Japan Cruise Ship Virus Cases Jump to 175 Including Quarantine Officer

A Chinese worker wears a protective suit as he takes the name of a driver in a vehicle entering an office building while checking people in Beijing on Feb. 10, 2020. Kevin Frayer/Getty Images

Roughly two dozen countries around the world have taken precautionary measures to stem the spread of the new coronavirus, COVID-19, as the death toll continues to rise.

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Japan Cruise Ship Virus Cases Jump to 175 Including Quarantine Officer

Another 39 people have tested positive for the coronavirus on the quarantined Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan as well as one quarantine officer, bringing the total to 175, the health ministry said on Wednesday.