Diamond Princess passengers from Israel, UK test positive for coronavirus
(VOVWORLD) - British officials said Sunday that 4 people have tested positive for the new coronavirus after returning from the Diamond Princess cruise ship quarantined at Yokohama port in Japan, bringing the total number of infected cases in the UK to 13.
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 The Diamond Princess at Yokohama port on February 13, 2020.
(Photo: Kyodo/VNA)
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The same day, the Israeli Health Ministry confirmed its second coronavirus case - a second returning citizen from the Diamond Princess - adding that the patient was not infected in Israel and is in isolation and under supervision.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu chaired a high-level special meeting on the epidemic and announced a taskforce to manage the threat.