Two Aussies on cruise ship have coronavirus, fears for 200 more

The ship has been placed in quarantine for 14 days, and the infected passengers are being treated on mainland Japan.

Japanese doctors are on board checking every passenger’s temperature, in a bid to contain a potential mass outbreak.It’s believed more than 200 Australian citizens are on board the Princess Cruises ship, which had a 14-day itinerary around Japan and Hong Kong. Two Australians have already been confirmed as diagnosed with the deadly disease, out of at least 10 passengers who have the coronavirus.

The catalyst for the virus was an 80 year old man who flew into Tokyo on January 17 with his two daughters before developing symptoms. He boarded the ship in Yokohama on January 20, before disembarking in Hong Kong five days later and never returning. He is now in hospital in Hong Kong and has been diagnosed with coronavirus.

It’s gonna be busy on Xmas island

'deadly' - lower mortality than this year's flu.

Only a matter of time. So many mainland chinese on cruises these days and not all of them care about the welfare of others. Cruise ships that sail through asia are a bit risk. People get sick even without a pandemic. Germ machines. Expect more to come.

There'll be a lot more yet.

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