Comes out with a post grex it immigration policy that will close doors for unskilled workers and non english speakers. Hello china is reporting a significant drop in the number of new corona virus cases after medical authorities reverted back to ollie blood tests to diagnose symptoms beijing has been taking a series of drastic steps in recent weeks to fight covert 19 which has killed over 2100 people across the country so there were only 394 confirmed cases on wednesday thats down from nearly 1700 the day before 114 people have died in the past 24 hours and the cruise ship thats right there the diamond princess which has the highest number of confirmed cases outside of china has just reported its 1st casualties were 2 passenger. Both japanese nationals in their eighties died after being taken to hospitals in the middle east to has experienced its 1st fatality 2 elderly people have died in irans pome province and schools and universities have been closed on thursday to stop further spread of the disease in a moment well be live in yokohama japan thats where that ship we mentioned is still dog but often right my pride is standing by for us there but 1st well bring in katrina you shes joining us from beijing to find out more about what all of floridians are saying about the drop in the number of new cases and why theyve changed their screening methods. Well thats right well the authorities have attributed this drop in a change of screening measures so now coronavirus patients are only confirmed after theyve been tested with this socalled r n a test a test which tests for the virus of genetic signature now previously or previous to this past few hours they were accepting clinically diagnosed tests for confirming these krone virus patients doctors could use c. T. Scans or lung x. Rays but now theyre sticking to this are in a test to confirm cases and thats why weve seen a drop from just a few hours ago 75000 down to about 56000 but we have to also remember that this has they decided to change this because the clinically diagnosed numbers were skewing the mortality rate they were making this appear this Infectious Disease to appear less serious than it necessarily is but we have to also look at the fatality rate which is remaining steady so weve had for about 400. 00 cases or just under 400. 00 cases in the past 24 hours which is a considerable considerable drop from previous days which the Chinese Government is emphasizing is good news but still weve had more than 110. 00 deaths in the last 24 hours including as you mentioned the 2 deaths in iran and the true deaths last 24. 00 in the last few hours confirmed in japan so this is really even though weve seen a massive drop in these numbers is no time for governments around the world to relax when it comes to measures to prevent the spread of this new coronavirus and certainly in south korea theyre considering raising the alert level because in one city in the city of daegu theyve seen more cases i think 31. 00 cases in the past 24 hours during the south korean total to about ac or just over 80 and theyre saying that these cases have been concentrated in the city of daegu they seem to come from this one Church Specifically so theyve started to tell their citizens to raise to raise their awareness to. Continue to wear masks even indoors theyre saying that they require a paradigm shift in the way they were approaching the outbreak there because of the jump in cases in south korea ok katrina thank you for that update from beijing lets find out what exactly happened in yokohama japan and rob mcbride is standing by for us because we are now hearing that 2 passengers were on board the cruise ship the diamond princess have now died as a result of the virus rob. Thats right we dont know too many more details than that but it has been confirmed in the last hour or so by japans Health Ministry that the victims were a man and woman both in their eightys it seems that they were being treated a facility a hospital on shore but as you mentioned that they became infected on this ship among the more than 600 people now thats the number of people who have been infected so far of tested positive for the corona virus it has to be said that there are a range of different conditions as certainly we know that older people are more vulnerable more susceptible to this virus other people who have been detected carrying the virus who become infected actually show no symptoms still they have to be carefully looked after and in fact over the past day or so as we see in the start of this disembarkation process at the end of this controversial quarantine amongst people who are being released from the from this vessel who as well as people who are declared fit they have showed no signs of the virus we see also a special convoys of buses with Police Escorts carrying people who have been affected who are gradually being taken out to the various hospitals on the shore as this ship is being evacuated but there is now with over 600 people said to be infected that actually comes out to a pretty grim ray. One in 6 of the crew of the crew and passengers on this vessel who have gradually over the past 2 to 3 weeks or so even despite these quarantine meshes have become infected has raised concerns it has added to the urgency by some countries to womanize charter flights to get their nationals out but we have been watching as many as far as your pal is concerned their citizens are being allowed to return home or weve been seeing them being dropped off at yokohama train station obviously very relieved that this episode is behind them this whole deal is finally over but there are concerns amongst