The global death toll from the newly discovered virus has increased to 910.
February 10, 2020, 11:57 AMRebecca Frasure is one of at least a dozen Americans of the 135 cases from the Diamond Princess cruise ship in Yokohama, Japan, under quarantine.LONDON -- U.S. citizen Rebecca Frasure has been in the isolation ward of a Tokyo hospital since Friday.
The Diamond Princess cruise ship sits docked at Daikoku Pier in the Japanese port of Yokohama where it remains in quarantine after a number of people on board were diagnosed with the novel coronavirus, Feb. 10, 2020. "I don't think that there's any reason to spread panic," she added."I think that people just need to be aware and, you know, practice good hygiene."
At least 307 additional people in 24 other countries have contracted the novel coronavirus, according to the World Health Organization. Only one patient has died outside of China -- a 44-year-old man in the Philippines -- bringing bringing the global death toll to 910, whichThe WHO has declared the outbreak a global health emergency.
The outbreak has caused several major U.S. airlines to suspend all flights to China, and American companies and government agencies have evacuated staff from the country. The U.S. Department of State issued a Level 4 travel advisory for China on Jan. 30, warning people to avoid all travel to the country.
"It's just slowly creeping up," Basso told ABC News in a telephone interview Monday."It's making us think, like us being on here, we're just prone to this scenario to happen. That's what's really worrying us."
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