A further 88 people tested positive for the virus on the Diamond Princess cruise ship quarantined off the port of Yokohama, bringing the total number of infected passengers to 542, the Health Ministry said. Elsewhere, three more cases were diagnosed in Wakayama Prefecture, including the son of a doctor infected with the virus, local media said. HIV drugs have been touted as a potential cure for the coronavirus, which has killed almost 1,900 people in mainland China. A bus arrives near the cruise ship Diamond Princess, where dozens of passengers were tested positive for coronavirus, at Daikoku Pier Cruise Terminal in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, Japan, Feb 16, 2020. REUTERSUS government evacuation flights on Monday flew home more than 300 Americans who had been on board the Diamond Princess.

Source: bd News24 February 18, 2020 10:18 UTC