Coronavirus: Four patients test positive in Britain after cruise ship evacuation
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Buses carrying passengers who have been under quarantine on a coronavirus-stricken cruise ship off the coast of Japan, the Diamond Princess, leave RAF Boscombe Down in Amesbury, Britain, Feb 22, 2020.
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LONDON (REUTERS) - Four passengers tested positive for coronavirus in England on Sunday (Feb 23) after being evacuated from the Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan, Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty said in a statement on Twitter.
"Four further patients in England have tested positive for Covid-19, bringing the total number of cases in the UK to thirteen," the statement from the chief medical officer for England said.
"The virus was passed on in the Diamond Princess cruise ship and the patients are being transferred from Arrowe Park to specialist NHS (National Health Service) infection centres."
