Across the UK, there are 30 hospitals on standby to take patients. And they all have infectious disease units that can isolate patients.

Most of the people who have tested positive so far are being treated at the five main specialist centres in England - the Royal Free and St Thomas' in London, and sites in Liverpool, Sheffield and Newcastle.

But if the number of cases ramp up, will the NHS be able to cope?

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The country's latest case is a person related to an individual who recently travelled to Israel and Egypt, said health authorities, quoted by Reuters.

Greece has ordered the closure of schools and banned public gatherings in three districts in the west of the country.

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Here some basic tips on what you can do to limit the spread of the virus:

The number of coronavirus cases in the UK has jumped to 87, the biggest day-on-day increase so far.

Almost all of the 36 new patients had recently travelled to affected countries or been infected by others who had done so, the UK's chief medical adviser Prof Chris Whitty said.

There are currently 80 cases in England, three in Scotland, one in Wales and three in Northern Ireland.

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Indonesia will ban the entry and transit of travellers who in the past 14 days have visited the following countries:

• Iran (Tehran, Qom, Gilan)
• Italy (Lombardy, Veneto, Emilia Romagna, Marche and Piedmont)
• South Korea (Daegu and Gyeongsangbuk-do)

The ban will kick in on 8 March.

If you're just tuning in to our coverage now, welcome. Here are all the major developments that have taken place over the past few hours:

• It's been a bad couple of weeks for cruise ships. The Grand Princess ship is being held off the coast of the US state of California after a former passenger died of the virus. Around 3,500 people are on board
• All passengers on board a cruise ship docked in the Greek port of Athens also have to stay onboard the ship, after a former passenger tested positive for the virus
• Italy has closed all schools and universities until 15 March
• Japan's Olympic minister says the Games will go ahead, adding a cancellation would be "unacceptable"
• The number of cases in South Korea has jumped to 5,766
• The death toll in China now exceeds 3,000
• Australia has banned the arrival of foreigners from South Korea

Facebook has confirmed that a contractor at its Seattle office in the US has been diagnosed with the virus, a spokeswoman is quoted as saying by Reuters news agency.

The social media platform said the office would be closed until 9 March, and that workers in the Seattle area were encouraged to work from home until the end of the month.

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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has sent a letter to his counterpart Moon Jae-in to console South Koreans fighting the coronavirus, said the South's Presidential Office.

There has been very little communication between the two leaders since the failed summit in Hanoi between Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un last February.

It comes a day after Mr Kim’s only sister, Kim Yo-jong described the South's presidential office as idiotic for condemning Pyongyang’s recent short range ballistic missile tests.

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A fight over scarce toilet paper in Australia has ended with a man being tasered, local police said on Thursday.

The officers were called to a store in the town of Tamworth in New South Wales, after he allegedly lashed out and attacked another customer and supermarket staff.

When he was apprehended by police he attacked the officers who then tasered him.

Australia has more than 50 confirmed cases of Covid-19 and has seen widespread panic buying over the past days.

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This time it's in Greece and the ship is the MSC Opera. A former passenger has tested positive and that means that all current passengers have to stay on board for now.

The ship has docked in Piraeus, the port city near Athens.

The former passenger is an Austrian national who after disembarking from the Opera travelled through Italy home to Austria.

Italy is the worst-hit country in Europe with more than 2,500 cases of confirmed infections.

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There has been much discussion about what pay workers will get if they have to self-isolate as a result of the coronavirus outbreak.

There is concern that people will be more likely to infect others if they do not have incentives to stay at home when they are at risk.

Here's the BBC's look into whether you'll still get paid if you have to self-isolate.

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In India, the number of confirmed coronavirus cases stood at 29 on Wednesday, including 16 Italian tourists who had tested positive.

India's Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said passengers on all international flights would now be screened.

Travellers from Italy, Iran, South Korea and Japan were already barred on Tuesday, while people coming from China were banned last month.

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Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen’s remarks that those spreading fake news about the coronavirus will be considered "terrorists" has sparked a controversy.

"I will consider those ill-intentioned individuals who spread fake news as terrorists," he said adding that some people have wrongly attributed the death of some to Covid-19 when they actually died of other diseases.

His remarks have stirred a controversy as some political analysts think that terrorism is a serious accusation and the government should "instead provide evidence in response to fake news rather than intimidate the public", the Khmer Times newspaper reported.

Analysts also believe the PM is focusing more on not wanting to upset China – where the outbreak began in December – rather than responding to the virus threat properly domestically.

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The Afghan Taliban have called on people to take preventive measures and pay heed to travel advice, days after the first case of the coronavirus was confirmed in Afghanistan.

In a statement released on their official propaganda website Voice of Jihad on 3 March, the militant group described the Covid-19 epidemic as a "divine test" but added that the group will “not forget to take humanitarian measures" against the virus.

Interestingly, the statement also urged people to read travel notices issued by the US’ Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

"If anyone intends to travel abroad or especially visit China, they should read travel notices of the CDC and begin their journey in accordance with them," the statement said, while also providing a link to the CDC website.

Hong Kong authorities have warned pet owners to avoid kissing their pets, after a dog belonging to a Covid-19 patient was confirmed to have the virus.

The Hong Kong Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department said the pet dog had "a low level of infection with the virus", adding that it was likely a case of human-to-animal transmission.

The dog - said to be a pomeranian - has not shown any signs of disease and is currently under quarantine.

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Japan does not expect to receive a cancellation notice from the International Olympic Committee (IOC), said Olympics Minister Seiko Hashimoto on Thursday according to a Reuters report.

The Olympics minister said a "cancellation or delay of the Games would be unacceptable for the athletes".

Earlier this week, she had said that Tokyo's contract with the IOC called for the Games to be held within 2020. She said this "could be interpreted as allowing a postponement".

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Nearly 20% of nursing care service providers in Japan have run out of face masks, said the Japan Times quoting a recent survey by a labour union.

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe had earlier said the government is considering supplying its stockpiled face masks to medical institutions that are facing shortages.

An atmosphere of panic has led to bulk-buying of masks, hand sanitisers and even toilet paper across different parts of the world.