South Korea reports first coronavirus death as millions urged to stay home
South Korea reported its first death from the new virus on Thursday while the mayor of a southeastern city urged its 2.5 million people to stay inside as infections linked to a church congregation spiked. https://www.thestar.com/news/world/asia/2020/02/20/south-korea-reports-first-coronavirus-death-as-millions-urged-to-stay-home.html ======================Korea coronavirus cases double; two die in Japan
https://asiatimes.com/2020/02/korea-coronovirus-cases-double-two-die-in-japan/ ========================= As Cases Mount, Japan Rapidly Becomes a Coronavirus Hotbed Japan is emerging as one of the riskiest places for the spread of the coronavirus, prompting criticism that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s government has misfired on its policies to block the outbreak. The number of infections in Japan has more than doubled in the past week to 84, tying Singapore as the country outside mainland China with the most cases. The government is being faulted for being too slow to bar visitors from China and too lax in its quarantine of the Diamond Princess cruise ship, where infections surged during two weeks docked in Yokohama. While the hundreds of cases aboard the ship have grabbed the world’s attention, they are not counted among Japan’s total. What appears to be more troublesome is that Japan is starting to see a surge in cases in multiple areas across the country – sometimes with little to link the outbreaks https://www.bloombergquint.com/global-economics/as-cases-mount-japan-is-rapidly-becoming-a-coronavirus-hotbed =====================Coronavirus: Japan reports more cases outside ship
Japan's health authorities confirmed seven new cases of coronavirus infection on Thursday. That brings the total number of patients outside passengers and crew from the ship to over 90.
Among the new cases, a man in his 80s has tested positive in Kanagawa. He had been staying at a hospital where an elderly woman who died from the virus had received care.
And in Fukuoka, a man in his 60s became the first patient in the Kyushu region.
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20200220_54/
30-year Treasury yield inches towards all-time low as coronavirus spreads beyond China
The 10-year Treasury note yield TMUBMUSD10Y, -3.26% fell 2.8 basis points to 1.539%, while the 2-year note rate TMUBMUSD02Y, -3.44% was down 1.8 basis points to 1.408%. The 30-year bond yield TMUBMUSD30Y, -2.51% slipped 3.1 basis points to 1.985%, a few basis points away from its all-time low of 1.95% set on last September. https://www.marketwatch.com/story/30-year-treasury-yield-inches-towards-all-time-low-as-coronavirus-spreads-beyond-china-2020-02-20I haven’t seen this reported anywhere in oz… this from South China Morning Post
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There have been reports of cargo ships being marooned at sea, with ports in countries with strict coronavirus quarantine rules such as Australia, Singapore and the United States not permitting shipping personnel to enter their ports if they have been in China over the past 14 days.
Andy Lane, Asia director at shipping analysis firm Sea Intelligence, said that Australia had seized two ships from China, belonging to Singaporean line PIL and Chinese line COSCO, with the crew now undergoing a 14-day quarantine period before they can unload their cargo." https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3051534/coronavirus-chinas-manufacturing-supply-chain-pummelled-all