Japan confirms 70 new cases of COVID-19 from Diamond Princess cruise ship
STAFF REPORT, KYODO
FEB 16, 2020
70 new cases of COVID-19 from the virus-hit Diamond Princess cruise ship quarantined in Yokohama have been confirmed, Health Minister Katsunobu Kato announced Sunday morning during an NHK news program.
The additional cases take the total number of confirmed infections from the vessel to 355.
The health ministry said later Sunday that the 70 new cases came out of 289 people tested, bringing the total number of those who have undergone tests to 1,219.
The cruise ship arrived in Japan earlier this month with more than 3,700 passengers and crew members from more than 50 countries and regions.
With global attention increasingly focused on the situation, the U.S. Embassy sent a letter Saturday to Americans aboard saying that a chartered aircraft, set to arrive in Japan on Sunday, would repatriate those who wished to leave the ship.
STAFF REPORT, KYODO
FEB 16, 2020
70 new cases of COVID-19 from the virus-hit Diamond Princess cruise ship quarantined in Yokohama have been confirmed, Health Minister Katsunobu Kato announced Sunday morning during an NHK news program.
The additional cases take the total number of confirmed infections from the vessel to 355.
The health ministry said later Sunday that the 70 new cases came out of 289 people tested, bringing the total number of those who have undergone tests to 1,219.
The cruise ship arrived in Japan earlier this month with more than 3,700 passengers and crew members from more than 50 countries and regions.
With global attention increasingly focused on the situation, the U.S. Embassy sent a letter Saturday to Americans aboard saying that a chartered aircraft, set to arrive in Japan on Sunday, would repatriate those who wished to leave the ship.
