Japanese Cruise Ship Quarantine

The American-owned cruise ship was put under quarantine by Japanese for two weeks in February after a coronavirus outbreak was detected on board.

Japanese cruise ship quarantine. The ship seemed to serve as an incubator for the new. The Diamond Princess is being held by Japanese authorities under quarantine at anchor in Yokohama due to coronavirus concerns. A s the number of confirmed COVID-19 coronavirus cases continues to increase on a quarantined cruise ship in Japan public health experts are worried about the more than 3400 passengers and crew.

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC has said the. While all 3700 crew and passengers on the ship have been quarantined on board for 14 days. Health Minister Katsunobu Kato said all the people on board will be quarantined on the ship for up to 14 days under Japanese law.

Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan quarantined after passenger diagnosed with coronavirus By Joshua Berlinger Emiko Jozuka and Junko Ogura CNN Updated 0217 GMT 1017 HKT February 5 2020. The cruise ship begins letting passengers off the boat on Wednesday after its been in quarantined for 14 days. Three people who had been on board the ship during a previous voyage tested positive for the virus the operator.

Beginning on February 5 passengers were quarantined in their cabins with their cabinmates. Relatives of passengers wave towards the Diamond Princess cruise ship with around 3600 people quarantined onboard due to. Ten passengers on quarantined cruise ship test positive for coronavirus.

Japan ordered the quarantine last week after a guest from Hong Kong tested positive for coronavirus on Feb. The cruise ship begins letting passengers off the boat on Wednesday after its been in quarantined for 14 days. AP PhotoEugene Hoshiko TOKYO AP As an extraordinary two-week quarantine of a cruise ship ends Wednesday in Japan many scientists say it was a failed experiment.

At least 705 people contracted the virus during. Japans Health Minister Nobukatsu Kato also said more tests are pending on the passengers and crew. Japanese health official have reported ten people from the cruise ship tested positive fro the novel coronavirus and have since been quarantined.