Life goes on despite coronavirus quarantines

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A bus arrives near the cruise ship Diamond Princess, where dozens of passengers were tested positive for coronavirus, at Daikoku Pier Cruise Terminal in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, Japan, on February 16, 2020.

The biggest cluster of coronavirus cases outside of China is on a cruise ship called the Diamond Princess. The World’s host Marco Werman speaks with one of the passengers on board and with an infectious disease specialist at the University of Toronto. Also, meet a Chinese American family that’s now on lockdown in northwest China. Plus, climate change may get some attention in Tuesday’s Democratic presidential candidate debate in Nevada. Hear from one of the debate moderators who is also a climate journalist for Telemundo.


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