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Coronavirus outbreak: 4 more Indian on-board Diamond Princess test positive

Passengers showing no signs of the deadly disease started deboarding the ship after the quarantine period ended last week

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Medical personnel work near the cruise ship Diamond Princess, where dozens of passengers were tested positive for coronavirus, at Daikoku Pier Cruise Terminal in Yokohama, south of Tokyo

Press Trust of India
Four Indian crew members who underwent tests for coronavirus on board the Diamond Princess moored off the Japan coast, have tested positive, taking the number of Indians infected with the virus on the vessel to 12, the Indian embassy said on Sunday. “Unfortunately, the results received include four Indian crew members having tested positive,” the Indian embassy tweeted. “All 12 Indians are responding well to treatment.”
 
Passengers showing no signs of the deadly disease started deboarding the ship after the quarantine period ended last week. 
 
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