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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We all know that we were facing a crisis here in Diamond Princess due to NCoV but hey we still managed to smile, laugh and dance. For our Family and Friends to know that we were Ok here and We Will Stand Together As One until we finish the Quarantine.#Galley#TeamDiamondPrincess pic.twitter.com/0nqsPsOfhP

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