Japan finds 41 more cases on ship as virus alarm doctor dies

Japan says 41 new cases of a virus have been found on a cruise ship that's been quarantined in Yokohama harbor. The death toll in mainland China's new virus outbreak has risen to 636, including a doctor who got in trouble with authorities in the communist country for sounding an early warning about the disease threat. Before Friday's 41 confirmed cases, 20 passengers who were found to have the virus were escorted off the Diamond Princess at Yokohama near Tokyo.

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