New virus outbreak of cruise ship with new virus outbreak
On the cruise ship where the outbreak of the new coronavirus was confirmed, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare will conduct virus tests on dozens of new crew and passengers and transport people who complain of poor physical condition to medical institutions .
On the cruise ship Diamond Princess, 64 out of a total of 3,700 passengers and crew were infected with the new coronavirus, including 28 Japanese.
The cruise ship left the port offshore once every eight days, but at 8:30 am on the 9th, it re-embarked at Daikoku Pier in Yokohama Port, and a doctor from the Disaster Disaster Medical Team = DMAT entered the ship.
At present, there are a total of 3640 crew members and passengers left on board, and the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare is collecting samples from dozens of them and conducting virus tests.
In addition, several people have complained of poor physical condition, so they will be transported to a medical institution on the 9th.
Also, in response to passengers' voices indicating that they have a shortage of necessary medicines, such as drugs for chronic illness, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has decided to bring in medicines for about 500 people who are determined to be urgent.
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, in principle, requires those who remain on board to stay in the cabin for 14 days from the 5th of this month, and will continue to conduct tests for those who are feeling ill in the future It is a policy.