Led coalition begins pulling out hundreds of troops from bases in iraq. So malaysia is rolling out some of the most extreme restrictions after a big spike in coronavirus cases many of them linked back to a single event thats causing all its borders and says its own citizens cannot leave the country for at least the next 2 weeks malaysias reported more than 300. 00 cases in just the past 2 days which takes the total a to over 550. 00 lets go around the world as well europe how the french president emanuel macron has declared war on the outbreak fronts closing its borders from 1100 hours g. M. T. Which is 2 hours away now in britain the government which has been under pressure to toughen its approach is also asking people to avoid nonessential travel and not to go out to places like pubs and clubs and theaters and in the us press. And donald trump has announced a 15 day plan to fight the virus and is urging no social gatherings of more than 10 people so lets start with malaysia Florence
Are foreigners now and news of the costa 1st emerged after a man had returned home to his home country of brunei and tested positive for covert 19 china has reported anyone new domestic coronavirus case the other 20 were travelers arriving from overseas beijing says it expects its economy will return to normal in the 2nd quarter france has joined spain and italy ordering people not to leave their homes except for work medical care or supplies it comes as thousands of new cases were reported across the e. U. Which is closed its external borders iran has temporarily freed to around 85000. 00 prisoners because of the pandemic 3 of its wholly a science of also being closed to visitors despite strong opposition shrines in the city of mashad home and shot if they were shut down to contain the spread of the virus at least 988 people have died with around 16000 confirmed cases same destroyed he has more than tyrone. When the death toll was in the high seventys on a daily basis certainly people
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As reports come in from norway and sweden. That youre a 2020 has been and were awaiting confirmation from you way. So there are restrictions being imposed in many countries around the world and they are getting a whole lot more extreme this tuesday as the world tries to curb the spread of coronavirus malaysia 1st of all rolling out some of the most drastic rules at midnight tuesday malaysians will not be allowed to leave for 2 weeks the borders being sealed and of course it is led to this sort of panic buying and not just in malaysia as well in singapore next door in iran will have closed off access to keep religious shrines and also releasing temporarily least about 85000. 00 prisoners much of europe is going into lockdown in the past few hours from sealed its borders. Now reporting around 2000 new cases which bring its total number of infections to more than 11000. 00 so developments across the board weve got Natasha Butler in france to catch up with developments there but were start
Out in malaysia a travel ban and border closures are just one hour away. Also 2 bomb explosions outside a Government Office in Southern Thailand as a coronavirus meeting was taking place. And a 2nd attempt to end months of uncertainty in iraq a former Regional Governor is named as Prime Minister designate. And im peter scimitar the limburg chief hold emergency talks about 2020 and footballs European Championships have been called off by you way for as the impact of corona virus continues to be felt. Good to have you with us on the news a doctor working at the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic in italy has a warning for fortys elsewhere act now italys the hardest hit country in europe with 2158 deaths related to the virus makeshift hospitals are being set up to deal with the spread of the disease and doctors said a ton of says the virus has put health care under unprecedented stress. But as you know what is really shocking something weve not been able to forecast and which brought u