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| Coronavirus live updates: cruise ship cases rise to 61 as China mourns whistleblower doctor – latest news | Coronavirus live updates: cruise ship cases rise to 61 as China mourns whistleblower doctor – latest news |
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| Li Wenliang’s death in Wuhan comes as Hong Kong prepares to impose quarantine on mainland travellers. Follow live updates | Li Wenliang’s death in Wuhan comes as Hong Kong prepares to impose quarantine on mainland travellers. Follow live updates |
| The US State Department said on Thursday that two planes have left Wuhan, China, en route to the United States amid the coronavirus outbreak. | |
| The State Department statement did not say how many evacuees were on the flights or where in the United States they were headed. | |
| Taiwan and China are embroiled in a new spat over the fate of Taiwanese stranded in the Chinese city of Wuhan, Reuters reports, after Taiwan said one of its citizens sent back on the first flight was infected with coronavirus. | |
| Only one flight from China has so far evacuated 247 of the estimated 500 Taiwanese in Wuhan. Beijing has permitted countries from the United States to Japan to send often several flights to Wuhan to collect their nationals. But Taiwan and China have been unable to agree on further flights to take out the Taiwanese. | |
| Taiwan’s China policy-making Mainland Affairs Council said the first flight back, on Monday, had one passenger confirmed to be affected and three others who had fevers. All the passengers are now in quarantine in Taiwan. | |
| The presence of the sick passenger “created a tear in virus prevention”, the council said in a statement on Friday. | |
| “This also caused an overlap infection risk for the people on the same flight, and if there are even more infected people caused by this then the serious consequences don’t bear thinking about.” | |
| China should be prioritising the elderly, the young and other vulnerable groups amongst the Taiwanese and those only on short-term visits to Wuhan to send back first, but China ignored this request when it returned the first batch, it added. | |
| China has said Taiwan should not be putting up obstacles to evacuate the Taiwanese, and further planned evacuation flights this week had been put off due to Taipei blocking them. | |
| “Some people in Taiwan had been bad-mouthing arrangements for the homecoming of Taiwan compatriots, which has fully exposed the vile nature of their ignoring of the Taiwan compatriots’ interests,” China’s Taiwan affairs office said late on Thursday. | |
| Taiwan should stop its “political games” and let the flights resume, it added. | |
| Taiwan and China are already at loggerheads over the handling of the virus outbreak, especially over Taiwan’s exclusion from the World Health Organization (WHO). | |
| Taiwan has 16 cases of the virus. | |
| Here are the nationalities of the newly diagnosed passengers onboard the Diamond Princess: 21 from Japan, eight from the US, five from Australia, five from Canada, one from Argentina and one from Britain. | |
| Japanese health officials said that none of the newly diagnosed patients was displaying severe symptoms of the virus. | |
| Johns Hopkins University has put those updated figures from China into its virus tracker. | |
| Let’s have a look at those figures from China’s National Health Commission in a little more detail. | Let’s have a look at those figures from China’s National Health Commission in a little more detail. |
| The vast number of new cases are in Hubei again. Of 3,143 new cases announced, 2,447 were from Hubei province | The vast number of new cases are in Hubei again. Of 3,143 new cases announced, 2,447 were from Hubei province |
| Of the 73 new deaths, 69 were in Hubei | Of the 73 new deaths, 69 were in Hubei |
| But perhaps the more interesting figures are the suspected cases and their location. | But perhaps the more interesting figures are the suspected cases and their location. |
| On Friday the NHC said there are 4,833 new suspected cases and, of that, 2,622, or 54% of those new cases, are in Hubei province – the centre of the infection. | On Friday the NHC said there are 4,833 new suspected cases and, of that, 2,622, or 54% of those new cases, are in Hubei province – the centre of the infection. |
| The commission has given this comparison figure each day since last Saturday (previously it was just a national suspected cases figure). Here’s what they showed: | The commission has given this comparison figure each day since last Saturday (previously it was just a national suspected cases figure). Here’s what they showed: |
| Friday: 4,833 suspected cases; 2,622 or 54% in Hubei | Friday: 4,833 suspected cases; 2,622 or 54% in Hubei |
| Thursday: 5,328 suspected cases; 3,230 or 60% in Hubei | Thursday: 5,328 suspected cases; 3,230 or 60% in Hubei |
| Wednesday: 3,971 suspected cases; 1957 or 49% in Hubei | Wednesday: 3,971 suspected cases; 1957 or 49% in Hubei |
| Tuesday: 5,072 suspected cases; 3,182 or 63% in Hubei | Tuesday: 5,072 suspected cases; 3,182 or 63% in Hubei |
| Monday: 5,173 suspected cases; 3,260 or 70% in Hubei | Monday: 5,173 suspected cases; 3,260 or 70% in Hubei |
| Sunday: 4,562 suspected cases; 2,606 or 57% in Hubei | Sunday: 4,562 suspected cases; 2,606 or 57% in Hubei |
| Another 41 people quarantined aboard a cruise liner off the coast of Japan have tested positive for the coronavirus, bringing the total number of infected passengers to 61. | Another 41 people quarantined aboard a cruise liner off the coast of Japan have tested positive for the coronavirus, bringing the total number of infected passengers to 61. |
