Nearly 60 new coronavirus cases confirmed on cruise ship in Japan: media

With testing of all crew members now complete, the new number, reported by public broadcaster NHK, brings the total infections onboard the Costa Atlantica to around 150, roughly one quarter of the vessel’s 623 crew members. TV Asahi said 57 crew members tested positive.

The infection cluster onboard the vessel docked in Nagasaki comes as hospitals are running out of beds in some parts of Japan, where the national tally of virus cases has risen above 12,800. Some 345 people have died. Of those infected onboard the Costa Atlantica, only one crew member has been admitted to hospital, NHK said, while others remain on board, having shown slight or no symptoms.The vessel has been docked in Japan since February for repairs and maintenance after the pandemic prevented scheduled repairs in China. Nagasaki authorities had quarantined the vessel on arrival, and ordered its crew not to venture beyond the quay except for hospital visits.

But prefecture officials said earlier this week that some of the crew had departed without their knowledge, and sought detailed information on their movements. The cruise ship infections follow a similar incident earlier this year, when more than 700 passengers and crew tested positive for the virus on the Diamond Princess cruise liner docked in Yokohama.

washumom There are only crew members on the ship. It has been docked since February for repairs. I couldn't believe anyone would get on a cruise ship and I thought they had all canceled cruises through at least June.

Seems ppl don’t understand English. This cruise carries the crew only. Italian govt you need to do something. This is your ship!!! ItalyUN_NY

Only crew on board, for all the dickheads who are commenting, who on earth is going on a cruise nowadays...

Why are people on a cruise ship?🤦

Why are people still going on cruises?!!?!!

Why are cruise lines operating?

A cluster of cruise ships in Nagasaki inspects all crew members. 57 new cases of infection are confirmed, 148 in total.

But why did it ever set sail?

Really now? A cruise ship coming fromwhere in this worldwide lockdown? 🤷🏾‍♂️

Los cruceros y sus últimas travesías por el Mundo.....

Cruise ships are floating petri dishes.

this virus is more selective than my social media marketing segmenting.

For those who don’t read the articles. This has been docked since February, it isn’t a new cruise trip.

cruises are still a thing right now?

Ground Hog Day!

Who would be so stupid to still go on a cruise now

In Japan, they are excluded from infected persons in their own country.

So many people who can’t read further than the title

There’s still cruises going on?

Send some Lysol

operated by US company and belongs to Italy, rejected docking by Chinese company then Japan helps patients oh!

How are there still cruise ships out there

Floating death bed. Who the hell gets on them anymore?

They are working on the herd immunity.

Why people just read the headline? Read the article

Wonder if Starship Enterprise would have the same problem. Probably nah. we've got Dr. McCoy.

Still raring to cruise ...

Are they just ignorant, is that it? smh

What? Why are they still doing cruises?!? And why would anyone go? That’s like ingesting Lysol to kill the virus stupidity.

Why all these virus cruise likes to stop in Japan common pick another country...

What kind of person takes a cruise right now? Probably safer to be licking toilet seats.

Cruise ships Still Were they paid to board?

They are still doing cruises 🤦‍♂️

Shocker. 🙄

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