Passengers from coronavirus-hit cruise ship Diamond Princess land in UK

Thirty-two holidaymakers flown back as fear grows for welfare of infected Britons left in JapanCoronavirus outbreak – live updatesA repatriation flight carrying 32 Britons and Europeans from the coronavirus-infected cruise ship Diamond Princess landed in the UK on Saturday – amid growing fears for the welfare of some UK passengers left behind in Japan.David and Sally Abel – who were on the cruise for their 50th wedding anniversary and who have been diagnosed with coronavirus – have contracted pneumonia, it was revealed. Abel has acute pneumonia while his wife has a mild case of it. “Dad is very weak,” said their son, Steve.Continue reading...
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