China News Service, March 25. According to the Japan Broadcasting Association (NHK), on the afternoon of the 25th local time, the cruise ship "Diamond Princess" slowly left the port of Yokohama, Japan, which had been parked for nearly 50 days, to a nearby private enterprise. The dock carries out the work of changing goods inside the ship.
According to reports, the cruise ship arrived at the Daikoku Pier in Yokohama Port on February 6, and although it left briefly, it stopped intermittently until March 25, during which passengers and crew were disembarked and the ship was disinfected.
The Yokohama City Government stated that the cruise had slowly departed from Daikoku Pier at about 2 pm local time on the 25th local time, and arrived at a dock owned by a nearby private enterprise about 30 minutes later, in view of the completion of related work.
At 2 pm local time on the 25th, the "Diamond Princess" cruise liner departed from the port of Yokohama, Japan. Image source: NHK video screenshot
The shipping company to which the cruise line belongs stated that it will replace the cabin mattresses and other items in the next period, and plans to resume operation in May.
According to the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, as of the 24th, there were 712 confirmed cases of new crown pneumonia on the "Diamond Princess", of which 10 died.
On January 20, the cruise ship "Diamond Princess" departed from Yokohama, Japan. Later, due to a new crown pneumonia epidemic on the ship, she was forced to stop her trip and returned to Yokohama Port on February 3. On February 5, the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare announced that all personnel on board the cruise ship need to be isolated at sea for 14 days.
On March 1, Japan ’s Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Kato said at a press conference that all members of the “Princess Diamond”, including the captain, had disembarked from the group with a new crown pneumonia infection.