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Coronavirus: 99 new cases on the liner Diamond Princess, still under quarantine in Japan

2020-02-17T10:14:43.005Z



Tests have revealed 99 new cases of coronavirus on board a cruise ship, quarantined since early February off Japan. This figure brings to 454 the number of positive cases found on the Diamond Princess, out of 1723 people tested, said the Japanese Ministry of Health in a press release.

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It was not specified if this figure includes the 14 cases noted among the Americans evacuated in the night from Sunday to Monday by plane. At least 65 people with the virus have also been documented ashore in Japan.

Read also: Japan: Americans confined on the "Diamond Princess" repatriated

Japanese Minister of Health Katsunobu Kato warned on Sunday that Japan was entering a "new phase" of this viral infection, the country finding daily more cases among people who did not go to China, home of the epidemic, and having had no contact with visitors from China.

Japan has also canceled the reception of the public in the Palace gardens for the birthday of the new emperor Naruhito on February 23, because of fears over the spread of the new coronavirus.

Source: lefigaro

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