Another 79 People Have Tested Positive For Coronavirus On Board A Cruise Ship In Japan
Passengers and crew have started disembarking
It brings the total number of confirmed cases on the Diamond Princess to 621.
It's not known if 4 Irish people on board have left yet - 2 others tested positive and are already being treated in Tokyo.
Elsewhere 7 Irish people are being screened for the virus after a cruise ship docked in Cambodia was affected.
Professor of infectious diseases at the Mater Hospital and UCD, Dr John Lambert, says even passengers who appear healthy will have to be quarantined again at home:
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