Taiwan reports first death, toll at 1,665

Fears proceed to develop of additional infections from cruise ships the place virus instances have been detected. Japan mentioned it had discovered an extra 70 instances aboard the Diamond Princess, a luxurious liner that’s been quarantined on the port of Yokohama, bringing the full quantity on the ship to 355.

Fears proceed to develop of additional infections from cruise ships the place virus instances have been detected. Japan mentioned it discovered an extra 70 instances aboard the Diamond Princess, a luxurious liner that’s been quarantined on the port of Yokohama, bringing the full variety of contaminated on the the ship to 355.

Taiwan confirmed its first dying from the coronavirus. Malaysia mentioned it gained’t enable any extra passengers from the Westerdam cruise ship to enter the nation from Cambodia, after an American lady who flew into Kuala Lumpur was identified with the coronavirus.

China mentioned Sunday the variety of coronavirus instances nationwide had reached 68,500, with the dying toll rising to 1,665. Hubei province, the epicentre of the outbreak, reported fewer new infections for a second straight day, and 139 deaths. It had 1,843 new instances, dropping from 2,420 a day earlier.

– Taiwan studies first dying from coronavirus

– Malaysia bars entry for ships coming from China

– UK makes contingency plan in case infections surge

– China pledges extra financial stimulus

– Japan says instances soar aboard Diamond Princess; Canada to evacuate its residents

– China instances exceed 68,500 as deaths high 1,660

– WHO says virus path ‘unattainable to foretell’

– Westerdam passengers blocked from leaving Malaysia

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Taiwan confirms first dying from coronavirus (6.13pm)

Taiwan reported the primary dying from coronavirus on Sunday, and added two extra confirmed instances, bringing the full to 20, in response to a press release from the nation’s Facilities for Illness Management through textual content message.

Israel sends physician to Japan to supervise remedy (6.10pm)

Israel will deliver again most of its 15 residents on the Diamond Princess, Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu mentioned. Those that haven’t been contaminated will likely be dropped at Israel and positioned in quarantine. Israelis who have been contaminated will stay in Japan, and Israel has despatched a health care provider there to supervise their remedy, the prime minister mentioned. Israel’s Well being Ministry introduced earlier that there have been two confirmed Israeli instances on the ship. There aren’t any identified instances of the virus in Israel, Netanyahu mentioned.

Italy to evacuate Diamond Princess passengers (four.16pm)

Italy joined South Korea, Canada, the US and Hong Kong in saying it might evacuate its residents or residents from the stricken ship. The nation plans to evacuate 35 Italians on board the posh liner, International Minister Luigi Di Maio mentioned in a Fb put up on Sunday. A airplane will likely be despatched to evacuate the Italians after discussing the matter yesterday with authorities officers. Greece can also be trying to deliver again two of its nationals who’re on the ship.

First Israeli coronavirus instances recognized on ship (three.30pm)

The primary Israeli coronavirus instances have been recognized amongst passengers on a cruise ship off Japan’s coast, Israel’s Well being Ministry reported. Three Israelis who examined constructive for the virus have been moved from the Diamond Princess cruise ship to a hospital in Japan. The Well being Ministry mentioned it had been informed the instances are “gentle”.

145 cruise passengers who flew from Cambodia on Feb 14. Six US and Dutch passengers are in quarantine awaiting check outcomes, Malaysia’s well being ministry mentioned.

Malaysia cancels repatriation flights chartered by US (3pm)

Malaysia gained’t let any extra Westerdam passengers enter the nation and cancelled flights chartered by the US to deliver again People who’d been on the ship, the Southeast Asian nation’s well being ministry mentioned in a press release and press convention.

UK makes preparations for epidemic (2.30pm)

UK officers plan to make use of 24 hospitals to deal with sufferers within the occasion of a surge in infections, the Sunday Instances reported, with out saying the place it obtained the knowledge. The contingency plans name for hospitals to organize hermetic isolation rooms. The UK authorities is engaged on the idea that as much as half of the inhabitants, or 33 million, may very well be hit by the virus, the Instances mentioned. Anybody struggling flu-like signs may very well be ordered to self-isolate at dwelling for 14 days, the Sunday Telegraph reported.

Extra fiscal assist in China (2.15pm)

China pledged to roll out more practical stimulus regardless of a widening fiscal hole because the coronavirus hits an already slowing financial system. Authorities will additional good and implement measures this 12 months to scale back company taxes and lower pointless authorities bills because the virus takes a toll on manufacturing, Finance Minister Liu Kun wrote within the Communist Occasion’s flagship journal on Sunday.

Hong Kong protests towards some quarantine centres (2pm)

In Hong Kong, rallies are happening in Sai Kung and Cheung Sha Wan towards a authorities order to arrange quarantine centre and designated clinic respectively within the areas.

A district chancellor of Sai Kung mentioned the federal government shouldn’t arrange quarantine centres close to residential areas and will have closed its borders earlier. One other rally will happen later in Fo Tan to oppose to establishing a quarantine centre in that area.

Hong Kong dealing with ‘tsunami-like’ shocks (12pm)

Hong Kong is dealing with “tsunami-like” shocks, and will incur a file finances deficit within the subsequent fiscal 12 months as the town counts the prices of the outbreak after months of social unrest, Monetary Secretary Paul Chan mentioned a weblog put up Sunday. The impression of the epidemic on the Hong Kong financial system is being felt past retail, meals and beverage and tourism-related industries, he mentioned.

