A member of the media checks his phone as the Diamond Princess cruise ship sits anchored in quarantine off the port of Yokohama on Tuesday. Japan has previously reported 20 cases of the novel coronavirus, all unrelated to the cruise. However, Nicholls cautioned against panic because there are just too many unknowns surrounding the Wuhan coronavirus and this case to determine how widely one individual could spread the virus. Some 6,000 passengers on a cruise ship in Italy were quarantined last week after two guests were suspected of having the Wuhan coronavirus. Italy's health ministry said tests revealed the duo had a different flu virus, not the coronavirus that has spread through China.

Source: CNN February 04, 2020 07:07 UTC