Plane carrying Canadians from quarantined cruise ship reportedly lands at Ontario military base

A bus waits to transport Canadian passengers of the Diamond Princess cruise ship after they landed on a chartered evacuation flight from Japan, at CFB Trenton air force base, Quinte West, Ont., on Feb. 21, 2020.A Canadian government-chartered flight carrying Canadians evacuated from the Diamond Princess cruise ship in quarantine near Tokyo due to coronavirus has landed at the military base in Trenton, Ontario, CBC News said on Friday.

All repatriated passengers on the chartered flight had tested negative for COVID-19, the illness caused by the coronavirus, while the Canadians who contracted the illness did not board the flight, CBC News said. The plane is part of a repatriation effort by several countries – including the United States, Australia and Hong Kong – for hundreds of foreigners aboard the Diamond Princess. The cruise, operated by Carnival Corp, originally had roughly 3,700 passengers, 256 of which were Canadian.Forty-seven Canadians tested positive for the coronavirus and were not permitted to board the flight. Canada said individuals who tested positive before the flight would remain in Japan for medical care.

The evacuees are to be transported around 275 km east to Cornwall, Ontario, where they will spend two weeks in quarantine in a hotel and conference centre. Our Morning Update and Evening Update newsletters are written by Globe editors, giving you a concise summary of the day’s most important headlines.

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