Passengers cruising the anchor off the coast of Yokohama in Japan remain in quarantine • The number of dead from the virus worldwide has risen to 638

• Ambulance near the Corona Ship in Japan // Photo: IP

The number of corona virus infected aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship has risen to 61, according to authorities in the city of Yokohama in Japan.

Passengers, anchored off the coast of Yokohama City, remained in quarantine on the vessel. It is not yet known which of the 14 Israelis on board the ship was infected with the deadly virus.

Documentation from the Ghost Ship off the coast of Japan // Photo: Shalva Dahan

Yesterday, an Israeli passenger told the story of the ship, Shimon Dahan, to "Israel Today" because: "We have no way of getting out of the rooms.

Japanese Prime Minister Abbe Shinzo today said Japan would refuse entry to another cruise ship making its way out of Hong Kong, due to fears of further infection with the virus.

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In the meantime, the number of people infected with the epidemic rose to 31,472. The death toll from the virus rose to 638. The number of recovered hospitals is currently 1,574.

Yesterday, authorities in China admitted that Dr. Li Wenliang, one of the first eight doctors to diagnose the corona virus, passed away after contracting the virus.

Wenliang, who revealed the spread of the disease despite the regime's opposition, and was even punished for it, died in Wuhan city, which is at the center of the spread of the disease.