88 More People Tested Positive for New Coronavirus on Cruise Ship in Japan
A bus with a driver (L) wearing protective gear departs from the dockside next to the Diamond Princess cruise ship, at the Daikoku Pier Cruise Terminal in Yokohama port in Japan on Feb. 16, 2020. Behrouz Mehri/AFP via Getty Images
Eighty-eight more cases of the Novel Coronavirus have been confirmed on the cruise ship Diamond Princess, Japanese health authorities reported on Tuesday.
Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare said that the 88 cases were confirmed after testing 681 people aboard the ship.
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Frank Fang is a Taiwan-based reporter. He covers U.S., China, and Taiwan news. He holds a master's degree in materials science from Tsinghua University in Taiwan.
