Japan Coronavirus Ship Ordeal to End Earlier, as Tokyo Taxi Driver Tests Positive

Japan Coronavirus Ship Ordeal to End Earlier, as Tokyo Taxi Driver Tests Positive
The cruise ship Diamond Princess is pictured beside a Japanese flag as it lies at anchor while workers and officers prepare to transfer passengers who tested positive for coronavirus, at Daikoku Pier Cruise Terminal in Yokohama, Japan, on Feb. 12, 2020. Kim Kyung-Hoon/ Reuters/File Photo
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A taxi driver in Tokyo has tested positive for the coronavirus, NHK public TV reported, marking a further spread of the disease in Japan even as authorities said some passengers aboard a ship quarantined off its coast would finally be allowed to disembark.

The broadcaster, quoting sources, said the health ministry was trying to trace the route of the contagion, adding that the driver said he had carried passengers who appeared to be Chinese.