S Korea
Coronavirus Outbreak: South Korea reports 22 new cases, bringing tally to 10,613; country has seen 229 deaths so far
https://www.firstpost.com/health/coronavirus-outbreak-south-korea-reports-22-new-cases-bringing-tally-to-10613-country-has-seen-229-deaths-so-far-8265391.html
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SINGAPORE
Singapore reports 447 new cases in biggest daily jump, total 3,699
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404 of the new cases were linked to migrant workers’ dormitories.
While Singapore won global plaudits for its handling of the coronavirus, the disease has spread rapidly within its large migrant worker community, highlighting what rights groups say is a weak link in the city state’s containment efforts.
https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-singapore-idUKKCN21X28K
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JAPAN
The 712 cases from the Diamond Princess cruise ship brings the total to 9,717.
Four more deaths were confirmed on Thursday, bringing the number of fatalities to 195, including 13 from the ship.
Tokyo tops the list of prefectures with the most infections at 2,595. Osaka is second with 968, followed by Kanagawa with 649, Chiba with 551, Saitama with 519, Hyogo with 453 and Fukuoka with 436.
Health ministry officials say ******173 people were in serious condition as of Wednesday, including five from the cruise ship.*****
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20200416_37/
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SPAIN
Spain sees another rise in coronavirus cases with 5,183 new infections as PM promises to boost testing to more than 20,000 a day
The 5,183 new cases are up from yesterday’s 5,092 and the highest for a week
They bring the total number of infections in Spain from 177,633 to 182,816
Meanwhile there were 551 new deaths, taking the toll from 18,579 to 19,130
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Pointing out an important note in the update above... there are still people in serious condition in Japan from the Diamond Princess cruise ship. How long has it been since the people disembarked the cruise ship? A month?