14 test positive among US plane evacuees from Japan virus ship: State Dept

Fourteen people who h tested positive for new coronavirus were among more than 300 US citizens and family members evacuated by plane from a quarantined ship in Japan, US State Department said Monday.

passengers h alrey disembarked from Diamond Princess and were preparing to return to United States on chartered aircraft when US officials were informed 14 of m who h been tested days earlier were positive for COVID-19, it said in a joint statement with Department of Health and Human Services.

"se individuals were moved in most expeditious and safe manner to a specialized containment area on evacuation aircraft to isolate m in accordance with standard protocols," it said. "During flights, se individuals will continue to be isolated from or passengers." first flight is due to land shortly at a US Air Force base in California, where all passengers will undergo 14 days quarantine.

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