Japanese health officials yesterday confirmed 39 additional coronavirus cases on the Diamond Princess cruise ship, bringing the total number of infected passengers to 174 by rachsandl
... [+]: Japanese health officials on Tuesday confirmed 39 additional coronavirus cases on the Diamond Princess cruise ship, bringing the total number of infected passengers to 174, as some worry the virus will continue to spread as the ship remains on lockdown.
The ship has been under quarantine in Tokyo since February 5, 2020, after a former passenger tested positive for the virus after he disembarked from an earlier trip. Passengers are confined to their cabins, trying to keep themselves busy with books, the internet and free on-demandJapanese health officials are only testing people exhibiting symptoms—439 people have been tested so far—causing some frustration among passengers who don’t want to disembark without being tested.
Health officials hope to end the lockdown on February 19, but some experts are concerned that the quarantine might make the situationThe lockdown could last longer because Japan is weighing whether to test everyone on board instead of only sick passengers, the Wall Street Journal , which would take more time and put a dent in the number of testing kits Japanese officials have access to for treatments in other parts of the country. : There have been 1017 deaths and 43,103 confirmed cases of the virus so far, according to the World Health Organization. All but two of the deaths—one in the Philippines and the other in Hong Kong—were in mainland China. The outbreak began in December and has since spread to 24 other countries, including the U.S, which has 12 confirmed cases.
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