Japan quarantines 3700 on cruise ship - 13 Deaths from Diamond Princess and 5 still in serious condition in hospital

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From: "Media@cdc.gov (CDC)" <sohco@CDC.GOV>
To: MMWR-MEDIA@LISTSERV.CDC.GOV
Subject: CDC Media Statement: Diamond Princess Repatriation
Date: Feb 15, 2020 11:21 AM

Media Statement

For Immediate Release
Saturday, February 15, 2020

Contact: CDC Media Relations
(404) 639-3286

Diamond Princess Repatriation

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is supporting the Department of State-led mission to repatriate U.S. citizens who want to return to the United States from Japan, currently aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship. HHS is committed to protecting the health and safety of all Americans. To fulfill our responsibilities to U.S. citizens, as well as to reduce the burden on the Japanese healthcare system, the U.S. government recommends that U.S. citizens disembark and return to the United States for further monitoring. These measures are consistent with the careful policies we have instituted to limit the potential spread of the disease.

There are approximately 400 U.S. citizens onboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship. Due to the dynamic nature of the outbreak, the U.S. government recommends that U.S. citizens disembark and return to the United States. Americans returned by flights chartered by the State Department will be subject to a 14-day, federal quarantine and be housed at two existing federal quarantine sites for repatriated travelers:

? Travis Air Force Base in California
? Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland in Texas

Those passengers returning from Japan will be housed separately from individuals already in quarantine from previous Wuhan repatriation flights. All travelers from Japan will be screened before boarding the State Department-chartered aircraft to prevent symptomatic travelers from departing Japan. These planes will be met by a team of U.S. Government personnel deployed there to assess the health of the passengers. The passengers will be screened before leaving the ship and monitored and evaluated by medical and public health personnel every step of the way, including before takeoff, during the flight, and after arrival. U.S. Government staff will conduct risk assessments to ensure the health of each traveler, including temperature checks and observation for respiratory symptoms.

Travelers will be monitored during the flight to Travis Air Force Base where all travelers will be screened again. Any passengers taken onward to Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland will be monitored during that flight as well and screened upon arrival in Texas.

This is an evolving situation and every day we learn more about this virus. We continue to believe the risk of exposure to novel coronavirus 2019 to the general public is currently low. The U.S. Government is taking these measures to fully assess and care for these repatriated Americans to protect them, their loved ones, and their communities. We are deeply grateful to the government of Japan for their extraordinary care and hospitality and their assistance facilitating the care and return of our citizens.

For the latest information on the outbreak, visit CDC’s Novel Coronavirus 2019 website.
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Two Quebec Princess Diamond passengers contracted COVID-19

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The Canadian Press
February 15, 2020

MONTREAL - A couple of Quebec passengers on board the quarantined cruise ship Diamond Princess in Japan are suffering from coronavirus, their daughter said.

Chantal M?nard said in an interview with The Canadian Press that her parents, Diane and Bernard M?nard, both aged 75, called her around 2:30 a.m. on the night of Friday to Saturday, to inform her of their misfortune.

She said her parents felt weak and fragile. They were confined to their cabin aboard the boat, which has been in quarantine since February 5 in a port southwest of Tokyo.

M?nard added that her father and mother, who live in Gatineau, were waiting to be transported by ambulance to a military hospital where they will be placed in segregation until they recover.

To date, 15 Canadian passengers have tested positive for COVID-19. A total of 285 people contracted the coronavirus on the ship after 67 new cases were discovered on Saturday.
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https://lactualite.com/actualites/d...u-diamond-princess-ont-contracte-le-covid-19/

 

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[h=1]Updates on Diamond Princess Quarantine[/h]
Home | News & Events | Updates on Diamond Princess Quarantine February 15

UPDATE: Here is a follow-up email with additional information sent to Americans on board the vessel about the voluntary repatriation operation.

The Department of State, working closely with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and other partner agencies, will provide a chartered aircraft to bring passengers directly from Japan to the United States.

The Embassy informed American passengers and crew on board about this decision in an email sent at 3:24, Tokyo time. A copy of the letter can be read here.

We continue to collaborate closely with HHS, Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the Government of Japan, and Carnival Cruise Lines on all aspects of this dynamic situation. The U.S. Embassy remains in close contact with all relevant authorities to ensure U.S. citizens aboard the ship, and their families, are fully informed as the situation develops.

Our primary goal is to ensure the welfare and safety of all U.S. citizens involved.

