Ten additional cases of the Wuhan coronavirus were confirmed today on the Princess Cruise ship, which is docked in Japan and under quarantine for 14 days. Officials are still waiting for results of 171 tests.
The Diamond Princess cruise ship in Yokohama port on February 6, 2020. KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP via Getty Images
Ten additional cases of the Wuhan coronavirus were confirmed today on the Princess Cruise ship, which is docked in Japan and under quarantine for 14 days. This bring the total number from the ship to 20 cases, and raises Japan's national total to 45 cases.is anchored off the coast of Yokohama, near Tokyo, with 1,045 crew and 2,666 passengers -- including 428 Americans -- on board.
Infected cases are being brought off the ship to be treated on shore, but all other passengers and crew on board must stay quarantined at sea for at least 14 days.The passenger with the virus was an 80-year-old man from Hong Kong. He was briefly in mainland China on January 10. He flew to Japan on January 17, where he boarded the cruise on January 20. He disembarked in Hong Kong on January 25, and sought medical attention for symptoms on January 30.
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