Australians among coronavirus patients being held on cruise ship in Japan | ABC News

Two Australians are among 10 people who have tested positive for the coronavirus on a cruise ship off the coast of Japan.

There are nearly 4,000 passengers and crew on board, including 223 Australians.

They're all being quarantined in their cabins for two weeks.

It comes as more Australians who were trapped in Wuhan in China are flown to Christmas Island.

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