Syrian government forces. And in the philippines we return to the volcanic island devastated by last months eruption. The roof has collapsed in on itself under the weight, and here, a sign of its former life, a caged satellite this in ash this satellite this is caked in ash. Voiceover live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. Its newsday. Good morning. Its 8am in singapore, midnight in london and around the world, countries are battling to deal with the spread of coronavirus. The World Health Organization has warned that no country should expect it will be spared. In the united states, markets have plunged sharply and japan has said it will close all Public Schools from monday. More on all that in a moment, but we start this edition of newsday with the personal story of a doctor whos been working on the virus front line in china. Hes helped to save dozens of lives with his own personal health at risk each time. Our china correspondent John Sudworth has the story. At the end of a tough shift fighting the virus, a doctor steps out onto the streets of a deserted city. Wuhan is still in total lockdown. Ringing hello, dr xie. Hey. How are you . In a rare officially approved interview with dr xie jiang, as well as in videos provided to us, the bbc has been given unique access to a man on the front line of a war, one he says is being won. I came to wuhan one month ago. Patients were pouring to the hospital like a tide. And we cannot we do not have enough beds available for everyone. I think things are holding up better right now. Wuhan shows what the virus can do to a health system. The thousands of extra beds have begun to make a difference, but there are still major challenges. Im not satisfactory with the mortality. I still thing the mortality is really too high. For patients with severe symptoms, the mortality is even higher than sars. Thats the thing we should address right now. This is dr xie dealing with one of those severe cases, among thousands in wuhan. With the virus attacking the lungs, no city in the world, he says, would have enough specialist ventilators to cope. Even doctors have died, including li wenliang, one of the first to try to warn about the dangers of the virus, only to be silenced by the police. You know, i was very sad when i heard this kind of news. It was really a big blow for us, for the whole medical staff. Do you think china should learn lessons as a result of his death . Absolutely. Information disclosure is really important. I lost five patients in one night. Can you imagine that . In one night, i lost five lives. I should warn the rest of the world that you guys should take care. Dont neglect neglect this disease. At the end of another night shift, this time, dr xie sings a patriotic song. He believes china will win this fight, but it is one the rest of the world may have onlyjust begun. John sudworth, bbc news, beijing. Lots more on the coronavirus outbreak still to come. Before that, a developing story this hour. An air strike by Syrian Government forces in syrias North Western idlib region has killed at least 29 turkish soldiers thats according to the regional governor. Idlib is the last region with strong rebel forces in syria. Turkey has a border with idlib and previously warned Syrian Forces to withdraw from the area. Our International Correspondent orla guerin reports. In the warscape of syria, rebel fighters may be making their last stand. They have retaken this wounded, empty town in idlib province, but the assad regime and its russian backers are determined to retake all of idlib. Not if turkey can help it. Its troops are supposed to be observing a ceasefire in idlib. Instead, its losses are growing. Turkeys defence minister told us his battle plans are ready if talks fail to stop the regime. Translation hospitals are being hit, schools and civilian areas. Its notjust the bodies of children under the rubble. Its the conscience of the international community. You want a ceasefire and you want a negotiated settlement. But are you really saying, sitting here today, that turkey is ready for all out war with syria, which would drag in russia . First of all, we want these negotiations to come to an end and reach a result. That is what we want, and what we are working for. So the deadline is no longer this weekend . If this is not fulfilled, starting at the weekend, you will see our actions. And, as the clock counts down, this is the only refuge for some in idlib. They had to clear out the livestock and the cockroaches before bringing their children in. Nine families live here now. This woman says the only mercy they receive is from god. Like many in idlib, she feels forgotten by the world. That was orla guerin on the escalating situation in syrias idlib. We will keep that you. Lets see what other headlines are making news. There are calls for calm in india, following the deaths of 30 people in religious violence since sunday. At least 200 others from both hindu and muslim families were injured in the clashes in delhi. Tension follows months of protests over indias new citizenship law, that critics say is anti muslim. More than 1,000 people have rallied on the greek island of lesbos to protest against new migrant camps. It comes a day after 60 people were hurt in violent clashes, most of them police officers. Some 40,000 Asylum Seekers are currently living in poor conditions in the camps, which were built to hold only around 6,000 people. Controversial plans for a third runway at Londons Heathrow airport have been thrown into doubt after a court ruling. Judges said the expansion would go against the governments commitment to the paris Climate Change agreement. Its a major victory for environmental campaigners. Flood warning remain in place across much of the uk. Homes and businesses in central and Northern England have been evacuated or completely submerged. England has now received more than twice the average rainfall for february. Some areas seeing a months worth of rain in just 2a hours. More flooding is expected with the arrival on storm