Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan confirms 99 new coronavirus cases
Evacuations begin despite continued quarantine as Japan warns outbreak ‘entering new phase’
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Another 99 people have tested positive for coronavirus onboard the stricken Princess Diamond cruise ship docked in Japan, bringing the total number of confirmed infections to 454.
Meanwhile concern is growing over possible infections among passengers from another cruise liner that docked in Cambodia last week. On Sunday a traveller from the MS Westerdam was confirmed to have the virus in Malaysia, days after disembarking along with hundreds of other passengers.
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