At least 218 people on board a cruise ship quarantined off Japan have tested positive for the novel COVID-19 coronavirus.
Thousands of passengers and crew on the Diamond Princess - the single largest cluster of infected people outside China - face several days more of quarantine, with many taking to social media to voice their concerns.
"The situation on board is getting worse day by day," 24-year-old ship security officer Sonali Thakkar told AFP. "All we want is tests to be done and to be separated from those who are positive. We don't want to stay on board." Health Minister Katsunobu Kato said Thursday there were 44 new cases -- including one crew member -- from an additional 221 tests.
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