Coronavirus cases rise again, 66 more on ship in Japan

Passengers standing on balconies on the Diamond Princess cruise ship, with around 3,600 people quarantined onboard due to fears of the new coronavirus, at the Daikoku Pier Cruise Terminal in Yokohama port on Monday (Feb 10). The operator of the cruise ship said an additional 66 cases were found aboard. That is in addition to 70 reported earlier. - AP

BEIJING: China reported a rise in new virus cases Monday (Feb 10), possibly denting optimism that disease control measures including isolating major cities might be working, while Japan reported dozens of new cases aboard a quarantined cruise ship.

The mainland death toll rose by 97 to 908 in the 24 hours through midnight Sunday and 3,062 new cases were reported. That was up 15% from Saturday and broke a string of daily declines. A government spokesman had said Sunday those declines showed containment measures were successful.