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Tokyo, Apr 23 (EFE/EPA).- Japan detected for the first time five infections of the new "double mutant" variant of the coronavirus initially identified in India, local media reported Friday.These are the first cases of the B.1.617 coronavirus variant registered in Japan, discovered last month in India. It is considered more contagious and partly responsible for the largest wave of infections the country faces, having exceeded 300,000 daily infections on Thursday. (Camera: ARCHIVE).ARCHIVE FOOTAGE OF DAILY LIFE AMID CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC, IN TOKYO, JAPAN.
Yokohama, Feb 19 (EFE).- Passengers on the quarantined Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan began disembarking Wednesday after the completion of an isolation period set by the authorities to avoid the spread of the coronavirus outbreak on board. (Camera: MARÍA ROLDÁN). FOOTAGE SHOWS PASSENGERS DISEMBARKING FROM THE CRUISE SHIP QUARANTINED IN YOKOHAMA, JAPAN.SOUNDBITES: NOBUHIRO MAEDA, YOKOHAMA RESIDENT (IN JAPANESE).TRANSLATIONS: 1.) I am worried, because patients are appearing in various areas of Japan. I am afraid of the virus being spreaded in this city (00:50-01:02).2.) I avoid getting where there are a lot of people or getting very close and, if I can, I try to avoid using public transport. (01:25-01:37).
Yokohama, Feb 14 (EFE/EPA).- The Diamond Princess cruise ship, quarantined in Yokohama, has 218 passangers who have tested positive for the Covid-19 coronavirus, according to the latest media reports. More than 3,500 passengers and crew remain on board while Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said his government will allocate 10.3 billion yen (94 million US dollars) to fight the outbreak of the Covid-19 coronavirus. (Camera: FRANCK ROBICHON)FOOTAGE SHOWS CRUISE SHIP QUARANTINED IN THE YOKOHAMA PORT IN JAPAN.
Yokohama (Japan), Feb 12 (EFE/EPA) (Camera: Franck Robichon).- Japan announced Thursday that it has confirmed 44 more infections on board the quarantined cruise ship and has authorized the disembarking of some people over 80 years and sick people who tested negative for the coronavirus. FOOTAGE OF THE CRUISE SHIP WHICH IS QUARANTINED IN THE PORT OF YOKOHAMA
Yokohama, Feb 11 (EFE/EPA).- Japanese authorities will allow elderly passengers and those with chronic illnesses to leave a cruise ship quarantined in the Japanese port city of Yokohama since last week, after 135 of the people on board have been infected with the coronavirus.These passengers on the Diamond Princess cruise ship could be allowed to disembark on Tuesday, according to Japanese news agency Kyodo, citing sources familiar with the case.The ship has been at Yokohama port since Feb. 3 when Japanese authorities denied it from disembarking and ordered it be quarantined. (Camera: FRANCK ROBICHON)FOOTAGE SHOWS DIAMOND PRINCESS CRUISE DOCKED AT THE YOKOHAMA PORT IN JAPAN.