so what impact has this had for farmers, and for others who service the event industry? sarah corker has been to yorkshire to find out. the sweet signs of summer. in the west yorkshire countryside, it s peak picking season, and this is one of the biggest strawberry farms in the uk, a 300 strong workforce harvesting from three in the morning. growers are dealing with the disruption caused by the pandemic, forced to find alternative markets for their berries. last year, i was doing an awful lot to london, to the restaurants, to the hotels, the racecourses. 0bviously, that s all stopped, so the switch has now gone to retail. so i supply an online retailer. and many summer events, like wimbledon, have been cancelled. two million strawberries are usually consumed over the fortnight. farmers have had to adapt quickly to the challenges thrown up by coronavirus, socially distancing in the fields and pack houses, the usual supply of seasonal labour from eastern
so far, at least 89 cases have been reported across the country. 16 of them are in california. 13 in washington state. but the virus has also spread beyond the west coast. two people have tested positive in florida. while new york state has reported its first case. well, the u.s. vice president warns the number of deaths and necks couinfections continue to rise as the virus spreads. cnn s jeremy diamond has more on how the white house is dealing with the outbreak. the day after the president announced new travel restrictions to try and fight back against the coronavirus epidemic, the president on sunday taking to twitter to announce that there will be secondary screenings for passengers coming into the united states who may have traveled to italy and south korea. this would be a second screening for those passengers asking them health questions, in particular, to try and see if they have been affected by this coronavirus.
children in parts of the united kingdom will no longer be allowed to hit the ball. heading will be banned at all under 12 sessions and limited four and 18 stopping there will be allowed in matches copy research has shown that former footballers are three more times likely to die of brain disease. just a reminder of that main news, harvey weinstein once one of the most powerful men in hollywood has been found guilty of sexual assault and rape. he is injail and he faces 25 years in prison, he will be sentenced in just about two years time stopping his defence team have already launched an appeal, he still faces more criminal charges in los angeles and several claims. that s it for now, thank you so much for watching. hello there. we re moving into colder air more widely across the uk at the moment. yesterday, of course, we had quite a snowy scene
with the roads all blocked, of course it s brought sales down , wei hongkun tells me. if china s control of information helped start the crisis, its control over its people might help solve it. but how many other countries might really be able to replicate this? john sudworth, bbc news, beijing. well, the impact of coronavirus has weighed heavily on the global financial markets. wall street suffered its biggest loss in two years, and the ftse 100 here in london dropped more than 3%. markets are open across asia and sharna njit leyl is monitoring the figures for us in singapore. sharanjit, what s the latest there? allow that s right, mike, markets open here similarly to the us and european markets,
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