More than 200 people on the ship have tested positive for the new COVID-19. The ship has been under quarantine off the coast of Yokohama, Japan.
Foto: Reuters/Issei Kato A passenger stretches on the balcony of a cabin of the cruise ship Diamond Princess on February 11, 2020.
They will be brought back to the Travis Air Base near Sacramento, California, by two State Department flights as early as Sunday.Visit Business Insider’s homepage for more storiesAlmost 400 Americans quarantined on the Diamond Princess cruise ship off the coast of Yokohama, Japan, will be offered seats on two State Department flights to the Travis Air Base near Sacramento, California,, citing Center for Disease Control official Henry Walke.
According to The Journal, the CDC is in Japan „assessing“ the health of passengers, and those who show symptoms will not be evacuated. The ship was set to remain in quarantine until February 19, until it was announced Friday that those who test negative will be allowed off the ship and into housing sponsored by the Japanese government,. Priority would be given to the elderly, those with pre-existing conditions, or those with windowless rooms.
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