U.S. citizens aboard the Diamond Princess, hospitalized at local hospitals, as well as their friends and family can continue to reach us at USGShipContact@state.gov or call us at (+81) 03-3224-5000.

https://jp.usembassy.gov/updates-on-diamond-princess-quarantine/

 

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70 new cruise ships New virus infection confirmed to total 355

February 16, 2020 10:27

Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Kato confirmed 70 new cases of infection on the NHK Sunday debate on the "Diamond Princess" cruise ship, which was confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus, and crews and passengers have confirmed infection so far. It was revealed that a total of 355 people had been sent.

https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20200216/k10012287771000.html

 

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About new coronavirus infectious disease confirmed in cruise ship during quarantine in Yokohama Port (the tenth report)


The cruise ship Diamond Princess, which arrived at Yokohama Port on February 3, is undergoing quarantine at sea. A new coronavirus test was conducted, including those who are considered to be at high risk from the viewpoint of ensuring health due to long-term stay on board, including those with symptoms such as fever, and the results were found. Out of 289, 70 (including 38 asymptomatic pathogen carriers) were confirmed positive for the new coronavirus. In the future, it will be transported to medical institutions with infectious disease wards.Positive cases were confirmed in 355 (1,111 asymptomatic pathogen carriers) out of a total of 1,219 persons tested.

Those who are transported include elderly people and foreign nationals, and it is necessary to take measures that take into account physical conditions. The press is requested to give special consideration to coverage of this matter.

Quarantine of the cruise ship continues to be implemented. A new coronavirus test is conducted for those who need it, and the results will be announced later.

https://www.mhlw.go.jp/stf/newpage_09547.html

 

[Shiloh]

Source: https://mynorthwest.com/1722423/japan-confirms-99-more-cases-of-new-virus-on-cruise-ship/

Japan confirms 99 more cases of new virus on cruise ship
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February 17, 2020 at 2:58 am

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese officials have confirmed 99 more people infected by the new virus aboard the quarantined cruise ship Diamond Princess, bringing the total to 454, the Health Ministry said Monday .

The ministry has been carrying out tests on passengers and crew on the ship, docked in Yokohama, a port city near Tokyo...

 

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The passengers have all been in quarantine in their cabins since the 3rd Feb 2020 i.e 14 days ago, yet new cases are being detected daily and clinical data shows a mean incubation period IRO 3 -5 days. So either staff, food are transmitting or perhaps they need to consider airborne transmission, especially if air is being circulated around the ship. Otherwise how is this happening?

 

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The passengers have all been in quarantine in their cabins since the 3rd Feb 2020 i.e 14 days ago, yet new cases are being detected daily and clinical data shows a mean incubation period IRO 3 -5 days. So either staff, food are transmitting or perhaps they need to consider airborne transmission, especially if air is being circulated around the ship. Otherwise how is this happening?

As the passengers disperse, I have started this thread to keep track: [h=1]Diamond Princess Evacuation Updates: https://flutrackers.com/forum/forum/...or-coronavirus[/h]

 

[Shiloh]

Source: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/new...ting-complete-quarantine-cruise-ship-12445788

88 more people test positive for COVID-19 on Diamond Princess cruise ship
18 Feb 2020 12:52PM
(Updated: 18 Feb 2020 06:21PM)

TOKYO: Another 88 people aboard a cruise ship off Japan have tested positive for COVID-19, authorities said Tuesday (Feb 18).

The new cases take the total number of confirmed cases on the Diamond Princess to 542 - the biggest cluster outside the epicentre in China.

The patients will be sent to specialised hospitals, Japan's health ministry said in a statement. Sixty-five of those who tested positive were not yet showing symptoms.

The government earlier on Tuesday said all passengers and crew aboard the ship were tested for the coronavirus...

 

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[h=2]Quarantined cruise ship in Japan became incubator for virus[/h]
By ASSOCIATED PRESS

| UPDATED: 14:29 EST, 18 February 2020

TOKYO (AP) - As an extraordinary two-week quarantine of a cruise ship ends Wednesday in Japan, many scientists say it was a failed experiment: The ship seemed to serve as an incubator for the new virus from China instead of an isolation facility meant to prevent the worsening of an outbreak.

Since the virus was identified late last year in central China, it has sickened tens of thousands of people and killed more than 1,800.

As of Tuesday, 542 cases of the virus, known as COVID-19, have been identified among the 3,711 quarantined passengers and crew, making the ship the site of the most infections outside of China. The Diamond Princess cruise ship is also the only place where health officials have seen the disease spread efficiently beyond China.

The question now is: Why?

The Japanese government has repeatedly defended the effectiveness of the quarantine. But some experts suggest it may have been less than rigorous.

