Journalists are seen next to the cruise ship Diamond Princess as it is anchored at Daikoku Pier Cruise Terminal in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, Japan. (REUTERS)TOKYO: Another 41 people on a cruise liner off Japan tested positive for coronavirus, bringing the total cases confirmed on the ship to 61, Japan’s health minister said on Friday. The jump in infected passengers on the cruise liner comes as the vessel was under a two-week quarantine with about 3,700 people in it. Passengers, some wearing face masks, are seen on the cruise ship Diamond Princess, where 10 more people were tested positive for coronavirus on Thursday, at Daikoku Pier Cruise Terminal in Yokohama, south of Tokyo. The new cases take the total number of coronavirus infections in Japan to more than 80.

Source: New Strait Times February 07, 2020 02:47 UTC