Japan's health minister says people on board the Diamond Princess who test negative for the new coronavirus will be able to leave the quarantined cruise ship from Wednesday.
Katsunobu Kato told reporters on Tuesday morning that throat swabs of all passengers have been collected as of Monday and lab test results will be available by Wednesday.
Japanese Health Minister Katsunobu Kato says another 70 cases of coronavirus infection have been confirmed on the cruise ship Diamond Princess.
Kato cited the number on Sunday in an NHK program.
Japan's health ministry says another 67 cases of coronavirus infection have been confirmed on the cruise ship Diamond Princess.
This brings the number of passengers and crew found to be infected with the virus to 285.
More than 10 medical personnel were seen boarding a cruise ship docked at Yokohama Port on Saturday morning as the vessel has been quarantined in the wake of a coronavirus outbreak.
Some passengers could be seen exercising on the deck of the Diamond Princess, while others enjoyed the views.
Japan' health minister Katsunobu Kato says 39 more people on board a cruise ship at the port of Yokohama have been found to be infected with the new coronavirus. A quarantine official has also been infected separately.
Kato told reporters on Wednesday morning that the new infections were confirmed from 53 people tested. This brings the total number of passengers and crew infected on the vessel to 174 out of 492 people tested.