Another 41 people onboard a Diamond Princess cruise ship off Japan’s coast have tested positive for the 2019 novel coronavirus, as reported by NHK.
This, as 10 people on board were previously tested positive for the 2019 novel coronavirus.
The new cases of 2019 novel coronavirus raised to 61 people on the Diamond Princess cruise ship so far.
Previously, Katsunobu Kato, a health minister in Japan, said that they’re sending those who were tested positive for the 2019 novel coronavirus to medical organizations for monitoring while the remaining passengers of the said cruise ship will be required to stay for 14 days.
As of this writing, more than 20 countries already have confirmed cases of the 2019 novel coronavirus that killed more than 630 people and infected more than 30,000 in China. The 2019 novel coronavirus outbreak has prompted the World Health Organization (WHO) to declare a global health emergency as several governments imposed travel restrictions and airlines suspended their flights to and from China.
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