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 evacuate its 35 nationals on board quarantined Japan cruise ship

Italy will evacuate 35 Italian citizens aboard the quarantined Diamond Princess docked in Japan, officials said Sunday. The U.S., Hong Kong and South Korea have already announced plans to evacuate their people from the ship where 355 cases of coronavirus have been confirmed — the highest concentration anywhere outside of China.

"We decided yesterday to send a flight and bring those 35 Italians home," Italy's Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio wrote on Twitter Sunday.
4:49 pm: South Korea to evacuate its citizens from quarantined Diamond Princess cruise ship

South Korea is the latest to announce it will evacuate its citizens from the quarantined Diamond Princess cruise ship docked in Japan's port of Yokohama, where 355 coronavirus cases have been confirmed as of Sunday afternoon. There are some 3,700 total passengers and crew on board.

"The government plans to bring those Koreans home if they are tested negative from screenings by the Japanese authorities and are willing to return," Health and Welfare Minister Park Neung-hoo told media. The U.S. and Hong Kong have also arranged flights to bring its people back. A State Department-organized charter flight is expected to land in Japan Sunday evening to retrieve American citizens.

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Glad to hear that various nations are starting to pull their citizens off that cruise ship.