Japanese Cruise Ship Quarantine

Japan has been criticized for its handling of the quarantine as more than 620 people on board have been infected with the virus and 2 elderly passengers have died.

Japanese cruise ship quarantine. Japan to expand coronavirus testing as 39 more on cruise test positive. Health Minister Katsunobu Kato said all the people on board will be quarantined on the ship for up to 14 days under Japanese law. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC has said the.

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. A few days later 10 passengers on the Diamond Princess were diagnosed with 2019-nCoV. Japanese health official have reported ten people from the cruise ship tested positive fro the novel coronavirus and have since been quarantined.

Princess Cruises Japan has meanwhile issued a statement postponing the ships turnaround by 24 hours due to an inspection by Japanese health authorities. Beginning on February 5 passengers were quarantined in their cabins with their cabinmates. The Diamond Princess cruise ship has been quarantined off the coast of Yokohama near Tokyo since Tuesday after a former passenger tested positive for the coronavirus.

At least 3700 passengers on a cruise ship off the coast of the Japanese city of Yokohama are required to stay on board for 14 days in quarantine after ten people have been diagnosed with the new corona virus the Japanese Ministry of Health Labor and Welfare reports Wednesday. While all 3700 crew and passengers on the ship have been quarantined on board for 14 days. Ten passengers on quarantined cruise ship test positive for coronavirus.

Today is February 21 the ship was quarantined on February 3rd and there are STILL people on board. Japans Health Minister Nobukatsu Kato also said more tests are pending on the passengers and crew. 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.

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. Hiroko HarimaKyodo News via AP.