11 nCoV cases reported on Japanese cruise ship

[Jonathan Fillion]

Diamond Princess cruise ship

A man from Hong Kong who had been infected with the new coronavirus was on board and a cruise ship moored off the port of Yokohama, had symptoms such as fever. Testing revealed that 10 people were infected with the virus.

14 days quarantine in effect on the ship.

https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20200205/k10012273171000.html

 

Edited February 5, 2020 by niman

[niman]

Cruise ship virus infection confirmed 10 people transported to medical institutions in Kanagawa Prefecture

February 5, 2020 9:44New type pneumonia

A Hong Kong man infected with the new coronavirus is on board and a cruise ship anchored off the port of Yokohama has been tested for viruses such as those with fever symptoms, and so far 31 results have been found It was confirmed that 10 of them were infected with the virus. According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, the policy is to have passengers and crew members left on board ships wait in a cabin for 14 days in principle.

According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, the cruise ship Diamond Princess has been moored off the coast of Daikoku Wharf in Yokohama Port from the night of March 3, and quarantine of about 3,700 passengers and all crew members has been conducted on board.

Then, 120 people who had symptoms such as fever and cough, and 153 people who were in close contact with those who had symptoms were collected from 273 people, and virus tests were conducted sequentially.

So far, results for 31 people have been identified, and 10 of them have been confirmed to have been infected with the virus.

A marine cruise ship is dispatched to the cruise ship, and around 7:30 am, 10 men and women with confirmed infections are transported to multiple medical institutions in Kanagawa Prefecture.

There are 4 people in their 50s and 60s, 10 people in their 50s and 60s, and none in their 70s and 80s, and none of them have severe symptoms. Of these, three people in their 50s and 60s are Japanese. is.

The company plans to keep the 3,700 passengers and crew members on board for 14 days in principle, waiting in the cabin.

The cruise ship left Yokohama last month and visited Hong Kong around Kagoshima, and it was confirmed that an 80-year-old passenger man living in Hong Kong who got off the ship was infected with the new coronavirus. Was.

On board

 

According to the cruise ship's passengers, an announcement was made at around 8:10 a.m. on the 5th in the morning. According to the inspection, it was explained that 10 of the passengers and crew had shown a positive reaction. Was instructed to wait at.

In addition, passengers and occupants were not allowed to disembark for 14 days in principle, and it was stated that meals would be distributed to all guest rooms through room service.

The man said, "There is a possibility that we will not be able to disembark for the foreseeable future. We will also check the luggage packed in the trunk to secure the medicine."

According to a woman who is on board with her mother in her 80s, "I can't get off, so I'm having trouble getting my mother's high blood pressure medicine out of the way. What will happen in the future? "

PM: "Remaining passengers and crew members stay on board"

In this connection, Prime Minister Abe stated at the House of Representatives Budget Committee that he would make every possible effort to prevent the spread of infection, such as by leaving remaining passengers and crew members on board for a certain period of time.

Among them, Prime Minister Abe conducted a test for a new type of coronavirus on a cruise ship anchored off the port of Yokohama on people with fever symptoms and found that 10 people had been infected so far. Was explained.

He further stated, "These patients will be disembarked and will be hospitalized as a patient under the Infectious Diseases Control Law."

"When judging the presence or absence of the new coronavirus only by epidemiological conditions, we will take measures that assume a maximum incubation period of 14 days. Based on this, we will not allow the remaining occupants and passengers to land for the time being And stay on board for as long as necessary ", and continued to make every effort to prevent the spread of infection.

[niman]

Virus infection of 10 cruise ships confirmed by Atsushi Kato

February 5, 2020 8:55New type pneumonia

Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Kato held a press conference and conducted a test of the new coronavirus on people with fever symptoms on a cruise ship anchored off the port of Yokohama from March 3 Revealed that the infection was confirmed.

Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Kato said on Monday that a Hong Kong man who had been infected with the new coronavirus was on board and responded to passengers and crew members of the Diamond Princess, a cruise ship anchored off the coast of Yokohama Port from March 3. In the morning, we had a press conference.

Minister Kato collected samples from 273 people, including those who had symptoms such as fever and those who had close contact with those who had symptoms, and conducted virus tests, and confirmed that 10 people have been infected so far. It was clarified that they were transported to a medical institution in Kanagawa Prefecture and hospitalized.

