South Korea to evacuate citizens from cruise ship quarantined in Japan

South Korea anunced on February 16 that it would evacuate Koreans that were quarantined on a Coronavirus stricken cruise ship in Japanese port of Yokohama, according to reports. This step was taken amid fears after 355 people were found to be infected with virus.

Minister of Health and Welfare Park Neung-hoo briefed that government has decided to bring Koreans home if y test negative from rmal screenings to be conducted by Japanese authorities.  Diamond Princess operated by Carnival Corp has been quarantined since arriving in Yokohama on February 3 after a man who disembarked in Hong Kong before it travelled to Japan was diagsed with dely virus. It was carrying a total of 3,700 passengers and crew on board, as per reports. 

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Cana to evacuate its citizens

Meanwhile, Canian government has said on February 15 that it has chartered a plane to evacuate Canians on board cruise ship Diamond Princess quarantined off Japanese coast. Japanese authorities h quarantined cruise ship in Yokohama on February 4 after a previous passenger was tested positive for dely Coronavirus.

Canian government has stated that Diamond Princess which has nearly 3,700 passengers, includes 255 Canians. dely virus w has killed at least 1,665 in China and more than 68,500 have been infected in China. 

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US all set to evacuate its citizens

On or hand, US government is also set to evacuate all American citizens from Diamond Princess, cruise ship which quarantined on Japanese port since early February, US embassy in Japan said on Saturday. About 380 Americans are aboard ship which has been quarantined on Yokohama, a port city near Tokyo. 

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A letter dressed to passengers, which was posted on US Embassy's official website re, " aircraft will arrive in Japan on evening of February 16. Buses will move you and your belongings from ship to aircraft. Passengers will be screened for symptoms and we are working with our Japanese partners to ensure that any symptomatic passengers receive required care in Japan if y cant board flight. aircraft will land in United States at Travis Air Force Base in California. Some passengers will n continue onward to Lackland Air Force Base in Texas. We will provide information about your final destination prior to boarding plane." 

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