hor gay over the weekend. Returning now to our top story the coronavirus is having a growing impact on the Global Financial system. Stock markets continue to fall around the world with the main indexes on wall street finishing lower for the sixth successive day. 0ur correspondent in washington, chris buckler, has more. Wall street has been watching washington very carefully. I was reporting on newsday yesterday that President Trump said they were managing this, watching this and they were going to be extremely careful about how they dealt with the problem or potential problem of the coronavirus america was not its very clear that some investors feel he is not doing enough. And we have seen the stock market reactor that, certainly big files and that will concern the president , who is always concerned about the stock market, because he sees it as stock market, because he sees itasa stock market, because he sees it as a big indicator the economy. Beyond that, it is very clear companies are now becoming concerned. The coronavirus, which they always thought would hit short term profits, could have a longer term effect and we are starting to see companies talk about that and the stock markets are reflecting that. During that press c0 nfe re nce , reflecting that. During that press conference, chris, he announced Vice President mike pence will be in charge of the coronavirus strategy but there has been some backlash because of his record . Has been some backlash because of his record . Yeah, so my pa nts of his record . Yeah, so my pants is the us Vice President , so pants is the us Vice President , so mike pence is the us Vice President. He said in terms of the task force, it will be the health secretary, alex azar, who acts as the chairman of that. In the us media there has been some backlash against mike pence because of his background in handling a crisis in indiana when he was governor there. He blocked very short time, the introduction clean needle programmes during the aids crisis. The argument coming back from the white house is clear. He will be surrounded by experts and making sure the rating is done. But they have talking about the coronavirus, President Trump wants to appoint someone within the administration and mike pence has been given the job, administration and mike pence has been given thejob, but there is no doubt there is a lot of work to do. Looking at california, they are talking about having more than 8500 people being tested for symptoms that might indicate coronavirus. At the moment, the state only has 200 test kits, it is very clear that america is going to have to invest resources if it is going to tackle the potential problem of this virus. That was chris with the latest from the us. Lets turn to japan now. The government has asked all schools to close from the start of next week to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. The closure, thought to affect 13 million students, will continue until the School Year Ends in late march. More than 200 people injapan have so far been infected with the virus. 0ur correspondentjenny hill has the latest from tokyo. In what will be widely interpreted as a measure of just how concerned the japanese authorities are, the Prime Minister, shinzo abe, has called for the closure of all Public Schools as of monday. Concern is really growing here is the number of cases continues to rise. Translation some local governments have a ready cancelled classes in their areas cancelled classes in their areas already. The next week or two are crucial, the health and wellbeing of children is of utmost concern. We would like to reduce major risk of infection that School Environments can pose, where students and teachers spent long hours together. The focus was very much on the diamond princess cruise ship, which is morejust down the princess cruise ship, which is more just down the coast in the port of yokohama. Of the 900 or more cases of infection is here, 700 originated on that ship was not what authorities are ship was not what authorities a re really ship was not what authorities are really worried about are the separate cases, nearly 200 of them springing up in classes all over the country, but many of them concentrated in the Northern Region of hot guaido. One of the most troubling cases for the japanese authorities is that of a woman in her 40s who was treated for the virus and discharge from hospital at the very beginning of february, it has now emerged that she tested positive again for the virus. So that is of huge concern. And all of this happening just five months before tokyo is due to host the 2020 olympics. The authorities insist their preparations are continuing as planned, but we have heard from the chief executive of tokyos organising committee who says that the torch relay, which is due to begin in a few weeks time and travel all around the country, it may need to be scaled down. That was jenny hill that wasjenny hill in tokyo. There have been questions about whether the torch relay should go ahead or be downscaled. We are expecting some updates from the tokyo organisers later this morning. You are watching newsday on the bbc. Still to come on the programme after a week of political turmoil, malaysia finds itself without a government. We will have the latest from kuala lumpur. Also on the programme coming to terms with the devastation caused by the taal volcano eruption in the philippines. Prince charles has chosen his bride. The prince proposed to Lady Diana Spencer three weeks ago. She accepted, she says, without hesitation. As revolutions go, this had its fair share of bullets. A climax in the night outside the gates of mr marcoss sanctuary, malaca nang, the name itself symbolising one of the cruellest regimes of modern asia. The worlds first clone has been produced of an adult mammal. Scientists in scotland have produced a sheep called dolly using a cell from another sheep. Warren beatty and faye dunaway announced to the world that the winner of best film was la la land. The only trouble was, it wasnt. The mistake was only put right in the middle of gushing speeches by the team behind the modern musical. Not for 20 years have locusts been seen in such numbers in this part of africa. Some of the swarms have been ten miles long. This is the last time the public will see this pope. Very soon, for the sake of the credibility and authority of the next pope, benedict xvi will, in his own words, be hidden from the world for the rest of his life. This is newsday on the bbc. Im mariko oi in singapore. Im Lewis Vaughan jones in london. Our top stories there have been significant falls in global stocks as concern over the Economic Impact of the coronavirus outbreak grows. 