Israel reports its first confirmed coronavirus case

Israel reported its first confirmed coronavirus case, an Israeli woman disembarked from coronavirus-inflicted Diamond Princess cruise ship and returned back to Israel, Israel's health ministry confirmed on Friday.

"In the course of testing conducted by the Health Ministry’s central laboratory, one of the passengers who returned from the ship in Japan was found to be positive," health ministry said in a statement.

"The laboratory is pursuing confirmation of the finding. The remaining returning passengers tested negative today. The patient is in quarantine and under supervision and this is not an infection that took place in Israel," the statement added.