Japan: British passenger of virus-hit Japan ship dies

A bus arriving near the cruise ship Diamond Princess, where dozens of passengers were tested positive for coronavirus, at Daikoku Pier Cruise Terminal in Yokohama, south of Tokyo. A British man who was onboard the coronavirus-stricken cruise ship quarantined near Tokyo has died, said Japan health ministry on Friday (Feb 28). - Reuters

TOKYO: A British man who was onboard a coronavirus-stricken cruise ship quarantined near Tokyo has died, Japan's health ministry said on Friday (Feb 28).

The ministry confirmed the man's nationality and death on Friday without giving any identifying details.