Cruise Ship Passengers Reveal 8 New Infections New Coronavirus March 5 22:05
The outbreak of eight new passengers has been revealed on the Diamond Princess, a cruise ship in which outbreaks of the new coronavirus have been confirmed. A total of 696 passengers and crew members were confirmed infected, excluding those who were found infected after returning home.
On January 1, the cruise ship Diamond Princess, which was confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus, was disembarked on the 1st of this month. However, according to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, she left after a period of health observation. As a result of carrying out a virus test for them, eight new passengers were found to be infected.
A total of 696 people were confirmed to be infected on the cruise ship, excluding those who became infected after returning home.
According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, in addition to this 696 people, there is one crew member who was boarded after the cruise ship entered Yokohama Port and was confirmed infected.
In addition, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare had previously announced the number of people confirmed to be infected on a cruise ship by the total number of people, but from the 5th, corrected it to the figure after subtracting the duplicated person about it.