Philippine citizens infected with coronavirus on cruise ship rises to 80, others fly home

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MANILA (REUTERS) - The Philippines said on Tuesday (Feb 25) that the number of its citizens who had tested positive for the coronavirus on a cruise ship docked in a Japanese port had risen to 80, as 400 others arrived back home.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

MANILA - The Philippines said on Tuesday that the number of its citizens who had tested positive for the coronavirus on a cruise ship docked in a Japanese port had risen to 80, as 400 others arrived back home.

Only seven of 538 Filipinos onboard on the cruise ship were passengers, according to the ministry, the rest were crew members.

 

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