Around the world countries are ramping up their response to the coronavirus imposing increasingly drastic measures to combat the pandemic the u. S. Has already banned arrivals from mainland europe from friday italy has strengthened its lockdown closing bars restaurants and shops other than pharmacies and shops selling food 1016 people have now died there with more than 15000 cases several more countries have announced full School Closures such as norway which has seen more than 600 cases and even oland which has 43. 00 infections so far and we have to stop large gatherings as the 2 major restrictions on sporting events the n. B. A. In the us and spains top Football League has suspended all games for now. And Global Markets have continued to tumble on fears of the impact londons footsie 100 suffered its biggest daily fall in more than 30 years and trading was automatically halted in new york after a large drop when the markets opened to angela begins our coverage. Chaos and confusion in some european airports as travelers scramble for the last flights to the United States from friday night all flights from 26. 00 European Countries will be banned for 30 days unprecedented action in unprecedented times but welcomed by some but the last word there was the no we are lucky to be able to leave europe if we are finally able to leave but the e. U. Was quick to condemn President Trumps decision the kroon of ours is a Global Crisis not limited to any continent and it requires cooperation rather than unilateral action. The European Union disapproves of the fact that the us decision to impose a travel ban was taken unilaterally and without consultation but isolation both within and from other countries is gaining momentum as infection rates italy one of the worst affected nations strengthened its nationwide quarantine while spain suspended parliament and football matches as death rates in the country almost doubled in 24 hours though children only seem to suffer mild symptoms they are considered key spreaders of the virus and in response sure lanka ireland denmark and norway joined the long list of countries to shut down schools but time to settle the matter but the British Government continues to take a different approach holding off on any wide ranging restrictions stages weve been guided by the science and we will do the right thing at the right time we are not repeat not closing schools not meanwhile in china life at the epicenter of the outbreak is gradually returning to normal in more than a 1000 patients waved goodbye to their hospital beds and only a few dozen new cases were recorded nationwide in south korea the number of new coronavirus cases is also decreasing but the government warned against privateer optimism. Well in iran a 1000 new infections the country struggling with a lack of life saving equipment has asked for an emergency 5000000000 dollars loan from the International Monetary fund taking fright at these wild developments the stock markets showed a sea of red with the u. S. Dow jones entering a bad market for the 1st time in an effort is not helped by the announcement from the European Central bank that it will not cut rates any further. As the cracks begin to show inequalities in Health Care Systems across the world it is the very human toll that 90 it must be remembered charlie and how does it. Can mourn the situation in europe from our correspondent neve baucus a need quite a different response in Different Countries talk us through the variations very different so within the European Union at least there is the strong belief that now delaying the virus is the most important step Going Forward so quite rigorous steps have been taken in multiple countries weve heard from the likes of the poland the Czech Republic denmark norway with the few ania and island all of them saying that schools universities must close most of them also banning public gatherings of course in italy which is much much further down the road and has become something of a test case for the rest of the continent what were seeing now are some of the tightest restrictions ever imposed in that country most shops of now closed only pharmacies and food stores are allowed to remain open the Prime Minister saying the full effect of these measures will be fully felt within 2 weeks time which when we assess whats going on here in the u. K. Very different approach weve heard from Boris Johnson the Prime Minister who said that right now the importance is not to close schools to not to ban public gatherings but the message is for elderly people to frances not going cruises and also for people with prolonged coughs or fever like symptoms to isolate themselves from tomorrow so different approaches pounding away or and this of course is also having a political impact in. Its absolutely right there is a multifaceted crisis thats affected not only Peoples Health but the economy and politics as well here in the u. K. Weve learned that all important breaks at negotiations that were meant to be dominating politics for the coming year have been delayed what does that mean for the deadline of britain being able to seal a deal before the end of the year but across the irish sea in ireland an inconclusive election there. Very recently happened were seeing an awful lot of pressure on politicians to put their differences aside and form a stable government to be able to lead the country forward and then of course in eastern and central parts of europe a lot of the concerns about viruses being brought in from outside seem to be fueling something of a nationalist rhetoric in those parts of europe at a time where the European Union really needs unity in part i thank you very much the french president Emmanuel Mccaw is due to address his nation in the next hour lets go live to natasha in paris do we have any clues yet about what is that its a. We got a few clues the french president tomorrow might cry as you say do to address the nation its his 1st international address since the corona Virus Outbreak here in france of course it was 1st detected in france several weeks ago now since then the french president has pretty much cleared his agenda nischelle jule to really focus on the National Health emergency hes meeting doctors hes Meeting Health experts hes putting aside all nonessential items for now at the least say earlier indicated that the french president perhaps wouldnt be coming out with any new measures but of course that could evolve because this crisis is evolving all the time a prominent french newspaper has now reported here in france that a man or marco may choose this address to perhaps bespoke in the upcoming municipal elections the local elections the 1st round is due on sunday the 2nd round a week later and over the past few weeks there have been calls for these elections to be postponed because of course people are concerned about queues at the ballot box about people coming together crowded into small spaces as they try to vote in the fact of course that many people will be unable to vote either because theyre sick and ill all the elderly for example in france who are living in or peoples homes are all in lockdown that i should want to thank you very much indeed its been another tour a day for the Global Markets because of the virus there was a dramatic start the day in new york the Stock Exchange again forced to halt trading automatically for 15 minutes after the s. And p. 500 index fell 7 percent opening in london the 5100 has closed down more than 10 percent its biggest one day 4 since 97 and in asian markets plunged for a 2nd straight day on kongs hang seng index dropped or than 4 percent at one point before closing down more than 3 and a half percent. One impact the Economic Impact of iris im joined by one or 2 new whos a Senior Research analyst at for its time thanks so much for coming to talk to us so the Circuit Breaker havent to be kicked in again in the states. In spain and in the u. K. The biggest kind of daily force for ages how far do you see