29 turkish soldiers have been killed by Syrian Government airstrikes in idlib province. Turkey has vowed to retaliate. Lets take a look at some front pages from around the world. The impact of coronavirus dominates yet again. The Financial Times highlights the slump in us and european stocks, as we were talking to chris about a little earlier. It also shows muslim pilgrims wearing protective face masks in the holy city of mecca. Singapores Straits Times reports on the closure of a top independent school, the raffles institution, after a student tested positive for the virus. There is also a report on the latest political twist in neighbouring malaysia, where the interim Prime Minister confirms that a snap election may take place after no one candidate got a majority backing to lead the country. The arab news is leading on coronavirus, alongside a bold image of some enthusiastic wrestlers at a wwe super showdown in riyadh. The paper also has an update on syria, with opposition fighters retaking a strategic town in the north west from regime forces. Now, what stories are sparking discussions online . Yes, lets looks at what is trending right now. Its a new music video. Can you guess who this is . Its taylor swift as youve never seen her before. She is playing a pretty unpleasant male media executive. It seemingly references her running dispute with american record executive scooter brawn, who bought the rights to her back catalogue of albums. After a week of political turmoil, malaysia currently finds itself without a government. Following the shock resignation of Prime MinisterMahathir Mohamad on monday, attempts to form a new coalition have failed, and the king has called a special session of parliament for monday to try and choose a new Prime Minister. Our South East Asia correspondentjonathan head reports from kuala lumpur. It has been a week of excessive coming and going at the royal palace in kuala lumpur as the various options for a new government were aired. And at the headquarters of the party, whose leader thought he would be taking over, some impatience that Mahathir Mohamad hadnt yet stepped aside. Is the father of the people in malaysia, so of course we dont forget about his value in this country. But its time for him to hand over. Sure. Well, everybody here is waiting for and what you bring him to arrive, who until a week ago was presumed to be the next Prime Minister. He believes he can pull a Coalition Government together anwar ibrahim. Meanwhile, 94 year old Mahathir Mohamad is running what is in effect a one man government. Nobody yet knows how the script for this drama is going to play out. They all stopped to listen as the veteran Prime Minister gave his first speech since resigning. He said he would try to lead a government of national unity. Anwar ibrahim isnt buying that. He was promised a topjob, and says that time has come, but his party is divided. The popularity it had in the last election eroded by malaysias economic troubles. You have economic troubles. You have economic growth, but we just havent caught up with cost of living. And so you have a great degree of discontent, that. Particularly among the malay population. Particularly among the malay population, particular among the young. The economy is not generating enoughjobs that economy is not generating enough jobs that pay well. Drive out on the capitals futuristic highways and you reach humbler neighbourhoods inhabited by ethnic malays. Many, like mohammed, are disappointed by unfulfilled economic promises. Right now, the government isnt looking out for ordinary people, for the malays, he told me. A lot of them are very low income. There isnt enough to cover daily expenses. Yet there were other promises from that election, of a cleaner, multiracial government, that these younger malaysians fear are being lost in all the political intrigue. Itsjust utter betrayal. You know, people didnt vote for this, and yet the leaders, they are betraying peoples trust, and i dont know if democracy is going to be possible in this country. Perhaps the hopes of a new era were pitched too high. It is, all the same, a cruel disappointment to see them dashed so soon. Lets take you to the philippines now, where the communities living around the taal volcano are slowly coming to terms with the destruction it caused when it erupted earlier this year. The threat has now passed and some people have been returning to their homes. Our correspondent Howard Johnson went with them. You may find parts of his report distressing. This is how taal ireland looked before the volcanic eruption, and here is how it looks now. The once verdant philippine jungle, now so heavily laden with volcanic ash that it resembles the surface of the moon. We are travelling across taal lake towards the island here. You can see some gusts in the background emanating from the background emanating from the main crater. The alert level has been reduced here, which means some residents are returning to the island to see the damage caused by this eruption. And this is what we saw. Here, a once vibrant Community Church now looks like an archaeological site. Building after building buried under sulphurous ash. You see this house is completely covered in ash. The roof has collapsed in on itself under the weight. And here, another sign of everyday life before the eruption. A satellite dish com pletely the eruption. A satellite