KEY POINTS
- As of Feb. 17, the Chinese government said a total of 72,436 people are confirmed to have had the disease while 1,868 people have died.
- Singapore Airlines temporarily ceased some service on major flight routes around the world, including New York and London, citing weak demand.
- The time needed for nucleic acid testing for the new coronavirus has been cut down drastically — from two days to just four to six hours, according to a press release from the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
- Japan’s health ministry said 454 people on board the quarantined Diamond Princess cruise ship, off the coast of Yokohama, have tested positive.
This photo taken on February 17, 2020 shows medical staff members working at an exhibition centre converted into a hospital in Wuhan in China’s central Hubei province.
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