LATEST: Thailand stops passengers from Holland America's cruise ship MS Westerdam from disembarking, the latest country to turn it away amid fears of the coronavirus despite no confirmed infections aboard.
None of those who flew into March Air Reserve Base have tested positive for the coronavirus, health authorities said.— The Associated PressAuthorities in Hong Kong evacuated an apartment block after two cases among its residents raised suspicion the virus may be spreading through the building's plumbing.
“Symptomatic residents will be sent to the hospital for isolation while asymptomatic residents will be issued quarantine orders and be transferred to quarantine centre,” the ministry said in a statement.Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam on Tuesday appealed for residents to stay indoors as much as possible.
“But at the moment, we’re making this appeal, we’re not going for compulsory closures because Hong Kong is a free society.” In a bid to boost morale, Xi was featured on state broadcaster CCTV's main news report visiting a community health center in Beijing and expressing confidence in the “war against the disease.”
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