Criticism of Japan’s effort on coronavirus cruise ship as passengers leave

The death toll from the coronavirus in mainland China passed 2,000 but the number of new cases there fell for a second straight day, offering a sliver of hope and helping Asian shares and U.S. stock futures rise.

“I am very keen to get off this ship,” Australian passenger Vicki Presland told Reuters over a social-media link. She was among a group of Australians getting off to catch an evacuation flight back to 14 days of quarantine in the city of Darwin. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Japan’s efforts might have slowed down the virus but were not enough.

From the start, experts raised questions about quarantine on the ship. Passengers weren’t confined to their rooms until Feb. 5. The day before, as officials screened them, onboard events continued, including dances, quiz games and an exercise class, one passenger said.

And yes a bad idea not to quarantine all of them.

Japan was awesome. Thanks Japan! It’s really not their problem. People got Infected From the Ship

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