The number of people killed by the coronavirus outbreak in China has overtaken the death toll from the 2003 SARS epidemic.
More than 900 people have died in mainland China and about 40,000 people have been infected. Across the world, there are 380 cases, including dozens found on a quarantined cruise ship, the Diamond Princess, docked in Yokohama, Japan.
Officials at Japan's transport ministry say they have talked by phone with five Japanese nationals on board the cruise ship, Westerdam.
The ship was refused permission to dock at several destinations including Japan after leaving Hong Kong amid fears of the spreading coronavirus.
Japan's health ministry says six more people on a cruise ship quarantined near Tokyo have tested positive for the new coronavirus, bringing the total number to 70.
Ministry officials told reporters on Sunday that their latest tests on the Diamond Princess covered 57 people, and found that one passenger and five crewmembers have contracted the virus.
Japan's health ministry says six more people on a cruise ship quarantined near Tokyo are infected with the new coronavirus.
The number of cases found on the Diamond Princess has risen to 70, excluding a Hong Kong man who tested positive for the virus after he disembarked.