Forty-one new cases of coronavirus have been found aboard the cruise ship Diamond Princess in Yokohama.
Diamond Princess passengers and crew remain pending; that passengers have been asked to stay 2 meters apart while eating; and that Japan’s Defense Ministry has authorized up to 80 Self-Defense Forces troops to help the passengers and crew get through the quarantine. Princess Cruises did not immediately respond to an update request.
The 20 people from the ship who have tested positive for coronavirus have been brought ashore for medical treatment. They include seven passengers from Japan, three from Hong Kong, three from the U.S., two from Australia, two from Canada, one from New Zealand, one from Taiwan and one crew member from the Philippines.About half the Diamond Princess’s passengers are from Japan and the rest from a variety of countries, Princess said. There are 428 Americans aboard, said CNN, quoting the U.S.
, which was turned away from Taiwan after the revelation that it had carried at least eight infected passenger between Hong Kong and Vietnam in late January.had reported symptoms of respiratory tract infections, of whom 32 tested negative for coronavirus with one result still pending.
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