Coronavirus has continued to spread aboard the Diamond Princess cruise in Japan, with another 99 passengers — including Americans — testing positive for the illness, despite a mandatory quarantine, health officials said Monday.
The Japanese Health Ministry said the number of total cases has swollen to 454 aboard the vessel docked in Yokohama, which has been under quarantine since Feb. 5.
There were 16 Americans counted among the new cases, including the 14 evacuees on charter flights who were diagnosed, officials said. It’s unclear where the other two are, but health officials have said that those found to be suffering from the virus are taken to Japanese hospitals.
The infected evacuees hadn’t been suffering any symptoms before they boarded the flights and were en route to the US when their test results were returned as positive, according to the US State Department.
“These individuals were moved in the most expeditious and safe manner to a specialized containment area on the evacuation aircraft to isolate them in accordance with standard protocols,” the statement said.
Meanwhile, the ship has now tested 1,723 people out of the 3,700 passengers and crew members on board. Officials were only testing those who showed symptoms.
Russia, meanwhile, reported Monday that a woman aboard the ship was the first citizen diagnosed with the coronavirus.
The Russian Embassy in Japan said on Facebook that the woman will be transferred to a hospital and receive treatment.
The ship — which has the most coronavirus infections outside of China — has been under quarantine since a passenger disembarked in Hong Kong and tested positive for the virus.
With Post wires
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