Six other Kiwi cruise passengers have been flown home. READ MORE:* Coronavirus: Two more NZ cruise ship passengers test positive* Quarantined cruise ship Diamond Princess became incubator for coronavirus​* Why did US break Diamond Princess coronavirus quarantine? * Coronavirus: Vulnerable, elderly passengers allowed to leave quarantined Diamond Princess* Coronavirus: Japan reports first death from outbreakJae C. Hong/AP The two-week quarantine failed to stop the spread of a new virus among passengers and crew. Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty The Diamond Princess cruise ship is docked at Daikoku Pier in Yokohama, Japan. Takashi Aoyama/Getty About 500 passengers who have tested negative for the coronavirus will be allowed to disembark the cruise ship.

Source: Stuff February 19, 2020 18:22 UTC