80-year-old U.S. couple smiles through virus quarantine in Japan


  • World
  • Wednesday, 19 Feb 2020

The Diamond Princess cruise ship lies docked at the Daikoku Pier Cruise Terminal in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, Japan February 19, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-hoon

TOKYO (Reuters) - Two elderly American passengers, quarantined in Japan with the new coronavirus, learned on Wednesday they were still carrying the virus even after their expected quarantine period had ended.

Their reaction: a shrug and grin.

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