To beat the siege. And on peace terms though you support the gypsy king is crowned heavyweight champion twice in 3 stops the unfair world or to win the w. B. C. Belt in the last vegas rematch. So iran is being isolated by its neighbors because of growing fears over its corona Virus Outbreak in the last hour or so pakistan afghanistan and turkey have all closed their borders with iran it has the largest number of fatalities outside of china with the latest toll standing at 8. Also weve got china where president xi jinping has admitted there were shortcomings in the countrys response he has described coronavirus is chinas largest Public Health emergency since its founding in 1949 we also look at it today with 50000 people a north of been told to stay at home there quarantined 132 people have been affected there and to have died while in south korea the president has given the government quote unprecedented powerful measures to control the outbreak south koreas were going to start this new bride has our report. The worst affected areas in southeast korea the city of daegu and neighboring chango county remain at a virtual standstill to mask clusters of infections account for the majority of cases reported so far one of them at this hospital quickly spread infecting more than 100 patients and staff wards are being prepared to treat the increase of new coronavirus patients raising the alert to the highest level came at an emergency meeting chaired by president moon j. In this weekend the number of new cases has risen alarmingly by the hundreds and he stressed that the next few days will be critical in stemming the outbreak to. The situation has become completely different since the outbreak of mess and fiction extra resources will be directed into trying to stop the spread of the corona virus the urged everyone to avoid massive events well you know you want to do we have vividly witnessed how dangerous it is to have a mess meeting in an enclosed indoor place in terms of the spread of contagious disease everyone to restrain themselves from group of interactivity not on the indoor places but also outdoor places. Sunday across south korea Church Leaders were asked not to hold services yeah. Its sad that we cant hold a Church Service but were following government policy and we dont want any further spread of the disease in the affected areas most people have heeded warnings to stay indoors as they wait to see if the emergency measures work the south korean government is hoping its latest measures will help limit the clusters of infection to this part of the country knowing the price of failure could mean the kind of travel restrictions imposed on china with the damage that would cause to its economy rob mcbride aljazeera chando county south korea and just a footnote to that story south korea has lodged a complaint with in. After a plane load of South Koreans were refused entry to it was ready passengers were allowed to get off the Korean Airlines flight with when it arrived in tel aviv but 130. 00 of the passengers were turned back israel is now banning south korean and japanese visit since the move follows the discovery of corona virus among group of south korean tourists who visited israel last week lets go back to iran now and look at developments they 43 people infected with the virus dosage of bari tell us more. We have heard from the Health Ministry officials here who have said that the death toll is now at 8 and those that have been confirmed to be carrying the virus are now up to 43 now the number is of course significant because they are worried that the containment process is really something that they need to address as quickly as possible the outbreak started in the holy city of home which is about 120 kilometers south of the capital tehran officials believe that a chinese worker because struction worker was the source of the outbreak in that city you know they have since closed schools and universities not only gone but in about 2 thirds of the cities across the country in the capital all the major events have been canceled including the governments Foreign Ministry briefing that was to be held on monday and we also understand the Tehran University dormitories have been evacuated as well the Health Minister has also said that the masks and disinfectants will no longer be sold in pharmacies because the government will be hanged handing them out in a public metro stations as well as buses across the cities and borders dosser i mentioned it briefly earlier perhaps you can take us through this the surrounding countries which are essentially now starting to isolate iran physically. The 1st country that chose to close all its borders land borders with iran was iraq on saturday there are 5 borders between the 2 countries and we also heard from turkey on sunday that they decided to shut down the 3 land borders that they share with iran also heard from afghanistan and pakistan and theyve all followed suit now what we have heard but have not been able to confirm yet is that Turkish Airlines has canceled its 2 flights to and from iran that is something that we are trying to confirm here but according to the turkish Health Minister that is something that the turkish authorities have chosen to do this of course will have significant ramifications for iran not only because of what it will mean in terms of its relationship with its neighbors but theyve said that they are able to handle this outbreak the president Hassan Rouhani has given special powers to the Health Ministry to be able to control the disease in any way they see fit that means they can choose to shut down entire cities if they choose to that is not something that theyve done so far theyve just managed theyve just canceled a lot of events that would