In addition to the Japanese, there are people from 56 countries and regions, including Hong Kong and Taiwan, indicating that three out of 10 people who have been infected are Japanese nationals.

Minister Kato also explained that other passengers and crew would be kept on board for 14 days in principle, taking into account the incubation period of the virus.

He further stated that the elderly and people with pre-existing illness are more likely to become more severe when infected, and that they will conduct additional virus tests.

Minister Kato stated, "We will give due consideration to the health of occupants and passengers and make every effort to prevent the spread of infection while prioritizing it."

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[niman]

Cruise ship virus infection confirmed 10 people transported to medical institutions in Kanagawa Prefecture

February 5, 2020 11:45New type pneumonia

A Hong Kong man infected with the new coronavirus is on board and a cruise ship anchored off the port of Yokohama has been tested for viruses such as those with fever symptoms, and so far 31 results have been found It was confirmed that 10 of them were infected with the virus. According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, the policy is to have passengers and crew members left on board ships wait in their cabin for 14 days in principle.

According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, the cruise ship Diamond Princess has been berthed off the coast of Daikoku Wharf in Yokohama Port from the night of March 3, and quarantine of about 3,700 passengers and all crew members has been carried on board.

Then, 120 people who had symptoms such as fever and cough, and 153 people who were in close contact with those who had symptoms were collected from 273 people, and virus tests were conducted sequentially. So far, results for 31 people have been identified, and 10 of them have been confirmed to have been infected with the virus.

A marine cruise ship was dispatched to the cruise ship, and from around 7:30 am, 10 men and women with confirmed infections were transported to multiple medical institutions in Kanagawa Prefecture.

Ten people were four in their fifties and sixties, and one in their seventies and eighties, and none of them had severe symptoms. Of these, three people in their fifties and two in their sixties were Japanese That is.

One of the confirmed cases spent half a day on an optional bus tour with a virus-infected 80s man from Hong Kong in Kagoshima, Japan, where a cruise ship stopped last month. about it. 33 people were infected in Japan.

The policy is that approximately 3,700 passengers and crew members who remain on board will stay on board for 14 days in principle, and have them wait in the cabin.

The cruise ship departed Yokohama last month and visited Hong Kong around Kagoshima, and it was confirmed that an 80-year-old passenger man living in Hong Kong who got off the ship was infected with the new coronavirus. Was.

The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare is calling for efforts to combat infectious diseases such as hand-washing and cough etiquette, as well as measures against colds and influenza, as the situation is not currently recognized in Japan.

Cruise ship 16-day itinerary around Hong Kong and Taiwan

The cruise ship Diamond Princess is a large passenger ship operated by a US cruise company.

He left Yokohama on the 20th of last month and traveled to Kagoshima, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Taiwan and Naha in 16 days, and arrived at Yokohama Port on June 4 at 6.30am.

According to Hong Kong officials, an 80-year-old man living in Hong Kong on this cruise ship was infected with the new coronavirus after leaving the ship in Hong Kong last month.

The man has had a cough since the 19th, before boarding, boarding a cruise ship from Yokohama Port on the 20th, leaving Kagoshima on the 22nd and getting off in Hong Kong on the 25th.

In Kagoshima, he got off the ship and participated in a bus tour for passengers on the ship.

After the infection of the male was confirmed, the cruise ship was moored off the coast of Yokohama Port on March 3 and all passengers and crew members were quarantined. going.

According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, the ship initially had a total of 3711 passengers, with 2666 passengers and 1045 crew.

At 9:00 am on the 5th, 3,699 people, including those who were confirmed to have been infected with the virus and were transported to the hospital, remain on board.

Approximately half of the passengers, 1281 were Japanese, and there were people from 56 countries and regions including Hong Kong and Taiwan.

According to the operator, another cruise originally scheduled to leave Yokohama Port on the 4th evening on the same boat was canceled.

Sample collection from 273 passengers and crew

According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, the cruise ship Diamond Princess had 2,666 passengers and 1,045 crew members when it arrived off the coast of Yokohama Port, bringing a total of 3711 people on board.

There are a total of 56 passengers from 56 countries and regions, of which 1281 are Japanese passengers, nearly half.

