Coronavirus: British man on Diamond Princess cruise ship dies

A British man on board a cruise ship in Japan has died from coronavirus.
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The Japanese Ministry of Health said the man was the sixth person to have died on the Diamond Princess cruise ship, which has been quarantined off the coast of Japan.

He is the first Briton to have died from coronavirus, also known as Covid-19.

In the UK, 19 people have been diagnosed with the illness.

A woman wears a face mask on Lisle Street in Soho, London (Photo:  Luciana Guerra/PA Wire)A woman wears a face mask on Lisle Street in Soho, London (Photo:  Luciana Guerra/PA Wire)
A woman wears a face mask on Lisle Street in Soho, London (Photo: Luciana Guerra/PA Wire)
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Today (Friday) it also emerged one patient in Wales has tested positive for the virus.

EasyJet has said it will be cancelling flights as a result of the continued spread of coronavirus.

The budget airline said the move will particularly impact "those into and out of Italy", while it adapts its flying programme to best support demand.

EasyJet said the increase in Covid-19 cases in northern Italy has resulted in softer demand in the region, while flight demand has also slowed in other European markets as a result.

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Meanwhile, Boris Johnson is to chair a meeting of the Government's Cobra contingencies committee on the coronavirus outbreak on Monday, Downing Street has said.

"The Prime Minister is keen to chair Cobra on Monday to ensure that everything that can be done is being done," a No 10 spokesman said.

The Prime Minister spent four hours visiting Kettering Hospital during the night shift on Thursday night, the spokesman said.

During his visit he spent time discussing preparations for dealing with the Covid-19 outbreak with senior clinicians.

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