As of Wednesday, there were 24,363 confirmed cases in China, and 490 deaths. Outside of China there were 191 cases in 24 countries and one death, in the Philippines. So far, 99 per cent of cases of the virus known as 2019-nCov are in China; 80 per cent are from the province of Hubei. Princess Cruises confirmed Wednesday that 2,666 guests and 1,045 crew aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship will remain under quarantine for at least 14 days after 10 people tested positive for the virus. “If you think about it, if you can endure two weeks of solitary confinement on a cruise ship, you could deal with any sorts of delays, anywhere, on any travel.

Source: National Post February 05, 2020 17:40 UTC