Four more Filipino crew members tested positive for the dreaded 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) onboard the Diamond Princess and are quarantined for 14 days, the Japanese health ministry confirmed on Sunday.

According to a statement by Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, the total number of confirmed 2019 nCoV cases is now 70, including the four Filipino crew, and a Ukrainian and American passengers.

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