| The dramatic jump in fresh cases follows 10 positive diagnoses among Diamond Princess passengers on Wednesday, and a further 10 on Thursday. | The dramatic jump in fresh cases follows 10 positive diagnoses among Diamond Princess passengers on Wednesday, and a further 10 on Thursday. |
| The new cases were among 171 remaining test results. The results of all 273 tests have now been confirmed. | The new cases were among 171 remaining test results. The results of all 273 tests have now been confirmed. |
| About 3,700 passengers and crew are aboard the ship, but tests were conducted only on people who displayed symptoms or had been in close contact with a Hong Kong man who tested positive after leaving the ship at the end of last month. | About 3,700 passengers and crew are aboard the ship, but tests were conducted only on people who displayed symptoms or had been in close contact with a Hong Kong man who tested positive after leaving the ship at the end of last month. |
| Twenty-one of the 41 patients are Japanese, the health minister, Katsunobu Kato, told reporters on Friday. The nationalities of the remaining passengers were not immediately available. | Twenty-one of the 41 patients are Japanese, the health minister, Katsunobu Kato, told reporters on Friday. The nationalities of the remaining passengers were not immediately available. |
| The age range of the newly diagnosed patients suggests that older passengers are particularly vulnerable. | The age range of the newly diagnosed patients suggests that older passengers are particularly vulnerable. |
| The new cases include three people in their 20s to 40s, three in their 50s, eight in their 60s, 21 in their 70s and six in their 80s, Kato said. | The new cases include three people in their 20s to 40s, three in their 50s, eight in their 60s, 21 in their 70s and six in their 80s, Kato said. |
| The health ministry said the patients would be transferred to hospitals in Tokyo and several other prefectures, according to public broadcaster NHK. | The health ministry said the patients would be transferred to hospitals in Tokyo and several other prefectures, according to public broadcaster NHK. |
| Australia’s ABC TV is talking to their reporter on the scene where the Diamond Princess is docked. He says some people onboard the ship have been let out of their rooms for short times, but there are others who he believes are still confined to their room.s | Australia’s ABC TV is talking to their reporter on the scene where the Diamond Princess is docked. He says some people onboard the ship have been let out of their rooms for short times, but there are others who he believes are still confined to their room.s |
| Another 41 passengers on the Diamond Princess cruise liner moored in the Japanese port of Yokohama have been diagnosed with coronavirus. This brings the total on the ship to 61. By my calculations also raises Japan’s number of confirmed infections to 86. | Another 41 passengers on the Diamond Princess cruise liner moored in the Japanese port of Yokohama have been diagnosed with coronavirus. This brings the total on the ship to 61. By my calculations also raises Japan’s number of confirmed infections to 86. |
| Good morning and welcome to our live coverage of the coronavirus outbreak, with me, Alison Rourke. | Good morning and welcome to our live coverage of the coronavirus outbreak, with me, Alison Rourke. |
| The Chinese Health Commission has just released its latest figures for deaths and infections. The headline figures are 636 deaths and more than 31,000 confirmed infections. I’ll bring you some analysis of the figures shortly, but the other key points so far are: | The Chinese Health Commission has just released its latest figures for deaths and infections. The headline figures are 636 deaths and more than 31,000 confirmed infections. I’ll bring you some analysis of the figures shortly, but the other key points so far are: |
| Japanese media reports another 41 cases of coronavirus have been confirmed on the stricken cruise ship in Yokohama, bringing the total to 61 | Japanese media reports another 41 cases of coronavirus have been confirmed on the stricken cruise ship in Yokohama, bringing the total to 61 |
| The doctor who tried to raise the alarm about the virus in its early days, has died after becoming infected | The doctor who tried to raise the alarm about the virus in its early days, has died after becoming infected |
| President Xi has declared a “people’s war” on the virus and warned of its global impact on business | President Xi has declared a “people’s war” on the virus and warned of its global impact on business |
| Singapore has said it will evacuate its citizens from Wuhan | Singapore has said it will evacuate its citizens from Wuhan |
| New cases have been reported in Germany, Italy and Britain | New cases have been reported in Germany, Italy and Britain |
| You can stay up-to-date on all of our coronavirus outbreak coverage here, including our latest comment pieces: | You can stay up-to-date on all of our coronavirus outbreak coverage here, including our latest comment pieces: |
| Small US businesses are falling victim to the coronavirus too | Small US businesses are falling victim to the coronavirus too |
| China’s response to coronavirus exposes a dangerous obsession with secrecy | China’s response to coronavirus exposes a dangerous obsession with secrecy |