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61 people have been confirmed on a cruise ship that returned to Japan last night carrying 3,700 passengers and crew. It was confirmed that there were 14 Koreans on board, five more than originally known, but none were confirmed.

I am a correspondent of Yu Sung-jae in Tokyo.

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Diamond Princess is a large cruise ship that arrived off Yokohama on the 3rd.

Of the 3,700 passengers and crew on arrival, 273 people were screened for infections with fever and coughing, or in close contact with a confirmed person who arrived in Hong Kong last month.

Among them, an additional 41 people were confirmed yesterday (7 days), which significantly increased the number to 61.

The Koreans who boarded the Japanese government by mistake were confirmed last night with 14 passengers, including nine passengers and five crew members.

The Japanese government has sent 41 confirmed patients to hospitals in Kanagawa Prefecture and four nearby municipalities for quarantine.

Currently, more than 3,600 people have been quarantined in narrow cabins with no voice or other symptoms.

[Milena Basso / American Passenger: You must be isolated in a safe and hygienic place, not in a contaminated cruise cabin. President Trump, save us.]

Passengers must be at least 1 meter away from each other when wearing open gloves and masks and having conversations in the order given by the shipping company.

The Japanese government will keep its passengers on board for at least 19 days.