Two HK residents from Diamond Princess die in Japan

The Diamond Princess has been quarantined off Yokohama. Photo: AFP

Two Hong Kong residents, who were on board the virus-hit Diamond Princess cruise ship, have died of Covid-19 in Japan, where the ship has been in quarantine.



One of the Hong Kong residents is a British passport holder and the Security Bureau said the UK government was providing help to the family of the deceased.



The Immigration Department is assisting the family of the other deceased Hong Kong person.



The Diamond Princess is at the centre of a major Covid-19 outbreak, with nearly 700 cases of the respiratory disease. The ship left Hong Kong in late January, after an elderly man, who had contracted the virus, disembarked. The ship is now quarantined off the Japanese port of Yokohama.