TOKYO, Jan 15 — The United States plans to evacuate Americans from the Diamond Princess cruise ship held in quarantine at a Japanese port since early February, the US embassy said Saturday. Washington will send a plane to Japan for the evacuation on Sunday, it said in a letter to US citizens...
The Diamond Princess cruise ship, with over 3,700 people quarantined onboard due to fears of the new coronavirus, arrives at the Daikoku Pier Cruise Terminal in Yokohama port on February 6, 2020. — AFP pic
Washington will send a plane to Japan for the evacuation on Sunday, it said in a letter to US citizens on board, adding that evacuees will still be required to undergo a further quarantine of two weeks after their arrival in the US. “Passengers will be screened for symptoms and we are working with our Japanese partners to ensure that any symptomatic passengers receive the required care in Japan if they cannot board the flight,” the letter said.
There were more than 3,700 people on the ship when it arrived off the Japanese coast, but more than 200 have been diagnosed with the newly named COVID-19 coronavirus and taken to local hospitals.
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