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Japan's cruise ship quarantine enabling coronavirus, expert says
Original source: www.upi.com
Coronavirus infections on the Diamond Princess cruise ship in Yokohama, Japan, are rising since it was quarantined last week.
Infections may be spreading quickly among elderly passengers; nearly 80 percent of coronavirus patients aboard the ship are in their 60s or older, Japanese television network NHK reported.
Japan ordered the quarantine last week, after a guest from Hong Kong tested positive for coronavirus on Feb. 1.
On Monday, as Japan's health ministry confirmed another 65 coronavirus patients, frustration is growing among local experts.
RELATED CDC confirms 13th case of coronavirus in United StatesKyodo News reported Tuesday elderly passengers on the ship suffer from chronic health problems.