Filipino crew of cruise ship tests positive for 2019 nCoV

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 05 Feb 2020 11:30:26 +0000

A BOAT is pictured next to the Diamond Princess cruise ship with over 3,000 people as it sits anchored in quarantine off the port of Yokohama, Japan. (AFP)

By INA MALIPOT

A Filipino crew member on board a cruise ship tested positive for the 2019 novel coronavirus.

The crew on board Diamond Princess cruise is the first reported case of a Filipino who tested positive for the 2019 nCoV.

In its Facebook page, the Philippine Embassy in Tokyo said that it is “closely and actively monitoring the welfare of Filipinos on board the Diamond Princess cruise ship, which is currently docked off the port of Yokohama, Japan under a quarantine implemented by the Japanese g
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