'The private companies that hired will decide on that.'
"On February 25 we were informed by the Japanese authorities that two of these South Africans tested positive for Covid-19. They are currently being treated in Japan and the latest reports indicate they are currently asymptomatic,” said health department spokesperson Lwazi Manzi at the time.
"The cruise ship arrived in the Japanese port of Yokohama with 3,700 people on board. On February 1 it was announced a patient who had disembarked in Hong Kong on January 25 had tested positive for coronavirus. This began a quarantine period on board the ship, which officially ended on February 19. "It was only at the end of the quarantine that the South African government was alerted about the 12 South Africans who were among the crew members on board the ship."
A total of 705 people aboard the ship tested positive for the virus. These patients were transported off the ship and given medical treatment. The cruise ship presented a unique situation, with a large number of people finding themselves exposed to Covid-19 in a confined space, leading to the highest infection rate in the world.
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