U P that the response to the virus would be a political.

Michelle and I come from very different political backgrounds, but circumstances are very similar.

We are mothers, daughters and sisters trying to do the right thing.

As politicians today, we have agreed that all schools will close to pupils from Monday the 23rd off march.

Acting together, standing together, government with community.

I know that we can come through this.

Across the border in the Republic of Ireland, schools have been closed for almost a week.

Crow Park, Dublin, Ireland's biggest stadium but much more a nation's cathedral of sporting culture now transformed into a by appointment drive thru corona virus testing facility, the ultimate embodiment of the severity of the crisis and the resolve of the response.

As of this morning, the total number of Corona virus cases in the Republic of Ireland was 292.

There have been two deaths yesterday was ST Patrick's Day, the thief should address the nation.

Suddenly, Brexit, the Irish general election felt like issues from a bygone age.

This is the calm before the storm for the surge, and when it comes and it will come, never will.

So many ask so much of so few.

Yesterday, the Irish Cabinet signed off a number of emergency measures involving the policing of the country's locked down in Northern Ireland.

68 people have tested positive arise of 10 since Monday.

In the last few hours, with schools closing across the UK as well as in the Republic of Ireland.

The approach to tackling the virus across the island of Ireland is starting to consolidate.

The number of people dying from Corona virus in Italy has risen by 475 in one day to nearly 3000 the biggest increase since the outbreak.

There are now more than 35,000 cases they're ahead of.

The World Health Organization says many countries are overwhelmed, but there is positive news from China, where only one new case was recorded in Wuhan, where the virus began.

People in Spain might be enforced isolation, but that hasn't stopped them protesting today, banging pots and pans from their balconies, demanding their king donates the millions of euros he's reportedly received from Saudi Arabia to the Spanish health care system, 588 people have died in Spain, including 17 elderly residents at one care home.

That number is dwarfed by the number of deaths in icily the center of the outbreak, where more than 3000 have died across Europe.

More than 250 million people have been told not to leave their homes, Belgium and Germany joining France, Spain and Italy in closing schools and all non essential shops elsewhere in the world.

Somalia has closed all schools after recording their first case this week, as has Iraq, with soldiers patrolling the streets of Baghdad urging people to stay home.

It is reported 154 confirmed cases with 11 deaths, although no new cases have been reported across Syria.

A relief group operating in rebel held areas is training volunteers and paramedics in case the pandemic spreads to northwestern Syria.

All of these air emergency measures in preparation for any case or the declaration of a state of emergency in areas of northwest Syria Lip and Aleppo.

The training includes sessions such as how to deal with suspected cases, people infected with the new Corona virus on how to use medical equipment.

And in more positive news.

There's only been one recorded case today from Wuhan, where the virus originated on.

People in Shanghai have been out and about enjoying life again.

The Dutch minister for medical care has collapsed in parliament.

Bruno Bruins passed out during a debate on the Corona virus, falling behind the lectern before being helped to his feet.

He later tweeted that it was due to exhaustion, and he is now feeling better.

The U.

S imposed further economic sanctions on Iran today, even as the death toll from Corona virus in the Islamic republic passed 1000.

Britain is hoping that Iran, which has been overwhelmed by the virus, will now released YOU'LL nationals, including the charity work and as a means of Gari Ratcliffe, who's been temporarily allowed out from prison.

He's our international Lindsay Hilsum.

Don't help me.

I'm gonna, uh, dinner for two.

But this family is one tentative step closer to being three again because of Corona virus Richard Roe actives wife Nazanin five year old Gabriella's mother was released on Furley from prison in Tefron yesterday.

Physically, she was much better than I was expecting.

You think way.

She had all the symptoms of Corona virus a couple of weeks back, clearly been getting better, but clearly been very ill.

Actually, she looked fine.

Every crisis contains an opportunity.

The hope is that Britain might provide medical aid to Iran as a way of channeling money owed for a canceled 19 seventies arms deal that could ease the path And as earnings, release and return think there's absolutely the same common concern and priority Thio find a solution to Corona virus in tow.

