Other with praise as india rolls out the red carpet for the u. S. President. But away from the pomp and pageantry for die in the latest violence over indias citizenship law. And school the life of people watching kobe bryant is being remembered at a service in los angeles. Lakers legend was killed alongside his daughter john and 7 of us in a Helicopter Crash last month. The World Health Organization says the sudden increase in corona virus cases outside of china is the plea concerning Irans Health Ministry says 12 people have now died and rejected reports from an m. P. In the city of course that the figure could actually be as high as 50 well despite borders being closed and flights grounded the outbreak is spreading across the middle east kuwait iraq bahrain and afghanistan have all confirmed cases meanwhile in new york. 7 people have now died in italys north which has more than 220 cases thats the highest concentration outside of asia meanwhile outside of china itself south korea has the highest number of confirmed cases passing 800 in the last 24 hours and that least 8 people have died its raised its Infectious Diseases warning to the highest level china meanwhile says its postponing its annual National Peoples congress which was due to start on march 5th nearly 2600 people have died there and around 77000 cases have been confirmed but the w. H. O. Has praised the china for acting fast and says the epidemic there has been steadily declining the key message that should give all countries hope courage and confidence is that this virus can be contained indeed there are many countries that have done exactly that for the moment we have not with the mercy the uncontained globally spread of this bias and we are not witnessing largest gives if it does is or does does this virus have pundit make potential absolutely it has and we vary it from our assessment not yet. Well as you just heard there is some confusion over the number of deaths in iran the Health Ministry has pledged to be transparent with the situation we need to be honest we need to be transparent in the face of those people who are trying to distort the situation regarding other regions id like to say we are dealing with the cases and the symptoms and we have all the capabilities to spot this virus if we have a case that is suspected we will move them to a better place to be hospitalized we have the full capabilities to deter to treat and we will see everything in a clear way. Well the statement came after the government was accused of a cover up by an m. P. In kwan who criticized that the governments handling of the outbreak said bay explains why theres been extraordinary exchange in clash a war of words between a member of Parliament Ahmed a meter above the hes a member of parliament for the city of qom the epicenter of this virus here in iran and the Health Ministry now he said he puts the number of dead from the virus at 50 now he acknowledges not within maybe from the krona virus but he says that the governments performance on the issue has been 0 he says that nurses dont have the correct uniforms on are scared of treating patients he says that the government isnt really concerned and the virus has been present in iran for 3 weeks but the announcement was delayed by the government he also said that he knows of 2 children that have been infected by the virus and has called upon the Health Ministry to impose a curfew on the city of the Deputy Health minister has as denied the figure of 50 and said that even if it was half that number he would submit his resignation now about the responded to that and he said he sent the names of those that have died from the virus to the Health Ministry and he expects a resignation now the Health Minister has come out in response to all of this and he said that the government is dealing with the situation well meanwhile the northern italian regions of lombardy and veneto have closed schools universities museums and cinemas for at least a week police are manning checkpoints around 11 towns which have been quarantined for 15 days and residents are stockpiling food mohammad jim jim reports now from milan. In an interior than usual downtown milan a sense of anxiety but no signs of panic amid the 1st major coronaVirus Outbreak in europe landmarks like to do more cathedral and less scala opera house have been closed temporarily. The headline screams out virus the great fear even though fear at least for now isnt all that apparent yes schools have been shut down but his Vegetable Market remains open. Up at the auction you can but i didnt i didnt see any danger is were working a lot of the people are not leaving their houses and they call us and we bring the shopping t. Them thats the way were working at the moment the laws mayor says the main mission now is contain the possible further spread of the virus and that while numbers of those infected have indeed been going up that could be because Health Officials are proactively looking for new cases he also urged residents not to clear supermarket shelves but videos posted on social media like this one suggest that advice may be falling on deaf ears in northern italy the number of coronavirus cases continues to surge even though at least 10 hotspot towns are effectively under lockdown. Police check vehicles trying to enter one of the quarantine towns authorised lorries carrying essential goods and medical supplies are allowed through everyone else is turned away in an effort to contain the spread of the coronavirus even the venice carnival was cut short a medal that you dont know what it might be. Funny another thought i would have to sign in order to shut down the venue scania its another thought