TOKYO: Two former passengers of the coronavirus-wracked Diamond Princess have died, local media reported on Thursday, as fears mount about those who have left the ship after testing negative for the virus.

A man and a woman in their 80s who had been infected have died, public broadcaster NHK and others reported, which would be the first fatal cases among the more than 600 on board the cruise ship.

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