#COVID19 deaths outside mainland China – as of Mar 2 23:00 GMT
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Iran – 66
Italy – 52
South Korea – 28
Diamond Princess – 6
Japan – 6
USA – 6
France – 3
Hong Kong – 2
Australia – 1
Philippines – 1
San Marino – 1
Taiwan – 1
Thailand – 1
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Total – 174
—#coronavirus #SARSCoV2 pic.twitter.com/esa6MVprTq

— COVID19 Analysis (@WuhanAnalysis) March 2, 2020

The cruise ship is the only place where health officials have seen the disease spread efficiently beyond China. https://t.co/I36gC2NVtb

— HuffPost (@HuffPost) February 19, 2020

– Japan reports 88 more #DiamondPrincess passengers infected, bringing total on board to 545
– Govts around the world working to bring residents home including UK, Canada, Italy, #HongKong
– Questions over #Westerdam passenger infected with #coronavirus

Here's the latest. pic.twitter.com/jug4QiwGfZ

— Kristie Lu Stout✌🏽 (@klustout) February 18, 2020

"We’re scared, but we’re just being positive. We try not to think about it” https://t.co/ha2GfaFYft

— TIME (@TIME) February 18, 2020

The U.S. said it arranged the evacuation because people on the Diamond Princess were at a high risk of exposure to the virus.

For the departing Americans, the evacuation cuts short a 14-day quarantine that began aboard the cruise ship Feb. 5. https://t.co/xbREIHfFaM

— PBS NewsHour (@NewsHour) February 17, 2020

99 more Covid-19 cases on Japan cruise ship: Media https://t.co/pEa3Ej7QOz pic.twitter.com/6kJL4m04vu

— TODAY (@TODAYonline) February 17, 2020