Japan confirms first death from Coronavirus, victim not related to quarantined cruise

Japan’s Health Ministry has confirmed first death from vel coronavirus, COVID-19, and victim was t part of Diamond Princess cruise ship quarantined off Japanese coast. Health Minister Katsubu Kato, in a news conference, reportedly said that Japanese woman was in her 80s and a resident of  Kanagawa Prefecture, south of Tokyo.

Meanwhile, confirmed cases of coronavirus on Diamond Princess cruise ship has w reached 175 with two Indian crew onboard also testing positive for dely virus. Japan has decided to conduct tests on all passengers before allowing m to get off cruise. Earlier, Katsubu Kato h informed that government is working to make medication and masks available to those infected on board, particularly for passengers those are showing severe chronic or pneumonia-like symptoms.

Tourists stuck on cruise

Officials initially tested 300 people out of 3,711 onboard and grually evacuated infected patients to local medical facilities. Japan has w most number of coronavirus-infected patients after China, followed by Singapore and Thailand. remaining people on cruise have been asked to stay inside ir cabins with ir masks on and to keep a distance from each or when out on open deck.

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(With ncy inputs)