Claimed as the single largest outbreak outside China, Coronavirus on Diamond Princess cruise ship currently docked in Yokohama started trembling China. While the medical examinations are still going on over the passengers who have been held under quarantine for almost a week, two of the Indian crew members tested positive for Novel Coronavirus on Wednesday. According to the sources, around 140 people inside the ship tested positive for coronavirus so far.
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Reportedly, there are around 3,500 people inside the ship including 138 Indians who appealed the Indian embassy to send help. Hours after which the Indian government assured them that they will be back home in 10 days. In a video that went viral on the social media, the crew members stated that despite the high-risk conditions they were being deprived of hygiene supplies, including hand sanitisers, wet tissues, thermometers and masks. They also confronted that they are not being updated about the infected people though around 100 members of Chinese medical staff are running tests round the clock. However, the owners of Princess Cruises didn’t respond to the situations so far.