Fourth person from quarantined Japan ship dies

An ambulance is seen at the Daikoku pier Cruise Terminal in Yokohama on Feb 6, 2020 to transfer patients from the Diamond Princess cruise ship to a hospital. - AFP

TOKYO (AFP): A fourth person has died after being taken to hospital from a quarantined coronavirus-stricken cruise ship off Japan, local media reported on Tuesday (Feb 25).

Public broadcaster NHK and other local outlets said the fatality was a man in his 80s, with the Yomiuri Shimbun saying the man had tested positive for the new coronavirus and died of pneumonia.