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Two passengers from the coronavirus-hit Diamond Princess cruise ship moored near Tokyo have died, according to local media. The victims were a man and a woman in their 80s, NHK reported on Thursday, citing a government source. Both had underlying conditions and had been taken off the ship on February 11 and 12 before being … Read more
Britons on the coronavirus-stricken cruise ship docked off the coast of Japan will be evacuated by plane on Friday, officials have confirmed. The evacuation flight for the 74 Britons quarantined on board the Diamond Princess will leave Tokyo on Friday, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said on Wednesday evening. On their return they will be housed in … Read more
A Japanese disease expert has branded the Diamond Princess quarantine a ‘major failure’, ‘completely inadequate’ and a ‘mistake’ as he slammed the ‘bureaucrats’ in charge. Kentaro Iwata said the situation on board the vessel was worse than previous outbreaks he had dealt with in the past, such as Ebola in Africa and the 2003 SARS … Read more
Saga cruise ship with 89 passengers suffering from diarrhoea, vomiting and fever is due to dock in Southampton – days after it was turned away from Gibraltar The ship, Spirit of Discovery, is due back in the UK on Wednesday morning The vessel, which had been sailing around Italy, had been due to stop in … Read more
‘Send us in the opposite direction!’ Tui cruise customers claim they are being forced to holiday in ‘Coronavirus Land’ after the firm refused refunds for trip to Thailand and Singapore Tui’s Marella Cruises trip will also stop in Singapore, Cambodia and Malaysia Some customers are concerned the ship will visit ports that have closed down … Read more
Another 99 cases of coronavirus have today been confirmed on board the Diamond Princess, with hundreds of passengers still in the dark over when they will leave. The dozens of new cases bring the total on board the ship to 454 just two days before the quarantine is due to end. The latest cases were revealed … Read more
Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. Almost 1,900 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 73,000 have been infected. But experts predict the true number of people with the disease could be as high as … Read more
Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. Almost 1,900 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 73,000 have been infected. But experts predict the true number of people with the disease could be as high as … Read more
Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. Almost 1,900 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 73,000 have been infected. But experts predict the true number of people with the disease could be as high as … Read more
Scientists have weighed in behind families of people trapped on the coronavirus-riddled cruise ship in Japan to slam the two-week quarantine. Steve Abel said his recently infected British parents David and Sally had been ‘failed’ during their isolation aboard the Diamond Princess where the number of diagnoses today hit 542 and continues to climb. He … Read more