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A cruise ship in Japan was reported to have about 60 more coronavirus infections, adding to the 70 already confirmed, according to TBS.
The global death toll from the coronavirus outbreak reached 910, as the World Health Organization’s chief voiced concern over the spread of the disease from people with no travel history to China.
Coronavirus cases traced to a business meeting in Singapore have reached three European countries after causing infections in Asia, raising fears of a so-called super-spreader event.
The Princess Diamond cruise ship in quarantine in Yokohama, Japan, has an additional 60 people with confirmed novel coronavirus infections, bringing the total to 130, TBS reported, citing unidentified people.
China’s Ministry of Commerce is seeking to minimise the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on foreign investment. The ministry will push forward foreign projects to ensure investment is implemented as planned, according to a statement.
The ministry will also help foreign enterprises resume production and operations; foreign producers of masks and other protective wear are urged to resume output quickly.
As Chinese-based manufacturers begin to restart factories on Monday, no one knows for sure when they’ll be back at full-speed — or what sort of chaos may ensue.
Tech producers led by Foxconn, which makes the majority of the world’s iPhones a few hundred miles from the coronavirus outbreak’s epicentre, had begun preparing investors for the potential bedlam when hundreds of thousands make their way back to factories.
Apple Inc’s most important partner warned investors of the daunting task of securing enough workers despite
widespread transport blockades, quarantining thousands, and the “nightmare†scenario of an on-campus epidemic
that could shut down production altogether.