<span style="color: #222222;">In Japan, one more Indian aboard a quarantined cruise ship Diamond Princess has been tested positive for the novel coronavirus taking the number of Indian nationals infected with the virus on the vessel to seven. In a tweet, the Indian Embassy in Tokyo said, the person has been shifted to hospital. The mission said that infected Indians were responding well to the treatment.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"><br />'' Among the 3,711 passengers and crew on the ship, 621 people have been found to be infected with the new coronavirus so far. Yesterday, 88 people tested positive and a day earlier 99 others were found to have been infected. A total of 138 Indians, including 132 crew and 6 passengers, were among the 3,711 people on board the ship that arrived at the Japanese coast earlier this month.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"><br />'' Meanwhile, passengers began leaving the ship today after the end of a two-week quarantine period that failed to stop the spread of the virus among passengers and crew.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"><br />'' A Japanese newspaper today reported that about 500 passengers were expected to leave today. It said, the Japanese officials will spend several days staging the high-stakes evacuation of about 2,000 others.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"><br />'' China, where the virus outbreak occurred, is grappling to contain the deadly disease as the fatalities crossed the 2,000-mark today with the death of 136 more people, mostly in the worst-hit Hubei province.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"><br />'' Many countries have banned arrivals from China while major airlines have suspended flights to the country. </span><br />''  <br />