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Japan and South Korea Report Big Jump in Novel Coronavirus Cases

Japan and South Korea Report Big Jump in Novel Coronavirus Cases
A man cycles past city buses (back L) lined up to transport the first batch of passengers disembarking from the Diamond Princess cruise ship at the Daikoku Pier Cruise Terminal in Yokohama on Feb. 19, 2020. Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images
Frank Fang
Frank Fang
journalist
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The Novel Coronavirus crisis has deepened in both Japan and South Korea, after both countries reported a large number of new confirmed cases of the virus on Feb. 19.

Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare said that 79 cases were confirmed after testing 607 people aboard the cruise ship Diamond Princess, which sees its 14-day quarantine at Yokohama end today.
Frank Fang
Frank Fang
journalist
Frank Fang is a Taiwan-based journalist. He covers U.S., China, and Taiwan news. He holds a master's degree in materials science from Tsinghua University in Taiwan.
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