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10 more on Japanese cruise ship infected with coronavirus
Original source: english.kyodonews.net
KYODO NEWS - 12 minutes ago - 09:11 | All, World, JapanAnother 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.
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