Cruise ship Inspection examination of the remaining 3,600 disembarkers Mr. Kato, February 10, 12:08
Over a cruise ship confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus, Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Kato conducted a virus test on the remaining 3,600 passengers and crew members on board the ship to prevent the spread of the infection in Japan. He indicated that he would consider doing it.
On the night of September 9, 6 new cases of cruise ship "Diamond Princess" were confirmed, and 70 cases have been confirmed since anchoring off the port of Yokohama.
At a press conference after the Cabinet meeting, Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Kato changed its policy to have the remaining 3,600 passengers and passengers wait in a cabin for at least 14 days from this month, in principle, to check their health. Showed no idea.
He said, "There are so many infections on board the ship. He stated that he would consider conducting virus tests on those who set off.
On the other hand, Minister Kato said, "We are currently examining how many people will be tested, how much testing ability they will have, and how long it will take. We want to do it if we can, but we can assert at this stage that we can do it. It's not the situation. "
"If you inspect at the time of disembarkation, you will have to wait for the results before disembarking," he said.