TOKYO: Japanese officials are investigating an outbreak of the coronavirus among crewmembers of a cruise ship in Nagasaki, which has puzzled authorities as the southern port city has a relatively low number of infections and the vessel has been docked for almost three months.
The outbreak on the Italian-operated Costa Atlantica surfaced on Tuesday when officials from Nagasaki and Mitsubishi Heavy Industry, which is in charge of repairs and maintenance on the ship, announced that a crewmember had developed a cough and fever.