계속 증가하는 세계 코로나19 감염자•사망자 수...러시아 중국인 입국제한 Hundreds of people have been infected with COVID-19 on board a ship moored off Japan for quarantine.
Now, passengers who tested negative for COVID-19 have begun leaving the Diamond Princess.
Over in China the death toll from the disease continues to spike.
Meanwhile, Russia decided to temporarily ban the entry of all Chinese citizens.
Hong Yoo updates us on the situation.
Another 79 coronavirus cases have been confirmed on board the cruise ship quarantined in the Japanese port of Yokohama for the last two weeks.
Now the total number of confirmed cases from the ship stands at 621 out of the 3,700 who had been onboard.
Japan's Health Ministry disembarked around 500 passengers first on Wednesday and is to complete the process by Friday.
Passengers must test negative for the virus in order to be allowed to leave the ship.
Those who test positive will be taken to hospital, and anyone who has been in the same cabin must remain onboard for an additional quarantine period.
In Hong Kong, there was another death from the coronavirus on Wednesday morning, bringing the city’s death toll to two.
Hong Kong’s Center for Health Protection said the man, a 70-year-old Hong Kong resident, had underlying illnesses.
More than 1700 cases of coronavirus and 136 deaths were reported in mainland China on Tuesday.
Most of the new cases and deaths were from the center of the outbreak, Hubei Province.
The total number of cases in China is now over 74-thousand with more than 2-thousand deaths.
The World Health Organization said that new cases in China are on the decline but warned that any apparent trend must be interpreted very cautiously.
In response to the spread of the virus, Russia has decided to close its doors to Chinese nationals from Thursday.
The ban will even apply to Chinese with e-visas and working visas.
Until now, Russia has had 2 cases of the coronavirus and both are Chinese citizens.
Hong Yoo, Arirang News.
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