Four cruise ship passengers flown to Britain on Saturday have tested positive for coronavirus, bringing the total number of cases in the UK to 13.
They were among 30 repatriated Britons and two Irish citizens beginning a 14-day quarantine at Arrowe Park Hospital in Wirral.
The four UK nationals caught the virus on the Diamond Princess liner in Japan, England’s chief medical officer said.
They have now been transferred to specialist NHS infection centres.
Two patients are in the Royal Hallamshire in Sheffield, one is in the Royal in Liverpool and a fourth was transferred to the Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle, NHS England said.
It has also emerged that while they were tested in Japan, the results did not come back until Sunday, meaning it was unclear whether they were infected when they boarded the plane back to the UK.
The Department of Health said the new cases were confirmed following “test results received from Japan”.
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It added that a “full infectious disease risk assessment” was carried out, and no one who boarded the repatriation flight displayed any symptoms.
It previously said that all the evacuees tested negative before getting on the plane.
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