Drone footage has captured the now docked and quarantined World Dream cruise ship after eight former passengers tested positive for coronavirus.

Footage from Friday (February 7) shows the 3,600 capacity liner that has been isolated since Wednesday in Kai Tak Cruise Terminal.

The ship was denied entry in Kaohsiung, Taiwan where local authorities rejected the ship after it was revealed that eight former passengers had contracted the virus.

Another cruise ship was quarantined in Yokohama, Japan, where 40 further persons were found to be infected.

A drone view of the "World Dreams", the cruise ship of the company Dream Cruises. This ship has been quarantined since February 5th, 2020, after being denied entry in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Taiwan rejected the ship after it was revealed three Chinese passengers who had been on board had been found to sick with the Wuhan Coronavirus.1800 passengers and 1800 crew are currently being tested for the virus. 33 crew members were sent to hospital after being found sick with upper respiratory tract infections (but not the coronavirus). Another cruise ship is quarantined in Yokohama, Japan, and there, about 40 further persons were found to be infected with the coronavirus on 7 February 2020.