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日本游轮至少十乘客确诊新冠病例
日本游轮上出现确诊病例，至少有十名乘客对新型冠状病毒的检测呈阳性反应。
据《日本放送协会》（NHK）报道，日本卫生部表示，检疫人员在一艘载有3711人的有“钻石公主”号上发现确诊病例。 在此之前，一名香港男性在下船后确诊感染新冠病毒。
游轮上检测出对病毒呈阳性反应的3人为日籍人士，分别是50多岁和60多岁女性，以及60多岁男性。 钻石公主号游轮亦确认，其余确诊的7人，包括3名香港人、2名澳洲、1名美国人及1名菲律宾船员。 船上3700名乘客及船员将被隔离检疫10至14天。
据日媒报道，游轮于1月20日从横滨启程后，1月22日停靠于鹿儿岛，并于1月25日抵达香港。 随后，船只再分别前往越南和台湾，于2月1日停靠那霸，再回横滨。
而该名确诊感染的患者于横滨登船，在香港下船，港媒则报导，患者在乘船前已出现咳嗽症状，他在船内还使用了桑拿，在餐厅用餐。
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