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Around 500 to leave quarantined Japan ship Wednesday: official

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Around 500 passengers will leave a cruise ship quarantined off Japan on Wednesday after testing negative for the new coronavirus that has infected hundreds on board, a health ministry official said on Tuesday.

"The number (who will leave Wednesday) is changing, largely because it is up to passengers (if they get off)," the official told reporters. "But it will be around 500 people.

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First Published: Feb 18 2020 | 5:42 PM IST

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