Against the coronavirus, and has introduced further restrictions to try to curb its spread. Hes forbidden people from leaving home, except for essential reasons, from midday on tuesday, orface punishment. The us treasury secretary, steve mnuchin, is seeking a large stimulus package to prop up the American Economy after the dowjones suffered its biggest ever one day points drop. Economists now no longer doubt that the Global Economy is heading into recession. In britain, Prime Minister Boris Johnson called on people to stop travel and avoid what he called unnecessary social contact. He said if drastic action was not taken now, cases could double every five or six days. He said people showing any symptoms should self isolate for m days. In every part of the uk, people have been taking in the full import of the governments latest advice which marks a very sharp change from just a few days ago. With advice to everyone to stop non essential contact and to avoid pubs, clubs and theatres, the
This is bbc news welcome if youre watching here in the uk, on pbs in america or around the globe. Im rich preston. Our top stories the worldwide death toll from coronavirus passes 150,000. With the uk death toll atjust over 4,500, Health Authorities are warning some hospitals in england will run out of key protective equipment this weekend. Slowing the spread, there are warnings that after europe and the us, africa will be next to suffer infection. As people stay indoors, we look at how nature has been taking back the worlds empty parks and streets. Hello, and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. Were covering all the latest coronavirus developments here in britain and globally. The number of people known to have died from the coronavirus pandemic around the world is now more than 150,000, according to latest figures collated byjohns Hopkins University in the united states. Almost one quarter of those deaths have occurred in the us itself, the number there is now 37,000
Welcome to bbc news. Im mike embley. Our top stories chinese authorities impose further travel restrictions in hubei province, where a previously unknown respiratory virus has killed 25 people. Day two of the Us Senate Hearing the case against President Trump in the impeachment trial, as he mocks the idea of trading witnesses. World leaders join Holocaust Survivors to mark 75 years after the liberation of the nazi death camp at auschwitz. Humanity is closer to annihilation than ever before scientists alter the Doomsday Clock due to concerns over Climate Change and global tensions. Hello to you. The chinese authorities are taking drastic action to try to stop the spread of the new coronavirus. Theyve imposed a travel shutdown on several cities, including wuhan, where the virus was first discovered. 25 people have been killed by the virus in china, thats up from 18 in the past few hours. But the World Health Organization has said it is not yet a Global Health emergency. John sudworth rep
This is bbc news. The headlines. A woman who flew from china to london has tested positive for coronavirus bringing the total number of uk cases to nine. Its understood that she is being treated at st thomass hospital in the capital. Police in Northern Ireland have charged a 52 year old man with the murder of the journalist lyra mckee. The chief executive of an nhs trust at the centre of concerns over the preventable deaths of babies has played down the scale of the failings. A 26 year old woman has been jailed for two years after she tried to open the door ofa plane, midway through a flight. In the us the veteran left wing senator Bernie Sanders narrowly wins the New Hampshire primary a key stage of the contest to choose the democrats president ial candidate. And later in the hour, well hear from the photographer who snapped the Award Winning image of two mice fighting over food, at a london tube station. Another person has tested positive for the coronavirus in the uk bringing the to
Hello, im ros atkins, this is outside source. The articles of impeachment against President Trump are being been sent to the senate. President trumps trial there next week will be only the third of a us president in history. He will be held accountable. He has been held accountable. He has been impeached and impeached forever. They can never erase that. Meanwhile at the white house, President Trump was signing a partial trade deal with china. He said it will mean fair and reciprocal trade but it does nothing to remove the huge tariffs the countries have on each others goods. Scientists from three global agencies have given another Climate Change warning confirming that the past decade
was the warmest on record. And the half sister of the duchess of sussex says their father Thomas Markle, will testify in her court case if hes asked to. Meghan is suing a british newspaper for publishing a letter she wrote to her father. Another crucial step towards Donald Trumps impeachment trial. The us