Photo: ReutersAnother 99 people aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship quarantined in Japan have tested positive for coronavirus, the Japanese health ministry says. While Kiwis have been quarantined on the cruise ship they will be quarantined again when they return home. Passengers were due to leave the ship on Wednesday but would have to undergo supervised quarantine when they arrive in New Zealand. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said a Qantas charter flight would fly the passengers from Japan to Australia on Wednesday. "There will be many surfaces on that ship that have viruses on them because there are so many people who were infected.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 17, 2020 19:18 UTC