Canada to evacuate citizens from virus-hit cruise ship on Feb 20

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OTTAWA (REUTERS) - The Canadian government will begin evacuating its citizens from a virus-hit cruise ship quarantined off Yokohama, Japan, on Thursday evening (Feb 20), Foreign Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne said on Wednesday.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

OTTAWA - The Canadian government will begin evacuating its citizens from a virus-hit cruise ship quarantined off Yokohama, Japan, on Thursday evening , Foreign Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne said on Wednesday.

People with symptoms of the coronavirus will not be allowed to leave, and those who have tested positive will be treated in Japan, he added. There are 251 Canadians on board the Diamond Princess and 47 have tested positive.

 

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