hello. more than 2,000 people have now died in china from the coronavirus outbreak. authorities have confirmed a total of more than 7a,000 cases, and announced new measures, including incentives for health care staff, and the building of another 10 temporary hospitals. injapan, around 500 cruise passengers from the diamond princess are finally free to leave the ship, but likely heading forfurther quarantine. they've been quarantined on board for more than two weeks as those on board grappled with the biggest outbreak of the virus outside mainland china. let's speak to our correspondent, nick beake, in hong kong. what is the latest? as you say, the people are ready to disembark the sheep in yokohama, in japan. around disembark the sheep in yokohama, injapan. around 500 people we think will be making their way of today, on wednesday, and crucially they are people who have tested negative to the coronavirus or are showing no symptoms. in other words, only the fit and healthy will be allowed to disembark. what exactly happens to them next is unclear and it depends really on what part of the world their citizenship is and the plans in place their specific government has made. it seems hope for these people will finally be able to leave the ship today. news on another death where you are and also new policy change in south korea? yes, all over the region, all over asia, different countries are approaching this in a different way. in hong kong, it has been confirmed a second person has died from the new coronavirus, that was a man, 70 years old, he died in a hospital here and crucially we are told he did have underlying health conditions. this is the second death and there have been 60 cases in hong kong and some have been mild, which has been the pattern in many places. research shows the vast majority of people susceptible to these are those already ill and the elderly. yesterday that and the elderly. yesterday that a second death has been confirmed into the territory of hong kong. just coming through on the newsagency wires, south korea banning entry to all foreigners who have been on board the diamond princess? yes, i think this would be quite interesting how people reacted to this. what the passengers on board were told is that after the two weeks they were free to go but is that now the case that it is negligible these two weeks locked away in their caverns because all the while more and more cases have been confirmed and yesterday, for example, 88 new cases of the virus confirmed on board bring in the total to more than 500 people. lots and lots of people seem to be getting this and does this render the whole quarantine com pletely render the whole quarantine completely useless? are people going to have to lock themselves away for another two weeks? some people would also need specific treatment if they have courted. nick, thank you for that. the former mayor of new york city, michael bloomberg, has qualified for the democratic presidential debate in nevada on wednesday. so far, in the campaign to choose who will be the pa rty‘s candidate to fight donald trump, the billionaire has not been tested, live on a debate stage, alongside his rivals for the nomination. 0ur north america correspondent peter bowes has more on the campaign and mike bloomberg's financial influence. the money is going to be a huge issue. he has reportedly spent $400 million already on national television advertising. it is very difficult to sit down in front of your tv of an evening and not see a commercial by michael bloomberg. supporting his candidacy. in part that is why he has managed to qualify for the debate on wednesday night in nevada, going up for the first time against his main opponents for the democratic nomination to challenge donald trump. bernie sanders is in the lead in that race so far. he has done so far very well in the caucus and primary election we have had to date but what has not been tested is who would come off better in terms of the two of them arguing about policy and inevitably that question, is he buying himself into the presidency? something bernie sanders feel very, very strongly about. interestingly, donald trump has also been tweeting about that. michael bloomberg and the president have been involved in a war of words already on social media. it will be fascinating to see how he fits into the campaign which of course has a long way to go. interestingly, he has not had his name on a ballot paper yet. that will not happen until super tuesday when 14 states around the country, including california will have their say and he will be one of the candidates. let's get some of the day's other news: president trump has commuted the iii—year prison sentence of a former democratic governor of illinois, rod blagojevic. he was convicted for trying to sell the senate seat vacated by barack 0bama when he won the presidential election 12 years ago. the authorities in mexico city have offered $100,000 reward for information about a suspect connected to the murder of a seven—year old girl. the body of fatima aldrighett was discovered in a plastic bin bag over the weekend. her death, and that of a 25 year—old woman have sparked angry protests low—skilled workers will not be granted uk visas under the british government's post—brexit immigration rules. ministers