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We’re getting reports that another 10 people have tested positive for coronavirus onboard the cruise ship that is currently moored off Japan.
On Wednesday, it was confirmed that 10 people on board the Diamond Princess had tested positive, prompting authorities to instruct all passengers to remain inside their cabins. Thousands of people on the Diamond Princess face spending the next fortnight stuck off the Japanese port of Yokohama, as officials attempt to prevent further infection.
Good morning and welcome to our live coverage of the coronavirus outbreak, with me Alison Rourke.
New death toll figures are beginning to emerge from Hubei on the latest death toll from the coronavirus. The province has reported 70 new deaths, taking fatalities there to 549. It also reported 2,987 new confirmed cases taking cases in Hubei to 19,665.
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