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Coronavirus live updates: China death toll passes 490 as UK urges citizens to leave – latest news Coronavirus live updates: China deaths pass 490 as 10 test positive on cruise ship in Japan – latest news
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Britain has told citizens to leave China, New Zealand is the latest country to airlift people out of Wuhan and Nike is latest multinational to warn about the economic impact. Follow all the developments hereBritain has told citizens to leave China, New Zealand is the latest country to airlift people out of Wuhan and Nike is latest multinational to warn about the economic impact. Follow all the developments here
It’s worth noting that the number of deaths in China rose by 65 overnight from 425 on Tuesday to 490 today. That’s an increase of 15.3% compared with a percentage increase of 18% the day before. So perhaps there are signs that the rate of fatalities is slowing. The number was closer to 30% on some days last week. Ten people onboard a cruise ship docked off the port of Yokohama have tested positive for coronavirus, the Japanese health minister said on Wednesday morning.
Hundreds more of the 3,700 passengers and crew on the Diamind Princess ship have been tested and are awaiting results.
So far 273 people have been tested and 31 results have come back.
The ship is run by the UK-listed Carnival cruise company. It said on Tuesday night that the departure of the ship had been delayed by 24 hours.
The health checks began on Monday evening after an 80-year-old Hong Kong man who sailed on the vessel last month tested positive for the Wuhan coronavirus, Reuters said.
Back to the Air New Zealand flight that left Wuhan on Wednesday morning. Radio New Zealand is reporting that one person was stopped from boarding the plane because they were found to be unwell after the screening process for passengers.
RNZ reports that New Zealand’s foreign ministry said about 60 people who registered for the flight did not turn up at the airport.
This is the full list of nationalities on the plane:
54 New Zealand citizens and 44 New Zealand permanent residents on Chinese passports
23 Australian Citizens and 12 Australian permanent residents on Chinese passports
17 Timor Leste
17 Papua New Guinea
8 Britain
5 Samoa
4 Tonga
2 Fiji
1 Kiribati
1 Federated States of Micronesia
1 Uzbekistan
1 Netherlands
Our reporter Ben Doherty is on Christmas Island where Australian evacuees are being taken for quarantining. There are 35 Australians on board an Air New Zealand plane that left Wuhan for Auckland on Wednesday morning local time, along with 100 New Zealnders, some Britons and also people from several Pacific nations.
The Australians will then be flown from Auckland to Christmas Island, which is on the other side of Australia in the Indian Ocean, making for a journey of 17,000km.
Ben has sent this report on the extraordinarily roundabout route the Australians are being forced to take and it includes this excellent map.
It’s worth noting that the number of deaths in China rose by 65 from 425 on Tuesday to 490 today. That’s an increase of 15.3% compared with a percentage increase of 18% the day before. So perhaps there are signs that the rate of fatalities is slowing. The number was closer to 30% on some days last week.
The latest figures show that 490 people have died in mainland China from the virus. According to the very reliable Johns Hopkins University tracker, there are now 23,680 confirmed cases in the mainland meaning the mortality rate from the virus is 2.07% nationally.The latest figures show that 490 people have died in mainland China from the virus. According to the very reliable Johns Hopkins University tracker, there are now 23,680 confirmed cases in the mainland meaning the mortality rate from the virus is 2.07% nationally.
Of the deaths, 479 have now occurred in Hubei province where the capital, Wuhan, is the eipicentre of the deadly outbreak. There have been 16,678 confirmed cases in the province making for a death rate of 2.87% in the province.Of the deaths, 479 have now occurred in Hubei province where the capital, Wuhan, is the eipicentre of the deadly outbreak. There have been 16,678 confirmed cases in the province making for a death rate of 2.87% in the province.
The next highest number of deaths is two in the provinces of Henan, Chongqing and Heliongjiang, showing how concentrated the outbreak has been.The next highest number of deaths is two in the provinces of Henan, Chongqing and Heliongjiang, showing how concentrated the outbreak has been.
Welcome to our rolling coverage of the coronavirus outbreak. I’m Martin Farrer and I’ll start by outlining the main developments today:Welcome to our rolling coverage of the coronavirus outbreak. I’m Martin Farrer and I’ll start by outlining the main developments today:
The death toll in the Chinese province of Hubei has risen to 479 as of the end of Tuesday local time. There have been 3,156 new cases reported in the epicentre making 16,678 in the province. The mainland China total is now 490 deaths, with 23,680 recorded cases.The death toll in the Chinese province of Hubei has risen to 479 as of the end of Tuesday local time. There have been 3,156 new cases reported in the epicentre making 16,678 in the province. The mainland China total is now 490 deaths, with 23,680 recorded cases.
There has also been one death in Hong Kong and another in the Philippines, bringing the global total to 492.There has also been one death in Hong Kong and another in the Philippines, bringing the global total to 492.
Almost a dozen people on a cruise liner at the Japanese port of Yokohama have tested positive for coronavirus, Reuters is reporting.Almost a dozen people on a cruise liner at the Japanese port of Yokohama have tested positive for coronavirus, Reuters is reporting.
All British nationals have been advised to leave China in a move criticised as leaving people to fend for themselves.All British nationals have been advised to leave China in a move criticised as leaving people to fend for themselves.
An eight-year-old boy has become Australia’s 13th confirmed case. He is isolation in a hospital in Queensland.An eight-year-old boy has become Australia’s 13th confirmed case. He is isolation in a hospital in Queensland.
An Air New Zealand evacuation has left Wuhan carrying 193 passengers, including 100 New Zealanders, 23 Australians and 70 people from Pacific countries such as Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Kiribati, Tonga, Fiji and the Federated States of Micronesia.An Air New Zealand evacuation has left Wuhan carrying 193 passengers, including 100 New Zealanders, 23 Australians and 70 people from Pacific countries such as Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Kiribati, Tonga, Fiji and the Federated States of Micronesia.
Hyundai is suspending production in South Korea because the outbreak has disrupted the supply of parts from China.Hyundai is suspending production in South Korea because the outbreak has disrupted the supply of parts from China.
Nike became the latest multinational company to warns that it expects its business to be damaged by the outbreak.Nike became the latest multinational company to warns that it expects its business to be damaged by the outbreak.
Global financial markets rallied for the second day in a row on Tuesday as invesorts shrugged off concerns that the virus could damage the world economy.Global financial markets rallied for the second day in a row on Tuesday as invesorts shrugged off concerns that the virus could damage the world economy.
BeforeI bring you more details on all these developments, here is a roundup some of the precautions being taken by countries around the world:BeforeI bring you more details on all these developments, here is a roundup some of the precautions being taken by countries around the world: