There are fears more than two hundred Australians have been exposed to the coronavirus on a cruise ship in Japan, after 10 people onboard were confirmed to have the deadly disease
The ship has been placed in quarantine for 14 days, and the infected passengers are being treated on mainland Japan.
Japanese doctors are on board checking every passenger’s temperature, in a bid to contain a potential mass outbreak.It’s believed more than 200 Australian citizens are on board the Princess Cruises ship, which had a 14-day itinerary around Japan and Hong Kong. Two Australians have already been confirmed as diagnosed with the deadly disease, out of at least 10 passengers who have the coronavirus.
The catalyst for the virus was an 80 year old man who flew into Tokyo on January 17 with his two daughters before developing symptoms. He boarded the ship in Yokohama on January 20, before disembarking in Hong Kong five days later and never returning. He is now in hospital in Hong Kong and has been diagnosed with coronavirus.
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