A cruise ship is locked down in a Japanese port with 3,700 people quarantined on board after it was revealed that an infected passenger flew into Tokyo and spent a few days on the ship. So far, 10 people on it have been confirmed with Wuhan coronavirus.
The Diamond Princess cruise ship anchored in quarantine off the port of Yokohama on February 4, 2020. STR/JIJI PRESS/AFP via Getty Images
Medical officials are going room-by-room to check each guests' temperature and medical condition, Japan's health ministry said in a statement.
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