40 US nationals infected on Japan ship as others fly home

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Those who chose to leave will face another 14-day quarantine period when they reach home. FMTNews Japan

Bus carrying American passengers who are cutting short a 14-day quarantine on Diamond Princess cruise ship.

The Diamond Princess was placed in 14-day quarantine in early February after a former passenger tested positive for the covid-19 virus. They boarded buses driven by personnel in head-to-toe protective suits and were told that the more than a dozen vehicles would travel in a convoy.“We need a proper quarantine. This was not it.”

“My health is fine. And my two-week quarantine is almost over. Why would I want to be put on a bus and a plane with other people they think may be infected when I have spent nearly two weeks isolated from those people?” tweeted Matt Smith, an American lawyer on the ship with his wife. Japan has not been able to test all those on board the ship due to limited supplies of testing kits, facilities and manpower, which are also needed by authorities tracking the spread of the virus on land.Canada announced a similar decision, and on Sunday Italy said it wants to quickly get its roughly 35 citizens off the ship.

 

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