Diamond Princess passenger dies, bringing ship's death toll to seven -NHK

The passenger was a non-Japanese male

Last updated: March 07, 2020 | 17:48

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A bus carrying the passengers from the quarantined Diamond Princess cruise ship leaves a port in Yokohama, near Tokyo.

Tokyo: A former passenger of the Diamond Princess cruise ship who was infected with coronavirus has died, bringing the death toll from the ship to seven, Japanese public broadcaster NHK said on Saturday.

The passenger, a non-Japanese male, died on Friday, NHK said.

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