Updated
February 06, 2020 15: 15: 50
Queensland couple Paul and Coralie Williamson will spend the next fortnight confined to their cabin aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan amid a coronavirus outbreak that has struck down 20 people so far.
Key points:
- There are a total of 3,711 people on board, including 223 Australians
- Health officials were testing people who had shown symptoms such as fevers
- Health checks began after an 80-year-old Hong Kong man tested positive for coronavirus
The pair, from the Sunshine Coast, are just two of thousands now in mandatory quarantine.
While their health is fine, they face a major mental challenge surviving in the cramped space.
“It’s got an ensuite, but we can’t both walk past the end of the bed at the same time, so, you know, it is smaller than a motel room,” Ms Will