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As the novel coronavirus outbreak spreads and the number of cases rise, countries around the world are looking to china and considering whether to enforce similar city lockdown measures. the world health organization has praised chinas containment efforts. tens of millions are still living within the extreme lockdown zones. some residents telling cnn that they feel like prisoners in their own homes. >> translator: there are lots of complaints among people. >> reporter: as she showed us dwindling...

And a new one-mile containment zone. >> we hope and expect that the measures that have been put in place will be helpful in mitigating the spread of the virus. >> at the center of that zone, the synagogue where the first positive case in new rochelle, a man in his 50s, attended services just before his diagnosis. and while the area is not on lockdown, large gatherings have been restricted and some schools are closed. >> we really need to take more aggressive actions. this is not going away on it...

>> we really need to take more aggressive actions. this is not going away on its own. like it or not were going to have to make some tough decisions and were going to have to start to act united to reduce the density. >> reporter: the focus on large gatherings, worship services, school events, upcoming st. patricks day celebrations, extends far beyond new rochelle. san francisco is limiting events to less than a thousand people including nba games. >> we would recommend that there not be large c...

Hardship, were providing some meals today. >> reporter: nationwide, the virus has prompted more than 1,200 schools to close, impacting 1 million students. in the seattle area where the most americans have died from the virus, officials shutting down schools for 53,000 students and banning all events with 250 or more people. san francisco with a similar rule for any gathering over 1,000 people. the golden state warriors will play the brooklyn nets in an empty stadium tomorrow night. >> if that me...

Im 76 and im glad to see everyone come in again. over the past 25 years, the fortunes of this part of london have changed. the docks shut and older, more traditional industries disappeared. new high—tech businesses, start—ups and developers moved in. property prices and rents soared and many locals moved away. plus, new immigrant communities have brought their own tastes and flavours and taken on the humble pie. many, many years ago, in the high streets and the markets, you would have had a ...

Senator claire mccaskill, pulitzer prize winning columnist eugene robinson. our strategists, obama campaign manager david plouffe. former white house press secretary robert gibbs, msnbc special coverage starts now. >> voting is under way in six states, from the deep south all the way up to the pacific northwest. michigan, missouri, mississippi, north dakota, idaho, washington state. the first contests since the former vice president joe biden became the front-runner, the first since bloomberg an...

From the coronavirus in the country rose sharply by 133 yesterday - to 366. the airline easyjet has cancelled some flights to and from italy and the foreign office is warning against all but essential travel to parts of the country. restrictions on museums, cinemas, shopping centres and restaurants will remain in place until the start of april. here — ministers and officials will meet this morning to decide the next steps in responding to the worsening coronavirus outbreak, which yesterday cla...

We have just had an update on the coronavirus, the cruise ship off the coast of california, this is the latest pictures we have got. this is the grand princess due to arrive in the grand princess due to arrive in the city of oakland, on the coast there shortly. the foreign office said the us authorities are planning a flight tomorrow to repatriate britons on board, the very latest pictures of that cruise ship. it has a number of people infected with the coronavirus on board, some speculation as ...

In israel, authorities didnt call off their elections but sent voters under quarantine for suspected contract or infection to special voting stations. not all governments are carrying out wide scale testing. so its difficult to know the real extent of the global spread. around half the countries in the world now have identified coronavirus cases. the majority were just in four countries, china, italy, iran, and south korea. in iran, the virus hit the government like nowhere else, with dozens of ...

Suspected contact or infection to special voting stations. not all governments are carrying out wide-scale testing so its difficult to know the real extent of the global spread. around half the countries in the world now have identified coronavirus cases. the majority were in just four countries. china, italy, iran, and south korea. in iran, the virus hit the government like nowhere else. with dozens of officials infected. the deputy health minister even went on state tv to try to assure the pub...