Third Indian crew on board cruise ship off Japanese coast tests positive for coronavirus
Tokyo: A third Indian crew on board a cruise ship off the Japanese coast has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, the Indian Embassy in Japan said on Friday as authorities confirmed that 218 people have been infected with the deadly virus on the quarantined ship.
The cruise ship Diamond Princess with 3,711 people on board arrived at the Japanese coast early last week and was quarantined after a passenger who de-boarded last month in Hong Kong was found to be the carrier of the COVID-19 on the ship.
A total of 138 Indians, including 132 crew and 6 passengers, were on board the ship.
The Indian Embassy in a statement said three Indian crew members are among 218 people tested positive for the virus.
"All 218 people, including Indian nationals have been taken to hospitals for further treatment and quarantine. As per information available with the Embassy, no other Indian national on-board Diamond Princess Cruise ship has developed any symptoms of infection," the statement said.
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Voting commences in 88 Constituencies across 13 States, including Karnataka
New Delhi: The second phase of Lok Sabha elections kicked off this morning in thirteen states, including Karnataka. In total, 88 constituencies, including 14 in Karnataka, are part of this phase.
In Kerala, prominent figures such as senior Congress leaders Shashi Tharoor and Rahul Gandhi are among those contesting. Voting commenced at 7 am across all constituencies.
Across Kerala's 20 constituencies, significant voter turnout was observed, with long queues forming outside polling booths since early hours. Meanwhile, voting also began in BalurGhat, West Bengal, as part of the process to elect representatives for three out of the state's 42 constituencies.
Keen competition is underway in Kerala's Wayanad and Thiruvananthapuram constituencies. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi finds himself in a three-cornered contest against BJP's K. Surendran and CPI's Ani Raja. In several constituencies, the polling duration has been extended until 6 pm to accommodate voters.
Voting is going on in 5 Lok Sabha constituencies of Assam, 5 of Bihar, 3 of Chhattisgarh, 14 of Karnataka, 20 of Kerala, 7 of Madhya Pradesh, 8 of Maharashtra, 1 of Manipur, 13 of Rajasthan, 1 of Tripura, 8 of Uttar Pradesh, 3 of West Bengal and 1 of Jammu and Kashmir.
