Passengers from coronavirus-hit cruise ship Diamond Princess land in UK
by Robin McKie from on (#4ZR94)
Thirty-two holidaymakers flown back as fear grows for welfare of infected Britons left in Japan
A repatriation flight carrying 32 Britons and Europeans from the coronavirus-infected cruise ship Diamond Princess landed in the UK on Saturday - amid growing fears for the welfare of some UK passengers left behind in Japan.
David and Sally Abel - who were on the cruise for their 50th wedding anniversary and who have been diagnosed with coronavirus - have contracted pneumonia, it was revealed. Abel has acute pneumonia while his wife has a mild case of it. "Dad is very weak," said their son, Steve.
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