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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).
Images show American tourists on buses leaving the port where their quarantined cruise ship is docked in Japan, to board chartered flights home as the number of new coronavirus cases diagnosed on the vessel jumped to 355. The Diamond Princess was placed in a 14-day quarantine in early February after a former passenger tested positive for the virus. Americans on board were given the option to leave the ship and fly home, where they will face another 14-day isolation period. IMAGES
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 12 (EFE).- The Japanese authorities said Wednesday they had detected 40 new cases of infections of a new coronavirus on a cruise ship moored since last week in the port of Yokohama, including four patients in serious condition.The country’s health ministry said among the infected are 39 passengers and one official in charge of quarantine procedures, which the Diamond Princess has been under since Feb. 3. The latest count brings the total infections on the cruise to 175. (Camera: FRANCK ROBICHON).FOOTAGE SHOWS THE DIAMOND PRINCESS CRUISE SHIP AT THE PORT OF YOKOHAMA, JAPAN.
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).