"Diamond Princess" disembarks Two people confirmed infection in Hong Kong February 26 18:53

Hong Kong's health officials have announced that two new passengers who returned from Hong Kong on charter aircraft after disembarking from the Diamond Princess cruise ship with confirmed outbreaks of the new coronavirus have been confirmed.

According to health officials in Hong Kong, two cases of infection were confirmed, a 21-year-old woman and a 16-year-old man, who returned to Hong Kong on 23rd of this month on charter aircraft arranged by the government after disembarkation.

After that, it was isolated at a quarantine facility designated by the Hong Kong government for follow-up, but the infection was confirmed on 26th.

As a result, a total of seven people have been confirmed to be infected by charter aircraft after disembarking from "Diamond Princess".