THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
February 5, 2020 at 18:51 JST
A Japan Coast Guard boat, center, ferries infected passengers and crew members from the cruise ship Diamond Princess, which is anchored off Yokohama Port, at 9 a.m. on Feb. 5. (Shiro Nishihata)
YOKOHAMA--Health authorities, in a sharp reversal of policy, extended the quarantine period for a cruise ship anchored off this port city by at least 14 days after 10 people aboard were confirmed to be infected with the deadly new coronavirus. [Read More]
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