According to the Wall Street Journal some 400 Americans will be extracted from quarantined Diamond Princess in Japan; Tokyo this week rejected similar request from Israel

Egyptian health ministry says foreign citizen infected with disease, put in isolation; nearly 64,000 people worldwide have fallen ill, with the vast majority in China

Mayor Tal Ohana hopes Israel's first vaccine manufacturing plant will be set up in her town in joint venture with international player

More than 1,300 people have died from coronavirus and nearly 60,000 are infected since the outbreak began two months ago

Tokyo turns down Jerusalem's request to allow cruise passengers to return home; Japanese authorities say another 44 on board have been infected with deadly virus

Woman caught virus in China, arrived in UK capital several days ago, raising fears of further spread in the city of 9 million

Appeal comes as 39 more passengers test positive for coronavirus, bringing total to 174; Israeli woman on board says conditions 'unbearable'

Health authorities say no cases of virus in Islamic Republic; regime criticized for staging mass rallies to mark anniversary of Islamic Revolution during global outbreak

Authorities say 44,653 people have been infected, although many believe actual toll much higher; US postal service suspends deliveries to China over flight cancellations

The crossing of more grim thresholds is dimming optimism that the near-quarantine of some 60 million people and other disease-control measures might be working