Confirmed Covid-19 cases top 60,000 as China expands what counts as diagnosis

Hong Kong The Chinese province at the center of the novel coronavirus outbreak reported a record spike in deaths Thursday, bringing the total number to more than 1,300 people globally, as experts warned the epidemic could"create havoc" in less prepared countries.

Health authorities in Hubei announced an additional 242 deaths and 14,840 cases of the virus, known officially as Covid-19, as of Thursday morning, the largest single-day rise since the epidemic began and almost ten times the number of cases confirmed the previous day.

Passenger on cruise ship denied port of entry: We are not a plague ship 04:38Cruise ship miseryOutside of China, the largest single outbreak remains on a cruise ship in the Japanese port of Yokohama, south of Tokyo. Japanese Health Minister Katsunobu Kato said an additional 44 virus cases had been confirmed on board the Diamond Princess as of Thursday, bringing the total number on board to 219.Kato did not give a breakdown by nationality of the new cases, nor of passengers versus crew.

I hope this ends up being the flushing sound before our civilization disappears down the crapper

Another 8k should die within 2 weeks.

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