“This decision was made due to the extraordinary circumstances faced by passengers of Diamond Princess,” the department explained.
It is noted that soon a special board will be sent to Japan for evacuation.
At the same time, the dates, as well as the number of Canadians who are planned to be removed, are not specified.
Earlier, the Hong Kong government said it was preparing a charter flight to evacuate its citizens from a ship in Japan, which is in quarantine due to the infection of some passengers with the coronavirus.
It was reported that the number of coronavirus infected on the liner reached 355.