other passengers we talked to the same train station some of them obviously very concerned about fellow japanese citizens going through this their hearts go out to them but other citizens saying well why are they not being kept segregated and really adding to a sense of concern here ok thank you for that i think from. The former new york mayor and billionaire Mike Bloomberg has come under attack from rival democrats and their debate just days ahead of the caucus in the state of nevada so this was the media moguls very 1st debate as he was a late entry into the race to take on donald trump in novembers election he spent hundreds of millions of dollars on Television Ads 5 other candidates joined the debate in las vegas so bloomberg is up against veteran senator Bernie Sanders who talks a Reuters Ipsos poll with 25 percent of registered democrats and independents saying theyll vote for him the former mayor has surged to 2nd place in the poll on 17 percent that puts him ahead of Barack Obamas former Vice President joe biden who started as a front runner but now only managed 13 percent. To edged out sanders in iowa finished a close 2nd in New Hampshire has 11 percent and senator Elizabeth Warren of massachusetts will be fighting for her political survival shes currently 9 percent and theres a minnesota senator any close are she rounds of the pack with 5 percent she managed 3rd place in the New Hampshire primary lets bring in rob reynolds whos joining us from las vegas watching that debate its being described by some as the most contentious one yet rob whats it out for you. Yeah it was definitely a verbal punching match it was the liveliest in the fights 2 years debate by far of all of the debates that the Democratic Candidates of had in this election cycle and Mike Bloomberg as you mentioned really took a beating or he was questioned or attacked i should say on everything from his to his vast wealth to his past. Membership in the Republican Party in support for former president george bush to sexist and massage industry comments he made about women in the past as a businessman and these Exchanges Group pretty hot at times and. Even elicited some gasps from the waiting press here in the media center now whether this is going to have any effect on mayor bloomberg recent rise in the polls of course remains to be seen i think that Bernie Sanders the current front runner in many polls did nothing to hurt his standing as front runner joe biden the former Vice President was sort of almost largely absent from this debate he didnt have much stage time and so i dont think this is going to do anything to stop his steady slide in the polls on the other hand Elizabeth Warren the senator from massachusetts had i think a very good night she led some of those attacks on the former mayor bloomberg and she had some very strong comments about how she would approach. Running the country if she were to become president not a good night for amy char the person the senator from minnesota who had recently had kind of a surge and was seemed to have quite a bit of momentum she was really thrown off for her stride by questioning from pete buda judge and by some of the members of the panel and kind of lost her pool at some point at several points rather buddha judge himself was as usual unflappable and he also got in quite a few good digs at all the candidates for existing himself as the most centrist and most electable candidate the person most likely to be able to defeat throttle trump in november all right rob thank you for that update from las vegas. At least 8 people have been killed in 2 shooting incidents in germany they happened at a short time apart and she shot bars in the western city of hand frankfurts the suspect was later found dead in his home police say theyve also found another body at the suspects house. Still ahead on aljazeera as the Peace Process is underway to end nearly 20 years of war in afghanistan we speak to one family left devastated by a u. S. Drone strike. Yet more unsettled weather spilling in across the middle east over the next couple of days as we go on through thursday cloud right sleet and snow that will tumble across parts of syria out of that eastern side of turkey pushing across iran through the caucasus southern end of the caspian sea summer all the wintry weather coming in behind brightest guys to come in behind that for a time as we go on through thursday the temperature here in doha 28 celsius as a system makes its way further east words itll tumble but a small way in setting it 23 degrees the top temperature on friday afternoon and by friday we will see some wetter weather just spilling by i came across southern parts of 3 cypress and yet heading back towards the levant so meanwhile we have clear skies across northern parts of africa but a few showers just around the bases side of the country around the highlands well see some wet weather coming in here from time to time into burundi in this bad season showers some longer spells of fine a little further south through kenya down into northern parts of tanzania will see some wet weather just coming through over the next a dial so the show is actually stretch across a good part all of Southern Africa so well see some showers there into angola and also into namibia and staying a little disturbed south africa. The politics of division have pushed india into the grip of a historical reckoning im afraid because im not on the minority of mugabe afraid of where do these ideas come from the tragedy of more lives how much weve tried to send a close getting to school a happy family over the course of joining me on just us here on the final part of my journey when i jus become a target of the hindu 1st policy in such of india seoul on aljazeera. Well again the top stories on aljazeera chinas hu a province the epicenter of the corona Virus Outbreak has reported fewer new infections on wednesday as compared to the day before thats after authorities reverted back to just blood tests to diagnose since. 