2:32 pm: Princess Cruises confirms six additional coronavirus cases
Princess Cruises confirmed six new cases of coronavirus, the company confirmed Sunday after testing by Japan’s health ministry, bringing the total infected passengers on the Diamond Princess to 69. The ship is quarantined off the coast of Japan.
“Our guests and crew onboard Diamond Princess are the focus of our entire global organization right now and all of our hearts are with each of them,” said Jan Swartz, Princess Cruises president, who said that Japanese health authorities are supporting the ocean liner and providing medical assistance.
“In partnership with the Japan Ministry of Health the ship has received additional medications which are being sorted and distributed based on medical and urgent priority,” Swartz said.
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/02/09/coronavirus-latest-updates-china-death-toll.html
Coronavirus: Fourth patient in UK diagnosed
A fourth person has tested positive for coronavirus in the UK, England’s chief medical officer has said.
The new case is a known contact of a previous British patient, and caught the virus in France.
It comes after around 200 British and foreign nationals evacuated from Wuhan on the UK’s final rescue flight arrived at RAF Brize Norton on Sunday.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-51430654
Also at the link in my previous post, there is another case in Spain tied to France. Many of these new cases are secondary meaning they never travelled to China. Our healthcare system needs to update their screening policies.