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Filipinos from COVID-19 cruise ship back in Philippines, land at Clark @ 2020-02-26T16: Back Hot News
Keyword:cruise ship Diamond Princess
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PASSENGERS ON THE DIAMOND PRINCESS CRUISE SHIP WALK THE DECK TO GET EXERCISE. AFTER AN OUTBREAK OF CORONAVIRUS ON THE SHIP, PASSENGERS WERE QUARANTINED IN THEIR CABINS FOR ABOUT TWO WEEKS.
4TH DIAMOND PRINCESS CRUISE SHIP PASSENGER INFECTED WITH CORONAVIRUS DIES IN JAPAN
OTHER PASSENGERS ON THE DIAMOND PRINCESS WILL BE DISEMBARKED OVER SEVERAL DAYS BEGINNING FEBRUARY 21, AND THE CREW WILL LIKELY BEGIN THEIR OWN QUARANTINE ONCE ALL PASSENGERS HAVE LEFT THE SHIP, JAN SWARTZ, PRESIDENT OF PRINCESS CRUISES, TOLD PASSENGERS IN A LETTER READ BY THE SHIP"S CAPTAIN.
THE CURRENT TOTAL BREAKS DOWN TO 40 PASSENGERS WHO WERE ABOARD THE DIAMOND PRINCESS CRUISE SHIP THAT WAS TRAVELING IN ASIA, THREE PEOPLE REPATRIATED FROM CHINA, AND 14 US CASES.
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.
THE HEALTH MINISTRY SAID THURSDAY THAT 44 MORE PEOPLE ON THE DIAMOND PRINCESS CRUISE SHIP DOCKED OFF YOKOHAMA HAVE TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID-19.
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.
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
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.
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.
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)
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.

 

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