In Hong Kong, more than 3,600 people on another cruise ship were to be screened after it was banned by Taiwan amid growing worry about the spread of an outbreak. “Fear is worse than any virus.”To reduce the danger of exposure for health workers, Beijing is seeking to develop a robot to administer throat tests. The territory's beleaguered leader, Carrie Lam, also announced that two terminals — including the terminal where the cruise ship is currently quarantined — will be shut down. The latest mainland China figures showed an increase of 65 deaths from the previous day, all the new deaths from Wuhan. The infections on the cruise ship raised Japan's total to 34 cases.

Source: ABC News February 05, 2020 00:35 UTC