His government's urged people not to panic. 3

There are the visible signs of it across Europe in the empty supermarket shelves in northern Italy, in the hotel's locked down in quarantine in the sporting events and public gatherings cancelled. 4

China remains the epicenter of the disease, with nearly 80,000 cases reported. 5

But for the first time, new cases outside the country have exceeded new cases there. 6

South Korea has the second largest number, with over 1000 infected the Middle East. 7

Iran still has the most cases with others in Bahrain, Iraq, Kuwait and demand, now the first reported case and Latin America in Brazil. 8

In Europe, Italy has the greatest number of people infected, with nearly 50% more cases reported in 24 hours. 9

Several other European countries have announced their first infections, including Greece. 10

Internally, four cases have meant hundreds of holiday makers are unable to travel home whilst here off the thousands tested only 13 of court the virus. 11

Our international editor, Lindsey Hilsum, reports on the global spread of Corona virus praying for the sick is a medieval ritual, but this virus is spreading by thoroughly modern means. 12

Those at the pope's ash Wednesday audience today, or amongst 50 million people who fly in and out of Rome annually from more than 230 places worldwide. 13

Francis says he feels place today is suffering from the virus and those you care for the sick. 14

His doctors might advise him to limit contact older people and those with underlying conditions of most a risk on the high speed train from Rome to Milan. 15

Everyone is aware that there have been more than 370 cases and 12 deaths in Italy, part of a trend in which, according to the World Health Organization, the number of new cases outside China now exceeds those within Milan itself is very quiet as the authorities try to balance sensible containment with preventing panic way should stay cam. 16

There is no reason to be particularly afraid. 17

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The only advice I can give is to tell people who are more at risk the elderly, those with pre existing conditions, cancer or weak immune systems to avoid going out a W. 19

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O team is preparing to travel to Iran, where the authorities may have under reported the outbreak centered on the holy city of Qom. 21

A statement from one of the shrine's today said the material used to build it would deter the virus, a kind of magical thinking that maybe less than helpful, this'll report went viral. 22

The journalist says the situation in comets critical they don't have enough doctors or medicines. 23

And he begs the authorities to close off the city, even if it means food shortages next door in the Iraqi city of Najaf, they're worried that Iranian pilgrims will bring the virus with them. 24

But they're also worried about no pilgrims coming a tool because they depend on the income falling ill or losing your livelihood. 25

What kind of choice is that? 26

The number of Iranian visitors had exceeded 4000 people per day, but now there is not a single visitor here on. 27

All the hotels are empty. 28

Our major concern is hotel owners on Iraqis in general, is the absence of a health infrastructure. 29

The Iraqi health system is broken. 30

The empty hotels of Najaf are the least of it. 31

Container shipping from Asia to northern Europe is down by about 50% since the virus emerged. 32

That's a massive economic hit not just for the shipping industry but for Asian suppliers and for manufacturers elsewhere in the world, from import of raw materials into China. 33

There's been a massive decrease in that because the factories have stopped or are you starting to recover now? 34

So on on on them, finish good side of it. 35

You've got empty containers, for example in China, and you've got a shortage of containers in the States because of manufactured goods on not getting out of China and being transported around the world. 36

So it's affecting all the supply chain air travel is down to as people cancel or postpone trips good for the planet, maybe a drastic way of reducing carbon emissions that no one could or would have planned all over the world. 37

They're disinfecting classrooms in Bangkok for getting the treatment trams in the North Korean capital, Pyongyang buses in Seoul. 38

The W H O has not declared this a pandemic, saying that could amplify are necessary fear and stigma. 39

But it is encouraging such precautions. 40

In Dublin, they've postponed the Six Nations rugby fixture between Italy and Ireland Aviva Stadium, one of several international sports events being delayed. 41

And in the Philippines they're sprinkling ash instead of smearing it on the for IDs of the faithful avoiding contact. 42

The head of the W H O said today that we can contain the virus, but the impact of the measures required is being felt across the world. 43

Lindsay Hilsum there, we'll hear. 44

The health secretary, Matt Hancock, told MPs that a wider public information campaign will be rolled out, insisting the government had a clear plan to contain delay research and mitigate the Corona virus outbreak. 45