dish completely ca ked in the eruption. A satellite dish completely caked in volcanic ash. Nearby, we meet a group of neighbours digging out ash from a buried house. They returned to the island to look for a man who has been missing since the volcano erupted. Translation please reveal yourself. Fighting back tears, the mens wife says she wont rest until she has found him. We saw his mosquito net and mattress. Nothing. We dug in the living room area. We also saw our dog here, dead. More than 4000 people like gloria remain in evacuation centres, away from taal. The island itself has been declared a permanent danger zone, with residents forbidden to return to their homes. Islanders once made a living from tourism, fishing and farming, but any, like this man, have lost crucial livestock. Translation the boats were buried, the fishes died. A plastic sack business, all gone. The total damages 200,000 us dollars. Both renz and gloria said they have received food and shelter from authorities, but as yet are not sure they will receive aid to rebuild their lives. The family of an australian boy who was filmed crying after being bullied have turned down a crowd funded trip to disneyland. The video went viral after he was targeted at school for his dwarfism. An Online Campaign raised more than 308,000. The nine year olds aunt said the family was touched by the gesture, but would donate the money to charity instead. You have been watching newsday. Im Lewis Vaughan jones in london. And im mariko oi in singapore. Dont go away, because ill be back with business news, and well have more on how the us markets fell sharply due to the coronavirus outbreak. Do stay with us for that extraordinary moment in time on the markets at the moment. And before we go, we would like to leave you with these pictures. A russian free diver has set a Guinness World record by swimming 180 metres under ice on a single breath. Alexey molchanov took nearly three minutes. He was accompanied by a team using diving equipment who were on standby in case he got into difficulty. Congratulations to him. Stay with bbc world news. Hello once again. Just as i was beginning to think about climatological spring at the end of the week, so thursday brought a taste of winter to some areas, and yet much of the rest of february is going to be all about some really quite heavy rain, some very strong winds. Details, of course, on all of the warnings associated with that is whether our to be found on the bbc weather website. Friday itself starts off dry enough across eastern spots. Its a complete contrast, though, to fortunes towards the west, because here, having had a fairly cool start to the night, so with the cloud pushing in, relatively speaking, i think it will hold up speaking, i think it will hold up the temperatures. Five or six degrees to start of your day. But youve got the cloud and the wind in the rain right from the word go, and it is that regime that winds out across those drier sections in the east, because the movement of that front just drag that cloud and rain ever further towards the north and east during the course of the day. An increasingly mild day for central and southern spots. It stays pretty chilly, though, across much of scotland. And thats not the whole story, because what is driving our weather through the course of the weekend isjorge, a named storm, throwing another weather front during the course of saturday across many parts of the british isles. Quite early on across the greater part of england and wales, it lingers with intent across the north of scotland, and then another portion of that weather front just pepped up the showers, so long spells of rain, which of course, across the high ground, across northern britain. So thats a miserable day. Four, five, six degrees, something of that order. And the strength of the wind a real concern from about midday on saturday right through sunday. Were looking at gusts of wind, 60 70 mph. When i show you the pressure chart, thats no great surprise, because you see the on those isobars there widely across the british isles. This is not just a across the british isles. This is notjust a feature across the british isles. This is not just a feature for the north of scotland, but i think somewhere north of scotland, but i think somewhere across north of scotland, but i think somewhere across the north could well, in exposure, see 70 mph. Further south, it could well, in exposure, see 70 mph. Furthersouth, it is could well, in exposure, see 70 mph. Further south, it is going to bea mph. Further south, it is going to be a blustery day. With some sunshine, it is not all doom and gloom by any means at all, but the feeling of the day will be tempered by the strength of that wind, which persists on sunday, simply because jorge that wind, which persists on sunday, simply becausejorge is very close by to the north of scotland. So you may not feel every bit of that eight or nine or ten if you are not stuck closer to five or six or seven further north, where the showers will be wintry. And its not really until monday that we begin to see the ease in the winds, and there will be some sunshine. Fewer showers, a relief after the weekend. Keep an eye on the forecast. Take care, goodbye. Im Lewis Vaughan jones with bbc world news. Our top story. The main new york Stock Market Index has seen its biggest points drop in history because of fears that coronavirus will hit economies around the world. The dowjones, s p 500 and nasdaq indices all lost more than 4 of their value. The International Monetary fund says it is likely to downgrade its Global Economic forecast because of the outbreak. At least 29 turkish soldiers have been killed and many more injured, in the syrian province of idlib, reportedly by government forces. Turkey has vowed to retaliate. And this video is trending on bbc. Com. Taylor swift has transformed herself into a man in the video for her latest song called, simply, the man. She appears to use the song to air her grievances against some parts of the music industry. Thats all