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2 Indians on board Japanese cruise ship test positive for coronavirus

Megha Jain

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Indian Embassy in Japan confirmed that the two Indian crew onboard cruise ship off the Japanese coast, were tested positive for the coronavirus. Diamond Princess cruise ship with around 3,700 passengers and crew members was quarantined on February 3 after a passenger who de-boarded last month in Hong Kong was found to be the carrier of the novel virus on the ship. 132 crew members and six passengers onboard are Indian nationals.