67 more coronavirus cases on cruise ship: Japan minister

Published 2020-02-15 07:06:24

Updated 2026-04-07 08:51:57

Another 67 people on board a voyage transport isolated off Japan's coast have tried positive for the new coronavirus, the nation's wellbeing priest said on Saturday.

The new cases, from 217 tests, bring the number of individuals analysed on the Diamond Princess to 285, barring an isolated official who additionally gotten the sickness.

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