Tag: #DiamondPrincess
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S. Korea reports 594 more coronavirus cases, total 2,931
Seoul, Feb 29 (AFP/APP): South Korea confirmed 594 more coronavirus cases on Saturday, the biggest increase to date for the country and taking the national total to 2,931 infections with three additional deaths. More than 90 percent of the new cases were in Daegu, the centre of the country’s outbreak, and its neighbouring North Gyeongsang…
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A Fourth person from quarantined Japan ship dies: local media
Tokyo, Feb 25 (AFP/APP): A fourth person has died after being taken to hospital from a quarantined coronavirus-stricken cruise ship off Japan, local media reported on Tuesday. Public broadcaster NHK and other local outlets said the fatality was a man in his eighties, with the Yomiuri Shimbun saying the man had tested positive for the…
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Australian coronavirus victims had tested negative in Japan
Sydney, Feb 21 (AFP/APP): Two Australians evacuated from the Diamond Princess cruise ship have tested positive for coronavirus on their return home, despite being cleared in Japan, authorities said Friday. “We have two people who are positive for the COVID-19 virus. Those two people have mild illness,” said Dianne Stephens, acting chief health officer for…
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Two Australian evacuees from Japan ship have coronavirus
Sydney, Feb 21 (AFP/APP): Two Australians evacuated from the Diamond Princess cruise ship have tested positive for coronavirus, authorities said Friday, raising questions about Japan’s policy of allowing evacuees to return home after testing negative. “We have two people who are positive for the COVID-19 virus. Those two people have mild illness,” said Dianne Stephens,…
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‘Captain Courageous’ calms nerves on coronavirus cruise
Tokyo, Feb 20 (AFP/APP): Cracking jokes and delivering critical health information in his lilting Italian accent, the captain of the coronavirus-stricken Diamond Princess has soothed nerves and won plaudits for his leadership. Gennaro Arma started his career with Princess Cruises in 1998 as a lowly cadet and rose through the ranks, taking the helm of…
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Japan facing criticism for handling of virus outbreak
Tokyo, Feb 19 (AFP/APP): Japan faces mounting criticism for its handling of a coronavirus-afflicted cruise ship, with questions over a patchy quarantine, incremental testing and the decision to let people walk away after 14 days. The 3,711 people on the Diamond Princess went into quarantine off Japan on February 5, after it emerged that a…
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Passengers leave Japan virus ship
Yokohama, Japan, Feb 19 (AFP/APP): Relieved passengers began leaving a coronavirus-wracked cruise ship in Japan on Wednesday after testing negative for the disease that has now claimed more than 2,000 lives in China. The Diamond Princess has proved a fertile breeding ground for the virus with at least 542 positive cases, and Japan has faced…
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Japan completes virus testing for quarantined ship
Tokyo, Feb 18 (AFP/APP): All passengers and crew on board a ship quarantined off Japan have now been tested for the new coronavirus, the government said Tuesday, as more countries moved to evacuate citizens from the boat. South Korea became the latest to announce it would remove its citizens from the Diamond Princess, where more…
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Coronavirus cases on Japan ship rise to 355
Yokohama, Japan, Feb 16 (AFP/APP): The number of people infected with the deadly new coronavirus on a quarantined ship off Japan has risen to 355, the country’s health minister said Sunday, as the United States, Canada and Hong Kong prepare to repatriate their residents on board. The figure is a jump of 70 cases from…
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About 60 more novel coronavirus cases on Japan cruise ship: NHK
Tokyo, Feb 10 (AFP/APP): Around 60 more people on board the quarantined Diamond Princess cruise ship moored off Japan have been diagnosed with novel coronavirus, national broadcaster NHK said on Monday. Other local media also reported approximately 60 more cases had been confirmed, raising the number of infected passengers and crew to around 130. Health…