BEIJING: China reported a rise in new virus cases Monday (Feb 10), possibly denting optimism that disease control measures including isolating major cities might be working, while Japan reported dozens of new cases aboard a quarantined cruise ship. The mainland death toll rose by 97 to 908 in the 24 hours through midnight Sunday and 3,062 new cases were reported. The operator of a cruise ship quarantined in Yokohama, near Tokyo, said an additional 66 cases were found aboard. The total of 40,171 cases on the mainland of the new virus vastly exceeds the 8,098 sickened by SARS. More than 360 cases have been confirmed outside mainland China, including two deaths in Hong Kong and the Philippines.

Source: The Star February 10, 2020 09:56 UTC