New virus cruise ship about 500 people are expected to disembark today February 12 12:06
On the cruise ship, where passengers have begun disembarking on the 19th, people who have been negative for the virus test have been leaving the ship one after another since the morning of the 20th. On the 20th, about 500 people are expected to disembark.
Outbreaks of the new coronavirus have been confirmed on the cruise ship Diamond Princess, a total of 621 passengers and occupants so far.
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has conducted a virus test on all passengers and crew members remaining on board, and those who have a negative result and have no symptoms are asked to disembark sequentially from the 19th when the 14-day health observation period ended. You.
Passengers got off the boat one after another in the morning on the 20th and boarded a bus to Yokohama Station.
According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, on the 19th, 443 people left the ship, and about 90% were Japanese.
Nearly 2,000 passengers and crew are still on board, and around 500 passengers are expected to disembark on the 20th. The passenger disembarkation is expected to end on the 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 if you do not have any problems with your health condition, you must get off the ship 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.
Depart by bus
On the 20th, people who had left their luggage had begun to get off the boat at just past 10:30 am, and were walking to the terminal for customs and other procedures.
When the disembarked passengers walked down their hands while walking, on the contrary, the people who remained on the ship turned around and saw them seeing away.
At the wharf, 15 buses arranged by the city are waiting, and when passengers who have completed the procedure board the bus before 11 am, one by one, leave the wharf and depart sequentially for major stations etc. doing.
In addition, taxis were lined up near the terminal, and passengers boarded along with carry cases, etc., and were seen leaving the wharf.
On the other hand, it was seen that those who remained on the ship were masked and walking or running along the passages on the ship.
Passenger men "always anxious about providing information late"
A 70-year-old man from Osaka Prefecture, who married a couple, said, "The crew members were polite in the ship and I felt no inconvenience in life."
On the other hand, "I was always slow to provide information from the government, and I was always worried about what would happen to us. Even if a clear policy had not been decided, we thought that we had to communicate information early and often. I do. "