Coronavirus Cases on Cruise Ship Skyrocket as China Records Highest Single-Day Death Toll

The startling figure was announced Monday as the worldwide death toll from the novel coronavirus reached 910, and the number of confirmed cases skyrocketed to over 40,000.
AdvertisementThe Japanese cruise ship, known as the Diamond Princess, was put under quarantine when it reached Japan on February 3, forcing all 3,711 people on board to stay in their rooms.
Emergency workers in protective clothing exit the Diamond Princess cruise ship at Daikoku Pier where it is being resupplied on February 10, 2020 in Yokohama, Japan.
The situation is bad.”AdvertisementThe cruise ship was scheduled to be under a 14-day quarantine starting, but it’s not yet clear whether the quarantine will need to be extended.
The U.S. has confirmed just 12 cases of the coronavirus though no one has died in the country.