"Diamond Princess" replica! A total of 91 cases diagnosed with the "Gosta Atlantic" docked in Japan
According to a Reuters report, a Japanese official said on the 24th that a total of 91 COVID-19 diagnosed patients were diagnosed on the Italian cruise "Costa Atlantic" docked in Nagasaki Port, Japan. Currently, when and how the crew on board will return to the country Has not been resolved.
Japanese officials discovered this week that a person on board confirmed COVID-19 and conducted virus testing on other personnel. At present, nearly half of the 623 staff members have completed the test, and then will speed up the completion of the remaining personnel. The outside world is concerned that given the widespread spread of the new coronavirus, this may put tremendous pressure on Japanese medical services.
Officials in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan, said that people who test negative will be repatriated. "We will complete this work as soon as possible," an official said on the 24th that the repatriation procedures and time have not yet been determined.
In late February, a subsidiary of Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries transported the "Costa Atlantic" cruise ship to a shipyard in Nagasaki Prefecture for repair and maintenance. The news of the crew's diagnosis on the cruise ship inevitably makes people compare with the "Diamond Princess" cruise ship docked at Yokohama Port for two months. At that time, more than 700 passengers and crew members were diagnosed with new coronary pneumonia.
According to reports, when the cruise ship "Costa Atlantic" arrived, the Nagasaki government quarantined it and ordered the crew to not cross the terminal unless they needed to go to the hospital. However, county government officials said this week that some crew members left without their knowledge and are currently seeking detailed information on their whereabouts.
An official of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries said that he is inquiring about the situation with the cruise operator Costa Cruises and hopes to announce the results of the investigation this week. Costa Cruises ’two other cruise ships, Costa Cruises and Costa Romance, also docked in Nagasaki Prefecture and are expected to leave at the end of April. As there are currently no known confirmed cases on the two cruise ships, no virus testing has been conducted.
