The Diamond Princess at Yokohama port on February 13, 2020.
(Photo: Kyodo/VNA)
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The same day, the Israeli Health Ministry confirmed its second coronavirus case - a second returning citizen from the Diamond Princess - adding that the patient was not infected in Israel and is in isolation and under supervision.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu chaired a high-level special meeting on the epidemic and announced a taskforce to manage the threat.