China says coronavirus passed from mother to newborn

An eyewitness account from passenger David Abel who is quarantined for 2 weeks on board the Carnival Diamond Princess ship, off the coast of Yokohama near Tokyo, after ten passengers test positive for coronavirus. |

Her baby was tested 30 hours later and confirmed to have the virus, the broadcaster said.The total number of people infected stands at 24,324 across 27 countries and regions.

Passengers on the ship took to social media to detail their predicament, posting photos of officials in masks and gowns conducting health checks, room service meals, empty corridors, and a barren deck. "We don't have a choice in what we can eat, the announcement recently was that they're starting on the bottom deck and working their way up - I'm on the ninth deck."

Another passenger, using the handle @daxa_tw, tweeted that he was "hearing from many sides that people are troubled and uneasy." Health Minister Katsunobu Kato said officials would continue to monitor the remaining passengers and crew for the potential development of symptoms, suggesting that more test samples could be taken.

The ship would go out to sea to perform "normal marine operations", it added, including the production of fresh water, before receiving food and other supplies from Yokohama.

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