COVID-19: Figures Hit 542 On Quarantined Cruise Ship.
People still in quarantine due to fears of the new COVID-19 coronavirus stand on the deck of the Diamond Princess cruise ship docked at the Daikoku Pier Cruise Terminal in Yokohama on February 18, 2020. CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFPAnother 88 people aboard a cruise ship off Japan have tested positive for the coronavirus, authorities said Tuesday, as those free of the disease hoped they were spending their last night on board before disembarking.
Canada, Australia, Hong Kong and South Korea have already said they will evacuate their citizens from the ship, following the lead from the United States, which flew home around 300 Americans on Monday — including more than a dozen who had tested positive.“Some results have already come out… and for those whose test results are already clear, we are working to prepare disembarkation,” he said.
But those who had close contact with anyone who tested positive will have their quarantine reset to the last date. Pedestrians wearing face masks cross a road during a Lunar New Year of the Rat public holiday in Hong Kong on January 27, 2020, as a preventative measure following a coronavirus outbreak which began in the Chinese city of Wuhan.The Americans already evacuated will have to undergo another 14-day quarantine in the United States.
While foreign governments have couched their decision to remove citizens as an attempt to reduce the burden on Japanese authorities, many have interpreted the evacuations as a tacit criticism of Tokyo’s handling of the situation.
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