Ten on board the quarantined Diamond Princess cruise ship currently sitting in the Yokohama Bay of South Tokyo have tested positive to coronavirus.
At least ten passengers on board the quarantined Diamond Princess cruise ship currently sitting in the Yokohama Bay of South Tokyo have tested positive to coronavirus.
The ship has been held at the Japanese harbour since Tuesday, after the virus was detected in Hong-Kong from a man who had disembarked from the ship. According to the Philippines Department of Health, the dead man had travelled to the country from Wuhan through Hong-Kong with a 38-year-old woman who also tested positive to the disease.
Most of the deaths in China have been reported from the mainland. As of Wednesday, death from the disease stood at 492, an increase of 67 from the previous day.While China still has the highest number of confirmed cases and deaths, the World Health Organisation Director-General, Tedros Ghebreyesus said that the disease is not yet apandemic statusWHO last week had declared the new coronavirus outbreak a global health emergency due to the increasing spread of the disease outside China.
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