Another 10 Test Positive on Cruise Ship Quarantined in Japan, Taking Total to 20: Coronavirus Updates for Feb. 5

A Chinese man wears a protective mask as he walks during a snowfall in an empty commercial street in Beijing, China on Feb. 5, 2020. Kevin Frayer/Getty Images

Roughly two dozen countries around the world have taken precautionary measures to stem the spread of the new coronavirus as the death toll continues to rise.

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Another 10 Test Positive on Cruise Ship Quarantined in Japan, Taking Total to 20

Japanese media have reported another 10 people testing positive for coronavirus aboard the now-quarantined Carnival Japan Inc.’s Diamond Princess cruise ship, taking the total number of infections from 10 to 20.