Business Standard

Coronavirus: 8th Indian tests positive on cruise ship off Japan, says MEA

Amid the panic over travel to and from mainland China, the Ministry clarified that the govt has not imposed any restrictions yet

Masked passengers look on from onboard the coronavirus-hit Diamond Princess cruise ship docked at Yokohama Port, south of Tokyo, Japan. (Photo: Reuters)
Premium

Masked passengers look on from onboard the coronavirus-hit Diamond Princess cruise ship docked at Yokohama Port, south of Tokyo, Japan. (Photo: Reuters)

BS Web Team
The Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday said that another Indian aboard the quarantined cruise ship off the coast of Japan tested positive for coronavirus, taking the total number of infected to eight. 

In the briefing, MEA informed that the government is in touch with the Japanese authorities. The infected Indians have been shifted to a hospital and are responding to medical treatment, and all the other Indians on the cruise are braving the difficult circumstances, said a tweet from the Indian Embassy in Japan.  

Amid the panic over travel to and from mainland China, the  Ministry clarified that the

What you get on BS Premium?

  • Unlock 30+ premium stories daily hand-picked by our editors, across devices on browser and app.
  • Pick your 5 favourite companies, get a daily email with all news updates on them.
  • Full access to our intuitive epaper - clip, save, share articles from any device; newspaper archives from 2006.
  • Preferential invites to Business Standard events.
  • Curated newsletters on markets, personal finance, policy & politics, start-ups, technology, and more.
VIEW ALL FAQs

Need More Information - write to us at assist@bsmail.in