President is on his 1st trip to india. Welcome to the program the World Health Organization says its deeply concerned by the sudden increase in corona virus cases outside of china 3 main clusters of infections are growing in the middle east europe and asia iran has confirmed 12 deaths and has denied reports of the toll could be much higher kuwait is among several countries in the region reporting infected travelers from iran its also grounded some flights to affected countries and canceled its National Day Celebrations scheduled for tuesday well in europe 7 people have now died in northern italy which is more than 220 cases the highest concentration outside of asia the other major cluster is in south korea which is the highest number of confirmed cases outside of china it passed 8 huh. In the last 24 hours and at least 8 people have died its raised its Infectious Diseases warning to the highest level or stock Market Indices plunge on monday as traders sold shares in reaction to the virus news the u. S. Stock market had its largest fall in over a Year Companies doing business in china as well as tourism and airlines suffer the heaviest fall in share prices well the head of the World Health Organization says that despite the continued spread the outbreak can still be beaten for the moment we have not witnessed see the uncontained globally spread of this virus and we are not witnessing large scale civil or do says or does does this virus have pandemic potential absolutely it has and we vary it from our assessment not yet but 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. Well in china where the outbreak 1st began nearly 2600 people have died and 77000 cases have been confirmed the countrys biggest political gathering the National Peoples congress has been postponed for the 1st time in decades or for more on this lets speak to katrina you she joins us live from the Chinese Capital katrina so in china things seem to be instant seem to be steadily improving give us a sense of whats been happening there. Thats right so the numbers are encouraging this seems to have been a downward trend the World Health Organization actually sent a team to china they visited several cities in the past we concluded at the center of the outbreak to assess chinas response and they had a briefing late on monday in beijing and they said that they believe that the virus has indeed peaked in china and that there seems to be a decline in numbers in china now this is despite the change in screening tests in once or twice in numbers going up and down but they say that there does seem to definitely be a downward trend and certainly as you mentioned you know china has had a pig struggle doing with this 77000 people infected more than 2500 have died and 10000 people are still in Critical Condition fighting for their lives with the current virus but there does seem to be a positive picture we do seem to see that there could be a light at the end of the tunnel the World Health Organization also said that there were there were finding out more things about this disease for example in the death rate was true to 4 percent but outside of 100. 00 it was much lower only bureau point 7 percent they also said for those who had mild symptoms which is about 80 percent the vast majority of people who do catch the coronavirus are mild and they say they tend to recover within 2 to 3 within 2 weeks whereas people who have severe cases take a bit longer about 3 to 4 weeks so quite a positive picture here in china but at the same time in kuwait province it is still a big struggle for authorities that theres still a lack of resources a lack of staff 4000 people are still waiting to be diagnosed to have the current virus the suspected cases and we did have also the deaths of 2 doctors in hospitals in recent days and as well as that we had china cancel its biggest. Political gathering the National Peoples congress which is supposed to take place in a few weeks at the beginning of my. And they canceled that so that is a significant sign that china is still really although things are improving theyre still in the the thick of this battle and that they cant really let up just yet yeah so katrina as you say the situation improving slowly in china but in south korea its a very different story isnt it thats right in south korea were seeing numbers jumping very very quickly in last 24 hours i think you mentioned earlier about 231 deaths which is almost double what we had the day before that china south korea overtook japan as the 2nd country just following china as the 2nd country with the most cases of the coronavirus and we know in south korea that this centers around this particular city of daegu which is the 4th largest city in in south korea 2 and a half 1000000 people president has raised the alert level in south korea to its highest level its a red alert situation over there several countries have issued travel bans against people traveling from south korea and finding out more about how this originated in south korea and we know it originated from a church a Church Called shinto and church and even one official in south korea was found to have the virus himself so theyre investigating this church they authorities are suspicious of the church hasnt been as forthcoming with information but we do know that the patient who is thought to have spread the virus the stews super spread a socalled patient 31 woman in her sixtys attended a service with about 9500 people so theres 9500 people a server are being tested and being quarantined and were waiting to hear some more information as to whether this number will grow in the next few days or a katrina you there in beijing katrina thank you for that well lets get more now from kristen salumi in new york has been a volatile day on the stock market and she has the details of what the viruses impact has been on wall street. Investors took a beating on monday with all 3 of the major stock indexes in the United States showing sharp declines the Dow Jones Industrial plunged more than a 1000 points or 3 and a half percent and the declines were reflected in all of the major sectors of the economy from energy to technology perhaps the greatest declines were seen related to manufacturing stocks like apple which relies on china for manufacturing its also one of its big growing markets and it was reflected in the sharp decline in its stocks at the same time investors were looking to put their money into safe havens moving from these stocks into government Treasury Bonds also gold prices went up at one point hitting a 7 year high as investors look for someplace safe to put their money this all happened just less than a week after the market hit new record highs in the United States word that the coronavirus had spread outside of china spikes in italy near a major manufacturing hub there are concerns that that could affect the economy of europe south korea also saw an increase in cases and this has investors spooked that the worst of this epidemic has yet to come. Moving out of those latest cases of the coronavirus surfacing in italy the countrys