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HONG KONG - Hong Kong reported its second death from the new coronavirus on Wednesday as authorities drew up plans to fly home hundreds of city residents stranded on a virus-stricken cruise ship in Japan.
The ship has been quarantined in the port of Yokohama since Feb. 3 after a man, who disembarked in Hong Kong before it traveled to Japan, was diagnosed with the virus. The government was trying to convince the rest to board the flights, he said. Those coming back would be required to undergo 14 days of quarantine upon arrival.“We wouldn’t rule out the possibility of sending more charter flights but we’ll try our best to handle all of them in one day.”The United States evacuated more than 300 nationals on Monday on two chartered flights and six South Koreans and one Japanese spouse flew to South Korea on Wednesday on a chartered flight.
There has been opposition in some Hong Kong neighborhoods to government plans to set up quarantine centers. Hundreds of people marched in different places over the weekend to voice opposition to the proposed centers.
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