it is absolutely empty. This should be the busiest time of year for travel and for hotels, but this one in
Universities. Hello to you. Republicans, who are in the majority in the us senate, have now rejected three attempts by democrats to obtain documents in President Trumps impeachment trial. Its an early sign of the partisan divide that seems very likely to see mr trump acquitted. Democrats see the refusal to allow new evidence as a cover up. The latest live in a moment but first, heres our north america editor, jon sopel. Hear ye, here ye, here ye, all persons are commanded to keep silent on pain of imprisonment. 1868, 1999 and now 2020, for only the third time in american history, the serjeant at arms tells senators on pain of imprisonment that they must maintain silence and decorum in the trial of a sitting president , the 45th donald] trump. The senate will convene as a court of impeachment. Presiding over it the chiefjustice of the supreme court, john roberts. But all for this being a judicial process, it is really raw politics. The first person to be called was pat cipollone, the se
What is happening in kashmir is shocking 8 Million People in an open prison for over five months. Live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. Its newsday. Its 9am in singapore, 1am in london and 9am in wuhan in china, where public transport has been temporarily shut amid an outbreak of a newly discovered virus. Buses, subways, ferry and Long Distance travel networks will be suspended from thursday morning. So far the outbreak has killed 17 people, with more than 570 confirmed cases. On wednesday, the World Health Organisation decided not to declare a Public Health emergency. Our medical correspondent fergus walsh reports. This is the epicentre of the outbreak. Hospitals in wuhan are overwhelmed. More than a dozen Health Workers have been infected, so medical staff have started wearing full protective suits. Now, in a dramatic attempt to slow the virus spreading, the citys entire public transport system will be shut down. Within hours, all flights will be grou
Live from our studios in singapore and london. This is bbc world news. Its newsday. Good morning. Its 8am in singapore. Midnight in london and 8am in wuhan, china, which is in lockdown due to the outbreak of the coronavirus. An 18th person has died and 650 people have been infected. However, its still to early to knowjust how dangerous the outbreak will turn out to be. And the World Health Organization has again said it is not a Global Health emergency, though it is an emergency in china. From beijing, John Sudworth reports. This is the moment a city of 11 Million People was effectively shut off. Aaron military police guarding the station, as all departing trains are cancelled. In the hospitals, medical staff in full body suits patients. While images on social media appear to show a system struggling to cope. Empty shelves in the shops and scuffles over food. We spoke to one british man now stuck inside wuhan. Its a very surreal feeling. Knowing especially that if you go outside, there