Two Irish passport holders who were aboard the Diamond Princess, which is docked off Yokahama, are being treated in hospital in Tokyo, according to a relative.Speaking on RTÉ's Morning Ireland, Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney confirmed there are number of Irish people on board the two cruise ships - Diamond Princess and Westerdam - and the Department of Foreign Affairs is working with them.
He said: "We're working with Irish nationals on both of those ships to make sure they're safe. And if they're in quarantine to make sure those conditions are safe," he said. Mr Coveney said the quarantine period on the Diamond Princess, where more than 500 people have tested positive for the virus, "ends tomorrow".
He said he did not want to "get into too much detail as people are entitled to confidentiality" when dealing with the consular services.Chinese tourist in France dies from coronavirus Mr Coveney said the department is working with EU partners "to make sure that if it's appropriate to evacuate those citizens, then we will do that".
The Diamond Princess, which carried almost 4,000 passengers and crew when it began its voyage, has been under quarantine since earlier this month.The company said that the Cambodian Health Ministry is completing testing for the remaining 255 guests and 747 crew on board, but that apart from one case, there are no other confirmed cases of coronavirus detected on board.
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