Thailand bars Westerdam cruise ship, China virus toll tops 1,000The Westerdam cruise ship docked at Port Everglades in Florida in April 2007. Mr Anutin posted a short Facebook message saying he has directed authorities not to allow the Westerdam ship to dock in Thailand. The Japanese government denied entry to the Westerdam ship after a passenger was suspected of having caught the new coronavirus. Toll risesThe toll from China's deadly coronavirus outbreak passed 1,000 on Tuesday after President Xi Jinping called for more "decisive" measures to tackle the outbreak in a rare visit to a frontline hospital, according to AFP. Xi has largely kept out of the public eye since the virus outbreak spiralled across the country from Hubei province to infect more than 42,000 people.

Source: Bangkok Post February 11, 2020 00:58 UTC