Lucky. Gypsy kings back. Hello and welcome to world news today. Iran, south korea, and italy are now home to some of the biggest outbreaks of the new coronavirus outside mainland china. Afghanistan, pakistan and turkey have closed their borders with iran. And jordan is now banning entry to any citizen from iran, china, or south korea. In iran, eight people have died and 43 people are confirmed to be infected. In south korea, this church is at the centre of the outbreak, and its been vandalised, with eggs being thrown at it. There are now more than 600 confirmed cases in south korea, and six people have died. President moonjae in has raised the nations disease alert to its highest level. Laura bicker is one of the first foreign correspondents to visit the worst hit city of daegu. This hospital should have been a safe haven from a deadly infection, but nearly 100 of its already vulnerable patients are now battling coronavirus. Some are being transferred to specialist clinics. Two have di