Coronavirus cases on quarantined cruise ship off Japanese coast reach 135

confirmed cases of dely vel Coronavirus on Diamond Princess cruise ship off Japanese coast has w reached 135 after 65 more cases were identified on February 10. local media reports, quoting Japan’s Health Ministry, said that authorities have identified 65 new cases of dely virus.

Officials initially tested 300 people out of 3,711 onboard and grually evacuated infected patients to local medical facilities. Japan has w most number of Coronavirus-infected patients after China, followed by Singapore and Thailand. remaining people on cruise have been asked to stay inside ir cabins with ir masks on and to keep a distance from each or when out on open deck. 

Japan has decided to conduct tests on all passengers before allowing m to get off cruise. Earlier, Katsubu Kato, Health Minister of Japan, h informed reporters that government is working to make medication and masks available to those infected on board, particularly for passengers those are showing severe chronic or pneumonia-like symptoms. 

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WHO signs MoU

World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Tedros ham Ghebreyesus has warned that transmission among people with travel history to China could be 'tip of iceberg'. WHO and Foundation for Invative New Diagstics (FIND) signed a memorandum of understanding to formalise a strategic collaboration to strengn diagsis in resource-poor countries by closing major diagstic gaps at country level. 

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WHO is also convening a global research and invation forum to mobilise international action in response to new coronavirus. forum will be held on February 11-12 in Geneva which is being organised in collaboration with Global Research Collaboration for Infectious Disease Preparedness.

“WHO is playing an important coordinating role by bringing scientific community toger to identify research priorities and accelerate progress,” said Ghebreyesus in a statement.

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(With ncy Inputs)