Coronavirus update: Around 70 people test positive on ship in Japan
Coronavirus latest: Some 3,700 passengers and crew were aboard the ship, where the most coronavirus infections outside China have occurred.
- Feb 16, 2020,
- Updated Feb 16, 2020 10:27 AM IST
Another 70 people aboard a quarantined cruise ship in Japan have tested positive for the coronavirus, bringing the total to 355 cases, Japanese health minister Katsunobu Kato said on Sunday. The Diamond Princess, owned by Carnival Corp, has been quarantined since arriving in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, on Feb. 3, after a man who disembarked in Hong Kong before it travelled to Japan was diagnosed with the virus.
Some 3,700 passengers and crew were aboard the ship, where the most coronavirus infections outside China have occurred. Those testing positive are transferred to Japanese hospitals.
Also read: Coronavirus outbreak: Death toll reaches 1,665 in China
Also read: Coronavirus update: SpiceJet to suspend Delhi-Hong Kong flights from February 16
Another 70 people aboard a quarantined cruise ship in Japan have tested positive for the coronavirus, bringing the total to 355 cases, Japanese health minister Katsunobu Kato said on Sunday. The Diamond Princess, owned by Carnival Corp, has been quarantined since arriving in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, on Feb. 3, after a man who disembarked in Hong Kong before it travelled to Japan was diagnosed with the virus.
Some 3,700 passengers and crew were aboard the ship, where the most coronavirus infections outside China have occurred. Those testing positive are transferred to Japanese hospitals.
Also read: Coronavirus outbreak: Death toll reaches 1,665 in China
Also read: Coronavirus update: SpiceJet to suspend Delhi-Hong Kong flights from February 16