What is happening on the Diamond Princess?
The vessel is in quarantine in Yokohama. Not all the 3,700 people on board have been tested yet. People with the virus are taken to hospitals on land to be treated, while those on board are largely confined to their cabins. However, on Thursday Japan said it would allow those aged 80 or over who have tested negative for the coronavirus to disembark. Health Minister Katsunobu Kato said they could be allowed off the ship as early as Friday but would have to stay in accommodation provided by the government, the Japan Times reported. Meanwhile, another cruise ship - the MS Westerdam - carrying more than 2,000 people docked in Cambodia after being turned away by ports in Japan, Taiwan, Guam, the Philippines and Thailand despite having no sick patients on board.What's behind the Hubei spike?
Until Wednesday's increases, the number of people with the virus in Hubei was stabilising. The new cases and deaths in the province have pushed the national death toll above 1,350 with almost 60,000 infections in total. White House economic advisor Larry Kudlow said there had been "surprise" in the US at the new cases. "We're a little disappointed in the lack of transparency coming from the Chinese, these numbers are jumping around," he said. The Trump administration was also disappointed that China had not accepted a US offer to send experts to help China respond to the outbreak, Mr Kudlow said. China sacked two top officials in Hubei province hours after the new figures were revealed. Mr Ryan, from the WHO, said the spike reflected a change in the way cases were diagnosed. "Most of these cases relate to a period going back over days and weeks and are retrospectively reported as cases since sometimes back to the beginning of the outbreak itself," he said. Only Hubei province - which accounts for more than 80% of overall Chinese infections - is using the new definition to diagnose new cases. The final members of a WHO team were expected to arrive in China over the weekend to investigate the epicentre of the outbreak, Mr Ryan said.DISCLAIMER: The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.
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