Italy closes schools amid coronavirus fears

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Italy has confirmed that it will shut all schools from Thursday for 10 days as it battles to contain the coronavirus outbreak. All schools and universities are to close until 15 March, officials said. We’ll hear from Alessia, a teacher and mother in Northern Italy, about the disruption to her community. After spending millions on his own campaign, Michael Bloomberg is dropping out of the 2020 US presidential race. Journalist Diane Brady takes a look at what his campaign means for the election in November. The BBC’s Ed Butler joins to talk us through his reporting with Business Daily on fresh evidence of the forced transportation of Uighur Muslims from Xinjiang province to provide forced labour in factories across China. Also in the programme, we will hear why lecturers have brought over 70 UK universities and colleges to a standstill. And as toymaker LEGO announced a rise in profits, Dave Schefcik of the website The Brothers Brick explains the brand’s enduring appeal. We discuss all this with David Kuo, stock market analyst in Singapore and Christine Spadafor, entrepreneur, management consultant and advisor to boards of directors in Boston. (Image: A young tourist poses at Venice's Bridge of Sighs wearing a carnival mask and a protective face mask. Credit: Andrea Pattaro / AFP / Getty Images)