China News Service, March 12. According to the Japan Broadcasting Association (NHK), as of 3 pm on the 12th local time, Japan has confirmed a total of 641 cases of new coronary pneumonia.

According to reports, these infected people include 627 infected people and tourists in Japan, and 14 people returned to Japan by charter flights from the Japanese government. The confirmed cases included 17 deaths.

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.