northern regions of lombardy and the netto of close schools universities museums and cinemas for at least a week reports now from fit. Into your than usual downtown milan a sense of anxiety but no signs of panic amid the 1st major coronavirus outbreak in europe landmarks like the do women cathedral and lets call the 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 out in the open air but i didnt i didnt see any danger is well looking a lot of the phone people are not leaving their houses and they call us and we bring their 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 know what i might base out of the the fight it another thought i would have to sign in order to shut down the venue scania its one of a 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 the been will 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 mohammed al jazeera milla. Well lets bring in dr ali carneys dean of the university of Nebraska Medical Centers college of Public Health he joins us live now in the brusca a doctor called lets talk 1st about iran if we can i mean this is a country that faces harsh economic sanctions from the west perhaps doesnt have the robust medical infrastructure many western countries is iran likely them to struggle with any major outbreak of the virus. Thank you and undoubtedly iran is going to struggle with this outbreak the ministry of health has reported previously and its been confirmed by numerous humanitarian associations that their medical infrastructure has really suffered from these sanctions over the years so they dont have the appropriate equipment what they have is outdated so this is going to be a problem and dr kahn what about the impact in europe i mean weve seen cases in france and now italy is struggling to contain a major outbreak with people starting to panic buy in some places how well prepared are countries like italy even in europe to deal with a rapidly spreading. So theres no doubt that theres countries that have Different Levels of preparedness for a pandemic but this is a really good time to remind people that we are in the midst of a pandemic weve been in the midst of a pandemic for the last 4 weeks we have disease on multiple continents including sustained transmission on multiple continents and this is a good time to ask themselves what are they doing to prepare and what are their communities doing to prepare and what are their governments and businesses doing to prepare its an interesting point dr can you make about the word pandemic because the World Health Organization is now saying the world must prepare for a coronavirus pandemic that sounds pretty alarming if you ask me but i mean what does it mean and how worried should we be. So pandemic has multiple meanings one said meaning has to do with the geographic spread and so we know this virus is spread broadly outside of china at this point and we should be helping people make the mental transition to think about what can they be doing to be ready in case our current containment strategy which is what china seems to be doing successfully and what other countries are trying to do we just heard about those efforts in iran in italy in south korea but if those efforts fail then we need to move to a different strategy which is a prevention and control strategy and think about what does that mean in our communities worldwide dr ali khan thank you very much indeed for talking to al jazeera well as we heard earlier the number of deaths in iran has also increased the Health Ministry there 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 or to treat and we will see everything in a clear way well al jazeera as i said beggars in tehran and says as the number of cases rises theres disagreement over how bad the situation really is. Theres been a extraordinary exchange in clash a war of words between a member of parliament and media by 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 and off scared of treating patients he says that the government isnt really concerned and the virus has been present in iran for 3 weeks but there nans most 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 call now the Deputy Health minister has 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 all right a lot more still to come here on the news hour including malaysias Prime Minister steps down on whats believed to be a bid to cut his chosen successor out of a new administration. And thousands of miles away in the soon to a Prime Minister appears in court charged with murder and this is strange white. And in school the life of basketball legend kobe bryant is remembered at a special service in los angeles. Hollywood Film ProducerHarvey Weinstein has been sent to jail after being found guilty of 2 counts in his new york Sexual Assault trial weinstein was charged with sexually assaulting former Production Assistant maybe halle and raping aspiring actress jessica man with a jew. We have 7 men and 5 women found guilty of Sexual Assault which could see him jailed for up to 25 years at a 3rd degree rape charge which carries a maximum of 4 years in prison new york law defines this as having sex with someone incapable of giving consent but weinstein was acquitted of the most serious charges but its for a Sexual Assault and 1st degree rape. Weinstein is a vicious serial sexual predator who used his power to threaten rape assault trick humiliate and silences victims he has been found guilty of criminal sexual act in the 1st degree and will face on that count a state prison sentence of no less than 5 years and up to 25 years. Dollars on that is in new york with more on the reaction from campaign is 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 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 me too movement now i did speak to an investigative journalist the rich make you was one of the 1st journalist to investigate to Harvey Weinstein these 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. Well lets talk to shawn of thomas shes the cofounder and executive director of violet thats an online organizing campaign that enjoys going through mobilization and action she joins us live now from washington d. C. Shawna this is a stunning downfall for the hollywood mogul what do you make of the verdict and how much is this a victory for the many women who came out bravely to accuse weinstein of Sexual Assault this is absolutely a powerful day for survivors and the me too movement if it wasnt for the courage of what is unfortunately 90 more than 90 women who came forward to tell their stories of abuse and harassment at his hands over the past couple of years he wouldnt be facing any accountability at all theres just a countless number of careers that were derailed or ended because of his actions and the fact that he went for decades without a shred of accountability is tragic but today is a different day today he has he is for ever more a convicted sexual predator and he sits in jail tonight where he belongs and its a hugely important for survivors everywhere to see this and for abusers to see what happens that there is accountability yes sure and he was