Covid-19: Australia calls coronavirus "a pandemic"

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The Australian prime minister Scott Morrison has warned there is every sign the world is about to be gripped by a coronavirus pandemic, as he announced emergency measures to stop the spread of the disease. Newsday's Alan Kasujja is in West Pokott county, a remote area in the north-west of the country on the border with Uganda to report on the impact of a stark reduction in violence. In Idlib - the last stronghold held by Syrian rebels - the offensive by the Syrian government, which is backed by Russia, has forced almost a million people to flee.