Passenger disembarkation of a cruise ship Charter aircraft

On the 20th, charter aircraft from Australia and Hong Kong passed Japan one after another as passengers left on board the cruise ship Diamond Princess, which was confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus.

On the cruise ship "Diamond Princess" anchored at Yokohama Port, of the remaining passengers and crew members, those who have a negative virus test result and have no symptoms are disembarking sequentially from 19th. In other countries and regions, there are a number of movements to send charter aircraft to Japan in order to return their own citizens and others.

Australia, with more than 200 of them on board, dispatched a charter aircraft to Haneda Airport and left Japan shortly after 1:00 am on the 20th with passengers aboard.

The charter aircraft is expected to carry around 180 people and will be quarantined for two weeks after arriving in Darwin, northern Australia, until it is confirmed to be free of the virus.

The charter aircraft also carries New Zealanders and will be inspected again after arriving in Darwin before heading to New Zealand.

Meanwhile, the charter aircraft in Hong Kong also left Haneda Airport before 5:00 am. It is likely that passengers from Hong Kong have disembarked.

In addition, Canada and Israel will return from Japan as early as the 20th, and Italy has announced that it has dispatched military aircraft to Japan.

Italian Government Dispatch military aircraft to Japan

Italy's Foreign Minister Dimaio said on the night of the 19th that he had dispatched a military aircraft to Japan to return the Italians on board the "Diamond Princess."

The military aircraft will fly out of Rome's capital airport shortly after 3:00 am on the 20th of Japan time and arrive in Japan on the evening of the 20th.

According to the Italian government, it will return to Italy on the 21st with a total of about 60 people, including 30 Italians and nearly 30 citizens from countries such as Germany and France.

Of these, Italians are expected to be quarantined at military facilities for two weeks after returning.