New cruise sufferers to be despatched to hospitals (10.30am)

Japan’s well being ministry mentioned the 70 individuals most lately detected with the virus aboard the Diamond Princess could be despatched to hospitals and services which have medical wards capable of deal with the illness, because the variety of instances aboard the Diamond Princess climbed to 355. The vessel is the biggest an infection cluster exterior China.

Canada steps in (eight.35am)

Canada mentioned “extraordinary circumstances” confronted by these aboard the Diamond Princess and a want to “lighten the burden” on Japan’s health-care system had fuelled its determination to constitution a airplane to repatriate Canadians from the liner.

Passengers will likely be dropped at Canadian Forces Base Trenton, after which they are going to be assessed and transported to the NAV Canada Coaching Institute in Cornwall, Ontario, to endure an extra 14-day interval of quarantine, the federal government mentioned in a press release.

Earlier than boarding in Japan, passengers will likely be screened for signs, it mentioned, and people with any signs of the virus will as an alternative be transferred to the Japanese well being system to obtain acceptable care.

The dangers in Canada from the coronavirus stay “low,” Chief Public Well being Officer Theresa Tam mentioned Saturday as the federal government mentioned whole instances remained at eight.

China studies extra Saturday instances (eight.10am)

China reported an extra 2,009 instances for Saturday, because it up to date the variety of coronavirus instances nationwide.

Singapore finances stimulus to counter virus (7am)

Singapore is ready to ship an expansionary finances this week to offset the harm to the financial system from the coronavirus. The town-state, which has greater than 70 confirmed infections, is dropping as many as 20,000 vacationers a day amid the outbreak, and the financial impression is already extra extreme than in the course of the 2003 SARS pandemic, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong was cited as saying Friday.

There are at present no plans for Singapore to boost its alert response stage to the very best, which is crimson and signifies a illness is spreading extensively, its well being minister mentioned Friday, dispelling rumours. The extent is at present on the second-highest. The town can also be asking its medical doctors to supply medical certificates of five-days go away for sufferers with respiratory signs so they might keep dwelling to recuperate.

Charge of latest instances slows in Hubei (6am)

Hubei province had fewer new infections for a second consecutive day, authorities information confirmed early Sunday. New instances reached 1,843, a 24% drop from the two,420 of the day before today and nicely beneath the four,823 reported for Feb 13.

The province had 139 new deaths for 2 days in a row, the second-highest every day whole for the province. Wuhan, the province’s essential metropolis, accounted for 3 quarters of all of the deaths, and 70% of the infections.

Hawaii officers downplay dangers (5.30am)

The danger of contracting the coronavirus stays low in Hawaii, state officers mentioned after a current vacationing customer from Japan returned dwelling and was confirmed as being contaminated, native media reported.

The person’s symptom weren’t at full pressure throughout his late January-early February go to, in response to KHON-TV.

Hong Kong to evacuate residents on cruise (12am)

Hong Kong’s authorities mentioned it might organise a chartered flight to deliver residents quarantined aboard the Diamond Princess again dwelling freed from cost. They’ll then be positioned in a 14-day quarantine, it mentioned.

US planes set for Japan evacuation (four.30am)

Plane chartered by the US State Division are to reach Sunday in Japan to evacuate about 400 residents from the Diamond Princess.

Passengers will likely be screened earlier than boarding and anybody with signs will “obtain the required care in Japan if they can not board the flight,” the division mentioned. Extra checks will likely be made en route and upon touchdown at Travis Air Pressure Base in California.

People on the flights are topic to a 14-day quarantine at both Travis or Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland in Texas.

“The US authorities recommends, out of an abundance of warning, that US residents disembark and return to america for additional monitoring,” in response to a press release. “Ought to passengers select to not return on this constitution flight, they are going to be unable to return to america for a time frame.”

WHO chief urges broader response (2.45am)

World Well being Group Director-Common Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus urged the worldwide group on Saturday to make their response to the coronavirus government-wide, saying it’s not a job for well being ministers alone.

He additionally mentioned all nations have to be able to deal with coronavirus instances and ready to forestall additional transmission, including “it’s unattainable to foretell what path this epidemic will take.”

The WHO is anxious with the continued improve of the variety of instances in China, and there’s been a “lack of urgency” from the worldwide group in funding a response. He once more praised China, saying the steps taken by the Beijing authorities are encouraging.

“China has purchased the world time. We don’t understand how a lot time,” he mentioned. “We’re inspired that exterior China, we’ve not but seen widespread group transmission.”

Liner passengers can’t go away Malaysia (2.45am)

Some passengers from the Westerdam luxurious liner have been blocked from leaving Malaysia after an 83-year-old US lady from the ship examined constructive for the coronavirus, the Dutch RIVM Nationwide Institute for Public Well being and the Surroundings mentioned.

The travellers who left when the ship docked in Cambodia and headed to Malaysia have been denied boarding an Amsterdam-bound flight from Kuala Lumpur, in response to the Dutch overseas ministry. The RIVM estimates 11 individuals weren’t capable of board.

Holland America, which operates the liner, on Saturday mentioned everybody on the ship was examined on Feb 10 and none had an elevated temperature, and in the course of the cruise “no indication” of the coronavirus was evident.