In a possible sign of lax quarantine protocols, three Japanese health officials who helped in the quarantine checks on the ship were also infected..."Given how the virus has continued to spread, we have to presume everyone leaving the ship is potentially infected, and therefore they have to go through another two-week quarantine period," he said. "Not to do so would be reckless."...:tiphat:https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/a...ntined-cruise-ship-Japan-incubator-virus.html

 

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Professor Iwata Kentaro MD, MSc, PhD of Kobe University, Shindai ? Division of Infectious Diseases.

He made it onboard the Diamond Princess eventually and saw no proper infection control measures at all. When he tried to implement proper protocol he was made not welcome. He now fears he may himself be infected and is self quarantining.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtHYZkLuKcI

 

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From: "Media@cdc.gov (CDC)" <sohco@CDC.GOV>
To: MMWR-MEDIA@LISTSERV.CDC.GOV
Subject: CDC Media Statement: Update on the Diamond Princess Cruise Ship in Japan
Date: Feb 18, 2020 4:45 PM

Media Statement

For Immediate Release
Tuesday, February 18, 2020
Contact: CDC Media Relations
(404) 639-3286 Update on the Diamond Princess Cruise Ship in Japan


We commend the extraordinary efforts by the Government of Japan to institute quarantine measures onboard the Diamond Princess. While the quarantine potentially conferred a significant public health benefit in slowing transmission, CDC’s assessment is that it may not have been sufficient to prevent transmission among individuals on the ship. CDC believes the rate of new infections on board, especially among those without symptoms, represents an ongoing risk. Therefore, to protect the health of the American public, all passengers and crew of the ship have been placed under travel restrictions, preventing them from returning to the United States for at least 14 days after they had left the Diamond Princess.

Currently, there are more than 100 U.S. citizens still onboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship or in hospitals in Japan. These citizens have been placed under the restrictions, as have the ship’s other passengers and crew.

After disembarkation from the Diamond Princess, these passengers and crew will be required to wait 14 days without having symptoms or a positive coronavirus test result before they are permitted to board flights to the United States.

If an individual from this cruise arrives in the United States before the 14-day period ends, they will still be subject to a mandatory quarantine until they have completed the 14-day period with no symptoms or positive coronavirus test results.

Because of their high-risk exposure, there may be additional confirmed cases of COVID-19 among the remaining passengers on board the Diamond Princess.

CDC is committed to protecting the health and safety of all Americans. We continue to believe that the risk of exposure to COVID-19 to the general public in the United States is currently low. The U.S. Government is taking these measures to protect the Diamond Princess passengers and crew, their loved ones, the traveling public, and communities within the United States. [TABLE="border: 0, cellpadding: 0, cellspacing: 0"]
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"CDC’s assessment is that it may not have been sufficient to prevent transmission among individuals on the ship"

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[h=1]US tells remaining cruise passengers in Japan: Stay out for 2 weeks[/h]
February 19, 2020 (Mainichi Japan)


The U.S. government made good on its warning to Americans who chose to remain on board a quarantined cruise ship in Japan, telling them they cannot return home for at least two weeks after they come ashore.

U.S. officials notified the passengers Tuesday of the travel restriction, citing their possible exposure to the new virus while on board the Diamond Princess. More than 100 U.S. citizens are still on the ship or in Japanese hospitals....:tiphat:https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20200219/p2g/00m/0in/028000c

 

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A third Quebecer with coronavirus

VAT News| Published on February 18, 2020 at 9:03 AM

Quebecer Julien Bergeron, a cruise ship on the "Diamond Princess", also has coronavirus.

"They came knocking on my door to announce it to me," he said in an interview with Jean-Fran?ois Gu?rin in Quebec Matin. Ten hours after the terrible news, no more details. The couple have received a sheet of instructions to follow, but still do not know when and where Julien Bergeron will be transferred.

The Quebecer is one of 32 Canadians to have been infected with COVID-19 on board the cruise ship, quarantined for 16 days now. Two other Quebecers, Diane and Bernard M?nard, are also affected. Mr. Bergeron is accompanied by his spouse, Manon Trudel, who is still awaiting a response regarding her condition.

The first symptoms

The cruise line begins to experience symptoms related to the virus. "I have the flu, but I don't have a big temperature. I am tired, I have a little chills, ”describes the patient.

The couple are awaiting the transfer of Mr. Bergeron, either to a hospital in Japan or to a hotel. He says he has received conflicting messages about where he will be treated. "If I'm sick, I want to be cured as soon as possible!" He pleads.

