'Six days to go:' As coronavirus tears through ship, Japanese officials moves vulnerable passengers
Carnival's Princess Cruises said Japanese health officials will allow the most vulnerable guests on the ship to complete their quarantine shoreside.
Members of media gather at the Diamond Princess cruise ship, operated by Carnival Corp., docked in Yokohama, Japan, on Friday, Feb. 7, 2020.Japanese health officials are allowing the most vulnerable guests quarantined on the Diamond Princess docked just off of Yokohama to leave the cruise ship and complete their isolation on land,The decision comes as the company confirmed 44 new cases of the coronavirus, which the World Health Organization has named COVID-19, aboard the cruise ship.
Japanese health officials have tested at least 500 of the roughly 3,700 aboard the ship, according to Japanese officials. Neither the company nor the Japanese Health Ministry said where the facility is located. The company said the facilities will include individual bedrooms and bathrooms. Prescription medication will be provided, Princess Cruises said. Western-style food won't be available and the food won't accommodate specific diets, the company said, adding that guests will instead receive Japanese bento-style boxes.
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