
TOKYO -- Japan's health ministry on Friday confirmed 41 new cases of coronavirus infections on the Diamond Princess cruise ship quarantined off the coast of Yokohama. So far 273 individuals have been tested, with a total of 61 positive results.
The 41 newly confirmed cases, which include elderly and foreign nationals, will be transported to medical institutions in Kanagawa, Tokyo, Saitama, Chiba and Shizuoka.