Further 41 persons are the past day confirmed infected with the coronavirus on a japanese cruise ship in quarantine.
This is a total of 61 persons on board infected with the virus.
This was stated by Japan's ministry of health according to the japanese media NHK. It writes the AFP news agency on the night of Friday Danish time.
the Cruise ship, 'The Diamond Princess', is located in the harbour south of Tokyo.
There is a button 3700 passengers on board the ship, which is expected to be kept in quarantine for two weeks.
the Ship has been quarantined since an 80-year-old man from Hong kong were found infected with the coronavirus, shortly after he landed in his hometown.
The latest number of infected people has been confirmed, according to health care professionals on the board have tested a total of 273 people to the virus.
today the infected sent to hospitals in several different prefectures, says Japan's minister of health, Katsunobu Kato.
Photo: Ritzau Scanpix/Kim Kyung-Hoon
the cruise liner, the 'World Dream' with 1800 passengers on board has been quarantined, after three chinese passengers on board have been tested positive for the coronavirus. The ship is in quarantine out of Hong kong.
the Virus has claimed the lives of more than 600 people in China, where more than 30,000 people infected.
Coronavirusset has also spread to several other countries, including Japan.
on the Night of Friday Danish time, the prime minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe, also provided his government with orders to take 'all necessary steps' to mitigate the virusudbruddets impact on the economy.
This was stated by Japan's finance minister, Yasutoshi Nishimura, according to the news agency Reuters.
- There is a risk that the outbreak could harm the consumption, so we have to keep a close eye on the development, said Nishimura after a government session.
- the Impact on tourism is also a concern, he adds.
