Coronavirus: Forty infected Americans among cruise ship evacuees
2020-02-16 19:20:11
Forty Americans being taken off the quarantined cruise ship Diamond Princess are infected with new coronavirus, a US official says.
They are among 400 people from the US leaving the vessel docked in Japan.
Most are due to depart for the US on two government-chartered aircraft. But those carrying the virus will be admitted to Japanese hospitals.
Meanwhile, China has tightened restrictions on movement in Hubei province, the centre of the outbreak.