Deaths in China from the virus have risen above 2,000 after a 40% spike in fatalities in Hubei province - but new cases in the province are down. Follow all the latest news here China´s handling of the virus is a diplomatic challenge for the WHOChinese people in UK targeted with abuse over outbreak 2.21am GMT Passengers have begun leaving the Diamond Princess cruise ship after spending two weeks in quarantine off Yokohama, near Tokyo, public broadcaster NHK said. 2.16am GMT The South Korean disease control centre has confirmed our earlier report that the country has 15 new cases of the virus, taking the total to 46.It says 13 cases were identified in Daegu and the surrounding North Gyeongbuk province about 250km south of the capital, Seoul. 1.42am GMT China is doing its utmost to get its huge state-owned industrial sector back to work following the shutdowns amid the Covid-19 outbreak, state media reports.China`s central SOEs step up efforts to resume production https://t.co/5Kc7azgsoNThe rooms, which usually pack in eight workers, had quickly filled, causing Foxconn to halt the return of additional staff, explained a Zhengzhou-based factory recruiter, who asked not to be named.`They don´t have enough room,` the recruiter said, adding that workers could now sign up and wait for quarantine availability. `There´s no one snoring. There´s no one bothering you. The internet is finally fast,` said one worker of the comfortable conditions in quarantine. 1.34am GMT Justin McCurry in Tokyo reports that a British couple did not after all test positive:David Abel, a British passenger onboard the Diamond Princess cruise liner in Japan, has said he and his wife Sally did not test positive for the coronavirus Covid-19 - as he had initially reported - and were still on the ship waiting to disembark. 1.10am GMT Sticking with South Korea, the finance minister has outlined some emergency funding measures to prop up the local economy, which is very exposed to the slowdown in Chin ...
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