Warga Inggris Dilaporkan Tewas akibat Corona di Kapal Pesiar Diamond Princess
Cruise Ship Brit Dies in Japan as UK reaches Coronavirus `Tipping Point`
Editor : Ismail Gani
Translator : Novita Cahyadi
SEORANG pria Inggris yang berada di atas kapal pesiar Diamond Princess (foto kiri selama karantina dua minggu di Yokohama) dinyatakan meninggal dunia setelah terinfeksi virus corona, kata media Jepang hari ini.
Pria itu berada di antara lusinan warga Inggris yang dikarantina di kapal pesiar yang menjadi salah satu kelompok kasus virus terbesar di dunia.
Laporan dari kantor berita Jepang Kyodo hari ini tidak memberikan perincian lebih lanjut, dan Kantor Luar Negeri Inggris mengatakan sedang menyelidiki laporan tersebut.
Hal itu terjadi setelah enam pasien coronavirus baru dikonfirmasi di Inggris dalam waktu 24 jam (kasus-kasus Inggris terbaru diperlihatkan di peta, kanan), ketika kasus-kasus penyakit mematikan melaju cepat di seluruh Inggris.
Mantan Sekretaris Kesehatan Jeremy Hunt hari ini memperingatkan Inggris berada pada 'titik kritis', mengatakan bahwa NHS akan berjuang dengan pandemi dan menambahkan bahwa ratusan ribu jiwa bisa berisiko jika wabah Corona meningkat seperti dilansir MailOnline.
A BRITISH man who was on board the Diamond Princess cruise ship (pictured left during its two-week lockdown in Yokohama) has died after being infected with coronavirus, Japanese media said today.
The man was among dozens of Britons quarantined on the cruise liner which became one of the world's largest clusters of virus cases.
The report by Japan's Kyodo news agency today did not provide further details, and the UK Foreign Office said it was investigating the reports.
It came as six new coronavirus patients were confirmed in the UK in the space of 24 hours (the latest UK cases are shown on a map, right), as cases of the deadly illness accelerate around the country.
Former Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt today warned Britain was at a 'tipping point', saying that the NHS would struggle with a pandemic and adding that hundreds of thousands of lives could be at risk if the outbreak escalates.
