The ministry said tests were being conducted for others deemed to need them and it would announce the results later. Kyodo news agency, citing the health ministry, said that of the 39 cases, 10 were crew and 29 were passengers. Ten were Japanese nationals and the others were from 11 countries, including the United States and China. Four were in serious condition, Health Minister Katsunobu Kato said, adding that people who test positive for the virus are taken off the ship to a hospital. “It’s terrible about the quarantine officer,” one passenger on the ship, who declined to be identified said.

Source: The Star February 13, 2020 02:37 UTC