2 elderly people who are on board a cruise ship that have been quarantined in japan for 14 days have now died from the virus those were the 1st deaths on the passenger liner which has the highest number of cases aster in Mainland China. The former new york mayor Mike Bloomberg has come under attack from rival democrats and their debate just before the caucus in the state of nevada this was the media moguls very 1st debate as he was a late entry into the race to take on donald trump in november. The u. N. Has warned of catastrophic human suffering in syria the government and its ally russia continue their bombardment of the last rebel stronghold in the northwest turkey says it will launch another military operation in syria unless the government ends its assaults mike hanna has more from the United Nations we have repeated violent confrontations between turkish and Syrian Government forces who are in support the Russian Federation is actively engaged in support of the Syrian Governments military operation u. N. Special envoy offers a bleak view of the political crisis in syria which in turn has resulted in a devastating humanitarian situation that continues to deteriorate on a daily basis close to a 1000000 displaced people being squeezed into an ever decreasing space by advancing front lines on all sides im getting daily reports of babies and other Young Children dying in the cold. Imagine the grief of a parent who escaped a war zone with their child only to watch that child freeze to death many members contend the crisis is a direct consequence of Russian Support can only and with the plea to our russian colleagues to stop the support of syria if you tell the syrians that there is no longer military support to the Syrian Regime they will have to stop the onslaught on their own population so we will get one school colleague to my german colleagues we will not stop supporting the legitimate government of syria which is conducting a legitimate fight against International Terrorists how can you justify carrying out such indiscriminate and inhumane attacks what are you doing to uphold International Humanitarian law what are you doing to protect the people who are fleeing where do you expect those people to flee to and another question posed by the u. S. Ambassador the question i asked before the council today then what will tomorrows headline be and what are we going to do about it the answer today as it has been on so many occasions in the Security Council before nothing the Security Council has been deeply divided since the very beginning of the syrian conflict russia has wielded its veto on 14 occasions preventing any form of united Security Council action in the face of what is becoming the greatest humanitarian crisis of the 21st century the International Community appears unable to act political interests continuing to take priority over the suffering of millions of civilians mike hanna aljazeera United Nations walter his forces are ready to launch an offensive against Syrian Government forces as has a lot about the reports of the time near turkeys border with syria. Turkish troops in have been asked to expand their military outposts their presence here is the result of an agreement between Turkey Russia and iran 2 years ago to establish safe zones but these turkish soldiers might soon get involved in the biggest military campaign of their deployment president up by. A military operation is imminent. On the subject of it turkey has made all preparations to carry out its own operational plans as with every military operation on the subject ill say we could enter it lip suddenly one night. Undeterred by the turkish warning the syrian army stepping up its offensive government warplanes struck the town of to many in the attacks have intensified over the last few days earlier this week president Bashar Al Assad said in a rare dress that his troops wont hold their campaign until it live forced into their hands talks between russia and turkey to diffuse tension have stalled each side is accusing the other of failing to implement the terms of the escalation in sure the guerrillas the key agreement on it was to separate the Syrian Armed Opposition who cooperates with turkey from the terrorists a terrorist according to the agreements regarding adlib was not be involved in a cease fire regime russia considers heya to have an alliance of rebel groups in it live a terrorist organization and therefore excluded from the ceasefire agreement of 2018 turkey seems to want the Syrian Government troops to go back to the areas behind the Demilitarized Zone but for president said such zones are no longer relevant since his army has advanced further into it and taken over more territory if theres no agreement by the end of this month the chances the ask. The fighting about turned into an outright war between syria and turkey would significantly increase. What i will talk is border with syria an italian Prosecutor Says the captain of a lebanese flak cargo ship has been arrested in genoa and is under investigation for arms trafficking to libya it would be in violation of an International Arms embargo its a legit tanks rockets on military equipment were loaded onto the ship in turkey and taken to tripoli an attack on the up or derail peace talks in geneva on chairs they. Had repor