Several schools have been closed across the UK after fears the Children returning from skiing trips to northern Italy might have been infected. 46

But what is the official advice? 47

This simian Brown 400 to work here with Chevron? 48

The morning memo was work from home at cases of covered 19 build around Europe. 49

Britain is bracing itself today. 50

The government said they expect to see more cases here but refused the shutdown of schools, calling it unnecessary. 51

If anyone has been in contact with a suspected case in a child care or an educational setting, no special measures are required while test results are awaited. 52

There is no need to close the school or send other students or staff home. 53

But some schools have done exactly that. 54

Chronically school in North, which has closed its doors this week after students with flu like symptoms, return from a trip to affected regions like here in northern Italy in an age of global tourism covered 19 commonly called Corona virus has an international passport. 55

So travelers from affected regions those tested or being in close contact with somebody tested positive have, Bean told herself, isolate public health. 56

England say hundreds of people have already successfully done it. 57

But what does it mean in practice? 58

The government saved me in two separate from those you live of, including your partner and Children in a private room with the door closed. 59

If you can use a separate toilet and bathroom, if not, have a rotor and clean thoroughly after use. 60

The advice also suggests ordering food and groceries. 61

Using online service is only visit a doctor after a phone call and a standard wash your hands regularly. 62

The problem is that for those returning from outbreak zones like this, self isolation is being applied differently by different individuals and institutions. 63

Diego Gullo returned to the UK from an affected area in Italy. 64

Whilst he's under self isolation, he says his son was told to return to school. 65

I'm fairly worried because if by any chance I am a carrier and if I infect my kids or if by any chance that kid's going out for since my son going to school doesn't fit another child on another teacher, that might have another condition, you know that would cause serious trouble, a thing of the one. 66

There is no structural check being done on the population to ensure that there's definitely no one infection in each single individual. 67

The Spanish island of Tenerife is popular with UK holidaymakers, but a covert 19 outbreak means hundreds of guests at this hotel have found themselves in lock down and in limbo. 68

They've just recommended that we stay in our rooms and if they see us out for too long, they tell us to get back to them. 69

But that's all we really know. 70

We haven't really been given instructions about it is very, very vague on whenever we whenever we try and get more information out of them, they very much. 71

Just say we'll let you know. 72

Well, you know, you know, way have never done uses coming from outside despite the quarantine. 73

This is now at the hotel, but they hole looks like back in the UK, this well known faces now in self isolation. 74

John's name was tested temperature twice daily, but it's the mental test of self isolation that will be a challenge. 75

I'm more frightened by having to live with myself for 14 days on my own that I am off the virus. 76

Fearless for now, as Decatur's grow, this man is under pressure to get the public health response right. 77

The global death toll, rising consequences for getting it wrong could be fatal. 78

Joining me now is Dr Richard Darwin, who's a travel health specialists at the Fleet Street Clinic on Professor as regarding an infectious disease epidemiologist at Imperial College, London. 79

Professor. 80

As regard me first, how cautious do you think people need to be if you've got no symptoms, but you're still self isolating, For whatever reason, how do you have to lock yourself in your room? 81

Or can you go out for walkers on this? 82

Not contact? 83

So So this is a precautionary measure, really, to try to stop the further spread of anybody who might potentially be infected. 84

So, as you say, if you have no symptoms, you really have no cause for concern. 85

But if you have traveled to one of the affected areas and could have bean exposed, it's really a public health measure to try and contain the outbreak from spreading further. 86

So is it a kind of moral duty to try and prevent the spread to the very small minority who face fatal consequences? 87

Or is this really overcautious, this self item? 88

So the principle behind it is to stop person to person spread to the extent that this virus might become commonplace in the community. 89

So we're in a phase, as the health secretary said of containment, trying to identify cases, especially people who have bean coming in from areas with a higher rates of infection and to stop person to person contact that might allow the virus to become established. 90

I think there's a distinction. 91

I think it's very easy for people to become obsessed with images of people wearing masks and has Matt suits and taking what seemed to be fairly draconian precautions This is a public health exercise. 92

