WHO warns against virus over-reaction as death toll hits 1,868

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The World Health Organization has warned against a global over-reaction to the new coronavirus epidemic following panic-buying, event cancellations and concerns about cruise ship travel, as China’s official death toll neared 1,900 on Tuesday. | AFP

The cruise ship industry has come into focus as hundreds of people became infected aboard a vessel off Japan. One passenger tested positive after disembarking another liner in Cambodia.

Other cities far from the epicentre have restricted the movements of residents, while Beijing ordered people arriving to the capital to go into 14-day self-quarantine.More than 450 people have tested positive for the virus aboard the quarantined Diamond Prince cruise ship off Yokohama in Japan.On Monday, the US repatriated more than 300 Americans, who now face another 14 days under quarantine.

Tedros warned that the trend “must be interpreted very cautiously”, adding that it was too early to tell if the decline would continue.

 

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