Crew of virus-hit Diamond Princess cruise ship to start disembarking

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Crew of virus-hit Diamond Princess cruise ship to start disembarking
The disembarkation of about 240 crew members, including many foreign nationals, is expected to last several days, according to the Japan health ministry.


TOKYO, Japan – Crew members aboard the Diamond Princess, a cruise ship that was quarantined in the Japanese port of Yokohama due to the outbreak of a new coronavirus, will start disembarking later Thursday, February 27, the government said.

The disembarkation of about 240 crew members, including many foreign nationals, is expected to last several days, according to the Japan health ministry.

They will stay at the National Tax College in Wako, Saitama Prefecture, near Tokyo for further monitoring by doctors, and can leave the facility only after testing negative for the virus, the ministry said.

(READ: Fourth person from quarantined Japan ship dies – local media)

The cruise ship was carrying 3,700 passengers and crew from 56 countries and regions when it arrived in Yokohama this month. Most of the passengers disembarked last week and some crew members left Japan with the help of their governments.

(READ: Filipino crew of Japan cruise ship infected with coronavirus now at 59)

Japan has confirmed nearly 900 coronavirus infections, with most linked to the quarantined ship.

The quarantine began February 3 after the vessel had made stops in Hong Kong, Vietnam and Taiwan, as well as Japan’s southernmost island prefecture of Okinawa. – Rappler.com

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