Coronavirus: Australia devising plan to evacuate citizens on board cruise ship

Of nearly 200 Australians on Diamond Princess, only those who are well will be evacuated, and those who test positive sent to Japanese hospitals

The Australian government is working on a plan to evacuate its citizens off the stricken Diamond Princess cruise ship – now the largest site for coronavirus outside of mainland China.

More than 3,700 passengers and crew are on board the ship, docked at Yokohama port south of Tokyo. Since the infections began on board 355 people have tested positive for coronavirus, including 16 Australians.

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