BBCNEWS BBC News February 7, 2020
Hello to you. We start in china, where casualty figures from the coronavirus are still climbing. Authorities now say at least 630 people have lost their lives and the number of people infected has spiked more than 30,000. Its now been confirmed that a doctor from wuhan, who was among the first to warn publicly of the emergence of the new virus, has died from it in hospital. He was 3a and is being hailed as a hero on chinese social media. As authorities across the region scramble to contain the virus, the bbcs Rupert Wingfield hayes reports from hong kong. This is what happens when fear takes h...