Coronavirus live updates: WHO to send mission to virus-hit China

35 of them had symptoms similar to Coronavirus. Reports of 30 persons are negative while report of remaining 5 is awaited.

The Chinese man, who is 31 years old, was admitted to the civic-run Naidu Hospital upon arrival in the city after he vomited on a Delhi-Pune flight on Friday morning. He would have to remain at the hospital till February 11. Read full story

So far they have displayed no nCoV symptoms. Before allowing them to leave the Kalamassery government medical college hospital, doctors advised them to remain home quarantined for 28 days. Their samples have been collected for detailed lab testing. Read full story

None of those who have tested positive are Indians. A total of 138 Indians are onboard the Japanese cruise liner which has been quarantined.

Five British nationals have been diagnosed with the coronavirus in France, after a coming into contact with a person who had been in Singapore, Health Minister Agnes Buzyn said on Saturday. The new cases included a child, Buzyn added. She said they were not in a serious condition. The total number of people infected with the virus in France has now reached 11. Read more

On Friday, Japan had reported 41 confirmed cases in the vessel which is currently docked at Daikoku Pier Cruise Terminal in Yokohama, Tokyo. Abhishek works as a steward in Diamond Princess ship owned by Carnival Corporation & plc. Abhishek, who hails from Karwar in Karnataka and works as a steward in Diamond Princess ship, on Saturday morning through a video call appealed to the Indian govt to evacuate him from the ship and deport to India. Read more

The virus that has spread through much of China has yet to be confirmed in Africa, but global health authorities are increasingly worried about the threat to the continent where an estimated 1 million Chinese now live, as some health workers on the ground warn they are not ready to handle an outbreak. Read more

The United States on Friday offered up to $100 million to China and other impacted countries to combat the fast-spreading coronavirus. "This commitment — along with the hundreds of millions generously donated by the American private sector — demonstrates strong US leadership in response to the outbreak," Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a statement. "We encourage the rest of the world to match our commitment. Working together, we can have a profound impact to contain this growing threat," he said. Read more

A Chinese doctor punished after raising the alarm about the new coronavirus died Friday after being infected by the pathogen, sparking an outpouring of grief and anger over a worsening crisis that has now killed more than 630 people. At least 31,000 have been infected by the virus that ophthalmologist Li Wenliang brought to light in late December -- before becoming its latest victim. The virus is believed to have emerged from a market selling exotic animals in Wuhan before jumping to humans and spreading across China and abroad as millions travelled for the Lunar New Year holiday. Read more

A youth from Bodh Gaya has been put in the isolation ward of the Anugrah Narain Magadh Medical College hospital. The youth, according to the hospital superintendent Dr VK Prasad, came to the hospital OPD with complain of common cold, fever and cough.

Thailand's public health ministry reported seven new cases of the coronavirus on Saturday, including three Thais and four Chinese. The new cases brought the total reported in the country to 32.