88 more people test positive for coronavirus on ship off Japan

The total number of cases on Diamond Princess have now risen to 542.

Published on: Feb 18, 2020, 15:51:31 IST

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An additional 88 people have tested positive for coronavirus on a quarantined cruise ship off the Japan coast, the health ministry said Tuesday.

The quarantined cruise ship Diamond Princess is anchored at the Yokohama Port in Yokohama, near Tokyo. (AP)

The new cases came from a total of 681 fresh results, the ministry said, taking the total number of positive cases on the Diamond Princess to 542.

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