Coronavirus: two Diamond Princess passengers die as Japan defends quarantine
(The Guardian Japan)

US says efforts to contain spread `may not have been sufficient´ as Japanese health minister argues `we´ve been doing our best´Two passengers who were onboard the quarantined Diamond Princess cruise liner have died after being diagnosed with Covid-19, Japan´s health ministry said on Thursday.The victims - the first people connected to the ship to have died - were an 87-year-old man and an 84-year-old woman, both of whom had pre-existing medical conditions, the public broadcaster NHK said, adding that the man had been hospitalised on 11 February and the woman the following day. Related: Coronavirus: two Japanese passengers from Diamond Princess have died, reports say - latest news Related: Foreign Office tells Britons not to leave cruise ship struck by coronavirus Related: Love in the time of coronavirus: Valentine´s Day on quarantined ship Continue reading...