Two Canadians Among Those Aboard Quarantined Cruise Ship to Test Positive for New Coronavirus

Japan Coast Guard's patrol boat (left) is brought alongside the cruise ship Diamond Princess to take passengers who tested positive for coronavirus to hospitals off Yokohama, south of Tokyo, on Feb. 5, 2020. Hiroko Harima/Kyodo News via AP

Two Canadians on a cruise ship that has been quarantined off the coast of Japan have tested positive for the new coronavirus.

“Princess Cruises can confirm that we have been notified that amongst the second set of samples that have completed testing, 10 additional people have tested positive for Coronavirus,” said a statement from the cruise company.