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| Workers in protective suits spray disinfectant on a woman as she arrives at a hotel being used for people held in medical isolation in Wuhan in central China's Hubei Province in this Feb. 3 file photo. AP |
The death toll from the coronavirus outbreak in mainland China has risen to 722, while new cases jumped to 31,774, reversing declines over previous days.
China's ruling Communist Party faced public anger and recrimination over the death of a doctor who was threatened by the authorities after trying to sound the alarm about the new virus back in December.
Meanwhile, cruise ship passengers faced more woe as Japan reported 41 new cases on one quarantined vessel and turned away another. President Xi Jinping spoke with President Donald Trump and urged the U.S. to ''respond reasonably'' to the outbreak, echoing complaints that some countries are overreacting by restricting Chinese travelers. (AP)
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