Cruise ship After probation, everyone can go home March 16 5:10

Of the crew members and passengers of the cruise ship Diamond Princess, which were confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus, the last 145 people who got off the ship completed health observation on March 15, and all of them can return home. On the other hand, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has revealed that 15 people who disembarked before the end of the health observation period due to sudden illness, etc., subsequently confirmed a new infection.

The princess cruise ship Diamond Princess, which was confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus, was disembarked on the 1st of this month and the remaining crew members were disembarked, 145 of whom stayed at a national facility in Wako City, Saitama Prefecture. Had undergone two weeks of health observation.

On the 15th, after this period, all the members were negative for the virus test, so they were able to leave the facility and return home from 16th.

The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, on the other hand, found that 15 of the passengers who were rescued due to sudden illness or who accompanied them were displaced before the end of the health observation period, after which new infection was confirmed. I did it.

As a result, 712 passengers and occupants of the cruise ship were confirmed to be infected, excluding seven who were found infected after returning home.

The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has requested that after two weeks of health observations and after returning home, two weeks of refrain from going unnecessarily urgently.