have seen people gather in public areas for now the iranians say they have a handle on the situation and theyre just urging the residents across the country to exercise caution thank you tilsa jabari into wrong with that update we look at italy now with the Prime Minister says he is ready to use the army to help contain the virus in the north of the country Victoria Gates and weve been looking at that. Life inc you dont youre in northern italy is now happening behind closed doors the towns mayor has told the 15000 residents to stay at home to prevent the spread of the coronavirus rosica valley is one of the few people venturing out she owns a pharmacy and the man has told her to keep it open to the poleward appointed manny were all afraid but were crossing our fingers o. P. L. Rate if someone doesnt feel well they should react early because people can be cured if they come to hospital in a desperate situation its much more difficult to cure them 2 people have died of corona virus in northern italy and with dozens infected its europes worst hit country as many experts are saying well probably see many more cases of infection over the next days as people now are more afraid of the virus and will likely ask more for a check by medical staff whereas up to 2 or 3 days ago the virus was perceived as something very far from italy Prime Minister does there picante has announced a ban on people entering or leaving zones designated coronavirus hotspots but hes ruled out suspending the European Union schengen agreement and says the Free Movement of people and goods across italys borders will continue. At the moment there are absolutely no conditions for an initiative of this kind not to mention the devastating impact it would have on our economy and paradoxically i want to reverse the question why would we want to make italy an outcast there are no conditions for it to come to this nor do we want to do it. Could own your is one of a dozen towns in northern italy thats in lockdown italian say theyre frightened and have no idea when life will return to normal Victoria Gate and be aljazeera. Japan now which has confirmed a 3rd death of a passenger who was on the cruise ship that was quarantined for 2 weeks earlier japans Health Minister apologized after another passenger tested positive for corona virus after she was allowed to go home 23. 00 passengers were eventually allowed to disembark without being tested for the virus or an 80 percent of the 770. 00 infection cases in japan were on that ship announcer china we mentioned this earlier with the chinese president xi jinping says the situation remains serious and complex in fact leaders are debating whether to cancel next months annual parliamentary session to concentrate on fighting the virus this report from adrian brom. The National Peoples congress is chinas biggest political event of the year drawing almost 3000. 00 delegates from across china on. Board one of the few occasions when all of chinas leadership is on show but the governments own advice is for people to avoid large public gatherings that means this years n. P. C. Is almost certain to be postponed possibly delaying a key announcement on Economic Growth targets chinas president xi jinping says that getting the economy moving again while containing the spread of the virus remains his priority he has to tell the Chinese People something you can choose total blackness or you can choose a sort of veneer of transparency what we dont know as with all governments is whats happening behind closed doors over sorts of things and more importantly for transparency what we dont know is that whats coming out in the media is something we can necessarily trust ryan manual is an expert in chinas Public Health system he says the governments initial response to the outbreak in early january was correct it reacted very quickly it found out what the virus was test for the virus and in that period 2 weeks afterwards it reacted appalling. This past week chinese diplomats have been on the offensive defending the expulsion of 3 foreign reporters and brushing aside international skepticism over the constant changes to chinas testing criteria for the virus but that criticism has been very selective says one analyst they show at us and saying that us making the virus worse and is discriminatory against china but when nowadays russia made. Our decision to close the border for all the chinese nationals they cannot say a word its not just the National Peoples congress thats now in doubt so too is a key economic conference known as the bow economic forum. Also held each year in march if the National Peoples congress is cancelled then analysts say theres one thing guaranteed to be missing from the agenda when it does eventually convene a call to hold chinas leaders to account for this crisis adrian brown aljazeera hong kong and we will return to the coronavirus story later in this new out and look at issues around containing the virus and quarantine for now though at least 9 people in turkeys eastern van province which borders iran have died in a magnitude 5. 00 earthquake several people believed to be trapped under the rubble and Dozens Injured on the iranian side an update now from hashem he is live in. Southern turkey has. Come out of the rescue operation is still under way all those villages that were affected by the 5. 