Japan Quarantines Cruise Ship After Passenger Infected With Coronavirus

Japan Quarantines Cruise Ship After Passenger Infected With Coronavirus
A Princess Cruise ship in Yokohama on July 16, 2019. Behrouz Mehri/AFP via Getty Images
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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Japan’s health ministry confirmed it quarantined a cruise ship that arrived in Yokohama on Monday night after a male passenger was found to have been infected with coronavirus, which has triggered quarantines around China and global health fears.

The Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare said that dozens of quarantine officers are checking the health of around 2,500 passengers on the ship, Kyodo News reported.
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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