10 people on cruise ship in Japan test positive for coronavirus

Diamond Princess locked down at Yokohama port with all on board quarantined

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The cruise ship Diamond Princess sits off the shore of Yokohama on Tuesday as quarantine officers screen the 3,700 passengers and crew. © Kyodo

YOSUKE KURABE, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Ten people on board a Princess Cruises ship docked off the coast of Yokohama, near Tokyo, have been found to be infected by the new coronavirus, Japan's health ministry revealed Wednesday.

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