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HOW THE 'FAILED' QUARANTINE OF THE DIAMOND PRINCESS CRUISE SHIP STARTED WITH 10 CORONAVIRUS CASES AND ENDED WITH MORE THAN 690
WHEN PASSENGERS OF A LUXURY SHIP WERE QUARANTINED IN THEIR ROOMS AFTER ONE PERSON TESTED POSITIVE WITH THE CORONAVIRUS, IT MAY HAVE SEEMED LIKE A GOOD IDEA. YET AS THE DAYS WENT ON, DOZENS AND THEN HUNDREDS BECAME INFECTED WITH COVID-19. THE LARGEST OUTBREAK SITE OUTSIDE OF CHINA WAS ON BOARD THAT ILL-FATED SHIP DOCKED IN JAPAN. NOW TWO PASSENGERS ARE DEAD. THE CLOSED ENVIRONMENT OF THE DIAMOND PRINCESS, SAYS OUR NEXT GUEST, WAS ESSENTIALLY A PETRI DISH. DAN VERGANO IS A SCIENCE WRITER FOR BUZZFEED NEWS, AND HE JOINS ME NOW. WELCOME.
OF THE 1,045 CREW MEMBERS ON THE DIAMOND PRINCESS, AROUND HALF, LIKE GIE AND OBET, ARE FROM THE PHILIPPINES. JOINING THE CRUISE INDUSTRY IS AN ATTRACTIVE OPTION FOR MANY FROM THE SOUTHEAST ASIAN NATION — THEY CAN MAKE MORE MONEY THAN WORKING BACK HOME, AND ARE FREE TO GET OFF THE SHIP AND DO THEIR OWN TRAVELING DURING OFF-HOURS. ONE CREW MEMBER WHO HAS BEEN IN THE CRUISE INDUSTRY FOR A LITTLE OVER A YEAR SAID HE HAD VISITED 10 COUNTRIES. BUT A JOB ON A CRUISE SHIP COMES AT THE EXPENSE OF TIME WITH FAMILY; MOST CREW MEMBERS SIGN ON FOR CONTRACTS THAT KEEP THEM AWAY FROM HOME FOR NINE MONTHS AT A TIME.
BUSES ARRIVE AT YOKOHAMA PORT, NEAR TOKYO, AS THE JAPAN SELF-DEFENSE FORCES PREPARE TO MOVE AMERICAN PASSENGERS FROM THE QUARANTINED DIAMOND PRINCESS CRUISE SHIP ON SUNDAY. JAE C. HONG/AP HIDE CAPTION
WORKERS WEARING PROTECTIVE SUITS TAKE THE TEMPERATURE OF A PASSENGER WHO WAS ON THE CRUISE SHIP DIAMOND PRINCESS AT DAIKOKU PIER CRUISE TERMINAL IN YOKOHAMA, SOUTH OF TOKYO, JAPAN FEBRUARY 21, 2020. REUTERS/ATHIT PERAWONGMETHA
THE INTERVIEWS BEGAN AS SOMETHING TO PASS THE TIME, A SURREAL WAY TO KEEP OURSELVES BUSY, AND A WELCOME DISTRACTION FROM THE QUARANTINE CHAOS. AS CONDITIONS STABILIZED AND PRINCESS CRUISE LINES AND THE JAPANESE GOVERNMENT FELL INTO A ROUTINE FOR COMMUNICATING INFORMATION AND DELIVERY OF MEALS AND TOWELS, WE FELT PROGRESSIVELY MORE RESPONSIBLE FOR ADVOCATING FOR THOSE ON THE BOAT TO HELP ENSURE THE WORLD』S ATTENTION REMAINED FOCUSED ON THE DIAMOND PRINCESS. YOU COULD SAY OUR PURPOSEFUL OCCUPATION BECAME INFORMATION COLLECTION AND DISTRIBUTION, AS WE SCOURED NEWS OUTLETS TO DETERMINE THE LATEST NUMBER OF POSITIVE CASES.
THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (CDC) SAID MONDAY THAT THE NUMBER OF 2019 NOVEL CORONAVIRUS CASES IN THE UNITED STATES ROSE FROM 34 ON FRIDAY TO 53 AS MORE PASSENGERS FROM THE DIAMOND PRINCESS CRUISE SHIP TESTED POSITIVE FOR THE SICKNESS.
CONTROVERSY WAS STIRRED AMONG THE PUBLIC AND AT THE DIET WEDNESDAY, AFTER AN INFECTIOUS DISEASE EXPERT POSTED A NOW-DELETED VIDEO ONLINE IN WHICH HE CLAIMED TO HAVE SEEN INADEQUATE ANTI-VIRUS CONTAMINATION MEASURES ON THE DIAMOND PRINCESS CRUISE SHIP.
4TH DIAMOND PRINCESS CRUISE SHIP PASSENGER INFECTED WITH CORONAVIRUS DIES IN JAPAN
THE DR. SOEHARSO HOSPITAL SHIP DOCKS AT THE NAVAL BASE IN SURABAYA, EAST JAVA, ON THURSDAY. THE GOVERNMENT WILL SEND THE SHIP TO EVACUATE 74 INDONESIANS STUCK ON DIAMOND PRINCESS CRUISE SHIP DUE TO CORONAVIRUS QUARANTINE IN YOKOHAMA, JAPAN. (ANTARA PHOTO/DIDIK SUHARTONO)
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.
MORE DIAMOND PRINCESS CRUISE SHIP EVACUEES CONFIRMED INFECTED IN HONG KONG

 

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