Hundreds to leave cruise ship as Japan coronavirus concerns grow

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CORONAVIRUS | More than 600 travellers aboard the Diamond Princess cruise liner have been infected with the virus.

Hundreds of Japanese and foreign passengers were set to disembark from a coronavirus-hit cruise ship near Tokyo today. This comes amid growing disquiet in Japan about whether the government is doing enough to stop the virus from spreading.after weeks in quarantine comes as the US Centres for Disease Control issued a low-level travel advisory for Japan.

More than 600 travellers aboard the cruise liner, quarantined off Yokohama since arriving on Feb 3 with 3,700 people aboard, have been infected with the virus. Several countries have flown nationals who were aboard the liner home. Two Australians tested positive for the virus after their arrival, Australian authorities said today.

In the US, the CDC said in a note on its website that it had put Japan at"Watch Level 1", the least serious of a three-level travel advisory scale.

 

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