Coronavirus: Japanese Minister Apologises After 23 Leave Ship Untested
Japan’s Health Minister Katsunobu Kato speaks during a press briefing at the ministry in Tokyo on February 20, 2020. Kazuhiro NOGI / AFPAround 100 more passengers were allowed to disembark from the coronavirus-stricken Diamond Princess cruise ship on Saturday as Japan’s health minister apologised after 23 others were allowed to leave without being properly tested.
The 100 passengers who left on Saturday had been in close contact with infected people on board, local media said. “We deeply regret that our operational mistake caused the situation,” Kato said, adding that the passengers would be tested again. Kato defended Japan’s on-board quarantine, telling a TV programme Saturday there was no medical facility large enough to admit more than 3,000 people at once.
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