Thousands of passengers tonight trapped in their cabins as cases of Corona virus double by the day, we can confirm Australian to stock on a second ship, this one in Hong Kong.

Cruise operators now banning customers and canceling trips to stop the sprayed, a tent tar Poland and an emergency evacuation as more passengers on the Diamond Princess come down with Corona virus.

The ship docked in Yokohama Harbour, near Tokyo, as Japanese authorities confirm a further 10 cases on board on more than 100 showing symptoms.

Among the passengers 226 Australians, including Tasmanian woman Alana Donaldson.

Being stack in an interior cabin is really claustrophobic and not very pleasant at all.

Security around the ship is tight.

Anyone in the area forced to register with Japanese health officials so beautiful two week isolation period means passengers cannot leave their cabins.

We may be allowed to go up in small groups on predict its air with the masks and things, but that wasn't a definite It had to be approved by the Japanese Health authority with two Australians from the ship in hospital with Corona virus.

Those on board are being patient but worried they, too, may already be infected.

Prescription medicine has also been a concern that's now being offered free of charge.

It will allow you to base the medication that you would need for the next 40 days.

During the 15 day cruise, the ship stopped in many ports to cities in Japan, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Taiwan on back to Japan, a liner in Hong Kong also now in quarantine.

Almost 2000 people in limbo, some of them Australian, with three suspected cases on board way always where our masks says this passenger.

This isn't just a problem for the Diamond Princess.

With the entire cruise ship industry and Carnival Cruises has been.

Anyone from traveling has bean to mainland China over the last two wakes, and Royal Caribbean has cancelled all scheduled trips into China and Hong Kong.

With the elderly the most loyal customers and most susceptible to dying from Corona virus, this multibillion dollar industry is facing an enormous crisis.

I don't know what will happen after 40 days of this and the nine networks.

Chris O'Keefe is at the Yokohama Port tonight, Chris, how long will the ship remained there.

Well, pity the diamond for insects will be here for at least tonight.

And even if it does leave the dock, it will never be too far away.

We can confirm tonight over those with those 10 new cases off Corona virus.

None of them are Australians.

However, one of them is from New Zealand.

Now doctors will be going room to room continuously testing passengers over the next 14 days, paid to make sure they're on top of anyone who falls in.