TOKYO: Ten more people on a cruise ship off Japan have tested positive for the new coronavirus, local media said on Thursday (Feb 6), raising the number of infections detected on the boat to 20.
Japanese authorities have tested 273 people among the approximately 3,700 passengers and crew members on the ship after a man who got off the boat last month in Hong Kong tested positive for the new strain.
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Passengers, one wearing a surgical mask, looks out from their cabins as the cruise ship Diamond Princess, Feb 6, 2020. (Photo: Reuters/Kim Kyung-hoon)
The new cases were reported as the Diamond Princess, which was placed in quarantine off the Japanese port city of Yokohama on Monday night, docked to allow resupply and the removal of sick passengers.
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At the port, officials could be seen dressed in white full-body protective suits, complete with face masks and helmets.
As the massive cruise ship docked, passengers who have been told they may have to stay aboard for 14 days even if they test negative for the virus, came out onto balconies, some waving to assembled media or taking pictures.
Ambulance workers in protective gear with an amublance believed to carry a person who was transferred from cruise ship Diamond Princess at south of Tokyo on Feb 5, 2020.(Photo: Reuters/Kim Kyung-Hoo)
People on board have described confusion and boredom after being confined to cabins following the decision by Japanese authorities to quarantine the vessel.
More than 20 countries have confirmed cases of the virus, which has infected more than 28,000 in mainland China and killed more than 560 people.
The outbreak has prompted the World Health Organization to declare a global health emergency, several governments to impose travel restrictions, and airlines to suspend flights to and from China.
Passengers wearing face masks react as the cruise ship Diamond Princess arrives at Daikoku Pier Read More – Source
TOKYO: Ten more people on a cruise ship off Japan have tested positive for the new coronavirus, local media said on Thursday (Feb 6), raising the number of infections detected on the boat to 20.
Japanese authorities have tested 273 people among the approximately 3,700 passengers and crew members on the ship after a man who got off the boat last month in Hong Kong tested positive for the new strain.
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READ: At least 10 on Japan cruise ship test positive for novel coronavirus
READ: Hong Kong conducts health checks on cruise ship denied Taiwan docking
Passengers, one wearing a surgical mask, looks out from their cabins as the cruise ship Diamond Princess, Feb 6, 2020. (Photo: Reuters/Kim Kyung-hoon)
The new cases were reported as the Diamond Princess, which was placed in quarantine off the Japanese port city of Yokohama on Monday night, docked to allow resupply and the removal of sick passengers.
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At the port, officials could be seen dressed in white full-body protective suits, complete with face masks and helmets.
As the massive cruise ship docked, passengers who have been told they may have to stay aboard for 14 days even if they test negative for the virus, came out onto balconies, some waving to assembled media or taking pictures.
Ambulance workers in protective gear with an amublance believed to carry a person who was transferred from cruise ship Diamond Princess at south of Tokyo on Feb 5, 2020.(Photo: Reuters/Kim Kyung-Hoo)
People on board have described confusion and boredom after being confined to cabins following the decision by Japanese authorities to quarantine the vessel.
More than 20 countries have confirmed cases of the virus, which has infected more than 28,000 in mainland China and killed more than 560 people.
The outbreak has prompted the World Health Organization to declare a global health emergency, several governments to impose travel restrictions, and airlines to suspend flights to and from China.
Passengers wearing face masks react as the cruise ship Diamond Princess arrives at Daikoku Pier Read More – Source