7 magnitude earthquake in van process in van province already and the authorities are starting still trying to figure out the magnitude of the damage to the areas particularly in the villages and the distress in the mountainous areas of land over the last few hours did manage to set up tents in different parts of the of those areas affected to accommodate for the people who wont be able to get back to the to their homes via is an area that has been hit by a coal or wave of called temperatures over the last few weeks and as you know come out turkey and iran have 40 lies that run across those areas which explains why they are some of the most seismically active breaches in the world in last month for example an earthquake rattled 2 areas. And 41 people were killed and 1500 people injured in 2011 in the same area the same problems of more than 500 people were killed in a 7 point one magnitude earthquake. Ok thank you for that update that is. And the time in turkey right lets see whats coming up for you on this news on germanys 2nd biggest city how goes the polls amid political unrest. Also poisoned by pollution how the main water source for bangladesh is capitals become a toxic stream and small we will meet a 12 Year Old Girl who isnt letting a disability stop her from following your dreams of becoming the fastest the removal. Elections in iran to look at now and it has announced the lowest voter turnout since the 979. 00 Islamic Revolution and about 43 percent of people voted in fridays parliamentary elections hard line conservatives are set to dominate they won all of telegrams 30 seats final results still coming in from elsewhere in the country voters there had limited options with thousands of moderate and reformists disqualified from running it is the latest now from tehran. Well this is very embarrassing for the establishment have voter turnout is around 42 percent in the last elections it was 61 percent hare in iran where i am its 25 percent in the last elections it was around 50 percent now this is one of the most conservative parliaments this country has ever seen but it takes place when the turnout is the lowest since establishment of the Islamic Revolution now we need just to give you an idea of how low the turnout was in the last elections here into iran there were 30 seats up for grabs all of them were won by reformist moderates candidates every single one got over 1000000 votes this time around all 30 seats were taken by conservatives and only one of them the former mayor got over 1000000. 00 votes now we knew this election would be controversial because the Guardian Council the body that vets candidates disqualified over 5000. 00 candidates including 81. 00 current sitting m. P. s but despite the Supreme Leader coming out and president Hassan Rouhani coming back to encouraging people to vote they just didnt come out and vote and its a very very low turnout its very embarrassing the Supreme Leader spoke this morning and hes blamed western propaganda that tried to deter people from voting but this also puts president Hassan Rouhani in a very difficult position he presides now over a conservative parliament that politically opposed to him that had been politically critical of him and the 2015 nuclear deal and many people see him as a sitting duck president because the president ial elections are next year and he just doesnt have a majority out of the 290 seats around over 200 a one by conservatives and hes reformist moderate allies only have around 20 seats now lets not forget the position of the economy here inflation has been very high unemployment is high and also the economy is suffering under sanctions so it does put him in a very difficult position and also theres a lack of trust and confidence in the gulf. And the political establishment because of the low voter turnout so it is so despite the sea of support that we saw after the assassination of general carson for the minute that hundreds of thousands of people that came out onto the streets that just didnt transfer into people coming out and taking to the polls. Voter turnout is up in germanys state election in hamburg with polls that to close in the next few hours this election seen as a major test for the mainstream parties the regions been a stronghold for the social democrats for decades but its Coalition Partners the greens are experiencing a surge in popularity across the country in Homburg Dominic angels as germanys largest port is vulnerable to rising sea levels which puts Climate Change and therefore the greens on the agenda. Its the central issue for the central parties as it were in this government which has presided over this city for the past 5 years the greens in the social democrats in government with each other but now at loggerheads with each other about how fast they should approach changing policies to prevent Climate Change the greens say no lets excel or rate the process whereby we can banish carbon completely from everything the City Government does they want that to be much quicker than other parties would suggest the social democrats say no thats its easy to say such things but hard to implement them instead they think that its better to prioritize doing away with coal powered power stations and that sort of thing each making different pitches to the voters in so far as how things are going today while the poor weather in this city state so far has not prevented voters from coming to the polling stations the last projection was a few hours ago 29 percent of the population had already come to vote also the postal vote is much higher this time around than it was the last time this city elected its State Government much higher which suggests many more voters are taking an interest in the politics of this state the emir of qatar i mean bin hamad elton he has arrived in amman to meet the king of Jordan King Abdullah the 2 leaders expected to discuss bilateral trade and Regional Security jamal shale is in amman for us where do you even start tomorrow with Regional Security or more to the point where would these 2 men but start. Well a good question obviously at the top of the agenda is the palestinian issue something that is ve