The operation was suspended due to the influence of the new coronavirus, and on the 15th, it was confirmed that two passengers on an international cruise ship that departed from Yokohama Port for the first time in three years were infected with the new coronavirus.
The ship is said to continue its cruise after dropping the two off at Naha Port in Okinawa.
According to Okinawa Prefecture and others, on the morning of the 17th, the operator of the international cruise ship "Nippon Maru", which had a total of 472 passengers and crew on board, contacted us that two passengers had been confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus. That's it.
"Nippon Maru" left Yokohama Port on the 15th and just left for a cruise around Ishigaki Island and Singapore. It means that the infection was revealed in the inspection conducted on board before doing so.
Of the two passengers, the 77-year-old had symptoms of fever, while the 64-year-old was asymptomatic.
Based on the policy decided in advance by the prefecture and the operating company, the two will disembark at Naha Port on the evening of the 17th and recuperate at an accommodation facility in the southern part of the main island.
According to the operating company, the ship will drop off the two at Naha Port and then depart for Ishigaki Island to continue the cruise.
"Nippon Maru" departed from Yokohama Port for the first time in three years on November 15, following the government's decision to resume accepting international cruise ships that had been suspended due to the effects of the new coronavirus. .