Diamond Princess evacuations begin as Japan warns outbreak `entering new phase´. Follow latest updatesRussian court orders woman who fled quarantine back to hospitalWhat is coronavirus and what should I do if I have symptoms?Tokyo marathon cancels mass race over coronavirus scareShare your experiences 6.20pm GMT Doctors in Shanghai are using infusions of blood plasma from people who have recovered from the coronavirus to treat those still battling the infection, with some encouraging results. A top emergency expert at the World Health Organization said that using convalescent plasma was a `very valid` approach to test, but it was important to get the timing right to maximise the boost to a patient´s immunity.It is a very important area to pursue. Because what hyperimmune globulin does is it concentrates the antibodies in a recovered patient. You are essentially giving the new victim´s immune system a boost of antibodies to hopefully get them through the very difficult phase.So it must be given at the right time, because it mops up the virus in the system, and it just gives the new patient´s immune system a vital push at the time it needs it. But it has to be carefully timed and it´s not always successful. 6.07pm GMT The deaths of four members of the same family in Wuhan have raised concerns over the practice of self-isolating at home, Chinese media group Caixin reports. Chang Kai, a director at Hubei Film Studios, died on 14 February aged 55 from pneumonia caused by the Covid-19 virus, according to an obituary published by his employer. 5.23pm GMT China´s president, Xi Jinping, spelled out his plan to contain the coronavirus crisis at a meeting of the core Chinese leadership today, Reuters reports.In the speech, Xi admitted there were `shortcomings` in China´s emergency response systems and said local officials would be punished if they failed to `take responsibility` or implement directives. 5.04pm GMT A Pakistani international student on a university campus ...
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