China News Service, March 9. According to the Japan Broadcasting Association (NHK), as of 18:00 local time on the 9th, 18 new cases of new coronary pneumonia were confirmed in Japan, and the total number of confirmed new cases of new pneumonia increased to 512.
According to reports, these infected people include 498 infected people and tourists in Japan, and 14 people returned to Japan by charter flights from the Japanese government.
Among the confirmed cases, 8 deaths were reported.
According to another report, a total of 696 passengers and flight attendants, including 7 deaths, were confirmed on the “Diamond Princess” cruise ship docked in Yokohama Port, Japan.