67 more Covid-19 cases on Japan cruise ship; tally at 285

By AFP
February 15, 2020 @ 5:45pm

A bus with a driver wearing full protective gear departs from the dockside next to the Diamond Princess cruise ship, which has around 3,600 people quarantined onboard due to fears of the new COVID-19 coronavirus, at the Daikoku Pier Cruise Terminal in Yokohama port on February 14, 2020. - Japanese authorities were preparing Febraury 14 to move some older passengers who tested negative for the new coronavirus off a quarantined cruise ship and into government-designated lodging. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP)

TOKYO: Another 67 people on board a cruise ship quarantined off Japan’s coast have tested positive for the Covid-19 coronavirus, the country’s health minister said on Saturday.

The new cases, from 217 tests, bring the number of people diagnosed on the Diamond Princess to 285, excluding a quarantine officer who also contracted the illness. - AFP

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