Diamond Princess Evacuation Updates

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Updated 6:39 AM ET, Mon February 17, 2020
Fourteen people who were evacuated from the Diamond Princess cruise ship and flown back to the United States on charter flights tested positive for novel coronavirus, according to a joint statement from the US Departments of State and Health and Human Services.
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US officials were notified that they had tested positive for coronavirus during the evacuation process, after passengers had disembarked the ship, the agencies said in the joint statement Monday. The passengers had been tested two to three days before the evacuation flights, the statement said.
"After consultation with HHS officials, including experts from the HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, the State Department made the decision to allow the 14 individuals, who were in isolation, separated from other passengers, and continued to be asymptomatic, to remain on the aircraft to complete the evacuation process," the agencies said.

...https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/17/healt...rus/index.html

 

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February 17, 2020 18:54

A new outbreak of coronavirus was confirmed on September 17, with 99 new passengers and crew members infected on a cruise ship. As a result, 454 passengers and passengers on cruise ships have been infected, of which 19 are seriously ill.

According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, a total of 99 new passengers, including 85 passengers and 14 crewmembers, were revealed on March 17 on the cruise ship "Diamond Princess" anchored in Yokohama Port. Among them, there are 43 Japanese.

This means that a total of 1723 passengers and crew members have been inspected on the cruise ship, and a total of 454 people have been infected.

According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, 19 of the confirmed individuals are seriously ill, some of whom are being treated in intensive care units.

According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare said that infections were confirmed one after another on cruise ships. Need to be analyzed quickly. "

The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has a policy to conduct a virus test on all passengers and crew members remaining on board, and those who have a negative result will be asked to leave the ship after the 19th.

 

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[h=1]What we know about Diamond Princess cruise passengers with coronavirus flown back to US[/h] Feb 17, 2020, Updated 4:08 EST:
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The California flight had 177 people on it, seven of whom tested positive for coronavirus, Walters said. An additional three people were isolated during the flight for fever. Upon arrival, 171 stayed in Travis while six traveled to Omaha.

It's unclear which passengers were transferred there and whether initial tests were positive or whether they were at risk for the virus.

The Texas flight had 151 people board and included the other seven who tested positive for coronavirus. Two additional passengers were isolated on account of fever. All passengers who tested positive for coronavirus then moved on to Omaha.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/trav...ositive-allowed-fly-united-states/4783787002/