Passengers wearing masks are seen on cruise ship Diamond Princess at Daikoku Pier Cruise Terminal in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, Japan February 21, 2020. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

TOKYO: A third passenger has died after contracting the coronavirus on a cruise ship that was quarantined off Japan, the country's health ministry said on Sunday (Feb 23).

In a statement, the ministry identified the victim as a Japanese man in his 80s who was also suffering from other ailments.