wed have to close the schools churches museums and all Public Places so i know im askin a lot from aussie thousands so i know all the way things go we can pull together well we just need to think about internally to be able to shut up inside us out of the event. Inside the town of the lingo authorities have allowed select shops to reopen outside long lines of shoppers wearing protective masks and gloves keen to stock up. All this as officials are still struggling to confirm the origin of the outbreak in italy. And milan well south korea has closed its parliament and canceled several plenary sessions of the building in seoul can be disinfected 3 politicians are currently being checked for the virus after coming into contact with an infected education official south korea is under a red alert which allows the government to take powerful steps to try to stem the outbreak with more than 830. 00 cases confirmed around 7000. 00 troops are in or until after the virus was confirmed within the military. China is the laying its biggest political event of the year the National Peoples congress because of the outbreak the gathering of thousands of communist Party Officials usually takes place at the beginning of march but theyve all been urged to stay at home katrina you reports now from beijing. Across china the corona Virus Outbreak has closed shops restaurants and now beijings great hall of the people. Every much the venue ports the countrys most important political event the National Peoples congress but chinas top lawmakers have voted to delay the parliamentary gathering urging its 2000 delegates to stay home to fight the epidemic protecting the capital from a major outbreak has also become a priority reported to shop increasing cases over the weekend. To about 400 many are still too afraid to return to work. As best their 100 employees. Already have iraq people working in the office. I thought the subway to work was going to be packed there actually warned many people also announced the banning of trade in illegal wildlife the virus is thought to have originated in a life and seafood market. New coronavirus cases and teletubbies have been concentrated. 24 of chinas 31 provinces reported no new cases in the past 24 hours 6 have lowered Emergency Response levels president xi jinping has described the epidemic as a crisis and a major test but hes encouraging manufacturers and other industries to restart operations where possible. Industries which are the National Economy and peoples livelihood hinges and prices accelerating operation resumption of working at a full swing to increase production its the 1st time chinas National Peoples congress has been delayed in decades so far and no new date has been set but analysts say when the is rescheduled that will be the biggest indicator that china has finally won its socalled war against the corona Virus Outbreak. Aljazeera. While Global Stock Markets have plummeted because of a jump in coronavirus cases the dow jones suffered its biggest daily the climb in 2 years and the s. And p. 500. 00 fell by more than 3 Percent Companies doing business in china as well as tourism and the airlines suffered the heaviest falls and share prices and italy stock market in milan plunged by nearly 6 percent lets get more on this from kristen salumi in new york so 1st of all christine how severe was the sell off. Stocks across the board took a battering today as you mentioned not only were the major indices all down substantially with the dow seeing its worst losses in over 2 years with a plunge of a 1000 points but across all sectors of the economy 11 sectors that are listed for the major indices all saw declines and it really shows how connected the economy is to whats happening in china and those companies with the biggest exposure and china saw the biggest drops whether its Technology Like apple that not only makes its products in china but also sees china as one of its biggest growing markets their stocks are down more than 4. 7 percent airlines as you mentioned cruise ships are seeing big hits today as a result of this news that the virus continues to spread and the biggest concern though remains those manufacturing related stocks because china being the. Hub if you will for the worlds supply chain for many many products thats where the biggest worries continue to be for investors and so we saw a lot of investors putting their money in socalled safe havens whether its government bonds or gold at one point today gold was at its highest price in 7 years as investors look for an escape from this latest market sell off this is so christine i mean obviously china is key to the Global Economy but last week u. S. Markets were an all time high despite the virus you know obviously already had it having hit china very hard so whats changed is it really all about the fact that it now really has spread beyond the china beyond asia. Yes its interesting last week the markets in the u. S. Did hit an all time high but quickly started retreating from that i think there was a sense that the worst of the epidemic was over that china was doing a good job containing it new cases in china had perhaps peaked but then over the weekend we had this news of the spread of new cases in south korea and in italy in particular very close to a major manufacturing hub in italy the area not far from milan we saw people being quarantined there are so that has shaken investors some talk here in the United States about the Bernie Sanders of fact also affecting investors some concern that he is now the clear front runner for democrats hes a selfproclaimed democratic socialist and that has investors worried as well but really it comes down to the spread