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▼ Japan Cruise Passenger Confirmed With Virus After Going Home
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A woman in her 60s has tested positive for the coronavirus after disembarking from the cruise ship docked in Yokohama following a two-week quarantine, according to a statement from the Tochigi prefecture.
The patient, who tested negative for the virus during the quarantine Feb. 14 on board the Diamond Princess, returned to her home in Tochigi prefecture, near Tokyo, on Feb. 19, national broadcaster NHK reported.
She developed a fever on Feb. 21 and was tested positive on Feb. 22, according to the statement.
The patient is the first to be confirmed with the virus after disembarking from the vessel and comes amid increasing skepticism over Japan’s handling of the situation. Kentaro Iwata, a professor at Kobe University Hospital who said he boarded the cruise ship, criticized bureaucrats’ handling of the quarantine, saying infected and uninfected passengers were able to mix freely.
More than 1,000 passengers left the virus-hit ship last week after the quarantine period. The vessel had the most infections anywhere outside China, with more than 600 confirmed cases and two deaths.
The total infections in Japan excluding the cruise ship have climbed to more than 130, with cases spreading across the country.
The patient, who tested negative for the virus during the quarantine Feb. 14 on board the Diamond Princess, returned to her home in Tochigi prefecture, near Tokyo, on Feb. 19, national broadcaster NHK reported.
She developed a fever on Feb. 21 and was tested positive on Feb. 22, according to the statement.
The patient is the first to be confirmed with the virus after disembarking from the vessel and comes amid increasing skepticism over Japan’s handling of the situation. Kentaro Iwata, a professor at Kobe University Hospital who said he boarded the cruise ship, criticized bureaucrats’ handling of the quarantine, saying infected and uninfected passengers were able to mix freely.
More than 1,000 passengers left the virus-hit ship last week after the quarantine period. The vessel had the most infections anywhere outside China, with more than 600 confirmed cases and two deaths.
The total infections in Japan excluding the cruise ship have climbed to more than 130, with cases spreading across the country.
- February 24, 2020
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