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Cruise ship hit by coronavirus outbreak bound for Oakland, California
Grand Princess, carrying some 2,400 passengers and 1,100 crew members, is due to reach Oakland, across San Francisco Bay from its original home port destination, on MondayThe late-night announcement capped four days of uncertainty surrounding the vessel and the fate of 3,500 people returning from a cruise to Hawaii
3 min read8 Mar 2020Carnival’s Princess reroutes ship linked to coronavirus death
The ship was being held off the coast of California to give officials time to test passengersCarnival’s Princess brand was at the center of the largest known outbreak of coronavirus at sea
1 min read5 Mar 2020Coronavirus: Japan's cruise ship evacuees to be observed for next few weeks
An Air India flight brought back 124 evacuees earlier this morning, of which 119 are Indian citizensThe government said it has advised avoiding all non-essential travel to Singapore, Korea, Iran and Italy
2 min read27 Feb 2020Third death from Japan cruise ship as new cases raise quarantine doubts
Japan has been criticised in the face of mounting evidence that the quarantine imposed on the Diamond Princess did little to stop the virus spreadingStill left on the ship are some travellers waiting for charter flights home and roughly 1,000 crew
2 min read23 Feb 2020Coronavirus: 4 more Indian on-board Diamond Princess test positive, the number rises to 12
Earlier, 8 Indians were tested positive for the coronavirus. 'All 12 Indians are responding well to treatment, said the Indian embassy in JapanPassengers showing no signs of the deadly disease started deboarding the ship, Diamond Princess, after the quarantine period ended last week.
1 min read23 Feb 2020Americans to be evacuated from Japan cruise ship but at least 40, infected with coronavirus, won’t fly
A pair of aircraft chartered by the State Department is ready to fly back home Americans evacuated from a ship in JapanAnthony Fauci, head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said anybody from the ship, docked in Yokohama, showing symptoms virus will be kept off the flight
2 min read17 Feb 2020Two more Indians on board cruise ship off Japanese coast test positive for coronavirus
The total number of people infected with COVID-19 on the ship rose to 355 on SundayThe coronavirus outbreak originated in central China's Hubei province in December last year and has spread to several countries, including India
2 min read16 Feb 2020Coronavirus: 3rd Indian crew on board cruise ship off Japanese coast tests positive
A third Indian crew on board a cruise ship off the Japanese coast has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, the Indian Embassy in JapanThe cruise ship Diamond Princess with 3,711 people on board arrived at the Japanese coast early last week and was quarantined after a passenger was found to be infected
2 min read14 Feb 2020Two Indian crew on board Japan cruise ship test positive for coronavirus
A total of 138 Indians, including passengers and crew, are on board the shipThe Diamond Princess was placed in quarantine for two weeks on arriving in Yokohama, south of Tokyo
2 min read12 Feb 2020Japan cruise ship now has 135 coronavirus infections: Japanese government
The Diamond Princess has been in quarantine since arriving off the Japanese coast early last weekFour of the 65 patients had been sent to hospital, a ministry official told reporters
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