News out of China - Coronavirus

Not good - one sad benchmark from Zero Hedge:

Original China Virus Whistleblower Doctor Dies
The Chinese doctor who tried to raise the alarm about the new coronavirus before it was even identified has died of the deadly virus.

Dr. Li, 34, was hospitalized on January 12 after contracted the virus from his patient, and he was confirmed to have the coronavirus on February 1, and The World Health organization has just confirmed his passing...

The actual reports coming out of China are quite a bit different than the official reports - the joys of dealing with a totalitarian Communist state.

Meanwhile, in Japan. From the Canadian Broadcast Corporation:

B.C. passengers living under 'cabin arrest' on quarantined cruise ship
Passengers on a cruise ship quarantined in Japan after a coronavirus outbreak are trying to get used to the idea of being trapped in their small cabins for the next two weeks, waiting for their meals to be delivered to the door, according to B.C. residents on board.

Paul Mirko of Richmond said he and his wife Kayoko are trying to make the best of things after learning that they and thousands of others won't be allowed to leave their rooms on the Diamond Princess for at least 14 days while Japanese officials try to contain the spread of the disease.

"I'm calling it 'cabin arrest' as opposed to house arrest. It's a three-metre by five-metre room and we can't leave," said Mirko, 63.

I would prefer norovirus - you feel like you are going to die but the actual fatality rate is quite low.