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Japan's health minister confirmed the death of one person on Thursday, cautioning it was not clear if the virus caused her death.

The total confirmed cases in the province has jumped to 48,206, raising concerns over the faster pace with which the virus is spreading in the province.

Pressure on local officials for their perceived incompetence has mounted particularly after the death last week of a Chinese doctor who was punished by Wuhan authorities for raising the alarm about the new virus.

The Munich Security Conference (MSC) is scheduled to be held in the German city of Munich from February 14-16. It is an important international forum on diplomatic and strategic security.

Many of the 700,000-plus Rohingya who fled a military crackdown in Myanmar in 2017 have tried to leave refugee camps in Bangladesh on boats headed for Malaysia.

The SARS-like pathogen has infected 40,000 people since its emergence in China late last year. The United States has seen 12 confirmed cases of varying severity. At least two patients have been discharged.

Hassan is one of more than 1,000 Pakistani students in China's Hubei province, thought to be the epicentre of the coronavirus, who have been told by their government that it has had to rule out their return home for the moment.

Coming up with any vaccine typically takes years, and involves a lengthy process of testing on animals, clinical trials on humans and regulatory approvals.

The party noted that the words that appeared on the posters violated the party's policy, it said, adding that the notice was issued by party's Lahore president Zuhair Abbas Khokhar.

Investigators from National Transportation Safety Board and other bodies are considering what role heavy fog that Sunday morning might have played.

Despite being banned, a 2016 survey by the United Nations Children's Fund showed that nearly 90 per cent of Egyptian women and girls had undergone the procedure.

The resolution was passed with majority votes as it was supported by all lawmakers except those belonging to Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) of former premier Benazir Bhutto.

Anti-Chinese rhetoric directed at people of Asian-origin is increasing, regardless of whether they have ever visited China or been in contact with the virus.

Mike Pompeo made the comments while launching a 27-nation International Religious Freedom Alliance, which will try to adopt a collective approach in protecting and preserving religious freedom across the world.

The US extradition request had stated that Moti reported directly to Dawood, who is a designated terrorist and wanted in India for the 1993 serial bombings in Mumbai.

Many airlines are trimming their schedules. Air Canada, Air France, British Airways, Delta and Lufthansa are among leading carriers that have cancelled all their flights to China.