Hello and welcome to bbc news. The chinese authorities are struggling to control an outpouring of public grief and anger at the way they treated a doctor who tried to warn the world about the dangers of coronavirus. Dr li wenliang died after contracting the illness while treating infected patients in the city of wuhan. Controls and restrictions are increasing across china where almost 720 people have now died. Our correspondent, jon sudworth, reports from beijing. Shouting in some cities, those suspected of being sick are being rounded up, with multiple unverified videos showing the quarantine squads at work. Its all adding to a growing sense of disbelief and dread. I dont want to be taken away like that, a child can be heard saying. Screaming but now the fear is turning to anger. Doctor li wenliang was one of the first to report signs of the new strange virus, but his online posts were censored and the police made him sign this confession, along with seven others, for spreading rumour
As we discuss the oscars, coming up at 9 30. Good morning and welcome to the bbc news at 9. More travel disruption is expected today as the after effects of storm ciara continue to be felt across the uk. 62,000 households are without power. More than 200 flood warnings remain in place, 150 of them in england. Yellow weather warnings for snow, ice and wind are also in force for large parts of the uk. Further rail disruption is expected and commuters are being urged to check their routes before travelling. Yesterday, storm ciara brought winds of more than 90 miles an hour and some areas had six weeks worth of rain injust21i hours. Graham satchell reports. Rough seas off the coast of hastings and a lifeboat rights itselfjust in time. It was a day of remarkable lucky escapes. 0n dry land in central london, watch this. A taxi, a tree and a near miss. In bedfordshire, the driver of this car escaped with just minor injuries. It took the fire service more than an hour to cut him out. Storm cia
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The chinese authorities are struggling to control an outpouring of public grief and anger at the way they treated a doctor who tried to warn the world about the dangers of coronavirus. Hundreds of millions of people have viewed social media posts about dr li wenliang who has died after contracting the illness while treating infected patients in wuhan. As the disease continues to spread, controls and restrictions are increasing across china where almost 720 people have now died. Our correspondent, jon sudworth, reports from beijing. Shouting in some cities, those suspected of being sick are being rounded up, with multiple unverified videos showing the quarantine squads at work. Its all adding to a growing sense of disbelief and dread. I dont want to be taken away like that, a child can be heard saying. Screaming but now the fear is turning to anger. Doctor li wenliang was one of the first to report signs of the new strange virus, but his online posts were censored and the police made hi