Final Diamond Princess cruise crew members vacate contaminated ship after coronavirus quarantine

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Final Diamond Princess cruise crew members vacate contaminated ship after coronavirus quarantine
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Japan’s much criticized quarantine left more than one fifth of the ship’s original population infected with the new virus.

on Sunday, vacating the contaminated cruise ship and ending Japan’s much criticized quarantine that left more than one fifth of the ship’s original population infected with the new virus.

The British-flagged and U.S.-operated Diamond Princess had carried an infected passenger part way before returning to its home port in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Feb. 3. Of the 3,711 passengers and crew members on board, 705 were infected on the ship, triggering international criticism of the quarantine and Japan’s disease control capability.

He also said, however, that crisis management of a foreign-flagged and operated ship is difficult for a single government to deal with, and suggested that there is a need to promote a global framework in tackling future crises.Japan’s Defense Ministry said its troops transported about 70 Indonesian crew members of the Diamond Princess by bus to Tokyo’s Haneda airport, where they were to fly home on an Indonesian government chartered flight.

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Last crew members leave cruise ship quarantined near TokyoLast crew members leave cruise ship quarantined near TokyoThe last crew members left the Diamond Princess, ending Japan's much criticized quarantine of the contaminated cruise ship that left more than one fifth of the ship's original population infected with the new virus.
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