“I am happy and ready to go.”
The COVID-19 virus has infected more than 70,500 people in its epicentre of China and sparked panic buying, economic jitters and the cancellation of high-profile sporting and cultural events.
Outside China, the biggest cluster of infections is from the Diamond Princess cruise ship off Japan’s Yokohama, where an additional 99 cases were revealed on Monday. Early Monday more than 300 passengers were transferred onto coaches via a makeshift passport control and loaded onto two planes heading for air bases in California and Texas.Before they boarded the flights, US officials were informed 14 of them tested days earlier had received positive results. Authorities allowed them to board but isolated them from other passengers in a “special containment area”.“I am happy and ready to go,” Sarah Arana told AFP before leaving the ship.
New cases outside the epicentre have been declining for the last 13 days. There were 115 fresh cases outside the central province announced Monday — sharply down from nearly 450 a week ago. Concerns remain about global transmission, especially on cruise ships, which appear to have become especially virulent breeding grounds.
There were more than 2,200 passengers and crew on the ship when it docked in Sihanoukville, many of whom have now dispersed around the globe.With the virus battering tourism and disrupting global supply chains, experts are fretting about the toll it could take on a fragile global economy.
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