South Korea and Vietnam are asking millions to stay home.

Millions of people in South Korea and Vietnam are being encouraged - or forced - to stay home, showing the increased harshness of prevention measures as the coronavirus spreads beyond China.

South Korea reported its first death from the disease on Thursday.

It also recorded a new total of 104 infections, 53 of which were added on Thursday - almost doubling the number from the day before.

Thursday also saw two deaths recorded in Japan, elderly Japanese nationals who were aboard the stricken Diamond Princess cruise ship.

It brought the number of deaths recorded outside China to 11, three of which from Thursday alone.

33 of the cases have...