Japan distributes 2000 iPhones among people stranded on coronavirus-hit cruise

Japanese government has provided 2,000 free iPhones to quarantined passengers and crew members aboard coronavirus-hit Diamond Princess cruise ship. On February 17, total number of confirmed cases on quarantined ship shot up to 355 with an overall 419 confirmed cases in Japan.

iPhones were distributed on cruise to let stranded passengers get in touch with medical professionals, book an appointment, and discuss trauma with psychologists. According to media reports, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare provided 2,000 people on quarantined ship in cooperation with Ministry of Private Affairs and Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications.

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iPhone for every cabin

Masuda Jun, Director of CSMO for LINE, took to Twitter to confirm that 2,000 iPhones with pre-installed LINE app were distributed among people on board cruise which enables m for online consultation with psychological counsellors and doctors. iPhones have been distributed in a manner which ensures at least one iPhone is available in every cabin of crew and passengers.

Meanwhile, 40 US citizens, who were infected with dely virus, have been evacuated using two chartered flights from Tokyo's Haneda Airport. Around 380 Americans were present on ship of which 340 were transported from Yokohama port to airport on 14 buses, informed Japan’s Defense Minister Taro Ko. 

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According to latest report, 2,048 new cases of coronavirus infections and 105 more deaths have been confirmed, taking total death toll because of dely virus to 1,770. While most of cases are from Hubei province of China and city of Wuhan, epicentre of outbreak, or countries, including Japan and Philippines, have also w reported deaths related to COVID-19.

latest cause of concern has been deaths of people with travel history to China. On February 13, Japan confirmed death of an 80-year-old woman who was t even part of quarantined cruised off Japanese coast.

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