Connect during a Virus Outbreak that could be good news for profits. Global supporters facing unprecedented of people with the most major events now councils all of the leading european competitions have been suspended. Allow a very warm welcome to the news our top story spain has become now the 2nd country to order its entire population under lockdown to stop the rapid spread of the corona virus 46000000 people are subject to the new decree which orders everyone to stay at home unless they need to buy food or medicine or go to work 193 are reported dead that with some 2000 cases in just the last day another 97. 00 people have died in iran taking the death toll there to 611. 00 with nearly 13000. 00 confirmed cases a growing list of countries are also closing their borders that includes colombia its just shocked. Border with venezuela and that makes it harder for people crossing for supplies they cant get at home and then nepal has announced that its a spending climate and its a Mount
Hello spain has become the 2nd country to order its entire population under lockdown to stop the rapid spread of corona virus 46000000 people will not be subject to the new decree which orders everyone to stay at home unless they need to buy food or medicine or go to work 193 people are reported dead there with some 2000 cases just in the last day and another 97 people have died in iran it taking the death toll there its a 611. 00 with nearly 13000. 00 confirmed cases a growing list of countries are closing borders including colombia its shut its border with venezuela making it harder for people crossing for supplies they cant buy at home and the pole is suspend. In climbing permits for Mount Everest this Public Events big and small continue to be canceled from easter processions to sporting events now begins our coverage with the situation across europe. Its only spain 2nd state of emergency since becoming a democracy and this is what it looks like the countries reported a jump of mor
Coping as schools are shocked due to threats posed by the virus. Thank you for joining us the number of countries imposing drastic new restrictions to try to curb the spread of coronavirus is growing but he said soldiers in the philippines have started sealing off all entry points to the capital manila its 12000000 residents have been told to stay at home for a month with schools closed and Mass Gatherings banned australia meanwhile has joined the countries imposing south isolation for arrivals as of midnight on sunday people entering australia must isolate themselves for 14 days and in the United States President Donald Trump has expanded the european travel ban to include the u. K. And ireland lets bring in sara clock for us in hong kong for us sara lets start with the whats happening in the philippines some incredible scene say you know with the military on the streets tell us about the restrictions and how it affects People Living in manila. Well it looks like manila is now startin
Forces state media reports the government has now seen control of most of the rebel held province of aleppo and. Increasingly tight restrictions in chinas hu bay province seem to be having a positive effect on the spread of the coronavirus all 60000000 people have been ordered to stay home private cars have been banned and businesses closed and for the 3rd straight day doctors there say there has been a drop in the number of new cases 142 deaths reported on sunday along with 2000 more infections most are in who bay province where the outbreak was 1st reported in december 1669 people have died from the virus or but 5 in Mainland China the latest Death Outside the mainland. I was in taiwan a taxi driver who had not traveled abroad recently and in japan hundreds of american passengers that were on board a quarantined cruise ship have now left the diamond princess be flown back to the u. S. And face another 2 weeks in isolation. And i this is about to step into the big wide world so i have
We start in asia, where the british pound has fallen sharply, amid investorfears over a no deal brexit. Its now at a 28 month low against the us dollar. It comes as the uk Prime Minister, borisjohnson, has toughened his rhetoric on brexit. Michael gove, who is in charge of planning for a no deal exit from the eu, says britain is currently, working on the assumption of that outcome. Lets take a look now at where sterling is against the us dollar. Currently it stands at 1. 126. The bbcs Sharanjit Leyl has been monitoring trade across asia from our business hub in singapore. Bring us up to date on what the pound has been doing against the major basket of currencies overnight. While that is right, as you said, it continues to slide and has been sliding here in asia, lurking at the more than two year low against the us dollar that you just read out. Trading lower than it was in the initial plunge brought on by the brexit vote in 2016. To set it all into context, it hasnt been this low since