Manage the desperation and impact it's having in Iran in the UK on DDE.

That commonality of problem allows for trust.

To be built in other areas allows for sort of a changing priorities.

That's actually how important getting humanitarian relief could be.

But she's not the only one.

65 year old jewel national Anusha, assuring seen here with his wife, remains intervene.

Prison in danger of contracting the disease.

Prominent cleric has Sherry Beth.

I asked why people are scared of a virus, but not of God when he felt ill, he said he was cured by drinking holy water from a shrine.

Less than a week after the sermon was filmed, he was dead of Corona virus in Mashhad.

Riot police battled the faithful, furious that shrines would be shut for health reasons.

The cleric in Com says, We're not followers of global hygiene.

11 protesters were later arrested, but different branches of the government are in dispute about what to do, and they won't admit to the chaos and shortage of medical supplies on the Corona virus.

We spoke to people in an honest way.

Do not pay attention to the cyberspace and a group of people who do not know what their intentions are.

They're disinfecting the streets.

Iran is short of everything to come back covered.

19 party because of US sanctions.

Three reporter asks Weren't we meant to stay at home because of the virus?

But the drivers don't seem to care.

Tehran residents are streaming out of the capital for the New Year holidays, undoubtedly spreading the disease even further.

Now the Dow Jones Jones has once again had to cease trading as it plummeted to levels not seen since before Donald Trump's inauguration circuit breaker event happened on Wall Street during the president's daily covered 19 press conference.

Corona virus has now been confirmed in all of America's 50 states, and the death toll has passed 100.

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Kennedy is in Washington for a shovel.

Tell us the latest.

Well, Jackie, in normal times would be talking about the U.

S primary elections last night and the fact that now looks almost certain that Senator Bernie Sanders is out of the running to become the Democratic nominee to go up against President Trump in November.

But these, of course, are not normal times.

Trading on Wall Street was halted, hall halted rather automatically for the fourth time today.

In two weeks, three of America's biggest carmakers have shut down their plants, and a huge floating hospital is due to dock alongside New York City harbor.

In that context, even Donald Trump's trillion dollar economic financial package has failed to reassure the markets, and he has referred to this crisis as a war.

I would like to begin by announcing some important developments in our war against the Chinese virus amid the biggest crisis of his presidency and with thousands dying the world over, Donald Trump still cannot resist pointing the finger of blame.

Why do you keep calling this the Chinese virus?

And when cold out, he doubled down.

Why are you using medical?

It comes from China.

That's settled as the number of cases in the U.

S.

Jumped to.

More than 6000 residents with symptoms in Miami used a new drive thru clinic to get tested for the virus.

A temperature check, a nasal swab.

Andan anxious wait.

Cases have overnight being confirmed in a LL 50 U.

S.

States Donald Trump today declaring emergency powers.

So we will be invoking the defense production to require manufacturers to make critical medical equipment in defense of the nation.

These factories were producers of electric refrigerators.

Almost overnight, they became the world's largest producers of 50 caliber machine guns, not guns and tanks from past war efforts, but ventilators and protective gear.

As America braces for the viral onslaught to come at the Canadian border, there's now a ban on nonessential travel.

And even as the president trailed his trillion dollar economic rescue package as he was speaking, the markets fell through the floor, frittering the circuit breakers and forcing a shutdown for the fourth time in two weeks.

Screens bleeding red Has investors feared a package that large met?

The situation was even more serious than they'd imagined if that medicine didn't work, the president declared.

A hospital ship will dock in New York to help treat the rising number of critically ill patients will be in New York City Harbor.

This will be It's an extraordinary step, obviously, but it will.

It's literally a floating hospital, which will add capacity.

And the president said that he would dispatch that immediately from floating hospitals to the roulette wheels of Las Vegas spinning no more as a monthlong gambling freeze went into effect.

Bars, movie theaters and restaurants also forced to shutter, as the president's treasury secretary warned Coded 19 could bring levels of unemployment not seen since the Great Depression of the 19 thirties.

No, I don't agree.

That's absolute total worst case scenario, but we don't look at that.

We're nowhere near it.