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<h1>The refugees were queuing to get supplies in the town of Diffa, Nigerian regional officials told Reuters.</h1>

The area is home to almost 250,000 displaced people, according to the United Nations.

Many of them have fled attacks by Boko Haram Islamist militants and other armed groups in northeast Nigeria.

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Boko Haram has been fighting for a decade to carve out an Islamist caliphate and has staged regular raids into neighbouring Chad, Niger and Cameroon, killing thousands.

At least 23 people died in a stampede as Nigerian refugees rushed to get food and clothes in a community centre just over the border in Niger on Monday, officials said.

At least 23 killed in Niger aid stampede - officials

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<h1>The media also added that quarantined passengers took to social media to warn of depression setting in over their confinement.</h1>

“Monday’s figure takes to 130 the number of infections on the ship docked in Yokohama,’’ domestic broadcasters TBS and NHK said, citing Japanese health ministry sources.

The health ministry’s communication office had no information on the report when contacted by Reuters.

The Diamond Princess was placed in quarantine for two weeks upon arriving in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, on Feb. 3, after a man who disembarked in Hong Kong was diagnosed with the virus.

About 3,700 people are aboard the ship, which usually has a crew of 1,100 and a passenger capacity of 2,670.

Passengers have been allowed on decks in shifts to get fresh air and encouraged to regularly take their temperature.

“Lots of the passengers now are getting a bit of cabin fever, depression is starting to set in,’’ British passenger David Able said in a video posted on Facebook.

Another said he hoped assurances about the effectiveness of quarantine and ventilation on board would prove true.

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“I will get nervous if we pass 200,” said the 43-year-old Hong Kong resident quarantined on the boat with his wife, child and several others of his family.

“Hoping best for those taken to hospital. No fewer than two reports back to us on Facebook that they are symptom free,” said the man, who declined to be identified.

A passenger with the Twitter handle daxa_tw posted an audio clip of the captain announcing the discovery of 66 new cases.

Japan’s health ministry is separating infection counts on the ship and evacuee flights from China from Japan’s official tally.

The disease has killed 908 people, chiefly in mainland China, and infected over 40,000.

Asian cruise ships have become a focal point for virus concerns as dozens of cases have been confirmed on a vessel off Japan's coast

Testing aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan has revealed 60 more confirmed cases of coronavirus, media said on Monday.

60 more people confirmed with coronavirus on Japan cruise ship

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