The wife of a Pocatello native has contracted the coronavirus while on a cruise ship that’s currently under quarantine in Japan.

Rebecca Frasure and her husband, Pocatello native Kent Frasure, were on the cruise ship Diamond Princess when a former passenger on the ship contracted the deadly virus this past week. The ship has been under quarantine at the port of Yokohama, Japan, ever since.

Kent is the son of former Idaho lawmaker Evan Frasure, who lived in Pocatello for many years before recently moving to Wildewood, Florida.

Evan said that Kent has not tested positive for coronavirus but remains on the quarantined cruise ship with more than 3,700 passengers and crew.

Evan said Kent is currently in a cabin with a balcony, giving him access to fresh air which could help him avoid contracting the virus.

Evan said his entire family is deeply concerned about Kent and even more so for Rebecca, who’s suffering through the symptoms of the coronavirus while receiving treatment at a Japanese hospital where she was taken after testing positive.

Rebecca, an Oregon native, is expected to survive, said Evan, adding that the entire ordeal has been incredibly “scary” for the entire Frasure family including those who still live in the Pocatello area.

Rebecca and Kent reside in Forest Grove, Oregon, and were taking the cruise as part of a vacation. Kent works in research and development for Intel in Oregon.

Rebecca is one of 135 people aboard the cruise ship who had tested positive for the coronavirus as of Monday. The virus has killed more than 900 people since being first reported in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. One American is among the dead.

The number of people on the ship who are contracting the virus is increasing every day.

Evan said his family is concerned about Kent because he decided to go on the cruise even though he broke his leg when he was accidentally run into while on the sidelines at a recent high school football game. The break was so severe that Kent currently uses a wheelchair to get around.

Japan’s health ministry said the Diamond Princess will remain in quarantine in Yokohama until at least Feb. 19.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.