have announced their plans, and urged businesses to "move away" from relying on "cheap labour" from europe. the opposition has attacked the proposals. the boy scouts of america, one of the largest non—profit youth organisations in the us, has filed for bankruptcy protection. they face a surge in lawsuits, over claims of sexual abuse spanning decades. the group, with more than two million members, says the move will allow it to build a compensation fund for victims. it it possible to reintroduce former extremists back into society? malaysia has been battling islamist terrorism for many years and police claim a 97% success rate for a de—radicalisation programme, carried out in prisons. but as anna foster reports, the programme is very controversial. don't move, don't move, hey! moving in against islamic state. the group is malaysia's biggest threat, and these anti—terror forces have foiled 25 attacks so far, many planned and organised from syria. but now, police want to bring members of the failed caliphate home, to keep people safe. if we abandon them in syria, they will travel to other countries. what if they conduct attacks in other countries? so, for us, it's better to bring them back. at least 116 malaysians lived under the caliphate in syria and iraq, leaving destruction in their wake and terrorising their homeland from thousands of miles away. from here, they were free to wage war, groom new members over social media, and plan attacks. lydia was married to two islamic state fighters. now, she wants to return from syria with her three children. people in malaysia would worry that if they bring somebody like you back to malaysia... that we would do something... ..that they would not be safe, that you would attack them, that your boys would grow up and attack them. do you understand that? there is little public sympathy for malaysians who travel to syria. those who return home will face detention under laws which human rights groups have criticised as harsh. but the government says it has decades of experience at rehabilitating prisoners with extreme ideologies. since 2001, only 3% of those convicted of terror crimes have returned to violence after deradicalisation. the debate here in malaysia is the same in countries right around the world. which is the best and safest option, to leave people in syria, or to bring them home and try to combat the violent ideology that sent them there? suleiman recruited new members ot islamic state and channelled funds to syria. now, he works as a taxi driver, after spending two years in prison on the programme. dr ahmad el—muhammady worked to deradicalise suleiman while he was imprison, and he says continuing to monitor and support former is members after their release is necessary to keep the country safe. in my capacity as the person involved in rehabilitation, i regularly meet with them, try to talk with them — is there any way i can help, in terms of connecting him with a certain individual, agencies, finding a job? things like this. go, go, go, go! malaysia's plan to bring people home is a bold one, and not without its critics. but, as police prepare to tackle the dangers that lie ahead, it proves that inaction is not the only option. anna foster, bbc news, kuala lumpur. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: shaken, but not stirred, billie eilish debuts the newjames bond theme, andpicks up the award for best international female artist nine years and 15,000 deaths after going into afghanistan, the last soviet troops were finally coming home. the withdrawal completed in good order, but the army defeated in the task it had been sent to perform. malcolm has been murdered. that has a terrible effect on the morale of the people. i'm terrified of the repercussions in the streets. one wonders who is next. as the airlift got under way, there was no let—up in the eruption itself. lava streams from a vent low in the crater flow down to the sea on the east of the island, away from the town for the time being. it could start flowing again at any time. the russians heralded their new—generation space station with a spectacular night launch. they called it mir, the russian for peace. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: hundreds of passengers are leaving the diamond princess cruise ship after a two—week long quarantine. and new york's former mayor, michael bloomberg, qualifies for the democratic presidential debate on wednesday — his first appearance with his rivals. the lawyer defending harvey weinstein in his rape case has been warned by the judge not to talk to the press until the jury's reached a verdict. an opinion piece by donna rotunno, written as if she was addressing the jury in the first person, was published at the weekend by newsweek magazine. the 5 women and 7 men have now begun deliberating on their verdict. nada tawfik is in new york with the latest. mr weinstein's lawyers have really hit at not only the credibility of the women, trying to poke holes in their story, but also the whole public interest in this case, and its connection to the #metoo movement. so when it comes to the women, they have produced e—mails that they say show that the relationships were consensual, showing that the women wanted to stay in touch

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