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So far, 41 more people have been infected on Japanese cruise ships with 20 new corona confirmers.

A reporter Yu Sung-jae reports from Tokyo.

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On Monday, the cruise ship Diamond Princess, which took 3,700 passengers and crew members, arrived 10 days off Yokohama. Confirmed.

[Kato / Japan Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare: The final 171 test results were found, 41 of which were positive.]

As a result, 61 out of 273 passengers who had abnormal symptoms such as fever and cough on board the ship, or were screened for infection by contacting a confirmed doctor from Hong Kong.

Of the 41 who were confirmed 3 times today, 21 are Japanese.

The Korean Embassy Sunday said the Japanese government had been informed that no Koreans were among the 20 foreigners.

Nine Korean passengers, including five crew members and four passengers, are expected to stay on board.

The Diamond Princess, anchored at the Yokohama Daikoku Passenger Wharf since yesterday, is currently preparing to transfer additional checkers to medical institutions on land.

In addition to Kanagawa prefecture, those who are confirmed will be separated to medical institutions in Tokyo, Saitama, Chiba, and Shizuoka for quarantine treatment.