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Another spike in the number of coronavirus cases.
China is now reporting more than seven thousand-seven hundred confirmed cases, and a death toll that’s climbed to at least 170.
Outside China, there are more than 100 cases in 20 places with India and Philippines reporting their first cases.
The video shows the empty streets of Wuhan, the epicenter of the new coronavirus outbreak, as the city remains under lockdown.
Countries are stepping up their efforts to evacuate their citizens from China.
The US, Japan and several other countries are now flying their citizens out of Wuhan.
The UK is facing a delay as it awaits decisions from the Chinese government.
Today (Thursday) in Italy six thousand passengers are being held on a cruise ship as a female passenger and her husband are being tested for the Wuhan coronavirus.
A spokesperson for the Costa cruised said the 54-year-old woman and her husband, from Hong Kong, were being evaluated as the woman was suffering a fever.
The couple are expected to receive their results this afternoon.