In addition to those cases, 52 Hong Kong residents have tested positive for the coronavirus on the cruise ship Diamond Princess in Japan. There are 352 Hong Kong residents on the ship. The flights are expected to return to Hong Kong on Thursday. Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam has urged both Hong Kong people on the cruise ship and those at home to accept the government's quarantine plans. There has been opposition in some Hong Kong neighbourhoods to government plans to set up quarantine centres.

Source: bd News24 February 19, 2020 04:41 UTC