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Another 10 on cruise ship quarantined in Japan infected with coronavirus
Original source: mainichi.jp
Health officials in protective gear transfer Diamond Princess passengers found infected with a new coronavirus from a Japan Coast Guard patrol boat to an ambulance parked at a pier in Yokohama near Tokyo, on Feb. 5, 2020.
(Kyodo)TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Another 10 people on a cruise ship quarantined near Yokohama have tested positive for a new coronavirus originating in the Chinese city of Wuhan, the health ministry said Thursday.
The latest figure brings the total number of people on the ship infected with the pneumonia-causing virus to 20.
The ship, the Diamond Princess, with 2,666 passengers and 1,045 crew aboard has been kept in quarantine at anchor off a pier in the Kanagawa Prefecture capital after a disembarked 80-year-old passenger from Hong Kong was found to be infected with the virus.