Cruise ship Passengers and crew members will be on board the ship until the evening of the end of virus testing on February 3 at 23:18.

A cruise ship arriving and departing from Japan on which a Hong Kong man confirmed to have been infected with the new coronavirus is berthing off the coast of Yokohama Port on the night of March 3. The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare will quarantine passengers and crew members on board, and will test for those who have symptoms such as fever, as some passengers have complained of poor physical condition.

According to Hong Kong health officials, an 80-year-old passenger male living in Hong Kong was infected with the new coronavirus on a Hong Kong cruise ship after leaving the ship in Hong Kong.

According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, this ship has about 2500 passengers and about 1,000 crew members, and after leaving Japan, traveling around Hong Kong and Okinawa, and berthing off the coast of Yokohama Port on the 3rd night. doing.

According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, some people are complaining of poor physical condition.Currently, on the ship, we are checking the health of the people on board, and there are symptoms such as fever and cough and infection We will conduct a virus test on suspected persons in the future.

According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, it is expected that the health check and virus screening of the passengers and crew of the ship will be completed around the evening of April 4, and that all members will be on board until the check is completed. Is.

In addition, it does not conduct tests for people who have no symptoms, asks them to return to their homes, and in the unlikely event that symptoms occur, calls for contact with a health center or consultation with a medical institution.