Of the passengers and occupants, 120 people with symptoms such as fever and cough, and 153 people who have close contact with symptoms or Hong Kong men, collect samples from 273 people and conduct virus tests .

Of these, 36 had a close contact with a man from Hong Kong on an optional bus tour in Kagoshima last month.

Operating company "at least 14 days anchored"

The operator of the cruise ship commented on the website and said, "The ship will continue to be quarantined and will remain at Yokohama Port. The quarantine period will be a minimum of 14 days as determined by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare." "We will make every effort to ensure that all passengers are comfortable."

He also suggests that he may leave the berthed area before conducting loading and other operations at Yokohama Port before conducting operations such as purifying fresh water.

Ambulance arrives at Yokohama Hospital

Two ambulances arrived at "Yokohama Municipal Citizen Hospital" in Hodogaya-ku, Yokohama at around 10:30 a.m., apparently carrying a patient infected with the virus on a cruise ship.

Although we could not see the patient, we could see rescue workers wearing goggles and masks in white protective clothing on the driver's and passenger seats.

On board

 

According to the cruise ship's passengers, an announcement was made at around 8:10 a.m. on the 5th in the morning. According to the inspection, it was explained that 10 of the passengers and crew had shown a positive reaction. Was instructed to wait at.

In addition, passengers and occupants were not allowed to disembark for 14 days in principle, and it was stated that meals would be distributed to all guest rooms through room service.

The man said, "There is a possibility that we will not be able to disembark for the foreseeable future. We will also check the luggage packed in the trunk to secure the medicine."

According to a woman who is on board with her mother in her 80s, "I can't get off, so I'm having trouble getting my mother's high blood pressure medicine out of the way. What will happen in the future? "

Passengers in their 70s "Respond as soon as possible"

A 70-year-old man on the cruise ship Diamond Princess told NHK on the morning of the morning that he would like to take immediate action as his wife's medicine is running out soon.

According to the men, just after 8:00 am on the 5th, it was confirmed that 10 people had been infected on board the ship, and that they were all instructed to stay in their rooms for 14 days in principle.

The man said, "Until yesterday I was able to spend table tennis etc. in the common space, but I could not get out of the room from Kesa.I went to the restaurant to eat breakfast, but I said, Please wait for room service, but it has not arrived yet. There is no signs of being confused on board, but I have no choice but to stay in the room. "

Then, "I'm worried that my wife's herbal medicine to improve blood circulation will run out in a few days. I think that there are many elderly people on the ship, and there are people who use high blood pressure drugs, so we will respond as soon as possible. I want you to do that. "

PM: "Remaining passengers and crew members stay on board"

In this connection, Prime Minister Abe stated at the House of Representatives Budget Committee that he would make every possible effort to prevent the spread of infection, such as by leaving remaining passengers and crew members on board for a certain period of time.

Among them, Prime Minister Abe conducted a test for a new type of coronavirus on a cruise ship anchored off the port of Yokohama on people with fever symptoms and found that 10 people had been infected so far. Was explained.

He further stated, "These patients will be disembarked and will be hospitalized as a patient under the Infectious Diseases Control Law."

"When judging the presence or absence of the new coronavirus only by epidemiological conditions, we will take measures that assume a maximum incubation period of 14 days. Based on this, we will not allow the remaining occupants and passengers to land for the time being And stay on board for as long as necessary ", and continued to make every effort to prevent the spread of infection.

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[niman]

More than 5,300 people are being quarantined on two cruise ships off Hong Kong and Japan amid concerns passengers and crew were inadvertently exposed to the Wuhan coronavirus by infected passengers.

People aboard both ships are being given health screenings, and those with suspicious symptoms are being tested for the virus that has quickly spread throughout mainland China and beyond.

The Diamond Princess is anchored off the coast of Yokohama, near Tokyo, with 1,045 crew and 2,666 passengers -- including 428 Americans -- on board.

The second ship, the World Dream, is docked at Hong Kong's Kai Tak Cruise Terminal with 1,800 people on board, the city's Department of Health said Wednesday.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/05/asia/coronavirus-cruise-quarantines-intl-hnk/index.html

[niman]

DETAILED discussion of this ship in last night's interview

http://mediaarchives.gsradio.net/rense/special/rense_020420_hr3.mp3