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A further 66 confirmed patients were confirmed today (10th) in the Japanese cruise ship that was infected with a new strain of corona. Field connection.

Yoo Sung-jae, yesterday, 70 people were infected and almost doubled in one day.

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Diamond Princess lights up the cabin at night, but this afternoon it is overwhelmed by the news that there are more than 60 additional infected people.

This has resulted in 136 infected passengers and 162 infected in Japan.

The cruise ship was scheduled to leave Yokohama Port this evening after it had finished distributing food and medicines.

The Japanese government is first conducting infection screening for those who have fever, cough, or who are in close contact with the diagnosis, especially those over 80 years old.

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There are 14 Koreans aboard the cruise ship. How are they?

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According to media reports here, no Koreans are confirmed today.

The Korean Embassy in Sunday also asked Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs for confirmation, saying that a short time ago, no Koreans were infected.

Of the 14 Koreans, five are crew members of the shipping company, two out of nine passengers are from South Korea, and the other seven are known as citizens living in Japan.

The status of Korean shipboarders is not fully understood, but the health status of Korean passengers and crew members who have been in contact with the embassy has been reported to be not bad.

(Video coverage: Han Chul-min and Moon Hyun-jin, Video editing: Lee Seung-jin)