Deaths in China from the virus have risen above 2,000 after a 40% spike in fatalities in Hubei province – but new cases in the province are down. Follow all the latest news here
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1.34am GMT
Justin McCurry in Tokyo reports that a British couple did not after all test positive:
David Abel, a British passenger onboard the Diamond Princess cruise liner in Japan, has said he and his wife Sally did not test positive for the coronavirus Covid-19 – as he had initially reported – and were still on the ship waiting to disembark.
1.10am GMT
Sticking with South Korea, the finance minister has outlined some emergency funding measures to prop up the local economy, which is very exposed to the slowdown in China.
Hong Nam-ki said:
(LEAD) S. Korea to inject liquidity to exporters amid virus fallout https://t.co/8pT9aP7e7O
Source: Coronavirus outbreak: passengers prepare to leave Diamond Princess – live updates