The Bergeron-Trudel's luggage is done, they are ready to finally leave the ship. "We're tired, we don't know what's going on outside, we're in a tight space ... In 14 days, we had 10 hours of fresh air."

Elsewhere

The boat is not an adequate place to contain the quarantine, advance the couple. "We are in quarantine, we are supposed to improve!". Since the start of their forced isolation, 542 people have been infected with the coronavirus on board the "Diamond Princess".

The return of Julien Bergeron to Canada on board the charter flight planned by the government will therefore be impossible until it is restored.

The couple would like the Canadian government to consider other options to repatriate their 32 affected nationals, such as a military aircraft, or a hospital aircraft.

In the meantime, the couple is on the alert. The quarantine officers on board the cruise ship keep them informed of the development of the situation. "They knocked on the door twice. Each time the heart beats. "

https://www.tvanouvelles.ca/2020/02/...du-coronavirus

 

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Source: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/new...mond-princess-japan-79-test-positive-12450498

79 more people test positive for COVID-19 on Diamond Princess cruise ship
19 Feb 2020 06:21PM
(Updated: 19 Feb 2020 06:30PM)

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TOKYO: An additional 79 cases of coronavirus have been discovered aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan, the health ministry said Wednesday (Feb 19), bringing the total to 621.

The new figures come as an initial batch of passengers began disembarking after enduring a 14-day quarantine and then testing negative for the virus...

 

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[h=1]About new coronavirus infectious disease confirmed in cruise ship during quarantine in Yokohama Port (the thirteenth report)[/h]
　The cruise ship Diamond Princess, which arrived at Yokohama Port on February 3, is undergoing quarantine at sea. A new coronavirus test was conducted, including those who are considered to be at high risk from the viewpoint of ensuring health due to long-term stay on board, including those with symptoms such as fever, and the results were found. Of 607, 79 (including 68 asymptomatic pathogen carriers) were confirmed to be positive for the new coronavirus. In the future, it will be transported to medical institutions with infectious disease wards. Positive cases were confirmed in 621 of the 3,011 people tested (including 322 asymptomatic pathogen carriers).

　Those who are transported include elderly people and foreign nationals, and it is necessary to take measures that take into account physical conditions. The press is requested to give special consideration to coverage of this matter.

　Quarantine of the cruise ship continues to be implemented. A new coronavirus test is conducted for those who need it, and the results will be announced later.

https://www.mhlw.go.jp/stf/newpage_09640.html

 

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Two people in their 80s are confirmed dead from the coronavirus outbreak aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship, according to government sources.

https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/

 

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New virus cruise ship disembarks and kills two Japanese passengers in hospital

February 20, 2020 11:38

Two Japanese men and women in their 80s who were hospitalized and treated for the virus were killed on the 20th in a cruise ship passenger who was confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus. This is the first time a cruise ship passenger has died and three people have been killed in the country.

As of the 19th, 621 cruise ships out of approximately 3,700 crew members and passengers on the cruise ship where outbreaks of the new coronavirus were confirmed were confirmed.

According to government officials, two of them, a 87-year-old man and an 84-year-old woman, died on the 20th.

Both were Japanese and had a basic illness and were confirmed to have been infected with the virus, so it was said that men were hospitalized on the 11th of this month and women on the 12th to be treated.

This is the first time a cruise ship passenger has died.

In addition, three people have been killed in Japan, following the death of a woman in her 80s living in Kanagawa Prefecture on the 13th of this month.

https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20200220/k10012293421000.html

 

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Source: https://www.deseret.com/utah/2020/2...d-coronavirus-japan-cruise-ship-begs-for-help

‘Worried and scared and frustrated’: Utahn hospitalized with coronavirus begs for help
By Amy Donaldson Feb 20, 2020, 10:11am MST

SALT LAKE CITY — From an isolation room in Japan’s Chiba Hospital where he is battling pneumonia, Tooele resident John Haering sent an email begging for help to both the cruise line that quarantined him after passengers were exposed to coronavirus and the U.S. Embassy in Japan.

“I have verified that I’m on your Contact list of people who are in hospitals off the Diamond Princess,” he wrote to both Princess Cruises and U.S. Embassy officials Thursday. “I have verified I have tested positive for COVID-19. My wife and friend have reached out to the embassy on my behalf, and yet still to this date, I have received one phone call from the embassy and have heard nothing from the Princess Cruise line since being pulled off the ship and sent to hospital in Chiba without even being tested to see if I had the Corona virus,” he wrote.

“I’m a US citizen who should have some rights and I don’t think it is to much to ask for some communication from the US embassy in Japan or from the cruise line I entrusted with my safety and the safety of my wife.”...