Coronavirus updates: Americans to be evacuated from cruise ship quarantined in Japan
as the number of people diagnosed with the respiratory illness rose to 68,500, officals at China’s National Health Commission reported Sunday.
The disclosure came after Chinese leadership was criticized for slow and muted reaction to the COVID-19 disease caused by the novel coronavirus.The coronavirus epidemic has becomeAssociated Press and Dennis Romero Police cars, ambulances, vehicles carrying essential goods, or other vehicles related to public service would be exempted, it said on its official website.
Companies will also not be able to resume work without first receiving permission from the government, it added.An American woman who was aboard a cruise ship which was allowed disembark in Cambodia on Friday, has tested positive for coronavirus for second time. She was the first person on the ship, which was carrying 1,455 passengers and 802 crew, to test positive.
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