Deaths on the mainland pass 2,000 as passengers begin leaving the Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan. 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 outbreakShare your experiences 10.09am GMT The are no indications the new coronavirus has spread to North Korea, the World Health Organization said, after South Korean media suggested there were cases and deaths there being covered up by the Pyongyang authorities.Experts have raised concerns that the disease, which has now killed over 2,000 people in neighbouring China, could be devastating for North Korea´s under-resourced health system. 9.42am GMT South Korea has now confirmed 20 new cases of the coronavirus, including 14 people involved in an outbreak traced to several church services in the central city of Daegu.The jump in new cases is unprecedented so far in South Korea and brings the number of people infected in the country to 51. 9.13am GMT As the quarantine of the Diamond Princess cruise ship ends today, questions continue to swirl over how the virus spread so readily on the ship.Via Japan´s state broadcaster NHK, health minister Katsunobu Kato defended Japan´s efforts to halt the outbreak:Unfortunately, cases of infection have emerged, but we have to the extent possible taken appropriate steps to prevent serious cases, including sending infected people to hospitalCDC´s assessment is that it may not have been sufficient to prevent transmission among individuals on the ship.I felt much safer when I was in Africa [during the Ebola crisis] because you know where the virus exists and you know where the patient is. But inside the Diamond Princess you have no idea where the virus is.` 8.37am GMT The remaining passengers who were stuck onboard a cruise ship docked in Cambodia for almost a week have left the vessel after testing negative for the coronavirus.The MS Westerdam arrived in the port of Sihanoukville on 1 ...
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