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10:30 am: WHO calls on global leaders to 'stop stigma and hate' surrounding virus WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus urged global leaders on Saturday to stop stigma and hate amid the virus outbreak. His comments follow reports that people of Asian descent have faced discrimination amid fears of the virus. "It's easy to blame, it's easy to politicize, it's harder …
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Uh oh: 2:00 pm: Cruise ship confirms 67 new coronavirus cases as US evacuates citizens The Diamond Princess cruise ship that is in quarantine in Japan confirmed 67 new cases of the virus on board. The ship was put under quarantine last week in Yokohama with about 3,700 people on board. American passengers aboard the ship will be evacuated on Sunday with chartered aircraft, acco…
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It really sounds like the ventilation system is spreading it on that ship. If people are confined to their cabins, that's about the only thing I can think of why people on the ship are getting infected.
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Another 70 people test positive for coronavirus on ship in Japan Reuters
https://nu.federati.net/url/263093
>total to 355
Almost 10% of everybody on board.
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7:21 pm: Taiwan confirms first coronavirus death on island Taiwanese health authorities announced the first death from the coronavirus on the island on Sunday. The deceased was a man in his 60s who had not traveled overseas and had hepatitis B and diabetes, Taiwan's Health Minister Chen Shih-chung told media. Taiwan has 20 confirmed cases of the virus. 7:16 pm: Italy to evacuat…
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@lnxw48a1 It looks like the ones that stay on board will be getting out on the 19th.
Diamond Princess Coronavirus & Quarantine Updates Notices & Advisories - Princess Cruises
https://www.princess.com/news/notices_and_advisories/notices/diamond-princess-update.html