Coronavirus toll on quarantined 'Diamond Princess' now at 70; 3700 onboard off Japan coast

Six more people quarantined aboard docked cruise ship Diamond Princess near Yokohama have reportedly tested positive for vel coronavirus, confirmed Health Ministry of Japan Sunday, spiking case toll to as many as 70 on vessel, according to reports.

Almost a hundred people have reportedly complained of physical ailments including fever and flu-like symptoms as medical facility tested about 336 of vessel’s 3,700 passengers who are quarantined since February 5. Thousands onboard cruise were retrained in a lockdown when a Hong Konger initially tested positive for vel coronavirus.

Total confirmed cases of Wuhan 2019-nCov in Japan stood at 96

As of Sunday, February 9, total confirmed cases of Wuhan 2019-nCov in Japan stood at 96, including 70 infected from disease on holiday cruise Diamond Princess, suggest reports. Japan has reportedly confirmed tallest figures of coronavirus cases after China followed by Singapore and Thailand that have put figures at 40 and 32 respectively, confirmed reports.

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Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Japan h told media that health screening was underway at ship that was docked by quarantine officers over fears of contagion of virus from Human-to-Human transmission, suspected patients were being taken ashore by  Japanese Coast Guard watercraft to shoreside Japanese medical facilities.

Katsubu Kato, Health Minister of Japan told reporters that Japanese government was strenuously working on a request to make medication and equipment like masks available to those infected on board, particularly for passengers that are depicting severe chronic or pneumonia-like symptoms.

As of Saturday, Japan reportedly confirmed its first death from dely Wuhan 2019-nCov when a 60-year-old Japanese national succumbed to viral infection in Wuhan, city where disease originated in Hubei province, epicentre of dely coronavirus outbreak.

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