This holidaymakers in quarantine tourists told to self isolate and two schools here closed as the impact of the coronavirus continues to spread. Hundreds of tourists are told they cant leave their hotel in tenerife after an italian doctor there tested positive for the virus. We have just got to stay in the hotel. We cant leave the hotel. We can walk around the grounds, sit on the sun loungers, but there is a cordon around the hotel and police. In iran wiping sweat from his brow 2a hours after this press conference, the Iranian Deputy Health minister tested positive for coronavirus. Here, two schools in cheshire and middlesborough have closed as a precaution after pupils and teachers returned from school trips to northern italy. Here, the government is telling travellers returning from affected towns in northern italy to quarantine themselves for two
weeks, whether they have symptoms or not as the death toll there rises. Well have all the details. Also tonight. Improvements in Life Expe
This is bbc world news, the headlines the head of the World Health Organization is warning that the world is at a Tipping Point with respect to the coronavirus outbreak. He said the window of opportunity to contain the virus was narrowing. Russia has rejected accusations in the us that it is attempting to help President Trump win the election in november as paranoid pronouncements. Mr trump has called it a hoax. Jurors in the Sexual Assault trial of the former american film producer, harvey weinstein, have ended four days of deliberations in new york, with instructions from the presiding judge to resume on monday. An agreement on a week long reduction in hostilities has come into effect in afghanistan. The deal was reached between american and taliban negotiators. If it holds, the two sides will sign the first
phase of a peace deal next week. At ten oclock clive myrie will be here will be here with a full round up of the days news. First a family breaks their silence after their son di
This is bbc news. Im julian worricker. The headlines at nine. The World Health Organisation declares europe the focal point of the global coronaVirus Outbreak. Europe has now become the epicentre of the pandemic with more reported cases and deaths than the rest of the world combined, apart from china. In the usa, President Trump declares a National Emergency as its confirmed 46 states have cases of coronavirus. The action i am taking will open up access to 50 billion, a large amount of money for states and territories and localities in our shared fight against this disease. Here the premier league, English Football League and scottish
fa fixtures are all off until april and theres no Six Nations Rugby this weekend. Theres new uk guidance for those with flu like symptoms dont visit relatives in care homes. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. The World Health Organisation says europe is now the epicentre of the global coronavirus pandemic. The news emerged as organised sport, both prof
This is bbc world news, the headlines. The us doctor leading the fight against coronavirus has apologised for appearing to question the speed with which britain approved a vaccine. Dr Anthony Fauci said all he had intended to do was to highlight the differences between the processes in the two countries. President Electjoe Biden said he will ask doctor fosse to remain in his post after he takes office. He would also ask american to wear a mask for 100 days. He would also ask american to wear a mask for 100 days. The first doses of the newly approved Pfizer Vaccine have arrived in the uk the roll out begins next week. Meanwhile france has said it would ensure free vaccinations for all. California has issued stay at home orders for when hospitals come close to running out of emergency capacity as new covid cases threaten to overwhelm then. For most of the state thats expected to be within the coming seventy two hours. Hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bri
From going outside. 50 children from going outside. 50 while the children from going outside. So while the boys played cluedo, the six year old had the balcony at her playroom. Today, spain relaxed those rules. 8 million children, freed from their confinement. I was bored inside, she says. I dont like it. I wa nt to inside, she says. I dont like it. I want to be outside. Now they can, foran houra want to be outside. Now they can, for an hour a day. And this is what the boys have missed most, a kickabout. For them, it was the ha rd est kickabout. For them, it was the hardest thing. Playing football, they love it. They miss it really much. They couldnt do this in your apartment. No they are not allowed to do it. I couldnt go out for 40 days. Me and all my family are people who like to go out and have
fun outside. Spain has some of the toughest lockdown restrictions of any country in europe. That is why it is still so quiet here. If the rate of infections continues to decline, though, the