NEW: Wisconsin health officials confirmed the 12th coronavirus case in the United States. The patient tested positive for coronavirus and has not been hospitalized, according to the Wisconsin Department of Health Services.
screenings. The 10 people who tested positive for the newly identified virus have been taken ashore to a hospital in the coastal prefecture of Kanagawa, according to a statement from Japan's Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare.A spokesperson for Princess, which operates the ship, said that those who tested positive include three Japanese guests, three guests from Hong Kong, two Australian guests, one American guest and one crew member from the Philippines.
"The ship plans to go out to sea to perform normal marine operations including, but not limited to, the production of fresh water and ballast operations before proceeding alongside in Yokohama where food, provisions, and other supplies will be brought on board," the spokesperson said in a statement Tuesday night.
Personnel clad in protective gear, tasked to provide care for suspected coronavirus patients on board the Diamond Princess cruise ship, are seen at the Japan Coast Guard base in Yokohama on Feb. 5, 2020.
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