BBCNEWS BBC News February 15, 2020
The authorities in beijing are asking people returning to the city to quarantine themselves for m days to prevent the spread of the covid 19 virus. State media says those who refuse will be punished. The instructions came before the confirmation of another 139 deaths in Hubei Province on friday, the centre of the outbreak. In all, it means the death toll has passed 1,500. The largest single outbreak outside china is on a cruise ship docked in japan, where 218 people are infected. More than 3,500 passengers are being held in quarantine on board. Rupert Wingfield Hayes reports. For ten days now,...