February 13, Thursday, 2020 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Mr. Raja Pradhan and Ms. Hiroko Kitadai

  1. Japan’s health ministry says another 44 cases of new coronavirus infection have been confirmed on the cruise ship Diamond Princess.
  2. The Japanese government has devised the first set of emergency measures to deal with the new coronavirus outbreak.
  3. A cruise ship that has been denied entry by a number of countries due to fears over the coronavirus has arrived in Cambodia.