By Ben Quinn and Alison Rourke
Mayor of Daegu orders shutdown of all kindergartens and public libraries in while two Japanese passengers from stricken Diamond Princess ship die
9.34am GMT
A British couple who published video diaries from a cruise ship quarantined off the coast of Japan have confirmed that they have the coronvirus as they posted Facebook updates from hospital.
Sally and David Abel, who were among thousands of passengers on board the Diamond Princess cruise ship, said that Japanese doctors had told them that vaccinations which they had in the past for the flu had stopped the virus from spreading further.
9.10am GMT
Three Iranian patients have tested positive for the new coronavirus disease, according to the state’s semi-official ISNA news agency.
The latest development in Iran comes after its health ministry said on Wednesday that two people had died after preliminary tests came back as positive for Covid-19.
Source: Coronavirus: South Korean city faces ‘unprecedented crisis’ after spike in cases – latest news
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