Passengers wearing face masks walk out from the cruise ship Diamond Princess at Daikoku Pier Cruise Terminal in Yokohama, Tokyo, Japan, on February 19 2020. Picture: REUTERS/ATHIT PERAWONGMETHAHundreds of people on Wednesday left a coronavirus-stricken cruise ship off Japan’s coast after testing negative for the virus and completing a 14-day quarantine on board.
The Diamond Princess arrived off Japan on February 3, after it emerged that a former passenger had tested positive for the virus. Here is the cruise ship’s story by the numbers:There were 3,711 people on board the massive cruise ship when it arrived off Japan’s coast and went into quarantine. Of those, 2,666 were guests and the rest crew members. The number on board shrank day by day as those diagnosed with the virus were removed from the ship and taken to local hospitals.
In the event, just 11 people who qualified for the offer decided to take the chance to leave the boat, taking up residence in government-designated accommodation.Days before the quarantine was due to end, Washington decided it would evacuate its citizens from the ship, requiring them to undergo another 14-day quarantine once they arrived in the US. In all, 328 Americans flew out on two planes, though some opted to stay onboard.
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