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U.S. charter plane leaves for cruise ship passengers returning home

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On the morning of the 17th, a charter aircraft departed from Haneda Airport on the morning of March 17 on a cruise ship where outbreaks of the new coronavirus were confirmed.

Among the Americans on the cruise ship Diamond Princess, a charter aircraft to return applicants arrived at Haneda Airport on the night of the 16th. According to the Ministry of Defense, approximately 340 people wishing to return home had boarded a charter aircraft after traveling to Haneda Airport by SDF bus.

Prior to departure, it was observed that persons who seemed to be wearing protective clothing were loading luggage on the charter aircraft and guiding passengers.

The first chartered aircraft departed Haneda Airport for the United States at 6:45 am on the 17th and the second at 6:45 am on the 17th.

According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, a total of 1219 passengers and crew members were screened for viruses on the cruise ship by the 16th, and 355 cases were confirmed. Among them, 18 men and women in their 60s and 80s are severely affected, and more than half of them are receiving treatment in the intensive care unit. One person who has not been confirmed to be infected is seriously ill.

On the other hand, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has a policy of conducting a virus test on all passengers and crew members remaining on board. Is.

Anyone who was in the same room as the infected person will have a negative test result and will be disembarked for 14 days after the infected person leaves the room if they are healthy.

Countries consider sending charter aircraft

The Diamond Princess, a cruise ship that has been confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus, has people from more than 50 countries and regions.

As more and more people are confirmed to be infected, there is a growing movement to send charter aircraft to return their citizens and others to their home countries.

The United States was the first to dispatch charter aircraft to Japan, and out of approximately 380 American passengers, two chartered aircraft carrying applicants left Haneda Airport.

Canada also announced on Tuesday that it will send a charter aircraft to return asylum-free people out of more than 250 Canadians on board.

As in the United States, passengers are quarantined for 14 days after arriving in Canada.

In addition, Australian, Italian, Hong Kong governments and Taiwanese authorities are considering operating charter aircraft.
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20 cruise ships are severely ill

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 According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, there were a total of 20 severely ill patients on the cruise ship on the 17th, including 11 Japanese, in their 60s and 80s. Of these, 19 were positive for the new coronavirus and one was negative.

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