The U.S. government is set to evacuate Americans quarantined on board the Diamond Princess cruise ship due to the coronavirus.
Catch up on the developing stories making headlines.The U.S. government is set to evacuate Americans quarantined on board the Diamond Princess cruise ship due to the. Officials announced the aircraft are expected to arrive in Japan on the evening of Feb. 16.
Once the aircraft arrive, passengers and their belongings will be bused from the ship to the planes. There, passengers will be screened for symptoms to see if they are able to fly home or must remain in Japan. FILE PHOTO: A passenger wearing a mask stands on the deck of the cruise ship Diamond Princess, as the vessel's passengers continue to be tested for coronavirus, at Daikoku Pier Cruise Terminal in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, Japan February 13, 2020.
A bus leaves a port where the quarantined Diamond Princess cruise ship is docked Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020, in Yokohama, near Tokyo. A viral outbreak that began in China has infected more than 67,000 people globally. The World Health Organization has named the illness COVID-19, referring to its origin late last year and the coronavirus that causes it.
"We must prepare our health system to face a possible pandemic diffusion of the virus and, therefore a circulation of the virus on the national territory," she said.
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