this going thank you for having me spinning and. Today Financial Markets funks to the cone of us up we could see that no prisoners were taken asian markets so deep into the abyss the worst day for european markets and losses and was was so severe that the Circuit Breakers been triggered for the 2nd day 2nd time this week which the final 7 percent drop in its simply 500 now this could happen again because when we look at whats caused it in context lets just say Financial Markets are highly flammable now what donald trump did yesterday when he supposedly imposed a travel ban on europe simply put kerosene on a controllable file now things of asian control really of all sorts becomes a major fim you can see more losses in stock markets so i mean how much of that has been an effort by some of the kind of Central Banks and and others to to to give some measures to really of reassurance how much more do they need to do and in fact to do any of those measures make a difference when when the and that fear mechanism is triggered you have expected when we see the Federal Reserve the bank of england over Central Banks come to the rescue by turning the top so much easier than that will support the stock markets but we have to keep in mind that the core of virus is not trade crisis or financial crisis prices so low rates are not going to encourage businesses to invest or consumers to save less under says whats happening so you can see fiscal policy coming to the rescue however the solution to this is the cure to the virus but i suppose there is always been the potential danger that the Health Crisis can turn into a cross is there selfperpetuating and then people end up in in a recession how what is the situation in terms of the kind of. Banks compared with the the financial crisis are they a bit more stable this time around is there is a kind of support in the system for the for this kind of thing to happen quite uncertain because if you look at our friends a plane now in 2008 or was more of a financial crisis but now its a whole process you see in Central Banks like to European Central bank the bank of england trying to do what he can to provide rescue but if the virus up we continue to expand this could be bad news for banks so you shes saying this is a short term hit or kind of a longer term problem so many economists were projecting that this could be a v. Shape or u. Shape or called we bought you know a strong start of law right now over 133000 people have been affected and especially in the u. K. The infection is wise and if this persists we consume coverage tell me what i mean is that weve seen the difference was in different European Countries and today the u. K. Prime minister saying actually were going to delay bringing in the strong measures does the fact that there are different approaches in Different Countries. Create more uncertainty or do you think that actually people understand that they have to be different sponsors and thats a very interesting question i think that those creates uncertainty because well investors the Market Players want to see in this is a uniform approach by major nations in holland virus look when its new to thank you very much a different sort of thank you. Oh yes Vice President says americans returning from overseas will be asked to go into self quarantine for 14 days as part of efforts to contain the outbreak they are currently more than 1300. 00 cases in the u. S. But mike pence says he expects that number to rise also defended President Trump travel ban from European Countries saying the epicenter of the pandemic is now theyre not china and south korea or travel ban only affects mainland European Countries and doesnt include arland is Prime Minister has been meeting President Trump they are veronicas annual meeting coincides with celebrations doesnt patricks day but its been shortened due to the korea Virus Outbreak. Trump used their media appearance before the meeting to offer more explanation behind his travel restrictions we are very much working with the states because you know the states are a smaller form of government they can control individual arenas and individual things better and its different for different areas some areas have no problem one in our country and others so were working with the governors of the various states and its i think its worth i think the relationship has been very good with california and some others that in particular. And im not in my canon washington mike the president has had to kind of terrify hasnt he during the day some of his remarks overnight yes indeed he started making corrections shortly after he finished that speech last night was going to twitter to say that he did not impose a ban on any cargo flights that trade would continue with these european states then in the course of the day many of his Administration Officials have clarified certain aspects among them that the ban does not apply to all of europe that it applies to the 26 e. U. Members of the schengen alliance this was not clear in President Trumps official speech another point of clarification was President Trumps claim that Insurance Companies said that they would cover the cost of the coronavirus test however Insurance Companies were very quick to insist that they would cover the test but certainly not the treatment that may result from it so a great deal of clarification being made by President Trump and still criticism of his administration for its way in which it is dealing or not dealing some critics contend with this ongoing crisis among those critics is president ial candidate joe biden who had this to say. Yes the hopeful world hopeful world for dr ordered global strategy not showed herself or from the world protecting the health and safety are good people is the most important job the only person fortunately this virus laden very severe sure carries of the curlews duration public fears of being compounded more pervasive lack of trust in this president. Why adversarial relationship with the truth that he continues to hear are good ability to respond effectively has been undermined when holding our agencies disparagement of solutions. And one quote about the practical side of the response in the us how is that going well the Trump Administration claims that it is going very well says President Trump and his officials that insists that anybody who needs a test can get one that they are available well the figures do not bear out these assumptions for example on the central Disease Control website it makes very clear that over the past 4 days the number of tests conducted is exactly 0 thats right no tests conducted by the c. D. C. In the past 4 days in terms of Public Health labs throughout the country then number that they have conducted in the same period has been dropping every day for example just yesterday Public Health labs across the United States reported to the c. D. C. That they had conducted a total of 8 tests so certainly theres deep public concern about the lack of testing protocols about the slowness with which testing kits are coming out and the impact that has that has on dealing with the pirates on a Wide National scale when i can i thank you very much indeed. The hollywood Actor Tom Hanks and his wife rita wilson have been quarantined in an australian hospital after contracting the coronavirus hanks said he and his wife had felt tired with colds aches and slight favors before testing positive a film star was in queensland for an Elvis Presley biopic which is now suspended production the pair are in stable Condition Health officials are working to find more than 200 people that may have come into contact with at a concert the canadian Prime MinisterJustin Trudeau is self isolating after his wife sophie was tested for the virus he says that while hes not showing signs of infection himself hes been cautious until receiving his wifes results so if you try to do was tested for the virus after she began to show flu like symptoms following a visit to the u. K. Iran is asking