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Six new coronavirus cases found on Japan cruise ship
Original source: www.thenews.com.pk
Six new coronavirus cases found on Japan cruise shipTOKYO: Six more people on a cruise ship off Japan are found to have the new coronavirus, the government said on Sunday, bringing the number who have tested positive on board to 70.
Japanese authorities had earlier tested 279 people on board the cruise ship, finding 64 of them were infected with the coronavirus.
Aside from infections on board the ship, Japan has reported 26 cases.
There were more than 3,700 passengers and crew on the ship when it arrived off Japan's coast last week.
Passengers on the ship have been asked to stay inside their cabins to prevent new infections with some expressing confusion and frustration.