of the virus over the weekend and warning from g 20 countries as well that the worst of the epidemic isnt over and it could really take a toll on the Global Economy you know beatrice i see what happens over the next few days christine salumi with the latest there from new york christine thank you. Well coming up on the news hour from london the hours after Prime Minister appears in court over the murder of his a strange wife his farce he says it wants him to step down immediately the man who would be president of the corruption trial begins in paris for the forgotten man of french politics and force the hosts and point him in favorites get their campaign back on track at the womens t 20 world cup. Hollywood Film ProducerHarvey Weinstein has been remanded in custody after being found guilty of 2 counts in these new york Sexual Assault trial weinstein was charged with sexually assaulting former Production Assistant mimi haley and raping aspiring actress jessica man. The jury of 7 men and 5 women found him guilty of Sexual Assault which could see him jail for up to 25 years and 3rd degree rape charge which carries a maximum of 4 years in jail new york law defines this is having sex with someone who is incapable of giving their consent but weinstein was acquitted of the most serious charges predatory Sexual Assault and 1st degree rape jurors were not convinced that weinstein had also raped and the bella shora whose allegation was from too long ago to be tried in new york the movie mogul will be sentenced in march and also faces more rape and Sexual Assault charges in los angeles the weinstein case led that to the me too movement the Manhattan District Attorney prays that women brought the complaints against him. Harvey weinstein has finally been held accountable for brains he committed the women who came forward courageously and at great risk made that happen. Once the is a vicious serial sexual predator who used his power to threaten rape assault trip humiliate and silence is victims. Lets get more now from gabrielle is on those outside the courthouse in new york so gabriel he wasnt found guilty of the most most serious charges but still how much of a victory is this verdict for his accusers. Well they say its a huge victory and they are happy with this decision by the jury as you mentioned he was not convicted of the 3 most serious charges but the 2 that he was convicted of guilty of a criminal sexual act and a 3rd degree rape are very serious and together could mean 29 years in prison and at this very hour Harvey Weinstein who at one time was one of the most powerful movie producers in washington im in los angeles and also here in new york city now sits in a new york city jail awaiting sentencing next month and so thats why so many of his accusers view this very much as a victory not only for them but also for the wider you to me too movement now i did speak to an investigative journalist rich make huge hes been was one of the 1st journalist to investigate to Harvey Weinstein and he zigzagged accusations against him dating back to 2017 and what he said is there actually dozens of other women out there that have also accused weinstein of wrongdoing and hes interviewed many of them and i asked him a little bit about that. Having spoken to so many of them at these horrific experiences at the hands of Harvey Weinstein is that you know i think. Im sure some of them would want want to see greater charges and him go to jail for a longer period of time but this has to be seen as a victory. You know i have spoken to some of them today and there is there is a sense of victory knowing that hes going to be behind bars tonight. Because for so many years for some of them almost 4 decades. This seem like you know that 1st of all its a very private thing for many of them they didnt think that anybody else had this experience with him and then to see what whats whats come out the past couple years. For i know that for a few of them at least this is this is a big moment and seeing him behind bars is a sense of relief lastly its not over for Harvey Weinstein hes got more charges pending against him in los angeles where do you think that will lead to for him i think there are and without knowing the full details of the l. A. Case but i know i know at least one of the women who will be testifying and her case is horrific. And so i think its i can only imagine the case will be Even Stronger in los angeles than it is here in new york and. I imagine you know a verdict will be i dont i dont i start for me to predict but the case is pretty pretty strong from from all that i know we dont know what the sentencing will be yet in this case here but do you think Harvey Weinstein will ever be a free man again. I dont think so i really dont because i think now that hes in in custody i think more more people might even come forward yet and in other jurisdictions and i think this paves the way for for more more charges and more you know. More time to to convict i guess. Gabriel you hinted at him in that interview but what next for Harvey Weinstein. Well its not over for him this evening here he sits in a jail here in new york 3 wont get ill the next time will tend to hear from him as during his sentencing next month but now where it shifts to is los angeles where prosecutors there have already said that they are going to continue pursuing 2 separate rape cases against Harvey Weinstein there so he will be having to face justice in the state of california as well in terms of his sentencing which will be next month the 2 that the jury convicted him on here in new york carry a total of 29 years in prison if the judge sentenced him to the maximum and if she does that wo