Confirmation of infections in Japan A total of 616 people at 23:00 on February 18

Amid the spread of the new coronavirus, eight people were infected in Tokyo, Wakayama, Kanagawa and Aichi on the 18th, as well as 88 passengers and crew members of cruise ships.

As a result, 61 people have been infected in Japan, including those infected in Japan and travelers from China, 542 passengers and crew members on cruise ships, and 13 people who returned home on charter aircraft. It became 616 people.

According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, 18 of those who were confirmed to be infected in Japan, excluding cruise ship passengers and crews, were discharged by 18th by symptom improvement by the 17th.