Two American passengers who are being held on a quarantined cruise ship off the coast of Japan that has seen more than 100 cases of the new coronavirus have asked the White House for help.
Americans Milena Basso and her husband, Gaetano Cerullo, said they are trapped on the Diamond Princess cruise ship off the coast of Japan, near Yokohama. On Monday, Japanese health officials confirmed that 135 people have been sickened with the virus. Of the new cases, 11 are American citizens.
