Japan Cruise Passenger Confirmed With Virus After Going Home
- Woman in her 60s tests positive after initial negative result
- Case comes amid skepticism over Japan’s handling of the ship
The Diamond Princess cruise ship in Yokohama on Feb. 12.
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A woman in her 60s has tested positive for the coronavirus after disembarking from the cruise ship docked in Yokohama following a two-week quarantine, according to a statement from the Tochigi prefecture.
The patient, who tested negative for the virus on Feb. 14 on board the Diamond Princess, returned to her home in the Tochigi prefecture, near Tokyo, on Feb. 19, national broadcaster NHK reported.