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The Chinese city of Xiaogan, around 70km north-west of Wuhan in Hubei province, has become only the second city in China (after Wuhan) to record more than 2,000 confirmed cases of the coronavirus.
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A British man on his honeymoon is among the 61 passengers to have tested positive for coronavirus on a cruise ship in Japan.
The man has not been identified but has been removed from the ship and taken to a nearby hospital, according to Japan’s health ministry.
The man’s wife will remain onboard the Diamond Princess cruise which is anchored off Yokohama port.
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Italy has just confirmed its third case of the virus, after an Italian national tested positive.
The first two confirmed cases in the country were Chinese tourists, so this is the first Italian citizen to contract the virus.
The patient travelled back from Wuhan last week, and is being treated at Lazzaro Spallanzani Institute, an infectious disease hospital in Rome, a statement said.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2020/feb/07/coronavirus-live-updates-in-china-wuhan-coronavirus-outbreak-cruise-ship-doctor-japan
also from above link but how to confirm?:
A woman in North Korea has become the first person in the country to test positive for the coronavirus, a South Korean newspaper claimed on Friday.
The woman, who lives in the capital Pyongyang, displayed symptoms after returning from a trip to China, the conservative broadsheet the JoongAng Ilbo said, citing an anonymous source in North Korea.
The North’s state media has not confirmed any infections.
update: Canada rescue flight -
176 boarded and off the ground enroute to Vancouver. ‘Several dozen’ Canadians who were overflow have been offered seats on US flight. The report says that the Canadians on the US flight will end up in Trenton? Plane interior looks like normal plane with Canadian flag hung on the bulkhead.
Another Canadian flight is being scheduled for the 10th.
GlobalNews:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qg6dHC0cpo0
update:
ARIRANG News (Seoul Korea):
SoKorea total:24 - “these 24 cases have come into contact with 1386 people” Case 24 was evacuee, 28yo male with several negatives prior to symptoms (2nd evacuee case) Local home shopping channel offices closed and off air until Sat - several new cases worked there
overnight China numbers:
31,161 confirmed of that 22,112 are out of Hubei province
73 addl deaths and over 3,000 new confirmed
1500 discharged
at least 636 deaths (sic)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_kcOQTszVs
North Korea has apparently found a cure for the virus. Its called a 14.5MM anti-aircraft gun.