Cruise ship Disembarkation start Dispatch of charter aircraft from abroad One after another 18:03 on February 19
Passengers who were left on board the cruise ship `` Diamond Princess '' where outbreaks of the new coronavirus were confirmed began to be disembarked, and from overseas countries and regions, charter aircraft to Japan to return the disembarked nationals etc. There are many moves to dispatch.
One of these, one from Hong Kong, arrived at Haneda Airport.
There are 352 Hong Kong citizens on the cruise ship, and we plan to leave for Hong Kong with those who set off early in the morning of the 20th.
Australia also departed from Sydney on the afternoon of the 19th to Sydney Haneda Airport to return more than 200 Australian passengers.
The Canadian government plans to return more than 200 people who tested negative, and has already dispatched charter aircraft and plans to leave Japan on the 20th.
In addition, the Italian government revealed on the night of the 18th that it had dispatched a charter aircraft carrying doctors and others to Japan as an advance party. According to the Italian media, the doctors will check the health of the 35 Italians and send another charter plane back a few days later.
In addition, the United States decided to send charter aircraft the earliest, and two charter planes with about 330 passengers who had requested to return had already returned to the United States, and a presidential plane was also dispatched from South Korea and hoped to return. A total of seven people, including six and one Japanese spouse, returned home on the morning of the 19th.
On the other hand, in Japan, those who disembark after the health observation period are supposed to have a normal life at home, etc., but Hong Kong, Australia, and Canada, etc. disembark and return with charter aircraft We are going to take further quarantine measures for another two weeks until we can confirm that we are not infected.
In addition, the US CDC = Disease Control Center will not allow passengers and crew members to disembark on a passenger aircraft traveling to the United States for two weeks after getting off the boat until no virus is detected. Announced.