Huge jump in coronavirus cases and deaths in China

Japan's government confirmed on Thursday the first death in the country of a person diagnosed with the new coronavirus.Health Minister Katsunobu Kato said at a news conference that the victim was a woman in her 80s who lived in Kanagawa prefecture, next door to Japan's sprawling and densely packed capital of Tokyo. So far, only the female worker has fully recovered and been discharged from the hospital, according to the ministry, while the others remained in "stable" condition.- CBS/AFP Japan said Thursday it would allow some elderly passengers off a quarantined cruise ship and into government-designated lodging, as the number of new coronavirus cases on the vessel jumped to 218. State media also reported that a slew of others were expelled from the party for transgressions related to the epidemic.- Associated PressA cruise ship turned away by four Asian and Pacific governments due to virus fears anchored Thursday off the coast of Cambodia for health checks on its 2,200 passengers and crew.The Westerdam was unwelcome elsewhere, even though operator Holland America Line said no cases of the novel coronavirus had been confirmed among the 1,455 passengers and 802 crew members on board. Patrick Murphy said he sent an embassy team to work with the ship's representatives and Cambodian officials to help Americans disembark and transfer to their onward destinations.- CBS/APThe CDC on Wednesday confirmed that another person who had been evacuated from Wuhan, China, has been diagnosed with the novel coronavirus, bringing the number of confirmed cases in the country to 14.