Cruise: 41 diagnosed with coronavirus on cruise

The number of people on board the Diamond Princess cruise ship who have tested positive for the deadly coronavirus has risen to 41. The cruise ship is currently under quarantine off the

coast of Yokohama, Japan where it is due to stay for 14 days. Initially, only 10 passengers were found to be suffering from the illness, resulting in officials beginning a screening process.

Of the 3,700 passengers and crew onboard the vessel, an initial 300 guests were screened for the illness. However, now the number of infected onboard has almost quadrupled bringing the

number of cases in Japan up to 86. This makes it the country with the second-highest amount of sufferers. "The results of the remaining 171 tests came out and 41 tested positive,"

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cheapest budget airline menus revealed [ANALYSIS] "Today they will be sent to hospitals in several prefectures, and we are now preparing for that." Of those infected, 28 are from

Japan, 11 are from the US, 7 are from Australia and Canada respectively, and three from China. Meanwhile, nations including the UK, New Zealand, Taiwan, the Philippines and Argentina all

have one infected passenger. The remaining passengers on board the cruise ship will remain in quarantine until 18 February. However, two of the travellers onboard appeared on Good Morning

Britain and revealed what life is like onboard for them. British guests David and Sally Abel said that many passengers stuck in inside cabins have not had fresh air for days. “What you’ve

got to appreciate, when they're stuck in their cabin they've got no natural light and they've got no fresh air at all and they are not allowed to walk outside down the

corridor,” said David. “But today the captain announced that those passengers that are confined would be allowed on deck. “They would be supplied with face masks and they could walk around

to get exercise and fresh air for a very brief period.” Furthermore, they claim that little has been explained to them about the risks they face from quarantine, or whether they will

continue to be kept in isolation once they return to the UK. “What is going to happen to us? Are we going to be tested again? Is the 14-day period going to be extended from today?” David

questioned. He added: “When we get back to the UK will we be going into a further quarantine. We have not got answers to those questions.”