Outbreak of coronavirus continues to evolve

Here’s the latest on the outbreak of Covid-19, with cases topping 73,000 and deaths reaching 1,870.

• The U.S. evacuated Americans who had been stuck on a cruise ship in Yokohama, Japan, 14 of whom had the coronavirus. The infected Americans will be treated in isolation, while the other Americans will spend 14 days in quarantine.
• France became the third country outside China — and the first outside Asia — to report a death from Covid-19. An 80-year-old male tourist from Hubei province died in a Paris hospital.
• Egypt became the first African country to confirm a Covid-19 infection. There have been concerns whether countries on the continent — which have extensive ties to China — have the infrastructure to detect cases and handle an outbreak.
• Who’s leading the response? My colleague Helen Branswell and I take a look at some of the people trying to combat the virus.
• One bit of good news: A report in JAMA describing nine infections in children under 1 detailed that none had severe complications.