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Locsin orders repatriation of Filipinos on Diamond Princess @ 2020-02-20T04: Back Hot News
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THE SHIP』S OPERATOR, PRINCESS CRUISES, SAID IN A STATEMENT TUESDAY THAT 169 PEOPLE WHO TESTED POSITIVE RECENTLY WERE STILL ON THE SHIP AS THEY WAITED FOR TRANSPORTATION TO HOSPITALS [FRANCK ROBICHON/EPA]
THE VESSEL IS A BRITISH CRUISE SHIP OWNED AND OPERATED BY PRINCESS CRUISES. IT PRIMARILY TRAVELS AROUND ASIA DURING THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE SUMMER. THE SHIP HAS BEEN IN QUARANTINE SINCE ARRIVING IN YOKOHAMA ON FEBRUARY 4
GUESTS OF THE SHIP WILL RECEIVE A FULL REFUND — COVERING AIR TRAVEL, HOTEL, GROUND TRANSPORTATION,"PRE-PAID SHORE EXCURSIONS" AND OTHERS, DIAMOND PRINCESS SAID. THE SHIP MANAGEMENT ADDED THAT THE GUESTS WILL NOT INCUR CHARGES FOR ADDITIONAL TIME ON BOARD AND THEY WILL RECEIVE CREDITS FOR FUTURE CRUISES EQUAL TO THE FARE THEY PAID FOR THEIR TRIP.
FOR THOSE LEAVING THE SHIP, THE DIAMOND PRINCESS, IT WAS A LONG-AWAITED END TO A 14-DAY ORDEAL. OVER THE COURSE OF FIVE HOURS, THE FIRST SET OF PASSENGERS EMERGED UNDER A BRIGHT BLUE SKY. ONE OF THE EARLIEST TO DISEMBARK, A WOMAN WEARING A CONICAL RICE HAT AND A HEAVY-DUTY FACE MASK WITH A STRAP HANGING LOOSE, WAS MOBBED BY JOURNALISTS AS SHE WALKED OUT OF A GUARDED GATE, PULLING A RED SUITCASE.
FIVE DUTCH PASSENGERS WHO WERE ON BOARD THE QUARANTINED DIAMOND PRINCESS ARE NOW ALLOWED TO LEAVE THE CRUISE SHIP, THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS ANNOUNCED ON WEDNESDAY. THE LAST PASSENGERS OF DUTCH CRUISE SHIP WESTERDAM WHO ARE STILL IN CAMBODIA, ARE NOW ALSO ALLOWED TO LEAVE THE COUNTRY, SHIPPING COMPANY HOLLAND AMERICA LINE SAID IN A STATEMENT, NU.NL REPORTS.
HIS COMMENTS CAME AMID QUESTIONS RAISED BY U.S. MEDIA ABOUT JAPAN"S RESPONSE TO THE SITUATION ABOARD THE DIAMOND PRINCESS AFTER A GROUP OF 328 AMERICAN PASSENGERS FROM THE SHIP LEFT FOR HOME EARLY MONDAY ON PLANES CHARTERED BY THE U.S. GOVERNMENT.
NEW DELHI: AMID THE DREADED CORONAVIRUS INFECTION AND FEAR DUE TO MANY POSITIVE CASES OF COVID-19 AMONG THE PEOPLE STUCK AT DIAMOND PRINCESS CRUISE SHIP IN JAPAN, ONE OF THE CREW MEMBERS BINAY KUMAR SARKAR TRIES TO LIGHTEN THE ATMOSPHERE BY POSTING A HEART WARMING VIDEO ON HIS FACEBOOK TIMELINE.
FILE PHOTO: PASSENGERS WEARING PROTECTIVE FACE MASKS ARE SEEN ON 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 16, 2020. REUTERS/ATHIT PERAWONGMETHA
AMERICANS ON DIAMOND PRINCESS CRUISE SHIP BEGIN TO EVACUATE
A BUS ARRIVES AT THE CRUISE SHIP DIAMOND PRINCESS, WHERE DOZENS OF PASSENGERS WERE TESTED POSITIVE FOR CORONAVIRUS, AT DAIKOKU PIER CRUISE TERMINAL IN YOKOHAMA, SOUTH OF TOKYO, JAPAN, FEBRUARY 16, 2020. REUTERS/ISSEI KATO
CANADA AND HONG KONG TO EVACUATE PASSENGERS FROM VIRUS-HIT DIAMOND PRINCESS CRUISE SHIP
THOUGH BOTH HYZLER AND REDLENER SAID THE SITUATION ON THE CRUISE AND ELSEWHERE HAS RAISED CONCERNS THAT THE INCUBATION PERIOD FOR THE VIRUS MAY BE LONGER THAN WHAT THE CDC AND WHO HAD DESCRIBED—BETWEEN 2 AND 14 DAYS—THE DIAMOND PRINCESS WAS ESSENTIALLY ADHERING TO THE SAME QUARANTINE PROTOCOL AS THE U.S. GOVERNMENT.
IN THE SPACE OF ONE WEEK, THREE DIFFERENT CRUISE SHIPS FROM THREE DIFFERENT LINES (COSTA CRUISES, PRINCESS CRUISES AND DREAM CRUISES) HAVE BEEN QUARANTINED WHILE LOCAL HEALTH OFFICIALS RAN TESTS ON PASSENGERS THOUGHT TO BE INFECTED WITH CORONAVIRUS.A ONE-DAY QUARANTINE OF THE COSTA SMERALDA ON JAN. 30 PROVED TO BE A FALSE ALARM AS A PASSENGER WAS DIAGNOSED WITH THE FLUE. BUT ON FEB. 5, 10 PEOPLE ON THE DIAMOND PRINCESS (SEEN HERE) TESTED POSITIVE FOR THE VIRUS, LEADING JAPANESE OFFICIALS TO PUT THAT SHIP'S 3,700 PASSENGERS AND CREW UNDER AN ADDITIONAL 14-DAY QUARANTINE OFF THE COAST OF YOKOHAMA, JAPAN.
TEN DIAMOND PRINCESS CRUISE SHIP PASSENGERS DEEMED HIGH RISK, ALONG WITH THEIR SPOUSES, HAVE BEEN TRANSPORTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER IN OMAHA FOR ISOLATION, U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS SAID.
INFECTIONS ON THE DIAMOND PRINCESS CRUISE LINER SOARED AGAIN, REACHING 542 ON TUESDAY EVENING, AS THE FLU-LIKE DISEASE CONTINUED TO SAVAGE BUSINESSES – PUTTING THE SUPPLY OF MAJOR GLOBAL PRODUCTS LIKE THE IPHONE AT RISK.

 

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