We don't want the virus to establish itself in the community. 93

It's not because this is a dreadful, fearsome virus on the same scale as Ebola or saws or some of the other, more serious art breaks. 94

So if and it might be a wen, this doesn't become established here, there's no point wearing the masks and self isolating. 95

It's all right that the little scientific evidence to suggest that a mask will protect you as such. 96

But certainly for those who have very strong symptoms and maybe a cold symptoms, it may protect onward from onward transmission. 97

But the evidence is quite patchy. 98

And really, in that particular case, if you have symptoms, just like if you had flu, you're really better off staying at home. 99

But if, as you say, you know that this is not like a bowler, you know we've got that clear. 100

Is it overcautious, then to be closing schools in this country to be canceling sporting fixtures? 101

All right, well, at the moment there's no scientific justification for doing that would certainly caution people against overreacting and taking, you know, putting in place measures that have no chance of being effective. 102

There's no enough you know. 103

So far, we've got 13 cases in the U. 104

K. 105

Shutting down sporting events in the UK will not make any difference as things stand. 106

Obviously, this situation may evolve differently. 107

On dhe, we rely on science. 108

We rely on on the magnificent work that is being done from units like Ghani's. 109

Do you have any model? 110

What's to model the effect off? 111

Different interventions? 112

Yes. 113

I mean, absolutely. 114

We consider all these different impacts. 115

And as a health secretary said today, if that a spread in the U. 116

K. 117

Then we may ultimately be moving to a phase of mitigation. 118

And that's really where these essentially what we call social isolation measures might come into place. 119

That's not, of course, complete isolation that's just reducing contacts on one of the clear ways you can do that is perhaps just stay a little bit further away from people. 120

Stop the hand shoots, start their hands, takes on good hygiene. 121

So when you have dozens of countries now affected, you've got personal person transmission in multiple countries. 122

Why do you think that pandemic hasn't been declared? 123

Would it be helpful if itwas well the situation may change a moment. 124

Out of the 30 or so countries where the current virus has been found, the vast majority have got cases that number in, you know, single or double digits only. 125

So there's not, um, a lot of evidence that the virus is becoming established in those countries is increasing faster outside. 126

It is. 127

We know, that there's been traveled from China. 128

Some of the cases that have bean recorded our people have been evacuated from China, so they're not. 129

They're not being let loose in the community to me, what's much more, worrying is where you hear about what's happening in Iran, for example, with instead of, uh, cases being identified, you've got deaths being identified before the cases, which is just me, that the public health infrastructure there is really not up to. 130

Would it be helpful, particularly in developing countries, for a pandemic to be declared by the W H O. 131

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Actually, I think it's just a terminate probably isn't going to make what we do different eso Those countries are really at risk because of the weaker health systems, the poor surveillance and therefore that is all major concern on really the focus should be on trying to contain and mitigating the impact of this as far as possible to protect both up those in our own country, but also the wider world Professor as regard me and Dr Richard Doll would thank you very much for joining me in the United States. 133

President Trump has laid into the media, accusing them of fueling fears about the Corona virus and insisting that his administration was doing a great job. 134

Is you to hold a press conference later today? 135

Let's go over to our Washington correspondent. 136

Shove on. 137

Kennedy should go on. 138

Tell us more, well, Donald Trump. 139

Matt is under pressure from criticisms that his administration simply isn't doing enough to cope If there's a sudden increase in cases here in the U. 140

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To be fair, so far, the numbers are pretty low. 142

About 60 citizens in total have been affected. 143

The majority of those were rescued from that cruise ship in Japan, and the rest are Americans who have flown back here from disease infected virus infected areas. 144

They are all either in quarantine or in hospital. 145

Nobody has died so so far. 146

The numbers are low, but the panic does appear to be rising. 147

We saw that in the stock market this week, which fell more than 1000 points on two consecutive days. 148

And then yesterday, the Center for Disease Control really dialed up the rhetoric with a fresh warning. 149

Let's hear from one of its officials. 150

Now hear what she had to say. 151

Now it's not so much a question of if this will happen anymore, but rather Maura question of exactly when this will happen and how many people in this country will become infected and how many of those will develop severe orm or more complicated disease. 152