China virus death toll tops 1,100 as new infections fallAs Beijing scrambles to contain the virus, amid hopes the epidemic is peaking, the number of people infected on a cruise ship off Japan's coast rose to 174. As Beijing scrambles to contain the virus, the number of people infected on a cruise ship off Japan's coast rose to 174 -- the biggest cluster outside the Chinese mainland. Another 97 people died in China, raising the national toll to 1,113, while more than 44,600 people have now been infected by the newly named Covid-19. But he said there was a "window of opportunity to hit hard and stand in unison to fight this virus in every corner." - Cruise ship trouble -The biggest cluster of cases outside China is on a cruise ship quarantined off Japan's coast.

Source: Bangkok Post February 12, 2020 04:30 UTC