China Virus Deaths Exceed 900 As Infected Ukrainian Taken Off Cruise Ship
A Ukrainian national was removed from the Diamond Princess cruise ship on February 9 after testing positive for the coronavirus.
The number of deaths on mainland China from a new coronavirus originating there increased to 908, authorities announced on February 10.
Ninety-seven new fatalities on February 9 were reported across the country, including 91 in Hubei province where the pathogen first emerged in December, the National Health Commission reported.
There are now 40,171 confirmed cases nationwide even as the World Health Organization (WHO) said the epidemic appears to be stabilizing.
Outside of China, 24 countries have more than 300 confirmed cases of the respiratory virus, including one death, according to a daily WHO situation report.
The Fight To Contain The Coronavirus
1/23A passenger at a Shanghai railway station takes preventative measures following a coronavirus outbreak that began in the Chinese city of Wuhan.
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2/23Medical workers in protective suits move a coronavirus patient in an isolation ward of a hospital in Wuhan, China.
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3/23A woman looks at empty supermarket shelves in Hong Kong.
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4/23Ambulance workers carry a person from the cruise ship Diamond Princess after 10 people on board tested positive for the coronavirus in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, Japan.
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5/23Medical personnel at an airport outside Tyumen, Russia, prepare for the arrival of Russian citizens from China.
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6/23Employees of the Tyumen regional Coronavirus Prevention Office prepare for the arrival of a Russian military plane carrying passengers from Wuhan.
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7/23A crew member on a flight carrying Iranian students home from Wuhan.
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8/23Dozens of Iranian students were flown back from Wuhan with a team of infectious-disease doctors and emergency-response medics on board with them.
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9/23Iranian students arrive in Tehran from Wuhan. Officials said they would be quarantined for 14 days in a special hospital in the Iranian capital.
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10/23An isolation ward at the Yaftabad Hospital in Tehran is used as a quarantine for suspected cases of the coronavirus.
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11/23A staff member in Wuhan carries medical supplies sent from Pakistan at an exhibition center that has been converted into a makeshift hospital.
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12/23A worker sets up beds at the Hongshan Stadium in Wuhan, which has been converted into a makeshift hospital.
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13/23Ukraine International Airlines crew members wear protective masks while taking safety precautions as they arrive at the Boryspil International Airport outside Kyiv.
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14/23An officer of the Ukrainian State Border Guard Service checks the passport of a passenger who had just arrived in Kyiv from China.
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15/23A video grab shows Uzbek citizens, mainly students, on their arrival from China at the airport in Tashkent.
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16/23Afghan health-care workers speak with passengers who had just arrived from China at the airport in Kabul.
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17/23An Afghan health-care worker takes the temperature of a passenger during a screening process for travelers who had arrived in Kabul from China.
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18/23A Pakistani doctor enters an isolation ward set up as a preventative measure at the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center in Karachi, Pakistan.
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19/23An information board about the coronavirus is seen at Yerevan's airport in Armenia.
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20/23Passengers on board a bus in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
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21/23Workers outside a hospital in Tashkent, Uzbekistan
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22/23Chinese citizens pass through a border checkpoint between Blagoveshchensk, Russia, and Heihe, China. Temporary crossings were opened briefly after the Russian government ordered its borders with China to be closed as a measure to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Each person passing through the temporary corridor was tested for the virus.
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23/23Bunk beds in a quarantine facility for Chinese nationals at a sports center near the Artyom crossing on the Russian-Chinese border in Russia's Far East
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China has come under public criticism for how it initially handled the epidemic, especially after a whistle-blowing doctor fell victim to the virus.
The doctor, 34, died on February 7 after contracting the virus from a patient.
The government has implemented quarantine measures and placed whole cities on lockdowns to help prevent the spread of the infection.
Meanwhile, a Ukrainian national was removed from a cruise ship on February 9 after testing positive for the coronavirus.
The infected Ukrainian was taken off the quarantined Diamond Princess liner off the west coast of Japan and admitted to a local hospital in the country, according to the Ukrainian Health Ministry.
He is being kept in an isolated room for at least 14 days. There were a total of 25 Ukrainians on board the liner.
TBS TV reported that 130 aboard the ship have tested positive, with all passengers told to stay inside their cabins to prevent further infection.
With reporting by RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service, AFP, Reuters, TBS, and AP
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