Cruise ship Today about 500 passengers will get off at 4:20 on February 20
Passengers were disembarked on a cruise ship where outbreaks of the new coronavirus were confirmed, and 443 people left the ship on the 19th and 1st. Approximately 500 passengers are expected to disembark on the 20th.
So far, 621 passengers and crew have been infected on the cruise ship “Diamond Princess” anchored in Yokohama Port.
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare conducts a virus test on all passengers and crew members remaining on board, and those who have negative results and no symptoms are being disembarked sequentially from the 19th, when the 14-day health observation period has ended. .
According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, 443 people left the ship on the 19th and 1st, and about 90% were Japanese.
Also, on the 20th, about 500 passengers are expected to disembark, which means that Japanese and foreigners will be evenly split. Passenger disembarkation is expected to close by around 21st.
However, if you are in the same room as the person with the confirmed infection, even if the test result is negative, the infected person will remain on board for 14 days after leaving the room, and will be asked to disembark if there is no problem with their health condition. I am.
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare asks those who disembark to live a normal life at home, etc., and checks their health status over the phone for several days.
On the other hand, for the crew, after giving priority to passenger disembarkation, we will discuss with the cruise ship operating company and consider measures such as dismissing applicants.
Confirmed 621 infections so far
According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, a total of 79 new passengers were detected on the cruise ship Diamond Princess, including 73 passengers and 6 crew members, on the 19th. Of these, there are 23 Japanese.
By age,
４Four teens and under,
３ 3 people in their 20s,
6 people in their 30s,
1010 people in their 50s,
49 49 people in their 60s,
6 people in their 70s,
▽ One person in my 80s.
Among them, there are 68 people without symptoms such as fever.
This means that a total of 3011 passengers and crew members have been inspected on the cruise ship, and a total of 621 people have been infected.
According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, 28 of the confirmed individuals are seriously ill, some of whom are being treated in intensive care units. In addition, there is one seriously ill person who has not been infected.