780 coronavirus cases outside mainland China: NHK
Outside mainland China, a total of 780 people is now confirmed to have been infected with the new coronavirus in 28 countries and territories.
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Japan has confirmed 414 cases, including 355 passengers and crew on the cruise ship Diamond Princess docked at Yokohama Port.
Seventy-five cases have been reported in Singapore, 57 in Hong Kong (China), 34 in Thailand, 29 in South Korea, 22 in Malaysia, and 20 in Taiwan (China).
Germany and Vietnam have confirmed 16 cases each. Australia and the United States have confirmed 15 cases each.
Twelve cases have been reported in France, ten in Macao (China), nine each in Britain and the United Arab Emirates, seven in Canada, three each in India, the Philippines and Italy.
Two cases have been reported in Russia and Spain.
Nepal, Cambodia, Sri Lanka, Finland, Sweden, Belgium and Egypt have confirmed one case each.
Japan, the Philippines, Hong Kong (China), France and Taiwan have reported one death each./.
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